Plane Spotting in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s current airport is to the west of the city, built on reclaimed land to replace the famous Kai Tak airport in 1998. The new airport is much more spacious and modern and...
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Airport Ground Trainer Airliners in the UK
Head to most airports and you’ll find some kind of aircraft relic hanging around. These are usually used as a training aid by the airport’s fire crews. Sometimes they’re used by cabin crews for...
Plane Spotting at Munich’s Viewing Hill (Besucherhügel)
Regular contributor Erik Ritterbach has sent us this collection of photos taken recently while plane spotting at Munich Airport’s Viewing Hill. Munich is Germany’s second busiest airport, and an important hub for Lufthansa...
Flying to Barra for the Beach Landing Experience
One of the most famous ‘bucket list’ flights for most enthusiasts is the world’s only scheduled landing on a beach. The island of Barra in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides is too small and rocky to...
Qantas Reveals Centenary Livery on Dreamliner
Qantas’ newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has been rolled out of the paint shop in a special livery to celebrate the airline’s centenary. While a little ahead of time (the airline is 99 years old...
Boeing 747 Routes Page added (and A350/787 Routes now downloadable)
One of the most popular requests we’ve had recently is to add a Boeing 747 Routes Page which tracks all of the known scheduled passenger routes operated by the remaining Boeing 747 operators. Well,...
Who Flies the Fokker 100?
First flying in 1986, and entering service with Swissair in 1988, the Fokker 100 is now an ageing and rare airliner which is getting harder and harder to find a flight on. Along with...
Austrian Airlines’ New 2nd Hand A320 Fleet
Austrian Airlines has been bolstering its fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft by acquiring various second-hand aircraft. The first aircraft, OE-LZD, is pictured here prior to delivery. They are: OE-LZA (formerly B-6340 (cn 3234)...
Manchester Secures Two New International Routes
Manchester Airport this week secured two new international routes as it continues to grow as the gateway to Northern England. The new routes are: Biman Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh Airlines will fly three times...
New Airliners October 2019
Here’s our monthly list and photographs of the new airliners flying in our skies this month, October 2019. As always, please send us pictures of the new liveries and deliveries you spot this month...
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