Kuwait Air Force Boeing C-17 الكويت القوة الجوية بوينغ

Our Long Beach Bureau Chief got these pictures of a C-17 in Kuwait Air Force livery.

Meanwhile, Boeing has yet to confirm that the Kuwait Air Force is a C-17 customer.

D Check

No squawks.

Wind Map

Check This Out ! You can move the globe around with your cursor too.

Click the link below :


                                                         WIND MAP

Traveling in a Boeing 747 in the 1970s was pretty damn awesome

VERY COOL 747 pictures here.

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                                                 747's In The 1970's

Microwave Pork Rinds - Review

We didn't want to try them.

Delta Airlines Shot Glass Review

We tested this using 100% Valencia orange juice from Florida (not from concentrate wherever that is).

The glass worked OK. Recommended.

Airbus A380 Horizontal Stabilizer Size

The span of the A380 horizontal stabilizer is more than the wingspan of a 737-800.

Pan Am Stock Certificate

Maybe we should have chosen a different stock to buy in 1974.

Aircraft Fuselage Skin Doublers

**Airplane Life Classics**

When we rode Aloha's N836AL Kauikeaouli (cn 23225/1102) back in '07, we saw three sets of skin doublers just while boarding the plane. Keep 'em flying', boys!

аэрофлот Airbus A330 VQ-BBG Посадка Без Cockpit

Все пассажиры выжили эта драматическая посадки после передней части самолета откололась во время полета из Шереметьево в Лос-Анджелес.

Charles Lindbergh Grave - Maui, Hawaii

We paid our respects at Charles Lindbergh's grave. It's in a very nice place.

Spirit of St. Louis Replica San Diego Airport

Ryan N-X-211 at Lindbergh Field.

Why Is There a Helicopter at Costco?

We don't know either.

Der Wienerschnitzel Chili Dog Review

Review: It tastes how it looks.

We recommend the 5 for $5 deal for anyone with perilously low nitrate levels.

Bonus Photo - Sauerkraut with Mustard :

LAX Spotting - Dinah's Fried Chicken vs. In-N-Out

If you're spotting at LAX, In-N-Out is ok. But the better play is to go to Dinah's.

Shown is the classic plate with creamed spinich and mashed.

Dinah's has been there for 50 years, and has sold a hundred million pieces of chicken.

Trust Airplane Life on this.

Airbus

Sorry, but that IS was it is ...

American MD-80 Takeoff San Diego

This S80 launching out of San Diego was the only plane we saw that set off car alarms.

They must have had the "hushkit switch" turned off.

Bless their hearts.

Jet Airways VT-JWT Airbus A330-300

Check out that long taxi time in New Delhi :

Shown is the Première Class. Seat goes flat. Photos by our Belgium correspondent.

OO-JDL Jetairfly Boeing 787 Dreamliner Bruxelles

Spotted by our Belgium correspondent. Picture also spotted by the windows in the terminal. Recently delivered.

Happy New Year From Airplane Life !!

That was one heck of a party last night, wasn't it?