A history of high-flying women

A black and white photo of Amelia Earhart wearing a pilot cap and goggles on her head sitting in an open cockpit of her first training plane taken in 1920.

Women have been taking to the skies since the dawn of aviation, but their contribution isn’t as well-known as it should be. Artemis Aerospace delves into the incredible history of female flyers. If you were asked to name a female aviator, the chances are that the first names to come up would be Amy Johnson, […]

Stormy weather – Artemis explores how turbulence occurs

A passenger aircraft travelling through the sky at night with a stormy lightning bolt behind it and dark cloud

Changing weather conditions across the globe can lead to increased likelihood of turbulence during a flight. Artemis Aerospace takes a reassuring look at how an aircraft copes with extreme conditions. We’ve all been on a plane when the captain announces an area of possible turbulence ahead and asks everyone to buckle up for a bit. […]

Sitting pretty – the evolution of the passenger airline seat

Three rows of dark blue leather seats inside an aircraft cabin in configurations of three - side view looking from the aisle through to the windows.

A comfortable seat to sink into when you board a plane wasn’t always a given for air travel. Artemis Aerospace investigates – take a seat and find out more! You’ve made it to the airport, checked your luggage in, browsed the shops and finally got on the plane. You’ve bagged a window seat, stowed your […]

The evolution of the cockpit

The view inside an old fashioned aircraft cockpit

The cockpit is the control room of an aircraft – everything that happens on a flight is managed from this centre of operations. Artemis Aerospace investigates how cockpit design has changed over the years. We’ve all seen photos of an aircraft cockpit – a bewildering array of lights, switches, panels, buttons, levers and monitors. Cockpit technology has […]

Airport codes: how are they selected?

Have you ever seen the luggage label on your suitcase and wondered how those three letters were chosen? In this article Artemis Aerospace investigates how the codes came about and the history behind some of the more unexpected ones Your suitcase has set off down the conveyor belt sporting a label marked LAX or SYD […]

Five crazy items people leave behind on planes

Wallets, mobile phones, Kindles, reading glasses – it’s no surprise that everyday items are sometimes left behind when passengers disembark aircraft. Flight attendants and cleaners scour the empty cabin for neglected items after every flight, passing them on to lost property depots where they are generally held for three months. But, as well as the […]