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FAA Convair 440 N104 Boston to Washington ATC Technology circa 1959

This publicity film from the late 1950s was made to showcase a flight between Boston and Washington, DC on a Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Convair 440 N104 to explain the advancements in computer technology for ATC flight tracking using computer generated flight strips. Keen observers will notice an American Airlines short tail Boeing 707 making …Read more »

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PC-6 Turbo Porter The STOL Workhorse Utility Aircraft

Built with the reliability of a Swiss watch, this 1960s publicity film extols the performance and reliability virtues of the famous Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter general utility aircraft. The Turbo-Porter can be operated on wheels or skiis from both gravel and paved air strips and its STOL performance made it the ideal workhorse for tundra and …Read more »

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AIRBUS just fired their #1 A350 airline

It was reported in the Saturday January 22, 2022 issue of the Wall Street Journal (page B3) that Airbus has essentially fired their largest Airbus A350 airline customer in terms of orders and deliveries. As explained in this video, Airbus and the airline customer are currently facing off with each other in a London court …Read more »

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I made the cover of Propliner Magazine 9 times in past 35 Years | Henry Tenby air-to-air photography

Hi there, my name is Henry Tenby and I am a lifelong aviation enthusiast and back in the pre-Internet era, I was passionate about ait-to-air Aird photography of commercial and vintage commercial prop driven airliners. During the 1980s and 1990s, Propliner Magazine was the must have periodical for all red-blooded prop fans. Propliner covered the …Read more »

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Airbus A340 The Challenge Met – January 1992

This promotional film was made to promote and educate airline customers as to the design economic and passenger comfort benefits of the then newly developed Airbus A340 long range jetliner, that was introduced to service in the early 1990s.

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Airbus A340 Roll Out and First Flight – Toulouse March 12, 1991

This promotional video takes us to Toulouse, France for the roll out reception ceremony and first flight of the Airbus A340 on March 12, 1991.