Aircraft movements are increasing each year. This alone is already a factor for increased occurrences of wing clippings. Now what about the frequency of wing clippings per movement? If this frequency has increased over the time, then there are obviously other factors. Increasing (average) wingspans ...
Jump to postThey also have a 78% overall load factor (so more than 1 in 5 seats flies empty), competitors flying more efficient 787/A350 and opening/growing hubs and often offering more favorable routings, A380/77Ws sitting because there's a global shortage of pilots, EK/DXB no longer viewed as favorable a pla...
Jump to postI'd love to find out how the current crop of widebodies - A350/787 - compare to earlier aircraft of similar capacity - DC10/L1011/A300/747SP. The following comparison is indeed very interesting: DC-10-30 / A340-300E / A359 since they are close in terms of MTOW and fuel capacity: MTOW (t): 251.7 / 2...
Jump to postWhile I agree with you, there might also be changes for IB and BA OpCos themselves. When IAG was created, it holded 100% of finanltial rights over IB and BA operators but only 49,99% voting rights. 50,01% of voting rights where issued to a Spanish trustee in the case of IB, and a British one in cas...
Jump to postThe E2-200 would have horrible short field performance. Considering it competes head to head with the A220-300 (sort of, I see no way to stretch the E195 to match), I think Embraer went as far as they could. I would rather phrase the last part of your sentence as "Embraer went as far as they w...
Jump to postThe most interesting part of the article is this: "Before embarking on the new aircraft, Airbus would first introduce two narrow-body upgrades, the job advertisements say. One would be a version of the long range A321LR able to fly 700 nautical miles further with the aid of a redesigned fuel t...
Jump to postThe most interesting part of the article is this: "Before embarking on the new aircraft, Airbus would first introduce two narrow-body upgrades, the job advertisements say. One would be a version of the long range A321LR able to fly 700 nautical miles further with the aid of a redesigned fuel t...
Jump to postI could see an A350NEO no so much to take over the current A359/A3510 but to further develop the A350 in order to match the 777-9 capacity and as well prepare for the A380 replacement. The Trent-XWB doesn't have the potential to deliver much more power. So Airbus would rather look for the most advan...
Jump to postWe see that A321XLR is having problem finding room for a full set of fuel, pax and bags, mainly due to a wing that doesn't even tank as much fuel as the 737 wing. I have a different perception, or let's say that the jury is still out regarding the potential of the XLR. Rather than considering that ...
Jump to postWould a 100+ tonne MTOW variant appeal to ULCCs who want to carry a full load of ~240 passengers out to farther points? They just don't have to go all the way to 4700 nm. Or perhaps, by putting more fuel into an integral structure, more luggage/cargo can be carried where the ACTs used to take up sp...
Jump to postEach ACT has the weight of 20 passengers at 250 lb roughly, so 2 ACT's could reduce the pax on the plane by 40. Do they increase the pitch then to permanently remove say 30 seats? This seems like the 772LR v the 77W, the W sold great, the 20% extra cost per seat on 77L is just not economic even on ...
Jump to postEnd of September, the weekly LH newsletter was advertising BRU-SEA flights for 275€ return during the winter. I had a quick look on LH website at the time and it seemed that this tarif was broadly available, not just for a few selected dates. I hadn't seen such a low tarif from BRU to the west coast...
Jump to postIt's inconceivable that a listed company would feed rumors of a possible order with such a tease.
Jump to postQuotes from the link in the OP: "“We need to find something that’s going to be more fuel efficient, something that’s going to create a greater range, and a greater bandwidth of options and the CSeries (A220) fit the bill,” he said. While the Boeing 717 is a quality aircraft and Delta paid penni...
Jump to postInteresting that they landed 250 miles away from the launch site, they were scrambling choppers to get there ASAP; yet there's decent footage of their emergency landing....in the middle of nowhere. No Tax On Rotax +1 I was wondering about that too. It took rescue teams 90 minutes to get to the down...
Jump to postAs for showers and such, several people have stated that its possible on A350s and 77s. So then, why has no one done it? EK is rolling out great new 77 products, so why not that as well? It would make their product much more consistent. But I think if they did, would start knocking CASM down to som...
Jump to postBobMUC wrote:SQ21 is online for the return flight to SIN:
https://www.flightradar24.com/SIA21/1e3012e7
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpTHxVdUcAAe2TT.jpg 101.4 ton of fuel used, landed with 10 ton remaining ... Not bad https://twitter.com/FATIIIAviation/status/1050684281213747200 111t of fuel, 20t of pax and bags, 5t of catering to keep Zeke happy = 136t. Empty aircraft = 135t 271t TOW leaving another ...
Jump to postEven better now: 06:26 down, 09:56 to go, ETA 4:22 AM and there's probably not too much air trafic over NYC this early in the morning. It currently shows a ground speed of 575 kts, flying at 37000 ft. Wonder how they will deal with the wind on the return flight, this might challenge the aircraft a b...
Jump to posthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-09-17/china-s-bullet-trains-are-coming-for-hong-kong-s-airlines After years of heated debates and long delays, eventually, the world’s longest high-speed rail network from mainland China will be extending to downtown Hong Kong tomorrow on Sept. 23, provi...
Jump to postI didn't see a thread and found this interesting. More recently, the airline has been working to shed its older, more encumbered Embraer E-Jets, and in Jul-2018 it signed a letter of intent for an additional 21 Embraer E2 jets. Now Azul aims to shed its older E-195 E1 jets by 2021. https://centrefo...
Jump to postWhat sales campaigns are underway? I know about: Spirit US Kenya And others? Flying around the world is neat. What I haven't seen is announcements Binter Canaries would be a start. Besides the "known" sales campaigns, there seem to be the unspoken sales campaigns which seem to bear some f...
Jump to postI don't think that tourism is the most relevant point in this discussion. Of course, tourism can boost the traffic at an airport, but much more is required to make an airport an intercontinental hub than this low yielding traffic. I believe the first contributor to an intercontinental hub is the pre...
Jump to postThe A340-300 had 275T MTOW, so why has it been so difficult to transfer that to the A330-900? Is it mostly due to the A343 having four smaller engines while the A339 has two big ones? Basically, yes. The outboards gave them better bending moment relief for a 1% load delta between the original 257t ...
Jump to postrufflesx wrote:This video was apparently shot 5 minutes after the incident
https://twitter.com/i/status/1024406338468753408
This feasibility study fits pretty well along the statement of Eric Schulz some 3 months ago: "we need to deliver what we committed to first” before moving on to an A320neo family upgrade." (*), even though increasing their FAL capacity may not be in itself the most difficult challenge fac...
Jump to postWhere does Starlux come into this picture? They've just ordered 17 long haul aircraft, BR cannot just ignore it, especially if: BR's growth is going to be constrained by Taiwan's limited air rights. I believe this is correct as of 2018... Granted, the open sky agreements with the USA and some other ...
Jump to postThat is a huge increase which probably wont happen. Airbus would be better off putting the shorter A359 fuselage on the A35K wing/landing gear. That aircraft would be able to outperform the 777-8 comfortably. An A359 fuselage with the A35K wing / landing gear / engine would be a very interesting ba...
Jump to postAirbus is promising range for KL - LON https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/07/airasia-x-orders-34-more-a330neo.html The caption under the small picture reads: "Asia’s largest low-cost airline, AirAsia X, has placed a firm order for 55 Airbus A330neo". So would the AAX o...
Jump to postI'm trying to find an FAA reference to external fuel tanks as I've always been under the impression it's a big no-no for part 25 aircraft. Having little luck at the moment. I can tell you that a major concern for external fuel tanks is bird strikes. That's the thing, i'm not finding any references ...
Jump to postAfter this order for 60 A220-300, is it correct to still expect an order of 60 A220-300 from Moxy (with deliveries said to start in 2020)? I find it a bit intriguing that both JetBlue's order and Moxy potential order cover the same number of aircraft, the same type and the same initial delivery time...
Jump to postAnd that boys and girls is why the World despises the french just as much as they despise Americans who call their country America. Europe is a continent and it's much larger than the EU. Nah it's just EU haters looking for petty reasons to hate the EU and its members even more. Whenever somebody m...
Jump to post@Tomcat; You have been around enough to know that some(but not all of any particular) nationalities who post here are largely ignorant of the difference between the trade block and the Continent and are falling prey to the propaganda of vested interests outside of this forum. If they read the openi...
Jump to postPlease refrain from mixing up Europe with EU; they are not the same thing and never will be. Brussels is a Nothing City to me with no compelling reason to visit. All roads do not lead to Brussels. FYI, in French, most of the time we refer to EU as "Europe". Depending on the context of the...
Jump to postIs nonstop MEX-HKG possible without severe weight restrictions? The best contenders for this route would be the 777-8, the A359-ULR and the A350-1000. They specifically said 777-9 Indeed, I have read this and they must have very good reason to have said so but if in the end of the day, another airc...
Jump to postUnless Airbus already have some additional range 'in the bank' I doubt the 'xlr' will have an additional 10% range myself.Thats (400nm) a big increase and a big increase in weight (fuel carried etc).But according to Leeham we may hear nothing from either AorB at Farnbrough -which would be boring! L...
Jump to postInteresting article below (only in Spanish). Cathay Pacific studying the possibility to have a direct HKG-MEX in 3-4 years when they receive their 777x orders and new MEX airport opens. Would not be surprised if this actually becomes a reality. http://www.transponder1200.com/cathay-pacific-anuncia-...
Jump to postIt depends if they want to increase the wing or not? If they go down that path, while more expensive, would also allow for an A322 stretch, which might be just enough to cause Boeing some headaches with their MoM proposal. Think of the thing basically as a modern DC-8. :D You are kidding, aren't yo...
Jump to postthe flight computer predicted 9.5t fob at the end of the delivery flight but they ended up with 12.5t -https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgGgKSIVMAAprjU.jpg. That is 72.5t for 11hrs and 50 mins (albeit with a lighter payload than normal) .... Just 6.1t per hour :o Do you have a photo of the 9.5 tonne pre...
Jump to postConfirmed now.... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a350-1000-gains-performance-boost-from-higher-take-449476/ Airbus has disclosed that its just-announced new higher-weight A350-1000 option, available immediately, allows operators to carry 5.5t more cargo or avail of 400nm (730km) in addit...
Jump to postThe wing changes (new sharklet and retwist) apparently give about 1 percent improvement https://leehamnews.com/2017/11/01/new-pictures-changed-sharklets-a350/ So the other 4 percent has to come from the engine. Haven't heard anything about that. Is it limited to the XWB-97 or will it be on the XWB-...
Jump to postFrom a safety standpoint, I've seen several flight attendants telling passengers, while giving exit row passengers pre-departure instructions, to look outside first before opening the exit. While cameras could be used, what if the power (battery or otherwise) doesn't work? Analog is best in some ca...
Jump to postIf the pilots could do their job without windows, the flight deck might be relocated somewhere else (in the belly?) and the space currently occupied by the flight deck could be turned into a new premium cabin space offering a unique panoramic view. This would make the pilot job less attractive thoug...
Jump to postThere are at least 60 A320 family frames waiting for engines, perhaps nearer to 100. If those frames had engines and would have been delivered already, the situation would be completely different. Manage the engine problems and the biggest part of the headache is gone. And this too is just your opi...
Jump to postBut what I do agree with is that both Airbus and Boeing are desperate to clear backlogs for the obvious reasons (money and slot openings), but also for this other reason about cycles. The nasty one is coming soon and no one wants to be left with hundreds of planes that could've been delivered that ...
Jump to postI do wonder how sustainable the A320 production system is at these high rates. It is incredibly complex and these additional final assembly locations aren’t really adding capacity since most of the work still happens In Europe before large assemblies are shipped to China or Alabama http://www.moder...
Jump to postGCT64 wrote:I've seen retired English couples at BOS taking BOS-IST-MAN rather than a direct flight to the UK (!). This is over 100% further, but probably much cheaper knowing TK's pricing.
QR has been flying to BRU with a 77W instead of the regular A359 lately. Was it planned?
Jump to postBut to also be fair, the flaps are designed to operate primarily in a somewhat high-speed airstream (departure, approach, landing roll-out) whereas the wingtips will only operate at taxi speeds. So the loads they will be subjected to during their travel will be significantly less. Most of the flaps...
Jump to postTo be fair, the big difference between these tips and flaps/slats is the motion. It's easy for the layman to feel that there's going to be a very large moment concentrated on a small hinge in the case of the wingtip, while other edge devices have loads more in-line with the wing structures, spread ...
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