Nostalgia in sky as Jumbo Jet touches down in Kol
Kolkata: A Jumbo Jet aircraft touched down at Kolkata airport on Wednesday, eliciting excitement and nostalgia among airline ...
Iron Maiden Chopped Up Its Massive 747 Tour Plane To Sell Off As Rock And Roll Keychains
The Boeing 747 traveled to 36 countries, and when it was ready to retire, its white bodywork was stripped away and chopped up into 12,000 special keychains ...
Run to the hills! Iron Maiden's famed tour plane cut up into collectible key chains.
For Iron Maiden, the sale taps into the band's well-known connection to flying and its massive tour planes. Dickinson is a licensed airline transport pilot, which is the highest-level credential ...
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Where can you still fly on a Boeing 747?
Whilst British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have retired their Boeing 747 fleets, there are still a number in passenger ...
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The story of the Boeing 747 at British Airways
As British Airways announces the retirement of its remaining Boeing 747 fleet from passenger service, we take a look at its ...
Why Commercial Jets Have Been Getting Slower
The days of supersonic travel have been over for more than two decades, while aircraft continue to cruise at Mach 0.85.