Should this be posed on the Railroad Thread? We do not know how soon the officers arrived prior to the train but one officer said, "“I had requested Metrolink to cease all train activity, but apparently that didn’t happen,” Cavestany said." In the US, every public crossing has a special si...

Here is an article from 16 December - Includes video and heart-shaped flight track. Of course the 747-8 remains in production (a little longer) Emirates receives final Airbus A380 superjumbo While production of the distinctive double-decker comes to an end, the European plane maker said it will cont...

Why fool around with that. Here is an operating A330 with a cargo door-like sundeck.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/ ... -sun-deck/

Lufthansa announces new Summer 2022 destinations Elsewhere I read that LH's expansion will use A350's and A340's. Excerpt: From Frankfurt the airline will add flights to St. Louis in the United States, as well as continental destinations Liverpool (UK), Rennes (France) and Stavanger (Norway). The c...

From Catch 22, a few B25’s:

https://youtu.be/nLMDIlxUa58

A350 Problems - With Photographs Costly Airbus paint flaw goes wider than the Gulf "An undated image shows what appears to be paint peeling, cracking and exposed expanded copper foil (ECF) on the window of a Qatar Airways A350 aircraft grounded by the Qatari regulator. Image obtained by Reuters...

I must admit, some of the Captain's comments remind me of this old Bob Newhart interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2H-9OmErYQ

Steam Gages and Smokey Engines on this 18-minute video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfbZjyRPNGQ

The last 747, a 7478-F is scheduled to be delivered in October 2022 - presumably after the final A380. In the meantime, a 747-400 is going to have its wings sheared off and parked between a couple of Seattle apartment buildings and used as office space. Boeing 747 to park in Seattle high-rise Excerp...

Preliminary NTSB report - jammed elevator prevented rotation. Apparently control tabs can feel fine when the crew move the yokes forward and back but will jam up when the elevators are under aerodynamic load.

https://youtu.be/UTUPGUB8bKQ

Video shows major sections being lifted onto barges. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The wreckage of a Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed off Oahu in July has successfully been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday. Both flight recorders and all major components were also...

Following the technique of many copy writers, I used a lurid headline to introduce an article on freighter conversions including a 7-meter section of skin being removed for installation of a cargo door. excerpt (article includes photos and a video showing some of the conversion work) Major aerospace...

NTSB Briefing can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82CmOd_ucU Summary: NTSB is reviewing the video of smoke puff Engines are in pretty good shape First flight of the plane since December 2020 Tire marks indicate hard braking - all tires were contacting the runway when departing the ru...

The following news video supposedly shows the aircraft starting its takeoff roll. At 17 seconds you can see a puff of smoke from one of the engines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wOr8CH0FRs Here are some of the comments: 16 hours ago: Compressor stall is incorrect. There are several bleed valves ...

Hey, a blast from the past. I don't see anything new here but it has been 18 years. Hard to believe! How A New A340 Ended Up Written Off Before It Was Even Delivered by Jake Hardiman October 20, 2021 Excerpt: Before an aircraft makes its way from the manufacturer to the customer, it has to pass a se...

Boeing is poised to introduce an air-freight version of its 777X jetliner within the next few weeks and is in advanced talks with Qatar Airways and other potential buyers, people briefed on the matter said. The unveiling of Boeing's first new jet in four years will intensify a fight with Airbus SE f...

Two more SIA A380's to be broken up - trigger warning - includes lurid photographs of earlier parting outs.


https://simpleflying.com/singapore-airl ... -scrapped/

With NTSB investigating, there'll be zero information disclosed outside of their periodic briefings. In a photograph in the article linked below (scroll down the page to see) the train was moving from left to right - the derailment occurred at or near a siding switch. The fact that the front portion...

In Photos: Final Preparations For The Lufthansa Boeing 707 Auction (Actually there are parts from 2 former LH 707's) On Friday at midday, Dechow will put thousands of pieces of ‘Lufthansa’ Boeing 707s on auction. The parts from two Boeing 707s have been painstakingly cataloged over the past month a...

Verbal just wants what's his.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faeEnoYcT7w&t=62s

(With apologies to elaw who I see also just posted this) Inflight beverages The United States Air Force (USAF) has ordered two Boeing 747-8 units to replace the customized Boeing 747-200Bs that are currently in action. The new presidential plane will hold the designation VC-25B and will take over th...

4014 Heads for Home
The locomotive has finished its tour of the eastern part of the Union Pacific System. Here is a video shot from a vehicle following it on an adjacent highway as it heads back to its home base in Cheyenne, Wy. a few days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDmfMra5_Y

Here is a video showing current work. It begins with some video of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana (near where the hull sections of the hull are shipped for scrapping). Next it shows two cut hull sections still in Georgia where the vehicles are being removed including images of a grapple picking up the w...

Why The Lockheed L-1011 Had Toilets In A Circular Pattern (Right Under the #2 Engine Duct - maybe it was a great way to mask unpleasant sounds?) Excerpt: It’s been nearly five decades since the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar entered service. Operators such as TWA praised the aircraft as one of the safest ...

Includes video and track of route. Excerpt Boeing closed the Boeing Classic golf tournament with a spectacular flyover, performed by its flagship new widebody, the 777X. WH001, Boeing’s first 777-9, stunned the crowds at the event, performing a figure of eight in the skies above the course. A Boeing...