The Airport Machine: Runways, Baggage, Security and How Millions of Passengers Keep Moving - Couverture souple

Adler, Sky

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9918629339 ISBN 13 : 9789918629336

Editeur : PublishDrive, 2026

Synopsis

An airport is far more than a terminal beside a runway.

Every flight depends on an intricate network of people, machines, information and infrastructure working together: baggage systems sorting thousands of suitcases, controllers sequencing aircraft, ground crews turning flights around, security teams processing passengers, engineers maintaining critical equipment, border agencies managing international arrivals, and operations centres constantly adjusting plans as weather, delays and congestion change the day.

The Airport Machine takes readers beyond the departure hall to explain how modern airports actually work. Follow passengers, baggage and aircraft through check-in, security, gates, baggage handling, fuelling, catering, runways, air traffic control, connections and disruption recovery. Discover why aircraft sometimes wait when the runway looks empty, how luggage finds the correct flight, why gates change, how airports cope with bad weather, and what new technologies may change the passenger journey in the years ahead.

Clear, factual and highly readable, this volume reveals the remarkable coordination required to make millions of individual journeys feel routine.

Part of the Behind Everyday Life series by Sky Adler.

Disclaimer: This book is an independent educational work and is not affiliated with, authorised by, sponsored by or endorsed by any airport, airline, aviation authority, government agency or other organisation mentioned. Company names, trademarks and registered trademarks are used solely for factual and descriptive purposes and remain the property of their respective owners. Aviation procedures, regulations, technologies and security requirements may change; descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and are not operational, legal, safety or travel advice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: PublishDrive
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9918629339
• ISBN 13: 9789918629336
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: AI
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible