Guess it will turn out that the problem happened in Alaska MRO during WIFI installation.
Too much coincidence with the first pressure notifications and not before in service.
I'm a Structural & Mechanical Engineer of buildings, docks & piers, and ship board systems, well versed in vibration & fatigue in steel, wood, concrete, & FRP, but with very little Aluminum work. Welded aluminum has a nasty habit of cracking, in particular with poor welds. This 737 ...
Jump to postThe 787 at LX will never happen, period. In the end, it will be more A359 for the A333 (earliest from 2030 I'd say). What remains to be seen is what will happen to the B77W. Either LH, OS get them or they sell them and get A35K instead, or just simply do nothing and run 77W and A359 alongside. Pers...
Jump to postA bit out of the scope of this thread, but what are the LHG plans for Austrian long-haul fleet replacement? Right now they are a true flying museum, 777s age is 20-25, 767s are 22-24 y/o. 787. I can answer this shortly. It is a chicken and egg issue with some historical behavior within LHG. Decide ...
Jump to postI also have good contacts to LX. The 777x are liked, but a bit to large for some routes. However during Covid the 777s have been Money makers as freighters. So they think ist a bit the wrong plane, but still they like it and it earns money! 777 is more loved then the 330s. They love their A340s espe...
Jump to postI don't see any significant changes in market share until really a new narrowbody is designed by Boeing, occasional (discount/ availability) success sometimes excluded. A320s are quasi standard in Asia. Its if you have Manual Transmission car w/o Power steering compared to AT and some Automated driv...
Jump to postSo, it is expected that Boeing naturally wins the 100 Plane order.
So will Airbus forever agree to delay the order with some vague promises? At one time UA has to bite the bullet and pay the agreed fee for cancelling the Order.
Who would get the payments, Airbus, or rather RR? Anyone in the know?
So, from the expectation that Airbus Fights the 100 Plane order with the best offer ever, I do not doubt that finally UA wants to buy Boeing WB anyways, especially if there is something with RR. This looks like Ryanair competition, just the way more friendly way. So, I guess Airbus will make an attr...
Jump to postHow about a 12 abreast A350 style plane (A360) with ultrafan engines.
Made in a JW between airbus, emirates and eventually others.
Just an idea.
So our Mr. Ryanair lost again? Where are his demands?
Jump to postSo, we know that the planes are in this condition. We may also know that the typical other A350 customers do not fliy planes in this condition. So they may do arecommended maintanance. I expect that Qatar will make even more noise when it comes to the next big airshow in UK in July. They still want ...
Jump to postOne question hopefully explained from an Boeing insider. Does Boeing not have a complete digital mockup of an up-to-date new Aircraft in their computers - maybe an NSA and the 'old' Small twin. Also, the manufacturing concept could be ready and kept up to date with a state of the art optimized 'robo...
Jump to postI would say when the NTSB Leader asks for special rules, why not give a chance for all to save face and somehow adhere the rules. 1st: In the US they get a Quick test and a PCR, result given to China, When in China the Chinese do another 2 Tests within 1-2 Days and when everything is clear they move...
Jump to postMy simple opinion: The Lead is in China and they also should Lead the Press Conferences. The NTSB People maybe open to answer questsions in such a conference. All others are Guests with Knowledge. As I do not expect any accident secrets (like military collision) there is no need to expect some stran...
Jump to postA none biological, but military bird could theoretically be the reason, but it would have spread debris differently, so I don't believe this. For me it’s a mechanical reason from inside the bird which started the disaster, By the fight crew accidently, by something broken suddenly, deliberately. I s...
Jump to postOne theory of many which was mentioned before becomes more aware then any deliberate theory. 3 Flight crew an board. The younger hs FO was asked to land under oversight of the Captain and the 2nd FO with so many hs. They changed seats. This seat change failed in some initial accident (falling accide...
Jump to postI remember an Airbus expression 3 years ago in conjunction with Pilot training: Lets hope we will not be affected by an accident as in china everyone will try to shift the blame to the airplane rather then accept human faults. Tee grounding of all 737-800 seems to be the first outcome. For me not un...
Jump to postIf one looks for some replacemen for our most loved AN-225t: The Airbus Beluga Fleet coud offer the Base of some future replacement (partly at least). Currently it it has limited Lift. If we take the new Belugas as a base and give them some better Wings and more powerful engines, in short everything...
Jump to postOh jeah, at some the name A380 still creates unhealthy blood pressure. A380 "1" is an otherwise obsolete Testbed, is a 4 Engine frame and lets engineering more focus on the hydrogen task then with other smaller testbeds. For our member 7... we may all agree that the A380 may not come back ...
Jump to postOk, I would have guessed that the two cancelled ones would have been not yet built planes with the build now to start, but not payment rate yet recieved. But I am not Reuters. One Question: Could the planes be taken as they are by somenone else with a new livery but keeping the interior the same way...
Jump to post........ My sense is Boeing and Airbus are no longer willing to completely sacrifice margin. I say good for them. :smile: MoL likes to bluster. Ultimately, he will make what he feels is the best business decision for FR. The MAX 10 is ideal for FR's business model. He will come to Boeing eventually...
Jump to postBoeing must finally come to conclusion for a new Jet. The largest conclusion however they need to come to and where they are obviously unable to decide in their culture. They want (more than 100%) all parameters to control beforehand, and before the last 0,01% is not cleared they do not start. This ...
Jump to postOne advantage for Boeing: QR gets some Launch Customer Price, but not quite as good as they could have got with the A350F realistic. Good for Boeing: The 'reasonable' Launch Customer Price sets the benchmark also for other Customer. So it may benefit both: Boeing getting a reasonable enough price wi...
Jump to postOk, when a bird shits on the hood or the roof of my car while parking under a tree, I know that I better do not wait to long until I clean the hood or roof because then I will have the Paint degraded sooner or later, rather sooner. Now I would like to know from people in the know (we know Zeke works...
Jump to postAccoring to some news in Germany- The F35 is now in evaluation as well for Tornado replacement.
Jump to postAccording some German news the F35 is now in the run for the Tornado replacement.
Jump to postSo somebody at Airbus has a very short Christmas.
This thread will be a very exiting one for the ones not involved.
Did they ever consider folding wingtips on 787? Once things seem to work on X, technology could be applied elsewhere The original 787-9 and 787-10 were supposed to have a three meter wider span than the 787-8, but the weight of that span increase negated the fuel efficiency increase for the most co...
Jump to postI am a bit wondering. Being retired from Automotive. Integrated digital design tools are standard in Automotive already. This includes the Classic Design Tool, a lot of quick calculations which replace previous Finite Element Tools. In recent years thermodynamic tools have improved a lot such as Eng...
Jump to postNot sure if this was mentioned already. Seems that Collins will integrate its Night Vision system into civil airplanes starting with the A320 followed by A350 then. https://www.collinsaerospace.com/newsroom/News/2021/08/Collins-Enhanced-Vision-sensor-selected-for-Airbus-family-of-aircraft https://ww...
Jump to postAnd it is more important for Airbus to keep prices up in the narrow body sector. They know that they have the better offering in this segment and recently Airbus sales said it is worth a premium. Further they know it is not realistic to grab much more than 60% market share. So, to the benefit of all...
Jump to postAnd Mr Ryanair is still pissed. Warns for the risk for Boeing to loose all European market for the 737. Seems that he still requests Boeings duty to sell jets at his price intention. Good luck! Sorry link German- you may use google translate. https://www.aero.de/news-40839/Ryanair-warnt-Boeing-vor-A...
Jump to postMy guess: Airbus works on full industrialization of the Wing of tomorrow, probably ready to launch in any time when needed. The longer Boeing will no bring a new jet, the more time will they have to prepare it for mass production. In the meantime, they will work on the xWing concept eventually to in...
Jump to postLH for example has a lot of Boeing wide body aircraft. Same as Air Framce. The only problem is the 737 as Europe is rather more containerrized. And the 737 has its old fashioned Flight system and felt es sub standard. Would Boeing move to a new narrow body finally success also in Europe would be imm...
Jump to postWill we see the LMXT at the end come with the GENX engine based on the 338 and 200F Cargo Flor and door? This tanker or the MRTT derivatives crys for the AUS/UK/ US Pacific partnership as many in the Pacific countries have the MRTT anyways. So the LMXT will be the tanker for the Pacific reagion, whi...
Jump to postAs a pure tanker, the A330MRTT is better because it 1) actually works as a tanker, and b) it can load more fuel. And the additional fuel the LMXT adds will help improve the usable ferry and loiter range of the plane. Since it lacks a dedicated cargo door like the KC-46, KC-10 and KC-135 it is not a...
Jump to postI think there is more going on. In Europe there are plans that airbus is consolidating Body and Frame work in two (a French and a German) companies. Along with that I expect that they are kind of reengineering the tube design and assembly in a way more efficient setup, just as we know that Boeing is...
Jump to postI have another Customer für probably 2 of the birds: German goverment. The want at least an A350-900 to help the weak A340s.
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In the case that Airbus really would take interest in the proram and Mitsubishi Skillsets, then in Conjunction with other activities for Airbus and some Outlook of Airbus enhanced sales in Japan. Same as with the A787 wing production JAL and ANA bought 'tons' of 787s.
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TAP don't has Boeing on their fleet due historical reasons. After the accident in Madeira with an B727-200 TAP partly blamed the manufacturer for the characteristics of the airplane and also the information about the training. From there, TAP began to stop operations with the Boeings and never boug...
Jump to postOh yes we will see the 3 ANA A380s.
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Probably more to be delivered.
No one onsite's?
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Dang. My partner has an ACJ A350 on order. Are there any real advantages for this? The Airbus already fit our king sized bed, and another for the pets. Seriously, is it faster, better runway performance, quieter, anything. The A350 already has a down payment. When you gotta have the biggest, you go...
Jump to postBoeing today announced the expected BBJ variants of the 777X. https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-12-10-Boeing-Launches-Longest-Range-Business-Jet-Ever-with-BBJ-777X There are eye-popping range claims for both: 11645 nm for the 777-8 BBJ and 11000 nm for the 777-9 BBJ. As a reminder, half the distanc...
Jump to postFor swiss, the 777 is a bit to large. It would be better to have an aircraft in A350 Size. So I do not see the 777x at swiss. The best (as Armchair LH CEO) would be: Run Swiss with A350s mainly. Move the current 777ER to LH mainline and replace the A346 there. Also add 777x to Frankfurt relacing the...
Jump to postAs a new build I only give a Freighter based on A350 a Chance. That would address the 'Between the chairs' issue I also see. So as a Tuesday Airbus armchair CEO, my freighter proposal is: 1) Develop an A350 based freighter (A350-900 or 1000) 2) Rely on an A330 P2F Program. 3) Forget the A330F NEO as...
Jump to postSounds like a very good analysis (for a non Pilot). Awaiting zeke's comments.
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