In all likelihood has rolled backwards and hit the jet bridge at the gate directly behind where it was parked. Most stands/gates are designed to be upsloped in the direction the plane docks to help with parking.
Jump to postI still feel a -900 NEO with the A350 engines would be worthwhile.
Jump to postJAL A350 are all fitted with dual HUD. I can see JAL pushing to implement such "runway night intrusion check" system on it. It will of course depend on the investigation results and it will takes year but Japanese airlines tends to be very cautious. This is actually very telling. The HUD ...
Jump to postThe damage is on the trailing edge of the top of the slat. That part would have been exposed/ facing forward during approach when extended. After landing when the slats would have been retracted it would have been impossible to see or detect the damage if the slat retracted normally into its fully s...
Jump to postSo where are all the graphic designers on the forum? I would like to see the company titles in a different font. I feel that's what let's this livery down, too cartoonish in my opinion. Secondly, why not incorporate the frames around the windows? That has always been a hallmark of Air india liveries...
Jump to postI saw a billboard advertising the airline at Time Square. It seems crazy to me that they would go all out with advertising at this stage given that the airline isn't going to start service until 2025. And then it will take some time before they have a network worth talking about. Or an airport worth...
Jump to postAccidents/Incidents at Oshkosh are strictly a numbers game… With the sheer volume of aircraft of all different types and speeds, plus differing pilot skill levels and abilities, it is a testament to both the organization and the pilots that there are not many more. That's just the issue, it seems t...
Jump to postIt seems par for the course. I still wonder why an event that literally has fatalities every year is allowed to just keep running as usual without stricter requirements in place for controlling air traffic.
Jump to postWhen the QR - Airbus spat started Airbus was committed to build up to A7-AOD, but I do not believe they started production on A7-AOE or did they?. AOD is fully built and should be delivered this year after which I assume they're will be a long gap before AOE is ready. Does anyone here have any idea...
Jump to postWhen the QR - Airbus spat started Airbus was committed to build up to A7-AOD, but I do not believe they started production on A7-AOE or did they?. AOD is fully built and should be delivered this year after which I assume they're will be a long gap before AOE is ready. Does anyone here have any idea ...
Jump to postJust on my way to CDG Terminal 1 and saw huge amount of smoke billowing out of Terminal 2, does anyone have anymore info?
Jump to postLAXintl wrote:Finally resuming service to Bahrain on May 25th following lifting of the GCC blockage.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2303976/middle-east
Ziyulu wrote:Didn't BA try to fly a 744 all the way to London with an engine out?
The FR24 data shows that plane climbed to a normal cruise altitude and flew at a pretty normal speed. This indicates that although there were flames the engine continued to operate normally.
Jump to postGar1G wrote:JerseyFlyer wrote:When should we expect to see the first of the uncancelled QR frames in DOH?
"Late 2023" apparently. That might be because they will only be delivered once all or majority of the grounded jets are up in the sky.
The visual approaches offered in the US are done so to remove the burden of traffic separation from the controller. The ILS is still on and functioning and can and is still used.
Jump to postacavpics wrote:Does anyone know why the CCJ route is being suspended for some time in late November through early December? Between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4th, it only seems to operate 2-3x weekly.
China managed to rebrand Peking as Beijing. India rebranded Bombay as Mumbai The rest of the world took notice, changed and managed to cope Those are minor changes and are proper place names. The word Türkiye is ok but the turkish for Airline is hard to pronounce. Unlike Lufthansa who ditched the a...
Jump to postWe, airport staff* , are trained to verify if travel documents are forged, falsified or tampered . Whether the training is incomplete or not not enough, is another story. Edit: for all the people crying out loud here: Ryanair is only covering their bases. When they get challenged in court and told ...
Jump to postThese are not fake passports, they are real passports fraudulently issued by corrupt South African officials, who are receiving pay offs from Pakistani people smugglers, to issue real South African passports (biometrics etc) to Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens. Right, in that case the airline is ...
Jump to postI can't believe they can get away with this. A passports authenticity has NOTHING to do with any ability, of any kind, of the person holding it. Unless there is a law in SA specifically stating that every citizen must know how to read and write Afrikaans (the language of a minority group in the coun...
Jump to postThose who have mentioned new technology have hit the nail on the head. Until the manufacturers have fair idea of what is possible in the next 5-10 years no one will pull the trigger on a new project, it’s too risky. Specifically, whatever comes next has to be a significant step up in technology, not...
Jump to postzeke wrote:3rdGen wrote:Does anyone have a link to a court website that details the case? Which court is hearing the case?
It is in the Technology and Construction Court, Case HT-2021-000495 which is a TCC - Part 7 Claim -Technology
Does anyone have a link to a court website that details the case? Which court is hearing the case?
Jump to postA deal should be doable, something along the lines of “we’ll reinstate the A321 order, and you’ll cancel the 777XF order in place of an order for the same amount of A350F’s as a sign of, you know, your unwavering support of the aircraft." I think you underestimate how fed up Airbus are with QR...
Jump to posthttps://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-releases/2022/May/a350-statement-qatarairways.html?activeTag=Press-releases Things seemed to be getting very confusing. QR have released a statement claiming that they are very pleased with the decision. Specifically, the desire to speed up the trial to decide o...
Jump to postThe A350-900 already has a very high ACN. With only 4 wheels per main wheel gear I'm not sure how much higher the weight can go. I believe this is the highest weight of any aircraft with this gear configuration. This may end up being a limiting factor if they envision any higher weights. It may be p...
Jump to postQuestion: why do the cargo variants of the 777s have a shorter range than the passenger variants. E.g. 200LR vs. 200F and -8 vs -8F?
Jump to postI wonder what happened to those MAXs for Air Italy? Was the order considered voided after Air Italy shut down? Any idea on the delivery time frame? If Boeing can get the 777X program back on track and get the frames delivered in good time I could easily see QR dumping the remaining A350 order, selli...
Jump to postJudging by that blurb QR will need to prove that the paint issue led to the aircraft being unairworthy. Good Luck with that.
Jump to postMale, Maldives has a population of around 150,000 and it gets multiple 777/350s daily. Technically the airport isn’t even on Male island. The Island that it’s on has a population of less than 60,000. If you exclude small islands Helsinki might be one of the smallest. Only around 650,000. QR also fle...
Jump to postIf anyone has data of who painted these aircraft it might shed some more light on the issue. A rumor that I have heard is that the issue is with the third-party vendor that painted the aircraft. These composite aircraft require special coatings between the CFRP surface and the paint, and the vendor ...
Jump to postThis was NEVER a safety issue. Qatar grounded the planes to make a statement and scare Airbus into fixing the issue on their own dime. However, the whole thing may seriously backfire on them given the costs involved in reactivating the A330. Especially if Airbus refuse to pay for any repairs, or wha...
Jump to postChina grounded all 737 Max. Qatar is still flying over 30 A350s. If it were a major safety issue there would be a directive. And once China grounded the planes everyone else followed suite very quickly. It isn't the same here. And the 737 MAX grounding was right after 2 crashes almost back-to-back;...
Jump to postIt seems this issue is specific to Qatar. What's so special about their A350 fleet beyond the Sandy environment in which they operate? Why does the issue concern only 13 aircraft? I have read through and I can;t see where any other operator has actually stripped the paint off like QR did. Not concl...
Jump to postDoes anyone really believe that if this was a true safety issue that the Qatari safety regulator would be on the leading edge? Not so long ago the Chinese were on the leading edge of safety and many here derided them for it. The US eventually decided that the safety issue was real and followed suit...
Jump to postIt cannot be just the paint not sticking. If that was the case why was the problem not found out until after the paint was stripped off for the repaint. The reality is that something under the paint isn’t right with the aircraft. One thing that is clear is that it isn’t a safety issue, it is someth...
Jump to postIt cannot be just the paint not sticking. If that was the case why was the problem not found out until after the paint was stripped off for the repaint. The reality is that something under the paint isn’t right with the aircraft. One thing that is clear is that it isn’t a safety issue, it is somethi...
Jump to postIf there is no breathalyzer test before taking the wheel of your car/truck, I don't see how there could be one to be a plane passenger. Also, some people drink to calm their nerves, airlines wouldn't want to lose these customers. Airlines make a lot of money off of alcohol sales. Plus, FA's like it...
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This happened when breaking into the cockpit was easy, just open the door. Passenger was later found to be suffering from inflammation of the brain.
Is there an official list, what the FA has to do and may do during the time in the cockpit? What is the FA allowed to do, other than "being just there". Is the FA allowed to touch any controls? Is the FA allowed to interfere with the pilot? Or is the FA only there to tell the pilot not to...
Jump to postPrecisely, will the number of crashes due to automation be canceled out by the number of times it saves the day due to a lack of human error/ ability. You can also find videos that show instances when the Tesla automation avoided an accident. The technological advancements of the west would never ha...
Jump to postWatch the complete interview on YouTube it will give you a whole new appreciation for having human beings on the flight deck making decisions when your life is on the line. Yeah I've seen that video it was amazing what they did. Anyway, the point I was trying to make was not regarding the computer ...
Jump to postFor all the posters mentioning flights that had flight control issues and how a single pilot couldn't deal with them: The A350 is a fully FBW aircraft (including the rudder). Those accidents are not applicable to the aircraft. There's nothing the pilots can do that the computers couldn't do. If you ...
Jump to post"Airbus would have had to make sure every situation can be handled autonomously without any pilot input for 15 minutes," the source said. Seems to be a pretty high bar. Not sure where the 15 minute standard comes from. Regardless, the article says that Lufthansa execs were advised that th...
Jump to postAnother point. They would need to have gone through every aviation accident in history and found that, barring those that couldn’t happen due to technological advancements, every other possible accident/incident could be dealt with with only one pilot in the cockpit or no pilot in the cockpit. Just ...
Jump to postThe issue though is what happens when there’s a failure or any abnormal situation. At this stage even the most advanced aircraft still requires at least an aviator and a systems operator during failure. That’s 2 pilots. Is the A350 really that sophisticated that all failures in Cruise can be handle...
Jump to postMore likely that would be a first class seat for a quicker response. THat is a legitimate rest option in some cases anyway. An interesting question, though - I had an impression pilot seat is as comfortable, if not more comfortable than the first class one. It doesn’t lie flat like most seats. Not ...
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