Airbus A310 VIP for sale by German government

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The German air force special air mission wing federal ministery of defence (Flugbereitschaft) is auctioning of their Airbus A310 VIP version.The A310 was used by Germany's senior government officials such as Chancellor Angela Merkel. The plane of East Germany's Interflug was redesigned around 20 years ago by Lufthansa Technik into a VIP version. The current Chancellor at that time Helmut Kohl insisted that a shower is available on board. At this time this was not an easy task for the engineers but the request was fullfilled. The complete tender information including interior picture are found here. By the way bidding closure is May 24th. If you have the necessary  spare change to bid then click here.

First United Airlines Airbus A319 in new livery

Courtesy of United Airlines

An A319 showing the new livery was ferried from the paint shop in Greenville Miss., to Chicago yesterday. From there,  the A319 was put back in service for its first revenue flight in the new livery to Denver, CO. 

Currently, another  A319 and two A320's Airbus planes from United are at the paint shop in Mississippi.

Finally a home to rest for US Airways flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson?

Courtesy of Gothamist.com

According to the NY Post the Charlotte, NC, based Carolinas Aviation  Museum is intersted in buying the wreckage of US Airways flight 1549. For the past year parts of the remains have been up for auction. See pictures here.
The flight under command of Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched in the Hudson River January 15th 2009 after suffering a severe bird strike shortly after take off. All 155 souls on board where rescued while the plane sunk slowly.

How quickly can you "assemble" the A380?

According to Airbus in the U.S. it took them 23 seconds to solve this puzzle. We are sure you can do better!

Airbus Puzzle

Airbus A380 360-degree cockpit view

Notice the monitor in the center console displaying the outside of the A380 from the tail camera. You can also zoom in on the image. Enjoy your visit to the flight deck of the largest airplane. Check it out

Crazy Airbus Take Off