US Air 1549 update
During the last days many new details surfaced about the 6 minutes (more or less) of the US Air 1549 that ended with a successful textbook ditching of an Airbus 320 in the cold water of the Hudson...
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Airport Network Failures…
Look at the following picture. It was taken by my friend Rage at the Terminal B of Barcelona airport on Jan 7, 2009. Can you notice something weird? If you look closely, you can see a “NETWORK FAILURE”...
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How to go Down Under with an Airbus 380 (saving some money)
The title of this post could be deceiving. I’m not suggesting how to get an Airbus 380 inverted for aerobatic purposes. I was just providing an advice for those who want to visit Australia possibly...
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US Air 1549 vs Tuninter 1153: two differing ending ditchings
Analysing the recent US1549 ditching in the Hudson River (http://cencio4.wordpress.com/tag/awe1549/), I explained that the success in the difficult splash down was the result of a perfect maneuver and...
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A Cessna 650 crashes after take off from Rome Ciampino
On Feb 7, some minutes after 6.00LT, a privately-owned Cessna 650 Citation III (similar to the one in the pictures below that is a Cessna 650 Citation IV), with registration I-FEEV, in air ambulance...
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Ajira 316: a new flight to Lost island
Ajira Airways is a fictional airline, which appears for the first time in the episode 6, titled “316”, of the 5th season of the most famous American serial drama series “Lost”. The airline has a...
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The mysterious end of Air France flight 447 (AF447)
As everybody knows, on Jun 1, 2009, an Airbus 330 of the Air France, flying as AF447 from Rio de Janeiro (SBGL) to Paris (LFPG) was reported missing while overflying the equatorial Atlantic Ocean....
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The Universal Studios B-747 crash set
I took the following pictures in 2007, during the Universal Studios tour in Hollywood, CA, USA. They depicts the outdoor airplane crash set built for War of the Worlds movie, directed by Steven...
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Emirates A380 lands in Malpensa
On Jul. 29, 2010, the Emirates A.380-800 “A6-EDG” flying as EK93 made its maiden Dubai-Milan Malpensa flight for the official presentation of the Milan Football Club shirt, sporting the Fly Emirates...
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An interesting aircraft for an unbelievable story
I had almost forgotten this picture of the Boeing 747-400 A6-HRM I photographed in Paris Le Bourget airport on Oct. 2, 2010, while visiting the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace. The aircraft is not only...
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Antiskid anyone?
It’s not easy to slow down a heavy B744 Jumbo after a high and fast approach….
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Azul pink ATR-72 promoting breast cancer awareness
On Mar. 8, 2011, Toulouse-based turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR delivered to Brazil’s airlines Azul Linhas Aéreas an ATR 72 painted pink, symbolizing the promotion of breast cancer awareness....
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Introducing the IFE on Alitalia domestic routes
As frequent travelers know many airlines keep their IFE (In Flight Entertainment) system switched off on domestic/short range routes because – using Mary Kirby’s (aka RunwayGirl) words – “Some carriers...
View ArticleLibyan airspace most interesting movements of last week
At least two Internet resources have been providing a comprehensive set of tools to monitor on a 24 hours basis the traffic that has been operating in the airspaces between Malta and Tripoli FIR:...
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Why NATO, French and US AWACS have been constantly monitoring the Libyan...
In the last few days I have often had the opportunity to talk with journalists, spotters and enthusiasts about the Libyan uprising that was also the subject of an interview I gave to Pieter Johnson for...
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