On the first leg of worldwide route-proving flight test exercise, the new Airbus A330neo tours Portugal, Brazil and the United States in the livery of TAP Air Portugal, the first airline to operate the new jetliner.
It's a quiet Sunday afternoon in July, and I'm in my favorite German (or Greek, for that matter) beer garden—the perfect time to finally write a report on my first trip to Asia back in February and March.
The first Airbus BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll where 20000 people participated. With 40% votes in favour, the smiley livery won.
Here's some absolutely breathtaking footage of a drone flight above NYC. Enjoy!
It's February 21st as I begin to write this blog post, and I'm currently high over Russia on board of LH 718 on my way from MUC to ICN. What better place to start writing an in-depth review of the new Lufthansa corporate design, which got revealed just two weeks ago?
I had the idea to create Flightmap after my first longhaul flight to the U.S. in late 2007. I've recently cleaned up an old harddrive, and found the very first maps created by an early Flightmap prototype.
I've just found this gem on YouTube, a TWA film about a flight to California in 1952. Boy did they go over the top with image films those days! The video is also a great window into a long gone past. Enjoy!