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BA jumbo jet is made up of From toilet rolls to teaspoons, British Airways loads thousands of individual items on to each jumbo jet before it takes to the skies. Fifty BA employees created an image of a giant plane made up of these items on the floor of an aircraft hangar
Big Ben is made up of air sickness bags
The London Eye is made of a teapot, cutlery, crockery and socks
Oven racks also contribute to the London skyline
The tailfin is made of headset bags and extension seat belts
The Gherkin is made from cushion covers and socks from first class
And Tower Bridge is formed from slippers and wash bags
Tea and coffee bags represent the Shard
The process was captured in this time-lapse video
a swiss air a340 dives down to through some early morning fog to create some amazing visible wingtip vortices above runway 34 in zurich switzerland.
Beautiful.
by Alberto Reyes
Tail Tuesday: Graceful lines of sublime tail and engines of Challenger private jet.
Deregulation Darlings: Airlines, Not Yet Where They Want To Be, Make 21 Cents Per Passenger
The airline industry likes to think it is having a renaissance, finally able to show consistent profits and return on investment just like any other industry and to avoid the regular warnings that “airline investing may be hazardous to your health.”
The latest statistics…
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 (when it was still known as SNCASE). The Caravelle was one of the most successful European first generation jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States market, with an order for 20 from United Airlines.
45mph crosswinds + icey runway = no thank you! Fun to watch the action safely from the ground, though.










