Are there any updates as to when AF will retire their A318 Babybus? I've got two flights booked to MRS in March and it seems as though they're currently on an A318 each way and I am hoping that doesn't change! No idea, I am surprised to still see them, but it was a welcome surprise when a recent fl...
Jump to postI can just imagine those moments of confusion for the emergency services whist they came to realise there were not one, but two aircraft on fire at different location at the airport. For me this was an outstanding job all round, and I'm utterly grateful, sitting in my armchair, that it wasn't me ha...
Jump to postTokyo Tower: "JAL516, Tokyo Tower Good evening. Continue your approach to Runway 34R. Wind 320 degrees 7 knots. There is a departing aircraft." What did they mean by, "There is a departing aircraft"? The departure ahead was JL25, who was already around 3,000ft at that timestamp....
Jump to postHe would obviously say that, either because it's true or because he believes he heard it. Indeed. The CVR of the Dash will clarify what information the crew thought they had, whether there was some doubt or not about it (e.g., the F/O questioning about the clearance). I also expect the Dash crew he...
Jump to postIs it just me or is the standard of posts here going down? A literal collision with fireball, at night, no prior warning. Successful total evacuation with only minor (slide related) injuries. Multiple videos showing foam already on the wings, ground and fuselage DURING evac. And people are like &qu...
Jump to postLooks like collision was right at the threshold. That's where FR24 shows transponder stopped transmitting. I would not count on the reliability of FR24 data transmission to precisely localise any event. Based on the above information, the Dash-8 would have entered the runway around intersection C5 ...
Jump to postWhat’s the status of the Coast Guard aircraft and its crew? https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fef2fa3b39ef044e83ae85ecdb59305ed8e00084 Of 6 crew, 2 died, pilot critically injured Also the coastal guard aircraft was going to transport material to Niigata air base to help response to the Noto peninsu...
Jump to postAn important factor for the importance of the A340 was that the first A330s were far, far less capable in terms of range than later versions. I just checked and found a plot that shows that, in the first ten years, the A340 overall sold more than the A330. Then, the A330 improved and gained in range...
Jump to postFrom AF’s site/app: « In cooperation with the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Air France is organizing a special flight between Tel Aviv (Israel) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on Thursday October 12, 2023. Flight schedules and booking methods: AF4140: departure from Paris CDG at 10:00 a.m. – ...
Jump to postImpressive.
It seems this will make AF/KL the biggest A350 customer ?
Same problem here on iPadOS. No recent improvement noticed.
Jump to postI observe the site seems more and more broken under Safari (with both iOS and MacOS). On MacOS, I cannot log on with Safari (it works with Firefox). On iOS, I cannot scroll the forum screen, and after a short while I cannot do anything like close the tab or move to another tab (I can only restart t...
Jump to postI observe the site seems more and more broken under Safari (with both iOS and MacOS). On MacOS, I cannot log on with Safari (it works with Firefox). On iOS, I cannot scroll the forum screen, and after a short while I cannot do anything like close the tab or move to another tab (I can only restart th...
Jump to postCurrently, NATO is watching carefully the boarder of the Baltic states/Poland. Should we assume they cannot ignore if, say a missile was shot at a civilian aircraft a few hundred kilometers away ? (should be 400 to 500)
Jump to postIt's the ex-Iraqi pair stuck at Tozeur, Tunisia for the last 22 years. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/130253-iraqi-airways-to-auction-off-two-derelict-saddam-era-b747s You mean 32 years, not 22 ? I actually saw them there in 1999, and forgot about these two aircraft that intrigued me quite...
Jump to postprobably nose wheel fell off while climbing over into the bay water near Seoul airport. No one noticed or hear noise or bang at all. I hope Seoul officials should inspect the runway for any debris before serious incidents another aircraft landing or taking off similar to Concorde got snapped metal ...
Jump to postNot understanding your first sentence, but...it may be a "type" of a plug door, but not in the traditional sense in my mind, like doors on DC-jets and all Boeing's prior to the 777, where the door must first move inward before in is able to rotate outwards. And close-to-zero pressure diff...
Jump to postFootage of the landing and part of the landing gear detaching: https://twitter.com/chrivoge/status/1657808731189526530 This video is just fascinating... First, the landing gear assembl bouncing as if it did not weigh much. Second, the aircraft that seems not to move much from its landing trajectory...
Jump to postWhat would be needed to make the EZE-FCO route possible? - 253T A339? more? - 10 seats blocked in Y cabin? more? I'm not familiar with the aircraft's payload chart but it can't be too far off? Of course MAD is 1000km closer but it is also faces some altitude penalty over FCO, I wish AR over time to...
Jump to postI am a bit confused. Is it about « direct » or « non stop » ? I am assuming the former but not the latter.
Jump to postFirst, all my thoughts go to the victims and their relatives. Second, I think that the cabin video topic should be moved to a separate thread so that this one would focus on the facts related to the crash itself. While the video might give useful information, the real analysis of the crash will come...
Jump to postThese airports nestled in valleys are subject to a lot of performance considerations and from the little I know, the atr72 is not a "good performer". There's a reason you see so many 319/330/757 types in that part of the world. I am not commenting on the performance (or lack thereof) of A...
Jump to postIf this account is accurate (https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/ybp34c/comment/itkmpih/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) It seems they had a high rate of decent on the second attempt (FlightRadar24 data ~-1000ft per min at 100 ft) and could have sustained some level of d...
Jump to postThere might also be another stop before flying back to Europe. I tried to look this up but could not find the itineraries.... No other stops en route - however the longest route W6 flies from JSI is MXP. Their current flight program out of JSI - operated by a mixture of A21N and A20N - is: - 2w to ...
Jump to postnickya340 wrote:Amazing how a 240 seater A321N can operate from JSI (1600m rwy). I wonder if there were load restrictions?
Also, as you noted, Japan builds 35% of 787 parts, which means Boeing + US suppliers do not make a full plane either. Actually, all aircraft programmes in US or EU share the work across many countries and companies. And in this point of view, Japan does very well.
Jump to postOpus99 wrote:I’ve already explained the context of the comparison above.
330NEO order book is very week.
The question on the reason for the improper commands is one thing (could range from poor judgment to lack of training) but the so unprofessional discussion after is shocking.
Jump to postThis seems to be the exact definition of a horrible airshow.
Lackluster sales and the promise of ever worse long haul flight Y comfort (you may say, « just afford Y+ » but Y+ seems often sold not that far from business class prices… very high).
flyPIT wrote:Reiterating the point that the bolt came off the nose gear, and looking at the pic and the hole's location, I'm wondering if that is an exit hole? If so this could have potentially been much worse.
usxguy wrote:I wonder if "premium economy" is becoming just an extra legroom section?
Very sad news. :( RIP to all... People also need to understand, most of Nepal is treacherous terrain. While it is easy to point fingers at these carriers, most of them are the ONLY link the people of Nepal have. For tourists, these flights are not like hopping on a Southwest flight between PHX-LAS. ...
Jump to postQuite the hit in Economy across the board but I feel like it now puts KLM in line with other majors. In what sense is it becoming any worse than it already was ? As someone who is bound to fly AF/KL regularly and mostly in Y, I have got used to making sure I fly on whatever airline they codeshare w...
Jump to postBut I think that the difference is that, now the A350 as a whole has improved with efficiency gains and MTOW increases. So a simple stretch A35K would have greater ranger and payload capabilities. A lot of the extra structure and bigger landing gear in the A35K is for the MLW (maximum landing weigh...
Jump to postIt appears people are forgetting that the original A35K was a simple stretch as ordered by Emirates at the time. Airbus during its development then decided to make this a more capable and likely more expensive aircraft with increased weights and more powerful engines amongst other changes. This at ...
Jump to postIf airlines are less keen than in the past to "abuse" say an A35k, then a 359 stretched to 35k length makes a lot of sense. There are a few classic 773s still around that fill that niche, though in the past most airlines preferred to"abuse" 77Ws. I am also wondering what would a...
Jump to postAs most of the news entries above are "not available in my region" (I guess I would need a VPN...), I searched and found this: http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/05/cessna-208-caravan-n333ld-incident.html I cannot say if that material is part of the above links, so I am sorry if that is re...
Jump to postAre pilots allowed to smoke in flight ? I may be naive, but I thought that the time of smoking on board of any passenger aircraft (as passenger or crew) was long over.
Jump to postI glimpsed at the first video. I have seen stupid things over the internet, but that beats it all. It is so obvious that he does not behave as an airman who tries to solve the problem that it is unbelievable the video is even posted like this with some kind of expectation that anyone buys the story....
Jump to postCould a stall + fall + recovery attempt + failure to recover explain this altitude/vspeed table ?
Jump to postWhat is Russia trying to accomplish? They know this won't work. Surely they understand the long term impact? Lightsaber No matter how I turn this question into my head, I do not like the result much. I can see two options: either the impact is not understood by those who make the decision (= just P...
Jump to postRussian SU-25 limped back to base after taking severe damage from a MANPADS hit. Will be a long while before this one graces the skies again, if ever. https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1503297270355271681 That's amazing, no clue how there wasn't a subsequent major fire or critical control surface ...
Jump to postAlso some news about the A-10s: Senator Mitt Romney supports the idea of providing the Ukrainians with A-10s: But who would operate these ? Maybe I did not search well, but I think that the Ukrainian army never operated this plane and it would take months to train their crews... So I fear this idea...
Jump to postRussian airlines flew 90% of their flights on domestic routes before the war. And while the economy will doubtlessly tank (already has), Russia is a huge country, where transport by flight is often the only viable option. And those aircraft will very soon need spares that they can only get from sis...
Jump to postWow. That would be suicidal. If they really do keep all these aircraft no one will ever do business with Russia ever again. Kind of crazy that Aeroflot is going fully domestic. Even during the worst years of the Cold War they had a massive international route network. This is going to be brutal for...
Jump to postStupid question: what does nationalization mean in this context ? In a normal context, I would understand "purchase by the state"; in this case, should it be understood "stealing by the state" ? The former option would mean some negotiations with the legitimate owners and I do no...
Jump to postThe US is probably hesitant to close their airspace as a reciprocal ban on U.S. aircraft in Russia would be too disruptive for US-Asia flights. Considering the State Department just issued an advisory saying US citizens should leave Russia immediately, that means it's likely getting traction. I am ...
Jump to postdebonair wrote:chunhimlai wrote:how far SU operation affected?
What will happen to the Russians stranded on vacation in PUJ or CUN? How will they return back home?
If you follow all the applicable laws and regulations, even the most minor things can cause an airport to be closed. If you are just a couple of pilots on danger money trying to fly out of a war zone, one can be much less fussy Indeed, but even after you take off, would you not run into very seriou...
Jump to postMy point: the 321neo is not a game-changer in narrowbody TATL services. In fact, it was 15 years late to the party. CO had started such services with 757s in 2004. https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/cic/alerts/2004_02_27_01.aspx I think the point of the thread was not the 757, an airplane tha...
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