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AAIB
The AAIB is the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, and they investigate civil aviation accidents and serious incidents within the United Kingdom, and territories and crown dependencies. AAIB also provide assistance and their high level of expertise while investing air accidents, their purpose is to create a more safe aviation industry by determining all the circumstances and all causes of air accidents and promoting action to help prevent it from happening in the future. -
British Airways - 1 British Airline
British Airways has been serving billions of people for more than 100 years, they can trace their heritage all the way back to the 1920s when civil aviation first began! The British Airways carrier has it's home base at London Heathrow, the airline do fly from other airports like London City Airports and Gatwick Airports. The carrier flies to more than 200 destinations in 80 countries across the world, some of these include, Africa, New York, Dubai, and Australia. -
Pan Am
This was the first airlines to fly worldwide. Pan Am was a regular airmail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba. The airline acquired a fleet of flying boats in the 1930s and concentrated its route network on destinations in Central and South America, adding transatlantic and transpacific flights progressively. By the middle of the 20th century, Pan Am had almost complete control over international travel. -
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
BOAC was established in 1939, and it was a national airline of the United Kingdom, and actually played a very important role in the development of commercial air travel. It eventually merged with British European Airways, in 1974 which in turn formed British Airways. -
How has air travelled developed in the last 80 years?
Air travel has come so far in the last 80 years! Nearly everything is different! Back then, planes were a lot smaller, fitting less people, they were also a lot slower, and a lot less comfortable! The planes 80 years ago was the basic upon basic, however, nowadays we have bigger, faster and more advanced planes with more amenities and a whole lot more technology! We now have, jumbo jets, super-efficient engines, in-flight entertainment systems, plus theres better weather tracking, and navigation -
IATA
IATA was formed in 1945 in Havana, Cuba. IATA stands for The International Air Transport Association, and they are the trade association for the worlds airlines. IATA wants to 'represent, lead and serve the airline industry'. For the last 70 years they have developed global commercial standards with the aviation industry. IATA helps to improve understanding of the aviation transport industry with decision makers while also increasing awareness of the benefits that aviation brings to our world. -
The Opening of Heathrow Airport.
Heathrow Airport, which was originally called London Airport, began as a small airfield in the 1930s, then during World War 2 it developed to be a Royal Air Force Base. After the war, in 1946 it was then handed over for civilian use and turned into public transport. The first terminal officially opened in 1955 (terminal 2). Since then the airport has been expanding and modernizing, it has now got multiple terminals and multiple runways, serving millions of passengers each year! -
The Growth Of Airports and Airport Facilities
The growth of airports and airport facilities has been mostly about meeting the increasing demand in air travel, more people flying meant more demand to keep the facilities inside and out of airports up to date with all the new technology and legislation. It meant that they have had to build more airports, expand terminals and add more runways. They are also now using more technology to try and make things inside and out of the airports run more smoothly. There are 144 airports in the UK. -
The Change in Airline Check-In
The way airline check in has changed over the last 50 years is fascinating. Back in the day check in was mostly done in person at the counters and queues could be hours long on most days. However since we have become more advanced with our technology, online check in is now majorly popular, you are able to check in for your flight from your phone or computer. -
Concorde
Concorde is a now retired, Anglo-French 'supersonic airliner', which was jointly developed and manufactured by British Aircraft Corporation and Sud Aviation, the programme was estimated to cost at £70 million! The Concorde made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2.5 million passengers to their destinations. -
Laker Airways
Beginning in 1966, British aviation entrepreneur Sir Frederick Alfred Laker transformed transatlantic travel. With his McDonnell Douglas DC-10 'Skytrain' flights connecting New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW), Laker was the first to create a low-cost, no-frills concept. The fares started as low as £32.50 one way, at that time that was just a third of what the US carriers were charging for their flights! -
Development of Jet Aircraft 747
The Boeing 747 first took to the skies in 1969, and it has totally changed air travel for the good!, the 747 is well known for it's size and range, as it was the first widebody airplane ever produced, over the years it has been upgraded with new technology and safety measures, and it opened up international air travel for all over the world! -
Development of Jet Aircraft (DC-10)
DC-10 was developed by McDonnell Douglas and it first flew in 1970, DC-10 was one of the early wide-body jets and had 3 engines, one was mounted on the tail of the plane. The DC-10 was known for it's long range in flights and could carry multiple people. It is mostly retired now, however it has seen new improvements in safety and technology. -
CAA
The CAA is formally known as the Civil Aviation Authority and they formed in 1972, and since then they have been responsible for overseeing the aviation in Britain, which includes airlines, pilots, aircraft producers, engineers, air traffic controllers, and aerodromes. The CAA also regulate airlines Air Travel Organisers Licenses, which must be held by all travel companies in the United Kingdom. Before they formed they was known as the Air Registration Board, and they regulated aviation. -
De-regulation of The Airlines
This is the process of removing government imposed entry and price restrictions on airlines, this affected airplanes which served specific routes. For the United Kingdom there was a combination of privitalisation and partial deregulation, British Airways was privatised in 1987 which made significant shift from the control from the government. -
The rise of 'No Frills' Airlines
After the deregulation of airlines this meant that low cost airlines could begin to take over and gain dominance within the travel and tourism sector. However, with low-cost 'No Frills' procedure airlines like RyanAir and Easyjet meet their margins by people purchasing extra baggage and food. -
Emirates - Major Overseas Airline
On October 25th 1985 Emirates began operating flights from Dubai to Karachi and Mumbai using a beoing 737 and an Airbus 300! Emirates hub is in Dubai International Airport, and their flights will arrive and depart from gates A, B,and C, at their very own Emirates terminal 3. From March 2023 Emirates operates flights to 133 destinations in 85 countries from the Indian Subcontinent all the way to Australia and New Zealand and even Hong Kong -
Easy Jet - Budget Airline
Easyjet is a multinational low cost British Airline which is headquarted at London Luton Airport, they operate domestic and international schedualed services on 1,024 routes across 36 countries and 155 Airports including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus, these are only some of the destinations that easy jet fly to. Easyjet fly short haul flights and they began operating in March 1995. -
Tightening of Security Following 9/11
After the tragic events of 9/11, there was a worldwide significance in the tightening of security measures throughout airports! All governments and organisations implemented stricter protocols to make sure people are safe, and to prevent past incidents from reoccurring. Some of these measures included enhanced airport security, intelligence sharing, new laws and regulations. Passport control was heightened. -
Development of Jet Aircraft A380
The Airbus A380, is pure modern aviation, which first took off in 2005, and it is the worlds largest passenger airliner, a double decker airline which can carry more than 500 people! The A380 has advanced features of technology, and was built specifically for long haul flights, and is aiming to reduce the cost per passenger and increase the passengers comfort. However, since sales were lower, Airbus announced that production would end in 2019! -
Development of Jet Aircraft B787
The Boeing 787 is also known as the 'Dreamliner'. The aircraft first flew in 2009, which ended up bringing in a new era or efficiency, the Dreamliner is made up of lightweight composite materials which help use less fuel. It has some great features like bigger windows, improved air quality, and lower cabin altitude which can help reduced jet lag!, Majority of airlines love this plane for it's cost effectiveness on long haul routes.