Etihad Airways has entered the world-famous Guinness Book of Records for 2008 following the airlines successful record for the greatest weight difference during flight formation at Januarys Al Ain Aerobatic Show, said the UAE national carrir in a press release.
Etihad Airways vice president flight operations "Captain Granger Narara flew into the record books as he piloted an Etihad Airbus A330-200 in formation with a Sukhoi Su-26 and an Extra-300S, two stunt planes", it said.
The flight formation world record was a magnificent effort by Captain Granger and the other pilots. Etihad Airways regularly sets new records for its growth and to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the flight formation is a very special achievement for everyone at the airline", commented James Hogan, Etihad Airways?chief executive.
Etihad Airways is a platinum sponsor of the Al Ain Aerobatic Show, a highlight of the international aerobatics event calendar which draws an audience of more than 125,000 people from more than 40 countries around the world.
Another world record ws set at the Aerobatic Show by Zoltan Veres who flew one of the stunt planes in the flight formation when he successfully achieved 408 consecutive rolls in his Extra-300S. Source
Etihad Airways vice president flight operations "Captain Granger Narara flew into the record books as he piloted an Etihad Airbus A330-200 in formation with a Sukhoi Su-26 and an Extra-300S, two stunt planes", it said.
The flight formation world record was a magnificent effort by Captain Granger and the other pilots. Etihad Airways regularly sets new records for its growth and to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the flight formation is a very special achievement for everyone at the airline", commented James Hogan, Etihad Airways?chief executive.
Etihad Airways is a platinum sponsor of the Al Ain Aerobatic Show, a highlight of the international aerobatics event calendar which draws an audience of more than 125,000 people from more than 40 countries around the world.
Another world record ws set at the Aerobatic Show by Zoltan Veres who flew one of the stunt planes in the flight formation when he successfully achieved 408 consecutive rolls in his Extra-300S. Source
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