United Airlines carries more than 87 million passengers a year on 2300 daily flights with more than 600 aircraft. United was the launch customer for the Boeing 777 on 15 Oct 1990 and became the first airline in the world to introduce the 777 into commercial service on 7 Jun 1995 from Washington Dulles to London Heathrow. United s Director of Flight Operations Control, Captain Eldridge, gives you a very in-depth look at the operation of the Boeing 777 between two of the largest and busiest International airports in the world. In detail you will see how the pilots prepare the flight before and after boarding the aircraft and find out how the state of the art cockpit works. Witness the takeoffs, landings, many nice views from the cockpit and much more....

Air Greenland was founded in 1960. Today it is owned by the Government of Greenland (37.5%), Scandinavian Airlines (37.5%) and the Danish State (25%). The airline uses the Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 757-200 for scheduled flights to Scandinavia as well as on charter flights around Europe. Air Greenland operates an extended domestic network with the Dash 7 and helicopters. This DVD features 4 different types of aircraft on a variety of routes, mostly domestic, operated by Air Greenland. You will discover some of the most amazing scenery in the world as you approach some very short strips covered in snow in the cockpit of the equally amazing Dash 7!

South African Airways, Africa s leading airline, operates a fleet of more than 50 modern aircraft including the A320, A340, B737 and B747. SAA, created in 1934, operates more than 1000 flights a week around the world has won many awards for its outstanding service! This dvd, previously released on video, features the A300 on a typical regional African flight to Zimbabwe. This is followed by several domestic flights on its most important route between Jo burg and Cape town. During the arrival into Cape town on the 747SP we are allowed to make a scenic tour of this beautiful city. Last but not least we fly the 747-400 from Cape town on its busiest European route to London.

While most airlines and manufacturers were hesitant to use jet technology for civilian transport, Boeing forged ahead with the 707 and its military sister, the C-135.The Boeing 707 is a four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as Seven Oh Seven . Boeing delivered a total of 1,010 Boeing 707s including a smaller, faster model of the aircraft that was marketed as the Boeing 720.Although it was not the first commercial jet in service, the 707 was among the first to be commercially successful. Dominating passenger air transport in the 1960s, and remaining common throughout the 1970s, the 707 is generally credited with ushering in the Jet Age. It established Boeing as one of the largest makers of passenger aircraft, and led to the later series of aircraft with 7x7 designations.

Virgin Blue, the fastest growing airline down under, started service on August 31, 2000, with a fleet of Boeing 737-400s. The company was the most successful startup airline in aviation history with a load factor of 78% after just 100 days of operations! Today the airline has 20 Boeing 737-700s and 4 Boeing 737-800s which are being delivered making its fleet one of the most modern in the world.