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Vintage aircraft still flying

By
Barbara Cockburn
 on August 16, 2011 11:53 AM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)

How to enjoy aircraft: Pore over old aircraft photographs, revisit the news and features written at the time by Flight since 1909, wander around aircraft museums admiring aircraft restorations.

But perhaps the most fulfilling way, for the aviation-minded, is to experience them still gracing the skies.

An experience many would describe as bringing tears to their eyes, goosebumps and tingling of the hairs at the back of the neck as they watch these iconic engineering feats grace the skies once more and often on the air show circuit.

In the UK, the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Shuttleworth Collection restore vintage aircraft so that thousands of spectators can still enjoy them in all their flying glory.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight performs flypasts at notable events, such as the recent wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with its old warbirds; the Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfires. Continue reading ... 

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Final tally of Paris air show orders #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 23, 2011 3:57 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
We're wrapping up the Paris air show and bar any successful last-minute negotiation, we think we've managed to list all of the commercial orders for 100 seats or more that were announced (either firm, MoU, or announced but previously disclosed) at the 2011 Paris air show.

(If the jet fuel is getting to us and we missed any orders, leave a comment.)

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Photo collage of neo galore orders during the last week #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 23, 2011 1:10 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
The last week has seen an onslaught of orders for the Airbus A320neo family, most placed during this week's Paris air show. Here's a visual representation of all of the orders (a caveat: Air Lease and Alafco were left out as no visual renderings were released with their purchase).

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Caption this photo: Airbus gives Embraer A380 model after wingtip incident #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 23, 2011 12:04 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
Airbus says that chief executive Tom Enders gave his Embraer counterpart, Fred Curado, a model of an A380 as a "piece" offering after the wing of Airbus's demonstration A380 hit Embrarer's building at Le Bourget airport on the Sunday before the Paris air show. (See photos of the damage here.)

What caption do you have for this photo?

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Paris air show day four orders so far #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 23, 2011 9:33 AM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
Here is the latest--and likely final--order tally for Thursday of the Paris air show.

Notes: the AirAsia A320neo order did not include any options in the final signed contract. Although Airbus announced the order of 10 A380 aircraft was from an undisclosed customer, it is to our understanding the order is from Hong Kong Airlines.

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#PAS11 day three orders so far

By
Will Horton
 on June 22, 2011 12:41 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
For aircraft above 99 seats:

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Witticisms from John Leahy during the Paris air show #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 21, 2011 4:00 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
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Photo: Sipa Press/Rex Features

Airbus chief salesman John Leahy is known for his wit and goading, and day two of the Paris air show did not disappoint.

The company's second order announcement press conference was delayed when the anonymous airline customer was involved in a minor road incident, we were told. Although they were fine, they would be a bit late navigating the chalet line. Shortly thereafter an Airbus spokesman told us the customer was going to be too late. "So we'll have to delay the Garud--oh sh..." the spokesman said, realising he had given away Garuda Indonesia as the customer.

Quick on his feet, Leahy asked, "Oh you mean the Garuda order for 25 A320s?" He thus turned the situation comical and avoided speculation, even showing the press audience the decorative poster contracts Airbus had drawn up for the signing.

The third order press conference, for jetBlue's signing of A320 and A321s, featured another slip-up when Airbus sent distributed a press release saying the manufacturer was studying whether to offer its A320 Sharklet as a retrofit, despite Leahy's comments Airbus would definitely offer it. Quizzed on the contradiction, Leahy proclaimed, "We did a sloppy press release." He then said of the press release's writer, "they should get a job working for Bombardier."

The jetBlue presser soon after concluded, but not before a spokesman told us he didn't need to dust off his resume.

Parisian parking lessons, widebody aircraft style #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 21, 2011 8:08 AM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
The 20111 Paris air show is offering some valuable lessons in aircraft parking skills.

First on Sunday was the now infamous incident of Airbus's demonstration A380 that hit a building while taxiing at Le Bourget and subsequently lost its starboard wingtip fence, and became an Airbust. Korean Air permitted Airbus to perform with its A380, in town to show off its interior, saving the air show from lacking an A380 flying display.
Paris 2011 A380 damage.jpgLater that day Boeing demonstrated parking prowess when a Qatar 777-200LR cosied up on the static display to its big sister, the 747-8 Intercontinental, leaving less than two feet of clearance between its raked winglet and the 747's forward fuselage. As a bonus, the 777's wing has been providing rain cover to 747 visitors. (Rain at an air show? Sacré bleu!)
747 and 777 Paris 2011-1.JPG747 and 777 Paris 2011-2.JPGNot to be outdone, yesterday Airbus showed an A380 can, in fact, taxi without hitting a building or CRJ. The Korean Air A380 traversed along a taxiway so narrow its outer wing barely cleared an observation tower after passing over our very own Mary "Runway Girl" Kirby who happened to be in the area recording a video.
KAL A380 taxi Paris-1.JPGKAL A380 taxi Paris-2.JPGKAL A380 taxi Paris-3.JPGOne question: when Korean Air permitted Airbus to perform the flying demonstration with its A380, did Korean stipulate its pilots would be doing the parking?

Comac brings C919 cabin mock-up to Paris #PAS11

By
Will Horton
 on June 20, 2011 2:28 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
Comac has brought to the Paris Air Show the cabin mock-up of its planned indigenous narrow-body aircraft, the C919.

The mock-up was first shown at last November's Zhuhai air show, where the aircraft secured its first orders.

At Zhuhai we got a peek inside the Boeing Sky Interior-meets-A350-style mock-up, which is here at Paris. See the video below:



New to the C919 programme? Here are some headlines to bring you up to speed:

#PAS11: Paris air show - live blog

By
Stuart Clarke
 on June 20, 2011 8:12 AM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0)
We bring you live coverage of the 2011 Paris air show:

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