Category Archives: Aerospace

Airbus A380 Latin America Tour

Airbus is taking the A380 on a world tour, as a marketing effort to local airlines – for the A380 and their entire lineup. That tour is currently on its Latin American leg, with the first stop in Sao Paulo, … Continue reading

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A380 Highlight Reel

Airbus just posted this video of the A380, and it is just a highlight real. Four and a half minutes of A380s from a multitude of different operators taxing, flying, embarking and disembarking passengers, etc. Just footage and music with … Continue reading

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Everything Old Is New Again: Boeing 747-8

The B787 isn’t Boeing’s only new airliner, there’s also the B747-8. Yes, the B747-8. I know the B747 is hardly new, but the latest member of the family, the -8, is a radical redesign. The fuselage is a fairly direct … Continue reading

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A Look At The Future Of Air Traffic Control

OK, you probably saw the subject line of this post and I’m lucky you’re even reading this far, right? Air traffic control? Really? Yes, really. As much as I love airframes and engines, ATC is a vital part of our … Continue reading

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The A350′s Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Begins Flight Testing

Something else that happened while I was away (yes, I am catching up, can you tell?), the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB made it’s first test flight on February 18th, on the wing of an A380. The Trent XWB is a new … Continue reading

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