Let's not forget that in the 1/8/24 NTSB briefing, after explaining the translation of the door upwards and unknown presence of the 4 bolts in question that the Chairwoman explained that Spirit Aerospace was offered Party standing to the investigation. This could point to concern about what their ro...
Jump to postI agree pulling the CVR CB should be a checklist item once the aircraft is 'safe'. That said, I am all for her request to retrofit all to 25 hours.
Jump to postThe cockpit door blowing open sounds pretty extreme to me.
Jump to postOh, one additional question: would the installation of Gogo2K involve doing something with the plug? perhaps as they route wiring/etc through the area?
Jump to postA few thoughts after reading through these 16 pages of this thread: 1) Regarding the pilot's tone/excitement - I would have a lot of adrenaline going through my system at this point. I used to be a fire lieutenant, and I can assure you there were times I sounded excited on the radio. Think of all sh...
Jump to postOn and off I watched the A350 burn for a long, long time. Would the black box data have survived a fire that lasted for hours? The FDR and CVR are built to be able to withstand these kind of conditions, so I would assume that they have survived. 1100 degC / 30 min is the fire rating of CVR / FDR, t...
Jump to postI don't believe the AUS West Infill & gates project is projected to be completed until 2026.
Jump to postDL cannot build a hub/hublet before 2026. Full stop. There simply aren't the gates/hardstands/infrastructure to accomplish such a feat. Once the satellite concourse is completed, there COULD be the possibility that an airline could attempt to build a small hub/hublet. It would not be AA (DFW), UA (I...
Jump to postvideo included in the Chronicle article linked in reply #2 shows a Hawker 800 N269AA with seemingly minor damage to the wingtip/winglet while N510HM a Cessna Citation Mustang has a little bit more damage to the back end and vertical stabilizer.
Jump to postInitial reports that two private jets 'clipped wings' at Houston Hobby and the airfield is closed due to debris.
https://www.kxan.com/news/two-private-j ... y-airport/
I noticed a white puff of smoke from the righthand engines just after touchdown. Not sure if that means anything
Jump to postI don't understand why NK/G4 don't roll the dice on some service to GRK. Leisure travelers tend to be more flexible, and living in Pflugerville, I would give that a shot for a leisure trip. For business, I'm flying out of AUS because of the flexibility if there are any issues.
Jump to postWhy couldn't they switch the flight to ORD or MIA? If I'm about to embark on an eye-wateringly long flight, at least let me enjoy a pleasant (FL) experience on the ground. PHL is not a pleasant experience. AA needs to up the ground game here if they plan to truly make this a TA hub. I'm looking at c...
Jump to postI don't view Juan Browne as "an unregulated loaded cannon." Instead, I see him as a competent and actively engaged aviator providing his opinion on current events based upon publicly available materials and information along with industry standards. What he provides in his videos does not ...
Jump to postI wasn't even aware of this accident (I was 9 when it happened). I didn't realize the sterile cockpit rule was adopted in 1981, 6 years before this accident. They certainly did not follow it. Interesting information about the circuit breaker as well. Does anyone know if there were changes made regar...
Jump to postGate 24 does not have anything scheduled until a 6:50 am departure.
Jump to postAustin PD states that it was a crash involving a ground service vehicle and a jetbridge.
Jump to postThey're now classifying it as a "crash incident" and Austin PD is planning a press conference at 6:45 pm CDT
Jump to postNews reporting an American Airlines employee was killed on the ramp at gate 24 due to 'traumatic injuries' around 2:00 pm on 4/20. Looking at the airport arrivals/departures and FlightAware, it would appear that it involved Flight 3806 (Envoy E175) from Albuquerque as the airport and airline shows i...
Jump to postThe report doesn't paint a very good picture of the flight crew. While both had 13,000+ hours TT, they both apparently were typed on the aircraft Oct. '22 as PIC, and each had under 100 hours in the type. Not catching the pitot cover and then selecting *and verifying* the wrong checklist seems probl...
Jump to postI'm certain is a total value UP TO 37B. If you divide 37B by 118 (Firm + options), you come up with a number around $313.5M, a slight discount from the list.
Jump to postTragic. I'll be the first to put my 2 cents in on the prelim report. What sticks out to me is they said 10 minutes before, there was a safety huddle, they talked about both engines being used and the inop APU. It seems they also specifically called out the cones and the cargo door as needing to wait...
Jump to postI question that CPR for an hour, then CPR for 2 hours resulted in a conscious patient at the end. (I was an EMT and have performed CPR countless times - with some saves) but those time frames seem a bit out of bounds. Blood pressure generated from CPR is often barely acceptable for perfusion of the ...
Jump to postWhen I worked as Legacy United in AUS, we worked CR2 to B733's and A321's.In a perfect situation, we would have 3 rampers for a 175. 1 - Marshaller 2 - Bag loader (pit) 3 - Bag Runner 1) The marshaller brings the aircraft in, chocks the nosegear, (may) plug in ground power, conducts the arrival insp...
Jump to postMaybe I’m missing something very simple, but can someone please explain to me how thousands of pieces of luggage show up at airports across the country with no passengers.. how did the bags go from one airport to another without the passenger on the plane? I'm not 100% certain, but I would surmise ...
Jump to postI'm flying out in the morning. I'm curious to see what the GA ramp looks like. Last time I flew during F1, there was literally 100's of millions of dollars of Global's, Gulfstreams and Challengers on the ramp. I noticed too, on Flightaware, that GA aircraft are required (until Sunday night) to have ...
Jump to postThe pilot of one of the Hurricane Hunter C130's said it was the worst he's ever experienced. https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/hurricane-hunter-describes-flying-inside-hurricane-ian-as-roughest-flight-of-his-career The actual report on television indicated they dropped almost 1200' nearly i...
Jump to postAnyone know if N757AG, which is a VIP 757 is in airworthy condition? It's listed for sale on Controller and looks beautiful inside. Flight aware shows it's last flight last year into Sarasota. Doesn't seem that it would fare very well against this storm. Just curious.
Jump to postThe local news reported that the backup generators were designed to kick in automatically in the event of a 'partial' power outage. Instead, what the airport experienced was a critical fault in the primary delivery cable to the airport, resulting in a complete power outage, in which case the generat...
Jump to postWe've heard about how the unions were supporting the continuation of the mask mandate, however from what has been reported over the last 24 hours, it seems the greater majority of inflight crews have shucked their own masks. I wonder, on the flip side of all this, if there will actually be an increa...
Jump to postIt was my understanding that the airport was self-funding through PFC's, landing fees, etc. The exception being when/if they issue bonds, I believe they're backed by the city, but the city doesn't pay them, the airport does. IMO, the airport leadership has done a reasonable job of planning for growt...
Jump to postThe whole way at 10,000 feet. That would certainly lead one to believe that the damage is beyond cosmetic. That after over 2 weeks at DEN.
Jump to postPlanning hasn't been the main issue in regards to Austin's growth. Failure to execute on well-laid plans has been. The trigger points laid out in the master plan were blown through before serious consideration was even given to the 9-gate expansion. That resulted in the airport being over capacity b...
Jump to postWSJ is reporting that an announcement confirming Samsung's selection of Taylor for their next manufacturing fab will be Tuesday (11/23) at 5:00 pm CST. Construction to begin 1/2022.
Jump to postI am curious about Delta's A319 aircraft and sound levels. Before you lose it, I'm only curious as an anutter, not criticizing/complaining. I live about 20 miles from AUS and planes fly over all the time, primarily the A32X, B73X types, and they're usually between 3,000 and 6,000 feet. That said, wh...
Jump to post9News was at the Northern Colorado airport, FNL, covering the story when the aircraft departed. They have a writeup here: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/air-tanker-crashes-kruger-rock-fire/73-77e124e6-804d-424f-8405-0634ec9f2b73 that has a lot of information. I would anticipate th...
Jump to postaircraft likely N802NZ AT-802F owned by CO Fire Aviation Inc
Jump to postConfirmed by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, the pilot did not survive. Condolences to his family and the aerial firefighting community. https://www.larimer.org/spotlights/2021 ... ire-update
Jump to postThe aircraft is an AT-802 (Air Tractor). I'm listening to Larimer County Emergency Services and they have located the wreckage. They're cognizant of the number of people listening and have switched their radio traffic to trunked (secured) communications. I fear that's not good news. Looking at the C...
Jump to postI wonder f this could be a sign of potential gate changes in the future. I'll make a feeble attempt at explaining. With a new West infill project to expand screening at checkpoint 1 and when this club opens, I could see: 1,3,4,7: Deta 2,3,6: Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways, Hawaiian (CUTE) 9,11: Aer...
Jump to postI watched a steady stream of large cabin private jets into KEDC tonight and wondered what was up before realizing it was probably related to ACL. I checked Flightaware but only saw the normal GA traffic. I imagine those flights I saw were probably blocked from tracking. Is there another (free) track...
Jump to postI would presume that 30% figure is based on value, not volume or quantity. When I worked for legacy UA in AUS, we shipped a fair amount of horse semen. I would imagine LEX does as well. My dad worked for SonicAir (bought by UPS) and they specialized in next flight service virtually anywhere. One of ...
Jump to postJannEejit wrote:flight152 wrote:Why are we still calling it XWB? Just curious?
Should it be called something else, has it narrowed over time ?
It's an avoidable incident for sure, however if you look at those same edge markings by C, they don't dip into the ramp area as deeply, and it seems more clear (to me-completely untrained) that those are edge markings versus the ones near A that venture "closer" to the actual taxilane mark...
Jump to postThe CRJ-700 has 2 luggage compartments, one in the rear and one under the fuselage for gate check bags. I worked these aircraft and I honestly can't imagine how this happened.
Jump to postMost of the arguments against cameras in the cockpit relate to use by someone other than an investigator/investigative agency involved in the investigation of a significant incident. The lack of arguments against that would indicate that many do feel that would be a reasonable use. Now, there's the ...
Jump to postThis past weekend, I took my two daughters (6 and 12) to my local GA airport [KEDC] for an air expo they were hosting. I certainly wasn't what they wanted...I'm not a pilot, nor in the market for GA aircraft, but with my love of aviation, I wanted to share that with my daughters and hopefully ignite...
Jump to postPolitics aside (in this thread it appears difficult) I recall a documentary about this aircraft that talked about Trump's fascination with the engines and the requirement that they be a "matched pair" or something similar. I don't recall the specifics, but the gist of it was that he wanted...
Jump to postI'm a captive AA PPro in AUS, and I can tell you, based on the pre-pandemic upgrade lists that business travelers largely prefer AA over WN for business travel. There are exceptions, especially among those that only travel domestically (which I do) but AA has a lion's share of the business travelers...
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