Go from the runway to the inside lining of passenger suitcases with your all-access pass to Dubai International Airport one of the busiest hubs on the planet. 90,000 staff members work around the clock too safely and speedily transport, on average, 182,000 passengers each day to their desired destinations. It’s a well-oiled machine, but nothing’s perfect. After the huge success of the first series, Ultimate Airport Dubai is back with a brand new second season. There are more planes to service, stressful situations for staff to deal with, smugglers to stop, and colossal engineering projects to complete. Expect shocking situations, unexplainable events and incredible incidents in Ultimate Airport Dubai.
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Brand new series, ‘Impossible Engineering', is a tribute to their achievements. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and space crafts are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible. How would they have ever existed without the historical work of their ancestors? Interviews with their great advocates bring engineering history to life and retell how these incredible accomplishments shaped the modern world.
To celebrate a centenary of aviation Airshow World 100 visits the Paris Airshow and four shows in Great Britain. Airshow World 100 is presented by former Tornado navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol with each show including specially shot features relating to the show or its location, and discovers the history behind many famous and not so famous planes. Airshow World 100 visited Paris, Coventry, Jersey, RAF Waddington and Breighton for the recent aviation celebration.