Re: United Airlines Fleet Discussion - 2024

Say Jeannie (I dream of Jeannie) made Kirby an offer. She would cross her arms and blink, and give United 20 factory fresh, fully outfitted with interiors and common engines: But she’d only give them aircraft that are out of production, which would Kirby and team chose 20 of? - 772LR - 763ER - 764E...

Re: United Airlines Fleet Discussion - 2024

E175’s normally are pretty good with carryon bags to begin with, most flights just have 3-4 of them, with many having 0 or on the extreme a rare flight might have 15 or so. We are talking at most a several hundred pound difference in the manifested weight vs the actual aircraft. Not enough to even w...

Re: No APU on taxi in

We can feed the packs from the high pressure air carts (airstarts as we call them, pilots call them huffers), however at my company that practice is forbidden and we wouldn’t want to do it anyway as those units are very loud and clumsy to maneuver around. Normal air is delivered via a hose from the...

Re: No APU on taxi in

We can feed the packs from the high pressure air carts (airstarts as we call them, pilots call them huffers), however at my company that practice is forbidden and we wouldn’t want to do it anyway as those units are very loud and clumsy to maneuver around. Normal air is delivered via a hose from the ...

Re: "Sully: questions

For question 1 I think the implication was the checklist would have wasted valuable time troubleshooting and would have further eroded their ditching options. It was a response to the cinema style criticism of “not following procedure”. By identifying a solution ahead of the checklist they were able...

Re: Man boards Delta SLC flight without a boarding pass

I can bet the employee will at least be questioned at minimum. You are correct, it is not the employees fault. I can guarantee this isn't the first time someone has done this. Again, Why would the SOUTHWEST employee be questioned for his "buddy" trying to board a DELTA flight illegally? U...

Re: Man boards Delta SLC flight without a boarding pass

Employee just lost all buddy passes and probably his job as well. Creative, but going to get some time at cross-bar hotel. Why would the employee lose those things? He didn't do anything wrong. You have not worked for an airline? Employee is responsible for their pass allocation, regardless who use...

Re: No APU on taxi in

United trialed this for a year or two, and I believe it was just in a handful of large stations and hubs and only for certain gates. The jetbridge GPU power cord would be pre-positioned and rested on an approved stand in an approved location close to the nose of the airplane but out of the way of th...

Re: Spirit Aerosystems surges on report that Boeing could buy it back

Doesn’t spirit make things for Airbus as well? They could just sell off the division that works on the Boeing side of the house to Boeing. Or if Boeing purchased the entire company spin off the Airbus and related companies as a separate venture. I think bringing work in house would only help Boeing...

Re: 9X246 (Southern Airways Express) lands on highway near IAD

Prelim report finally out ... sheds very little new info on what caused the engine to seize up, now claiming it may take a year https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2024/02/details-of-loudoun-co-parkway-emergency-landing-outlined-in-ntsb-preliminary-report/ Fairly standard window of time for investigati...

Re: AS FA's Authorize CHAOS strike

As I understand it, flight attendants only get paid for the time the aircraft doors are closed to when they open. Is there an advantage to this for the workers? I don't see one, but it seems to continuously get re-ratified. If you are technically being compensated while the aircraft doors are open ...

Re: "Airbus Compatible" Jetway

For all intents and purposes, its official industry name is "Passenger Boarding Bridge" (PBB). The term, "Jetway" is a manufacturer or the trademark term. Such as "Kleenex" is for tissue. The correction might help the Airbus compatibility searches. Maybe for your compa...

Re: Delta: Possible new look cabin decor

I haven’t flown Delta in a long time until recently, and was surprised at how cheap the cabins felt. With all of the salivating at the mouth on this website of how “premium” they were it truly felt like I was flying on some form of low cost carrier sponsored by Wal-Mart. The new renderings look a lo...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

This 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...

Re: Medical Emergencies

Well, I’ve twice had bags on planes I was not on, misconnects. So, how do they return bags to passengers that flew without the bags? It gets a "RUSH" tag and sent on the next flight to wherever the customer is or wants it. I know that because reached, BUT it traveled on a plane without me...

Re: Medical Emergencies

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

Well, I’ve twice had bags on planes I was not on, misconnects. So, how do they return bags to passengers that flew without the bags?

Re: Rental Car Checkin

I use Hertz and generally always have fast check-in times. In fact 9 times out of 10, I receive a text message or email before I get off the airplane with the parking spot or row number. I skip the counter and the keys and paperwork are already in the car. In and out within just a few minutes. I hav...

Re: Medical Emergencies

Who pays for the diversion? It's a costly event - do airlines account for this as part of opex? If a passenger is unruly and a flight is diverted I've read sometimes where the story will say the passenger is being charged X amount. I would never want cost to impede a medical emergency, just curious...

Re: Ventilation difference between 737-900 and the Max 9

I believe the new 737 interiors have smaller ducting to the PSU gaspers, to accommodate the larger overhead bins. The lack of airflow makes me feel claustrophobic.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Then fire the process designer if the process is flawed. Somebody has to be held responsible. Remember that Spirit Airlines immediately fired the gate agent that put the minor on the wrong flight and they publicly said what they did. It has been nearly a month and Boeing has not announced any perso...

Re: With today's technology, could the luggage system at DIA be fixed?

United is basically rebuilding the baggage system for its own use. So yes it is being solved. Concourse B has a completely automated sort now, Concourse A is going to get one for the United bagrooms. In the long term, they will combine the Concourse A and B systems with long hi-speed belts in the tu...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Let’s talk about the missing 4 bolts folks. Calhoun knew early on that they were not reinstalled and that is why he took the blame early on—class act nonetheless. But now they must know who specifically screwed up and how many people were involved. They need to announce that they have fired people ...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Boeing needs an “all-hands-on-deck” attitude to right the ship. Deliver the existing MAX orders, but get the wheels turning on developing a clean-sheet design. That clean sheet design means a clean sheet design of their processes and methods. No more 737 patches and grandfathering. Don’t borrow the ...

Re: "Airbus Compatible" Jetway

Operational stickers and placards tend to last a long time around airports, even when no longer relevant. Quite simply, the person responsible for installing them moves on, future people don't know if it's needed, and things tend just to get left like they were. It could have been any number of reas...

Re: 737Max used market transactions and availability

My point above was this reason makes no sense as SWA has purchased well over a hundred used 700’s over the years from different operators and different maintenance schedules and made it work. Something else at play here. You should expect some issues and variations when you buy second-hand. But WN ...

Re: Rhyme or Reason to last letter in WN 738, 7M8 regs?

I believe they use whatever letter is available with that combination of numbers that isn’t already in use. There are a gazillion general aviation aircraft that use a lot of the available combinations, so if number sequences are important to the fleet registry of an airline, then they have to take ...

Re: Priority BagTags

They want priority bags to be loaded last so that they are the first bags off the airplane...great! But what happens to the very first bags off the airplane? They are usually at the bottom of the cart buried under all of the other bags that came off after them. So that is why you often see priority ...

Re: Priority BagTags

On my crew (not delta) I make it a point that we separate priority bags into their own cart when they are offloaded and we make every attempt to deliver them first to baggage claim. Sometimes it is logistically challenging to get it right every time but my crew does try, at least.

Re: 9X246 (Southern Airways Express) lands on highway near IAD

Pretty short rollout considering that last photo with the intersection visible in the background. Propellor was likely spinning under power as it is bent where it impacted the guardrail... Given the tall wires in the background, I would think having only a bent prop and and engine rebuild is a pret...

Re: 9X246 (Southern Airways Express) lands on highway near IAD

Pretty short rollout considering that last photo with the intersection visible in the background. Propellor was likely spinning under power as it is bent where it impacted the guardrail...

Re: Plan to do my new desktop build - comments

What did your setup run you cost wise?

Re: All Nippon B737 with crack in cockpit window - Returns

CoThG wrote:

I've had three crack, so far.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

But if that’s actually what the FAA thinks, then the implications are much broader than just the Max 9. Yet the grounding still only applies to the small subset with the door plugs. Agreed. Boeing now has to show convincingly that the scope is limited. Given that the other issues turned up after a ...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Anyone addressing the public on a technical matter is already in a bad position. If they are technically accurate no one will listen, if they water down the details they will receive flak. Their job is to inform the public on what happened and in the broadest strokes possible. The explanation given ...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

If this ends up being Boeing's fault 100%, and they even find the exact machinist/mechanic who messed this up, and let's assume he/she belongs to a union, what would his union do? Defend their member to death or give their blessing that he/she gets fired? I'm not in a field that's unionized, hence ...

Re: Airport Snow Operations

Airports have a priority list of what gets plowed and what does not. For example, the most capable runway (longest, best lighting, best instrument rating, etc.) and the main taxiway that serves it and the fire station will be priority 1. Priority 2 may be the taxiway to the deicing pads and commerci...

Re: Future of LAS/SNSA

You can get lots of cheap flights into LAS so why would anyone actually visiting (or those living in) Vegas want to fly into an airport and then drive another hour? LAS is probably one of the best located airports I can think of, especially if you're staying at a resort south of Flamingo Road. Agre...

Re: MCI vs KCI

I enjoy the name Mid-Continent. It's not that bad to have the code assigned as MCI as opposed to KCI, you can figure what the codes mean for airports MCO - McCoy AFB ORD - Orchard Field BNA - Berry Nashville which was some mayor I believe. IAD was DIA but it was changed to avoid confusion with DCA ...

Re: MCI vs KCI

M probably came from Missouri, as MCI is on the Missouri side of Kansas City. It's MCI for Mid-Continent International. Fort Myers is RSW for Regional South West. Learn something every day, thanks. I always assumed when MCI was built there was already a Kansas City airport so they needed a new code...

Re: MCI vs KCI

M probably came from Missouri, as MCI is on the Missouri side of Kansas City.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Someone found an intact iPhone belonging to one of the passengers. NTSB investigator said this is the second phone they have found so far. https://twitter.com/SeanSafyre/status/1744138937239822685 Call me cynical if you wish, but I am finding it spectacularly difficult to believe a phone would be f...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Oh please…you can sound calm and clear, and deliver the right numbers with an oxygen mask covering your face. Again, I’m not disrespecting or judging the crew under a stressful situation since the outcome was the best possible outcome, I’m just pointing out that she was a little too nervous and sha...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Not to be disrespectful with the crew, overall they’ve managed the situation very well, but hearing the audio with ATC, the lady doing the radios sounded very nervous and shaky, on the verge of being overwhelmed. She also gave confusing information a couple of times ( fuel on board numbers were hig...

Re: Increase in number of adverts in threads

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Re: How much ground crew needed?

3. Marshaller and two wing walkers. If it were a complete emergency (like a medical event on board) I would be willing to park (marshall) an airplane by myself without wingwalkers; but on a normal flight, 3 is generally the minimum crew size to receive an airplane. Likewise, without their training, ...

Re: Pax gets on airfield at SLC and then found dead in an aircraft engine

Possible he climbed up into a windmilling engine. In a steady wind at the right angle those have quite a bit of energy, one blade catching a loose piece of clothing or a limb could deliver lethal injuries while not actually ingesting the subject.

Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

UA operated SFO-OKC for nearly 10 years on an OO CRJ7. It's end was a victim of COVID

Re: Arrival runway policies by airlines

Have been curious about this too. At COS the westernmost runway (17R/35L) is 11,000 feet with a highspeed turnoff (when landing south) that goes almost directly to the terminal ramp with minimal taxiing. Very rarely used for commercial ops except for Southwest. United, Delta, and American all gener...

Re: Arrival runway policies by airlines

Have been curious about this too. At COS the westernmost runway (17R/35L) is 11,000 feet with a highspeed turnoff (when landing south) that goes almost directly to the terminal ramp with minimal taxiing. Very rarely used for commercial ops except for Southwest. United, Delta, and American all genera...

Re: Increase in number of adverts in threads

We are working to see if we can get a "First Class" or Premium/Plus membership setup here to avoid ads and support the community. Jeff I really miss my First Class membership. I think I paid something like $75 a year, I forgot how much it was originally. This really helped with the page f...