Creating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Design News have a bundle of articles and podcasts covering various aspects of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners design and construction. Some interesting stuff Boeing 787 Dreamliner Takes Flight - 5/1...
Aviation
Air NZ cuts leg room, but you can't help being tall!
Cutting leg room doesn’t worry me, at 1.7m tall, but strange Air NZ are prepared to squeeze tall passengers and overcharge small passengers , yet do nothing about overbooking planes or overweight pass...
ABARTH TV Online
The new Abarth Division of Fiat have launched an on-line TV channel. Loads on good content already and sign-up for email newsletter to keep up to date with the return of the Scorpion. ABARTH TV T...
IAG - Aviation and Travel Blog loose a reader - No “More on Blackprogram”
I understand the need to make money – my blogs barely support their hosting costs – but a Headline, a tagline, maybe a photo and a link to a subscription site is not a blog worth reading. I have an in...
Cycling to see the Boeing 757 aerobatics
I went for a couple of bike rides last weekend In an effort to get a few km’s practice in before the trip. Saturday’s had an aviation theme as headed up to Whenuapai Airforce base to watch, from the r...
Fly up the Matterhorn, in a few seconds?
This is an amazing video, especially the ascent of the Matterhorn! It reminded me of a stunning, if less dramatic, helicopter flight I did around Milford Sound in 2004....
Nissan beat Fiat to make a new 500?
There should be a law against this… Fiat 500? Relax, it’s just a Japanese replica based on the Nissan Micra - CARSCOOP Ah, doesn’t this Fiat 500 replica bring back those glorious days of the 70’s...
Air New Zealand loves Boeing 787 Dreamliners!
By 2011 Air New Zealand will have at least eight 787–9’s in the fleet. Air NZ Buys Four More Boeing Dreamliners - Xtra Business Air New Zealand said Tuesday it has bought four extra Boeing 78...
Between 2006 and 2025, some 22,700 new aircraft will be required
That is a lot of aircraft! Airbus Global Market Forecast - IAG - Aviation and Travel SOME 22,700 new aircraft worth US$2.6 TRILLION REQUIRED to meet fleet modernization and growth "Over th...
Goose Hunting in an Airbus
Just another flight, not always as this tale shows… Flight Level 390: Goose Hunting “In the fog, gear down, full flaps, engine power stable, all lights illuminated; at 1200 feet above the rice fi...
Flight Sim rocking
Who’d have thought Flight Sim could rock, I hope this isn’t “as real as it gets”
Air New Zealands Weight Problem
Air New Zealand have announced they are getting tough on overweight baggage. "This new X-bag system is designed to ensure that we more closely control baggage weight, and fuel use. Every extra kilo...