Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from 2016

Air Force One new orders out of control

This was the tweet that Donald Trump, president elect, circulated a few days ago about the 2 new orders for Air Force One are out of control See more press from USA Today:

Facebook test of vision ....

You have the vision of a pilot! You see just as well as an airline pilot! Your eyesight is extremely closely linked to your brain, so you possess almost supernatural powers. This helps you to be able to detect and analyze situations exceptionally fast. You can be very proud! Share your result with your friends so that they can find out if they see as well as a pilot!

Great video of Swiss 777 over the Alps!

check out this marvelous video over the Alps https://www.facebook.com/flyswiss.us/videos/1691638737793479/

Latest 747 impression at FRA

Here are a few cool impressions from our last trip to Switzerland via Frankfurt in regards to the 747-8. We got to fly in the old Lufthansa livery 747-8. Enjoy ,,, 1) inside in economy class row ~31. 2) Old livery Lufthansa 747-8 at FRA gate, 3) Old Livery Lufthansa 747-8 opposite of our terminal, 4) Old Livery 747-8 at gate, 5) New livery 747-8 on the taxi way

Boeing may end its 747 production - oh no

As the iconic 747 has been in service for over 40 years, Boeing is considering to end its production. Though the Airbus 380 holds higher passenger capacity, the 747 is still the grand daddy of all. It's design is iconic and the 380 is by far not as appealing as its Boeing nemesis. You be the judge: (recent shots from LAX - LH B747 bound to Frankfurt and BA A380 coming from LHR) http://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-swings-to-loss-but-results-still-top-views-1469622337

A380 and 747 Galore at LAX

Here is a great combo of A380s and 747 British Airways A380 arriving at LAX 25L Lufthansa B747 taking off at LAX 24L Southern China A380 arriving at LAX 25L Enjoy

A medley of Swiss International Air Lines ...

Here are a few great pics from Swiss A340 at ZRH in January 2015 with a beautiful backdrop of the Swiss Alp

Boeing 707 Cockpit Hangout at Everett

http://www.boeing.com/history/products/707.page

Massive GE90 777 Engine in Everett

http://www.geaviation.com/commercial/engines/ge90/

A few cool pics from the last years of the old LAX Encounter Tower Restaurant

Unfortunately, the Encounter restaurant is closed. It was always a great stop after a flight coming into LAX

A few pics from my last trip to Germany

1) Swiss A340 LX at LAX, 2) on the way to Munich from LAX, 3) Duesseldorf DUS in the far back, 4) A380 AF at LAX, 5) LAX Tower, 6) Swiss A340 LX at LAX

Egypt Air 804 Flight Tracking

Here is the last data via Flight Aware from Egypt Air 804