Some total pansy killjoys are now complaining that two Indian pilots put the lives of 166 passengers in danger when they ceded control of their plane to two flight attendants.
Some total pansy killjoys are now complaining that two Indian pilots put the lives of 166 passengers in danger when they ceded control of their plane to two flight attendants.
This is a Swiss Air Airbus A340 landing through the fog at Zurich airport. The video is beautiful, but what's great is how it shows what happens around the wings of your plane as you land.
This is an Air Malta Airbus A320. Its jet engines produce roughly 21,500 horsepower. Next to it is a brand-new Ferrari F12, with a measly 730. Who would win in a drag race?
If you thought that the monster Airbus A380 wasn't crazy enough, you have to check out their latest design, which just got awarded a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
In pilot-speak "Crabbing" refers to angling the nose of a plane in order to compensate for a crosswind, as can be seen in this video of an extraordinarily high wind landing in Calgary this weekend. We'll just call it opposite lock for planes.
Complain about gas prices lately? American Airlines spent an extra $524 million on fuel in just three months. Thus, they just announced the largest commercial airline purchase in history: 260 Airbus A320s and 200 Boeing 737s. Both are more efficient.
This is one of those French things. The airliner is the Airbus A380
Over two years ago, Air France Flight 447 crashed midway through a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France. It took weeks to find any trace of the Airbus A330 plane, and to this day, investigators are unable to determine with 100% certainty what caused the crash.
A new Airbus A380 superjumbo jet experienced a massive engine failure shortly after takeoff in Singapore, forcing the Qantas flight to make an emergency landing. Everyone on board survived, including a passenger with two amusing-in-retrospect before and after tweets. UPDATE!
Miklós Tallián caught the first flight of an Airbus A380, the largest passenger jet ever built, from Tokyo to Frankfurt. This is what it's like to fly on one of the world's most complex aircraft. —Ed.