The Biggest Plane To Ever Land At Chicago Midway May Surprise You
Chicago Midway Airport is a one mile square piece of land in the middle of a neighborhood. What’s the Biggest Plane to land at Chicago Midway Airport? Nestled in a…
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Israel Bans Quadjets: Is this the Future?
On 31 March 2023, the end of an era arrives in Israel when a ban on four-engine aircraft takes effect in the country, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) announced Thursday. …
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McDonalds Once Offered Happy Meals On United Flights
In 1991, United took their in-flight offerings to the next level for kids through a partnership with McDonalds. We didn’t know it at the time but the 1990s were a…
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Tower Air: A Jumbo Mess Of An Airline
Tower Air Provided Poor Service Long Before It Became The Norm In The Airline Industry Tower Air – If you haven’t heard of that airline before, then consider yourself lucky.…
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Rare Air: Wait- America West Flew the 747?
Five Airlines That Flew Aircraft You Probably Don’t Remember A recent trend on social media is to ask the question, “Tell me a favorite baseball player who played for an…
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Must See: Glorious Footage of Braniff at DFW
The original Braniff Airways was a legendary and unique airline. It embraced the bold colors of the 1960s and 1970s with their trendy “Flying Colors” livery. Braniff wasn’t afraid to…
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British Airways Says Goodbye To The Queen Of The Skies
Opportunities to Fly on 747s Are Dwindling Fast The world’s largest remaining operator of passenger Boeing 747s has announced that they will retire the type ‘with immediate effect’. In a…
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The Boeing 747 Program Is Dead – Long Live The Queen
Bloomberg reports that the iconic Queen of the Skies program to end after 50 years of production Rumors were rippling across the industry that the end is within sight for…
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How Many Passenger 747s Will Still Fly After The Corona Virus Pandemic?
The Queen Of The Skies Is rapidly disappearing from the skies When you think of international travel, most passengers still conjure up memories of the iconic jumbo jet. The 747,…
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The Sad State Of The Airline Industry In The Wake Of COVID-19
This is the article I didn’t want to write. About a month ago, I sat down at my computer to lament the fact that Delta’s MD-88 fleet was rumored to…
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GE’s Original ‘Classic’ 747 Testbed Takes One Last Flight To Her Resting Place
A former PanAm Clipper, one of the last flying Boeing 747 classic jets retired recently. Tail number N747GE which flew as GE’s flying testbed for its engine programs was the…
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JAL Flight 123: A Seven Year Old Shoddy Repair Job Brought Down a 747
Amazingly There Were Survivors of the Impact But Rescue Efforts Were Inexplicably Delayed On Monday, 12 August 1985 at 1812 local time, Japan Airlines Boeing 747SR-46 jetliner serial number 20783/230…
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