Re: Airbus Looking for Potential Delivery Spots for United

Somehow this story reminds me of that time when Boeing bought all the A340s from Singapore, including some as yet undelivered, as part of the deal to sell them the 777… Pendulum swing has been long to come. This time, however, Airbus would not have to buy the competitor’s product, for cause. Talk ab...

Re: Airbus and Boeing Deliveries - 2023

The A321neo’s order book for the year is over the total 757 order book!

Re: De-rated take-off and climb

I would like to add that this is one of the best threads I’ve seen in A.net! Thanks to all! Sorry that I cannot contribute any more than just saying that I am fascinated by all the logics at work! I discovered today that sometimes a max weight take-off is not possible at full thrust, and it all make...

CMN luggage catastrophe

Passed through Casablanca with my mom, on sunday, in transit between Seville and Montreal. Sorry I did not take picture, but there were mountains of baggages on carts, visible at the foot of the terminal. Of course, our baggage didn’t make the connexion, but we weren’t alone in that case. Many dozen...

Re: Airbus A321XLR Development / Testing / Production / Deliveries - 2024

A-netters living in Hamburg area, here is a lecture about the A321XLR which can attended without registration. Hamburg Branch: The Challenging Task of the A321XLR Development and Flight Test The presentation leads briefly through the A320 family tree to understand how Airbus arrived finally at the ...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Production/Deliveries - 2023

Glad to read that you are back in shape, qf789

Re: Rolls-Royce RB211 Broken Fan Blades

I don’t think there was an FE course more thorough than what you described, that’s impressive I can only imagine how satisfied and happy you were when you were promoted to first 747FE, being able to undertake en route repairs made your qualifications invaluable, did you do this very often ? We carr...

Re: 737 engine *what are they's*?

I really had to chuckle at this. I have spent many thousands of hours flying gravel equipped 737s in Canada’s Arctic. I can’t tell you how many time I have walked into the Vortex Dissipator when doing a walk around, it’s the same colour as the ground (I’m sure by evil intent), then I’d be swearing ...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Look at the history; KSSU (KLM SAS Swissair UTA) was the first start of the airline alliances. Similar fleets and combined maintenance were back then the key focus and were done very successful. This focus has shifted to the modern airline alliances for mainly passengers and hubs today. But I wonde...

Re: Airbus A220 Production/Deliveries - 2023

MSN 55242, 10th test flight… (in YMX, I believe, but still…)

Is it in Airbus’ cost reduction plan to reduce the number of flights necessary before delivery?

Why does it take so many??? Are bizjets doing so many flights as well?

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

Fascinating discussion! Crewbunk, your memoirs bring back mine, of having some of the YMX-CDG flights origination from YYZ (could it have been AC870 from YMX and AC874 or 880 from YYZ?). I remember complaining to my mom that we would be on the flight coming from Toronto, which was a problem because ...

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

Could that YUL-TUN become an A321XLR route?

Re: Icelandair confirms 13 A321XLR plus 4 additional on lease

Yeah but.... What about FISH ? Is there space enough in the cargo to move all the needed FISH ?? :white: :white: I don't even remember what the point was but old timers here will recall for sure :lol: Btw I searched quickly and couldn't find THE thread, does someone have it at hand ? I'd like to re...

Re: Airbus and Boeing Orders - 2023

Just a note of interest on the once much-maligned A321 - The A321 now represents 54% of total neo sales and 61% of the remaining backlog (numbers as published in Airbus O&D spreadsheet at end of June). Leahy was right when he said this would happen and I think most, even Airbus fans, thought th...

Re: Airbus A220 Production/Deliveries - 2023

A22x seem to need many more flights before customer flights than other Airbuses…

Re: Anything to do around IAH (8h layover)

I have about 7 hours…

Anything to do around IAH (8h layover)

Hi,

I'll be spending quite a few hours between an incoming flight from YUL and then going to GIG, on July 7th, and then almost the same coming back on the 31st (however, much earlier in the day!). Any suggestion to help pass that correspondence time?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Largest and Smallest Aircraft You've Flown On

Largest: 747-400 AC
Smallest scheduled: DHC-8-100 Jazz
Smallest overall: TP-9

Re: A350 landing at LaGuardia?

hitower3 wrote:

zeke wrote:

Not sure what you are trying to say, the approach speed of the A350 would typically be lower than a 737 or 767, the deceleration rate rate required to make the first exit would be lower.

Dear Zeke,

I know this...
I was trying to be funny but I am a German.
Cheers!

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Deliveries - 2023

This is the Boeing Eco Demonstrator Explorer of course and has been repainted into an all white livery. It’s still not been confirmed that VN will be taking this frame. https://aviation.flights/boe/787/60293 Personally i call it the former VN ;) However it seems to have been some sort of problem,it...

Re: Airbus A320neo Production/Deliveries - 2023

First, thanks and respect, qf789! I admire your work on this thread! One question, if I may… I had understood that the TLS line had been modified to be able to make A321s. Is it right? Then, are there any made there? I may just have not seen them in the long lists. Else, what are the lines at prese...

Re: Airbus A320neo Production/Deliveries - 2023

First, thanks and respect, qf789! I admire your work on this thread! One question, if I may… I had understood that the TLS line had been modified to be able to make A321s. Is it right? Then, are there any made there? I may just have not seen them in the long lists. Else, what are the lines at presen...

Re: New A220 variants and developments

Highly speculative, but… Could a small version of the RR Superfan be fitted to the A220? Actually "Ultrafan". Superfan was promised to Airbus by PW to power the A340 around the late 1980s but never materialised. Ultrafan indeed, sorry, apologies, lack of coffee… Question remains, though…

Re: New A220 variants and developments

Highly speculative, but… Could a small version of the RR Superfan be fitted to the A220?

Re: Icelandair signs MOU for 13 A321XLR's plus 12 purchase rights

It is the family question. Boeing started from the 707, then on to the 727 and then the 737, which was made the smallest possible, as a way to differentiate markets. When the 727 was too old and the 737 too small, the 757 was invented. But then, the world changed many times between then and the othe...

Re: Air Transat News and Discussion - 2023

I have to say one bad thing, though: last summer, with my mom and one of my sisters, we took one of those A321 from YUL to TLS, and honestly, it was literally a pain in the neck! Never suffered that much in a flight! And my mom and sister, same thing. My mom thought her pillow was bad, I had none. …...

Re: Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues; many aircraft grounded

I'm afraid they are toast. Sad, really. But then, how reliable are the Canada branch engines? I believe the PT-6 would not have had that enduring 60-years run without being reliable? And then again, what happened that "reliable engines" became "unreliable engines"? What makes yo...

Re: Question About Utilization of Aircraft TATL to the West Coast

Of course, you meant "American companies" could make triangle flights, ElroyJetson :-) I believe BA could not perform what would amount to cabotage by flying LAX-BOS with passengers. True, but at least in the past QF used to operate SYD-LAX-JFK and back; they would land in LAX, offload so...

Re: Question About Utilization of Aircraft TATL to the West Coast

Of course, you meant "American companies" could make triangle flights, ElroyJetson

I believe BA could not perform what would amount to cabotage by flying LAX-BOS with passengers.

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

ikolkyo, chrisa330, thanks a lot!

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

Breathe wrote:

Service details:

Service Flight number Time Dates
EDI-YYZ AC 807 0900-1100 2 June – 28 Oct 2023
YYZ-EDI AC 806 1905-0635 1 June – 27 Oct 2023
EDI-YYZ AC 807 0900-1120 30 Oct 2023 – 8 Jan 2024
YYZ-EDI AC 806 1950-0715 29 Oct 2023 – 7 Jan 2024

Re: Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues; many aircraft grounded

I'm afraid they are toast. Sad, really.

But then, how reliable are the Canada branch engines? I believe the PT-6 would not have had that enduring 60-years run without being reliable?

And then again, what happened that "reliable engines" became "unreliable engines"?

Re: Why crosswind only runways?

You missed my point completely, he wasn’t talking about WW2 aircraft He made that quote years after the war as jets were being introduced Then, he was clearly wrong. The post didn’t indicate he made that statement in the modern era. He didn’t have a post-WW II aviation career, so not sure why anyon...

Re: The use of integral air stairs

I kinda remember getting off an IB 727 using the rear airstair, june 1980… I was still in elementary school, so that memory is a bit faint.

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2023

This makes sense. They’re also currently flying the 330 to BOS, which has to be their shortest TATL flight. It’s blocked at about 7:30 or so on the westbound leg. Amsterdam - Montréal is 27 miles shorter. ;) AMS - YUL = 3,430 miles AMS - BOS = 3,457 miles http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=ams-yul%0D%0Aa...

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

CrewBunk wrote:

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Sadly, a lot of the old guard no longer frequent this website as a result of this “harassment”. Too bad, a great source of anecdotes.

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

And we in the public believed the passport crisis was bad…

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

CrewBunk wrote:

In the early ‘70s, Air Canada was exploring fifth freedom rights with its pool partners, BA, LH, AF and SR. Africa was mentioned noting the range capabilities of the latest DC-8!

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

CrewBunk wrote:

For the record, I’ve been hearing rumours about South Africa ever since AC took delivery of the brand new DC-8-63.

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Deliveries - 2023

Sorry for my deficient memory but how does the present numbers compare to the rework numbers before initial deliveries, at the time of the 787 introduction? Simple math Of 113 That Needed Rework: Subcategories: 21 Reworked Delivered in 2022 35 Undergoing Rework Right Now 57 That need Rework in Stor...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Deliveries - 2023

Sorry for my deficient memory but how does the present numbers compare to the rework numbers before initial deliveries, at the time of the 787 introduction?

Re: Engine Derates and top-of-climb power

Obviously I am not an expert and I do not understand every nook and cranny of what is being told here, but I deeply enjoy reading this thread and I also enjoy understanding what I can understand. Thanks a lot, everyone, for taking the time and the care to also write for lay persons to understand.

Re: Relative size B777-200 engines

Thanks a lot, Caltech! The one with the GE90 on the 747 testbed is particularly impressing for me. When one thinks that 747 engines were big, during my childhood!

And a happy new year to all readers and contributors!

Re: Boeing 777 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

747classic wrote:

I was several days out of action, serious flu.

Re: Seemingly weird window pattern on the HS Trident

Thanks, CrewBunk.

What happened with Longhauler? Long time not seen.

Re: A319 Shortest Landing distance

Yup, that sliding paint job story is indeed a classic! Thanks for bringing it back