Now flying the King of Norway to Oslo from Malaysia where he was taken ill, to Oslo as SK7186.
https://simpleflying.com/sas-final-boeing-737-medevac/
The US Senate report on aviation safety in online including more details on 737 Max Certification: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/FFDA35FA-0442-465D-AC63-5634D9D3CEF6 Thank you for the link. Frightening in its entirety. Page 44 for those in a hurry, for a glimpse into this. and this...
Jump to postHas Boeing been more transparent in the past? Or as beholden to alternative truths?
In other words is this a new trend, or the way business has always been done.
Just as consumers are demanding geographical changes in food production for more locally grown food, so could similarly the manufacture of aircraft in the interests of the safety of international flying public be moved to countries with legislature for the least corporate lobbying power to ensure pr...
Jump to postIs the determination with which Boeing is fighting unionization, any indication of what it cares about ?
Jump to postFor a clean look, another alternative:
https://loneskyimages.blogspot.com/2019/04/air-force-one-livery-design.html
Ziyulu wrote:Are meals all paid for as well?
Hence my post and its question, because this indeed was so unusual. It was due to an electrical fire in the cockpit before takeoff that left such a nauseating smell that crews refused to fly the G-CIVO for days. The huge NAMM show at Vegas meant all flights were full to the brim, making substitution...
Jump to postBritish Airways G-CIVO was supposed to leave last week Wednesday from Las Vegas for Heathrow. It did not. British Airways passengers were put in hotels paid for by BA till Saturday, when the flight finally left. How long delays have you heard of or experienced?
Jump to postAt least the G-CIVO G-CIVY and G-CIVK British 747s were there last week. The Wednesday flight was delayed till Saturday, with the passengers waiting those days in hotels paid by BA. The cockpit smelled too much of an electrical fire that crews refused to fly.
Jump to postSeattle Times has several good articles on this. Professional journalism can be quite different from forum postings. Read the many articles. But here is a good start: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/failed-certification-faa-missed-safety-issues-in-the-737-max-system-implicated...
Jump to postA shift in philosophies that lead to a decline of more than just safety. - companies that move the business accent on making bankable money, not flyable planes. - less government, less oversight. - the diminished government that is left is held close to the interests that make money This short termi...
Jump to postThe Concorde was quite economical once up cruising. Meaning, its cruise consumption per seat-kilometer was only four times as much as a 747? Or was it more than that? Yes, roughly the same mpg on both planes. The 747 seats 4 times more people, for more hours in lesser seat pitch, at less than half ...
Jump to postThe thing is that, I don't think this flights can be possible in the future unless planes can go faster. I don't imagine 21-22 hours or more non-stop seated on a plane. What do you guys think? I have to disagree here. When a plane flies faster it burns more fuel and therefor decreases it's range. T...
Jump to postIf you knew more about the biggest shareholders, you would realize the biggest owners are playing the long game. They are not the panicky type and have very deep pockets. Even IAG's interest is that Norwegian expands.
Jump to postI think she likes the livery. I too would rather sing praise to the LH bird than some of the other less divine paintjobs.
Jump to postThe roads have been renumbered several times. Beware of what is now called 66. There is way more Americana and history on the original route no longer numbered as 66. There are websites about the original brick paved roads. Some still in existence. For genuine history, choose a good small town like ...
Jump to postI am encouraged by the display of patience of some of you here who tirelessly try to educate the vandals.
When the air can no longer be breathed, the water is unfit to drink, and the crops to be eaten did not survive,
the vandals will still claim it is all really good for the economy.
Undeservedly unsuccesful? The VC10. Feminine in beauty, like the Edsel was marketed as.
Jump to postEarplugs are way more effective in decibels than the difference between those planes. The brand and tightness of the fit of the earplugs make a big difference too.
Jump to postLovely flying Turku to Helsinki on the evening flight with Finnair for the view, first west to Mariehamn, but then after 20mins on the ground retracing your route back east flying over Turku, so you get to see the beautiful archipelago twice in the summer. Winters are darkness.Same price as the dire...
Jump to postBeauty is not subjective. If you show 100 faces to 100 people, they will largely agree on what is pretty and what is not. The same is true for airlines. I do think that "airline design" goes welll beyond "livery" and includes anything from lounge design, uniforms, on-board magaz...
Jump to postTo maximize ALL four, there really is but one choice: LUGANO. Just do a Google image search and compare. The nearby villages are great for evening meals by the lake, and close enough to walk to even.
Jump to postIn my 16 years of having my dB meter on flights, the biggest surprises have been the amount of hours that have exceeded 85dB which in my country is illegal, and how much noisier window seats and exits and some toilets are on some planes compared to aisle seats. I know of no country in the world whe...
Jump to post3 dB can comfortably be heard, although the difference is nearer to 5dB depending on engine type. 3 dB can easily be distinguished in direct A-B comparison. But you will not be able to hear the difference when you hear one aircraft now and the other one 1/2 hour later. And that is for continuous no...
Jump to postThe differences in the noise levels shown above are so small, that an untrained obersever won't hear the difference. Normal people don't hear a difference of 3 dB (dB(A)?) 3 dB can comfortably be heard, although the difference is nearer to 5dB depending on engine type. The dB unit was initially int...
Jump to postThe db meter installed on smartphone, there is a calibration function. I will see if I can calibrate it somewhere. It takes at least 10-data points per second. I will try walk up and down the aisle and take the average after 5 munites / a few thousands measurements. So peeks are averaged out. And d...
Jump to postDistance makes a big difference as dB decrease logarithmically with distance. They don't. In a freefield environment they drop by 6 dB per doubling the distance, further away friom the source in the reverberant field they stay more or less constant. But that will take us too far off. The important ...
Jump to post...it was so quiet that the couple talking behind me was so clear that it was disturbing, since no noise was there to drown out their voices. Are you also disturbed when you sit in a restaurant and hear people talking on the next table? Or is it just that you are used to it in a restaurant, but not...
Jump to postThere is additional loading on the body from chemicals used to treat the airline uniform fabrics to make them more resistant to staining and creases than regular fabric.
Jump to postA higher volume steady noise from a steady sound source, like wind or engines, helps mask intermittent noise sources, which are more irritating and noticable. On a recent A350 trip, sitting ahead of wing, it was so quiet that the couple talking behind me was so clear that it was disturbing, since no...
Jump to postYellow is a good color. If using more of it was too budgety cheapy for a premium image, then why not tint it towards gold. This new look is too much like a legal office that tries hard to appear serious and competent, scared of appearing creative or soulful. No twinkle or sparkle.
Jump to postPlease post dB readings on same phone and same app, and where you sat, and where did you point your dB meter app. Then I might believe you.
Jump to postThose are flights tp punta arenas. A bus ride away. But different airport.
Jump to postFlights visible here
http://www.aeropuertodepuntarenas.cl/es/
The Puerto Natales airport website shows LAN flight numbers 293 and 284 to and from Santiago for today. Very fortunate passengers. Have yet to check if planefinder.com shows these stealth flights.
Jump to postI see flights now in May, so the season may be ending but not totally over, but nevertheless I cannot access buying tickets to those flights. Could they all be charter package holiday flights?
Jump to postI need to fly Santiago to Puerto Natales. Looking at the Puerto Natales airport website I see flights arriving and leaving to Santiago. I want to buy tickets to fly this route but the airline webpages do not have Puerto Natales as a choice. So how do people buy tickets to get there? What am I doing ...
Jump to postNot only is the lack of yellow a pity, but changing the font style on the lettering is clumsy. The previous little twists on the feet of the letter 'a' were a subtle elegant curve on an otherwise simple font. Now those feet are just clumsy boxy. Cheap like no yellow. In things style there should alw...
Jump to postIf money is tight, schedules match and the luggage is manageable, then train-bus or bus-bus:
http://www.nerjatoday.com/nerja/getting-to-nerja/
From one music industry capital to another: BMA to BNA.
Other than that, IAD to IAH, and LAX to LAS, which are also probably the most common pairs meeting this criteria.
It increases readability of the forum when one topic is indeed discussed in one thread. Hence the good rule to search threads to see if item is already under discussion, instead of starting new thread. I would therefore like to join the other voices to question the contradictory rule which requires ...
Jump to postThe old ones are faster, hence the 747 or MD11. Can make a difference of half an hour less time spent in the air.
Jump to postSad news. Thoughts go to his near and dear. With the integrated stairs there is weight. https://youtu.be/fEJPD1bISoI
Jump to postAs many are interested in seat comfort issues and to date Seatguru does not even list the Norwegian MAX 8 let me note some observations for comfortable seat choice on the Norwegian 737 MAX: 1) The DEF seats on the 737MAX (starboard side) have slightly more legroom in rows 2-14 than the corresponding...
Jump to postIs the bird more upright to match the fin angle? Yes, imho. Which shows that a logo need not be full scale to be recognized. In the case of modern aeroplanes however, slants don't vary much ( as compared to say a DC3 ) Same should happen to airlines whose tail motif is slanted, AF comes to mind... ...
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