For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica. Since the majority of people get to Antarctica via ship, seeing the A340 landing on an ice runway is dramatic -- and means there will likely be more such flights in the future.
, a boutique aviation company, was behind the flight. The company specializes in wet leases, which means they hire out both aircraft and air crew and are responsible for handling insurance, maintenance and other logistics.Captain Carlos Mirpuri sets foot on Antarctica.The plane was commissioned by Wolf's Fang, a new upscale adventure camp on the world's southernmost continent, and brought much-needed supplies to the resort.
The blue-ice runway at the Wolf's Fang property is designated a C Level airport, despite not technically being an airport. That means that only highly specialized crew can fly there due to challenging conditions."The cooler it is the better," Mipuri explained in his captain's log. Short exploratory flights like these were how scientists and mapmakers got vital information about Antarctica's topography.
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