March 2011 Archives

 

 

If you missed out on last week's issue in which you'll find the CRJ1000 cutaway poster, you can get hold of your copy of the magazine in our shop but if it's the cutaway you're after you can purchase it in many different formats, such as on a t-shirt, mug, on canvas, as a print or even as a jigsaw at our Flightglobal Image Store.

There are hundreds more to choose from too, plus a section on the site, showcasing newly uploaded images where you will find a range of Flight magazine's iconic front covers, including this one of the first issue.

See the Flightglobal page on Facebook for pictures of our chalet taking shape at Le Bourget (like the one above), where the team will decamp to cover the Paris Air Show in July. And while you're on the page, why not confirm that you're attending the event. 

See also the Piaggio P180 Avanti II picture story showing how the aircraft has been transformed into a work of art by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino. It's on display at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan until 28 April. The exhibit is dubbed Cacciatore di Stelle (Star Hunter).

 

See video evidence of an aircraft crash in the Republic of Congo, which identifies an Antonov An-12 freighter showing how it performed an inverted roll before impact.

The video appears to show exhaust trails coming only from the two port engines. Another video show an Alrosa Tupolev Tu-154 departing from an airfield following initial repair work six months after an emergency landing left the aircraft stranded.

Additionally the video shows computer graphic to reconstruct the crash landing off the runway.

As the crisis in Libya takes hold, we've built a dedicated page housing all the latest news, videos, blogs, Twitter and images including this RAF Tornado GR4 taking off from RAF Marham.

A FlightBlogger post showcases three videos of a 787 test aircraft performing a touch and go and two low passes at Paine Field before the 747-8I first flight.

It may have appeared to be a warm up act but in fact the lead 787 test aircraft was conducting autolands for FAA certification credit.

Check out Flightglobal's ever-growing cutaway gallery on AirSpace including this one of an Avro Tudor II drawing, and browse flightglobalimages.com where you can buy a wide range of images and cutaways which make great gift ideas for people who love aviation and aircraft, both historic and modern.

See what Flight was reporting on 100 years ago in the 18 March issue which features an image of Hendon Aerodrome in London on the first day of the Hendon-Brooklands flying competition.

The issue also provides a description and technical drawing of the Bristol Biplane military type aircraft.

See the picture story about a pilot from the Cameroon air force who had a lucky escape when his Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet trainer overshot the runway when landing in Yaounde on 15 March.

Get in touch if you want to work with us because we're hiring. Check out the Editor's Blog to find more details. We're specifically we're looking for a Flightglobal Pro user who would be responsible for the premium site's user experience.

Would you like to work for the market-leading media and information provider in the aviation and aerospace industries?

Flightglobal is hiring across several departments in order to fuel the growth of our award-winning digital portfolio.

This is your chance to work, travel, live and breathe the exciting world of aircraft and aviation.

So if you're serious about aviation and you've got what it takes to works for the best in class we welcome your application to one of the following positions:

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Job title: Product Manager - Flightglobal Pro

Location: Sutton, UK

The Product Manager for Flightglobal Pro is responsible for the user experience of all Flightglobal Pro subscribers, wherever they come in touch with the product.

This is senior role within the online team, at the cutting edge of new roles being defined and created within Reed Business Information.

Flightglobal Pro is a portfolio of professional packages designed to facilitate professional decision-making within the industry.

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Job title: UAV and spaceflight editor - Flightglobal

Location: Alexandria, USA

Flightglobal is recruiting an Umanned Air Vehicles & Spaceflight Editor to join our Washington DC-based editorial team.

This person will lead our coverage of the exciting and rapidly expanding UAV market both online and in print, as well as championing our spaceflight channel, with particular emphasis on space tourism.

We are looking for an experienced journalist, ideally with knowledge of the aerospace industry. Experience of video and social media journalism is essential.

Please email if you are interested in applying for this position.

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Job title: Content Editor - Airline Business, Flightglobal

Location: Sutton, UK

We are looking for a Content Editor to help maintain our enviable reputation among this high level and demanding audience.

This senior editorial role will see the journalist taking a lead role in producing regular feature, analysis and video content for the brand's print and on-line products, as well as taking the lead role in engaging with our audience through social media such as blogs, twitter etc.

Airline Business is established as the leading publishing brand for the airline boardroom. It is part of Flightglobal's portfolio of aviation media products.
 

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Job title: Account Executive - Flightglobal

Location: Sutton, UK 

We're looking for a highly self-motivated and conscientious go getter to join our award-winning UK-based Sales Team to help deliver new business,

The position of Account Executive will be responsible for building and maintaining key client and industry relationships.

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We're also on the look out for talented web developers and a test analyst to join our fast-paced agile development team:

Lead Developer

Web Developer

Test Analyst

British Airways has fumigated two Boeing 747s after a passenger was allegedly bitten by bed bugs 90 times during a flight, writes Mary Kirby in her blog Runway Girl.

She says this is an issue faced by airlines all over the world especially because they love to travel. In the post Runway Girl highlights advice upon finding the little mites which could save you $2000-$5000 in fumigation fees.

Watch a great video of a Qantas Boeing 747 taking off just 100 meters away from the chalet row at AVALON. Amusingly, the grass was recently cut, so the engines blew grass over the entire crowd including several Flightglobal colleagues.

See the front cover of Flight magazine 100 years ago, this week, which shows an image of a Farnham biplane upsetting the pigeons of St Mark's Square, Venice. And there's a great image of a the F8F Bearcat owned by Historic Flight Foundation at Paine Field, Everett, from the 2010 Vintage Aircraft Weekend and uploaded by AirSpace user Vintage Racer.