Special Flights

 After Ryukyu Air Commuter received the world’s first Bombardier Q400 Cargo Combi and announced its first commercial flight, I hesitated for a while. However, in the end, I could not miss the unique opportunity to fly on the inaugural flight of a new aircraft type. Ryukyu Air Commuter and the Q400CC Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) […]

(Flown on March 28, 2016) This is the second half of a report about my trip to Osaka in March 2016 to catch the BB-8 Jet roll-out and inaugural flight. This part covers the second day of the trip during which I took the first flight of the BB-8 Jet from Osaka Itami to Tokyo Haneda.

<–Day 4: Pouya An-74 Joyride & FARS Hangar Visit (Traveled on February 17, 2016) After the four short course tour members returned back to Kuala Lumpur, there was still a lot to come for the remaining six of us. On the fifth day of the tour – the first day of the long course –

<– Day 3: Isfahan Sights & Back to THR with Qeshm (Traveled on February 16, 2016) While the previous days were a mix of aviation and sightseeing, day 4 was a day full of aviation. On this day, we chartered a Pouya Air Antonov An-74 for a one-hour joyride starting and ending at Tehran Mehrabad

<– Day 2 Pt. 2: To the Abbasi Gardens with Iran Air (Traveled on February 15, 2016) Our third day in Iran was spent in the beautiful city of Isfahan which offers many sights worth seeing. After spending the whole day there, we flew back to Tehran on a Qeshm Air Fokker 100. Morning in

<–Day 2 Pt. 1: Iran Aseman 727 to Ahwaz and Back (Traveled on February 14, 2016) The second part of the report of day 2 of our tour covers the time we spent in Tehran after our arrival from Ahwaz. Furthermore, it covers our flight from Tehran to Isfahan onboard an Iran Air Airbus A320

<– Day 1: KUL-IKA Onboard Iran Air 747-200 (Traveled on February 14, 2016) Day two is split into two reports as it was a very long day that included three flights and a fair bit of sightseeing. The second part of the report covers the first half of the second day of the trip – a

(Traveled on February 13, 2016) This is the first part of a megareport about the Iranian Skies & Cities 2016 tour organized by me and YK Aviation. It covers the first day of the tour including spotting in Kuala Lumpur before our departure, the flight from KL to Tehran, and a dinner in Tehran with Iran Air

(Traveled on February 13-20, 2016) After having visited Iran for two times – in 2014 and 2015, my friend Yukihiro and I decided to organize a tour for aircraft enthusiasts to give more people the chance to experience flying the Iranian classics as well as to see the beautiful country in general. Background I visited