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The Boeing 757 was a pilots’ favourite. Oodles of power, great handling and, for its time, well-equipped. Just over a thousand of these narrow body rocket ships were produced. Intended as a replacement for the trijet Boeing 727, the orders began in 1978, 4 years before the prototype flew on 9th February 1982. American Air Lines would be the first to usher the type into service on 1st January 1983. A package freighter variant would join the fleet in 1987 with a combi optio

Our relationship with RIAT, the Royal International Air Tattoo, predates Aerotiques’ formation by decades. As the world’s largest military airshow celebrates 40 years at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, another anniversary - that of Live Aid is also being remembered. On Saturday 13th July 1985, 72 000 people packed into Wembley Stadium, 90 000 more would gather in Philadelphia and a reported 1.9 billion more would settle down in front of their tellies to see the great and go

Ever wondered what happens to aircraft wheels when they retire….

Some of you may have already seen our ugly mugs on TV….Brace yourselves for a repeat! We're about to be reminded of a very warm summer's...

Belated Happy New Year everyone, we hope you had a great Christmas. It was a bit of a hectic break for us. Darren headed off on...