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8 Captivating Facts About The Air France Flight 447 Mystery

Over two years ago, Air France Flight 447 crashed midway through a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France. It took weeks to find any trace of the Airbus A330 plane, and to this day, investigators are unable to determine with 100% certainty what caused the crash.


April 13, 2011
Geek Out

Watch Jumbo Jet Spin Tiny Jet In JFK Runway Collision

What happens when the world’s largest commercial jet clips the tail of a much smaller plane? Some tarmac turbulence that left the passengers of Comair Flight 6293 spinning.


July 20, 2010
Cars

Airbus’ Lightweight Plane Of The Future Features Holographic Projections, Invisible Floors

What sorts of aeroplanes will we be flying in 2030? According to Airbus, this “fantasy plane” concept is a reasonable guess, a lightweight model with curled wings and a U-shaped tail. Oh, and invisible floors.


May 21, 2010

Lufthansa’s New Airbus First Class Bathrooms Are Bigger Than Mine

Taking off soon are Lufthansa’s new Airbus A380 planes, which have been lavishly decorated – in the first-class cabin, at least. Gone are the tiddly toilets and basins, and in their place are separate washing and changing rooms.


February 4, 2010

Touchscreen-Controlled Lego Airbus A380 Has Snakes On Board

While the Lego Airbus A380 at Legoland is the biggest Lego aeroplane out there, this one is much cooler. To start with, there are motherf*cking snakes inside, along with five other movie scenes. And then, it’s computer-controlled, using a touchscreen.


December 22, 2009
Cars

Typo Caused Airbus Plane Tail-Strike During Takeoff In Australia

Currently, there’s a typo in a trending topic on Twitter, and it’s doing my head in, though at least it won’t be responsible for a plane tail-strike like the one that occurred at Melbourne Airport earlier this year.


September 22, 2009
Cars

New Airbus A30x Planes Look Straight Out Of Coruscant Skies

While Boeing is struggling to get the Dreamliner into the skies, Airbus is already planning their A30X next generation aircraft, which include really cool stuff like forward swept wings, u-tails and lower-placement engines. Their five-decker A380 replacement is even crazier.


June 5, 2009
Cars

Inside the $US485-Million Airbus A380 Flying Palace

What’s 73 metres long, flies at 1041kph, and has three floors that include a grand staircase, four giant full suites, boardroom with hologram projector, a full spa, concert hall, car garage, and a space-age lift that drops onto the runway?


June 3, 2009
Cars

Every Single Knob and Button In an Airbus A330 Cockpit

The sad news yesterday was an A330-200 going down in the Atlantic. Here you can see an extremely detailed video showing its cockpit, with every single knob, button, indicator, and screen. Just watching it makes my head spin. [Flight Global]


February 13, 2009
Cars

Luxury A380 Interior is Just What We Need to Start a Populist Revolt

With the economy the way it is, I can think of no better time to announce a two-level mansion-like interior for your personal Airbus A380. For when you want to shame the dudes with Cessnas.