We looked at the cockpit the other week, now check out the rest of the Airbus A380, and glimpse the future of business and luxury air travel.
Is it just me, and my obviously one-track mind, but isn’t a shower on an aircraft asking for trouble somewhat?
Via Coudal Partners.

Rotate, scan, and zoom, see the whole of an Airbus A380 cockpit. Very cool.
Thanks Crumpet.

How’s this for a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same. Rolls-Royce has developed a propeller-driven engine that could significantly reduce aircraft greenhouse gas emissions.
Rolls-Royce recently cleared a major hurdle in testing its new design for a propeller-driven engine, involving a double rotor and new blade shape. Engineers have called [...]

Four out of five people said they did not like the idea of mobile phones being allowed on flights, according to a recent survey by totaltravel.com.
Travel website totaltravel.com asked 1490 people over four weeks whether mobile phone usage should be allowed on aircraft. More than 80 per cent of respondents answered no, saying that having [...]

The instruction sheet for landing a Boeing 747 look rather straightforward. Deceptivley straightforward, I should say…
Find the checklists in the side pocket of the pilot’s and copilot’s seat. If the plane is a 747-400, engage the Automatic Landing System (ALS). If it is not a 747-400, see below under “Landing Without ALS.”