I don't think the AN-225 has ever been to Calgary. I think that was the A-124 the one that normally flys into Calgary
I have to agree with this, I remember back around 2002-2003 there was a strong rumour that the 225 was going to come through but it never happened. However the 124 is a somewhat regular visitor to YYC.
If the 225 was coming I would already be at the airport with my camera in hand, waiting...
For those of us who are aviation geeks and love It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, last Thursday's episode has an Air Canada E90 in the background while the gang are at PHL
At least I'm assuming they actually used PHL, I've never been. And I could be mistaken on that being an E90, but I'm fairly certain it is.
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I never saw the Concorde fly in person, definitely one of the regrets I have in my life so far. We are lucky that YYC has seen the RAF fly in the old VC-10 over the last few years, a pity they will be gone pretty soon too.
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I never saw the Concorde fly in person, definitely one of the regrets I have in my life so far. We are lucky that YYC has seen the RAF fly in the old VC-10 over the last few years, a pity they will be gone pretty soon too.
I flew into Heathrow last week and was saddened by the lack of a Concorde sighting. When I was last there (2004), the Concorde fleet had already been grounded, but I still saw a few parked on the tarmac. I was lucky enough to see one taxi and takeoff on a previous trip to London in the 80s.
Booking a trans-Atlantic crossing on the Concorde was on my bucket list -- guess I'll never realize that dream now unless another SST is ever developed.
I think the only SST that is even being talked about right now is in the private jet world, and even that is a long shot with no real money behind it yet.
I flew into Heathrow last week and was saddened by the lack of a Concorde sighting. When I was last there (2004), the Concorde fleet had already been grounded, but I still saw a few parked on the tarmac. I was lucky enough to see one taxi and takeoff on a previous trip to London in the 80s.
Booking a trans-Atlantic crossing on the Concorde was on my bucket list -- guess I'll never realize that dream now unless another SST is ever developed.
The was and hopefully still is a concorde parked at the Museum of Flight in Seattle which can you enter and check out the cockpit and interior.
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Booking a trans-Atlantic crossing on the Concorde was on my bucket list -- guess I'll never realize that dream now unless another SST is ever developed.
Start saving up for a Virgin Galactic flight? Hopefully once they get up and running over the years they will be able to offer the flights cheaper than the initial $250,000 USD they are right now.
I think the only SST that is even being talked about right now is in the private jet world, and even that is a long shot with no real money behind it yet.
I'm somewhat surprised one or more of the "upscale" carriers like Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, etc. haven't pushed for development of a modern SST. Maybe they have but it's just not economically feasible to design and manufacture what would ultimately be a niche aircraft without heavy government subsidies (like the Concorde received)?
When the the Hong Kong Airport opened, first time flying out of there, I saw a Concorde parked at a gate. I think that may have been the only time I've seen a concorde in person.
Never saw it fly though, which kind of sucks.
Virgin offered to buy the Concorde and put it back into service, but Airbus said that they will not provide any sort of support for it if they do or something along those lines.
I'm somewhat surprised one or more of the "upscale" carriers like Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, etc. haven't pushed for development of a modern SST. Maybe they have but it's just not economically feasible to design and manufacture what would ultimately be a niche aircraft without heavy government subsidies (like the Concorde received)?
If any airline had the money to waste on doing it, look no further than Emirates.
There is still the big problem on not allowing supersonic travel over land due to the sonic boom. There are some new designs that minimize that, so if you solve that problem and the immense cost to develop and operate an SST we may see it happen.
