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Airbus jet has world’s most expensive plane ticket
BY OWEN HUGHES Flight in The Residence on an A380 from New York to Mumbai will set back passengers £26,000 – one way A luxury suite on an Airbus A380 between New York and Mumbai has become the most...
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8 spectacular views of the world’s beauty from the cockpit
8 Best Views From the Cockpit … get the most spectacular views of the world’s beauty from the cockpit. Glider being towed out over Crystal lake, Michigan (source: anttler) P-51 Mustang (source:...
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Decommissioned Boeing 767 plane to be transformed into a GLAMPING venue in...
Plane sailing! Decommissioned Boeing 767 passenger jet is tugged out to sea ready to be transformed into a GLAMPING venue in Ireland Businessman David McGowan paid £16,000 for the 30-year-old Boeing...
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Fighter Jet Pilot Takes Surreal Selfies As He Flies Next To A Boeing 787
Taking the art of the selfie to, literally, unprecedented heights was this Dutch F-16 pilot who used a GoPro to immortalize the flight of the first Dutch Boeing 787-8. Two armed aircraft flew alongside...
View ArticleHave you ever flown in an Emirates Airbus 380 First Class cabin? This will...
This video shows just how large and luxurious the First Class cabin of an Emirates Airbus 380 is. You will not believe the stark contrast, if compared with the sardine-can like conditions of Economy...
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Passenger plane SHREDS its tyres at 120mph after it’s forced to abort...
Singapore Airlines plane was setting off from Seoul Incheon Airport But as it reached 120mph, a Korean Air Airbus crossed runway ahead Pilot forced to reject take-off leaving tyres shredded and a 19hr...
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Air France A320 F-GKXJ hit by Boeing 777 F-GZNT, tail torn during taxiing –...
The tail of an Air France Airbus A320 plane was reportedly damaged at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris when it was hit by another aircraft of the same airline, according to images posted on social...
View ArticleCockpit view of the Aer Lingus Inaugural flight to LA
Cockpit footage of the recent inaugural Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Los Angeles, operated by Captain Anne Marie Teevan and First Officers Niamh Power and Nicki Hughes. Video: AER LINGUS The post...
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Pilot has a list of 7 historic Airliners they would love to fly
Any pilot has a list of aircraft they would love to fly – or fly on. Here are 7 historic airliners that would have been a blast to experience. 1) ATL-98 Carvair: Because Sometimes You Want To Take Your...
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The ‘boneyard’: Where airlines send old planes to be scrapped
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY , WXIA – ROSWELL, N.M. – American Airlines Flight 9780 arrives from Dallas/Fort Worth and taxis past a line of other MD-80 passenger jets as the morning sun rises over the...
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Boeing Reveals Just How Far 777 Output Is Poised to Fall
Deliveries of Boeing’s highly profitable 777 jet will fall significantly over the next few years. By Adam Levine-Weinberg for fool – In late 2013, Boeing (NYSE:BA) formally launched the 777X — the...
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Virgin Australia Boeing 777 new business class and premium cabin: Photos
Virgin Australia has unveiled its new aircraft interiors for passengers flying on its long-haul international routes on board its Boeing 777s. The new business class cabin features 37 “suites”‘ that...
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13 spectacular photos of world’s largest aircraft
More than 15,000 people gathered on Sunday to watch the moment the world’s largest plane landed in Perth, Australia, after an epic journey to transport a 117-tonne mining generator halfway around the...
View ArticleUS Spy Plane Boeing 707 E-3 Sentry Violated Venezuelan Airspace Twice In May,...
A Boeing E-3 Sentry plane is seen in this undated handout photo by the U.S. Air Force.PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/U.S. AIR FORCE/JOE CUPIDO A U.S. spy plane violated Venezuelan airspace twice this month,...
View ArticleHow Much Does a Boeing 787 Really Cost?
By Paul Ausick – The real question related to buying a new passenger jet is not how much the plane costs, but how big a discount can the buyer expect. The answer, as always, is, “It depends.” But a...
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Boeing shows off new 777X wing center
Photos by (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates – Just 14 months after breaking ground Boeing opens its new $1 billion, 1.2-million-square-foot 777X wing center in Everett. Boeing has begun...
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Why aren’t aircraft tires made to rotate while landing to reduce tire wear?
As an engineer, I spend my days buried deep inside aircraft maintenance manuals writing courses to train mechanics on business jet maintenance. I’ve read a lot of the answers, but none of them have...
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13 ATC Phrases You’ve Never Heard
By Colin Cutler – Yes, these are real terms. And believe it or not, you can find them in the Pilot/Controller Glossary. 1) ALERFA It sounds like it might be some sort of bacteria, but ALERFA actually...
View ArticleLufthansa passenger tries to open door on flight from Munich to Vancouver
A Lufthansa flight from Munich to Vancouver had to be diverted to Hamburg after an unruly passenger attempted to light a cigarette and tried to open the door of the airplane mid-flight. Officials...
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5 Places Pilots Hate to Fly
If you think you have gripes about air travel these days, consider the pilots and flight crews who deal with extreme delays and harried passengers every time they go to work. We asked one pilot, a...
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