Why This LAX-Bound Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Diverted Somewhere Else After Touching Down
On February 27th, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental made a routine approach to Los Angeles International Airport. At ...
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Could Airbus Make the Next Air Force One?
Boeing signed a fixed-price contract to deliver the next Air Force One seven years ago—and has failed to deliver. Time for a ...
Window Or Aisle: Which Is More Comfortable For Long Flights?
Window seats offer outside views but restrict freedom of movement. Aisle seats provide more space, but have the drawback of ...
Qantas medical incident shows risk of single-pilot flights, says AIPA
The captain of QF505, which was operating from Brisbane to Sydney aboard VH-VXI (pictured), experienced chest pains en route ...
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How Asian Carriers Plan To Extend Their Networks With Narrowbodies
where they could transfer to Qantas Airbus A380 flights to London. Kazakhstan flagship Air Astana, meanwhile, has opted to extend the flight hour limits of its A321LRs—current and planned—by ...
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Cabin Composites Pose Challenges, Opportunities For Aftermarket
Recycling composite materials for reuse in aviation is tricky since the process reduces structural integrity. Credit: Collins Aerospace The growth of composite materials within the aircraft cabin ...
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Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center
For all the would-be pilots out there and all those "Top Gun" fans, the Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center is for you. Here, you can pretend you're taking off, dogfighting, and completing death ...
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Can The Airbus A380 Outlive The Boeing 747?
The answer depends somewhat on how that question is answered. The A380 is designed with an operational lifespan of around 25 years or 60,000 flight hours. However, some airlines may elect to extend ...