Two colliding Boeing 747s is probably the biggest catastrophe one could think of! On March 27, 1977, the Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) was the scene of such a nightmare: one KLM 747-260B and one Pan Am 747-121 collided on the runway of the airport. There were 583 fatalities and just 61 survivors. Here’s the story of the deadliest crash in aviation history.
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Four brand new 777-300ER for British Airways!
The first UK carrier to operate Boeing 777-300ER is British Airways. UK’s national airline just has taken delivery of first of the six planes on order.
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How to wash a plane – the Russian style
You know those old commercials when a couple of girls are passionately washing a car under the hot summer sun?