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It WOULDN'T Let Them Pull UP!!? | The Strange Story Of Lufthansa Flight 1829

An Airbus A321 [music] is cruising smoothly across the European skies in what looks like a completely normal way. But inside, its pilots are working frantically to [music] try and keep the aircraft's nose above the…

An Emirates A380 flew over me while I got stuck at the red light entering LAX

Blue Angels’ #5 high speed pass

The Jailbird - Wendover, UT

A prop aircraft used for the 1996 Disney film Con Air was brought to Wendover assembled on a bus chassis for taxiing shots, unlike its functional sister plane that returned to California. The plane collapsed during…

Blackbird

Pilot threatened to declare an emergency because he was not getting the requested approach from ATC. Then he did. Is that legal?

A pilot featured in a VASaviation ATC video threatened to declare an emergency after failing to receive the requested approach from air traffic control and subsequently made such a declaration. The incident prompted…

What's your personal favourite picture of all time /r/aviation and why?

A Reddit post in /r/aviation invited community members to share their favorite aviation photographs, which could range from personal experiences like first solo flights to famous spacecraft launches and official…

My two biggest pet peeves

The Lun class Ekranoplan is frequently misidentified as the Caspian Sea monster when that designation properly belongs to the larger KM Ekranoplan, which was observed by US satellite imagery in the Caspian Sea. The…

The Only McDonnell 220 Is In Danger of Being Scrapped

The McDonnell Model 220, the world's first certified business jet and the only prototype ever built, has faced potential scrapping after decades of storage at El Paso International Airport. A volunteer preservation…

A weather balloon captured a passing airplane traveling at 800 km/h.

B-29 “Doc” in St. Paul, MN

Daily workplace

First picture is of me piloting Britain's first ever human-powered airship that I designed, built, and flew as part of a 12 person team of Aeronautics and Astronautics students. England 1992-1993.

Other pics are in and around Vosper-Thornycroft's shipyard where we stored the dirigible. First flights were over the Itchen River. We subsequently got the registration

Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87

What are these markings on the cowling?

A passenger observed ground or sanded markings on the cowling of a Cathay Pacific aircraft during a Milan to Hong Kong flight. The markings featured ID numbers alongside the abraded metal, prompting speculation that…

This was even more beautiful to watch in person.

Landing differences between Boeing and Airbus

A passenger experienced a go-around abort and two notably hard landings on a Jeju Air Boeing 737 flight from Tokyo to Busan on July 15th, characterized by rapid descent and intense braking. The passenger observed…

Teterboro Now 🚨

Multiple police vehicles responded to Teterboro airport to escort Mexican Air Force flight FAM3910, arriving with emergency lights that were subsequently deactivated. Upon the aircraft's landing, police surrounded it…

USMC C-20G at Tarawa

My photos. At the time, this was the United States Marine Corps only C-20G (now there are two). The C-20 is the military version of the Gulfstream G-IV. In July 2015 we flew to Tarawa to repatriate the remains of some…

What's happening to turboprops?

Turboprop aircraft including ATR-72s and Bombardier Dash 8s have become extremely rare at Prague airport, where they were once regularly deployed by European airlines on short-haul routes, with only TAROM currently…

Pakistan’s PIA seeks faster Boeing Dreamliner deliveries after Washington talks

Pakistan International Airlines pressed Boeing to accelerate delivery of at least five of its 16 ordered 787 Dreamliners following management talks in Washington, with the first batch now expected in the first half of…

Browsing My Old Albums - airTran at Newark Airport

Browsing my old photo albums and I come across this photo of an AirTran with the iconic background! Taken at Newark Liberty international Airport February 1999 [link]

Built a free A&P oral practice pack — looking for honest feedback

A working aircraft maintainer developed a free study resource for A&P certification candidates that emphasizes oral exam practice rather than written test recognition, including 10 practice cards with model answers,…

Pier 86 at the Hudson

A visitor took a boat tour from Pier 86 in New York City and observed aircraft visible from the Hudson River. The tour provided notable waterfront views, though the operational status or museum classification of the…