Yesterday, when told by air traffic control that he was to land at Shamshabad, the new airport in Bangalore, India, the city to which he was destined as pilot of a KLM flight from Amsterdam, carrying 243 passengers, he apparently said, “What’s that?” Instead of going to the unheard-of airport, as the original Bangalore airport […]
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Shamshabad? What’s that?
Published by March 24th, 2008 in Airlines, Boeing, India, KLM, Security, TSA and US Airways. 0 CommentsFlying between the US Virgin Islands: Conventional Plane and Sea Plane
Published by February 21st, 2008 in Aircraft, Airlines, Cape Air, Caribbean, Seaborne Airlines and US Virgin Islands. 0 CommentsAs we are in the midst of winter, I thought some fine images of the turquoise green waters of the Caribbean oughta warm you up–or just torture you.
In any event, while doing some work in the US Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas, I had to take a quick hop over to St. […]
A Tough Day for United
Published by February 4th, 2008 in Boeing, Flight numbering and United Airlines. 0 CommentsIts not a good day for United. Apparently United Airlines Flight 915, Paris CDG to Washington Dulles (IAD), suffered a landing gear/tire fire this morning at Paris CDG just before takeoff. Emergency evacuation slides were deployed. The aircraft was a 777, making it the second 777 incident in a few weeks—the other being the emergency […]
AAIB’s Initial Report on Yesterday’s BA Heathrow Accident
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Aircraft, Aviation Safety, Boeing, British Airways, Heathrow, London and United Kingdom. 0 CommentsIn yesterday’s crash landing of a British Airways 777 onto grass just short of the runway, its amazing that there were zero fatalities and only 19 injuries among the 152 passengers and crew on board.
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has just released their initial report, suggesting a mechanical issue or issues to blame: […]
OceanAir: The Next Hot Brazilian Airline?
Published by November 27th, 2007 in Airbus, Aircraft, Airlines, B787, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Gol, Los Angeles, OceanAir, Sao Paulo, South America, TAM, USA and Varig. 0 CommentsLook out for OceanAir to become the new fast-growing airline out of Brazil. TAM and Gol, now the first and second largest carriers in Brazil, respectively, dominate the market, having benefited substantially from the demise of the once-great Varig. Varig was the first airline in Brazil, and until recently, its largest carrier before facing massive […]
A Bigger A380
Published by November 19th, 2007 in A380, Airbus, Aircraft, B787 and Boeing. 0 CommentsAirbus, which is putting the final touches and customer colors on its A380, the world’s largest plane with around 550 seats (depending on the airline–Singapore Airlines, the first and only recipient thus far, has 471 over three classes), just announced it will manufacture a stretch version of the plane, currently called the A380-900. The -900 […]
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