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Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Mike Patey for CEO. I’m half joking here, but I actually think the guy would do a pretty good job. He’s an incredibly hard worker, owns multiple businesses (Pharmaceutical, construction, aviation), and he's very much into aviation. He invented a new type of slat for his experimental plane and even h...

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Re: BA unveils new narrowbody seats

It looks really good, and the usb porta are convenient.

Hopefully they increase seat pitch. I flew BA ZAG-LHR, and I’ve never been in such a crammed seat. Other passengers around me said the same. It’s not a good image for BA.

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Dash 8 and Cessna Mid-Air Collision Over Nairobi

A Safarilink Dash 8 and Cessna 172 were involved in a mid-air collision over Nairobi today. The Dash 8, with 44 souls onboard, was able to return to the airport, but the two individuals in the Cessna did not make it. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-killed-plane-crash-nairobi-kenyan-police-2...

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Re: Embraer's Next Aircraft Projects

I think the NG Turboprop would make an excellent platform for the CFM Rise, and I wouldn't be surprised if Embrear put the program on hold while they wait for the Rise to come to fruition.

I think the NG Turboprop has the potential to be a E2 replacement.

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Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

This might be going out on a limb, but what about HNL? Basically a revival of Air Mike with a hub at HNL.

Aside from that, the only other options that seem to make sense is MCO, FLL, or TPA, and if these three, I think TPA is the best option.

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Re: Should Boeing buy back the Wichita plant?

I think bringing HQ back to WA and having management run by engineers, rather than bean-counters, will be more advantageous than buying Spirit. At least for now.

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Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

Sorry if this was already mentioned, but a commenter on one of the YouTube videos mentioned the stop bar lights were inactive on that taxiway. If true, perhaps this played a role.

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Re: Niche for mid-sized aircraft

I think there are a lot of small to medium size business owners and CEOs that fly aircraft in the PC-12, DA-62, King Air, etc category.

I used to work for a start-up home builder, and they were talking about getting a PC-12 or King Air at some point.

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Re: When will Boeing finally consider ending the 737 family

Personally, I believe the MAX is the last iteration of the 737. I think there’s a good chance we will see a replacement utilizing the trussed wing.

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Re: AS to acquire HA; operate as separate brand.

Maybe I’ll finally see that $650 that HA refused to reimburse me during COVID.

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Re: USAF High-Speed VTOL program News and Discussion Thread

I like the approach Boeing is taking. It sounds much like the VTOL idea I posted about a while ago. Personally, I think this is the way to go, and the design may provide an option for a non-VTOL aircraft for traditional flight transport and aerial refueling. Aurora revealed details of its approach o...

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Re: Emirates Tim Clark proposed to Airbus an A380 replacement

At some point in the future, new double deck 600+ passenger VLAs will be needed, but I think we are least 50 years from that, and maybe closer to 100. For the foreseeable future, I think we may see a 777-10x, and if any aircraft manufacturer offers a clean-sheet VLA in the next 50 years, it will pro...

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What’s next for Dassault Falcon? Is the tri-jet dead?

With the 6X on the verge of EIS, and the 10X due in a couple years, what are the chances of us seeing a new tri-jet from Dassault Falcon as their next project? Or is the tri-jet dead? Could we see a new 9X or 11X tri-jet based on the wider fuselage of the 6/10X? Any rumblings about the tri-jet futur...

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Re: Silver Airways Exits Two Markets

Are they still operating the SAV-TPA route? I tried to book it a few weeks ago, and every flight I could find had me connecting in FLL.

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Re: How is it a 737-10MAX and 767-200 weighs similarly

I would be super curious how much heavier the 767-200 fuselage and interior fittings are compared to a 737-10 and A321. The 767 wing, landing gear, and engines probably make up a large percentage of the weight difference.

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Re: Future AF narrowbody replacement order

I think we will see a mix of A225 and A321neo. That would be a pretty efficient narrow body fleet.

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Re: Whistleblower "The US possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin."

'Black projects' is a lazy man's way of thinking IMO. Just because someone has a different opinion doesn’t mean it’s a “lazy man’s way of thinking”. One could just as easily make that claim for people who believe in extraterrestrials and UFOs. We have different opinions on the subject and that’s al...

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Re: Multiple Air Incidents At 2023 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Air Show

I have always wanted to go to this event. Is it worth taking a few days off and going to this? Absolutely. Oshkosh is a must for anyone who loves aviation. When I went in 2010, I flew commercial into Wausau, WI, picked up a rental car, and camped at the show. It was a great experience. The night ai...

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Re: What Happened to the Boeing 797 Concept?

If Boeing can pull off the oval, 7ab cross section with LD3-45s, I think that’s the way to go. I know there’re technical hurdles with oval cross sections, but if Boeing can do it, I’d love to see it.

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Re: Catalina II Flying Boat

I like the idea, but my understanding is that it won’t have a pressurized cabin. I think this will really prohibit sales. A large float plane would be a pretty neat expedition aircraft. It’s a flying RV that can land on isolated lakes. I’m sure there are some wealthy individuals who would use it as ...

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Re: Whistleblower "The US possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin."

I have a distant relative who was a test pilot for years. He said some of the past UFO sightings were actually him performing test flights. He flew Tacit Blue (or maybe it was Have Blue…can’t remember) and said that garnered some “UFO” sightings. Personally, I don’t believe in extraterrestrials or l...

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Re: Leeham News: Nasa stops Electric Aviation/ TTBW will be 737 replacement

Aside from the t-tail, I think the landing gear is another reason Boeing went with the MD-90. The TTBW doesn’t need long gear, and the short gear from the MD-90 work well. I assume the gear is in the truss fairings, and given how narrow the MD-90 track is, it makes sense. I do wonder if Boeing is go...

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

Didn't MD try to do a 3 engine double decker plane at one point? Boeing had a conceptual three engines version of the 747 at one point. The engines were laid out like an L1011. I’m not aware of any double deck MD tri jet. There was the MD-12 double deck proposal, but that had four engines. Boeing d...

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Re: Catalina Production to be re-started?

I was literally just googling turbine Catalinas yesterday. Crazy coincidence to now see this. I hope they make it work. It would be an awesome flying camper. I know there is a three engines turbine DO-24 flying around. It would be Interesting to see if the new Catalina could gain an additional engin...

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

I think the upper end of the aircraft size requirements are currently covered by the A350-1000 and 777x. There’s a possibility that we will see a further stretch of both, but beyond that, I don’t see any development for anything lager on the pax side of things anytime soon. The global population is ...

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Re: What Happened to the Boeing 797 Concept?

No, but they could make them lighter. Good Question: The 787 barrels are formed on precise machined mandrels. They cannot change the diameter of those mandrels and still produce 787 barrels. It would take a complete redesign not just of the mandrel diameter; but also the layup and weave pattern of ...

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Re: What Happened to the Boeing 797 Concept?

This might be a dumb question, but here goes: Can the 787 fuselage barrels be made narrower? I don’t know much about CFRP barrel construction, but if the barrels can be laid up with a smaller diameter (say 8ab), could MOM be certified as a subtype of the 787? We see fuselage lengths change all the t...

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Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production - 2023

So does the 777-8 now have the same cabin length as the 777-300ER?

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Re: British Airways fined $1.1m by US government over failed refunds.

Hawaiian still owes me a refund for a flight they canceled due to the pandemic back in 2020. Apparently there’s a class action lawsuit against Hawaiian for failure to refund people.

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Re: Turkish Airlines to order 600 aircraft in June

I’m guessing the following:
50 777-9X
100 A350-1000
150 787-9/10
150 A321xlr
150 737-8/10

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Re: Being asked to move from reserved seat to accommodate families

I’m not keen on giving it up unless it an exterminating circumstance. I don’t think you need to go THAT far! I know: spell check bit you. Lol, I knew something wasn’t right when I was posting, and I meant to Google the word I was looking for and edit my post, but I totally forgot to come back to th...

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Re: Being asked to move from reserved seat to accommodate families

Ive been asked to switch seats a couple times. Several years ago, a father asked me to give up my aisle seat so he could sit next to his autistic son. Why in the world they didn’t book the seats together beforehand is beyond me. I moved and ended up in a middle seat, which kinda sucked, but it was i...

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Re: Unusual wing colours?

Way back in the flying boat era, Pan Am painted the top of the wings International Orange to make the aircraft more visible in the event of a forced landing.

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Re: DL Working On New Uniforms

I really like the Plum colored uniformed. They looked really sharp and premium. Aside from the irritation the material caused, I thought the uniforms were well liked by the flight attendants as well. Uniforms should be about brand recognition. A big part of that is having a cohesive uniform without ...

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Re: Paris Air Show 2023 - Prospective Order Discussion Thread

I’d love to see Airbus launch the A220-500 with Delta, JetBlue, and Air France as launch customers.

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Re: US shoots down another object over Alaska

Airships only work at a certain size. What kind of small electronic payload is going to give them more meaningful information than a satellite overhead, in a small enough package to be lifted by something in the size of a "small car" as has been described. My first thought was LiDAR data....

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Re: Fedex & Southwest Near Collision at AUS

Great situation awareness by the FedEx crew. They double-checked their landing clearance, so they seemed aware of their close proximity to the WN plane. Great job.

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Re: US airline applies for "direct" service to Bali -- who??

If any of this is true, I’d put my money on HA out of HNL.

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Re: "Liberty Lifter" (perhaps successor to Pelican ULTRA)

Wow! C-17 sized for the demo aircraft with 12 turboprop engines. I assume the USAF is worried about runways being destroyed in theatre in a conflict with Taiwan. The article is a bit ambiguous, but I think the C17 sized demonstrator is just a scale model of the proposed aircraft, so i doubt it will...

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Re: Boeings latest statement on the 787 MTOW increase

When it comes to the A350 and 787, I think there’s been a bit of a role reversal between Airbus and Boeing. The 787-10 is to the A359 what the A333 was to the 772ER. The 772ER had better range-payload capabilities than the A333, but over its lifespan, the A333 improved so much that it was able to fl...

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Re: New A220 variants and developments

My opinion is that any A220-500 should just be a simple stretch of the A220-300. Trade capacity for range. A 3-4m stretch would put it at 150 pax with typical F/E+/E layout (like Delta) and range should be at least 1500nm. I think Airbus should position the A220-500 as a very efficient regional airc...

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Re: MOM aircraft discussion - 100t to 200t MTOW

Extremely tight seats, armrests, aisles, thin fuselages, for 6-8 hour flights, work better on paper than in reality. A 184 inch fuselage with 7W doesn't look very feasible to me. The 767 is 198 inch.. I’m no aircraft engineer, but I think 184” wide fuselage would work for 7w. I whipped up a quick 7...

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Re: MOM aircraft discussion - 100t to 200t MTOW

In hindsight, I think rather than Airbus creating the A330-800/900NEO, they would’ve been better doing a complete re-wing with a shorter 330-700NEO (A300 sized) and a stretch A330-800NEO (A330-200 size). I think Airbus would’ve sold quite a few more A330NEO if they adopted that strategy. I believe A...

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Re: MOM aircraft discussion - 100t to 200t MTOW

Personally, I think the 787 and A350 fuselages are too wide for MOM, but I think it still needs to be a twin aisle aircraft. A couple years ago, Boeing said they were looking at the 230-270 seat capacity for MOM. I don’t know what sort of seating layout they were proposing for that seat count, but m...

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Re: Embraer New Turboprop Aircraft Development - 2023

Maybe they postponed launch to see what happens with the PW hybrid and/or CFM Rise. That’s my guess.

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Single engine ops with hybrid engines possible?

Hi all, I was reading an article about PW’s hybrid turbine they’re working on, and I wondered if single engine ops were possible with hybrid aircraft? Would it be feasible for, say, a hybrid ATR42 to shut down one engine at cruise and have one engine providing power to the electric motor that powers...

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Re: Updated: Air India nears historic order for up to 500 jets

My guess is we will see the following breakdown:

100 737-8
90 737-10
30 787-10
15 777-9X

200 A321/A321 LR
35 A350-900

737-8 and some 737-10 for intra-India and regional routes.
737-10s, 787s, and A321s for medium range routes.
A350-900 and 777-9X for long haul routes.

Just my guesses.

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Re: Last time the largest aircraft in production was a twin?

It had to be back during WWI I’d think.

Interestingly enough, I can’t think of any military jet aircraft with more than two engines in production either.

The Dassault Falcon tri-jets might be the only jet aircraft in production with more than two engines.

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Re: Nothing new from Boeing and Airbus in the next years?

After the 777x and 737-7 and -10, the aircraft for Boeing will probably be a freighter based off either the 767 or 787 (more likely IMO). After that, probably the 737 replacement in 10 years or so. There’s an off chance we might see MOM before then, but I doubt it. MOM may end up being part of the 7...

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Re: Korean Air A330 overrun runway in Cebu

Flaps are extended and reversers appear deployed in the pictures. Not sure I buy the no flaps/reversers theory.

It looks like there was quite a bit of circling while making the landing attempts, and part of me wonders if low fuel played a role at some point in all this.

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