Continental airlines flight 128 from Brazil to Texas hit a bad patch of turbulence, injuring over 30 passengers. The Boeing 767 was about six hours into its flight when all of a sudden the aircraft lost altitude. Passenger Fabio Ottolini stated, “People didn’t have time to do anything.” He stated that flight attendants were in […]
Cubana is Cuba’s largest airline, serving 35 destinations with a fleet of 14 aircraft. The airline, which has been operating for 80 years, is solely owned by the Cuban government. Image: phinalanji
The Seattle PI compiled a time-lapse video showing Boeing ‘s largest commercial jet being put together. It only takes about 30 seconds to see this all-new Boeing 747-8 Freighter being put together like a puzzle. This is Boeing’s longest commercial jet at 250feet, 2inches it is over 18feet longer than the Boeing 747-400 Freighter.
When the TU-144 and Concorde first went into service in the 1970’s , it was a time of aviation excitement. Both aircraft had the promise to completely revolutionize commercial transportation, providing speeds over twice the speed of sound (around 1100 mph vs 500-600 mph for other commercial airliners). Most thought the supersonic transport (SST) would replace other […]
Aeroflot, Russia’s largest carrier, is planning to rid its fleet of Tupolev TU-154 jets and acquiring additional Boeing and Airbus aircraft. It is planning to sell its remaining Tupolev jets, but the airline will still have six Russian built Illyushin Il-96’s to handle some international flights. This is a big change from an airline that at one time had no Boeing […]