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Top 50 Useless Aviation Facts.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard. Ever wondered why American Airlines has less olives in their salads than other airlines? Perhaps you’ve pondered how much the most expensive plane ticket in the...
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Things That Go Bump In The Galley………..
It’s the middle of the night, somewhere across the vast Atlantic ocean. The cabin is in darkness, the only light you see is the flicker of the passenger I.F.E. and the odd flash of lightning from the...
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Happy 95th Birthday KLM Royal Dutch Airlines!
Last week KLM Royal Dutch Airlines celebrated its 95th Birthday. The carrier is the oldest in the world still operating under its original name. Set up in 1919, KLM today is one of the largest airlines...
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Angels Of The Sky – Dorothy Kelly The Tenerife Disaster.
March 27, 1977 is a date permanently etched in aviation history. 583 lives were lost when a KLM 747 collided with a Pan Am 747 at Tenerife’s Los Rodeos Airport (TFN). It remains the worlds deadliest...
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Things That Go Bump In The Galley………..
There are hundreds of spooky stories of things that go bump in the galley; tales of ghostly figures and ghoulish apparitions, spotted on board aircraft by crew, ground staff and passengers. In the run...
View ArticleHappy 50th Birthday To The Queens Of The Skies!
February 9, 1969 – the day the Boeing 747 first took to the skies. Since that day, the ‘Jumbo Jet’ has turned into an icon of the aviation world and more than 1,500 have been built. Considering the...
View ArticleThings That Go Bump In The Galley….
There are hundreds of spooky tales of ghostly figures, ghoulish apparitions and strange goings on spotted aboard aircraft by crew, ground staff and passengers since man took to the skies. In the run up...
View ArticlePanic Over The Pacific – The Crew Of United Airlines Flight 811
February 24, 1989 a day that would change the lives of 337 passengers and 18 crew members on board United Airlines Flight 811. Operating Flight 811 from Honolulu International Airport to Auckland was...
View ArticleA Tribute To The Queen Of The Skies, The Iconic Boeing 747
Few aircraft spark affection like the ‘Jumbo Jet’, few aircraft warrant a name like the ‘Queen of the Skies’ and no aircraft could ever carry that title as well as the iconic Boeing 747. But this is no...
View ArticleEnd of an Era – Boeing Quietly Pulls Plug on the Iconic 747
While no official announcement has been made (yet) Boeing is set to pull the plug on production of its iconic 747 Jumbo Jet, ending a half-century of production for the pioneering aircraft. The final...
View ArticleGoodbye ‘Queen of the Skies’ British Airways Announces Plans To Retire Entire...
British Airways last night sent an email to its employees confirming what many had already feared – that it is to retire its entire fleet of iconic Boeing 747s due to the impact of the coronavirus...
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