New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Do you know that your taste buds act differently at a height of 35,000 feet and hence, the food cooked for airline passengers is treated with special herbs and spices to make it compatible? Or, why is the code for the Delhi airport is DEL, while for Chennai, it is MAA and not CHE? Such intricacies and complexities of the aviation sector, including security, air traffic control (ATC) operations, cargo duties and passenger issues, have been penned by CISF officer Shiv Kumar Mohanka in his book, titled “Above and Beyond: Exploring the Amazing World of Aviation".

The 445-page publication was unveiled by Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu at an event in Delhi on Tuesday.

Mohanka, a deputy inspector general-rank officer of the CISF, is the chief aerodrome security

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