Average monthly salary of a pilot in India is up to 4 lakhs, this is the situation in America

An average pilot in America earns around Rs 7 lakh per month. In India, the average monthly salary of a pilot ranges from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 4 lakh or more excluding incentives. A pilot's salary can vary significantly depending on experience, type of aircraft flown and airline company.

The average monthly salary of a flight attendant in America is above Rs 2 lakh, while in India, the average salary starts from Rs 35,000.

The world's first regular international airline service, from London to Paris began in 1919, 16 years after the Wright brothers' first flight.

The longest continuous flight without a landing ended in Las Vegas on February 7, 1959, after Cessna was flown for 64 days.

The longest non-stop commercial flight, from Singapore to New York City, covers 9,537 miles (15,348 km) and takes over 18 hours.

The world's shortest commercial airliner route is 1.7 miles (3 km) long, hopscotching from one island to another in the Orkney archipelago off the coast of Scotland. The entire flight takes just over a minute.

In 1996, the supersonic Concorde set the record for the fastest commercial flight between New York and London, completing the journey in just two hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds. Concorde jets flew for 27 years before being retired in 2003.

The largest passenger aircraft ever built is the Airbus A380-800 which can carry 853 passengers in economy class.

In 1991, a Boeing 747 carried 1,087 refugees during the exodus from Ethiopia, setting the record for the most people ever carried on a single plane.

Most airlines today have regulations that require the pilot and co-pilot to be fed different meals while in flight to avoid the risk of both becoming ill from food poisoning.

Estimates indicate that between 2009 and 2021, 146 people were hospitalized due to turbulence on US commercial flights.

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