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Learning Center
ATA Airline Handbook
Chapter 1: Brief History of Aviation:
Chapter 2: Airline Deregulation
Chapter 3: Industry and Corporate Structure
Chapter 4: Airline Economics
Chapter 5: How Aircraft Fly
Chapter 6: Safety
Chapter 7: Security
Chapter 8: Airports
Chapter 9: Air Traffic Control
Chapter 10: Energy and Environmental Matters
lift
The force generated by the movement of air across the wings of an aircraft. When enough lift is generated to overcome the weight of an aircraft, the aircraft rises.
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