Spotting news for aircraft enthusiasts
Miscellaneous posts for the Airport Spotting site.
With 2020 around the corner, 2019 saw some incredible anniversaries and milestones for the world’s oldest airlines. A lot of publicity was evident for the #BA100 anniversary, celebrating British Airways’ anniversary. In addition there...
Are you a spotter based locally to London Heathrow? Would you like to be part of a TV series in the UK? Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport has put a call out to those travelling...
Back in 1989 I was a 9 year old kid and we were about to go on a family holiday to Florida from the UK. It was quite early in the age of long-haul...
Plane Spotting Live is a new three-part series to be broadcast on BBC Four in the UK over three nights next week. Set to uncover a bit of the history and mechanics of the...
One of the rarest Airbus airliner types you can fly on is the ‘Baby Bus’ A318, which is the smallest of the A320 family. Only ordered in relatively small numbers by a few airlines,...
First flying in 1987, the Airbus A320 may still seem like a new aircraft, but it is in fact over 30 years old. While neo (new engine option) models and even plenty of classics...
When the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was developed in the late 2000s, the early production aircraft underwent a number of modifications as issues with weight and performance were uncovered. Boeing had actually built a number...
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...
You may or may not be aware that I maintain a list of inmates at the UK’s premier airliner storage and scrapping (sorry, recycling) airfield – Kemble Cotswold Airport. You can see the list...
It’s been another important year for Airport Spotting Blog, and we’ve tried to bring you as much useful and inspirational content as possible. Everyone who reads what we post has different interests, so it’s...
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