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Since the inception of aircraft leasing in the 1970s, airlines are turning to leases instead of owning planes. These days, many aircraft markets and businesses use leasing financing. Unfortunately, some lessees are still confused about what is a wet and dry-lease in aviation and why airlines do it. According to the FAA, a wet-lease is

Many aviation dream jobs require high logged time as pilot-in-command. If you’ve recently earned your pilot’s license and want a job in aviation, many jobs will help you start your career. These are ten low hour pilot jobs to help you get started as a pilot. If you want to become an airline pilot, you’ll

For as famous as the Blue Angels and the USAF are, they’re not the only daredevils dominating the skies above North America, as the RCAF and Snowbirds are a ‘force’ to be reckoned with as well. What are the RCAF Snowbirds, you ask? They’re Canada’s aerobatics team, and they have a great history of aerobatic

Many people have heard of the NTSB, but few realize the importance of this government organization. So what is the NTSB, what do they do, and how do they do it? The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is the US government body in charge of investigating not only airplane crashes, but accidents in other transportation sectors

Safety Management Systems (SMS) have been adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as the gold standard in effectively managing risk. The need for aviation companies to have a Safety Management System became apparent as safety cultures have shifted away from reactive risk management towards proactive and predictive risk

Few things capture the imagination of aviation lovers quite like aerobatic teams. The United States has the Blue Angels, and the United Kingdom has the Red Arrows, but where did this British band of aerobatic daredevils come from? From Henry V’s legendary longbow men to Robin Hood to the Powell/Pressberger “Archers” filmmaking duo, archery symbolism

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Who knows! Identifying planes from the ground can be very tricky when so many of them look so similar. So how do airplane spotters do it with such confidence and accuracy? Read on to find out how you can crack the code too. In pre-internet times, the

Miles per hour. It seems like a simple concept, right? Well, think again. The next time you talk to a pilot, ask them how many MPH they’re flying. They’re probably going to have to think for a minute. There are different measurement standards in use in the world. Most people know the metric system, while

While almost every American has heard of the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds are less known. In fact, people of certain ages are more likely to recognize the animated series “Thunderbirds” or “Thunderbirds Are Go.” Here’s everything you should know about the Air Force’s top pilots. As with the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds are an air

The Tuskegee Airmen were black military pilots who excelled in successful combat and bomber escort missions. They fought two wars: a war against discrimination at home and a war against Germany abroad. They were victorious in both. They earned dozens of Distinguished Flying Crosses, paved the way for full integration in the US military, and