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Andre Turcat, the very first pilot to ever fly the Concorde passed away on January 4, 2016, at the age of 94. Turcat was the chief French test pilot for the Concorde program, and was the pilot for prototype…
Air China stated today that it will purchase 6 wide body 777-300ER aircraft from Boeing. The airplanes have a range of around 8,700 miles, and can carry up to 400 passengers. The list price of the order is $2.05 billion, although…
Work on a major renovation at Kauai’s Lihue Airport is now in progress, as the Hawaiian Government has budgeted about $9.2 million for the project. The current facility is very old, and has been in need of upgrades to make…
France has confirmed that it intends to purchase 4 new Lockheed Martin C-130 Super Hercules transport aircraft. This decision means that the French are bypassing the troubled Airbus A400M transport. This points to trouble for the…
The Boeing Company, which was founding on July 16, 1916, will turn 100 years old this summer. It has been quite a wild first 100 years, as the company has seen many big ups and downs.…
Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Finland begins its phase 2 expansion project, with work starting in January on a new south passenger terminal. This construction is part of a much broader airport expansion project that will cost…
The German luxury luggage company Rimowa, known for its aluminum grooved body luggage, has begun plans to re-manufacturing the famous Junkers F-13 airplane that was originally built of the same metal. Rimowa announced it will build the aircraft in Switzerland, with the…
All Nippon Airways is rumored to be buying three Airbus A380 aircraft in a billion dollar deal, making it the first Japanese air carrier to fly the superjumbo plane. Sources say the Japanese air carrier plans to introduce the double…
This is my second, or possibly third, trip traveling with my AppleTV 3! Once your connected to the internet at the Hotel, you may need to call the hotels IT support phone number, as they may…
Celebrating a happy new year from planesintheair.com with an early 6am departure today for Denver on United. The leg room on our Airbus A320 sure left lots to be desired, and my plan to get some…
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