• Cathay Pacific selects Airbus A350-1000

    Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that it intends to add the Airbus A350-1000 to its future A350 XWB fleet, with an agreement to place a new order for 10 aircraft. In addition, the Hong Kong-based airline will convert 16 of its existing orders for the A350-900 to the larger A350-1000. The acquisition of the A350-1000,…

  • Video – Mist and Sunrise at Amsterdam Schiphol – Runway Mystique

    5am, sunrise at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport – Watch this amazing footage of various airliners cutting though the mist producing beautiful wing condensations and vortices.

  • Peter Jackson built Albatros D. Va flies in Florida

    Submitted by Praz Angelo Kermit Weeks takes his newly-acquired Albatros D.Va for its first flight since arriving in Florida. Built by Peter Jackson’s, The Vintage Aviator Ltd. in New Zealand, this was very likely the first flight of any Albatros in the US in a very long time!

  • Photo of the Week – Lufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

    Our new Photo of the Week – This beautiful b/w shot of a Lufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (D-ALCP) sitting on the tarmac at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport just before some massive thunderstorm. (c) Photographer: Jan Jasinski Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.

  • Benoist Air Boat Commemorative Flight planned by Kermit Weeks

    Submitted by Praz Angelo Kermit Weeks and his aviation crew at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, FL is undertaking an ambitious project to build, from scratch, a precise reproduction of the Benoist Airboat that made the first commercial flight on January 1, 1914. The plane will then be flown by Mr. Weeks on the…

  • Video – Flying the Curtiss Pusher

    Kermit Weeks, founder of Fantasy of Flight, took an interesting test flight in a Curtiss Pusher. After the flight Kermit said: “Talk about a blast… this thing is a bit on the scary side for the moment as it has no stability and you have to fly it ALL the time. I made three passes…

  • Malaysia Airlines A380 – New Livery Finished

    The final new livery of the first Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 has been finished and unveiled today. Entry-into-service is scheduled for next week on the Kuala Lumpur-London route. The livery was designed by MAS specifically for it its new A380 flagship and was applied post-delivery by Airbus in Toulouse. Photo: (c) Airbus

  • ANA B767 Damaged in Hard Landing (Videos)

    Today, an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 767-381ER (JA610A) sustained substantial damage in a hard landing accident at Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT), Japan. Flight NH956 was bound from Beijing (China) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 193 people on board. In high cross wind conditions the plane made a hard nose-gear-first landing. A post flight examination revealed…

  • London City Airport Guide

    London City Airport (LCY) is the most centrally located of London`s seven commercial airports and is ideal for anyone visiting the city for business or for pleasure. Because of this, in the 24 years since opening in 1988, the airport`s traffic has grown considerably. It now sees a steady flow of almost three million international…

  • Spotter Video – China Eastern Airbus A340 Go Around

    During landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) a China Eastern Airbus A340 performs a go-around because of a departing Hawaiian Airbus A330. Video by CAPlaneSpotting

  • Video – Five A400M Formation Flight

    All five Airbus A400M flight test aircraft took to the sky this week for a unique formation flight performed by the Airbus Flight Test teams. The exercise originated from Toulouse, France. Once completed, each aircraft returned to its individual testing activities – which include evaluations for handling quality (performed by A400M test aircraft MSN1), wing…

  • Video – A Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot

    By: Eric Auxier Follow Cap’n Aux as he makes his rounds through a typical day’s flying as an Airbus A320 Captain for a major U.S. airline. Did you know that your videos could be featured here, too? Just use our submit form to send your videos, stories and photos!

  • MD-83 Crashes in Nigeria

    A Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (5N-RAM) carrying 150 passengers and six crew members crashed into a residential area of Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday. No one survived, at least ten people were reported killed on the ground. Flight 9J-992 was bound from Abuja to Lagos. According to AP the crew reported engine problems 11 nautical…

  • Allied Air Cargo Boeing 727-200F Crash Landing in Ghana

    An Allied Air Cargo Boeing 727-221F cargo plane (5N-BJN) crash-landed at Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC), Ghana on Saturday. Flight 111, operated on behalf of DHL, was bound from Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) to Accra, Ghana (ACC). On landing during a thunderstorm the plane overshot the runway, went through the perimeter fence and hit a minivan, killing all…

  • Inaugural Flight of Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (Photos)

    Lufthansa, launch customer for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, initiated commercial service of the new Jumbo jet along the inaugural route of Frankfurt (FRA) to Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport (IAD). Lufthansa’s newest flagship aircraft (D-ABYA) will provide service between the two cities initially six days a week (excluding Tuesdays), and will increase capacity on this…

  • First A380 for Malaysia Airlines

    Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, becoming the eighth operator of the world’s largest and most eco-efficient airliner. Malaysia Airlines has ordered six A380s. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, the aircraft feature a premium three class layout, with accommodation for a total of 494 passengers. Features include fully flat beds…

  • Insane Super Constellation Low Pass

    This is probably one of the best fly-bys you have ever seen! A Lockheed Super G Constellation is performing an awesome low pass flyby at Quincy, Illinois in 1994. … good old Connie!

  • ILA 2012 will take place as planned

    Despite the fact that the opening of the new German capital airport Berlin Brandenburg International BER has been postponed to March 2013, the world’s oldest airshow ILA Berlin Air Show 2012 will take place as planned. Even if the official airport operations start in 2013 – ILA will take place from 11 to 16 September…

  • Photos – Air Asia’s 100th Airbus A320

    Air Asia marked another milestone on the way to becoming the largest Airbus A320 operator worldwide by accepting its 100th aircraft. The carrier’s latest A320 carries the wording: “Thank you Louis Gallois” on its main passenger door, saluting the former Airbus CEO – who will complete his current role as the CEO of parent company…

  • E-3 Sentry AWACS Flight Deck Modernization

    Boeing has received a contract to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 Sentry (Boeing 707) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet. Under the contract, Boeing will integrate new and existing avionics and communications systems; develop a design to install the new equipment; upgrade…

  • User Post – Time lapsed arrivals at London Heathrow (Video)

    Submitted by: Piotr Banaszak Hello, I made a video which shows speed up arrivals at London Heathrow in sunset. I hope you will like it. I recorded ~2 hours of footage. I was standing near runway 09L. There are so many airplanes coming in to Heathrow e.g. two Airbus A380, many Boeing 777, 747s and…

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