Maritime waterways are made up of straits and canals connecting two large bodies of water (such as oceans), and inland waterways include long rivers like the Colorado and the Nile.

There are mainly two types of waterways :

• Inland waterways – Inland waterways comprise of rivers, lakes, canals, backwaters etc which are navigable.
• Sea Routes – Sea Routes are mainly used for transporting goods internationally.

A waterway is a river, canal, lake or other stretch of water, that is not part of the sea, which through natural or man-made features is suitable for navigation. This term includes both navigable rivers and lakes and navigable canals. The length of rivers and canals is measured in mid-channel.

Among different modes of transport, Railways are the cheapest. Trains cover the distance in less time and comparatively, the fare is also less to other modes of transportation. Therefore, Railways is the cheapest mode of transportation.

Different Types of Water Transport There are various types of water vehicles. These include cruise ships, racing boats, off-road riding boats, windsurfer boats, riverboats, jet skis, battleships, raft boats, canoes, ferries, yachts, submarines, as well as tugboats.

Examples: Bus, Car, Train, etc. Water Transport – Water transport is the mode of transport in which a watercraft, such as a barge, boat, ship or sailboat, runs over a body of water, such as a sea, ocean, lake, canal or river to move people or goods from one place to another.

The water transport is of two types– (a) inland waterways, and (b) oceanic waterways. Inland waterways are s the chief mode of transport before the advent of railways. Oceanic routes play an important role in the transport sector of India’s economy.

Water transportation is the intentional movement of water over large distances. Methods of transportation fall into three categories: Aqueducts, which include pipelines, canals, tunnels and bridges. Container shipment, which includes transport by tank truck, tank car, and tank ship.

Water is the cheapest means of transport because: The fuel used to run is less than land transport. Building of infrastructure like roads and bridges is not required. It is also used to carry bulky good easily.

The structure of plant roots, stems, and leaves facilitates the transport of water, nutrients, and photosynthates throughout the plant. The phloem and xylem are the main tissues responsible for this movement.

Air and Water Transport – definition They are most suitable for carrying heavy and bulky goods. It is a fuel-efficient and environment friendly mode of transport. India has inland navigation waterways of 14,500 km in length. Out of these only 3,700 km are navigable by mechanised boats.

Answer. *Air Air transport is faster because it has less resistance and friction, whereas water transport is slower because the waves will crash against whatever you are using for transport and slow it down. Water transport is the process of moving people, goods, etc.

So far as the speed of transport is concerned, the air transport, without any doubt, is the speediest and the quickest means of transport. In comparison to the land and air transport, water transport is the slowest form of movement of commodities.

Types of air transport

• Aeroplanes.
• Helicopters.
• Hot air balloons.
• Blimps.
• Gliders.

Two modes of air transport are helicopters and aeroplanes. Helicopters fly at a low altitude and are most frequently used for travelling short distances due to its low speed. Aeroplanes travel at a high altitude and they have a greater speed, travel long distances and can accommodate more individuals for traveling.

Advantages of Air Transport

• High Speed. Air is the type of freight capable of traveling long distances in short periods of time.
• Fast Service.
• Send almost everywhere your freight.
• High Standard of Security.
• Natural Route.
• There is less need for heavy packaging.

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• Tara Air. Tara Air managed to accumulate just one out of seven stars.
• Nepal Airlines. Nepal has seen nine fatal accidents over the last eight years.
• Ariana Afghan Airlines.
• Bluewing Airlines.
• Kam Air.
• Trigana Air Service.
• SCAT Airlines.

JAL Flight 123 520: The crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 on August 12, 1985, is the single-aircraft disaster with the highest number of fatalities: 520 people died on board a Boeing 747.

World’s Worst Airlines, Ranked

1. Thomas Cook Airlines. On-time performance: 5.6.
2. EasyJet. On-time performance: 6.7.
3. Kuwait Airways. On-time performance: 4.2.
4. Korean Air. On-time performance: 6.9.
5. Ryanair. On-time performance: 6.5.
6. Norwegian. On-time performance: 7.0.
7. Laudamotion. On-time performance: 5.1.
8. Transavia.

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Consumer Reports ranked Spirit as the worst airline in America earlier this year. The airline’s no-frills fares are often at the root of bad reviews, since everything from a carry-on bag to a bottle of water will cost you extra money.

United tied for fifth place in 2018, but this year dropped to next-to-last, its worst showing in five years. United had more delays and cancellations in 2019 compared with the previous year. It was fourth-best in baggage handling in 2018 but dropped to No. 8 in baggage in 2019.

United has more comfortable seats that recline versus non-reclining seats on Spirit. United seats offer much more legroom than Spirit seats. United offers AC power on many plane types, while Spirit doesn’t offer any AC power. United offer much more valuable miles than Spirit does.

Air New Zealand won the title of world’s best airline for 2020. The much-awaited annual Airline Excellence Awards are carried out by AirlineRatings.com, which is an aviation safety- and product-rating site based out of Perth, Australia.

The world’s safest airlines for 2021 revealed

• Southwest Airlines.
• Delta Air Lines.
• American Airlines.
• SAS.
• Finnair.
• Lufthansa.
• KLM.
• United Airlines.

Absolutely. Airbus and Boeing have different control systems, and most pilots strongly prefer one over the other. (The Explainer isn’t aware of a poll, and so has no way of knowing which manufacturer pilots favor overall.) Modern Airbus planes employ a “fly-by-wire” system.

15 Safest Aircraft Models from History

• Bombardier CSeries/A220.
• Airbus A350.
• Boeing 787.
• Embraer ERJ-145.
• Airbus A340.
• Boeing 717.
• Airbus A321neo. The A321neo is supposed to be the successor to the A320 legacy.
• Boeing 757. The 757 was developed with the same technology as the 767.

The earliest known sole survivor is Linda McDonald. On 5 September 1936, she survived a Skyways sightseeing plane crash near Pittsburgh that killed 9 other people, including her boyfriend. The youngest sole survivor is Chanayuth Nim-anong, who on 3 September 1997, survived a crash when he was just 14 months old.