I've written far too much about things that don't make me smile recently - so I've decided to post something that will make people smile. Namely because it involves: A Boeing 747-400 (However much the BBC try and cover it up, we all know it's a Virgin Atlantic bird) Four General Electric CF-6 Engines Cars Richard Hammond doing ... well... what he does best. (Yes, it's a … [Read more...]
Video Saturday: How do you manage an airport like Dubai?
It's Saturday, I'm manning a photo booth at a wedding and being a wedding photographer properly for once, so it must be tie time for you on site entertainment. Please extract the screen from your seat (or if you are in an economy seat, please ensure you don't push the screen so hard so it disturbs the person in front of you), as we go to todays IFE. And it's an … [Read more...]
Video Saturday – Around the World with Lufthanasa Cargo
Time for something a bit different for this Easter Saturday video Saturday - and it takes you behind the scenes of 66 hours a Lufthansa MD-11 going around the world, picking up and dropping off cargo as it goes - from cars to horses to footballs. This was an ARD Production that someone put a wrapper around - however, that doesn't stop it from being a darn good 30 minutes of … [Read more...]
Video Saturday – Come Fly with me: The Story of Pan Am
It's Saturday, and its time for something different as its the end of the month. I've been scouring the interwebs for interesting things, and found another great documentary that was broadcast on the BBC shortly before the Pan Am series played for its one season. This is the story of Pan American Airways, telling the start with the story on Juan Tripp -from the highs of … [Read more...]
