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Long Haul Flights

19/06/202622/09/2016 by Pisquali

Today we are seeing records tumble every few weeks as airlines propose and begin ever longer long-haul flights. These are made possible by the latest long-range airliners, such as the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787,  Airbus A380, and the Boeing 777.

Categories Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 Tags 777, A350, Boeing 707, Connie, flying boats, long-haul flights, Super Constellation, V-Jet Leave a comment

What is the average plane speed of a modern airliner?

19/06/202620/09/2016 by Pisquali
Airbus A320 NEO

Average Plane Speed. How often have you sat aboard a jet airliner and wondered about the average plane speed and how it is arrived at? Why is it that different speeds are used at different stages of the flight?

Categories Uncategorized Tags 747, Airbus A340, altitude, Boeing 777, climbout, cruise, initial cruise, KIAS, knots, mach, mach number, soundbarrier, speed, takeoff Leave a comment

What causes turbulence, things that go bump in the flight?

19/06/202615/09/2016 by Pisquali
What causes turbulence

What causes turbulence? you wonder as you sit there with your seat belt hanked in as tight as a drum.

Categories Modernairliner Post Tags airplane, flight, radar, seatbelt, thunderstorm, travel, Turbulence, weather, wind Leave a comment

Sydney Welcomes American Airlines Boeing 777 300ER.

19/06/202614/11/2015 by Pisquali
Shiny new painted tail of American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Registration N734AR.

Sydney tower approved a low-level pass over the airfield by the giant Boeing 777 300ER twin jet. Descending to 1,800 feet she came in from the south..

Categories Boeing 777 Tags American Airlines, Boeing 777, Sydney

Qatar Airways, the A350 Launch Customer.

19/06/202621/10/2015 by Pisquali
Airbus A350-900 of Qatar Airways Approaching Landing At Frankfurt

Today marks 10 months since Qatar Airways, the A350 launch customer received their first Airbus A350 XWB.  Pressing it into service between Doha and Frankfurt on the 14 of January 2015, Qatar Airways became the first airline in the world to offer passengers the Airbus A350 service.  

Categories Airbus A350 Tags A350, Airbus A350, Qatar Airways Leave a comment

Boeing 747 8, are we falling out of love?

19/06/202606/09/2015 by Pisquali
Boeing 747-8F N5017Q_in flight.

Our love affair with the Boeing 747 goes back 4 decades to those heady days of aviation when fuel was cheap and Juan Trippe and the boys at Pan Am asked Boeing to build them a much bigger airplane.

Categories Airbus A380, Boeing 747 Tags 747, A380, Airbus, Airbus A380, Boeing, Boeing 747, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 747-8I, Jumbo, Jumbo Jet Leave a comment

The Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

19/06/202603/09/2015 by Pisquali
Malaysia Airlines (MH) Boeing 777

The mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

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