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2 articles tagged #aircraft.

A stopwatch ring reading 45 minutes, with arcs for deboarding, servicing and boarding running side by side, on an Active Flights blog card.

Aviation27 Oct 20266 min read

Aircraft turnaround time: what happens in 45 minutes

Aircraft turnaround time explained: deboarding, cleaning, catering, fuel, bags and boarding overlap; typical narrowbody and widebody turns, and why it counts.

Active Flights illustration of a widebody jet trailing a plume of jettisoned fuel, on an Active Flights blog card.

Aviation15 Jan 20265 min read

Why Planes Dump Fuel in Mid-Air (and Why Some Can't)

A jet that just took off with a full tank is too heavy to land. Here's why some aircraft jettison fuel, how it works, and where it goes.

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Aircraft turnaround time: what happens in 45 minutes

Why Planes Dump Fuel in Mid-Air (and Why Some Can't)