Aviation Videos

A video is circulating the Web showing an Airbus A380 closely flying under a helicopter. The gigantic double-decker aircraft, capable of holding 853 people, appears to be flying within less than a few hundred feet of the helicopter. The Telegraph reports that the maneuver was performed as part of a promotional film for Emirates Airlines […]

As a child, Matt Chapman wanted to be an airshow pilot. That passion took him into the realms of becoming a professional pilot and a career path he didn’t know existed. Today, Matt flies as a commercial and aerobatic pilot. Upload your resume and find new career opportunities here. Get exclusive online content like this […]

A group of skydivers from Skydive Perris in Perris, California, east of the Los Angeles metro area, is practicing hard for an attempt to break the record for the most wingsuit divers flying in formation. Dozens of flying-squirrel-like people will jump out of several airplanes, spread their wings and legs, and fly toward each other […]

While we hear of gear up landings from time to time, a gear up takeoff is definitely an unusual incident. But here is a video that serves as proof that it does happen, too. A Mooney M20C departing from Raglan, New Zealand, dropped on its nose just as it was about to lift off a […]

Discovering the wonders of flight can be some of the most memorable experiences, and young Léa Langumier can’t seem to get enough of it. You might remember when we featured a viral video of the four-year-old’s first aerobatic flight with her pilot father, Raphael Langumier, earlier this year. Well, not long after, Léa was already […]

The U.S. Navy has entered the second phase of its F-35C aircraft carrier test program, evaluating the military jet in the rigorous offshore environment aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower. Pilots and engineers will test the airplane and collect data for two weeks, flying off the aircraft carrier. The at-sea developmental testing II (DT-II) will include […]

The first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the British Airways recently landed at London’s Heathrow Airport to join the BA fleet. In honor of the Dreamliner’s arrival, the airline released a stunning time-lapse video that goes behind the scenes at Boeing’s factory where the wide-body airliner is made. In only 4 minutes, the video shows us […]

Chuck Aaron announced on Instagram that he is retiring from flying the Red Bull helicopter, a Messerschmitt-Bölkow Blohm BO-105 modified to withstand the rigors of aerobatic flight. In his 10-year tenure with Red Bull, Aaron has performed about 250 airshows. His last show will be at the Red Bull Air Race at the Las Vegas […]

Marking the final flying season of the Vulcan XH558, the U.K.’s Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team, the Red Arrows, took its final flight with the mighty Cold War bomber on Saturday, September 19 at the Southport Air Show. With only three scheduled displays left, the Vulcan will be grounded for good in October. The Red […]

It’s hard to deny that we love watching pilots battle the elements and nail (or not) a particularly challenging crosswind landing — whether it’s in a light single or an airliner. But how about the world’s largest passenger airliner — an Airbus A380? One YouTuber managed to catch the massive wide-body jetliner arriving at Düsseldorf […]