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ROUTESAir China to Alter Schedule Between U.S. and China due to CoronavirusAir China will cancel all flights to U.S. cities other than Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), New York (JFK), and Washington D.C.(IAD). The airline will also alter the routes so that the least aircraft will be used in the most economical way. Click Here to Read More.Read More →
NEWSAir Canada 767 Makes Successful Emergency Landing in MadridAn Air Canada Boeing 767 had to make an emergency landing earlier today when it had an engine failure on takeoff. Air Canada Flight 837 began to circle the Spanish capital, releasing fuel to decrease landing weight. After nearly four hours, the aircraft finally landed back at Madrid-Barajas International Airport.Read More →
TRIP REPORTSUnited Airlines E175 | Austin to WashingtonOn January 3rd, I flew to Austin for the day to take photos of airplanes. After a wonderful day of plane spotting, it was time to head home. Here is a recount of my trip aboard United Airlines Regional First Class from Austin to Washington.Read More →
NEWSCoronavirus Prompts Airlines to Cancel Flights to ChinaMany have heard of the new Coronavirus, a virus that has taken hundreds of lives and spread to thousands of people. The outbreak of this virus has caused many people to avoid travel to China, where the epicenter of the virus is located. Because of the empty flights, airlines are not making revenue off of these flights, so temporarily cancelling these flights would save the airlines money and time.Read More →
NEWSBoeing 777X Makes its First FlightEarlier today, thousands of people watched as an all new variant of the Boeing 777, the 777X made its first flight. The brand new 777, N779XW, departed from Paine Field at 10:30AM local time. After a few hours of flight tests and photography, the plane landed at Boeing Field, also located in Washington State. Read More →
NEWSFirst United 787 With New Polaris to Fly This WednesdayOriginally set to take the skies in mid December, the Boeing 787-8 had some setbacks with its retrofit. But, after one more month, the 787-8, N27908, is set to take its first full flight this coming Wednesday, January 15, from San Francisco to Washington, DC.Read More →
INFORMATIONALA New Uber, but For AirplanesA new app was released, named BlackBird, which pairs private pilots to customers for as little as $50 per flight, is becoming more and more popular in the California area. Is it safe?Read More →
STORIESMy Early-Morning Plane Spotting Session in AmsterdamRecounting my experience of spotting at Amsterdam Schipol's most famous plane spotting location, the Polderbaan.Read More →
NEWSAir France Retires Their First A380Air France retired their first Airbus a380 last Saturday. They plan to retire their 9 other A380s by 2022.Read More →
ROUTESLufthansa to Change A350 to A340 on MUC-IAD Daily ServiceLufthansa has recently announced that they will change their daily MUC-IAD-MUC from an Airbus A350-900 to an A340-600 beginning in March.Read More →