Re: CZ launching Luxembourg passenger flights

Something needs to be clarified: the Lofleidir/Icelandair flights all stopped in KEF before flying to LUX. The Luxair 767-300 (operated by CitiBird) LUX-EWR service was very short lived- about 9 months in 1999. 0054183 Incorrect, from about 1981-1988 there was a lot of LUX-US nonstop flights. Espec...

Icelandair announces Pittsburgh and return to Halifax

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/icelandair-extends-network-destinations-increased-134600130.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANS39R8HLFVIIkidQvoL2X45P0zKLP_qcOlNB8CXkWXgzUlCyRSgLE7AjDd2yI68BfmFwehPjDFtTDItjO9bHDR3PUYQPFF5WjJIq4WbeheerHIr89...

Re: EU looking to standardize carry-on dimensions and rights

Actually the worst passengers bringing heaps of carry-on are USA based. Huge “rollaboards” and quite often I have seen them with one backpack front and another on the back. Probably carrying 40-60 kgs onboard. All to save some $$$.

Re: Delta Air Lines to launch New York - Naples, IT in S24

Come on, it’s the best one. 2-3-2 will never be improved upon as a widebody configuration. I don’t get the economics of hauling around the structural weight of a second aisle just to get one extra seat per row, but as a punter I absolutely love it. I do wonder how much Cargo Profit would offset the...

Re: DC-8 Retirement and Fleet Tracking Thread

Were the Flying Tiger DC-6-62F new or converted? I assume you mean the Super -63 freighters? Factory fresh deliveries as freighters. Partially correct. 7 were delivered as DC8-63AF (All Freighter), the rest were delivered as CF (convertible freighters) with windows and exits and everything needed t...

Re: Malta 9H- registrations benefits

https://aviation.direct/en/12-unternehmen-haben-aoc-auf-malta-beantragt 12 companies have aoc in Malta More like 46. https://www.transport.gov.mt/List-of-AOC-Holders-as-at-8th-May-2023.pdf-f8683 A lot of bottom feeders… I wonder if the average facility of these operators in Malta is larger than a d...

Re: Airport with runways at different height

Well, Cairo comes to mind. Significant difference between elevations of all 3 parallel runways.
05L-23R 190-199’
05C-23C 382-375’
05R-23L 448-467’
So that is a difference of about 250’ between the L & R runways. But the runways are pretty far apart.

Re: DL35 Diverted to KEF

What is this fascination with squawking 7700? I have over a long career had my share of “emergencies” .. engine shutdowns (mostly on twins), hydraulic failures, medical emergencies etc. In different continents. Not once have I had the need to squawk 7700 nor been asked to. And got a perfectly good A...

Re: Passengers aboard Las Vegas flight pass out while awaiting takeoff in triple digit temperatures

This happens all the time in all airlines, and the only one to blame is the FAA for allowing planes without APU to be flown around the world. I’m sorry if its more than 75F outside they should ground the planes until the APU works. The FAA doesn’t let inop APU airplane fly over over the world. An E...

Re: Turboprops with an APU

The Fokker 50 had APU as an option.

Re: Knobs Falling Off Cockpit Panels

DL_Mech wrote:

Looks like the wiper knob fell off.

Re: L1011 minutiae - Pneumatics

Another unique situation I've seen on PW powered 757s: Sometimes in cruise, the engine power settings would be right at the edge of high stage switchover. Due to design tolerances in the regulator and the valves themselves, you might have situation where one engine was operating in high stage and t...

Re: PLAY to Hamilton/Ontario (YHM)

Trying WHAT exactly. Play are flying to KEF. The others were all flying to different airports in different countries. Apples to apples anyone?? EU carriers trying to make low-cost service to regional North American airports work. Trying to convince the kind of person who takes $5 Ryanair flights to...

Re: ETOPS certification of passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft

I have flown several converted ETOPS 757-200, the all kept the ETOPS status and Class C lower holds, whereas the B757-200PFs I flew were non-ETOPS with Class E holds.

Re: ETOPS certification of passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft

I have flown several converted ETOPS 757-200, the all kept the ETOPS status and Class C lower holds, whereas the B757-200PFs I flew were non-ETOPS with Class E holds.

Re: Flyr on the brink?

The new proposed solution has a deadline untill 16:30 tomorrow Wednesday, and while the total proceed in aimed to be $70 millions, it will be split into several tranches. Both a more regular share issue now, and warrant structure during Q1 2023 https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/575131 That messag...

Re: Play Airlines News and Discussion Thread

Any update on their financial performance on the first 3 quarters of 2022? Only heard about their good load factors Turned a $1.3 million profit in the third quarter, the rest were loss-making. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/fly-play-hf-92-thousand-150000476.html Not quite +$1.3M is the celebrat...

Re: Boeing 737 MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production Thread - 2022

That would be news to Max pilots and operators flying multiple ILS approaches every day. Got any documents to back that up and put a stop to those ILS approaches? The restriction is not on all ILS approaches, but rather on Required Navigation Performance - Authorization Required (RNP-AR) approaches...

Re: Boeing 737 MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production Thread - 2022

Also within my understanding, the reason for the FAA/EASA difference, is related to the automation cutout that currently occurs on the MAX, for AoA vane failure. The FAA considers required equipment failure on precision approach to be a go-around, with pilots requesting a non-precision approach on ...

Re: Why is LUX a cargo hub?

Fairly good account of Cargolux origins here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux. Explains why Luxembourg, through Loftleidir, predecessor of today´s Icelandair that needed to get rid of their CL44s.

Re: Norse Atlantic Airways News and Discussion Thread

True dat. Americans with their shorter annual vacations choose Caribbean sunspots rather than Europe in the Winter.

Re: Norse Atlantic Airways News and Discussion Thread

The very high exchange rate of the US$ and economical situation in the UK and Europe will not be favourable to transatlantic travel for a while.

Re: Ground collision at LHR

Korean chop chop… where is the guy with the METARs?

Re: Are many people really actively avoiding Boeing Max aircraft to make a difference in ticket price?

Considering the orders from DL, AA, UA, AS, and G4, it must not be significant revenue penalty. It has now been 2 years since authorization for RTS. At least per the information in Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX According to that same link, 890 deliveries of the MAX. I wo...

Re: UA149 sparks and falling debris on takeoff at Newark

Noshow wrote:

Could it be hot brakes and a gear fire? How about the landing? Is there any film about it? Must have been overweight with hydraulic troubles.

Re: Air France Pilots Physically Fight in the Cockpit

BEA is not involved. Media prolly had their source/leak from AF directly. BEA is guaranteed to be involved with an incident like this. Maybe they were not the source for the media but they are the French authority to deal with this.[/quote] As I understand it, BEA is the equivalent to the NTSB in t...

Re: 737 Max 9 performance

Is this a scenario where the MAX 9 could benefit from the stronger cantelievered gear of the MAX 10, a MTOW increase (compliments of stronger gear), and a Thrust bump of the Leap-1B to 29.5k+ and above? Or is the MTOW where it is fine already, but rather wholly a case of take-off performance. I kno...

Re: APU Thrust?

Does the Trident Three's fourth engine count? That was a takeoff engine, the RB162, gave about 5000 lb of thrust for takeoff and shutdown after 5 minutes. The APU on that aircraft is located above the “trident” above the engine 2 intake I know. I know. But one should never forgo the opportunity to ...

Re: APU Thrust?

I could not find a topic about this, please redirect me if it has already been discussed. Can APUs produce any meaningful thrust? And would it have any effect on an aircraft’s ETOPS certification? I heard that question asked by a colleague years ago in ground school. About 3 knots. Per year. Was th...

Re: Aircraft Values, And Lease Pricing - Summer 2022

These threads and updates by LAXintl are always highly informative. Thanks.

Re: Bill introduced in U.S. Congress to raise pilot retirement age to 67

Didn't EASA recently decide not to raise the pilot retirement age above 65? And unless ICAO is onboard, raising the age in the US will do more harm to the industry than good. The cascading training nightmare that would result from all the over 65 wide body pilots displacing back to domestic narrow ...

Re: Vueling pilot was first to flee a plane after hearing a loud explosion

Exyxy wrote:

At. My airline, after evac. Called for F/O takes fire extinguisher out first available door assembles pax away from aircraft and put’s out any fires ie. Pax clothing etc.

Re: Airbus A380 Open Fan Technology Demonstrator announced by Airbus and CFM

So is that what will save the A380s from the scrapper? Turning them into de facto turboprops?

Re: Tui 763 squawking 7700 (TOM5GM)

Pretty sure 767s cannot dump fuel, but they can land at takeoff weight. They could have burned off fuel to avoid overweight landing inspections, but only they know. As usual here, plenty of erroneous info. Most B767-300ER can dump fuel. That said, an overweight landing inspection takes two mechanic...

Re: Tui 763 squawking 7700 (TOM5GM)

Pretty sure 767s cannot dump fuel, but they can land at takeoff weight. They could have burned off fuel to avoid overweight landing inspections, but only they know. As usual here, plenty of erroneous info. Most B767-300ER can dump fuel. That said, an overweight landing inspection takes two mechanic...

Re: What's the status on London Heathrow's (LHR) third runway? Construction commenced?

As someone that has flown regularly into LHR for a long time, I think mixed mode operations would be great. Assigning the departure runway based on which direction the flight is heading to would make sense. Minor restrictions for rwy 09L for some types (Link 56 restricted to code D aircraft).

Re: Norse Atlantic Airways News and Discussion Thread

And with todays fuel prices, how long is any startup going to last?

Re: Aircraft Values, And Lease Pricing - Spring 2021

I would be great to see an update, but perhaps things are to volatile right now.

Re: Weather Issues at DEN Today (29 May)?

DEN is a weird weather place. As spacepope says, summer weathers can be worse than winters.

Re: New Malaysian A320 start-up MYAirline

WHOSEAirline is MYAirline again?

Re: Official photo of Lufthansa's first 787

The tail number on the photo is D-ABPA. According to Flightradar24 it’s a 2 year old airplane. Isn’t the airplane age supposed to start from the factory delivery date? My understanding is that it starts on the day of the very first test flight. Since the aircraft is an ntu plane (originally ordered...

Re: What is the most collectively hated airliner?

The ERJs. Horrible things.

Re: Qantas/Airbus to launch Project Sunrise and firm narrowbody order tomorrow (2 May 22)

Looking at Great Circle Mapper, SYD-LHR will need Russian airspace for optimum routings. That might not be available for decades.

Re: DL to start paying F/As during boarding

Everybody should be paid from the minute they clock on to the minute they clock out. Not disagreeing, but this isn't how FA's or pilots work, at least in the US. So pilots do the briefing and walkaround on their own time? Think not. It’s included in the hourly rate I guess. Once you check in for a ...

Re: China Eastern 737 "Missing Contact"

My first guess is CFIT. CFIT doesn't make sense given the FR24 data. Looks like a pretty steep descent straight from cruise altitude. Unless they were performing an emergency descent and forgot to stop. I was only taking into account the smoothness of the descent, and figured they were landing and ...

Re: Russian Aircraft Lease Return/Repo Thread

Interestingly the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has said that all Russian based Bermuda registered aircraft are having their Certificates of Airworthiness withdrawn as the BCAA cannot oversee them properly https://www.bcaa.bm/international-sanctions-press-statement Which would then require a “Pe...

Re: Cinema Shooter Acquitted

Aaron747 wrote:

NIKV69 wrote:

You are supposed to put your phone away in the movie theatre once the lights go dark.

It’s a free country - you can’t tell me how to act/what to do in a public place

Re: Russian Airbus and Boeing aircraft and sanctions

Aircraft lessors want their planes back: Hundreds of Irish-owned planes to be ordered back from Russia in days Aircraft lessors to take unprecedented step to recover tens of billions worth of aircraft within days as part of ratcheting up of EU sanctions Irish leasing companies are expected to be te...

Re: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?

Surprised Norway has not closed their airspace, Russians still have a way out to the Atlantic via northern Norway.

Re: Leeham: NBA single aisle 2023/24 launch EIS 2028

Some thoughts: 2. What about some kind of ‚new‘ 737? Same fuselage and cockpit section , but new wing, new engine, fly-by-wire, new electronics, new type rating (similar to 787)? The 737 fuselage itself isn’t that bad. Of course it would be expensive to design, but maybe it would be cheaper compare...