Air China 981 taxing to the ramp at JFK.. Quite a mess with english!

- First A380 Super jumbo visit to Beijing! - Air Koryo Il-62 and Tu-154! - Over 120 aircraft in action! - Final footage of China Northern Airlines! AirUtopia takes you to the Capital of the People’s Republic of China with an extraordinary visit to Beijing Capital International Airport. The staggering variety of action includes the giant fleet of Air China as well as dozens of other international airlines and includes ALL the major Chinese carriers. Special highlights include rare and elusive examples of Air Koryo Il-62s and Tu-154s and the first-ever visit to Beijing of the Airbus Super Jumbo A380! Our cameras captured an important part of Beijing Capital’s history as the city and airport readied itself for the 2008 Olympic Games. If you like this video trailer you can buy full version of this production at http://www.airutopia.com/retail.htm

China's aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), has recently released a new promotional video with strong focus on the country's civil aviation sector ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

The South China Sunday Morning Post reports veteran pilot Ian Wilkinson was piloting a new Boeing 777-300ER from Paine Field, near Boeing's plant at Everett, Washington, to its new home in Hong Kong when he reportedly came around and did a low pass. And we mean low. Witnesses say the new Cathay Pacific widebody airliner (shown above) overflew the runway at just 28 feet, gear up, at around 275-knots. Wilkinson -- who is 55 years old and nearing retirement -- has since been fired by the airline, reportedly for doing the stunt without company approval. The case has become controversial with industry bloggers, who say the practice is not uncommon, and note that 30 company VIPs were onboard, including the company chairman. Wilkinson reportedly did get approval for the fly-by from the Paine tower. Apparently, Cathay Pacific big-wigs toasted Wilkinson when he reached Hong Kong following the flight last month, but their attitude changed when video of the fly-by wound up on internet. That video is rumored to have been purchased by the airline from its owner, resulting in its prompt removal from the web. Here it is! ;-)

China Airlines 737-800 overshoots runway during takeoff in Japan. Pay attention on the zoomed part of the clip! ;)

- First A380 Super jumbo visit to Guangzhou! - Special 2 airport combo! - Day and night action! - Opening day action at New Baiyun! Witness Chinese aviation history as AirUtopia records the historic opening of one of China’s latest gateways to the world, Guangzhou’s New Baiyun Airport! Exclusive and rare final day footage from the former 72 year old facility is combined with all the excitement of first day operations at the new airport. Locally based China Southern Airlines is thoroughly covered along with the many other domestic and international operators as well as the special first-ever visit of the Airbus Super Jumbo A380 to Guangzhou! If you like this video trailer you can buy full version of this production at http://www.airutopia.com/retail.htm

Created 25 January 2008. This is an update to a previous podcast about this event and includes information from the second update from the AAIB's interim report of 23 January 2008. For more AirSafe.com podcasts, visit http://podcast.airsafe.org. For airline safety and security information, visit AirSafe.com at http://www.airsafe.com

This is an update to a previous audio podcast about the 17 January 2008 crash of a British Airways 777 in London. For more AirSafe.com podcasts, visit http://podcast.airsafe.org.