I fly in and out of Chicago O’Hare airport a lot. One of my favorite things to do is to look at planes landing from the National Car Rental lot. The lot is right at the end of the runway and the planes come in real low. This time I got a real treat. There…
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Turkish Air Force F-16 coming in way too low!
At a recent air show in UK, this Turkish Air Force F-16 jet came in way too low for some spectators. Free haircuts anyone? Like Airplanes?: Check out: Cockpit view from an F-16 Big Birds – Aircraft at London Heathrow Airport Space Shuttle landing piggyback on a 747
Future 787 flights to North America
As a follow-up to my last post on all existing 787 flights to North America, I wanted to post all the future planned 787 flights to North America. Here is the list I found sources from airlineroute.net. Some interesting facts: New airlines added to the list – Air Canada and Royal Jordanian Airport to get most…
Did a US Air Force U2 spy plane cause the FAA outage last week?
There is speculation by Reuters and other new agencies that a US Air Force U2 spy plane caused the massive outage at FAA’s LA Central facility last week. The outage, positioned as a ‘computer glitch’ in FAA radar system, caused massive delays all around the US, spawned by ground by almost every airport in Southern…
Pictures: BA’s big birds
One of the advantages of passing thru Heathrow airport (LHR) in London is the chance to see some of British Airways big planes. Somehow I love the livery. I my opinion, the planes look bigger, but I am sure that just me… Here are some pictures I look on my last trip thru Heathrow. A…
United adding non-stop Los Angeles – Melbourne with 787-9
United is adding a new non-stop route to Australia – Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL). It will be using a 787-9 aircraft. United already flies to Melbourne, but it is via a stopover in Sydney (SYD). The current route is LAX – SYD – MEL. Or the alternate SFO – SYD – MEL. Once…
Smiling with Vanilla and Peaches – The New Airlines of Asia
Asia is the next frontier, when it comes to massive airline expansion. All the major cities in the Western world have been connected to each other by air. There is really not much growth possible in the West for new routes. Yes, there are new routes coming up connecting cities across continents, but not within…
Would you take a Space flight on Virgin Galactic?
Virgin Galactic calls itself the world’s first commercial space line. Their goal is to open the wonder and experience of space to anyone who wishes to do so. And to do that they want to develop safe, affordable and clean vehicles and systems. That allows anyone from any background and anywhere in the world to be…
The Worlds longest flight is dead. Long live the Worlds Longest Flight!
A new king has been crowned! The Longest flight in the world is now Sydney (SYD) – Dallas (DFW) by Qantas – flight QF7. The previous ‘King’ was Singapore Airlines’ Singapore (SIN) – Newark (EWR) flight – flight SQ22. Singapore Airlines ended this flight last week – November 23rd, 2013, ending an era and extra-long…
Planespotting: Big Birds at BKK (Bangkok) airport
Here are some picture of wide body jets I took while passing thru Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport (BKK) last month. More pictures coming soon. THAI International 747 being towed. Oman Air A330. Swiss A340, with it’s four jets. El Al 747. British Airways 747 at a gate. Orient Thai – never heard of this airline before.…
