aircraft
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Central African Airways Vickers Vicount 748 (1963)
Silent film by Michael Menahem. RARE footage of a CAA Viscount taxing along the ramp in Johannesburg. Also included, a South African Airways Viscount, looking splendid in her 1960s livery.
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Views from Cockpit by Ercan Karakas
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First Passenger Experience in the Airbus A350
An important step towards the A350’s maturity at entry into service was performed on 2 June with the first of two Early Long Flights (ELFs) that carried Airbus employee passengers and airline cabin crew. Using the no. 2 A350 XWB development aircraft (MSN002), the flight provided a realistic evaluation in typical operating conditions, including passengers’ use…
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The Story of Asiana Airlines’ Airbus A380
Production (Episode 1) In this video montage, the first A380 for South Korea’s Asiana Airlines takes shape at Airbus production facilities ahead of its 26 May 2014 delivery. Asiana will be the 11th operator worldwide to receive Airbus’ 21st century flagship jetliner. Painting (Episode 2) The no. 1 Asiana Airlines A380 receives its colours in…
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Airbus A350 Completes Water Ingestion Tests
Airbus’ A350 XWB demonstrated its ability to operate on wet runways during successful water ingestion tests conducted May 2014 at Istres, France. This testing validates how the aircraft would behave on a very rain-soaked runway, and verifies that neither the water under the aircraft nor the spray generated by the nose landing gear will enter…
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Air Canada’s Boeing 787 in Timelapse
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First Flight Test of Air Canada’s Boeing 787
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for! Check out the first flight test of our Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This milestone brings us even closer to its grand inaugural flight. We look forward to welcoming you on board! C’est arrivé cette semaine! Voici le premier essai en vol de notre rutilant Dreamliner. Une étape cruciale qui…
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Novel Economy seat of just 4 kg to make its debut inflight
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Air New Zealand’s innovative SkyCouch aside, Economy seat development is predominantly aimed at making the seats slimmer and lighter by using new materials and by coming up with smart design improvements. Besides weighing less, slimline seats also allow airlines to increase capacity without significantly affecting passenger…
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Antonov @ Tbilisi Airport
Antonov (UR-02072) @ Tbilisi Airport in September 2013
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Unveiling of Air New Zealand’s New Boeing 787-9 Aircraft
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Taking Mobility Onboard
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Emirates announces largest-ever aircraft order
Emirates airline has rewritten all records in civil aviation with an order for 150 Boeing 777X, comprising 35 Boeing 777-8Xs and 115 Boeing 777-9Xs, plus 50 purchase rights; and an additional 50 Airbus A380 aircraft.