November 2009 Archives

Apologies for anyone wishing to use AirSpace at the moment.

We've taken the forum and gallery platform down temporarily while we deploy an important upgrade. When completed, this upgrade will feature a sleek new look and more features for members.
 
We're anticipating that AirSpace will be down for about a day or so - the reason being is that there is so much data to transfer across to the new servers (images are big files!). Obviously we're sorry for the inconvenience, but hopefully it will all be worth it once completed.
 
What features can you expect to see from the new AirSpace?

• A substantial redesign - The old purple will be a thing of the past as AirSpace gets a much needed make-over. Expect the new design to look more attuned to the rest of Flightglobal while also making use of the width of the screen.
• New functionality - All of your favourite elements of AirSpace will still be here (Forums/Blogs/Images) but we're adding Wikis and Groups, allowing you to create entries and groups on any topic of interest.
• Greater personalisation - The profile function is being expanded and being made more prominent so it follows both personal and general site activity, much like on Facebook.
• Improved speed/performance - Our aim is to make AirSpace much faster, with for example, a multiple image uploader allowing you to quickly paste many images at once.
  

Flightglobal has launched the Webbies 2009 - Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards - now in its second year, with two brand new categories.

The entire online aviation community can enter and nominate their favourite websites, from established industry leaders to striving newcomers, in celebration and acknowledgement of the best and brightest aviation websites and online activities the Internet has to offer.

Closing date for entries and nominations is 10 January.

See a great image of a Team Guinot Wing Walker unharnessed. The image is an entry for Flightglobal's photo competition.

There are four categories and the best image will feature on the front cover of Flight Interntional's end of year edition. This image has been uploaded by AirSpace user flyer1 can be found in the General Stars gallery, a category for general aviation images. The winner will receive a framed copy of that front cover and £100. The competition closes midnight GMT 6 December.

The Holiday Season will soon be upon us, so if you're looking for gift inspiration for friends and family, look no further. Check out Flightglobal's festive offers including books, DVDs and framed cutaways and there's even a 10% discount with our seasonal sales offer.

Unbelievably, it's nearly that time of year again. Christmas, Passover, the Winter Equinox, the Holiday Season ... whatever you call it, it's here in 36 freakin' days!

So if you're like me, any help at all in saving time finding and buying gifts for friends and family is much appreciated.

In which case it's probably worth checking out Flightglobal's festive offers, featuring loads of gift ideas from books, DVDs, and framed cutaways.

And all of these gift ideas are available with a 10% discount up until Christmas with our seasonal sales offer.

Full details here ...

With the whole world seemingly going iPhone app crazy (over 1 billion app downloads to date and counting) we thought we'd get in on the act and build our own one.

The Flightglobal app is now live and available on the iTunes app store (search for "Flightglobal" in the App store on iTunes).

It features several different tabs allowing users to access various types of content from their iPhones.

These include:

• the latest and breaking news stories from anywhere in the world
• the latest aviation trends from Flightglobal's blogs
• the latest video highlights, including exclusive interviews, event reports and aerial displays
• follow our journalists on the road in our Twitter section
• the newest and latest aviation and airline jobs from all over the world
• the option to forward links of your favourite items to your friends via email

Obviously this is the first Flightglobal mobile app that we've developed, but we do intend to produce more applications focused on specific activities and topics within the aviation and aerospace communities.

If you've got a good idea of what you'd like to see in a future app then please drop a comment onto this post and we'll take it on board.

It's that time of year again!

For the third year running, you have a chance to get your best image featured on the front cover of the world renowned Flight International magazine, by uploading your images to our AirSpace galleries.

Below is last year's winner - one of over 1,500 high quality entries we received for the 2008 festive issue:

Last year's winning image by Begemont

The best image from the four categories below will adorn the front cover of Flight International's end of year edition.

The winner will also receive a framed copy of that front cover and £100 (GBP).

The four categories this year are:

• Big Birds
The big beasts in aviation are featured in this gallery, encompassing airliners, cargo aircraft and tankers

• Sleek Jets
From nimble and speedy fighters to the more refined biz jets, only the sleek jets need apply

• Old Flyers
An affectionate hat tip to the rich tapestry of aviation gone by, this category is for the old classics

• General Stars
This category is for the GA leading lights and other general aviation images

Here are the rules ...

And here's a descrption of how you can add your image to AirSpace ...

Good luck!