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FlightLevel390 has Vanished! Hello, Dave?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by rich

Have you seen him? He’s vanished off the interwebz! The mysterious, greying Captain, fond of Japanese superbikes and perfect landings, only known as “Dave” has removed his blog, “flightlevel390”. And I’m not the only one who is missing this paragon of aviation blogging awesomeness… In fact, you don’t have to look very far to find a plethora […]

Landing the Boeing 737

Posted on November 1, 2012 by rich

“Ladies and Gentlemen, does anyone know how to fly a plane?” The question they should be asking is, of course, “does anybody know how to LAND a plane?” Flying is easy. Landing is hard. It is every Flight Simulator geek’s dream to be asked into the cockpit to save a pressurised tube full of terrified holidaymakers. […]

Flying the Boeing 737

Posted on November 1, 2012November 1, 2012 by rich

Last weekend I traveled to Harrogate in Yorkshire to try my hand at flying the Boeing 737-200 airliner. Hidden away in a hangar on the outskirts of the beautiful (and quite historical) town is Real Simulation, a company selling flight simulator experiences in their full-motion 737 and F4 Phantom sims. Upon arrival (arf arf…), I […]

American Airlines New Livery

Posted on October 21, 2012October 21, 2012 by rich

American Airlines have announced they will change the polished-bare-metal livery their aircraft have sported since the 1930s. There have been several leaked designs and even a purported photo showing a new Boeing 777 painted in dark grey ready to be the first to receive American Airline’s new livery. American Airlines’ Old Livery Being British, and […]

Red Arrows Landing at Newcastle Airport After Great North Run 2012 Fly-Over

Posted on September 16, 2012 by rich

While the world was watching the Great North Run 2012 runners begin their harrowing half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields, those of us with more of an interest in aviation than athletics (despite trying to change that) were watching something else: the skies.

British Airways to open Whitehall Airport

Posted on June 19, 2012 by rich

Offering fantastic city-centre access without the fuss of traversing the M25 London Ring Road, British Airways’ new Whitehall Airport in the middle of London will replace their Terminal 5 operation and provide a new class of point-to-point international air service.

British Airways Flies the Olympic Flame to UK

Posted on May 17, 2012 by rich

British Airways have been chosen to transport the Olympic Flame from Athens, Greece to Royal Navy Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, UK. Airbus A319 G-EUPC was the chosen aircraft, named “Firefly” and given a special livery for the flight:

Celebrating the Lives of Two Hero Pilots

Posted on May 10, 2012May 10, 2012 by rich

This week saw the tragic passing of two pilots revered throughout the aviation community. Both are regarded as heroes for completely different reasons and you’ll probably have seen both of them on TV at some stage doing their thing. This article is my little contribution to the memory of Dennis Fitch and Arnie Schreder who […]