For most passengers, they probably do not notice the painted lines below the planes at the gate showing where the front wheel should be for different aircraft types. But for an AvGeek, it is always fun to see what aircraft a gate can handle. Currently, there are no Airbus A380 aircraft flown into Seattle-Tacoma International […]
This post was written by Steve Fulton, Technical Fellow at GE Aviation for AirlineReporter.com. Steve has been nuts about airplanes for as long as he can remember, working in high school in the antique airplane restoration business and trading work time for flying time in a PT-17 Stearman and Piper J-3 Cub. As a Technical […]
A few weeks ago someone sent me the photo above (I apologize, I forget who sent it to me, but thank you) and I had an instant emotional reaction. Classic AMC’s and a Boeing 737-200 all painted in classic Southwest Airlines livery? How can one not love that? There was no information with the photo, […]
I have not really gone on a rant in a while and I think it might be time. My apologies for those of you who might not be rant-fans, but this is happening. Part of running this website means I get quite a few emails, Tweets and stories on how people had the worst experience […]
Check that off my bucket-list: sitting in the command seat of an Antonov AN-124. This aircraft is big. The AN-124 is the world’s second largest aircraft, behind its larger cousin, the Antonov AN-225 and it is comparable in size and payload to the Boeing 747-8F and the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. Getting solid numbers on how […]