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by smokeybandit
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: G-VDOT (A350) struck by ground vehicle at JFK
Replies: 14
Views: 3224

Re: G-VDOT (A350) struck by ground vehicle at JFK

Maybe a "didn't put it in park" situation?

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by smokeybandit
Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81585

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Southwest can require as much as a 50 min connection on some flights for the booking to go through, depending on the airport. The third party site may be able to circumvent that somehow, but they probably won’t be very sympathetic if you happen to miss your connection. The business sites for Southw...

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by smokeybandit
Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:46 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation
Replies: 205
Views: 28182

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

Looks like there are several flights on FR24 affected by that issue

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by smokeybandit
Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:23 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation
Replies: 205
Views: 28182

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

Is that flight actually there? Or is that the estimated route?

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by smokeybandit
Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation
Replies: 205
Views: 28182

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

Israel about to close its own airspace per Fox News.

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by smokeybandit
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81585

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

It's a 90 minute connection between flights at MDW.

So I have no idea.

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by smokeybandit
Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81585

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

So what would cause WN to not show viable flight options on its website? I'm looking at MSY-DEN. There's nothing that really fit my schedule/price range. I try my corporate discounts booking engine just for the heck of it. There's a MSY-MDW-DEN that appears there that doesn't show on WN's site with ...

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by smokeybandit
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first
Replies: 33
Views: 2734

Re: Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first

I wondered if technology is so great, can they do the conversion in flight? That way the toilets do not have to be emptied, just have it flow to the engines. I can't wait for the announcement from the captain that we will have to make a fuel stop unless 30 people go take a dump in the next 10 minut...

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by smokeybandit
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first
Replies: 33
Views: 2734

Re: Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first

Pontiac wrote:
to Wizz Air? ok then.



Wizz being the #1 for Firefly's surplus #2?

What a match.

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by smokeybandit
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: WN3695 engine damage departing DEN
Replies: 66
Views: 12622

Re: WN3695 hit object departing DEN, causing engine damage

The hurricane force winds were further west.

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by smokeybandit
Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: WN3695 engine damage departing DEN
Replies: 66
Views: 12622

Re: WN3695 hit object departing DEN, causing engine damage

sprxUSA wrote:
LOL. I should have known the video was the landing and not initial, "as it happened" event.


Yeah, sorry, tricked by twitter comments.

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by smokeybandit
Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: WN3695 engine damage departing DEN
Replies: 66
Views: 12622

Re: WN3695 hit object departing DEN, causing engine damage

Some nasty winds in the Denver area the last couple days, so who knows what got blown aloft.

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by smokeybandit
Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

A pretty nasty wind event in the Front Range today and tonight. That'll make for some fun approaches.

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by smokeybandit
Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

https://x.com/cprwarner/status/1775271641419031018?s=20
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Denver announcing a new international route Thursday. Probably what has already been discussed above.

https://x.com/cprwarner/status/1775271641419031018?s=20

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by smokeybandit
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

https://www.flydenver.com/screenandride/
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Cute April Fool's joke by DEN

https://www.flydenver.com/screenandride/

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by smokeybandit
Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024
Replies: 81
Views: 5267

Re: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024

New article about IPT implies that Southern's schedule will be: 1 round trip on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays 2 round trips on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2024/03/southern-to-add-weekend-flights-to-airport-lineup/ I'm excited to see what their...

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by smokeybandit
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: United, FAA steps up oversight.
Replies: 205
Views: 17231

Re: United, FAA steps up oversight.

Are they really stepping up oversight? Or just stepping up the appearance of more oversight for PR reasons?

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by smokeybandit
Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

I changed a flight from Thursday morning to early Wednesday afternoon. We'll see if that's enough to make the storm disappear and make me regret paying the extra fare. Haven’t the airlines put out waivers to allow these changes for free? United did yesterday. Southwest had yet to do so when I cance...

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by smokeybandit
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737 MAX Fails Dozens of Tests in FAA Audit
Replies: 116
Views: 20455

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

This on its own is useless news since there's no context into what a typical passing rate is. Government agencies (yes I know Boeing isn't a gov't agency) "fail" audits all the time

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by smokeybandit
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:34 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

ChetManly24 wrote:
Im sure it will change 100 times but denver weather Thursday “could” be fun lol


I changed a flight from Thursday morning to early Wednesday afternoon. We'll see if that's enough to make the storm disappear and make me regret paying the extra fare.

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by smokeybandit
Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: United 737 off runway at IAH
Replies: 101
Views: 22504

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

Cdydatzigs wrote:
ABC13 spoke with a passenger who was on the plane the moment the incident happened. He says there was a "huge pop" before the aircraft tilted over, catching the passengers by surprise. So perhaps it was a blown tire?


Could be, though passenger accounts are largely unreliable.

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by smokeybandit
Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: United 737 off runway at IAH
Replies: 101
Views: 22504

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

So did the gear fail, which caused them to go off the runway?

Or did wet conditions cause them to go off the runway, at which point the gear failed?

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by smokeybandit
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

DEN has had baggage screening delays all day affecting UA and WN and the airport twitter account states they don't know what the problem is.

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by smokeybandit
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024
Replies: 81
Views: 5267

Re: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024

Buddys747 wrote:
I’m still of hopes with all the new aircraft that UA steps up their game at MDT, particularly with a DEN flight!


My goodness this would be great.

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by smokeybandit
Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: AC tests out new deicing method
Replies: 18
Views: 6799

Re: AC tests out new deicing method

Seems a pretty simple idea. Why hasn't that been tried before? Or has it and it just wasn't efficient at the time?

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by smokeybandit
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024
Replies: 81
Views: 5267

Re: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024

Lilj4425 wrote:
The better question should be why does MDT need 12 gates to begin with? Makes no sense.


One of those "build it and they will come" scenarios where they didn't come.

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by smokeybandit
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:58 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

Having passengers unfamiliar with the new setup doesn't help either.

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by smokeybandit
Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:59 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024
Replies: 81
Views: 5267

Re: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024

I flew into IPT a couple times when I would have rather flown into SCE but prices were a lot more expensive.

I've got a trip planned to SCE in October and right now flights into SCE are insanely expensive, so I'd give 9X a try into IPT for that too

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by smokeybandit
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Helicopter Discussion Forum
Topic: Helicopter makes precautionary landing at Oak Street Beach (downtown Chicago)
Replies: 3
Views: 1427

Re: Helicopter makes precautionary landing at Oak Street Beach (downtown Chicago)

The aviation equivalent of briefly pulling over on the side of the road.

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by smokeybandit
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024
Replies: 81
Views: 5267

Re: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024

United bringing back IAD flights to SCE on June 27. The article notes it's not known if this would be in addition to EWR or just shifting those flights back to IAD https://www.statecollege.com/articles/business/washington-d-c-flights-to-resume-at-state-college-regional-airport/ It looks like they w...

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by smokeybandit
Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024
Replies: 81
Views: 5267

Re: Rest of Pennsylvania Aviation - 2024

https://www.statecollege.com/articles/b ... l-airport/
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United bringing back IAD flights to SCE on June 27. The article notes it's not known if this would be in addition to EWR or just shifting those flights back to IAD

https://www.statecollege.com/articles/b ... l-airport/

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by smokeybandit
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

Denver International Airport will receive another $26 million in a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace its outdated baggage handling system https://kdvr.com/news/local/another-26m-awarded-to-replace-dias-baggage-handling-system/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialf...

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by smokeybandit
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81585

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Southwest changed their search page to where you pick one leg at a time. You cannot see the prices/times for both legs at once.

That's dumb.

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by smokeybandit
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Flight to Survival: How an Alaska Airlines Attendant Saved Rare Flamingo Eggs Mid-Air
Replies: 7
Views: 2864

Re: Flight to Survival: How an Alaska Airlines Attendant Saved Rare Flamingo Eggs Mid-Air

DocLightning wrote:
smokeybandit wrote:
Neat story, but sure seems like a risky way to transport sensitive cargo.


Personal courier on an airliner? I literally cannot think of a safer way.


Fly it private like they would donor organ transports.

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by smokeybandit
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Flight to Survival: How an Alaska Airlines Attendant Saved Rare Flamingo Eggs Mid-Air
Replies: 7
Views: 2864

Re: Flight to Survival: How an Alaska Airlines Attendant Saved Rare Flamingo Eggs Mid-Air

Neat story, but sure seems like a risky way to transport sensitive cargo.

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by smokeybandit
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: San Francisco Bay Area - 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 4240

Re: San Francisco Bay Area - 2024

Should be a sporty day out at SFO. Landing and departing 10L this morning. Wind gusts projected to get as high as 50kts from the SE. Wind shear on final and for departures. Thunderstorms possible in the afternoon as well. Crosswinds will be fun as the winds move more southerly. Actually 74kt wind g...

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by smokeybandit
Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

After years of BWI being my home airport, DEN isn't all that bad in my eyes.

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by smokeybandit
Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:15 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

I'm glad all the kinks can be worked out before my next flight next month

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by smokeybandit
Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417642

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

KAYAK has added a filter option now to exclude MAX 9 flights from search results. That's not a fair statement. Kayak has added a filter for ANY plane type in your search results. Not just MAX 9 Was the MAX 9 a selectable option previously though? First time I've come across the feature (selecting t...

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by smokeybandit
Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417642

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

Hopefully there will be discounts to allow those who want to travel in a Max9 to get a deal, but I doubt it. I am betting they do offer a refund for a few months. If I recall a few airlines did this when the first max grounding was rts. KAYAK has added a filter option now to exclude MAX 9 flights f...

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by smokeybandit
Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Denver Aviation - 2024
Replies: 314
Views: 45372

Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

Denver Int'l Airport
@DENAirport
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13m
Passengers flying out today are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes earlier than they normally would to ensure they have enough time to get to their gates.

Engineers are working on the issue, but DEN expects this issue to affect operations throughout the day.

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by smokeybandit
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417642

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

rj777 wrote:
Let's just hope the -900ER's don't get grounded as well.


Seems like they would have been already if they were going to be. Just like it seems there'd be more chatter about any significant pattern of issues found in the MAX-9 inspections if there were any by now.

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by smokeybandit
Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:11 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417642

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

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-01-22/
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Here's the article referenced

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-01-22/

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by smokeybandit
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:58 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417642

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

https://x.com/David_Slotnick/status/174 ... 61685?s=20
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FAA recommends -900ERs be inspected, too

https://x.com/David_Slotnick/status/174 ... 61685?s=20

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by smokeybandit
Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA flight EDI-EWR canceled after pilot arrested for taser found in luggage
Replies: 66
Views: 9956

Re: UA flight EDI-EWR canceled after pilot arrested for taser found in luggage

I live in the UK. I realise carrying firearms in the USA is very different to the UK. However, do some people in the USA really think that carrying firearms internationally is or should be normal ? Yes, some think that. But those same people are very unlikely to be traveling internationally to begi...

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by smokeybandit
Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:56 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417642

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

Couldn't have been that significant of an issue if the overly-cautious FAA is letting them back in the air already.

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