From the Flightdeck DVDs (N-Z)

Nationwide started charter operations in 1991 ; scheduled domestic service was started in 1995.

Today the airline operates a fleet of more than 20 aircraft featuring the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 with service cities all around South Africa as well as to international destinations. Plans for long haul European service are being studied.

This program takes you for a selection of flights on the B727-100 and B737-200 to 8 destinations serviced from the Johannesburg International Airport hub including Capetown, Durban and Sun City plus a pair of international destinations in Zambia.

We also get a chance to ride the Bac 1-11, about to be retired from scheduled service in South Africa.

Duration: 200 mins.

Nordic Leisure operates a fleet of Douglas MD80 aircraft on routes within Scandinavia as well as to resort destinations mostly around the Mediterranean.

This program takes viewers on 3 domestic routes within Sweden. Scenery in Scandinavia is always spectacular. In addition we're in the cockpit for a roundtrip flight to Cairo with a nice view of the pyramids and the city of Cairo on approach to the airport. Throughout the dvd pilots give explanations and included are a brief presentation of the company, a walkaround of the MD80 and look at the cockpit and instrumentation.

Duration: 118 mins.

In the cockpit of the B747-400 you will fly the airline's maiden route from Hong Kong to London and back.

After a company presentation by the CEO, Flight Ops and Ground Ops Managers you'll descend from the mountain to CLK Airport in the cable car for some amazing views of the Airport. We then meet the crew who brief us on the flight are ready for takeoff in the cockpit of the 747-400.

Both Captains give a very extensive presentation of the aircraft, the route, the operation and many other details pertaining to the airline and last, but certainly not least, we take to the sky for the first ever air to air footage of a 747 over the English coast!

Duration: 200 mins.

Ocean Airlines, established in 2003, operates Boeing 747 Freighter service from Italy to destinations in Asia and plans to add routes to others parts of the world.

This program takes you on a typical flight from Brescia to Hong Kong. Eastbound we're able to make it nonstop, on the way back we make a technical stopover in Kazakstan. During the program we get several presentations of the cockpit from the flight engineer's area and pilot's area, the F/E takes us for an external walkaround check of the 747 as well as an internal safety check. We follow the pilot briefings, communications and much more...

Duration: 212 mins.

Oman Air operated its first flight to Salalah in March 1993 and since then has continually grown and expanded to many destinations. Recently the airline revamped its fleet with Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft.

This program takes you to some very interesting destination that are part of the Oman Air network. In the cockpit of the 737-700 we fly to Bombay then later to Dubai and Beirut. One of the sectors from Beirut to Dubai is filmed in the cabin. The 737-800 takes us to Dar Es Salaam and Zanzinbar and on a domestic route to Salalah. Last, but not least, we fly the ATR to Khasab where you will enjoy a very spectacular approach. A few words from the CEO, views of the airport and a visit of the city of Muscat make this a very exciting program.

Duration: 186 mins.

Orient Thai, operates a fleet of Boeing 747s on flights across Asia. Routes include Bangkok to Seoul as well as service into Hong Kong from various cities in Thailand.

This program takes you on a roundtrip from Bangkok to Seoul's Incheon Airport in South Korean followed by 2 roundtrips from Bangkok to Chep Lap Kok International Airport in Hong Kong with the later one returning to Phuket.

You will be in the cockpit to watch the pilots at work. Included is a presentation of the cockpit by the Captain, First Officer and Flight Engineer. On several occasions we visit the cabin for a look at the airline inflight service and one of the two flights from Bangkok to Hong Kong is filmed from the aircraft's upper deck cabin.

Duration: 185 mins.

Polar was formed in 1993 to operate worldwide scheduled cargo services. Since then it has been one of the fastest growing scheduled all-cargo airlines in the world operating a fleet of Boeing 747 freighters all over the world.

This program, the longest single dvd we've produced, takes you from New York's JFK Airport around the world back to JFK in the cockpit of the 747-200 and 747-400. Pilots will give you a series of different presentations, you will see them at work and listen to communications with ATC even witness a go-around on short final at Miami's International Airport.

Duration: 205 mins.

From tiny beginnings in 1959, Polynesian Airlines has become one of the Pacifics most significant carriers, linking islanders with families and friends abroad and bringing overseas visitors to experience the diverse and unique cultures of the Pacific Islands within our network. It is a role we undertake with great pride. Polynesian took delivery of its 1st new generation Boeing 737-800 in November 2000 allowing it to operate nonstop flights from Apia to Sydney and Honolulu.

In this program Polynesian takes you on regional flights operated with its fleet of Islanders & Twin Otters as well as on its modern B737-800 which are equipped with winglets for first class service across the Pacific.

Duration: 108 mins.

Portugalia Airlines started operations in 1990. Scheduled service to various domestic and international destinations was started in 1992. Flights are operated with its fleet of Fokker 100's. In May 1997 PGA takes delivery of its first Embraer 145 Regional Jet.

The Barcelona route featured in this program was inaugurated in March of 1997, service to Bologna was started in March of 2000 ; other routes included on the dvd are Toulouse to Lisbon, Bologna to Porto and Porto to Lisbon.

The program also features a roundtrip flight from Lisbon to La Coruna on board of a Portugalia Express Beech 1900D. On the dvd you will find various sections that present and explain the cockpits and take you around the aircraft for an external walkaround ; also included are some cabin scenes.

Duration: 162 mins.

PrivatAir is a leading international business aviation group with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The company has been in operation for 25 years and employs over 400 people. PrivatAir operates a Corporate Shuttle on behalf of Lufthansa on routes from various German airports to destinations in the US. For this the airline uses a fleet of Airbus A319 Long Range and Boeing Business Jets (B737-700). These aircraft are equipped with 48 business-class seats in a two-by-two configuration. This was the world's first intercontinental business-class-only scheduled airline service.

This program is a unique opportunity to see the superb service offered on this very special type of operation.

Duration: 97 mins.

Qatar Airways, launched in January 1994, is the national carrier for the State of Qatar and one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. The airline operates a modern fleet of Airbus aircraft including the A300-600, A319CJ, A320-200 and A330-200. Qatar Airways is one of the launch customers for the Airbus A380. The airline's network continues to grow with new destinations being added to the 40 already in service.

This program takes you on the main route to London's Heathrow Airport operated with an Airbus A330-200 as well as to various destinations in the region using the Airbus A320-200 including Beirut, Lebanon ; Damascus, Syria ; Khartoum, Sudan and Kuwait.

Duration: 186 mins.

Regional Express, Australia's largest independent regional airline gives us a chance to visit 10 destinations from Sydney with flights in the cockpit of the Saab 340 and Metro.

The 3 hour program features great scenery flying in NSW.

Also included are a pair of flights in the cabin, a walkround of the Sf340 and a brief cockpit presentation.

Duration: 186 mins.

Royal Aviation operated scheduled and charter passenger flights within Canada and to destinations around the world along with cargo flights. For its long haul routes and busy medium haul routes Royal operated a fleet of Airbus A310s and Lockheed 1011s. This double program takes you to London on the Airbus 310 and to Las Vegas on the Lockheed Tristar and gives you a detailed look at the operation of both types of aircraft. The entire Royal operation was eventually taken over by- and merged into Canada 3000.

Duration: 179 mins.

Scenic invites you to come experience what 10 million passengers have done over the past 34 years while traveling to the Grand Canyon and other parks throughout the great American Southwest. You will see that when it comes to Scenic's Grand Canyon Experience…there is just no better way of looking at it. Scenic initiated service in 1967 with one 5-seat aircraft and 2 employees at the Las Vegas North Town Airport.

Today Scenic is the largest aerial sightseeing operator in the world!

This dvd takes you for 2 roundtrips from Vegas to Grand Canyon Airport. En route you can enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery around the world with comments from the pilot plus nice shots from the strip, the Grand Canyon and a spectacular fireworks display!

Duration: 90 mins

Silk Way Airlines started operations on October 6th 2001. The airline uses AN-12BK and IL-76TD aircraft on cargo routes around the world.

This program is a unique opportunity to discover the amazing Ilyushin 76 and in this case on 2 very interesting routes into Afghanistan. One of the cameras captures the departures and arrivals from the glass nose and they are shown in their entirety from this great and unusual vantage point on the aircraft!

Duration: 186 mins.

SkyEurope is the leading Central European low-cost airline. With bases in Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic, it is also the first multi-based airline in the region of Central Europe. The airline's fleet is composed of Boeing 737-500 and 6 Embraer 120 aircraft with a large order of Boeing 737-700s on the way.

This program takes you from one of Sky Europe's hubs, Bratislava, to 7 destinations in France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia and Switzerland. You will fly in the cockpit and get several pilot presentations. The dvd also includes a pair of flights filmed in the cabin and much more...

Duration: 186 mins.

SN Brussels Airlines was created in 2001 to replace defunct carrier Sabena. The airline operates a fleet of Avro RJ aircraft and Airbus A319s on European routes. This dvd focuses on the airline's African operation which is serviced with a fleet of Airbus A330-300s operated by Birdy Airlines.

The program takes you on 2 round trip flights from Brussels to Africa. First we fly to Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast, later we visit Senegal and Gambia. During the flights you will get a presentation of the cockpit, you will also follow the pre-departure briefings, get route information, follow the arrival briefings, aircraft walkaround and hear communications with Air Traffic Control including "blind transmissions" over Africa and last, but not least, a detailed cabin presentation and look at the excellent inflight service provided by SN.

Duration: 189 mins.

Sobelair, Belgium oldest airline and largest charter airline, now with scheduled service, has expanded its fleet of long range aircraft by increasing from 1 to 4 Boeing 767-300s. This program takes you on a great trip with the airline's Director of Flight Operations from Brussels to Varadero in Cuba and Cancun in Mexico. He continuously gives information about the flight, route, cockpit and much more... Sobelair started renewing its medium range fleet of 737s by taking delivery of its first Boeing 737 Next Generation ; the 737-800 is equipped with winglets. We fly the brand new aircraft to Luxor & Sharm El Sheik in Egypt and Alicante in Spain while we return to Ostend Airport.

Duration: 183 mins.

South African recently became an Airbus A340 operator and one of the versions operated on busy long haul routes in the dash 600.

This dvd begins with a tour of the A340-600 from a maintenance perspective. This is followed by a typical flight in the cabin from Jo'burg to Frankfurt. The next meeting place is Airbus' facility in Toulouse where our crew is about to take delivery of the last A340-600 for SAA. From the flight preparations we follow the pilots as we ferry the aircraft back to SAA's main base with a detour into British airspace.

Duration: 177 mins.

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.

Duration: 121 mins.

For the first time we bring you an airline from India. SpiceJet is fast becoming one of India's most popular low cost airlines with a rapidly going fleet of Next Generation Boeing 737-800s. This is also the longest running single dvd in the series at 3 hours and 34 minutes!

Take your seat in the cockpit for 12 flights to 7 destinations in India. Throughout the flights you will get a lot of information from the pilots including a walkaround, cockpit presentation, approach briefings to most airports and a lot more. Experience flying in India, one of the fastest growing countries for aviation in the world!

Duration: 214 mins.

Styrian Spirit recently added the CRJ-700 to its fleet of CRJ-200s ; 2 of the more than 3 hours on this program are spent flying the 700 on 6 flights including 5 in the cockpit, 1 in the cabin, an external walkaround and cockpit presentation focusing mainly on the differences between the 200 and 700.

In addition you will also fly the Salzburg Spirit and Slovenian Spirit on routes from Salzburg and Maribor.

Duration: 194 mins.

Sunair started operations in 1978 and has had significant growth since then. A milestone in the airline's 25 year history was 1996 when is signed a franchise cooperation with British Airways for which Sunair now operates a variety of routes. The company's fleet of British Aerospace ATPs, Jetstream 31 & Jetstream 41s are all painted in the British Airways colors. From its hub in Billund, Denmark, Sunair services various destinations in Scandinavia and around Europe.

On this dvd we fly a nice variety of routes to Sweden and Norway as well as France, Germany and the UK. The program also includes extensive presentations of the aircraft that Sunair operates with walkarounds, cockpit presentations and views in the cabin.

Duration: 181 mins.

Sunair started operations in 1978 and has had significant growth since then. A milestone in the airline's 25 year history was 1996 when is signed a franchise cooperation with British Airways for which Sunair now operates a variety of routes.

The company's fleet of British Aerospace ATPs, Jetstream 31 & Jetstream 41s are all painted in the British Airways colors. From its hub in Billund, Denmark, Sunair services various destinations in Scandinavia and around Europe.

On this dvd we fly a nice variety of routes to Sweden and Norway as well as France, Germany and the UK. The program also includes extensive presentations of the aircraft that Sunair operates with walkarounds, cockpit presentations and views in the cabin.

Duration: 181 mins.

The Airbus A340-300 is the new flagship of the SWISS fleet. The first of 12 new A340s joined the airline in July 2003. These aircraft will be used on the long haul network accommodating 8 First Class, 48 Business Class and 172 Economy Class passengers.

This program features one of the routes operated by the A340 from its hub at Zurich to Bangkok and Singapore. You will follow the crew for 5 days on this trip to Asia. On several occasions they will make presentations about the route, the aircraft, its cockpit, systems, computers etc... Follow approaches in Bangkok, Singapore as well as an early morning nonstandard "noise abatement" arrival into Zurich's Kloten Airport which avoids overflying Germany.

Duration: 178 mins.

When Swiss retires its last MD11 shortly it will have operated the type for a dozen years on routes all over the world. Swissair was one of the launch customers of the MD11 and became the largest operator of the type in Europe.

This dvd allows you to discover everything about this great aircraft inside and out. The crew does an outstanding job in presenting the cockpit and the operation of a long haul flight to South America.

You will see what they need to do before they get on the plane, follow the checklists, hear communications with ATC, get route briefings and much more including an external walkaround, a visit in the avionics department where a new tv system was installed plus views in the cabin, the usual scenery, a presentation by the ground engineer and more...

Duration: 201 mins.

Transavia Airlines, part of the KLM Group, operates scheduled and charter flights to more than 70 destinations.

The airline operates a "state of the art" fleet of Next Generation Boeing737-700s and 737-800s. Transavia is the largest Dutch holiday transporter to destinations in and around the Mediterranean.

On this dvd we fly with the airline Chief Pilot on the 737-800 and Training Captain on the 737-700. They give us a very detailed presentation of the aircraft and every aspect of the flights which include destinations in Austria, France, Italy and Turkey with a spectacular approach into the ski resort of Innsbruck.

Duration: 185 mins.

Uair, the low cost airline of Uruguay, operates a fleet of Fokker 100s on flights from its main base at Montevideo Airport to destinations in Argentina and Brazil.

On this program we fly in the cockpit of the F-100 to 3 destinations in Argentina and 3 destinations in Brazil. We follow the pilots at work, listen in to communications with Air Traffic Control, get explanations about the aircraft and flights and witness great scenery on the way. A couple of flights are filmed in the cabin and the dvd includes a brief tour of the city of Montevideo.

Duration: 120 mins.

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....

Duration: 120 mins.

Vancouver Island Air is Vancouver Island's premier seaplane company serving coastal British Columbia with a fleet of Beech 18 seaplanes and DeHavilland Beavers. VIA operates a series of scheduled flights to many remote communities on a daily basis. The airline also operates many charter flights as well as Air & Sea adventure tours.

This program is a wonderful combination of aviation featuring 2 very interesting types of aircraft with presentation of their cockpits, maintenance and much more... along with the discovery of one of the world's most scenic places as you fly to a dozen locations in British Columbia. You will even get to see bears, seals and take a ride on a catamaran and last but certainly not least we've arranged for a side by side flight of the Beaver and the Beech with camera's in both aircraft, all together an experience you do not want to miss!

Duration: 181 mins.

After bringing you the B737-300, B737-700, B767-200, B767-300 and MD11, Varig returns to the World Air Routes series with the B777-200!

You will sit in the cockpit for a Transatlantic flight from Sao Paulo to Madrid and back followed by a domestic flight from Sao Paulo to Manaus and back. See 4 takeoffs and 4 landings in the cockpit. Pilots will give you a variety of briefings and presentations about the flights and the aircraft. You'll go through the instruments, visit the equipment compartment located below the cockpit, the crew rest area behind the cockpit, learn about the procedures and much more. Varig no longer operates the 777 in its fleet so this is a must have piece of history!

Duration: 186 mins.

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.

The program takes you on some of its major routes from Brisbane to Melbourne, to Sydney as well as to the Gold Coast and Tasmania and continues to expand with new destinations all the time.

Virgin Blue also plans routes to international destinations. Also included on the dvd is an interview with the Director of Flight Operations.

Duration: 93 mins.

After a presentation by the airline's Director of Flight Operations you're off on the airline's first route from Antwerp to London City Airport starting with a roundtrip in the cockpit and followed by a roundtrip in the cabin. You then join a Dutch crew for a charter flight in the cockpit from Rotterdam to the Czech Rep and back to Brussels. After another flight from Antwerp to City you then join a UK crew for 2 roundtrips from London City to the Isle of Man and Manchester.

Throughout the flights pilots inform you on the progress and what is going on in the cockpit, there is a cockpit presentation, a walkaround and much more including the usual load of scenery featuring spectacular approaches into London's City Airport.

Duration: 186 mins

Vueling Airlines, based in Barcelona, operates low cost service on domestic routes within Spain as well as to many destinations around Europe. The airline operates a modern fleet of Airbus A320s.

On this 3 hour program you will fly routes to 9 destinations in Spain as well as Belgium, France and Italy. All flights are filmed in the cockpit with the exception of the Palma to Barcelona sector which is filmed in the cabin.

Other features on the dvd include a presentation by the CEO, a walkaround and a detailed 2 part cockpit presentation which lasts 43 minutes.

Duration: 185 mins.

West Air Sweden started its first flight in 1962. A major milestone in the company's history was 1996 when it started a new system for carrying the post office's mail overnight all around Sweden, a service the airline still operates at this time and which is featured on this dvd. The airline's fleet has grown to around 20 aircraft and since more than 50% of the operation is now concentrated outside of Scandinavia the airline operates as West Air Europe.

This program takes you in the cockpit of the ATP and 748 for a series of postal mail flights throughout Sweden. Also included is an air to air photography session of the BAe ATP as seen on the cover shot of the dvd.

Duration: 111 mins.

WestJet's 2nd program in the World Air Routes features the 1st B737-600 in the series. Another first in the World Air Routes is the first part of this program which takes you inside the airline's flight simulator for 30 minutes of a series of unusual things including : RNP approach into Kelowna (where we fly the 737-600 later in the program), an autoland in Vancouver, severe damage on takeoff from Vancouver, TCAS alert as well as a double TCAS alert with traffic above and below, terrain warning, wind shear on final approach followed by a go-around, wind shear on takeoff and ending with an aborted takeoff in fog due to an engine fire which leads to evacuation.

Once the actual flying gets started you will once again join some great Westjet pilots who explain about why the airline picked the 737-600, what it typically does in a day, why it has no winglets unlike the airline's 700 and 800 series and a lot more during the 9 flights shown on the dvd.

This dvd takes you to 3 new destinations in the series : Comox, Kelowna, Regina and a lot more...

Duration: 186 mins.

WestJet started operations on Feb 29th, 1996 with 3 aircraft. The 737-700 featured on this dvd started joining the fleet in 2001. By the end of 2004 the airline had flown more than 32 million guests and by the end of 2005 the average age of the fleet was just 2 years. In 2006 Westjet is operating more than 50 Next Generation 737 and continues to grow.

This dvd takes you on 10 flights in the cockpit on a nice selection of routes with the pilots giving a lot of details about the routes and destinations, ATC communications and great Canadian and San Francisco scenery ; also included 1 flight filmed from the cabin from Calgary to Toronto.

Duration: 186 mins.

White Eagle Aviation operates a charter section in the TUI Group. For this the airline operates a mix of Boeing 737-400s and Boeing 737-800s. Flights depart from the airline's main base at Warsaw Airport and go to vacation destinations all around Europe, North Africa as well as to some destinations in Asia.

The airline's other side consists of transporting cargo and mail. For this WEA uses the Let-410 and a fleet of Helicopters. Both of these types are visited on the ground during this program. You will fly the 737-400 and 737-800 on routes to 2 destinations in Spain and 2 destinations in Tunisia.

Duration: 179 mins.