I have flown into SJU on United widebodies many times. 777s I believe. I always try to fly widebody aircraft whenever they are an option.
Jump to postDesiigner? Not in the rap fan base but I have never heard of him/her. Is everyone in the music, dancing, porn business a "star"?
Jump to postThe Gary Kelly now Bob Jordan era of Southwest Airlines is to always have the go to person being that man or woman who only 365 days ago ran a Dairy Queen in White Plains, NY and this brand or type of Southwest leadership has breeded like cockroaches.Add to it that the majority of these folks never...
Jump to postSteelChair wrote:I don't know why, but I get the feeling that many of these types of things could be found in industry, and government too for that matter.
If private jets got banned, there would not be a way for senators and congressmen to travel to fundraisers.
Jump to postIf they do this they need to add a cognitive test to the medical requirements ….while experience matters so does being able to maintain situational awareness. I did a lot of training in my career and saw the mental decline after 60. Absolutely! I recommend the same cognitive test that Congress is r...
Jump to postIf you think those errors are bad, you should see the ones humans made. Indeed, the point is that everything in aviation has redundancy. This was dealt with fast but should never have happened. Mistakes do happen no matter what. Question is how to manage them properly. In this particular case, mayb...
Jump to postAll of which is why I say the current terminal/concourses just need to be punched up a bit and modernized - cosmetics really... And the *promised* (not just proposed) new International Arrivals/renovated concourse E needs to happen (I was under the impression that it was already budgeted for pre-pa...
Jump to postMy biggest question (Aside from quality assurance procedures at the software vendor), is this: is the safety margin around these parameters so low on Boeing's extended 737s that an error of this magnitude (~10% of MTOW) can consistently cause an incident? I mean, being off by 10% is a big deal, and...
Jump to postAA isn't going to bother with managing her travel visas, nor with restricting her schedule to where she can go. From a Flight Attendant Trainee job page today at jobs.aa.com, emphasis mine : As a global airline, it is important for us to meet the requirements of travel documentation for our flight ...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:If you think those errors are bad, you should see the ones humans made.
Are airlines too dependent on computers to make the proper weight and balance calculations? I believe pilots need to check everything as they are the ones responsible tor many lives including their own. A 20,000 lb. error is a Huge mistake and could have been more than a tail strike. https://www.mia...
Jump to postReported by The BBC yet I've not seen it in the US media. Weird
Jump to postThe 777 is SO preferred on a longer flight over a 737. It is faster, smoother, more room to walk around and less claustrophobic. It will be interesting to see how it is handled in SAN though with the ramp congestion.
Jump to postIberia, the launch customer for the A350 NPS, have opted for higher comfort in all classes. In Y-class Iberia is using the extra cabin width for wider seats. They have installed 18.4 inches wide seats at 9 abreast. https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2023/01/iberia-reveals-a350-nps-wider-seats/ Hope this...
Jump to postReading this type of comment, it seems you consider almost any landing as short of a disaster. Reading your comment shows you did not look at the pictures or just do not comprehend. The gear plowed through dirt before reaching the pavement that started the runway. The wheels/gear had to hit the pav...
Jump to postATC nor anyone in the ATC side of the FAA has the authority to order a plane back to the gate or otherwise detain a crew. When the captain calls the tower, the supervisor will get some information from them to forward to QA/ QC and the FSDO, who will then begin an investigation of the incident. In ...
Jump to postReading this type of comment, it seems you consider almost any landing as short of a disaster. Reading your comment shows you did not look at the pictures or just do not comprehend. The gear plowed through dirt before reaching the pavement that started the runway. The wheels/gear had to hit the pav...
Jump to postThat flight was just short of a disaster. Shearing off the gear on the leading edge of the concrete was a very real possibility. The pilots will probably not be flying for a while. Reading this type of comment, it seems you consider almost any landing as short of a disaster. Reading your comment sh...
Jump to postThat flight was just short of a disaster. Shearing off the gear on the leading edge of the concrete was a very real possibility. The pilots will probably not be flying for a while.
Jump to postSome seem to be getting credit rather than a refund: " Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) has been sued by a passenger who said it failed to provide refunds to passengers left stranded when an operational meltdown led the carrier to cancel more than 15,000 flights late last month." https://www.re...
Jump to postWN732 wrote:Eolesen wrote:Well, DEN is ready for another storm today and Monday. Let's see how they hold up.
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This time they'll just preemptively cancel a bunch of DEN trips and not wreck the whole system.
capejet wrote:The media is showing the baggage mess at Southwest:
https://youtu.be/NI4b3t132Cg?t=154
None of these stations are strangers to snow. I don't understand these waivers; they seem premature, especially given the volatility of the latest forecasts. The forecasts have been pretty consistent about the wind, and very high northwest or north winds will mess up ORD severely. We are flying out...
Jump to postCubsrule wrote:This isn’t, or shouldn’t be, news. The tropics can have nasty, unexpected turbulence. Wear your seatbelt. Not hard.
End of a wonderful era for a great aircraft for sure.
Jump to postSurprised United did not do this years ago. Hopefully it works well.
Jump to postMy bet is, if TSA takes over the screening process, it'll take only a few weeks of hundreds of crew members being late for trips and forcing delays before the airlines (and ALPA etc) go to TSA and show them what their new "program" is doing to operations. The traveling public doesn't need...
Jump to postAircraft will fly around the volcanic ash.
Jump to postAppears that all three (home heating oil, diesel and jet) are getting pricier. Looks like the northeast is going to pay thru the nose for these products. Yeah it's almost like there's a global market for this stuff and the law of supply and demand is at play here or something. https://www.washingto...
Jump to posthttps://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/c302f337-0a99-31fe-ad9d-b49c60355a7d/united-airlines-pokes-fun-at.html I like everything about Southwest except their boarding process. No other major airline has this chaotic process. They need to reconsider the boarding process. But even with United, those who boar...
Jump to postEngines getting old? Engines are overhauled by the amount of hours used . And preventative maintenance is performed daily. Engines aren’t old. Aircraft engines are like celebrities. Their born on date might be getting up their in years, but they have had plenty of new parts installed to keep them l...
Jump to postDelta had its pilots all interviewed by a psychiatrist named Dr. Janus in the 70s and 80s. He had the ultimate authority to deny a pilot being hired. All potential pilots had to sit in a flimsy rocking chair and the question was always whether to rock or not. Dr. Janus committed suicide while still ...
Jump to postThe A330 can land up to the MTOW in the event of emergency. There is no need to dump fuel. Just turn around and land, and if the Vertical speed was less the 360feet per minute at touchdown, there isn’t even a requirement for an inspection. It’s an awesome aircraft. Then why is fuel dumping an optio...
Jump to posttinpusher007 wrote:itsasmallworld wrote:DL20 a A-330-300 SEA-LHR seems to be circling Seattle right now and for the past 40 minutes after takeoff at about 7,000 feet. The distinct smell of fuel outside. Anyone know what happened?
DL A330s don’t have fuel dumping capability.
Yuk! Trapped in a 737 for anything over 2 hours is bad enough. Being forced to hear any music lessons not by choice-horrible.
Jump to postThere is nothing wrong with this. It is smart business. If it was your airline you would do the same thing. Nothing wrong with it? I would say everything is wrong with slot squatting. Waste of petroleum, manpower, increase in congestion at busy airports, wasted time on airframes, pollution to the e...
Jump to postFlaps wrote:I've never encountered a problem so bad that government intervention couldn't make it worse.
Does anyone know what equipment United used initially in its Hawaii service? I have seen old pictures of Boeing 377 Stratocruisers at SFO bound for Honolulu, so that’s my guess. ... The UA launch aircraft on May 1, 1947 was the DC-6 SFO-HNL and was then the longest over-water commercial airline rou...
Jump to postI've been trying to find the date when Delta suspended ATL-KWI, but couldn't. I do know that United had the U.S. government contract to the Persian Gulf, which was IAD-KWI-BAH and IAD-DXB-DOH on the same equipment (772). United lost the contract to the Jetblue/Emirates codeshare in 2015, which some...
Jump to postIf the rumor is wrong then that is a mistake.
If it is correct, I believe that to be a mistake as well.
The secretary of transportation should not be involved with how private enterprise chooses seat size anymore than he/she should be involved in the seat size at McDonald’s. That quite simply is another government overreach. If FAA, knowingly and willingly, fails in their duty to regulate a known saf...
Jump to postThe secretary of transportation should not be involved with how private enterprise chooses seat size anymore than he/she should be involved in the seat size at McDonald’s. That quite simply is another government overreach. If FAA, knowingly and willingly, fails in their duty to regulate a known saf...
Jump to postThe secretary of transportation should not be involved with how private enterprise chooses seat size anymore than he/she should be involved in the seat size at McDonald’s. That quite simply is another government overreach.
Jump to postIt's a very good aircraft that can soldier on with good maintenance and care, plus refurbishment. Can also be flown alongside 77Ws quite happily, engines aside it seems there's a fair amount of synergy. Airlines like BA, AF, AA and UA (+LH, DL etc. who don't have 77Es) tend to hold onto aircraft fo...
Jump to postAre the flight attendants seats designed to mitigate impact in a crash? Maybe this is a design error which needs to be fixed so the flight attendant can better withstand vertical impact in a real crash so they can function. Maybe a reclined position like an astronaut would be better. The Marquis de...
Jump to postJohn Wayne is a relatively short runway so pilots tend to put the aircraft down quickly rather than go for a smooth landing. It sounds like this was a rough landing even by southwest standards. A go-around is almost always an option if the landing will be bad though.
Jump to postNot flying together maybe a good move. Making a PA announcement for social media-not such a good move.
Jump to postI wouldn't call this off-topic as the proposed weight increase is certainly a Scope concession. What did UAL ALPA get in return for agreeing to the weight increase? To answer your questions, yes, this additional weight would likely resolve a lot of the weight restrictions the CRJ-550 suffers from. ...
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