Qantas is an acronym for “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services”. #Aircraft #Aviation

In 1991, a Boeing 747 carried 1,087 refugees during an evacuation from Ethiopia, the greatest number of people ever carried on a single flight. #Aircraft #Aviation

Chicago O’Hare International Airport has 8 runways, more than any other civilian airport in the world. #Aircraft #Aviation

International air traffic fell by 75 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2019-2021. U.S. domestic air travel dropped by nearly 50 percent. #Aircraft #Aviation

96.6 percent of airplane pilots are male. Only 3.4 percent are female. #Aircraft #Aviation

The aviation industry supports $3.5 trillion (4.1%) of the world's gross domestic product (GDP). #Aircraft #Aviation

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the world's oldest airline, established in 1919. #Aircraft #Aviation

There are over 5,000 airlines in the world. #Aircraft #Aviation

The world’s shortest commercial flight is just 1.7 miles long (3 km), hopping from one island to another in the Orkney Archipelago off the coast of Scotland. The whole flight takes just over a minute. #Aircraft #Aviation

About 74 percent of flight attendants are over 40, while around 61 percent of pilots are over 40. #Aircraft #Aviation

84.5 percent of U.S. pilots are white. #Aircraft #Aviation

An interesting new theory is the jet fuel hoax with many aviation enthusiasts believing that jet engines run on 90% compressed air not jet fuel. The technology of using compressed air to propel a turbine was discovered by Viktor Schauberger in the 1940’s. #Aircraft #Aviation

Between 2009 and 2021, turbulence on U.S. commercial flights accounted for 146 injuries requiring hospitalization. #Aircraft #Aviation

When you board a plane, the odds of you dying in a crash are 1 in 816,545,929. #Aircraft #Aviation

Every billion miles traveled by air results in 0.07 deaths, compared to 7.28 deaths by car and 212.57 deaths by motorcycle. #Aircraft #Aviation

Of the top ten safest airlines in the world, only one U.S. airline makes the list: Alaska Airlines ranks 8. #Aircraft #Aviation

Even with no engines, a Boeing 747 can glide 17,000 feet, or just over 3 miles (5.2 km) for every 1,000 feet (305 m) of altitude lost. #Aircraft #Aviation

Aircraft windows and doors are round to prevent metal fatigue. #Aircraft #Aviation

Norway’s first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer. #Aircraft #Aviation

In 2006, on a flight between Washington and Dallas, a woman farted and tried to cover up the smell by lighting matches, which led to an emergency landing. #Aircraft #Aviation