Week on the Web

Flight International issue 21 - 28 April

Aimee Turner wrote a blog post about how the old and retired aircraft at the Mojave boneyard in the California desert are being recycled by artists who turn engine cowlings into, of all things, a reception desk for today's modern office. You'll find a link to a video where you'll see the ingenious use of part of an Air Italia aircraft made into a plush double bed.

Boeing has released a job ad video which Stephen Trimble suggests in his blog, The DEW Line, that the company is pitching the P-8 Poseidon maritime  "reveals Boeing to pitch P-8 to Saudis". a VP for business development in Riyadh. The duties cover supporting a range of weapon systems Boeing has already sold to the Kingdom, including the F-15, AH-64 and military versions of the 707; plus others Boeing has already announced plans to market to the Saudis, including the C-17; and, finally, the undisclosed-until-now need for a P-8 sales rep in Riyadh. And FlightBlogger uploaded a Boeing 787 animation in HD. 

Did you know that becoming a member of AirSpace automatically entitles you to start your own blog? Part of the package of AirSpace membership (as well as having your own photo gallery, forum membership and profile space) is getting your own blogging platform for you to do whatever wish, and that includes customising the look and feel. Remember how we showcased user John Dyer's new blog last week? We can do the same for you.

You'll no doubt be aware that we've scanned 210,000 pdf pages which completes our 100 year archive, but there is at least ONE issue we know of that has not been scanned as highlighted to us by a user. Do you have a copy of the issue dated 27 March 1996 which has the World Airlines Directory? If you have a copy, we would be very grateful if you would send it to us to scan and add to our archives. We promise to look after it and send it back swiftly in the same condition.

Please let us know by emailing Barbara Cockburn at barbara.cockburn@flightglobal.com.

As Flightglobal prepares for 100 years of the Paris Air Show in June we've been digging up some images from our archives to add to a gallery. There's more to come so keep checking back.

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