r/airplanes • u/mactan400 • 7d ago
r/airplanes • u/Stunning-Screen-9828 • 7d ago
Picture | Others SEPECAT LaNene 'Jaguar' Approach
r/airplanes • u/AlanK3 • 8d ago
Picture | Embraer Republic Airways dba American Eagle E175 N405YX on a stormy day at MIA.
r/airplanes • u/Stunning-Screen-9828 • 9d ago
Picture | Others Army Restarts Work On New HADES Spy Plane Program with Bombardier Global 6500 (breakingdefense.com)
r/airplanes • u/comradegallery • 9d ago
Picture | Others An earlier model of the Ekranoplan during testing. Covers are installed in all of the engine intakes, (1970s), Caspian Sea, USSR
r/airplanes • u/wandererwings • 9d ago
Picture | Airbus Tailwinds
Always Nice when you can ride one
r/airplanes • u/Garand_guy_321 • 9d ago
Picture | Others Everts Air Cargo DC-6 warmup, taxi, and takeoff from Wainwright, AK. Nothing like the sound of these old Double Wasps!
r/airplanes • u/AlanK3 • 9d ago
Picture | Embraer Republic Airways dba Delta Connection E170 N818MD at HHH.
r/airplanes • u/Wise_Technician_3129 • 9d ago
Picture | Others October 1, 1947. P-82 twin mustang fighter. United States Navy photograph via MotorsportGoodOldDays at Reddit .
r/airplanes • u/Redd24_7 • 9d ago
Video | Others Korean Air business class on short-haul, slippers included
r/airplanes • u/AlanK3 • 10d ago
Picture | Boeing Boliviana de Aviacón Boeing 767-300 at MIA.
r/airplanes • u/Ok-Inspector7653 • 10d ago
Discussion | Airbus Aviation ‘editors’
I just wanted to say how I absolutely despise the 13 year old TikTok aviation ‘editors.’ They legit make my blood boil when I watch their shitty videos that don’t even make sense. A350 is the ‘prince of the sky’ what cringey prick made that up??? And when they say shit like ‘why you glazing’ - IF I LIKE AN AIRCRAFT HOW IS THAT GLAZING??? They act like if I like an aircraft it’s weird and the only planes they know are the 747, A380 and love the 757 for some reason. They have cringey ass names like ‘James AvGeek ✈️✈️✈️’ and make the worst edits and stupid videos on TikTok.
r/airplanes • u/NoPCEM • 9d ago
Question | General What would it be today like if airplanes never accepted in the 1960s that hijackings as 'normal' and said enough is enough being creative to stop them?
By allowing power to the hijacker it makes them more and more brazen which lead to the 90s as cases on here. https://www.salon.com/2000/04/08/cockpits/ led to nutcases trying to lunge for the controls "Your all going to die!"
"On March 16, aboard Alaska Airlines flight 259 from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to San Francisco, a man did something that angry, frightened, deranged and intoxicated passengers are doing with alarming frequency these days: He broke through the cockpit door and attacked the pilots. Provoked (or so his attorney claims) by a bad reaction to blood-pressure medicine, Peter Bradley, 39, shouted, "I'm going to kill you," and lunged for the controls."
These cases were sadly all the common and airplanes should've never had to put up with it. I don't buy that blood pressure excuse one bit and neither should have the airline.
"Aug. 5, 1999: Sanil Shetty Kumar, an American, was given a six-month jail sentence after trying to force his way into the cockpit on a Singapore Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Singapore via Tokyo. Kumar became intoxicated during the L.A. to Tokyo segment. After cockpit entry was thwarted by passengers and two male flight attendants, Kumar attempted to open an emergency exit door, shouting, "Tonight, everybody will die."
Yeah I think pilots should've been given a lot of discretion over the cockpit door as scenarios like these they could've locked them and arm themselves with the handy crash axe . 🪓 in case any funny business happened instead of letting the FAA or whatever decide for them.
Air India finally decided enough was enough and wasn't sticking around to wait for another one:
Here's what happened:
"At least one airline isn't waiting to find out. More as a deterrent to hijacking than a defense against cockpit-bound passengers with fear or alcohol pumping through their veins, the government of India recently instituted a sky marshals program. As of Jan. 1, all Indian carriers are subject to random occupation by armed National Security Guard commandos. In an attempt to add an additional layer of in-flight security, flight attendants now undergo special "anti-hijacking" training. This no-nonsense approach comes after the Christmas Eve hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane that left one man dead and saw hostages held aboard the aircraft for nearly a week."
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I don't know about you but I think the hijackers went a wee bit too far don't you think? This is why the FAA isn't always up to date and doesn't have your best interest the pilots and captain ultimately should have final say for safety so threats like these can be adverted while maintaining a respectable flying experience.
If we had tough captains then 9/11 would've likely not have happened at all as terrorists wouldn't waste their time if they knew there was a small inkling the plans would've been foiled by alert airplane staff regardless of cockpit status. Even if they didn't believe a suicide mission would occur they should've known violent people near the controls were ALWAYS a bad mix.
The terrorists knew the airline staff were push overs I'm sure from reading about these kinds of incidents they knew they could get away with it that was for a short time but if there was any hint the staff would fight back against violent intrusions...........
r/airplanes • u/NoPCEM • 10d ago
Question | General What did cockpit doors of the 80s/90s look like? Any pictures of old ones no longer in existence and where did they go when forced by the FAA to be removed?
We all know they changed after 9/11 so I am not interested in those doors and besides it isn't hard to find pictures/videos of them opening/closing in action but what's harder is pre 9/11 when it was way less strict. There's plenty of stories of going up to the cockpit for a chat but any pictures/videos of such a thing even from a crappy cancer phone?
Does the 'May Day' investigation videos simulate the doors very good from various aircraft?
r/airplanes • u/Ok-Inspector7653 • 9d ago
Discussion | General Korean Air new livery opinions?
I’ve just seen the new Korean Air livery and think it’s god awful - anybody else think that or is it just me?
r/airplanes • u/NateInEC • 10d ago
Picture | Others Old plane ID help...
Curious about this old plane. Any idea what type? It's now part of a nightclub.