Re: What in Your Opinion has been the Ugliest Commercial Jet?

A380, by some margin. It just looks stubby and ungainly. If it had another 10m of length added to the fuselage it might be slightly better proportioned, but it still wouldn't account for that ugly front end.

Re: Cathay Pacific & British Airways SYD-HKG-LHR - plus a few colonial era memories and photos

Thank you for posting this trip report. I grew up in Hong Kong in the 1980s, and this brings back a lot of memories for me - particularly the CX arrival video. I remember those tiled floors, the yellow signs and the bright orange check-in desks at Kai Tak, as well as the scenes from Hong Kong back t...

Re: Aircraft you have NOT been on

you are old enough to remember these aircraft in service, but never got to fly on one, without considering things like money. This is a very difficult question, because I honestly don't know where to start. I usually fly less than twice a year on average. My list below is far from comprehensive, as...

Re: Announcement: Airliners.net has been acquired by VerticalScope

Hi Jeff, firstly, welcome to airliners.net. As to the suggestions so far, I'd like to add as follows: 1. Timestamps - I prefer the old format where the actual time and date of the post was shown, rather than just "2 weeks ago" etc. Does two weeks ago mean two weeks ago to the day, or two w...

Re: Air Canada reveals new corporate livery

I seem to be among the minority here that prefers the old blue livery, which looked fantastic and instantly stood out as being AC. It's also quite adept at camouflaging in its native environment

Re: F1 2016: Abu Dhabi Finale. The Duel In The Desert.

Agree or disagree, Mercedes has stated multiple times their objective is to collect as many 1-2 race finishes as possible. Their intervention today was not to favor one driver over the other, but to protect the 1-2 finish against a very real Ferrari threat. Agree with this. Every team should aim to...

Re: Is it Respectable for the Adelaide Crows to copy the tune of Halls Of Montezuma.

And the Brisbane Lions have adapted La Marseillaise as their theme song. I wonder if the French should be outraged.

Re: First Boeing 787-10 enters final assembly

I don't really view the -10 as a 77W replacement. It's shorter, narrower, and less capable. Maybe a 772 replacement, with a little capacity increase? Which might just explain why UA ordered so many, considering they have the largest 772 fleet in the world? He said 773 replacement, not a 77W replace...

Re: Can I sue my lawyer?

kevin wrote:

I assumed by follow up they mean finding out whether I was there to discuss the matter in question and not something else.

Re: Can I sue my lawyer?

I am no specialist in legal matters, but isn't it illegal/unethical for the law firm to release this kind of information to the third party? By information I mean topic of the conversation, fees paid... I have provided a receipt and if the organization needed any other proof, wouldn't it be me who ...

Re: F1 - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps

The way I looked at the first corner incident, if there's anyone to blame at all, it's Vettel, not Verstappen. Vettel collided with Raikkonen who was then pushed into Verstappen. Whether Verstappen was there or not doesn't matter, Vettel's collision with Raikkonen already ruined both their chances o...

Re: Favorite James Bond Movies

For me, what makes a good James Bond film is its fidelity to the original source material - the novels of Ian Fleming. By that, I don't necessarily mean that the film has to follow the book exactly (although the original stories haven't been fully exhausted yet), but that original cinematic stories ...

Re: Favourite female vocalist recording?

My personal favourite female vocalist would be Dame Shirley Bassey. Her rendition of The Impossible Dream , The Living Tree , Goldfinger , Diamonds Are Forever and This Is My Life stand out as five of my favourites. Honourable mentions go to Big Spender and I Who Have Nothing . But I can only watch ...

Re: RE: Your Favourite And Least Favourite Aircraft

Least favourite: Airbus A343. Flew on one of these on SQ, from SIN-YVR via ICN, which was one of my worst flights ever. There's also something not quite right about the way it looks: those engines are too small. That must have been a while ago, they used the 77E latterly. Pretty intrigued what you ...

RE: F1 -- Canadian Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/photopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">photopilot</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Will the famous "Wall of Champi...

RE: F1 -- Monaco Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/scbriml" class="quote" target="_blank">scbriml</a> (<a href="#38" class="quote">Reply 38</a>):<br/><i>Yes, Crashstappen lucked into a win, but i...

RE: F1 -- Spanish GP

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747forever" class="quote" target="_blank">B747forever</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>It is heartbreaking to listen to the...

RE: What Were Your First 747 Series Flights?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CXB77L" class="quote" target="_blank">CXB77L</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>First: 747-200 - Singapore Airlines, 2 Decem...

RE: Hong Kong After 2047

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Elite" class="quote" target="_blank">Elite</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i>I think any "appointment" of a Governor from a...

RE: What Were Your First 747 Series Flights?

First:

747-200 - Singapore Airlines, 2 December 1990
747-300 - Singapore Airlines, 2 December 1990
747-400 - Qantas 18 January 1996

RE: The Ultimate 777 Model...UNREAL

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/zanl188" class="quote" target="_blank">zanl188</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Builder is a.net member IIRC</i></font></td>...

RE: Hong Kong After 2047

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/United+Airline" class="quote" target="_blank">United Airline</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>I rather see an independent ...

RE: F1 2016: Chinese Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ZKOJQ" class="quote" target="_blank">ZKOJQ</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Today I particularly liked Kvyat's banter in t...

RE: Expats, What Do You Miss From Home?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BestWestern" class="quote" target="_blank">BestWestern</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Oh and a more philosophical question...

RE: Your Favorite And Least Favorite Bond Movies 2015.

For me personally: <b>Best Bond:</b> Sir Sean Connery - best actor to play Bond; Timothy Dalton - most faithful portrayal of literary Bond. Let me explain: I think Connery is the best actor to have played Bond. I don't think any of the other actors to have played Bond come close to Connery's acting ...

RE: Why Are Black Cars So Popular?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/VapourTrails" class="quote" target="_blank">VapourTrails</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>"A lot of times a consumer may h...

RE: Stuck In Jury Duty

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Dreadnought" class="quote" target="_blank">Dreadnought</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Any suggestions?</i></font></...

RE: UA Forcing 787 Window "shades" To Be Blackened

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ikramerica" class="quote" target="_blank">ikramerica</a> (<a href="#162" class="quote">Reply 162</a>):<br/><i>So that mild convenience of being ...

RE: UA Forcing 787 Window "shades" To Be Blackened

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EK345" class="quote" target="_blank">EK345</a> (<a href="#155" class="quote">Reply 155</a>):<br/><i>Or maybe to sleep and/or watch a movie. Last...

RE: Cathay Receives Its 70th 777

Congratulations to Boeing and <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> on reaching this milestone. Kind of bittersweet given that it is the last 777-300ER to be delivered to <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> (for now, unless <acronym title="Cathay P...

RE: Your Favourite And Least Favourite Aircraft

Favourite: Boeing 777. All series. I love everything about it, from the way it looks to the way it sounds. The circular fuselage cross section, and proportionally oversized engines, and that screwdriver-like tailcone all combine to make one beautiful aircraft, not to mention the gorgeous Boeing Sign...

RE: Big Dance At The G 2015 : Hawthorn V West Coast

As an Essendon supporter, I'm not particularly fond of either of these two sides. But from an objective perspective, Hawthorn have been very difficult to beat this year, and only a few teams have done it. Yes, West Coast are one of those teams, but this time, it's Hawthorn who have the home ground a...

RE: What Would Be Your Private Aircraft? (unlimite

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/notaxonrotax" class="quote" target="_blank">notaxonrotax</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Not considering economics, ...

RE: F1 2015: Japanese GP

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/moo" class="quote" target="_blank">moo</a> (<a href="#28" class="quote">Reply 28</a>):<br/><i>Actually, they do not have "current" ambitions, th...

RE: F1 2015: Japanese GP

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/moo" class="quote" target="_blank">moo</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Williams on the other hand are a comfortable midfi...

RE: UA Forcing 787 Window "shades" To Be Blackened

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/csturdiv" class="quote" target="_blank">csturdiv</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i>Yes, because a dimmed window shade on a ...

RE: F1 2015: Japanese GP

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/andz" class="quote" target="_blank">andz</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Some fan, if you need to see the helmet to know ...

RE: What Was Your First Car?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BreninTW" class="quote" target="_blank">BreninTW</a> (<a href="#64" class="quote">Reply 64</a>):<br/><i>I'm curious if you've driven one?</i></f...

RE: F1 2015: Singaporean Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/moo" class="quote" target="_blank">moo</a> (<a href="#48" class="quote">Reply 48</a>):<br/><i>Williams have settled into competing for second or...

RE: F1 2015: Singaporean Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/GrahamHill" class="quote" target="_blank">GrahamHill</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>On a sad news, Pastor has been confi...

RE: The Car Thread: Part 1

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MrChips" class="quote" target="_blank">MrChips</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>You've fallen into the trap that catches bas...

RE: F1 2015: Singaporean Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/moo" class="quote" target="_blank">moo</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i> what happens when the engines cost more to supply t...

RE: What Was Your First Car?

My first car was a 1982 Ford Laser Ghia. <a href="http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb465/CXB77L/IMG001a.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb465/CXB77L/IMG001a.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb465/CXB77L/IMG001a.jpg" target="_bla...

RE: Freak Indy Car Crash Leaves Justin Wilson In Coma

I just saw this on the news. This is terrible; I sincerely hope that Wilson can make a full recovery. But unfortunately, we won't know the prognosis for quite some time.

RE: R.I.P. Jules Bianchi

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/GrahamHill" class="quote" target="_blank">GrahamHill</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>We almost forgot that motorsport was...

RE: The Luxury 11, Top Current Luxury Cars

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KiwiRob" class="quote" target="_blank">KiwiRob</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Stupid list, no Bentley, no Rolls Royce, Jag...

RE: F1 2015: British GP

Rest in peace, Jules Bianchi  <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> I'm truly saddened at his loss, he was one of the up and coming stars in F1 whose life (never mind career) was tragically cut short as a result of...

RE: F1 2015: British GP

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/scbriml" class="quote" target="_blank">scbriml</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Thought Williams made a bad strategy call ...

RE: F1 2015: Austrian GP

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/photopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">photopilot</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Nice to see Massa hold off Vettel an...

RE: F1: Monaco Grand Prix

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/larshjort" class="quote" target="_blank">larshjort</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>In other news former Monaco Winner JPM...