AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – Today is a very sad day in KLM’s 100-year history and for aviation history in general as KLM will say goodbye today to the most beautiful airliner ever made – the iconic KLM Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, also known as the Queen of the skies. The City of Tokyo will touchdown at Amsterdam Schiphol for the last time ever, much earlier … Continue reading SAD FAREWELL FOR KLM BOEING 747
KYIV, UKRAINE – Today, 55 years ago – on February 27, 1965 – the Antonov AN-22 Antei performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was welcomed with a water salute at Kyiv-Antonov Airport to celebrate its 55th anniversary. The AN-22 was the first widebody transport aircraft in the world and the biggest transport aircraft at that time, and set 41 world records. First Flight The Antonov … Continue reading 55 YEARS AFTER THE WORLD’S LARGEST TURBOPROP AN-22 MADE ITS FIRST FLIGHT
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is celebrating its 100th anniversary since October 7, 2019. KLM is The Netherlands’ flag carrier and officially the oldest airline in the world. Last Friday KLM published a stunning video of its impressive history with its home base Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in a fifties setting. Watch as time flies through KLM’s history, from KLM’s workhorse of the fifties … Continue reading VIDEO | KLM – 100 YEARS BRAND COMMERCIAL
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – After years of designing and testing, and after 2 earlier attempts this week, the Boeing 777X has made it’s first flight Saturday on January 25, 2019. Due to extreme winds at Paine Field the takeoff was canceled on Friday, after the first flight already had to be canceled on Thursday, due to thunder storms. The weather on Saturday still wasn’t great, but … Continue reading THE BOEING 777X TAKES FLIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works partners with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and National Museum of the USAF by reconfiguring USAF F-117 Nighthawk #803, nicknamed ‘Unexpected Guest’ for permanent display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. ☆☆☆ (Head image: Lockheed Martin) FLYHIGH.NEWSAviation News, Videos and More! Continue reading VIDEO – PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH: F-117 DISPLAY AT RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
CHARLESTON, SC – On December 15, 2009 the Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for the first time. The beautiful and fuel efficient 787 is a remarkable work of art to many Boeing employees and aviation lovers around the world. The aircraft has been a huge success so far and its success will continue for decades to come. Boeing is remembering all of their favorite 787 … Continue reading VIDEO – 10 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE BOEING 787 DREAMLINER
GAYDON, ENGLAND – A momentous event in British aviation and automotive history is here. The incredible outcome of a unique collaboration between Dick Lovett and two of Britain’s best-known brands – British Airways and Aston Martin – to mark the 50-year anniversary of the British-built Concorde’s first flight and British Airways’ 100th anniversary. Make sure you’re sitting down and have your seatbelt fastened. The Aston … Continue reading BRITISH AIRWAYS AND ASTON MARTIN HONOR CONCORDE WITH EXCLUSIVE SPORTS CAR
LONDON – Australia’s Qantas Airways has conducted a non-stop test flight between London and Sydney on Thursday November 14, 2019. It’s the second ‘Project Sunrise’ flight, where the effects of ultra-long flights on travelers are tested. It is the world’s longest flight in aviation history, in distance and time. Last October, Qantas flew non-stop from New York to Sydney. Delivery flight and research flight The … Continue reading QANTAS PERFORMS NON-STOP TEST FLIGHT BETWEEN LONDON AND SYDNEY
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Insitute and National Museum of the USAF partners with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works by reconfiguring a F-117 Nighthawk with registration TR803 – nicknamed Unexpected Guest – for permanent display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. It’s great to see that such an iconic aircraft is being preserved for the public. Lockheed … Continue reading OPERATION NIGHTHAWK LANDING
LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – October 31, 2019 is a special day in history for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The first operational Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (registration F-009) has arrived today on a beautiful, sunny, but cold Autumn day at it’s new home, Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. 40 years ago the first RNLAF F-16 also landed at Leeuwarden AB. The … Continue reading THE FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 HAS ARRIVED IN THE NETHERLANDS
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