Photos – A350 XWB Front Fuselage Taking Shape
Airbus has started joining the first 21-metre long front fuselage section for the Airbus A350 XWB. This will be the first major section of the A350 XWB to enter the Final Assembly Line. The...
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Photos – 747-8 Intercontinental in Frankfurt
Lufthansa provided some more shots of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental that is currently in Frankfurt (Germany) for pre-delivery testing. The airplane will depart back to Seattle early afternoon CET Dec. 9. The 747-8I test...
Photos – First Airbus A320 with Sharklets
Airbus has completed installation of the first set of its “Sharklet” wing-tip devices on the A320 development aircraft (MSN 001). The flight-test campaign will be carried out in the coming weeks. These new wingtip...
Photos – Secret US Stealth Helicopter Spotted?
Is this a secret US stealth attack helicopter? One thing is clear, this is not the secret stealth Blackhawk aka “StealthHawk” that crashed in Pakistan during the Bin Laden raid. This thing looks like...
Stunning F-35 Shots
These stunning photos have been hand-picked as a little tribute to one of the most awesome fighter jets ever built – the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Initial fielding of this single-engine, fifth generation...
Photo – Thai Airbus A380 Vertical Fin
The vertical tail section for the first Thai Airways International (THAI) Airbus A380 has been painted with the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Germany. The painting was completed last week, and...
Photo – Airbus Military A400M Water Ingestion Tests
Airbus Military has successfully completed testing to demonstrate the A400M airlifter’s ability to operate on wet runways and taxiways without ingesting water into the engines. During tests at Istres, France, the aircraft travelled through...
First Photos – A350XWB Engines on A380 Testbed
Airbus has completed installation of the first A350XWB Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine on the A380 “flying-testbed” aircraft (MSN 001). The aircraft and engine will be prepared for flight-tests commencing in the coming weeks. The...
Photo of the Week – North American T-6 Texan Dogfight
It’s time for a new Photo of the Week! 😉 These two Canadian North American T-6 Texan (Noorduyn AT-6 Harvard II) during dogfight at Gatineau Air Show 2011 (Canada) are the perfect contestants to...
Photos – Boeing Business Jets China Cabin Interior
These photos show the newest Boeing Business Jet cabin interior, that was especially designed for the Chinese charter market. The new BBJ is operated by Deer Jet, Beijing, the largest BBJ charter operator in...
Great Planes with Great Cars – The Porsche Aviation Calendar
During the past 50 years dynamic PORSCHE cars and fast aircrafts met over and over again in a fascinating way. In the form of advertising motifs, press pictures or in direct relationship with the...
Photos – First A350 XWB Upper Wing Cover
The biggest single civil aviation parts made from carbon fibre ever was loaded on to the Beluga Super Transporter at Airbus’ Hamburg site, today. The part is the first flyable Airbus A350 XWB upper...
Photo of the Week – LAN Airlines Airbus A340-313X
This nicely photographed LAN Airlines Airbus A340-313X (CC-CQF) sitting at Frankfurt/Main Airport (FRA / EDDF), Germany, is the new winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest. LAN Airlines and its affiliates LAN...
Photos – Airbus A350 XWB First Components Delivered to Saint-Nazaire Site
This week first major components of the all new Airbus A350 XWB have been delivered to Airbus Saint-Nazaire manufacturing site. Today Airbus Nantes has delivered the keel beam. The exceptional convoy, over 25 metres...
Photo – ANA Boeing 787 Roll-Out for First Delivery
Boeing today announced that the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will enter into service with launch customer ANA rolled out of the paint hangar. The airplane (JA801A) bears a special livery signifying the core...
Boeing 737 Gigapixel Image
Boeing published an interactive image of a United Boeing 737-900ER (N36444). The image contains 17 gigapixels and was stiched together from 20,000 high-resolution photos to achieve a 360-degree interactive view of the airplane. The...
Review – Visit to Fantasy of Flight – Polk City Florida (Photos)
If you’re an active member of the aviation community you’ve probably already heard of the Fantasy of Flight located in Polk City, Florida (between Tampa and Orlando). Their website fantasyofflight.com came to my attention...
Photo of the Week – B-29 Stratofortress Golden Girl
This beautiful golden girl called “FIFI” is our new Photo of the Week. This Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine heavy bomber that was flown primarily by the US in World War II and...
New Logo Jets – Etihad Manchester City & Qantas Wallabies
Two new exciting logo jets have been spotted recently. Etihad Airways shows its support for English Premier League club Manchester City with a stunning special football livery. One of their Airbus A330-243 (A6-EYE), called...
Photos – ANA Boeing 787 Tests in Japan
Boeing and ANA began validation of their readiness for the 787 Dreamliner’s entry into service. Throughout the week-long validation, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, will fly a 787 on actual airline routes in Japan...
Photo of the Week – Sunset Landing at Portland
This beautiful sunset landing at Portland, Oregon (US) is this week’s winner of the Flightstory Flickr photo contest. (c) Photographer: Russell Hill (sabian404) Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too?...
Photo of the Week – Kaman HH-43 Huskie In-Flight
This week’s Photo of the Week is this vintage Kaman HH-43 Huskie catched at the Olympic Airshow in Tumwater, WA. This true treasure of aviation was used from the 1950s to the 1970s primarily...
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