When Airbus first started engineering the A350 back in 2004, it was more likely to be a modernized version of the A330 with new engines (like the ones the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is having). After low orders and lots of … Continue reading
Tag Archives | Frankfurt
Blog posts that are related to Frankfurt Rhein-Main Int. Airport or the area around it like Egelsbach.
Peek inside the Frankfurt ATC tower operations
As you might know, I have been to the air traffic control tower at Frankfurt Airport last year to talk to the air traffic controllers and take some photos. Last month I decided it was again time to visit my … Continue reading
Frohe Weihnachten (a bit delayed…)
I hope that all of you had a Merry Christmas or as the Germans say “Frohe Weihnachten”! Did you know that the word christmas actually originates from the Middle English “Christemasse” that is closely related to the German “Christmesse”, which … Continue reading
Lufthansa to Algiers – Part 1
Have you ever been to Algeria? Did you know that it is the 10th largest country in the world? Me neither, but I was about to find out! I have been travelling to Algiers to attend a meeting of the … Continue reading
The milky way over Iraq!
Being a pilot means spending many nights awake from your loved ones, overflying remote parts of the world that you do not really want to go to. Young pilots are totally excited when being close to the stars, but with … Continue reading
Flying British Airways – two days four aircraft types! Part 1
Once again I was on my way to a meeting last Sunday. Participating in the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR stands for Single European Sky ATM Research and basically does what it says – strive for a unified ATM system in … Continue reading
First A320 with Sharklets for Lufthansa
Boeing has been using winglets on its Boeing 737 aircraft for many years and finally Airbus is doing the same. They presented the first aircraft last year at the ILA Berlin Air Show on an Air Asia aircraft. Yesterday the … Continue reading
TK CRM and a new video section!
I had not been to work for two weeks, due to the holidays around christmas and New Year and so it was time to go to Frankfurt again to finally do something for money! As you already know we pilots … Continue reading
