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

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Boeing 707 Cockpit Hangout at Everett

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

Beautiful LX 777 at ZRH airport

Here are a few pictures of Swiss flight LX 38 to SFO at ZRH airport. Nice takeoff into the clouds with an immediate left turn

Tight Race for Orders and Deliveries - Airbus v Boeing

Here is data since the early 1990s about Airbus v Boeing orders and deliveries. One can see how economic cycle dependent orders are for both companies. The 2008/2009 recession saw a big dip in orders for both companies. Orders saw a max in 2013 and 2014 with levels seen shortly before the last big recession about 10 years ago. 2017 saw a recovering year from lower orders in 2015 and 2016. Airbus finished slightly ahead with orders in 2017 yet it was Boeing that delivered slightly more planes in 2017. Have a look ...

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