TheAviationAnalyst

Non-political. Independently analysing and reporting on the use of aviation in the modern world ✈️

[Šutanovac Dragan @SutanovacDragan]

Neko reče da nemaju čime da obore balon.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

It’s appears that a Missile fired from one of the F-22s is what was used to shoot down the Chinese High-Altitude Surveillance Balloon.

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

This Turkish CL-215 took a couple of inches off the top of some trees whilst conducting fire-fighting duties near Marmaris! ✈️🌲

[herdem_aviation @muratherdemm]

Marmaris'teki orman yangınına müdahale eden THK uçağının çok alçaktan su bırakmak için çam ağacını sıyırdığı anlar…

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

Another view of today’s simultaneous departure of BA1 and VS3 🇬🇧🛫🛫🇺🇸

[Sky News @SkyNews]

#COVID19: British Airways and Virgin Atlantic take off together to symbolise the return of flights to the US for the double jabbed 🛫

Read more on this story 👉 https://t.co/UeaMZzjl7Q

[NATS @NATS]

'3,2,1...Now!'

The story behind the huge team effort that made today's @British_Airways and @VirginAtlantic parallel take-off at @HeathrowAirport possible

➡️ https://t.co/6sQjLHA95I 🛫 🛫

#avgeek

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

An historic moment at @HeathrowAirport this morning as @VirginAtlantic and @British_Airways performed a simultaneous departure from runways 27L and 27R, marking the re-opening of the USA border after more than 600 days. Well done to @NATS for such a smooth operation! 🇬🇧🛫🛫🇺🇸

[NATS @NATS]

The view from @HeathrowAirport tower this morning as @British_Airways BAW1 and @VirginAtlantic VIR3 took off simultaneously, heading to New York JFK airport 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[Eamonn Brennan @BrennanEN23]

Flight volumes slowly decreasing (end of the Summer) but still at 71% of 2019 levels. See latest @eurocontrol Comprehensive Assessment for detailed data on traffic, route flows & fuel prices
https://t.co/3OTVX1r52w
@Transport_EU @ECACceac @A4Europe @IATA @ACI_EUROPE @CANSOEurope

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

The USAF have awarded the contract for the B52 power plant upgrade to Rolls-Royce. The B-52H will be fitted with the F130 engines, a military variant of the power plant used by executive aircraft manufacturers such as Gulfstream, Bombardier and Dassault.

https://t.co/3ZXYWxQsn0

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

World first as aeroplane flies through tunnel at 245 km/h to set World R... https://t.co/cUNGRA6uAy via @YouTube

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

The RAF announce the retirement of the C130 Hercules by 2023 after 57 years of service, placing full trust in their fleet of new generation Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft #hercules #c130 #raf #royalairforce #atlas #a400m #airbus #military #militarynews https://t.co/wPBtu1JD3E

[C17 UK @C17UK]

👉 Reverse Idle tactical descent from 30,000 feet to 5,000 feet in 2 minutes & not even close to max performance for this beast! ✈️💪

Watch the wing angle vs the horizon for some perspective of how steep this is! 📐

#99Sqn #C17 #RAFC17is20 #RAF #NoOrdinaryJob #Friyay #AvGeek

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

The C-17 Globemaster boasts a very impressive technical ability. Did you know, it’s reverse thrusters are designed to push air up and out from the engines, instead of down? This prevents ingestion issues when operating from remote airstrips ✈️ #Globemaster #c17 #avgeek

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

LIVE footage from Kabul Airport https://t.co/NUZ9HLCfS2 via @YouTube #Kabul_Airport #Afghanistan

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

A C17 Globemaster (08-0003) of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Heavy Airlift Wing - attached to NATO and based at Pàpa Airbase in Hungary - has just departed Kabul Airport under the callsign “BARTK23”. #globemaster #c17 #NATO #KabulAiport #afghanistan

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

A Boeing 737-200F (HK-5026) belonging to Aerosucre was forced to return to Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport in Mitù, Columbia after the aircraft’s main cargo door became unlocked during the departure phase of the flight (21/08/21) #aviation #ArmDoorsCrossCheck

[TheAviationAnalyst @AviationAnalyst]

Two U.S. registered charter aircraft - an A320-214 (N276GX) and an A321-231 (N277GX) - belonging to
@globalxairlines have touched down at #KabulAirport in the last hour to assist in the evacuation and relief effort #flightradar24 #Afghanistan