On Friday, passengers on a JetBlue flight from Washington, DC (DCA) to Nassau, Bahamas got quite the scare, as their plane was forced to land with no nose landing gear. Pilots train for this sort of situation, but only occasionally does that training come into practice. The Embraer 190 aborted its first approach after there […]
The Boeing 747 is probably the most iconic plane on the planet. What better way for an iconic band such as Iron Maiden to tour than by flying around the world on one? How about if the plane was also piloted by their lead singer, Bruce Dickinson? Before we move on, let’s put on some Iron […]
Have you ever wondered how to land a plane in the case of the pilots becoming incapacitated? One Quora user did, and posted a question to the service asking, “What should I do if the pilot passes out and I (with no flight training) have to land the plane?” Pilot Tim Morgan not only answered […]
OK Go has a reputation for having some of the most creative music videos of any band around. Every now and then they pop up with a new video that goes viral. Today OK Go released a video for “Upside Down & Inside Out” that they shot on an airplane that was simulating zero gravity. The […]
Planes get hit by lightning from time to time, but it’s not often that the lightning strike is caught on video. That’s just what Mitchell & Amie Stewart managed to do on a recent Etihad Airways flight between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates & Paris, France. They posted the cool video above to YouTube, along with […]
The Airbus A380 is a stunning piece of engineering. Combine the massive plane with two guys with jetpacks (really, who doesn’t have the dream of owning a jetpack?), and you’ve got an impressive video. Emirates Airline worked with Dubai’s Jetmen, Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet, to produce this video of a formation flight over the desert. […]
It was the end of an era on Saturday night, as USAirways officially ended its service, with all flights now becoming American Airlines flights after the airlines’ reservation systems were consolidated. While the merger is still not 100% complete, it was a major milestone in the two airlines becoming one. The airline celebrated the final […]
This video below is pretty crazy. A KLM Boeing 777 successfully landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport despite very high winds, but it wasn’t easy. Watch as the plane rolls back and forth, with the right wing getting scarily close to the ground just before the pilots leveled the jet in order to stick the great landing. That was a […]
On May 8th, World War II veterans and others gathered in Washington, DC to remember Victory in Europe Day. Part of the celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the day involved flyovers of vintage WWII planes. One of the TBM Avenger planes that was taking part in the flyover experienced what was believed to be smoke […]
Earlier this week, the UK experienced strong storms as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo battered the country. High winds had an impact on travel, causing flight cancellations and delays. In the video below, watch an Air France Airbus A320 try to land at Manchester airport three times, aborting each attempt. After the last go around, the flight finally […]
Over the weekend, there was a dramatic near-crash in Barcelona, as one plane had to abort a landing due to another aircraft using a taxiway right in front of it. The near-collision was caught on camera (via Jalopnik). While the zoom of the video can exaggerate how close objects are, it’s clear to say these […]
