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Great advertising in the Santa Monica Place shopping mall for Swiss International Airlines

Check out this great advertising for @Swiss International Airlines in the Santa Monica Place Shopping Mall on Second Street

777 KLM v 747 Queen of the Skies BA

Enjoy a marvelous view out of the 777 KLM onto the beauty of the skies 747 British Airways parked at Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. The airport is drastically expanding its international flights capacity with new buildings and parking slots.

The Quantas Queen of the Skies 747s are slowly disappearing

Quantas Queens of the Ski Last few Quantas 747s are slowly going away with special flights coming up (source from airliner): The special 747 flights are: Nov 9        Sydney-Brisbane QF524 Nov 11      Brisbane-Sydney QF529 Nov 23      Sydney-Adelaide QF743 Nov 25      Adelaide-Sydney QF736 Dec 31      Sydney-Melbourne QF417 Jan 1         Melbourne-Sydney QF438 Feb 15      Sydney-Melbourne QF439 Feb 17      Melbourne-Sydney QF40

A few impressions from flights to LAX-MUC-GVA (LH and LX) and LAX-HAN (AA)

Sad news of Aeroflot SU1492 crashing in Moscow

With over 40 causalities, this is a tragic accident where possibly various elements have led to the disaster: lightning, radio disruption, heavy machine to land, difficult landing, readiness of fire personnel on the ground, etc The thoughts are with the victims and their families

Safety Concerns surrounding B737 Max-8

Concerns about safety of the B737 Max-8 have surfaced after Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max-8 crashed a few days ago possibly relating to Lion Air's crash last October. A few European and other countries have barred the 737 Max-8 from flying. Interestingly enough the FAA has not issued a stop to flying this particular type. American Airlines and Southwest are two US natives that are flying the MAX. Even Trump voiced his opinion via Twitter: Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are.... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1105468569800839169

Airbus just killed the A380 production

Airbus announced just a few days ago about its ending of the production of its flagship A380. As this chart from a previous post shows that the A380 has seen some good amount of production, its 2 engine counterparts have done a better job. Get your time in to fly on the A380 as long as it lasts

Some amazing Triple Seven GE90 Power Plant Impressions from NZ1 and NZ2 flight

Here are some very elegant impressions of Air NZ Triple Seven GE90 Power Plant in working mode.. Just an amazing engine with a massive lbs of thrust ...