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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Out of Brussels this weekend, a Kalitta Air 747 aborted takeoff and slid off the end of the runway. Mayhem ensued.
ATR’s Meet God’s Wrath in GSO
Friday, May 16th, 2008A strong storm that swept through Greensboro, left the following carnage for two of FedEx’s ATR-42’s
Why It’s Important to Secure Your Cargo
Thursday, May 1st, 2008The similarities between passengers and freight end at their seemingly similar IQ. Passengers walk themselves on the aircraft while you have to hire someone to load your freight. Passengers complain while freight remains silent (usually, anyway). Passengers buckle themselves in while you have to make sure freight is secure…or at least you should.
Take this Atlas 747-400, […]
British Airways 777 LHR Crash Pictures
Sunday, April 6th, 2008For those of you just joining this story, this British Airways 777 experienced a loss of engine control while on approach to London’s Heathrow airport. Barely clearing an airport fence, the plane slammed onto the grass clearway, losing its landing gear, and leaving healthy skid marks announcing its arrival. No fatalities were reported, […]
Hard Landing - 1 out of 3 landing gear remaining isn’t bad.
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Every pilot has a bad landing. There were times I thought I’d sent the landing gear through the wing, but I must say I never did. Here’s some pictures of a couple of pilots who actually did. Actually, it’s not fair to say for sure this was a hard landing because, oddly […]
Amazing Restaurant in the Sky…Watch Your Step!
Friday, February 29th, 2008Ok, so maybe it’s not exactly aviation related, but it does have altitude. If nothing else, it gives you a reason to get on an airplane and see this place. The restaurant hangs from a crane while the piano plays from a separate platform dangling 30 feet from your dinner table. Make sure you use […]
Headroom
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Brings new meaning to the saying “Please stay seated until we’ve landed.”
BA 777 Lands Short of Runway
Thursday, January 17th, 2008A British Airways 777 landed short of the runway at London’s Heathrow airport this morning. Passengers were told to brace for landing, and the aircraft hit 400 meters short of the runway. Look cloesly at the circle portion of these photo’s and you will be able to see where the left main gear pierced the […]
Airline Inspirations - The Dark Side of Aviation
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007I’ve been inspired by the desperation of the industry. The ugliness and ruthlessness are so easily depicted through the satire of the traditional Inspirational posters. So here you have it. The Airline Empires Airline Inspirational Posters. If you like them, they’ve been put on a couple of CafePress products, including […]
Let the Public Paint Your Aircraft
Saturday, December 8th, 2007With all of the horrendous liveries we’ve seen over the past years, I was curious to see what the aviation enthusiasts could come up with. Modified Airliner Photos has a great database of user-submitted airline liveries; and boy I pleasantly surprised! With paint schemes as beautiful as these, airlines should be calling them to design […]
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