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CuriositiesRoscosmos. Two tourists on the ISS in 2021
It will allow to increase revenue for the Russian agency
A double project in Russia is ready to transport tourists in space, in order to obtain other important funding to continue the space exploration without having to depend solely on public ones. The first... more
CuriositiesKorean Air unveils special aircraft livery
To celebrate its 50th anniversary
Korean Air has announced that ten aircraft will display a special emblem and slogan to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.The special aircraft livery will depict the number 50 with a plane flying... more
CuriositiesBahrain: a B-747 aircraft will be sunk for a dive park
Critics from environmentalists to the project
A curious use in the future of a Boeing B-747 aircraft that will be made to sink into the Persian Gulf in the territorial waters of Bahrain, in such a way as to make it the central and main attraction... more
CuriositiesPhoto. First fully electric e-tron car on display at Munich Airport
Until mid-March passengers and visitors can see it at MAC between T1 and 2
Photo. Audi has yet to start shipping the first units to customers in Germany. But the new, fully electric Audi e-tron car has already landed at Munich Airport – in a multi-storey meteorite. From now u... more
CuriositiesGoogle Earth: is it a plane disappeared or is it an anomaly?
Identified an aircraft in the Yucatan Peninsula
A plane that disappeared on the Yucatan peninsula in the Ria Celestún reserve or an anomaly from Google Earth? A report that has come to us from one of our readers -Andrea Antonelli- that by carrying... more
CuriositiesBA for its centenary paints its airplanes
With designs from airlinr's history
As part of its 100-year birthday, British Airways (BA) has today announced it will be painting a B-747 aircraft in the much-admired design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The... more
CuriositiesChang'e 4: sprouted cotton seeds on the Moon
Successful first part of the experiment
The Chinese probe Chang'e 4 -the first to land on the Moon's hidden face- successfully completed one of the experiments for which it was designed, succeeding in sprouting some cotton seeds on the lunar... more
CuriositiesUnited Kingdom: Ryanair the worst air carrier for consumers
Penalized by long times, uncomfortable seats and the quality of food
In a British consumer survey -reported by "BBC"- Ryanair turned out to be the worst low-cost airline operating in the UK, mainly due to the long boarding times, the inconvenience on board the aircraft... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and helicopters: there will be more parts in magnesium?
It would allow to reduce weight and consumption
In the near future magnesium could become a key component in the construction of airplanes and helicopters especially because thanks to its light weight (33% less than aluminum and 75% less than steel)... more
CuriositiesAustralia: heavy criticism for deliveries drones
The buzzing would make it impossible to be outdoors
If for companies the drones could revolutionize the concept of home delivery for the inhabitants of the areas where it is being tested would be more problems than the benefits. As reported by "The Wall... more
CuriositiesFirst ANA A-380 plane rolls-out of paintshop with particular livery
It took 21 days for its Airbus team to paint a surface of 3,600sm using 16 different shades of color
The first A-380 airplane for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery.ANA has firm orders f... more
CuriositiesE-190E2 "Shark" jet aircraft completes world tour
After five months
The Embraer E-190E2 aircraft with a shark livery completed its five-month global demonstration tour. With a kickoff at the "Farnborough Airshow" in the UK, in July of this year, the E-190E2 jet tour visited... more
CuriositiesMH390 Malaysia: research of the aircraft from satellite images continues
Are these conspiracy or real hypothesis?
The wreck of the Boeing B-777/200ER aircraft of Malaysia Airlines that took off from Kuala Lumpur and disappeared during the flight to Beijing in March 2014 may have been identified, in fact technology... more
CuriositiesNorwegian: aircraft tail dedicated to the Italian Marco Polo
It appears on B-737 MAX 8 aircraft, LN BKD registration
Norwegian announces that the aircraft dedicated to Marco Polo is already flying in the European skies. The image of the Venetian writer, ambassador and traveller is on a B-737 MAX 8 airplane, Norwegian... more
CuriositiesStratolaunch: new test for the double fuselage aircraft
The largest plane in the world has reached 145 km/h -VIDEO
Preliminary tests continue that will lead to the first flight of the double-fuselage aircraft of Stratolaunch Systems -the company founded by the recently deceased Paul Allen-, last week the US company... more
CuriositiesPlanes. Women travel more and alone
According to a survey whose results have been diffused by British Airways
With word on the runway from British Airways’ cabin crew that there had been a rise in the number of independent female passengers, the airline has released the "Global Solo Travel Study" into the who, w... more
CuriositiesMiami Airport: new therapy dog program to de-stress passengers
Five new volunteers
Miami International Airport’s new therapy dog program, the Miami Hound Machine, made its debut in the last days when the airport’s five new MIA volunteer K-9 ambassadors –"Abbey", "Belle", "Dash", "Dono... more
CuriositiesUSA: first B-777 aircraft ever made in a museum
The aircraft was used for 18 years by Cathay Pacific
The Boeing B-777 despite its 24 years is still one of the most sold and used aircraft in the world, but at the same time is becoming a historical piece so much so that the first aircraft that came out... more
CuriositiesTen years of the Frankfurt Animal Lounge
More than a billion animals already hosted at Lufthansa Cargo’s FAL
Europe’s largest animal station opened its gates and doors at Frankfurt Airport for the first time ten years ago. Since then, Lufthansa Cargo has operated one of the world’s largest and most advanced ani... more
CuriositiesAn international experiment on travel memories
Swiss carrier investigates the secret of unforgettable moments -VIDEO
Objective: to understand why people remember better, more intensely and for longer periods of travel rather than daily events more
CuriositiesPhoto. Sikorsky: North Sea Run
For the 19 participants a sight-seeing flight in an S-92(R) helicopter
Sikorsky hosted its first-ever North Sea Run ahead of the 2018 in Norway over the week-end. The event was enjoyed by customers and partners of Sikorsky and Air Contact Group. Following the conclusion of... more
CuriositiesSaudi Arabia: there will be early a copilot women on Flynas aircraft?
It would be an epochal change for Riyadh
For the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia a carrier based in Riyadh -Flynas- would be willing to frame Saudi women among the employees, also taking them to play the role of co-pilot. It would be... more
CuriositiesTurkey: the B-747/800 plane of al-Thani gave to Erdogan
A gesture of friendship after nobody has made an offer for the purchase
To strengthen relations between Turkey and Qatar -isolated on the world scene by United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia- in addition to the fact that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly supported the Doha... more
CuriositiesAircraft. Air taxi: tested the eVtol of Vertical Aerospace
The hypothetical final aircraft would have the pilot on board
"Flying taxis" are a sector where more and more investments are made by historical companies -like Airbus and Boeing-, of recent companies -for example Uber- and startups. One of the last fate is the British... more
CuriositiesThe "Shark" E-190E2 airplane arrived in Europe
For the demonstration tour, after Africa and USA
Following a successful tour in Africa and in the US, Embraer is now beginning the European and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) part of the E-190E2 worldwide demonstration tour. The aircraft... more
CuriositiesFrom Japan the first space elevator
A ten meter model that will be sent to space on September 11th
A science fiction invention coming from Japan that will take the first step towards its possible creation thanks to the University of Shizuoka, which -as reported by the local press- will launch a small... more
CuriositiesMH390 Malaysia: identified the aircraft in the jungle of Cambodia?
On Google Maps found a wreck that would be compatible with the B-777
The place where the wreck of the Boeing B-777/200 plane of the MH370 flight of Malaysia Airlines disappeared from the radar on March 8, 2014 is one of the greatest mysteries of civil aviation, but a British... more
CuriositiesUber Air: in 2020 the first flights to the United States
The company's idea would be to expand the service in other states as well
The Uber experimentation on flying taxis will start in 2020 in Los Angeles and Dallas, but the US company -as announced during an event in Japan on air transport- would soon expand it in France, Brazil,... more
CuriositiesToday the 2016 NF23 asteroid will pass close to the Earth
It is bigger than the pyramid of Cheops, but it will remain at a safe distance
The asteroid 2016 NF23 is bigger than the pyramid of Cheops, which will pass near to the Earth today. NASA has classified it since its discovery as "potentially dangerous", but its trajectory does not... more
CuriositiesActive exoskeleton tested in Russia
If it will be used, the conflicts would change
TsNIITochMash, a Russian arms and manufacturing company, would have successfully developed and tested an active exoskeleton prototype, thanks to which a man would hit targets with a machine gun by holding... more
CuriositiesJapan: Misa Matsushima first woman to pilot fighter aircraft
An important step forward towards the use of women in the armed forces
During the last week, the Lieutenant Misa Matsushima completed the training and after three years from the revocation of the Tokyo Parliament of the ban on women becoming pilots of fighter jet, the 26... more
CuriositiesStratolaunch: after 2020 the first launch of the carrier rocket
The maiden flight of Paul Allen's aircraft is still far
The space company of Paul Allen -Microsoft cofounder- revealed yesterday some details regarding the launch vehicle and the freight transport aircraft under development. Allen's Stratolaunch Systems Corp... more
CuriositiesThe “Shark” E-190E2 plane completed its tour of Africa
The aircraft visited six countries
Embraer’s new generation aircraft, the E-190E2, visited Africa for a Continental tour. The aircraft visited six countries: Algiers, Morocco, Kenya, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa. At each stop, the w... more
CuriositiesAt Farnborough Airshow also the flight suit
An ambitious project but -perhaps- too expensive and with less applicability
The "Farnborough Airshow 2018" wasn't just focused on the aerospace and defense industry, because Richard Browning, an English engineer and CEO of Gravity Industries, showed his "Dedalus" during the final... more
CuriositiesBelugaXL aircraft rolls-out of paintshop
The airplane has a special livery, chosen by Airbus employees
The first BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll where 20,000... more
CuriositiesANA presents the first A-380 aircraft
With a particular customized livery
All Nippon Airways (ANA) launches its first A-380 aircraft on the Tokyo-Honolulu route, from the Spring of 2019. The airline has decided to create the special "Flying Honu" livery and design multifunctional... more
CuriositiesAir Malta presents new A-320 aircraft
With particular livery
Air Malta has officially declared the introduction in its fleet of a latest generation aircraft that has already been included in the Maltese aeronautical register as 9H-NEO. It is the twenty-first airline... more
CuriositiesNew bust for Ronaldo at Madeira airport
The bronze substitution took place between Thursday and Friday
On the theme of the "2018 World Football Championship" that has kicked off in these days in Russia, a curiosity that brings to the headlines the airport of Madeira, which was named after the footballer... more
CuriositiesPhoto. UPS presents new livery for B-747 airplane
With the "Expo 2020" logo in Dubai
One of the UPS Jumbo Jet B-747 aircraft has been named official logistics partner of "Expo 2020" in Dubai.In the thirty-year history of its airline has changed the life of airplanes on four other occasions,... more
CuriositiesOrlando International Airport (Florida): alligator on the runway
Plane stops to let it walk across-VIDEO
A taxiing Spirit Airlines plane was forced to delay the take-off to allow an alligator to cross the Orlando Airport runway. The animal was immortalized by some passengers as it proceeded undisturbed on... more
CuriositiesHonolulu Airport: ground services employee "throws" luggage
Hawaiian Air apologizes-VIDEO
A ground services employee has been seen throwing the baggage intended for the airport rather than resting on the appropriate metal slide at the Honolulu airport. While she was waiting for her flight,... more
CuriositiesPlane delay: passenger entertains travellers playing the violin
Surprise concert after an emergency landing - VIDEO
A plane took off from Paris in France and headed to Lisbon in Portugal was forced to make an emergency landing in Porto for refuelling. A passenger has therefore decided to calm and cheer up his travelling... more
CuriositiesFlying kites at Miami Airport...
It is its latest art installation
When passengers traveling through Miami International Airport’s Concourse E-Satellite look up, they will now see a flock of kite-like structures hovering above. No, MIA doesn’t have a new open-air con... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and sport. Emirates and F1: global partnership
Renewed until the end of 2022
Emirates and Formula 1 announced in the last days that they have renewed and expanded their partnership until the end of 2022.The airline has been an F1 Global Partner since 2013, and the renewed agreement... more
CuriositiesAirbus: 50th anniversary in a book
It will be published in May 2019
Airbus to celebrate half a century of innovation in the aerospace industry next year: It is partnering with London-based Urbane Publications to bring out a book in May 2019 commemorating the history of... more
Curiosities"2018 FAI Young Artists Contest": winners revealed
With the theme "Flying in the Future"; three age categories
The FAI has revealed the winners of the "Young Artist Contest 2018". The talented youngsters entering the competition were required to interpret the theme ‘Flying in the Future’.Young artists between the... more
CuriositiesTomorrow running at the Berlin-Brandenburg
In the context of the 12th edition of the "Airport Night Run 2018"
On Saturday 14th April 2018, the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will again be transformed into a running track for one evening. The "12th Airport Night Run" will lead participants along the terminal and the... more
CuriositiesAircraft. Inflighto: the new app for passengers
The application illustrates the overflown territory to the traveller
Designed by two Australian pilots, the innovative Inflighto app is able to inform passengers over the overflown territory, providing informations about cities, weather conditions and distant boats seen... more
CuriositiesQantas launched first non-stop Australia-Europe
Almost 15,000km in 17 hours and 20 minutes
On arrival at London-Heathrow at 05:05 yesterday, Qantas was presented with the anna.aero “Platinum Planet Prize”, an award recognising the world’s first-ever non-stop route from Australia to Europe. The hi... more
CuriositiesNew commercial partnership with Liverpool Airport
With Widnes Vikings
Liverpool "John Lennon" Airport ("LJLA") currently handles almost 5 million passengers per year with flights to over 60 destinations in the UK and across Europe. The new partnership sees the airport secure... more