Falcons on a Plane: The Viral Cabin Photo, Falconry and Falcon Passports
In January 2017 a photograph of dozens of hooded falcons sitting in rows of airline seats went viral. Ahmet Yasar shared it on Twitter with...
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Understand Maho Beach’s low aircraft approaches, choose safer viewing habits and plan a Sint Maarten outing without copying risky fence poses. Plan for Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2026, distinguish launches from balloon glows and leave room for weather changes during the event.
Start with Maho Beach, Sint Maarten: Watching Planes Without Chasing Jet Blast and Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta: Planning for Dawn, Glows and Weather.
Cat Stowaway in an Ultralight Wing: Romain Jantot's Flight over Kourou
Shortly after take-off on an introductory flight over French Guiana, ultralight pilot Romain Jantot glanced up and saw a face looking down a...
Maho Beach, Sint Maarten: Low Landings and Jet Blast at Princess Juliana
Few beaches anywhere put you this close to a landing airliner. Maho Beach on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint M...
Windowless Planes: CPI's OLED Cabin Concept and Emirates' Virtual Windows
What if every passenger had a window seat, and the window ran the full length of the cabin? In August 2014 the UK's Centre for Process ...
North Atlantic Skies: NATS Visualisation of a Day of Transatlantic Flights
Every day, between two and three thousand aircraft fly across the North Atlantic between North America and Europe. In 2014 NATS, the UK...
Tokyo to San Francisco in 83 Seconds: A 747 Cockpit Hyperlapse
A Boeing 747 crosses the Pacific from Tokyo to San Francisco, and the whole trip flashes past in about 83 seconds. The YouTube user psp747 ...
CityJet Flap Fairing Incident, May 2014: London City to Florence Flight
On 15 May 2014, passengers on CityJet flight WX-281 from London City Airport to Florence looked out of the window shortly after take-off and...
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: Dawn Patrol to Mass Ascension
Every October the sky over Albuquerque, New Mexico, fills with hundreds of hot-air balloons. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, f...
Europe 24: NATS Video Shows a Day of European Air Traffic
Watch a whole day of European flying in a few minutes. In Europe 24 , thousands of glowing trails spread across the map from the continent’s...