A spirited display by the Boeing 787 at the Farnborough International Air Show 2012.
As something of a contrast, a British Airways Airbus A380 with the RAF Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, summer 2013.
BA has recently introduced two of these mighty beasts into service with London Heathrow-Los Angeles being one of the first routes. They are doing two or three round trips per week at the moment but as more examples are delivered they'll be used on a daily basis. Not sure how many are on order but arranging finance for the things must be a hell of a job on its own.
I used to be an aviation 'nut' as a kid but only take a passing interest now. However, anything notable like the above still attracts my attention. I did, for a brief period, exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot's Licence but I was never a natural aviator. On the other hand, as I never attracted the attention of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, I suppose that I can claim that as a measure of success!
