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Born on a 747: Shona’s story“I’m going to have the baby now…” Meet the unexpected passenger whose mother went into labour in the sky 33 years ago…How to spend 24 hours in Doha’s Hamad International AirportYour step by step guide to spending a day in one of the world's best airports Can you pass our US airport test? US airport rules are famously firm, from restricted items to restricted entry. So what do you know?The secret language of pilotsCockpit confidential: your free course in pilot-ese and a quiz to prove your knowledge The ultimate passport trivia quizFrom cartoon characters to stand-out covers – how well do you know our favourite travel documents?Could you make it as cabin crew? Do you have what it takes to fly and to serve at 35,000 feet? Strap in for our rigorous assessment Flying high at Biggin Hill’s Heritage HangarWhat’s it like to jet off inside a World War II Spitfire? We send one of our own skywards to find out…Can you guess the airport code?Think you know your airport code knowledge? It’s time to take our code-breaking quiz How well do you know your aircraft ?Test the breadth of your av geekery to identify these icons of the air by their silhouette alone…Rosamund Pike: the secret avgeek The beloved actor models the season’s latest looks in British Airways’ engineering hangarTitans of Concorde: when Mike met JohnTo mark two decades since the supersonic jet bowed out, we meet its Chief Pilot and Chief EngineerCracking the world’s most mysterious airport codesDiscover the great stories behind some perplexing three-letter codes Previous page Page 3 of 4Next page
Born on a 747: Shona’s story“I’m going to have the baby now…” Meet the unexpected passenger whose mother went into labour in the sky 33 years ago…How to spend 24 hours in Doha’s Hamad International AirportYour step by step guide to spending a day in one of the world's best airports Can you pass our US airport test? US airport rules are famously firm, from restricted items to restricted entry. So what do you know?The secret language of pilotsCockpit confidential: your free course in pilot-ese and a quiz to prove your knowledge
The ultimate passport trivia quizFrom cartoon characters to stand-out covers – how well do you know our favourite travel documents?Could you make it as cabin crew? Do you have what it takes to fly and to serve at 35,000 feet? Strap in for our rigorous assessment Flying high at Biggin Hill’s Heritage HangarWhat’s it like to jet off inside a World War II Spitfire? We send one of our own skywards to find out…Can you guess the airport code?Think you know your airport code knowledge? It’s time to take our code-breaking quiz
How well do you know your aircraft ?Test the breadth of your av geekery to identify these icons of the air by their silhouette alone…Rosamund Pike: the secret avgeek The beloved actor models the season’s latest looks in British Airways’ engineering hangarTitans of Concorde: when Mike met JohnTo mark two decades since the supersonic jet bowed out, we meet its Chief Pilot and Chief EngineerCracking the world’s most mysterious airport codesDiscover the great stories behind some perplexing three-letter codes
