Welcome to another AvGeek delivered directly to your desktop. Sadly, we begin with some of our feathered friends that won’t be making any more deliveries. In a busy week, we also check out a couple of great plane videos, have some ATC fun but also see what can happen when an ATC professional makes an error. … Continue reading “AvGeek Weekly – Baby Boom?”
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Tracking Thomson Flight Status
About Thomson Thomson Airways Limited, more commonly referred to as simply Thomson, is the world’s largest charter airline. Currently, the airline has 61 active aircraft – all Boeing models – and three additional orders on the way. Based at London-Gatwick and flying from a host of airports up and down the UK and Republic of … Continue reading “Tracking Thomson Flight Status”
AvGeek Weekly – Trump!
Not had enough Trump lately? Well fear not as we bring you not one but two related AvTrump related stories!! No snakes on his plane but here at AvGeek we suspect he might be the proud owner of a new Boeing phone soon! Trump Plane Receives Water Cannon Salute Before Heading To The White House npr.org … Continue reading “AvGeek Weekly – Trump!”
AvGeek Weekly – Twick or Tweet
We start this week with a couple of heart warming stories from up in the skies. Dressing up as a donut, a phone (and erm – in stockings!) sure makes a change from the witches and ghosts that we’ve seen around here! This week we also heard some excellent news about the future of the … Continue reading “AvGeek Weekly – Twick or Tweet”
Tracking British Airways Flight Status: A How-To Guide
British Airways, BA British Airways, commonly shortened to BA, was first established in 1972 by the UK government to manage two large international and two small regional pre-existing nationalised airlines. However, in March 1974 all four of these airlines merged under one name and one company; British Airways. After 13 years under this state controlled … Continue reading “Tracking British Airways Flight Status: A How-To Guide”
What is ACARS?
It has been over two years since Malaysian Airlines flight 370 went missing and the location of the aircraft has still not been determined. There has been a lot of talk in the press about “ACARS” and that this was turned off and that the 01:37 transmission was never received. So what actually is this, … Continue reading “What is ACARS?”
AvGeek Weekly – I’m Sully
Welcome to another AvGeek roundup. This week we take a break from planning our Movember Mo to take the controls in North Korea, jump on board a helicopter to watch cars fly and see a Trump plane rip up an airport. Dedicated AvGeeks that we are – we also take time out to read about … Continue reading “AvGeek Weekly – I’m Sully”
AvGeek Weekly – Shhh
After another busy week it’s time to put on our fancy new sneakers, whistle for our loyal suitcase and leave our phone behind as we head to the “Horn”, get up close to some Mig-29’s and dust off the drone for some spectacular flights over Britain. In other news we also hear from someone making … Continue reading “AvGeek Weekly – Shhh”
AvGeek Weekly – Jane Who?
Time to lift the wheels on a bumper AvGeek edition as we learn about a couple of ways to prevent sharing germs on a plane, take time out to fly a kite, enjoy/fall asleep to* a great movie, step into an almighty planning argument in England – and much more besides! If all that is … Continue reading “AvGeek Weekly – Jane Who?”
Tracking Easyjet Flights with Live Status Updates
Track any Easyjet flight status with Plane Finder here. Easyjet Airlines Easyjet, established in 1995, is one of the fastest expanding airlines that grew out of a series of rapid expansions and an – up until then – unmet consumer demand for low-cost travel. Launched by the Greek Cypriot businessman Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Easyjet started … Continue reading “Tracking Easyjet Flights with Live Status Updates”