Re: Five Years Since Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral

Unbelievable. I always thought it happened more recently. Maybe the pandemic ruined my view of time...

Re: 10 years ago today!

I remember that picture well - it was also used for MH370 parody tweets, given the aircraft model used

Re: Five Years Since Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral

FIVE YEARS?! Didn't the Notre Dame fire happen in 2021?

Re: Age in Airliners.net time?

Officially, I've been here 16 years. Unofficially, I've been here for 24 years, because I was still in school at the time and just couldn't afford to pay for the fee they used to charge to join the forums.

Re: Boeing says NO to returning to Seattle

A huge symbolic win for a new CEO who wants to send a message about change would be to move headquarters to Seattle and to physically live in Seattle. Dave Calhoun screwed up his relationship with employees when he eliminated almost all virtual work while he himself and his CFO working out of their...

Re: Boeing says NO to returning to Seattle

As for the point about the CEO walking the floor, I agree with it. You do not have to be there everyday to walk the floor or to be seen to be effective. So why the need to be in Washington D.C.? Surely that cuts both ways, right? :eyebrow: Being in D.C. helps in a lot of ways, like shaping governme...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

One thing I found interesting: "(Alonso) readily admitted when asked by The Race that talks with other teams had taken place" ( ref: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/fernando-alonso-new-aston-martin-f1-contract-six-reasons-why/ ). He said AM showed a clear interest in him whereas the ot...

Re: Boeing says NO to returning to Seattle

Another day, another Boeing bashing thread. Can we just quit it already, or if not, just combine it under one huge thread instead? Listen, Boeing's problem isn't going to be fixed by moving the headquarters back to Seattle. Furthermore, we're living in the age of remote working and instantaneous com...

Re: Airport codes different from where you expect them to be

SEL for Singapore Seletar! Whenever a.Netters refer to ICN/GMP as ‘SEL’, I immediately think of Singapore Seletar. Come to think of it, why does everybody call ICN ‘SEL’ anyways? SEL was the old airport code for Gimpo. It was changed to GMP in 2001 after the inauguration of ICN, and now SEL is used...

Re: Airport codes different from where you expect them to be

IAD for Dulles instead of DUL, which is actually available!

Hell, it would have been less weird if the airport code was DCB (also available) since it's the other airport servicing Washington, D.C. besides DCA.

Re: BA Livery. Time for a change?

Bring it back.... https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jetphotos.com%2Ffull%2F6%2F55350_1585170964.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=2c8c78c04c412dbfa67f67d107bb028601fd00bd75509f4e22833c515daeaa26&ipo=images What is that just above the last passenger windows? something ...

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Boeing Corporate HQ is in currently in Arlington, Virginia. In 2001, it moved Corporate HQ from Seattle to Chicago. In 2022, it moved again from Chicago, IL to Arlington, VA. Boeing Commercial Aircrafts' HQ is in Puget Sound, WA, per: https://www.boeing.com/company/about-bca It is ludicrous to beli...

Re: New Anchorage Control Tower

DarkandcoldAK wrote:

What does TSIA mean?

Re: Galaxy S24 Ultra or Pixel 8 Pro?

Update. I bought the Pixel 8 Pro. The camera seemed to have the edge but as I've been using it for a few days, normal use is weird. I didn't realize there wasn't a standard Android back/home/open apps button area. Instead all of that is accessed various swipes. I seem to have gotten the hang a bit ...

Re: Car-buying as a life milestone: share your stories

You know, I've read a lot of posts online about the car buying experience in America and I honestly couldn't fathom how all of you put up with such nonsense! Here in Malaysia, the car buying experience is simple, you go to the dealer, you test drive, if you want to buy, the sales person works out mo...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

And delivering them with what they want gets you an 737 MAX with MCAS. Customers are not always right. As Henry Ford put it; "If I asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said faster horses" People have plenty of car options to choose from. Airlines don't have that many plane...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

MAX is wrong from a strategic perspective as it forced them in a corner where they needed 2 planes to compete against the A32xNeo family. Max on the lower end and NMA on the higher end. They took a "low risk" short cut, which would fail even without the botched execution... Because the ai...

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

The problem with buybacks I see is that they invested money they better should have used for research on the next programs. Senior mgt. might be tempted to prefer stock buybacks as their year end bonus might depend on the stock. This is what financial guys on top will do instead of engineers. Engin...

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

The problem with buybacks I see is that they invested money they better should have used for research on the next programs. Senior mgt. might be tempted to prefer stock buybacks as their year end bonus might depend on the stock. This is what financial guys on top will do instead of engineers. Engin...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

This is misinformation because you know that this release of information was done by accident, it was given at the same time as another Malaysian military member released the fact that 9MMRO had been seen on radar soaring to 45,000 feet. These releases were accidents, they happened before the Minis...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

It's interesting that this post is allowed to stay up, but the response to it was taken down twice. Because my post was a statement of fact, not an attack. You accusing me of being a government agent is not. You've been consistently spewing misinformation about MH-370 here for years. Why is that? A...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

So basically, even with all the context, you just don't want to accept the fact that your accusation of a coverup is not supported by any facts whatsoever, merely your own assumptions borne out of prejudices. It's interesting that this post is allowed to stay up, but the response to it was taken do...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

They got the 787 battery wrong ( https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/12/ntsb-blames-bad-battery-design-and-bad-management-in-boeing-787-fires/ ). The got the basic design of the MAX wrong (engine forward and center of gravity) + MCAS ...basically a rushed design and the whole proces...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

Every single English quote of his statement leave behind his following qualifier, which I include here in Malay & the English translation................. This changes nothing about the fact that on the 9th, Daud said there was a "possibility" the aircraft had turned back from its fli...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Braking and changing down 100m earlier than every other lap, then having to accelerate and change up again before the corner is not motor racing, it's dangerous driving on a very fast part of the track. If the roles had been reversed, Alonso would still be squealing about it. Alonso lifted off earl...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

So we're going back to the old arguments again? On March 9th, The Berita Harian newspaper quoted Malaysia’s air force chief, Rodzali Daud,: radar signals showed there was a "possibility" the aircraft had turned back from its flight path. But on the 11th, Daud issued his infamous statement:...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

We don't need Tony Abbot to know that the Malaysians were spewing misinformation from the time of the plane's disappearance right up until the current date. Malaysia had looked at its own radar tapes and knew that MH-370 had turned around, they knew this by dawn; they knew that it had flown west in...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

You tell me :-). The Malaysian authorities aren't looking good here any which way you look at it. Tony Abbott has publicly stated that the Malaysian Authorities at the very highest levels, a week after the incident knew that it was a murder suicide mission by a pilot (I am stopping short of saying ...

Re: Malaysia Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Current WB fleet status as far as I know: 3 A332F, 6 A332, 15 A333, 7 A359 = 31 a/c Projected: 3 A332F, 10 A333, 20 A339, 7 A359 = 40 a/c Is this the plan? Seems to me, if the ultimate plan is to replace the A333, then a further order / options would be required. They are considering an additional ...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

your conspiracy theory Well well, hold on. It is first of all not a conspiracy theory and it certainly is not mine. There are plenty of credible experts out there who have said this, there are plenty of credible experts out there who have said there is conclusive and plausible new evidence (if you ...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

He's misplayed his hand badly and looks like a fool. Airbus will NEVER need an A320 order from FR Airbus would be dumb to hold a grudge against Ryanair & MOL, to be honest. Why? 1) They have a full A321N order book for 6 years from customers paying them good margins 2) Freezing O' Leary out wor...

Re: Airlines' Role: Flying On Ticket Purchased Through Third Party

My understanding is that if it's ticketed by Swiss then you contact Swiss. It's always a case of contacting the issuer, even if the flight involves another airline.

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

BoeingVista wrote:

He's misplayed his hand badly and looks like a fool. Airbus will NEVER need an A320 order from FR

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

No, I am not looking for conspiracy thoeries, otherwise I would be backing outlandish claims of technical problems on board the aircraft, lost in Diego Garcia, plucked out of thin air by the aliens etc. Given that the Malaysian Economy's GDP is 400+ billion USDs ( https://www.focus-economics.com/co...

Re: 10 Years Ago Today: MH370

The bigger question though is why the Malaysian Govt is not interested (I know the answer); but this guys says it out aloud (almost) in this interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpx_SDV_FWA As much as you'd like to look into conspiracies, the answer is actually very simple - there's no concr...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

That's a refreshing race with Ferrari sweeping up first and second and McLaren in third and fourth!

Re: KM Malta Airlines refusal to provide with booking management

From my understanding, many airlines have this - if you book through an online travel agency or third party, the airlines can't make changes to the booking until you've flown the first leg.

Re: Malaysia Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Mean while, MH introduce flight to maldives. https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-airlines-introduces-routes-maldives-055318915.html? They flew to Male previously, so this would be a reintroduction - I take it that the flights were cancelled during the pandemic? As for the new cabin, I wonder w...

Re: Iberia launching Singapore?

planemanofnz wrote:

I can't see both SIN and KUL being launched.

Other Airlines Advertising on Competitors' In Flight Magazine

I found a rather interesting ad in an old Pan Am Clipper in-flight magazine from 1976 - for British Airways! Is this actually common practice? And are there any other examples of an airline advertising in their competitor's inflight magazine? https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/api/...

Re: UA 737-800 Loses Body Fairing In Flight

Whenever someone touts "agenda," all they're really trying to say is that they don't personally like the people or the things said people are saying. News is news. The panel came off of the airplane in flight. That is factual and is news. Whether you feel it's newsworthy or not is irrelev...

Re: Boeing’s Troubles

Doesn't Boeing have like a document outlining the design process of each aircraft program? I remember reading it in Joe Sutter's book about the 747, and how the knowhow learnt from developing the project was outlined in that document - to the point that the Soviet were willing to bribe him to the tu...

Re: Galaxy S24 Ultra or Pixel 8 Pro?

I have an 8 Pro I bought directly from the Pixel store about 3 or so months ago. I am 100% satisfied with it, and, yes, it is a good, clean version of Android. My experience with Samsung has been far less than stellar. Bloatware, insistence on use of Samsung Pay rather than Google's version, pop-up...

Re: UA 737-800 Loses Body Fairing In Flight

There are a million things that could have caused this, and “events” like this happen every day and have always been a part of the business. The only difference today is we have social media & 24 hour news sites that need to attract viewers to protect their phony-baloney jobs. Their jobs are no...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Meanwhile, in the English countryside: The woman in the Christian Horner controversy has lodged an official complaint about his behaviour with Formula 1's governing body, the FIA. BBC Sport has learned the complainant, who accused Red Bull's team principal of inappropriate behaviour, has registered...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

I'm in a similar age group as Newey and I can see how it would be very tempting to have a go at one last great career opportunity. Say what you will about RB but it doesn't have the kind of legacy as Ferrari has, and turning it around could be the capstone to a career. It's the same thought process...

Re: Malaysia Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

You may have mistakenly SAW as KUL, since MAHB is owner of SAW under the contract with turkish government. Slide 24 is for SAW, they are looking to get LH to fly to SAW. The airlines that they are looking to get to serve KUL will be in slide 23. You are correct. Slide 23 shows LH, IB, AY & QF m...

Re: Boeing 737 MAX Fails Dozens of Tests in FAA Audit

My car/bus isn't a metal tube at 30,000 feet. It's much, much easier to stop it if the defect becomes an issue Examples like the Ford Explorer-Firestone tread separation issue and the Toyota unintended acceleration issue proves otherwise. You missed the point; the use of Dawn dish soap wasn't docum...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

People always assume that Newey will move to another team. But what about retirement? The guy is already at an age where he can sit back, relax, and smell the roses. His contemporary Ross Brawn & Rory Byrne is no longer on the grid. What else is there for him to prove?

Re: Malaysia Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Any articles regarding the three new routes, and maybe, will Los Angeles ever join the network expansion for maybe 2027 or 2028? Why do they seem not as committed on that route as they are to Paris and Amsterdam? Malaysia-US traffic is not that big & profitable. If the Malaysian Ringgit strengt...