MX Systems in 2021

Hi All, So what systems is each airlines using currently? I know UAL is SCEPTRE, and I've also heard that AAL and DAL are also using SCEPTRE. What systems are other airlines using?

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

The thing to remember is, there are several different variants of the PW 4000, among other differences are fan casing size (and, obviously, also fan *blade* size). The 772 uses the -112 variant. Yes, however the 747 that vomited engine bits all over the Netherlands was also PW 4000 powered. Technic...

Re: United Fleet, Network, and Discussion Thread, Q1 2021

Interesting how UAL is finding the money for painting and the archers now. I guess that they won't need to be laying any employees on 3/31.
/s

Re: UA outsouring some corporate positions to India

Thanks for your reply UA900 This just seems like a big security risk and waste of Money I don’t see how someone in India can have years of experience with AI or EK or Jet that could add Any value to the complicated environment of United. India seems years behind in aviation for the huge size of the...

Updated: Body of missing United executive found over a year after disappearance

Hope everything turns out ok. I've met him a couple of times.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/14/united-airlines-executive-missing-waterfall-glen-forest-preserve-jake-cefolia/

Re: Site wide issues at the moment

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this, but browsing on a mobile device (IOS) is very slow. Any of the forum pages take minutes to load. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge...it makes no difference. Other pages, including the Airliner.net homepage load normally. I'm on a desktop and it seems to be ...

Re: American Airlines Passenger wearing gas mask removed from flight

PSAatSAN4Ever wrote:

Squeezix wrote:

speedbird52 wrote:

What possible statement could he be making

“Are you my mummy?”

I think we're the only two that get it...but that is a BRILLIANT reference!!
...

Re: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash

Get-there-itis would be the reason for the trip to begin with, or the reason not to turn back earlier. Not to disappoint the Mamba. You also have a very experienced pilot AND a very seasoned primary. If you commute in a heli as a pax for years, you start to think anything is doable. And he’s a very...

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

Wow Iran I sure hope this isn't a terror attack or shoot down of an miss ID aircraft. Why would they shoot down an airplane legitimately taking off from the centre of their own country? I just can't really fathom how they would make such a gross mistake, unless their airspace had been massively bre...

Re: LOT to get more A320s, 20% fleet is not flying

milhaus wrote:

It will be nice to see an A340 in LOT colors...

Re: Kirby Denies He Will Return to AA, Rumors Swirl of Big Changes in AA Leadership

And the final nail in the coffin for this rumor (At least in regards to Kirby going back to AA).

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/05/oscar-munoz-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-united-airlines-ual.html

B727 Wingtip Question

So a while back I asked about the 757's wingtips and learned that some 757's have a logo light mod which was installed on the wingtips. The thread also mentioned that 737's had something similar, along with 4 pictures. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1405049&p=20751327#p2...

Re: 737 Eyebrow Windows (plus 707/727)

... They are no longer an "option" on any new-build 737, and haven't been for some time, early ~2005 iirc. ... ... - In addition, the 717 was originally built w/ eyebrows but in it became standard to not have them ~mid 2002 iirc. - As for the first NG to be delivered without them, looks l...

737 Eyebrow Windows (plus 707/727)

I am trying to better understand the plugged windows on 737's. For the Original and Classic 737's, (-100/-200/-300/-400/-500), did they all came from the factory with eyebrow windows? Also, did any of them get the windows plugged? For the NG's, (-600/-700/-800/-900), I know that originally they were...

Re: 747's and the SCD tag

SCD is an unofficial addition, seen in some listings. All full freighters (-F), Convertible (-C) ,Combi's (-M) and Converted freighters (-SF, -BCF and -BDSF) are equipped with Side Cargo Doors. Some History : The side cargo door was optional on early -200C convertible and -200F freighter aircraft, ...

747's and the SCD tag

So I have noticed that 747 frieghters sometimes have the SCD tag in the aircraft type, and sometimes they don't. (I know that SCD stands for Side Cargo Door) To me, this implies either that either: A) the SCD is optional and the SCD tag indicates the presence of the SCD or B) the SCD is standard and...

Re: B777 Engine Identification

I know that the -200LR, -F, and -300ER have the GE90-115 as the only option, so those aircraft The - 200F uses GE90-110's. You got me on that detail. I was looking at engine family and counted two version of the GE90 used (123 inch fan blade and 128 inch fan blade). Based on the TCDS the 777F and t...

B777 Engine Identification

I'm back at it and looking to visually recognize B777 engines. I know that the -200LR, -F, and -300ER have the GE90-115 as the only option, so those aircraft are easy enough. For the -200 and -200ER, GE90, PW4000, and Trent 800 are options For the -300, the PW4000 and Trent 800 are the options. I'm ...

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to Xbox

BWIAirport wrote:

A new, supposedly major, update coming from MS today regarding the new sim.

Re: Icelandair / Air Iceland Connect using Dash 8 "transatlantic"

Surprised noone has queried the title of this thread, transatlantic technically means from Europe/Africa/Middle East to North/Central/South America, these dash 8s are not operating Transatlantic, they are operating over the Atlantic into Europe, just like the 757s and 767s do from Iceland and the A...

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to Xbox

I'm now confused. Do I wait for P3Dv5 or this new MSFS? It must be on a new engine since MS sold their FS software to Lockheed. Would it? I was under the impression that the sale to Lockheed only sold off the rights to the serious training/commercial/proffesional end-use of the code. Maybe MS inclu...

Re: Physial design of control of 737 jackscrew

Mods, is it possible/warranted to correct the title to "Physical"? I'm pretty sure that is what OP meant.

Either way, feel free to delete this comment after you consider the change.

B747-400D Retrofitted with Winglets?

Hi everybody. I have a question about 747-400Ds. I know that -400Ds came without the extended wingtips and without winglets. I heard/read that -400Ds could have get the wingtip extensions and winglets retrofitted after entry into service. Can anybody confirm if A) this was possible, and B) did any o...

Re: United Airlines "Evolution" to Globe Livery coming in April

Airlines0613 wrote:

... UA has done an amazing job ...

Kudos to UA!

Re: BA denied permission to start EIN-LHR

I obviously don’t understand how slots work. As EIN has around 5m pax per year using one runway. But LGW has 46m passengers per year using one runway. So how can it not have enough slots? Can someone explain? Thanks While I can't speak to the specifics of these two airports, a smaller runway might ...

Re: Traveling On ID90 to DXB without a return ticket yet

Lol, when I got to immigration in OMDB the official didn't say anything to me at all. I had my airline ID with me incase he did ask. As far as Check-in, at KORD we (my wife, 6 month old daughter, and myself) checked in at the ticket counter with revenue pax, made our way through security, and only f...

Re: LTFM Charts, anybody know where to find them?

hgschnell wrote:

At Eurocontrol charts are all in
LT_Sup_2019_01_en_2019-01-03.pdf

Re: Traveling On ID90 to DXB without a return ticket yet

There might be issues or there might not be, but just to make sure you could buy the cheapest one-way ticket you can find from Dubai to anywhere. You don't have to use it, just show it when immigration asks for it. What I am hoping to do is check loads and get a standby ticket a few days before we ...

Traveling On ID90 to DXB without a return ticket yet

So my wife and I are taking our daughter to visit my wife's sister in Dubai. I already bought Standby Tix on UAE, but I haven't purchased Standby Tix back yet. Do you think I will have any issues with immigration/customs in DXB if I don't have a ticket back when we arrive? Essentially, will the immi...

Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

Looks like 737 Max's will be grounded, at least in Europe. Here are a couple of links. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ethiopian-airlines-crash-britain-grounds-boeing-737-jet-model-n982116 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeings-737-max-jet-has-now-been-grounded-by-these-countries-2019-03-12

Re: Fear of flying, working on getting better but still scared about maintenance

.... Thanks. My experience is that the men and women who maintain and fly the aircraft we passengers depend on are more honorable than the 'fancier' individuals that manage and regulate the airlines. An anecdote: While waiting at the gate for our AA 777 to be repaired in ORD for a flight to ?LHR or...

Re: Chicago Aviation Thread - 2019

Unfortunately, Meigs probably won’t be coming back now though. Not to say I ever had any hope to begin with though... An FYI as to how unrealistic that was: the only candidate (at least prominent... so many, can't be sure) who supported re-opening Meigs was because he insisted the airport would pro...

Re: Fear of flying, working on getting better but still scared about maintenance

.... Thanks. My experience is that the men and women who maintain and fly the aircraft we passengers depend on are more honorable than the 'fancier' individuals that manage and regulate the airlines. An anecdote: While waiting at the gate for our AA 777 to be repaired in ORD for a flight to ?LHR or...

Re: Eastern Airlines "WHISPERJET"

Either inside or out, the 727 was not noticably quieter than any of the first generation four engine jets (DC8, 707, Convair 880/990, Comet, etc.) While recognizing that loud is loud, I went looking for something objective. Found this 1971 Air Force study that specifically contrasts the 727 with th...

Re: Shortest lived airline livery.

What was thy united light blue livery called? In one of my trip reports, someone called it "Shades of Blue." Whether that's the official name or not, I have no idea. When United was doing the final Hub Flights for the 747, they produced a little magazine titled "Saying Goodbye to the...

Re: Identifying Aircraft with Hushkit Installed

Ok, I found an old thread that has some good pics for 737s. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=154603 Reply #2 has two different types of Hushkits. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-New-Zealand/Boeing-737-219-Adv/77711/L The first shows an ANZ 737 where the hushkit looks like it takes...

Re: Identifying Aircraft with Hushkit Installed

... First, is there only one type of Hushkit available for each of these Airframe/Engine Combos, or are there multiple? Second, how can a non-hushkit aircraft be distinguished from a aircraft with each type of hushkit? ... You know that you are on Airliners.net , right? The website which now hosts ...

Identifying Aircraft with Hushkit Installed

Hi Everybody. Thanks for all the responses in my previous engine identification questions. I've got my next set of questions, and it will be much more expansive. The P&W JT8D is used on 727's, 737-100/-200's, DC-9's and MD-80's (list per Wikipedia), plus some other aircraft. With the implementat...

Re: B787 Engine Identification

Look at the spinners. Also look at EICAS. A Roller will have am N-3 and a Genx will not. [img]data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/....hmZyILgRsPEkEgvK7y53gYG95VI/pETTdaqTmtyBz7kVANInXe2pbrtNRpwDB/7WJoa/RzgaGLMScOJoAyBA01HEkBYvC6MbT3QDe9biGB+dMUXN00jHnAzzacyCqmla6TqjPRm06dRtCg0GpTFRtS...

B787 Engine Identification

I'm back and looking at 787 engines now! This one is pretty short and sweet.

On the B787, how can I tell a Trent 1000 apart from a GEnx-1B?

No points for saying look at the logo on the engine. I can't make it too easy on you.

Re: Why did UA choose the B777-300ER and ditch the A350-1000?

United Airlines and Boeing Aircraft co. were both founded by the same person. So along with United Technologies (note the "United") the Boeing Aircraft/United Airlines/Pratt & Whitney connection is close & tight. United will always buy planes and engines from it's two brothers. No...

Re: Why did UA choose the B777-300ER and ditch the A350-1000?

I thought part of the deal with the 777-300ER's was a straight swap for 787 slots. United got the 777-300ER's instead of 787's at no extra cost. Boeing gets to keep the 777 line going and to open up lucrative 787 slots to sell.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

LTFM Charts, anybody know where to find them?

Can anybody tell me where I can find approach charts/airport diagrams for Istanbul Airport, etc.. ? I was looking through EuroControl and I couldn't find any charts for Istanbul Airport. Per https://flightaware.com/live/airport/LTFM , the airport is operational. Other airports in Turkey have charts ...

Re: Shutdown disruption on Aviation

"Unscheduled absences " are ticking up daily. https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/425137-houston-airport-shuts-down-tsa-security-checkpoint-amid%3famp So does that mean that TSA now stands for Thousands Staying Away instead of Thousands Standing Around? ...

Re: California Pacific Cancels All Flights for 2nd Straight Day

I never really expected this airline to succeed. Not a good business plan at all, wrong airplane, wrong markets, just a lot of things set up wrong. A colleague of mine gave up 32 years at AA to go to work for Cal Pacific. I wouldn't be surprised if your colleague was able to get an early retirement...

Re: B767 Engines Identification

Is that just the JT9D-7R4D, or all JT9D's? For JT9D vs PW4000: As I asked earlier in this post, is that sensor for just the JT9D-7R4D, or for all JT9D's. If it's just the -7R4D, are there any external difference anybody can point to? It is on the -7R4D on the 767. It is not on the -7R4D on the 747....

Re: B767 Engines Identification

Thank you everybody for your replies. It's really helping me understand better. Easiest way to tell a JT9D-7R4D on a 767 is a small sensor sticking outside of the fan cowling on the left side. http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/46/6c/5e688a72a87f41735aa40ba6aefc8eba.jpg Is that just the JT9D-7R4D, ...

B767 Engines Identification

I'm looking at the engines on 767's and trying to figure out how to identify them. Can anybody give me a definitive way to identify each type of engine? I know there are CF6-80's, RB211-524's, JT9D's, and PW4000's. The RB211's are easy enough to identify, so I won't go into any details here. I've se...

Re: When is 78J GE certification by FAA due?

If what I am think of is what you are talking about, it might have just happened. The 787 TCDS was updated on 9/21/2018, and the 787-10 section includes the GEnx-1B74/75/P2 and GEnx-1B76/P2 engines. http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/466a0454d09e7c7a8625831200703671...

Re: B757 Wingtip Types

DL_Mech wrote:

Your type 2 wingtip is an aftermarket logo light for the tail. Factory logo lights are installed in the horizontal stabilizer.