http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress Let's put the fun back into flying. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:58:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is guest blogger time once again. Today I am happy to have Courtney who is the co-creator of the Airplane Geeks Podcast, founder of AirlineEmpires.net, currently works for a commercial aircraft OEM, and is a self-proclaimed stud muffin (he added that last part). He takes a look at what ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/guest-blog-the-path-to-create-your-own-online-airline-simulation/ Wonderful shot of American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER I hear from a lot of aviation enthusiasts, “why are people afraid of flying? It is the safest transportation out there.” I have heard all sorts of fascinating statistics on how much safer flying is than driving, but I wanted to check them out for myself ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/by-the-numbers-flying-is-a-lot-safer-than-driving-or-taking-the-train/ I love the Ilyushin IL-96 (and IL-86). With the older Aeroflot livery, it looks all Russian. This video shows off the IL-96T, the freighter version, at the Moscow Airshow in 2005. She takes off, does a fly-by and then lands. Love the sound of her four Aviadvigatel PS90 engines. Although many ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/video-ilyushin-il-96-showing-off/ The Boeing factory in Everett has lots of hard working people making some amazing airplanes. Photo by Boeing A very happy labor day to everyone! According to the United States of labor, this day “is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/happy-labor-day/ Lots of great stuff to check out at Vintage Aircraft Weekend at Paine Field this weekend. If you are in the Seattle area this weekend and you like aviation, you probably want to stop by Paine Field (KPAE) to check out the Vintage Aircraft Weekend. It is more than just looking ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/attn-seattle-peeps-vintage-aircraft-weekend-at-paine-field-now/ Aerial view of the DreamLifter and Future of Flight taken by Paine Field Paine Field is in the process of building additional parking spots next to the Future of Flight. The hope is Boeing 787 Dreamliners will one day be parked there, but for a little over a week, a Boeing ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/pictures-great-views-of-boeing-dream-lifter-at-the-future-of-flight/ Allegiant Airlines Boeing 757 (N901NV) with full livery A while back I was able to get a hold of a photo of a Boeing 757 with only the winglet painted with Allegiant Livery. Today I was sent a photo of the whole (ok, minus the nose) plane decked out in Allegiant ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/airline-livery-of-the-week-full-allegiant-air-livery-on-boeing-757/ Yesterday I talked about tracking down the history of N724PA and how it was used on two different airplane types. Today, I look at why the heck was Alaska Airlines flying a different Boeing 707 over the summer, for four summers in a row. I was able to learn from Ron ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/lost-in-time-when-alaska-airlines-flew-boeing-707s/ Here is PanAm Boeing 747-200 N724PA taken in 1990, about a year before Pan Am went out of business. A while back after I blogged a photo of a Pan Am Boeing 747-200 taking off at Seattle, an ex-pilot that flew for Pan Am emailed me and thought the registration number ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/following-n724pa-from-boeing-707-to-boeing-747/ If you like wings, you are going to love the Caproni Ca.60 Noviplano. It had nine wings and was set to be a 100-passenger flying boat. To help get the 100-passenger aircraft and its nine wings off the ground, it had eight engines. The plane was 30 feet tall – about ... http://airlineworkersunite.com/wordpress/video-what-has-nine-wings-and-eight-engines-caproni-ca60-noviplane-does/