What is in a name? Well a lot actually. Could you imagine the Boeing 787 not being called the Dreamliner? Well, it almost happened. The 787 was almost called the Global Cruiser instead. When the Boeing 787 was first discussed, Boeing named it the 7E7. Randy Tinseth, Vice President , Marketing for Boeing Commercial Planes, describes the naming […]
During my last trip down to San Francisco (SFO) and their showing off of Terminal 2, I had the opportunity to check out the Flagship Detroit Foundation’s DC-3 (NC17334) with classic American Airlines livery. The foundation is a nonprofit organization made up of 1500 members whose main goal is to keep the DC-3 travelling across […]
Jon Ostrower on his FlightBlogger site posted a story late last night on how thousands of improperly coated fasteners inside the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s wing need to be replaced to help protect against lightning strikes. The FAA requires that all joints and fasteners not produce sparks around fuel after a lightening strike. Since the majority […]
If a picture is worth a 1000 words, this is worth probably around a million. This is the eye candy of eye candy for airline nerds, so please enjoy the 747-8 Intercontinental (RC001) and the 787 Dreamliner (ZA001) flying next to each other during flight tests. The photo was taken April 16 by flight test photographer Leo […]
A new venture has started that could help revolutionize how people travel: the AirCruise by Mauiva. They are taking the concept of an all inclusive boat cruise and flying passengers to different destinations with-in the US. AirlineReporter.com got an exclusive first-hand look at what this new venture will look like. With AirCruise, you pay one […]