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Getting on the ground safely takes an army of hidden experts and incredible technology.
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We take it for granted, but on any journey a hidden army of people keep your plane safe.
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What does it take to get 100,000 flights a day ready for take-off and up into the sky?
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Getting on the ground safely takes an army of hidden experts and incredible technology.
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We take it for granted, but on any journey a hidden army of people keep your plane safe.
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Explore a midair metropolis of a million people on flights that crisscross the world.
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Inspectors get 45 seconds to ID and pick up fallen debris, across a whole runway.
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The final approach to Paro: This is what it's like landing high in the Himalayas.
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Understanding the principles of flight via jet-powered humans.
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Explore how airport design helps regulate people-flow in the world’s busiest airport.
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How do pilots find their way at night? We go to the cockpit to find out.
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Join Lufthansa’s top pilot in the cockpit of the world’s biggest plane as it takes off.