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Does NK board regret their F9 decision now? Seemed as if it wasn’t a smart decision when it was made. As for “failing business defense” I read the FTC guidance on that and for an airline (or any business) not in Bankruptcy already the FTC isn’t going give it much weight. And their guidance even addr...
Jump to postRealistically though, such ideas fall short due to several reasons: large amounts of water needed for smaller output volumes, time taken, and overall cost incurred in the process. Everyone would benefit if this idea works industrially, but I just dont see it happening yet. Don’t worry, if there is ...
Jump to postnickya340 wrote:They won’t go to Gatwick or Stansted?
Ok send them to Luton then
I would have just stuck with easier to understand 1xx, 2xx, 3xx, 4xx etc. Adding a letter to the gate is unnecessarily complex. I also would combine T4 and T5 because once AA completes renovation, it will functionally be one terminal with two concourse. Exactly the same as Delta's current T2/3 and ...
Jump to postSpeed tape to the rescue!
Don’t let the US press get a picture of taped over holes though or it’s another Boeing disaster waiting to happen.
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I have not seen any kind of comprehensive post-mortem on the Space Jet program. I wish there was something out there, as it seems like it would be a fascinating case study. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) spent so much time and money on the program, and seemingly got pretty close to production, o...
Jump to postPity the poor lower management QF staff who finally got business class upgrades on departure written into their new enterprise bargaining agreement. But as QF now sells upgrade prior to departure, there are no biz class seats on departure! Also pity the person who paid over $1000 for 1 F seat when ...
Jump to postElite customers are not "entitled" to an upgrade. They get an upgrade if the airline chooses to give them one. You want to sit in first/business class? Then buy first/business class. THIS. All day long... Nobody is entitled to free upgrades on demand, of course. The problem is that airlin...
Jump to postB777LRF wrote:So they’re selling the seats instead of giving them away? What exactly is wrong with that?
I have a question about this AA policy and how widespread it is. Traveling as family of 4, weeks after booking my ticket, AA offered upgrades to F for $60 each on one leg, and that filled the F cabin. This was 2 weeks out. I took advantage of that. The original ticket was Economy Basic (iirc) but bo...
Jump to postI'm wondering who was doing the flying - Captain with the HUD, or FO who wouldn't have it. Seems like winds maybe were moving around a lot. METAR in the video claimed 16 knows right down the pipe, but on the first approach they reported a tail wind, so I'm confused what the real winds were. Winds c...
Jump to postIt wouldn't have done anything. Modern non-747/A380 wide-bodies are practically combos anyway with the sheer capacity they offer, especially the 77W. Although I agree it would've been amazing to see a KLM 748 combi. I was hoping for KLM to request 5 at the last minute before the final rolled off of...
Jump to postWell we will be at SAT for the totality and then departing at the end. We board with about 30 minutes left in eclipse and liftoff when it’s basically over, flying west. Hopefully because SAT is the first city in the path we will avoid the havoc. Kids have school the next day…
Jump to postWhere in the article does it talk about flight cancellations?
Jump to postDoes delta have passengers self scan now?
Jump to postIt must not have been that big of issue to the safety of that particular airframe because it's back on revenue generating flights as of a couple days ago. May not have been much of a safety issue but those fairings cover areas where there are damage prone systems, so once those become exposed it in...
Jump to postAv Herald posts many incidents a week, the threshold point that they become news varies with the public appetite. Airbus incidents aren't news that a Boeing incident now is. I really suspect a lot of problems cropped up because the line came to a crawl with the MAX crashes, lots of experience and t...
Jump to postThe most interesting part is that both Boeing and Spirit failed audits with regards to the door plug. Months after the door plug incident. Fair use excerpts: "In the wide-ranging investigation, Boeing failed a check which dealt with the component that blew off the jet, known as a door plug, th...
Jump to postIs the hold at gate cascade partly due to the newer rules about total time sitting on a plane on the “tarmac” without departing?
Jump to postI was under the impression that much of the communication about the door was handled outside of Boeing's formal maintenance system because much of the work involved Spirit Aerosystems contractors who do not have access to said system. This has been suggested to be one of the reasons the bolts were ...
Jump to postMaybe they are failing to provide records they don’t actually have because nobody documented it? Not saying that’s good, just saying that this is often a problem with subpoenas because they demand non-existent documents and then get bent out of shape when no documents are produced.
Jump to postAny upgrade to the A380 could be applied to more practical or already efficient aircraft designs, thus negating the point of the A380 no matter how you improve it.
Jump to postI'm mostly referring to the NYC-LAX/SFO markets that are currently seeing almost exclusively 767s. Also ATL-LAX/SFO/SEA, routes along those lines. Putting brand new A330neo's on JFK-LAX multiple times a day is clear proof that they have too many heavies right now. That's for utilization. Those same...
Jump to postOption 1 is more suitable for connecting airport, with proportionately less O&D. Shorter walks, not trains, to curb is what’s preferred for O&D, particularly domestic. Does anyone have the breakdown of EWR’s passenger flows (domestic to domestic, domestic O&D, international O&D, dom...
Jump to postIt’s better for morale to can the manager who failed the company and “retrain” the worker who failed the process.
Jump to postlegosrule7 wrote:DocLightning wrote:pugman211 wrote:That's just gonna be a slat replacement, few hours repair tops.
There’s damage to the underlying wing leading edge, too, so probably a bit more than that.d8s wrote:A little duct tape and it will be just fine!
Add Bondo to the shopping list....
How badly does one have to screw up a 737 landing to over run at DFW?
Jump to postWhile the photo does not prove the bolts were not installed, the evidence clearly suggests they were not reinstalled because there is no damage where the bolts would be, but there was indications of other damage. This was an egregious error made by Spirit, Boeing, and the IAMAW. And why would one t...
Jump to postThis is the "smoking gun" from the NTSB Preliminary Report. The image is from Sep 19, 2023 18:39 local time after Spirit had repaired the rivets just forward of the left Mid Exit Door Plug. The image shows that 3 out of 4 locking bolts were not present just before the interior was restore...
Jump to postSorry if this was asked upthread, what’s the actual purpose of the plug? Do you get more seating since it’s not an emergency exit? Or is it to save weight related to it not being a functional door and slide? Or both? I’ve always been curious about that. Both. You either get 3 seats instead of 2 or ...
Jump to postI’m sure we will see some more new service and new entrants once complete as this will be the most beautiful secondary airport in So-Cal. The current facility is cramped with very few concessions and amenities so this will be a huge draw to flyers aren’t the LA basin. Honestly, I doubt the terminal...
Jump to postI love these absolute statements. Do you have a citation to this claim? Was it determined that the pressure controller was the issue, if so, by whom? I have not read anything that says the pressure controller was the cause of the pressurization warnings. Have you? (Cite?) Obviously the pressure con...
Jump to postThis new Air Current article has details of the assembly timeline. https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/127-days-the-anatomy-of-a-boeing-quality-failure/ Aug 31, 2023: During initial manufacturing inspections, Boeing discovered that Spirit had improperly installed rivets just forward of the le...
Jump to postConsidering how many “loose bolts” are being found among so many aircraft that haven’t had an incident or history of pressurization alerts, it leads me to believe that loose bolts aren’t the cause and probably not a failure mode per se, at least not if loose means under-torqued. As an engineer, you...
Jump to postConsidering how many “loose bolts” are being found among so many aircraft that haven’t had an incident or history of pressurization alerts, it leads me to believe that loose bolts aren’t the cause and probably not a failure mode per se, at least not if loose means under-torqued. As an engineer, you ...
Jump to postThey couldn’t because they couldn’t meet the volume production to fill fleets nor compete on price.
Jump to postIn 1990 at LAX I met a DC-8 cargo flight crew (can’t remember the carrier) while waiting for a flight. I spoke mainly with the FE, and at the time, found it insanely strange that he had no flying hours, and had no intent on piloting. He was an engineer, and that’s all he wanted to do. What if he wa...
Jump to postTime for a laugh. Article on ABC News about the ANA 777 clipping the Delta 717 at ORD: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ground-collision-boeing-planes-chicago-sparks-faa-investigation-106388652 Ready? Quote: "...Boeing faces increasing scrutiny following a series of mechanical failures and ...
Jump to postThere is a pretty big contingent - I am one of them - that thinks current NOTAMs are garbage. I hope, but doubt, this event will change. The taxiway closures and cranes are insane. Agreed. The crew or dispatchers of MH17 should have read the NOTAM warning about the active war zone they were about t...
Jump to postPretty quick inspection for a Max 8: yup, no door plug. Good to go. They're actually checking the over-wing exits, but yes, one expects they will find nothing out of the ordinary. Political theater. “We intend to do something to show we are proactive by wasting time, money and resources inspecting ...
Jump to postIndeed. 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 heard the ATC instructing JL516 to continue their approach. But then, maybe they just though...
Jump to postHow do you define "light surface frost"? How does your co-worker on the ramp define it? Even light frost has the potential to disrupt airflow and lift. Because "light surface frost" is subjective my carrier stuck to a "clean aircraft concept". I was a certified deice t...
Jump to post1. Are people saying sexual assault isn’t so bad as long as it’s a pretty woman doing it instead of a man? Just because the charges were pled down doesn’t mean it wasn’t sexual assault. 2. She was returning from a funeral. Who’s funeral? Some otherwise good people can’t handle the death of a close r...
Jump to postJust ask Boeing for a 777-10, they can probably actually give it to EK, it'll probably be more fuel efficient than any double decker, and and they'll definitely build it if you offer them a 100 frame order. The large quad is likely gone for good. A 777-10 is definitely far more likely than any larg...
Jump to postYikes. This is on top of VS pulling out. What the heck is happening at AUS? I imagine being the most hyped city in America post-COVID has something to do with it https://fortune.com/2023/06/03/austin-missed-2008-housing-market-home-price-crash-but-not-this-time/ https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hund...
Jump to postSooLineRob wrote:And I can only recall one example of a train crew member "losing it" and trying to crash his train ... more trustworthy? I think not.