AVIATOR AND FORMULA 1 RACING LEGEND NIKI LAUDA DIES AT THE AGE OF 70

VIENNA – Racing legend and aviator Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70 on May 20, 2019. The race driver was a prominent figure in motorsport for decades, but also had a very successful career in commercial aviation. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday,” his family said in a statement to the Austrian … Continue reading AVIATOR AND FORMULA 1 RACING LEGEND NIKI LAUDA DIES AT THE AGE OF 70

FLYHIGH.NEWSMay 21, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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THE CONCORDE’S FIRST FLIGHT – 50 YEARS AGO

TOULOUSE – Today, exactly 50 years ago – on March 2, 1969 – the Concorde took off for the first time. The Concorde was a technological marvel, an airliner that could fly more than twice the speed of sound at altitudes that brush the air of space. Flying Supersonic was seen as the future in the 60s. The Concorde was the first – in the … Continue reading THE CONCORDE’S FIRST FLIGHT – 50 YEARS AGO

FLYHIGH.NEWSMarch 2, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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SECOND BRITISH AIRWAYS RETRO LIVERY WILL FEATURE BEA COLORS ON A319

LONDON – After a Boeing 747-400 was painted in a retro livery last week, an Airbus A319 from British Airways now also gets a historic livery. The aircraft will get the paintjob in Shannon in the colors of British European Airways, starting this weekend. This year the British airline is painting a series of aircraft in retro colors, as part of the company’s unofficial 100th … Continue reading SECOND BRITISH AIRWAYS RETRO LIVERY WILL FEATURE BEA COLORS ON A319