How flying actually works, from fare classes to the aircraft at your gate.
Flying explained · 6 min read
Find the inbound aircraft for your flight using its tail number, check where it is now, and estimate a delay hours before the airline announces it.
Flying explained · 6 min read
Power bank rules on flights in 2026: the 100 Wh limit, how to convert mAh, what needs approval, and which airlines restrict use in flight.
Flying explained · 7 min read
Turbulence explained: what causes those bumps, why airliners are built to shrug them off, and which routes and seasons get the roughest air.
Flying explained · 8 min read
ETOPS explained: the rules that let twin-engine jets like the 787 and A350 fly hours from land, how diversion times work, and what it means for you.
Flying explained · 8 min read
Westbound flights take longer because they fly into the jet stream's headwinds. See how it works, real route times, and when the gap is biggest.
Great circles, jet streams, ETOPS and why the straight line on a flat map is the long way round.
Scheduled," "estimated," "on time at the gate but late off the ground": what the statuses mean, where the data comes from, and what to do about each one.