
At any one time, there are a million people airborne somewhere in the world. That equates to an entire airborne city - a city in the sky. So what does it take to run a city at 30,000 feet? In this series, we set off around the world to uncover the invisible global networks and complex logistics that make it all possible.
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See AllThe final approach to Paro: This is what it's like landing high in the Himalayas.
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Inspectors get 45 seconds to ID and pick up fallen debris, across a whole runway.
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How do pilots find their way at night? We go to the cockpit to find out.
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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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Join Lufthansa’s top pilot in the cockpit of the world’s biggest plane as it takes off.
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