For people who are about to fly and want to understand what happens up there.
How a plane stays in the air, why flying is so safe, how to pay less for a ticket and what the airline owes you if your flight is delayed. No jargon.
Reviewed in November 2026, including Brazil's new ANAC rules for delays and cancellations.
Choose where to start
Each topic has its own page. Start with what you need right now: understanding the flight, paying less for your ticket or knowing your rights.
How to buy cheaper plane tickets
Flight search, price calendar, miles or cash and scams to avoid.
Read PassengersPassenger rights in Brazil: delays, cancellations and baggage
What the airline owes you if your flight is delayed, plus documents and baggage.
Read Allowed and not allowedWhat you can and can't bring on a plane
Security, boarding, the cabin and a carry-on vs. checked bag table.
Read Live flightsLive flights at airports in Brazil and around the world
Departures and arrivals at 76 airports and the flight time between them.
Read ParkingAirport parking: hourly and daily rates
Hourly and daily rates at Brazil's 15 busiest airports, and where it's cheaper.
Read SafetyWhy flying is so safe (and how to overcome fear of flying)
The numbers, turbulence, airplane noises and an exercise for fear of flying.
Read How planes flyHow planes fly: the four forces of flight
Lift, weight, thrust and drag, explained with animated drawings.
Read AircraftAircraft side by side: size, seats and range
Compare wingspan, seats and range to scale.
Read HistoryAviation history: the milestones that changed everything
From Santos-Dumont's 14-bis to the A380, in six moments.
Read Fun facts30 fun facts about aviation
30 facts from on board and a 10-question quiz.
Read GlossaryAviation glossary
Aviation terms explained and the ICAO phonetic alphabet.
Read SimulatorMy flights in Flight Simulator 2024
Takeoffs and landings recorded in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
ReadWho takes care of your flight
Before you board, the crew has already met, checked the aircraft and gone over the flight plan. Meet the people in the flight deck and in the aisle.
Captain
Four gold stripes on the sleeve. The highest authority on board, responsible for the flight and everyone on it. Getting there takes an Airline Transport Pilot licence, which requires at least 1,500 flight hours.
First officer
Three stripes. Not an assistant: a fully qualified pilot, also called the co-pilot. Captain and first officer usually take turns flying, and each one always checks what the other does.
Flight attendants
Serving coffee is the least important part of the job. They are the cabin safety team: they train in evacuation, firefighting and first aid, and must pass an exam set by Brazil's civil aviation agency, ANAC.
And “stewardess”?
It's an old-fashioned term. The official job title is flight attendant. By regulation, a plane must have at least one flight attendant for every 50 seats.
