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Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Boeing is too important to the country to fail! Would France and Germany allow Airbus to fail? Absolutely not! I am hopeful that pressure from the stockholders and employees as well as the government will help straighten out Boeing. Calhoun did nothing to clean up the mess from the MAX disaster and...

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Re: Reports EK A6-EDM damaged on ground in DME

$$$ Labor is much cheaper in Manila than Europe. Not just labor, just to get the land, build the facility and keep the lights on in MNL is way cheaper. See airlines from all over the world at the MNL facility. I travel through Manila quite often, and see Lufthansa Technics hanger area accommodating...

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Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Announcing major managerial changes with anything other than IMMEDIATE effect is not just unusual, but quite ineffective, in MHO. A shakeup needs to be "immediate"! Park the old CEO if you need him to be witness, but from the moment it is announced he is going to go, he is already gone and...

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Re: Boeing’s Troubles

I do recall that one B787 design objective was, for want of a more accurate term, a "common engine interface". The design of the receiving aircraft would include a definition of the interface offered to attach an engine (covering "everything" - physical, electrical, mechanical, s...

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Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion - 2024

Some EY news of a more personal level! I flew back to Brussels from BKK on 5 March. The Etihad Guest Program had just been overhauled, and I had received many emails explaining all the new delights! One of these new features was the creation of "Bronze", the new low-level of Etihad guest. ...

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Re: Boeing 737 MAX Fails Dozens of Tests in FAA Audit

There is no cultural shift coming at Boeing. Nothing major will change. Boeing is too big to fail. The process will be improved incrementally, and slowly, through established processes like this audit. Also, failure to follow established manufacturing processes by front line employees is a failure ...

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Re: Airbus Atlantic: 700 staff sick after Christmas dinner

" and diarrhoea, according to the ARS health agency."

LOL! To a native English speaker, this phrase is just hilarious! Don't want a job with that agency!

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Re: Airbus A321XLR Development / Testing / Production - 2023

Next XLR components spotted for the beginning of 2024, I believe this is the MSN that was mentioned for Iberia. How long does it take for an aircraft to progress through the FAL? I had it as approximately 30 days but I could be wrong about that figure. I suspect the first few XLR's are going to tak...

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Re: Emirates Tim Clark proposed to Airbus an A380 replacement

It came down to costs basically. Less complex machines tend to be easier and cheaper to build, maintain and replaced. Servicing and replacing parts for 2 engines would be cheaper compared to 4 engines. Many people didn't take into account all the expensive spare parts that they need to buy to mainta...

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Re: Emirates Tim Clark proposed to Airbus an A380 replacement

My background is mathematics and IT, I am not an "Engineer or Ingeniere". I read countless posts about the advent of the 2-engined wide bodies killing off the 4-engined varieties. I just wonder on the basis of that! In order to generate thrust to get a certain weight airborne, a certain am...

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Re: Emirates Tim Clark proposed to Airbus an A380 replacement

I frequent this site for a very long time and don't remember discussions like this. IIRC the GE-90-115 from early on looked quite promising and worked well. For some it might have come out of the dark but I don't remember any unusual scepticism. The wing aerodynamics were said to be much more inter...

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Re: Prestwick Airport put up for sale

Although in the article the Chief Exec. mentions they get bids from time to time. So take the article headline with a pinch of salt I would say. Prestwick Airport: 'Expression of interest' made to buy airport https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23972262.prestwick-airport-expression-interest-made-bu...

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Re: Munich aiport closed due to snow

Was that Citation tipped onto its tail just by the weight of snow on its tail? Is that possibility covered in the "users' manual"? Hopefully little damage, but maybe a hasty update in the aforementioned user manual!

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Re: The A340s purpose

Lots of misconceptions about the A340 versus 777. 1. The 777 has not only a higher cruise speed it can climb to cruise altitude faster. The difference on a Europe to Singapore flight can be 45 minutes or more. Thats a big deal to an airline especially in terms of competitive flight times and connec...

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Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Boeing Orders and General Discussion Thread

The 778 is becoming something for sure and what EK chooses gets noticed. All this talk of the 779 VS A351 never meant anything. The Real Competition to the A35K is the 778. The 778 Can carry more passengers over all but 4 less LD3 cargo. It will have the more comfortable cabin with the 3-4-3 config...

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Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion - 2023

I will fly EY BRU - MNL on January 2024 - I am impatient to get going, I am looking forward to a new EY transit experience. The old T1 - T3 combo was very tiring, and there was a risk of a long walk if you were leaving from an extreme gate. Even the bus departure point required a fairly long hike - ...

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Re: Ryanair record six month profit.

The Ryanair prices fluctuate more on how long/short in advance you book, much less so on the month of travel, in my opinion/experience

Just try booking a flight for tomorrow!

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Re: Ryanair record six month profit.

City breaks in January can be done.... but there are a lot more people visiting Amsterdam, Barcelona, Prague and Venice in the summer than there are in winter. Mallorca airport in January is very quiet with few people - some areas of the terminal are closed in winter. Yes, the Canary Islands and Mo...

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Re: Ryanair record six month profit.

There is quite a lot of "fun trips to the beach" opportunities in January in parts of southern Europe and North Africa. I have flown Ryanair in mid-summer and mid-winter, and the planes are consistently full

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Re: Ryanair record six month profit.

The no-frills airline said passenger numbers rose 11% to a record 105.4 million in the six months to September, despite average fares rising by 24%. That helped the carrier to report a near-60% rise in profits for the period to €2.18bn (£1.9bn). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4n9d93geqyo Ryan...

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Re: Philippines Aviation - 2023

A great looking plane. My prefered aircraft when it's at 8-across at the back! Never been there at 9, let alone 10! I recall with pleasure multiple flights between BRU and MNL on Etihad's A330s, including several flights upgraded to business class! Those were most memorable and comfortable! More rec...

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Re: Two GA aircraft "Clip" wings at Houston Hobby

In my humble amateur opinion, this is a much more serious incident than the thread title and earlier contributions lead one to think! This was ultra-close to being a serious collision with fatalities between 2 business jets. It seems one of them, the Hawker, decided to take off without permission, w...

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Re: Singapore Airlines Group News and Discussion - 2023

Royal Brunei and Cebu Pacific both do Brunei - MNL non-stop! IMHO, it is now not so horrible to move between the NAIA terminals. Yes, there are nicer places to transit, but 5 extra hours flying time and associated costs (plus ground time for which I have no figures) is way more unappealing to me tha...

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Re: Singapore Airlines Group News and Discussion - 2023

I find it interesting, SIA basically has two brands that can do everything from shorthaul to longhaul. SIA already sells mixed itineraries so passengers can utilize the carriers based on what might fit their needs best and gives the group two platforms to compete with. Scoot is no longer the single...

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Re: Spirit Aero Systems Claims A and B contracts "unstainable"

The link demands that I remove my ad blocker, which I won't! I would appreciate a summary directly here! The supply chain for the A32x and B737-x seems to be unable to surge forward as the market seems to demand! Engines in short supply! Now Spirit cant keep up - its headline supply is the B373 fuse...

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Re: Air Canada kicks 2 pax of flight for refusing to sit in vomit

As mentioned above, this issue is on the front page of news sites in many locations, including the BBC! How much damage this is doing to the AC reputation and image! I wonder why AC is not out responding to this in a more active and positive manner, rather than some bland corporate-speak apology! Th...

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Re: Air Canada kicks 2 pax of flight for refusing to sit in vomit

Las Vegas is a station in a foreign country. Does AC have any ground employees in Las Vegas or is it all or mostly outsourced ground staff? It doesn't matter who does the work, it's still AC's responsibility since it's their name on the aircraft and on the ticket. I'm very skeptical about anything ...

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Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion - 2023

the new midfield terminal is to be called "Terminal A" and will probably replace almost all other terminals over time. US Immigration will not be moving, so all passengers landing at the swanky new terminal will need jump on the usual stock of barely-air-conditoned minibuses and head on o...

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Re: LA 767-300F stalled during go-around in Frankfurt (20 Jun 2023)

I didn’t mean to single you out. It’s like no one on this forum knows anything about aeroplanes. When I first started on here, very-experienced folks in the business posted regularly. Many gave up after flame wars with people who were less-knowlegeable, which was a big loss to the forum. That said,...

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Re: Alaska 738 damaged by hard landing in SNA

Don't you just love this site! Where else could you find a thread about a serious incident, where the majority of posts are arguing about the pedantic definitions of what to call the incident, rather than the incident itself! I even realise I am contributing to the off-topic discussion!!!! I have be...

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Re: COMAC C919 Development and Production - 2023

Any updates on the 4 aircraft that were not delivered yet? To my knowledge, only 1 aircraft was delivered in 2023. 2023 is almost over, there are just 4 months left of 2023. The second aircraft was delivered in July: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/second-c919-delivery Only 1 C919 was delivered ...

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Re: No clean sheet aircraft from Boeing or Airbus this decade

I'm being completely honest my suggested direction for the aviation industry is just to keep taking efficiency leaps every decade and keep using fossil fuel based Jet-A. Even if one accepts the need to drastically cut CO2 emissions, civil aviation contributes an irrelevant percentage of CO2. Electr...

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Re: No clean sheet aircraft from Boeing or Airbus this decade

Stupid question, but what does everyone think the future of commercial aviation look like? Other than working on a greener solution (solar, biofuel, etc), what other advances can be made that can truly be "revolutionary"? I've thought of this after the A380, and realized that we've "...

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Re: Airbus Freighter (A330F/A350F) Discussion - 2023

Just to beat a dead horse, I think there will only be 1 A350 freighter version, thus A350-F is all you need to identify that version. In later years, if the pax versions are converted, I could imagine A359-P2F and A35K-P2F or some variant on these names, but A350-F would remain unique. No need to ma...

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Re: No clean sheet aircraft from Boeing or Airbus this decade

After a long run of new clean sheet aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, it looks like the 2020s will be the decade that ends the streak of a new clean sheet aircraft going into commercial entry into service (EIS) from either manufacture. If we go back before Airbus launched the A300, Boeing had the 70...

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Re: video surfacing of drunk dad letting 11 Y/O son fly plane

I would speculate that the video is not from the crash flight as if the crash was "bad", the camera or phone was likely destroyed in the crash

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Re: video surfacing of drunk dad letting 11 Y/O son fly plane

I for one find the title of this thread of concern. In the linked video, nowhere does it claim the pilot is drunk, he is drinking a bottle of Heineken beer! One beer does not equal "drunk"

I think the OP is being a bit disingenuous, and maybe showing us his intolerance.

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Re: What Are The Prospects Of Boeing’s 777-8?

If the 777-8 is 20- 30 tons heavier than the A350, then why when you remove the pax and have it as a freighter does it all of a sudden no longer have a weight problem? It will still be 20 - 30 tons heavier, and will have to carry this weight around every flight in its operational life! I don't unde...

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Re: What Are The Prospects Of Boeing’s 777-8?

We can see, as was postulated, Boeing only holds eight outstanding orders for the 777-8 (believed to be Etihad), so Emirates doesn't have any -8s on order currently. If those eight B777-8 are indeed Etihad orders I doubt they will ever be taken up. Etihad already operates the A350-1000 and has more...

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Re: Bear escapes crate in hold of Iraqi Airways plane

OMG! I cant bear anymore of these puns! It's bearly believable!

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Re: Kalitta 747 run off runway in Ningbo

After all the excitement of the event, and the rescue vehicles deployment, I wonder how much later it was that this main photo was taken. The Kalitta crew are still on the ship, and there are evidently no stairs deployed! Just when might the authorities decide to "rescue" the crew?

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Re: "Aeroflot Now Flying Planes Without Brakes"

I dont buy this! An experienced pilot, in Russia, or Europe, or America, or wherever will not willingly take off if he knows there is a (serious) problem of a safe landing at destination!

I will need more "proof" before I believe this, sounds more like a political point to sew more fear

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Re: MAX 7 Certification Progress?

I am no expert in B737 avionics evolution. I had a 45 year career in IT, and know how rapidly the computer environment evolves. I believe one of the B737s more limiting characteristics is its on-board computers! For some reason (that I neither know nor if I did could I explain), it seems that it is ...

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Re: Emirates News and Discussion - 2023

Sir Tim Clark in an interview with New Zealand Herald: The airline will be ordering extra A350s and B777Xs Link: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/emirates-president-sir-tim-clark-on-the-a380s-future-airfares-and-why-penelope-cruz-is-on-board/MJBFLPRM7NGUXCRLKSLB345EX4/ My prediction for this EK ...

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Re: What Happened to the Boeing 797 Concept?

There are loads of amateur aircraft designers here proposing a myriad of solutions for this "MOM". This capacity, that range, this freight hauling ability, this MTOW, ..... Not one airline has ordered something here, and not one OEM has firmed up an offer! Maybe there are sound commercial ...

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Re: Have the foreign pilots arrived?

No doubt they are good countries to live in, but pilots in the US make double easily, and likely pay less in taxes. A first officer for a US3 flying JFK-LHR probably makes more than a comparable BA/Virgin Capt on the same route. I wonder if your claim is justifiable. You offer an opinion, but that'...

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Re: Have the foreign pilots arrived?

Sure, but Australia, NZ, the UK, Scandinavia, Japan and several others are good countries to live in as well. The US isn't the only good country to live in. No doubt they are good countries to live in, but pilots in the US make double easily, and likely pay less in taxes. A first officer for a US3 ...

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Re: 2 engine 747/A380 replacement in the skunkworks?

I always doubted the "2 engines better than 4" arguments as being a given. Two massive engines versus 4 engines of 50% less power is not necessarily "bad", or even more maintenance unfriendly! Despite hundreds of posts here to the contrary! There is a fixation on "2engines&q...

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Re: What Are The Prospects Of Boeing’s 777-8?

I have read this thread for long enough without commenting

The B777-8 is 30000kg heavier than the A350-1000. On a 20 year life, carrying this 30K around on every flight must be unacceptably more expensive!!!!

How can anyone spin this in a positive manner?

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Re: UA20 diverts - Unruly passenger due to unavailability of preferred meal

You fly for the space and privacy you claim, what would you do if when you got onboard and neither existed at your seat? To suggest that the pax was flying just for the meal is rather... The meal is part of the experience. The airline's value prop is based on curating of experiences for people who ...

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