From the Flightdeck DVDs (D-M)

After a company presentation you depart Djibouti International Airport for Dubai on the B737-200. That is followed by 4 flights on the IL-18 as well as 2 flights on the AN-24 to 3 destinations in Somalia, the first time our series lands in this country.

The program is a very unique opportunity to discover the cockpit operation of these 2 Russian aircraft, you will also have a look at the cabin and service on all 3 types.

The dvd has a lot of very interesting scenery from an area of the world that does not have abundant airline service and as a result, the airports you will visit make this a rare opportunity to include Djibouti as well as 3 airports in Somalia in your World Air Routes collection.

Duration: 122 mins.

First released on VHS in 2001, the Druk Air program returns on DVD 5 years later mostly because it offers a look at the spectacular and very unusual flying in and out of Paro, Bhutan. You are in the cockpit for 2 departures and 2 arrival at Paro in both directions of the runway, pilots explain what the special procedure is. You will also fly to 5 of the airline's destinations in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Thailand and observe the BAe146 arriving and departing from the runway. Also included are view's from around the country.

Duration: 122 mins.

Dutchbird operates a modern fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft to a wide range of destinations around the Mediterranean as well as long haul destinations such as Brazil and Mexico. The airline's friendly and highly competent service is appreciated by passengers and has earned it "The best Dutch charter airline" award in 2001 and 2002.

This program covers the airline's fleet of Airbus A320-200s on flights from it's base at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to destinations in Greece, Portugal and Spain. You will discover the operation of an Airbus in the cockpit with the pilots as they explain their work and present the modern cockpit of the A320. Also included are an external walkaround of the aircraft, workings of the flight plan, a look at the flight attendants and the service in the cabin and much more...

Duration: 186 mins.

For the 1st part of this 3 hour dvd we meet the A320 crew at the airline's operations offices for a briefing and flight preparation and are then taken on a roundtrip from Malpensa Airport to Mykonos, the 17th Greek airport featured in the series! Captain and First Officer continuously give you information about the flight progress and the aircraft as well as a cockpit presentation and walkaround plus the usual scenery and a non standard runway at the destination.

For the 2nd part of the program we once again meet our crew as they prepare the flight and are then taken on a circle trip to Colombo and Male. Pilots continue to inform you about the flight and present the cockpit and the A330's outside. A brief look at the cabin service and meals and lots of nice scenery including the very unusual "aircraft carrier" runway at Male complete this dvd.

Duration: 185 mins.

This program follows Everts Air Cargo DC6 flights to half a dozen destinations across Alaska with its amazing scenery. Pilots talk about the routes, Flight Engineer presentations include fueling, instruments, you will also visit maintenance, operations, cargo and more...

The dvd also includes takeoffs and landings of the DC-6 at Anchorage Airport as well as some very impressive air to air filming over Alaska.

Duration: 181 mins.

Finnish Commuter (Finncomm) Airlines is a Finnish airline company working closely with Finnair and supporting Swedish airline Golden Air in its Finnish domestic operations since 1998.

This dvd takes you on 15 flights, all on domestic routes within Finland except a roundtrip on the Embraer 145 to Stuttgart. Other trips include flights in the cockpit of the Saab 340 and Saab 2000 as well as some filmed from the cabin.

Duration: 120 mins.

Florida Coastal Airlines, based in Ft Pierce Florida, was founded in 1995. With a fleet of Cessna 402Cs the airline operates scheduled services within Florida as well as to the Bahamas. In addition FCA operates scheduled charters to destinations in the area and leases its aircraft to individuals who want easy and convenient service to their destination and schedules. FCA's main route, which it operates several times a day, links Ft Lauderdale with Marathon in the Florida Keys.

We fly this route with 2 aircraft to bring you an amazing spectacle in the air over the keys! We also fly the C402 to various destinations in the Bahamas.

Duration: 104 mins.

Jersey European was formed in 1979 and introduced its first jet, the BAe146 in 1993 on routes from London to Belfast City and the Channel Islands. JE won several awards including "Best UK Regional Airline". In 1999 the airline purchased the CRJ and Dash 8 and changed its name to British European.

Flybe was launched in July 2002 to offer low cost services around the UK and Europe. Eventually Flybe will reduce its fleet to 2 types, the BAe146 and Q400.

This program features the 4 types in operations at the moment and takes us on 17 flights to 7 destinations in the UK as well as on routes to Belgium, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland. The airline's Director of Flight Operations takes us on an in-depth tour of the facilities including reservations, operations and maintenance.

Duration: 185 mins.

FlyJet, based at London's Gatwick Airport, operates a fleet of Boeing 757s on European and Intercontinental routes.On the first part of the program we position an empty Boeing 757 from Manchester to the RAF Brize Norton near London where we pickup military personnel on its way to Iraq. We then fly to the RAF base of Akrotiri in Cyprus where we stay overnight with the crew while another crew takes over for the roundtrip to Iraq.

The following morning we pickup the aircraft for a return to Brize Norton and positioning to Manchester. Throughout the flights pilots keep us informed on the routes, approaches and more. We get a presentation of the 757 inside and out. Later we join 2 charter roundtrips from Manchester to Corfu and Paphos and end up the program at London's Gatwick Airport.

Duration: 179 mins.

Freedom operates international routes across the Tasman sea from 4 cities in New Zealand to half a dozen destinations in Australia.

This program takes you on domestic flights between the 3 destinations it serves on this network as well as on a roundtrip across the Tasman.

You will sit in the cabin for 1 flight and in the cockpit for all others.

Also included are interviews with the airline's Vice President and General Manager as well as the Line Operations Manager in Hamilton.

Duration: 103 mins.

Gandalf Airlines started operations in 1999.

From its main base, at Milan's Orio al Serio Airport located in Bergamo, the airline operates flights on business routes within Italy and to European destinations. Gandalf operates secondary hubs at Pisa and Trieste plus charter flights to a variety of holiday destinations.

Gandalf's fleet is composed of 11 Fairchild-Dornier 328s including 4 Do328-100 turboprop aircraft & 7 Do328-300 jet aircraft.

This program takes you from Bergamo to Berlin on the jet and all around Italy on the turboprop aircraft and features flights to several airports with limited service such as Pantalleria, Parma and Trapani. Included is a presentation of the modern cockpit of the Dornier 328 and much more.....

Duration: 109 mins.

Gemini Air Cargo was founded in 1995 and now operates a fleet of DC10s and MD11s for customers all over the globe.

This program follows an aircraft on a rotation from Belgium to 3 African countries with stops in Nigeria, Kenya and Libya.

The pilots go over their DC10 in detail from the walkaround on the ground to the cockpit pilot and flight engineer presentations, flight plan loading, fuel system and much more. They also brief the departures and arrivals so you can follow the takeoffs and arrivals/approaches.

Duration: 186 mins.

Germanwings, Lufthansa's low cost airlines and subsidiary of Eurowings, is based at the Cologne/Bonn International Airport. From there the airline operates daily flights to more than 20 destinations using a modern fleet of Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s. Germanwings continues to add new destinations on a continuous basis.

In this program you will fly both types to a variety of destinations in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Pilots give ample flight information, cockpit presentation, external walkaround and much more with excellent views of the pilots during the important takeoff and landing maneuvers.

Duration: 180 mins.

GOL Transportes Aereos, launched in January 2001 as the first low-fare airline in Brazil, is the fastest growing airline in South America. GOL is also the largest operator of the Next Generation Boeing 737 in Latin America. The airline operates both the 700 and 800 version of the aircraft on routes across Brazil.

After an introduction to the company and a look "behind the scenes" we follow a crew on a 4-day trip across Brazil in the cockpit of the B737-700 including several approaches and landings at the very scenic Santos Dumont Airport located in Rio de Janeiro.

We complete the program with a day on the B737-800 from Sao Paulo to Porto Alegre with stopovers in Florianopolis.

Duration: 186 mins.

GOODJET is Sweden's first low cost airline. It operates a modern fleet of Airbus A320s on international routes from Gothenburg, Stockholm, Oslo and Malmo to Paris, Nice and Alicante as well as domestic services in Sweden linking Stockholm with Gothenburg and Malmo.

Transair Sweden, which operates the aircraft, was recently purchased by Goodjet to provide an even better service.

This program takes you to and from most destinations served by Goodjet at this time. You are in the cockpit for 8 flights and in the cabin for another 2. See the pilots at work and get a detailed briefing on the A320's cockpit and outside. Also included a chat with the airline's CEO Reidar Svedahl.

Duration: 105 mins.

Hapag-Lloyd Express, which started operations in 2002, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TUI AG, the world's largest travel and tourism enterprise. The airline combines tradition, experience and safety with a refreshing, convincing concept: Hapag-Lloyd Express makes flying as easy as taking a taxi for very low prices.

This program starts with some spectacular air to air approaches and landings of the 737-700 at Cologne Airport, filmed from a chase plane! This is followed by 12 flights to 6 European destinations served by the company from its hub at Koln/Bonn Airport. The dvd includes a flight in the cabin. Also featured are a detailed cockpit presentation and aircraft walkaround. During the various trips pilots give frequent progress reports and details on their duties before, during and after the flights.

Duration: 186 mins.

For more than 20 years, Heavylift has been the company organizations turn to when they need to safely and reliably transport a large piece of equipment by air. That is why today Heavylift is recognized around the world as the first choice outsize carrier for businesses in a wide variety of sectors.

This program shows exactly what kind of operations Heavylift undertakes as we ferry the Belfast from Paris to Madrid to pickup a crane destined for Senegal. Because of the weight of this piece of equipment we have to stop in Las Palmas to refuel the aircraft. Empty on the way back we go nonstop for more than 9 hours!

Duration: 103 mins.

Helios Airways is the first independent airline in Cyprus having commenced charter operations in May 2000 and scheduled operations in April 2001. It is the first airline in Cyprus to introduce new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft and concentrates its efforts on safety, punctuality, reliability and excellent service.

This program includes scheduled flights to London's Luton Airport as well as to Sofia and charter flights from Larnaca and Paphos to Bournemouth and Cairo. Pilots will give you detailed descriptions of the flights and a complete presentation of the 737-800 cockpit. In addition you will discover the great service given by the flight attendants in the cabin not to mention the usual load of nice scenery including a great overflight of London and a pass close to the pyramids while approaching Cairo.

Duration: 177 mins.

Hello began operations in August 2004 with a Douglas MD90. It has since tripled its fleet and is looking at continued expansion. The airline operates charter flights as well as leases to other airlines.

This is the first time World Air Routes has featured the MD90 and therefore we've included a 45 minute cockpit presentation as well as a walkaround and a comparison between the MD80 and MD90. Also included are details about the company, weight & balance done with the use of a mobile calculator, views from the cabin, great scenery and a lot more...

Duration: 182 mins.

InterSky operates a fleet of modern Dash 8-Q300 aircraft on scheduled European flights from its bases at Bern and Friedrichshafen. The airline also operates winter ski charters into Switzerland and summer charters to resort destinations.

This program is one of the most complete in this series focusing on a wide variety of rarely seen features such as a scenic flight around Switzerland, an air to air flight over Switzerland where we follow the dash 8 over some spectacular scenery, an emergency training including smoke in the cabin and evacuation and a flight in the cabin. Also included are a cockpit presentation and walkaround of the Dash 8 and flights to 8 destinations with one of the most memorable approaches and landings on the island of Elba.

Duration: 186 mins.

Japan Air Commuter, based in Kagoshima, was created in 1983. The airline initiated its first scheduled service in 1988 with a YS-11 from Kagoshima to Okinoerabu. Since then it has taken over various routes of its principle owner JAS (Japan Air System).

Currently JAC operates 12 YS-11s on 17 routes with 66 flights a day and 11 Saab 340Bs on 24 routes with 72 flights a day. Soon the Dash 8 Q400 will be replacing its fleet of YS-11 which will all be retired by the end of 2006.

This program takes you on both aircraft to a variety of destinations in Japan and is a unique chance to fly this Japanese built aircraft.

Duration: 152 mins.

Jetairfly is the Belgian airline in the TUIfly group which operates the largest vacation fleet with more than 120 aircraft.

On the Boeing 767-300 we follow a flight from Brussels to Jamaica and Mexico before returning to Belgium with a lot of pilot information about the aircraft, the transatantic crossing and more.

On the Boeing 737-800 we follow a roundtrip flight from Brussels to the Egyptian destinations of Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh.

On the Fokker 100 we follow a return trip from Brussels to Nador in Morocco.

Duration: 186 mins.

Kenya Airways is completing a fleet renewal that will see it operate the most modern Boeing aircraft (including B767-300 & B737-700 with winglets) on regional African and long haul intercontinental flights. From its hub at the Nairobi International Airport it serves regional destinations in countries all across Africa as well as destinations in Europe, The Middle East and India. Flamingo Airlines operates a fleet of Saab 340s on domestic flights around Kenya.

This dvd, filmed on 4 types of aircraft, takes you to many new destinations in the series including in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Duration: 186 mins.

Kuwait Airways celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2004. The airline serves destinations around the world from its hub in Kuwait with a modern fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

This double dvd, lasting 6 hours, includes many pilot briefings and presentations, a one hour cockpit tour of the A340, a close look at the excellent inflight service of Kuwait Airways, CEO and company presentation, catering, maintenance, flight operations, crew training and a lot more...

Duration: 365 mins.

LAM, the national carrier of Mozambique Airlines was founded in 1936 as DETA. In November 1980 the name was changed to LAM Mozambique Airlines. LAM provides service on domestic and regional routes with a fleet of Boeing 737's as well as a mix of regional aircraft including the Embraer 120 and Jetstream 41. Intercontinental routes are operated with the B767.

This program takes you on the different kinds of routes operated from LAM's main base in Maputo on its 4 main types of aircraft. Included are its European route, regional routes to Tanzania and South Africa as well as domestic flights to more than half a dozen destinations.

Duration: 174 mins.

Lan Chile, established in 1929, is the national airline of Chile. From its hub in Santiago it flies to Central, North & South America, Europe and the Pacific with a modern fleet of Airbus A320s, Airbus A340s, Boeing 737s & Boeing 767s.

In this program we fly the airline's new long haul aircraft, the Airbus A340-300, on its European route from its hub at Santiago to Madrid, Spain and Frankfurt, Germany. Lan Chile is scheduled to operate a fleet of 7 A340s. We then fly the Airbus A320-200 to 2 destinations in the Northern part of the country followed by the Boeing 737-200 to 2 destinations in the Southern part of Chile and last but certainly not least, we fly to Argentina on a very scenic flight over the Andes.

Duration: 183 mins.

Lao Airlines, the national airline of Laos, operates a fleet of Airbus A320s and ATR72s on domestic and regional international routes from its main base at Vientiane Airport.

This program follows these aircraft on domestic flights to a pair of cities in Laos. After landing in Luang Prabang we skip the return flight for a tour of the city and catch the next ATR flight back to Vientiane. One domestic flight is filmed in the cabin. We also cover several of the airline's international routes to Cambodia, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Those are mostly operated by the airline's new Airbus A320-200.

Duration: 120 mins.

After having covered a wide variety of medium haul routes in our first LTU dvd we're now releasing the airline's 2nd program which focuses on some of the long haul routes LTU operates to Asia.

The first roundtrip features a flight to China departing Dusseldorf for Beijing and returning from Shanghai. The second roundtrip departs Frankfurt for the islands of Male returning to Munich.

Our pilots will give you an in dept look at the A330 including walkaround, cockpit, preflight, arrival briefings and route information.

Duration: 186 mins.

During this 3 and a half hour program you will be in the cockpit of the L-382G for 14 flights to 10 destinations in Alaska. The program also includes a detailed walkaround of the aircraft including on top of the fuselage, a presentation of the company and more.

As a bonus you will fly Lynden's sister company Bering Marine's King Air on a roundtrip from Anchorage to Valdez where you will observe the Hercules perform an oil spill spray, on the way back the L-382G flies right next to the wing of the King Air for some spectacular air to air views.

Duration: 211 mins.

Maldivian Air Taxi has been in operation since 1993. The airline services resorts in the Maldive Islands with a fleet of 16 to 22 Twin Otters depending on the season.

This 3 hour program takes you on 15 flights during which you can see the pilots at work along with some of the most spectacular exotic island scenery in the world. The airline's Chief Pilot takes you for a detailed tour inside and outside the Twin Otter and shows the special equipment used for certain flights and as a special bonus we've included 2 flights filmed air to air with a pair of Otters.

Duration: 186 mins.

Merpati is the 2nd largest airline in Indonesia with service to nearly 100 destinations.

This program featuring 3 types of aircraft takes you to a dozen major cities in various areas of Indonesia and also includes a flight to Australia.

You will discover the beauty of Indonesia as you enjoy different types of scenery while flying over dozens of islands.

Witness 30 takeoffs and landings from the cockpit plus some views in and from the cabin plus aircraft operations on the ground.

Duration: 177 mins.

MNG Airlines started cargo operations in 1997 with a fleet of Airbus A300 Freighters which serve destinations around the world. MNG also operates on behalf of many other airlines. The airline added passenger services which are operated with Airbus A300s and Boeing 737s.

On this program we follow an Airbus A300 Freighter on a roundtrip flight to Asia with landings at Karachi, Pakistan ; we then go on an European route with stops in London and Holland where we pick up horses. We complete the program with a trio of flights on the passenger Boeing 737-400 into Belgium, Germany and Dalaman Turkey. Also included on the dvd are a presentation of MNG maintenance and a tour of Istanbul.

Duration: 185 mins.

MyTravel Group is one of the largest holiday travel companies around the world comprising several airlines and a fleet of around 60 aircraft.

This program focuses on the Scandinavian airline with flights from Denmark and Sweden to popular vacation destinations in Greece, Morocco and Spain as you fly in the cockpit of My Travel's fleet of Airbus A320s and A321s. Thoughout the dvd 4 different sets of pilots will give you specific information about different systems in the cockpit. The A320s we fly were just delivered and are equiped with the new style and improved monitors.

Duration: 172 mins.