Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

OK, just watched the annexation ceremony. So according to the Russian point of view, fighting in Ukraine is on Russian soil now. Nukes coming in in 3…2…1….. No, they're not. It's a desparate move, in order to make the Russian threats of use of nukes more credible with the hope that the west and Ukr...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

A mariskovka would use targeted attacks on a particular sector, not a 500 mile wide offensive like what they're doing. Perhaps it has already been mentioned somewhere in this long thread, but ISW publishes some very interesting daily updates on their website about the military situation in Ukraine....

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Bucha/Butcha Ukraine. Seems the Russian army has commited horrorfying war crimes here. Mass execution of male civilians, lying on the streets, partly with bound hands on the back, in houses, basements, in the gardens, just everywhere, mass graves which are not completely filled with body parts stic...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

IMO Merkel fully inderstood Putin & could talk sense into him, because of their shared past. Now there is distance. It's the other way around. Putin understood/read Merkel perfectly, and lured Germany to become dependent on Russian gas and remain naively pacifistic. Remember how hard Germany fo...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Using chemical weapons by Russia opens a can of worms and I don’t know what will happen then. But giving those MiGs to Ukraine won’t be a game changer and will only stir the pot unnecessarily. Why on earth do you think it would be NATO that would "stir the pot unnecessarily" ?!? AFAIK it ...

Re: 2022 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

The Ferraris are back indeed. All Ferrari powered teams did quite well, in fact. Aside from the main team P1/P2, both Alfas finished in the points and Magnussen finished 5th... in a Haas! Big question marks on RedBull / AlphaTauri engine reliability on the other hand, with three of the four RBPT ca...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

They are too soft. Yes Putin has nuclear weapons but so does nato and he needs to be reminded about that. True. About time NATO gets involved, and starts enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Putins fallback strategy is just the usual tactic of total destruction and mass murder of civilians. I can'...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The Russian state media RIA apparently prematurely published an editors piece on feb 26 celebrating the Russian victory in Ukraine. The article is no longer available, but was saved by web.archive.com It's a really interesting read, as it outlines Putins ideological reasoning for the war (presumably...

Re: Russia invasion could begin any day, US warns

a lot of credit for this should go to all those political leaders who have let their countries become dependent on Russian gas. Putin has played them like fools all along. They can now sit back and enjoy the show with impotent rage. All the idiocy of closing down nuclear powerplants in Germany now s...

Re: New Icelandic start up: Nice Air

Aurela Airlines actually flew Copenhagen-Akureyri charters back in 2005, so it has been done before. They even started the route with Yak-42 equipment. The route only lasted a few months. You don't fly to Akureyri only to stay at Akureyri. There are plenty of interesting places to visit in northern ...

Re: Aeroflot circling over Copenhagen

Yeah but I still want to know why Aeroflot couldn’t make it when everyone else did? CATI limitation surely? I noted an Air China A330 do the same thing some weeks ago in foggy weather, when all other was landing. I would be suprised if Aeroflot crews or planes are restricted by fog, since (freezing...

Re: Aeroflot circling over Copenhagen

AirPacific747 wrote:

Must be very local fog then because I live 30 minutes away by car and it is completely clear where I am

Re: Aeroflot circling over Copenhagen

FOG METAR 19m ago: Wind 220° 6kt. Visibility 100m. RVR runway 22L 700m with no change. RVR runway 04L 500m with no change. RVR runway 12 550m with no change. Freezing fog. Vertical visibility 100ft. Temperature -1°C, dew point -1°C. QNH 1014hPa. Temporarily: Visibility 5000m. No significant weather....

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

It also takes a lot of swiss cheese to end up with a mass shooting. Yet it seems to happen so frequently in the US compared to other nations and some of the bigger holes in the cheese are quite easy to fill. True. I'm certainly not claiming the lack of guncontrol does not play a part, but there are...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

There's a lot of swiss cheese in the COVID deaths - each individual's life choices, health, genetics, government competence, healthcare competence, etc. With a mass shooting it is simply one individual's will versus victims being in the wrong place/time. Yes, the loss of a life is equally tragic to...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

Before you all get wind up about the gunlaws in the US, then there's this little anology: I think it is safe to assume that most in here are pro globalization and unrestricted free travel. But guess what, that way of life has just caused a global pandemic and millions of deaths, and numbers just kee...

Re: DHL orders 12 Eviation Alice freighters

So, because the current DHL fleet is old and polluting, DHL is, from now on, barred from ordering newer greener aircraft??? That just don't make no sense... Well, now you are on to something. If DHL takes it seriously to be "green" they could have teamed up with Airbus, Boeing or some oth...

Re: DHL orders 12 Eviation Alice freighters

Dahlgardo wrote : My estimate is, that the DHL intra-european aircraft operate 4-6 sectors pr. day, each. Bad estimate! Almost all intra-European flights are carried out there and back only once a day and the aircraft stays on site for the whole day. I know two pilots from DHL and that is exactly w...

Re: DHL orders 12 Eviation Alice freighters

Just the usual form of greenwashing, where a major airline associates themselve with a useless electric aircraft to boost their "green image". There is nothing "green" about DHL. In the real world, they operate one the oldest and outdated fleets out there, with hordes of 20-30 y...

Re: DHL orders 12 Eviation Alice freighters

Fuel burn isn't everything. I'd bet that "recycling" older aircraft by converting them to freighters is a damn sight more efficient than mining and transporting the materials (both horrible for the environment) needed to make a new freighter. The utilization on these isn't nearly as high ...

Re: DHL orders 12 Eviation Alice freighters

jbs2886 wrote:

So they shouldn’t order these planes? Not saying they shouldn’t do more, but dinging them for some progress is unproductive.

Re: DHL orders 12 Eviation Alice freighters

Just the usual form of greenwashing, where a major airline associates themselve with a useless electric aircraft to boost their "green image". There is nothing "green" about DHL. In the real world, they operate one the oldest and outdated fleets out there, with hordes of 20-30 ye...

Re: 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions

It’s important to think about how many jobs are needed to support that 1% of population and how many people are out of poverty because of their flying. It helps finance airplanes, that by the way get greener all the time, and helps investment into even greener technology. So in the big scheme, thin...

Re: Norwegian News and Discussion - 2020

Really makes you think where they would be today if they just limited themselves to short-haul flying Hard to say. If they want to emerge on the other side of the bankruptcy process as viable and profitable airline, they will have to find a place in the market that will differentiate them from Wizz...

Re: Chuck Yeager: First pilot to fly supersonic dies aged 97

sad news.

One of the most accomplished and interesting aviators who have ever lived.
I can recommend watching this extremely interesting interview with Yeager from 1991.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqLOBPl_zLc

Re: 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions

"Overtourism". So the solution is to stop the poor people from traveling with inhibiting taxes so that way only the wealthy can afford to go? I think business owners in economies that depend on tourism like Palma, Hawaii, Cancun, ect are quite happy to see more and more tourism. Overtouri...

Re: 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions

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Re: 1% of people cause 50% of emissions

...OK, and air travel accounts for HOW MUCH of the over all carbon emissions in our modern society? There are much bigger fish to fry, aviation is just the tangible thing everyone latches onto, but it is no where near the biggest threat to our environment. Especially with modern aircraft getting mo...

Re: Norwegian News and Discussion - 2020

What are the chances of DY making it successfully through the bankruptcy process? Slim to none I guess. And at one point or another the creditors will just put an end to this, as they don't want the same procedure to occur every 6 to 9 months or so. DY went as far as they could in this crisis, but ...

Re: Norwegian News and Discussion - 2020

here is their own press release
https://media.dk.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-med-ny-reorganiseringsplan-soeger-beskyttelse-for-norwegian-air-international-og-arctic-aviation-assets-3052136

the bankruptcy process is for Norwegian Air International and Arctic Aviation Assets

Re: Norwegian News and Discussion - 2020

so, apparently they are seeking bancruptcy protection and restructuring under Irish law, press conference at 1800 CET. https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE12571748/norwegian-skal-restruktureres-soeger-konkursbeskyttelse-i-irland/?st=1&ctxref=forside they will continue to operate their fleet, and stock ...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

a350lover wrote:

If the story ends with Norwegian filling for bankruptcy, the main "asset" here is going to be the Gatwick slots, right?

Re: 1% of people cause 50% of emissions

LCCs stimulates over consumption of air travel, over tourism and pollution. That should not be a surprise to anyone. But then again, LCCs are also smart because they know many people are selfish enough, not to give a sh@t about the consequences of their consumer choices.

Re: Another Terror Attack in France (Beheading)

Debating scriptures is a dead-end street when scriptures themselves are taken as absolute literal truth. Perhaps you have noticed, that debating, questioning and critizising certain religious texts and dogma is a quite risky and dangerous business. But in this day and age hurt feelings are more imp...

Re: Another Terror Attack in France (Beheading)

Disgusting animals who should be dealt with severely.. The problem is how do you prevent it happening.. How do you stop large numbers of radicalised would be murderers simply going out and killing people whenever they perceive a slight? France must be one of the most secular countries in Western Eu...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

How is Iran any different from North Korea? I don't see you criticizing Trump's love affair with Kim Jong-Un. Apparently on this site, you have to take an anti-US, and certainly an anti Trump stance no matter what the issue. I guess it makes people feel virtuos. DPRK and Iran are alike in many ways...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Yada, yada. Everything you've said can be turned round against America and its support for illegal land grabs by Israel and their brutal suppression of Palestinians, their endless support of the corrupt regime in Saudi Arabia and Trump's bestie in North Korea. Have you forgotten who was actually re...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

In an ideal world nobody would have nukes. Since that's not the world we're in, then I feel countries with nukes are the last ones whose opinion matters on who should and who shouldn't have nukes. My country has them, I pay for them and don't want to get rid of them, hence I understand Iran's posit...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Those incidents were after US killed JPCOA in May of ‘18. :sarcastic: The international system and diplomacy can’t ever work if we don’t give them a chance to. Iran is no direct threat to the US with its current capabilities - it’s highly prudent to give diplomacy a chance. So again I ask you - why...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Oh for crying out loud - so right wing radio hosts and yourself know more than inspectors assigned to check Iran’s compliance? You have no evidence for what you’re claiming when several IAEA reports clearly stated they were in compliance with JPCOA terms. https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2019-04/new...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Mortyman wrote:

I'm not confident that the religious regime driven by religious dogma like the USA will not use or "sell" nukes to achieve their political goals, no …

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Odd that you responded to that post and not the preceding one. :scratchchin: I was on my way out of the door, so didn't have the time, now you ask. As for the JCPOA agreement, I'm under no illusion the Iran has not been working on their nuclear program in hidden military facilities. These agreement...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

They’re getting them now and Trump’s son in law sold them the tech. I wonder why you’re not starting threads about it? This thread is about Iranian sanctions, not Saudi Arabia. The sanctions are definately warrented; and I fully support the US attempt to assert its political powers to force other n...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

The USA should move. Saudi Arabia is a oppressive theocratic regime with an extremist worldview, and with a glowing desire to acquire nuclear weapons. What could possibly go wrong with that. Trump's pandering to the Saudis is a big mistake. There; I fixed it for you... If you think that two wrongs ...

Re: US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Mortyman wrote:

US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored and threatens world to comply

Re: A330 and A340 Movements/Write-off/Retirements/Scrap Thread - 2020

OY-KBI A340-313X cn 430 leaving SAS fleet and ferried CPH-TUS-MZJ on 16.09.2020.
Retirement was reportedly first due in nov 2020.

Re: Michigan public school gives anti-Trump assignment

Revelation wrote:

The teacher should be fired... for making the exam too easy! All four answers are correct!

Re: Michigan public school gives anti-Trump assignment

The teacher took the quiz from the internet and didn't bother to check all the questions before having the students take the quiz. Stupid? Yes. Irresponsible? Yes. 'Pushing you personal agenda'? No. Grounds for termination? No. That's a BS excuse. I cannot see how a teacher can hand out a test to t...

Re: Michigan public school gives anti-Trump assignment

https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-bedford-public-schools-trump-quiz One of the questions on the quiz asked which group of people Trump hates: Women, Black people, Mexicans, or all of the above. This is absolutely disgusting and entirely inappropriate. The teacher needs to be terminated. Agreed, d...

Re: It's back! F1 2020 Season

F1 is fun when Mercedes is out.

Great race by Gasly