Re: Lufthansa lost its 5 star rating

I just took Lufthansa for a honeymoon, and was shocked at how poor the service was compared to last time I flew them 7 years ago. The long haul staff (747-8I there and A340-600 back) were friendly, but the food was lousy and skimpy. On the short connecting flights in Europe (A320), we might as well...

Re: Irkut MC-21 Development / Testing / Production Thread - 2022

I've seen a few interviews with the designers of the PD-14. They do not claim that it is more fuel efficient than Leap or GTF. But they claim it is competitive, if taken all factors in consideration. So if their product support turns out well, the cost of operating a PD-14 over the lifetime of the a...

Re: Aviastar TU204 freighter catches fire in Hangzhou

Batteries are a big problem in aviation. I have seen batterie fires of cargo supposed to go on an aircraft. That is not a funny thing - but these batteries are in everything nowadays.

Re: HS Trident

And on the rearward-facing seats: Trident 1 shows none on the 1977 seat plan which I think must be for a 1C. Trident 2E shows most of the centre cabin aft of the doors 2 entry doors are rear-facing - six triple seat rows on the aircraft right side, five triple seat rows on the aircraft left. Triden...

Re: Air France-KLM signs for up to 160 A320neos and eight A350 freighters

I guess KL will have to invest in some baggage handling equipment at AMS. I recall that you can do either containers or loose baggage loading into the A32X. If they go with the containers for the new fleet, they’ll need new or more loaders. KrisYYZ An A321 with 10 container Postions can take around...

Re: British Aerospace ATP

What exactly made the ATP/J61 inferior to the AT7. I mean, it is hard to build something inferior to an ATR on purpose, let alone by accident... I always wondered why the ATP was not more popular. I flew on one once. Of course it was very pleasant, and I felt it was a real aircraft, not something li...

Re: Tri-wing concept claims to cut fuel consumption by 70%

I especially like the "fuel bladder" in the crown of the plane.

Re: Wizz Air and Air Baltic (and other airlines) plan to fly around Belarusian airspace

Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced to land in Vienna, because Snowden was believed to be on this plane. I demand that no WizzAir or Ryanair Flight enters Austrian airspace! It would be a blessing for everybody....

Re: Boeing CEO's Comments On Their Next Airplane

The A300 was a perfect aircraft for the time it was built. The only thing it lacked were staicases such as the Il-86 hat, that would have allowed the aircraft to be even better suited for the missions it was built for. But for now, things such as a 783 or AB6neo are obsolete due to new technology av...

Re: Lufthansa Group reports Q1 loss, negative continued outlook

Very bad performance by OS. I can only imagine how bad this year will be for them since neither FR nor W6 plan on leaving Vienna. As fas as I understand, LX had about 19 mil Pax in 2019, OS about 15 mil. In 2019 LX had Helvetic flying for them, OS had to give some traffic to EW if I am not mistakte...

Re: Boeing CEO's Comments On Their Next Airplane

Is it only me or do I not understand an a 767/757 like aircraft?!?!? To me there is only two reasonable ways to build an aircraft intended to move passengers. The first is single aisle, the other twin aisle (leaving aside upper decks and so on). So in this tube, you want to get in as many passengers...

Re: Last 737 Classic Built 21 years ago.

Is the actual passenger experience in flying on a 707, 727, and all 737 variants from the -100 to the MAX that much different? ouch that hurts. i've flown on 707,727,737 dino/classic/ng, 757. there was a certain seat that could be found on all on those acft. the window construction was all the same...

Re: CSA/Czech Airlines collapse imminent - all staff furloughed

I still remember the "OK jets". Real jets..., not these things they call airplanes today. I really miss these years, so much grace and variety.

Re: Relaunch of the Dornier 328

Electric airplanes are ideal for short hops.

Re: Austrian Airlines News and Discussion

I think it is a very good idea to retire small acft and upsize them to 320ies, especially when you operate a 15% scedule and can't fill any DH4s....

Re: Updated: Ju-52 crash from 2018 in Switzerland - Final accident report published

In view of these numerous technical inadequacies, it can be concluded that, prior to the accident flight, the Junkers Ju 52/3m g4e aircraft registered as HB-HOT was not airworthy in either a physical or a formal sense. Wow, that's a shocking conclusion! Though it follows up by saying that it probab...

Re: Turkmenistan Airlines orders two A330-200P2Fs

You're contradicting yourself in a single sentence... Why would the 777F makes more sense if they don't need 100T capacity? That right there doesn't make sense. it would make more sense fleetwise for the pilots, spares, training... however I don't think they need such a big cargo plane. I'm wonderi...

Re: Why doesn't Iran Air buy Russian aircraft?

Even with sanctions it is probably easier to get spare parts of western airliners than of russian ones... Unfortunately... The story with Russian aircraft in Iran is complicated. I don’t know if they are less safe to fly on than western airliners in Iran. They managed to crash many of both. The mos...

Re: Relaunch of the Dornier 328

So, when is the new Fokker 100 going to fly? BTW, I'm still awaiting the Tay re-engined 1-11... I know people here like to make fun of the idea of a reengined F100. Having a lot of experience with both 70ies and 100s, I kind of fail to see, how a reengined Fokker would be less attractive than any r...

Re: Embraer RJ 190 safest commercial jet in the world? ERJ-190 vs 737-800 safety?

thankfully it will become more and more normal that whole aircraft types will exist without fatalities. No one has ever been killed on an: A-319 (around 1480 built) Emb145/135 (around 1240 built) Boeing 787 (around 1030 built) Emb170/175 (around 860 built) CRJ700/900/1000 family (around 820 built) ...

Re: Austrian Airlines News and Discussion

Shame that we have yet another mega thread where information will get lost. I think OS has to deny it, no one wants to admit that their division is being sold because it performed worse than expected. I don't see how anyone would buy them now with the crisis going on and with both Wizz Air and Ryan...

Re: Volga-Dnepr AN124-100 emergency landing and overrun

actually the plane was on fire, but the flames froze. so they just broke them off and threw them away...

jokes aside, that was a close one. glad we end up with a heroic crew and not a dead one. by the way, I think that plane won't fly again, that is, most of it. some parts are still good

Re: TU-154..what is it's legacy?

It's completely untrue that the engines don't start if temps are higher than 32-34C. Literally they flew in hot summers for 40+ years without issue... I did not say that the engines didn't start, I said that the starter valves often played around in temperatures higher than 32-34 C. You can summari...

Re: TU-154..what is it's legacy?

So many post : “I’ve flew on a Tu-154”... as captain or PAX? I myself had the pleasure of about 30 flights on the TU5, on one I got to fly the plane myself (a bit that is). There is so much hatred towards Russia in general, and all those Tushkas and Ilyushins get bashed all the time, mostly by airn...

Re: TU-154..what is it's legacy?

So many post : “I’ve flew on a Tu-154”... as captain or PAX? I myself had the pleasure of about 30 flights on the TU5, on one I got to fly the plane myself (a bit that is). There is so much hatred towards Russia in general, and all those Tushkas and Ilyushins get bashed all the time, mostly by airnu...

Re: Alrosa tupolev tu 154 retirement date ?

...Air Koryo but only on routes within North Korea and not scheduled. How long that might last is another thing. One of their two Tu-154s — which btw are not Ms or even Bs, we’re talking Tu-154As that were retrofitted with the non-bendy wings to make Bs — had a D check last year, so, incredible tho...

Re: Alrosa tupolev tu 154 retirement date ?

Yes that‘s it... not even noticed by the community all that much. The smell, the sound, the looks... sad that these chapters of aeronautical art come to an end. Alrosa is such a nice air company. My flights with their TU3, TU5 and A38: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_xYxJ_ZSxAY https://youtube.com/watc...

Re: Pan Am coming back ... yet again..

It’s the best time to start a new airline at the moment. If it is with a 747, that’s a different question. I work in the industry, and I see signs everywhere, that airlines, the traditional ones, will not survive this crisis. There is no way that an airline like LH can scale back ops to 40 %. And th...

Re: Aeroflot Group Makes a Big Announcement and Shift In Their Strategy

What I don’t get is, that out of MOW FV/DP operates from VKO and SU from SVO. I get the two separate airlines thing, but in the end, there is no way of transferring between SVO and VKO or DME for a matter of fact. So the prevent themselves from having much more transfer options. And yes I get it, mo...

Re: The Smell of Airline Cabins

Cool post! So these distinctive smells made me wondering as well, but not that kind of smell you have in a Boeing ir Airbus, they basically smell the same. Fokker 70/100s when they were still around here had an earwaxy smell in the rear, and all the crews and maintenance I talked to more ore less th...

Re: US F15 intercepting Iran's Mahan Air A300 resulted in several injuries

The US commented hours ago as follows: The Mahan Air plane flew somewhere near a military base. Two fighters went up to take a look. One stayed back and one pulled close enough to identify the jet as civilian -- about 1-2 km -- then pulled away. The whole thing was by-the-book and professional, lik...

Re: US F15 intercepting Iran's Mahan Air A310 resulted in several injuries

So let’s stick to aviation here and keep politics out. As this happened in Syrian airspace, how did the US government get their rights for the overflight of Syrien territory? Are those rights granted by the civil aviation authorities of Syria or by their military? What would happen, just hypothetica...

Re: Boeing 747-400 Passenger Fleet Tracking/Retirements Thread - 2020

Wow that is progressing at a scary pace. I see a dark future for 744s and A340ies. And mid term the A380 will be gone, likly within the next few years, together with 748s. The question ist, what will happen to 764s, MD90ies and 717s? And with such a massive decline in air travel, 747s don‘t make sen...

Re: Incredible footage of Rada Airlines IL-62 t/o

Most certainly not "planed" like this. If this incident gets reported (under EASA legislation it would be an ASR/MOR for sure - not sure about the local laws applicable to this airline) it will probably be investigated as a serious incident. Takeoff performance calculations have to ensure...

Re: Incredible footage of Rada Airlines IL-62 t/o

My „heaviest“ Russian take off was on a TU3 from IKT to MJZ. Here‘s a video of that take off. Wait, you are Planesafari? Kudos for your videos, I really enjoy them! Always filmed from the best seat and with great sound quality! Yep that's me. Hahaha best seat ist alway a question of the point of vi...

Re: Incredible footage of Rada Airlines IL-62 t/o

Google for the ILW take offs in Tivat, you will love those as well. I have flown on quite some Russian metal. I have worked on many as well and I know lots of crews. It’s just something completely different, I always loved it. In the case of this Rada Take off, most likely they were a bit heavy and ...

Re: More 'Active' DC-8s than A380s

Is there any updates on that DC-8-50 that was flying this past year in the DRC? That last video of her taking off was amazing. What video? Which year? The DC-8s will be missed. Classic times...they remember me of my childhood. DC8, Tristans, DC-10, Tupolevs, Ilyushins, BAc1-11, Caravelle, 732, 727,...

Re: New IATA airport code for Nur Sultan aka Astana

Tselinograd - Akmola - Astana - Nur Sultan wondering what‘s going to be next. I find it a bit funny, but typical four countries with little to no deep history. Kasakhstan was, as most of the former countries in central Asia, developped by the Soviet Union. Their languages were studied and academical...

Re: There's any jet alternatives for the 737-200C for gravel operations?

PA12 wrote:

Look in YouTube, 727’s in Angola using dirt strips hauling fuel and other supplies to diamond mines.

Re: CN3 order 105 ARJ21s from COMAC

First Air China's ARJ-21 rolled out: That livery is sooo 1970s on this plane: https://m.facebook.com/InTheFlightMode/posts/2288697818106186 Livery is dated period, they really need a change. That‘s all up to ones individual taste. I really like it and it is the best looking so far. To me, all those...

Re: What happened to Antonov?

Antotov had the misfortune of being on the wrong side of the border when the Soviet Union fell apart, left in the most politically corrupt nation on the planet. I'd have a hard time to decide on which side of that border there is more poltical corruption. Corruption indices of independent organisat...

Re: 747-400 horizontal stabilizer tank question

The weight of those things is not "existing". There is no such thing as weight for an auxtank like there is for a jet engine or a coffee maker. If you want such a thing and you order it, it will get installed. Then the empty plane is going to finishing and receives all the nice airline stu...