Tag: 777

Twenty-First Century Jet – The Making and Marketing of the Boeing 777

By Karl Sabbagh Publisher: SCRIBNER ISBN: 0-684-80721-1 You may be wondering why I am recommending a book first published in 1996… The Boeing 777 is now known the world over as an efficient, safe and rather loveable aircraft that is in high demand by airlines. Karl Sabbagh’’s book is a masterpiece and he tells the… Continue reading Twenty-First Century Jet – The Making and Marketing of the Boeing 777

The Boeing 787, more than just a new aircraft in the sky

With the long awaited new 787 finally in the hands of launch customer All Nippon Airways, an 89 month run for the manufacturer has come to the end but it does not mean that they are looking to slow down in Chicago and Seattle. Two stretched versions, the 787-9 and the 787-10 are on the… Continue reading The Boeing 787, more than just a new aircraft in the sky

From leather to electronic – the evolution of the flight bag

This article was written using in part material kindly provided by Mr. Dave Allen The gems in my collection Among my travel gear accumulated over the years, I have two items that are really iconic and which are both on the way out. They are two leather flight bags, one from Jeppesen in the traditional shape… Continue reading From leather to electronic – the evolution of the flight bag

Take off from wrong intermediate position – report now available

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The UK AAIB has recently published its final report into the incident at St Kitts on 26 September 2009, when a Boeing 777-200 unintentionally began and completed take off from a different intermediate position on the departure runway than the one intended. The aircraft just succeeded in… Continue reading Take off from wrong intermediate position – report now available

Serious loss of separation in the vicinity of London City July 2009 – Final report now available

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary On 9 Sep 2010 the UK AAIB published the final report on the serious incident that occurred on 27 July 2009 over London. A Cessna 525 departing from London City came into close proximity on an almost reciprocal heading with a Boeing 777 descending to land at… Continue reading Serious loss of separation in the vicinity of London City July 2009 – Final report now available

British Airways Boeing 777 Heathrow accident final report issued

G-YMMM was executing British Airways Flight 38 Beijing-London Heathrow on 17 January 2008 when it crash landed just short of the runway at its destination airport. Several people were injured but there were no fatalities. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has now released its final report on the accident. The 777 was 720… Continue reading British Airways Boeing 777 Heathrow accident final report issued

Interesting people, unusual flight plans…

Kathleen O’Brien – Houston we have a problem… Kathleen O’Brien is an Associate Technical Fellow with Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Seattle. What were you dreaming of becoming when you were a kid? I loved to read and becoming a librarian looked like a good choice. You know how it is, little girls did not have… Continue reading Interesting people, unusual flight plans…

Legend & Legacy – The Story of Boeing and Its People

By Robert J. Serling Publisher: St. Martin’s Pres, New York ISBN-0-312-05890-X When we read about Boeing these days, it is more often than not something negative. The new version of the 747 and the Dreamliner delayed, repeatedly it seems and for reasons that make one wonder what is going on in Seattle and Chicago. It… Continue reading Legend & Legacy – The Story of Boeing and Its People

Visiting an office with a view

Familiarization flight with Transavia One of the countless drawbacks of 9/11, a few of you may have realized, is that even for air traffic controllers it has become increasingly difficult to visit a cockpit of an airliner, indeed most of the airlines adopted a closed cockpit door policy. I used to take every opportunity to… Continue reading Visiting an office with a view