Flying to Japan on an ANA 777
Flying to Japan on ANA It was a long flight, but we didn’t mind because ANA’s Inspiration of Japan service service took such good care of us! Wish I could ALWAYS fly this way! Apartment in the Sky The...
View ArticleAll Nippon Airways Maintenance Hangar in Tokyo, Japan
ANA Airplane Maintenance Center Planes are brought in for regular maintenance every 6 months, and depending on the plane, they may stay for up to two weeks. More major maintenance is performed every...
View ArticleFlying in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Bringing the Sky into an Airplane The Dreamliner was designed to be spacious and give flying a new feel, from the high ceilings and LED lighting to suggest a sky overhead, to the over-sized passenger...
View ArticleHow American Airlines Installs Wi-Fi
The Antenna in the Luggage Hold When a new plane arrives at the American Airlines maintenance hangar, the first thing they do is dig in to install the Wi-Fi. The antenna goes into the luggage hold, so...
View ArticleUp Close with the Beechcraft Starship
A Very Unusual Airplane The Beechcraft Starship was the first composite plane ever created, and only 11 were built. History of NC-50 I talked to the current owner of this Starship, serial number NC-50....
View ArticleThe Need for Speed
Cruising the Hyperloop No one likes to spend time getting from point A to point B. Elon Musk’s plan for mag-lev vehicles in a tube, dubbed the Hyperloop, could trim hours off travel times. Bloodhound...
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ANA Makes Record Order to Add 70 New Airliners to its Fleet
ANA has made a huge order for new aircraft in advance of the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. In the long haul route, the airline is buying The next generation of the Boeing’s Triple-Seven, the 777-9x. Compared...
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Red Bull Air Race
http://youtu.be/0DDEcL8ggjA It’s a beautiful day for racing. Air racing, at that! Scott Kublin and I headed to the Texas Motor Speedway for the Red Bull Air Race. We show you what plane racing at a...
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