5 year anniversary on 27 April 2005 After many decades of being the biggest passenger aircraft on the planet, the 747 had to cede its unique position to the Airbus A380 who took to the air for the first time at 10:28:23 on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse Blagnac Airport, Airbus’ home base. Development of… Continue reading Anniversary – Airbus A380 first flight
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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
European Parliament – The terrorists’ best friend?
They have done it again! After condemning full body scanners as being in conflict with human rights, the European Parliament now voted down the so called SWIFT accord, something that would have given US authorities more visibility of the funds being transferred between the world’s banks and hence would have enabled better tracking of the… Continue reading European Parliament – The terrorists’ best friend?