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SANTA CLAUS’ NEW 747-400 FREIGHTER IS COMING TO TOWN

The sound of sleigh bells will be replaced by jet engines this year as Santa Claus officially puts his new 747 freighter into service. The 747-400ERF registered HO-HOHO will enter service with Claus’ cargo delivery airline JingleJet for its maiden Christmas delivery run on 24 December, having undergone refitting and repainting after its purchase from Bunnyhop Airways, where it had delivered eggs every Easter. “The new 747 freighter will offer us significantly more present storage space than Santa’s sleigh,” said […]

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Motley Crue Cancel Their New Year’s Eve Concert, Issue Statement

Motley Crue have canceled their planned "Crue Year's Eve" 2023 concert scheduled to take place at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California, this New Year's Eve, Dec. 31. On Thursday (Dec. 21), just ten days ahead of the scheduled gig, Motley Crue explained why they were canceling the show in a brief statement. "It is with deep regret we must inform you the Crue Year’s Eve show in Palm Springs is being canceled," the band said in a post that […]

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Winter Wonderland | iniBuilds Dubai International (OMDB) Released!

Experience the epitome of world wide aviation connectivity in Dubai, immerse yourself in the pulse of one of the world's busiest airports, with daily flights from renowned airlines like Emirates, flydubai, British Airways and so many more! With an up-to-date airport layout reflecting the current, real-world state, LOD optimisation to achieve some of the best possible performance and custom low-poly static iniBuilds A380 aircraft, this one is a game changer! Scenery Features • Hand crafted ground poly, textures with crisp, […]

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Man charged with stealing $23,000 from fellow passengers on flight

Singapore authorities have charged a man with multiple counts of theft after he was caught stealing from fellow passengers on a Scoot flight from Vietnam to Singapore. The man, identified by the court as 52-year old Chinese national Zhang Xiuqiang, was on board Scoot flight TR305 from Ho Chi Minh Airport (SGN) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) on December 16, 2023, when the thefts reportedly occurred. During the three-hour flight, Zhang had allegedly gone through personal belongings, stealing from three […]

todayDecember 22, 2023 350 94

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Lufthansa Group orders 40 A220-300s, 40 B737 MAX

Lufthansa Group has ordered forty A220-300s from Airbus for its new short- and medium-haul unit Lufthansa City Airlines (VL, Munich), alongside forty B737-8s from Boeing for an undisclosed subsidiary other than Lufthansa or Swiss. The group said the order, approved by the Supervisory Board on December 19, also includes options for twenty more A220-300s. The holding ordered its first thirty A220-100s (then still known as the CS100) in 2009, all earmarked for Swiss. The carrier completed the deliveries in May […]

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ORBX announces LIEO – Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport V2 for MSFS

Matteo Veneziani has completely rehauled LIEO, Olbia Costa Smeralda, with his typical Italian flair and detailed eye. This is a new version of the airport (v2), a popular destination for holidays in Sardinia and across the water from Tuscany. LIEO has got both the airport in complete detail, as well as the surrounding city and coastal approaches and bonus airfield (San Teodoro Airfield), the gateway of GA aircraft to the nature-boasting island of Sardinia! Key Features The whole airport has […]

todayDecember 18, 2023 306 50

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FLYING: The Douglas C-47: A Christmas Story

One last major offensive in World War II is worth reflection upon the anniversary of the DC-3’s first flight. For those who follow the history of the Douglas DC-3, the date December 17 carries a significance beyond its connection to the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903. That’s because—just over three decades later in 1935—the auspicious date saw the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, which marked the first variant of the DC-3 series. When the final […]

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Hard 737 Landing at Paro International Airport

An abridged video of this landing was recently posted on Reddit. The flight took place in July 2021 and the video footage went viral in the weeks that followed. The aircraft lands safely, but it’s quite a textbook example of bad airmanship. The popular version of the video is a thirty-second excerpt where it can be hard to make sense of what is happening. Here is the full 1½ minute video of the Un stabilized approach and hard landing filmed […]

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Why Aerosmith’s ‘Dude (Looks Like a Lady)’ Was Ahead of Its Time

Hit songwriter Desmond Child says that “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" carries a message that’s more valid today than when the track was released by Aerosmith in 1987. It was the first piece Child worked on with the band after being sent to help them assemble Permanent Vacation. In a new episode of The Kenny Aronoff Sessions (video below), he told drummer Aronoff that Steven Tyler and Joe Perry didn’t even introduce themselves before asking his opinion on the track […]

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