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Three tycoons once tried to convert three Airbus A380 airliners into business jets but their projects were scrapped. Here’s why.

Three tycoons once tried to convert three Airbus A380 airliners into business jets but their projects were scrapped. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

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[Video] The Crew of this A380 Showed True Skill by landing Their Massive Airliner sideways in Storm Dennis at Heathrow

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

That time a massive Airbus A380 with a medical emergency on board was forced to divert to an airport closed due to heavy snow and not suited to accommodate it

Dario Leone

RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands

Dario Leone

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Boeing 727 flight engineer recalls that time when his airliner took off with just one passenger

Boeing 727 flight engineer recalls that time when his airliner took off with just one passenger

Dario Leone

Braniff Airways was the only US Airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)

Braniff Airways was the only US airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)

Dario Leone

L-1011 TriStar pilot tells the story of when he and his entire crew were fired with no notice in the middle of a transatlantic flight

L-1011 TriStar pilot tells the story of when he and his entire crew were fired with no notice in the middle of a transatlantic flight

Dario Leone

The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)

Dario Leone

The forgotten story of when Pan Am evaluated the Concorde and its crews pushed it to Mach 2.6

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

The forgotten story of when Pan Am evaluated the Concorde and its crews pushed it to Mach 2.6

Dario Leone

Former US military aviators explain why an experienced fighter pilot can’t fly a Cessna 172 without training

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Former US military aviators explain why an experienced fighter pilot can’t fly a Cessna 172 without training

Dario Leone

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021

Civil Aviation / Space

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021

Dario Leone

Tu-144 Vs Concorde: the Concordski was bigger and faster than its Anglo-French counterpart, but its glory was quite short. Here’s why.

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Tu-144 Vs Concorde: the Concordski was bigger and faster than its Anglo-French counterpart, but its glory was quite short. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner

Dario Leone

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

Dario Leone

Did you know the SR-71 Blackbird sonic booms shattered the windows of Kelly Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor and President Nixon’s houses?

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Did you know the SR-71 Blackbird sonic booms shattered the windows of Kelly Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor and President Nixon’s houses?

Dario Leone

Impressive video shows Antonov An-225 Mriya blowing away runway fence at RAF Brize Norton

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Impressive video shows Antonov An-225 Mriya blowing away runway fence at RAF Brize Norton

Dario Leone

The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training

Dario Leone

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