United Continental Holdings is contemplating an Airbus A380 order, and while a final deal will take some time, Airbus expects the U.S. airline to adopt the double-decker for its extensive Asian network. Airbus Chief Operating Officer-Customer John Leahy, speaking with Aviation Week yesterday after a market forecast presentation in Washington, asserted that United President and …
Category Archive: Air Shows/Events
Photo: B-17G “Memphis Belle” arrives at Hopkins for the Piston Power Show – OPShots.net
OPShots contributor Dave Reed captured this nice image of the movie branded “Memphis Belle” as it arrived for the Piston Power Show being held at the I-X Center September 30 – October 2, 2011. Along with the B-17, other aircraft slated to be on display include: B-25J Medium Bomber P-51 P-40 North American T28B Douglas …
Photo: USAF F-16 Overrun at Oshkosh – OPShots.net
A US Air Force F-16 finished its performance with a bang last Thursday when it overran the runway at Wittman Airfield in Oshkosh, Wisconsin following an aerial display at AirVenture 2011. OPShots contributor Craig Maternowski was on the scene shortly after the incident and captured a pair of images that show the end result. You …