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35 Years On: Tenerife Disaster, 1977

Posted on March 28, 2012April 14, 2012 by rich

35 years ago, two 747s collided at Los Rodeos Airport killing 583 people, making it the deadliest accident in aviation. On March 27th, 1977, a Pan American 747-100, “Clipper Victor” with registration N736PA, left John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York bound for Gran Canaria Airport at Las Palmas on the Canary Islands. Meanwhile, a KLM 747-200B, “Rijn” […]

Emirates to start daily 777 to Newcastle

Posted on February 25, 2012February 29, 2012 by rich

In July, 2010, Newcastle Airport celebrated its 75th birthday in style. The lunchtime Airbus A321 “Shuttle” flight from Heathrow operated by British Airways was replaced with the much larger Boeing 747-400. The daily Airbus A330-200 flight from Dubai was replaced with a Boeing 777-300ER. From September 1st 2012 Emirates will be repeating its Birthday gift […]

Disobeying The Three Laws

Posted on February 19, 2012February 19, 2012 by rich

Uh-oh. I’ve just had a very nasty realisation. We’ve already disobeyed Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and if Hollywood has taught us anything, doing that is a fast-track to global human annihilation. Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics are: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to […]

Emirates Orders 50 Boeing 777-300ERs + 20 Options

Posted on November 13, 2011November 15, 2011 by rich

Dubai-based airline, Emirates, have placed an order for 50 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at the Dubai Airshow (#DXB11). It is Boeing’s largest single order to date with a value (at list prices) of over $18 billion. This week Boeing started production of the 1,000th 777 wide-body twin-jet, which is also destined for the middle-eastern carrier who […]