First Look at British Airways’ BOAC 747
We reported recently that British Airways is painting a number of aircraft in its fleet in retro liveries to mark its 100th anniversary. Celebrating its heritage in this way is great and lots of...
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8 of the Best Ways to Fly on the A380
We had sad news last week that Airbus has decided to discontinue producing the A380 superjumbo aircraft from 2021. This follows a downturn in the number of orders, and airlines which had previously indicated...
JFK’s New Spotting Hotel – The TWA Hotel is now open for bookings
This is one of the most interesting developments for aviation enthusiasts at any US airport in my opinion. While we’ve known about the new TWA Hotel that has been developed within the iconic Eero...
Special Concorde 50th Anniversary Event at Manchester
The Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport will play host to a special event in March to celebrate 50 years since Concorde first took to the skies. The Aviation Society at Manchester Airport has...
February’s New Airliners
Check out these new airliners in our skies this month – February 2019. If you spot anything new this month, please send in a picture! Air Senegal’s A330neo Air Senegal has become the...
Boeing 747 at 50. These are the Oldest 747s in Existence
The Boeing 747 first flew 50 years ago on February 9, 1969. That day was a great celebration for Boeing and the thousands of onlookers at Everett Paine Field north of Seattle. The...
Delta Begins Airbus A220 Operations
Delta is celebrating today after launching passenger operations aboard its brand new Airbus A220-100 aircraft. Flight DL744 departed New York LaGuardia’s this morning bound for Boston. Inside Terminal C were hundreds of well wishers,...
Dublin’s Best Spotting Location
Dublin Airport is a hub for Aer Lingus and Ryanair, with airlines from across the globe passing through on a daily basis. The airport has two runways but is in the early stages of...
Former KLM 747-400 Now In Corendon Colours for Display at Amsterdam Hotel
A recent arrival at Amsterdam Schiphol went largely unreported. It was Boeing 747-400 PH-BFB – hardly a rare movement for the airport, you may think. In fact, this aircraft which had been flying in...
Plane Savers! Behind the Scenes at Buffalo Airways, and Saving a D-Day DC-3
Fans of the Ice Pilots NWT TV show that ran from 2009-2014 and followed life behind the scenes at Buffalo Airways may be interested to know that there’s another show being broadcast daily taking...
London Stansted North Side Out of Bounds
Signs recently erected at the north side Stansted Business Park at London Stansted Airport have caused a stir among the aviation enthusiast community as they indicate that spotters are no longer welcome in the...
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