Commercial Air Transportation

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• Boarding Pass: A boarding pass is a document provided by an airline during check-in, giving a passenger permission to board the airplane for a particular flight. It contains the passenger's name, flight number, seat assignment, gate number, and boarding t ... Read More >>
• Obstacle Clearance Heights: Obstacle Clearance Heights (OCH) refer to the minimum height above the highest obstacle in the vicinity of an airport or on a flight path that an aircraft must maintain in order to ensure a safe clearance. OCH is a critical factor in aviati ... Read More >>
• Rivets: Rivets are mechanical fasteners used to join two or more pieces of material together permanently. In aviation, rivets are commonly used to join sheet metal structures such as wings, fuselages, and control surfaces. The process of riveting i ... Read More >>