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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
I'm surprised nothing ever came from extending the runway safety zones though I think covid got in the way of anything happening there and as the CE says in the presentation, the need has changed since then. Two years away from clarity though. A combination of that, any extension is bloody expensiv...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:24 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
Fascinating stuff in here about WLG ...https://infratil.com/for-investors/reports-results-meetings-investor-days/investor-days/2024-march-investor-day/video-coverage-of-the-full-investor-day/ The AirNZ A320/321 problems will be ongoing with ~4 aircraft out for 18 months to 2 years impacting domesti...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:51 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
Residents of Wellington’s northern suburbs who say they are affected by noise from planes overhead are pursuing legal action to have the flight path altered. Community group Plane Sense met on Sunday to decide a response after Wellington Airport stated via a media release they would be looking to A...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
WLG is the biggest unserved airport by ticket sales for Emirates and Singapore Airlines. They said "Wellington is the largest market for SQ that they currently don't fly to by tickets sold - the same is true for EK." What does "the largest market" mean? Presumably in New Zealand...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350232 ... eing-built Another airport looking at rolling out a solar farm for covering all airport electricity needs and then some.https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350232 ... eing-built Another airport looking at rolling out a solar farm for covering all airport electricity needs and then some.
Jump to post- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
4 The opportunity to link a heavy rail connection to the airport via an extension of the Puhinui line, seems to be an idea that is constantly refused, and considered as the most foul language ever used when people are talking about links to the airport, because “hey, AKL has buses don’t they”? How ...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:49 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
- Replies: 232
- Views: 14139
Re: New Zealand Aviation - April 2024
4 The opportunity to link a heavy rail connection to the airport via an extension of the Puhinui line, seems to be an idea that is constantly refused, and considered as the most foul language ever used when people are talking about links to the airport, because “hey, AKL has buses don’t they”? This...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:16 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
As a resident of Wellington the trans-tasman is nice an all. Yet the only real impact is improved connections through Qantas hubs. I think for most travellers the end to end travel time and simplicity is more important than price or brand loyalty. Problem for Air NZ is that there are no obvious conn...
Jump to post- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Little piece on Stuff about Air Chathams and their upguaging of the Auckland - Whanganui route. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35022243 ... head-winds
Jump to post- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46280
Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
Screens going black was, along with the following sudden descent, possibly the result of another, bigger technical issue. Which technical issue, is the question. Hopefully the investigation will reveal it. At first glance, there are similarities with QF72 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:25 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
The number of domestic cancellations , specially regional also seems very high these days. It would seem NZ are cancelling a lot of the domestic flights a week or so out just to push up the l/f on the operational flights, but also quite a few cancellations on the day of departure as well, presumabl...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:15 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
Eh, it was a gamble no matter the choice. No one expected demand was going to bounce back just as fast as it did. Does it appear NZ made the wrong choice in the end? Yeah. Does it mean it was obviously the wrong choice at the time? Nope.
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:12 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46280
Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
Personally, I find the far forward pilot seat argument to be non feasible. The seats aren't designed to go that far up and there is even an indention in the seat for the yoke to move in it's full-back position. Unless the pilot was in the seat and their leg in the way when it happened, I don't thin...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:06 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46280
Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
This video shows the 787's motorized pilot seat in action: https://twitter.com/jrmartinezf/status/1768419655834632333 The seat moved all the way forward with a single press (it did not require holding down the button). Another question is if there is a lockout feature if someone is sitting in the s...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:17 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
Fun question for people. What are your favorite planespotting locations at various NZ airports? Having recently started doing a bit of aircraft photography I'm reminded that WLG is spoilt when it comes to locations. The little observation spot at the north end of the runway is well known. But I've f...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:14 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46280
Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
This video shows the 787's motorized pilot seat in action: https://twitter.com/jrmartinezf/status/1768419655834632333 The seat moved all the way forward with a single press (it did not require holding down the button). Another question is if there is a lockout feature if someone is sitting in the s...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:03 am
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Updated: U.S. Navy Considers Extending All Its Nimitz-Class Carriers
- Replies: 273
- Views: 27183
Re: Updated: U.S. Navy Considers Extending All Its Nimitz-Class Carriers
This is a separate subject from the stealth debate, the Air Force thinks A-10 will be sitting ducks on a modern battlefield - and judging by experience in Ukraine I suspect they are correct (Ukraine hasn't been able to get much use out of their SU-25s). Yup, Russia and Ukraine are showing just how ...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46280
Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
Sounds pretty plausible. If it turns out to be the case I can imagine a toggle or second switch being added to be actuated before the motorised seat mechanism can engage. Similar to how trim switches are doubled up and have the second switch simply enable if the other can send a signal. It's the sor...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:01 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
According to a recent NYT article, AS' technicians and engineers requested on Jan. 4 to remove the aircraft in question from regular service and take it immediately for a safety check the next day amid increasing reports of a potential problem. However, AS decided to keep the aircraft in service on...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46280
Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent
Who is responsible for investigating this incident, assuming it happened in international airspace? My very brief and very uninformed skim of Annex 13 suggests the "State of Registry", i.e. Chile, but are there other rules or norms that might apply. i.e. would it be likely that Australia ...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BA unveils new narrowbody seats
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8416
Re: BA unveils new narrowbody seats
Getting rid of the 110v AC power socket seems a backward step. The USB sockets are usually too low-powered. My biggest hope is that the seats are more comfortable. If BA are keeping the awful A321neo on 5 hour sectors to the Middle East, a more comfortable seat is desperately needed. Sadly, they ar...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Maybe they are failing to provide records they don’t actually have because nobody documented it? Not saying that’s good, just saying that this is often a problem with subpoenas because they demand non-existent documents and then get bent out of shape when no documents are produced. She specifically...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Boeing P-8 vs Boeing E7 Wedgetail
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5202
Re: Boeing P-8 vs Boeing E7 Wedgetail
If you think the SuperBug was just an upgrade of the Hornet then you need to look more closely. About the only thing that remains is the general outline. The Super Hornet is effectively a brand new aircraft wearing the clothes of its older sibling.
Jump to post- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Qantas is removing the E190 from the BNE-WLG route. :'(
Upgauging to the B737-800 instead.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35020273 ... bane-route
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:16 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
On a per flight basis Aviation may seem polluting, but on an emission per Pax KM its more efficient than a car... so...? I don't think you travel 700km per hour in your car. Emissions per passenger-km is a bit of a disingenuous measure, as the speed of air travel makes it feasible to travel huge di...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:47 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
Smart thing to do would be to get a Boeing 737 BBJ similar to the Australian Airforce. They could then use the Poseidon crew to operate. Basically a common fleet type as he Poseidon vs a one off type. Depends entirely on what the requirements are. Hard to move lots of freight long distance on a BBJ...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
Plans were already progressing with the previous government. Whether or not the current government is willing to pay for an equivalent aircraft or something else is yet to be found out. I wouldn't expect to hear much before the Budget at the end of May. Smart thing to do would be to get a Boeing 73...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
- Replies: 443
- Views: 28858
Re: New Zealand Aviation - March 2024
Plans were already progressing with the previous government. Whether or not the current government is willing to pay for an equivalent aircraft or something else is yet to be found out. I wouldn't expect to hear much before the Budget at the end of May.
Jump to post- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Thread - February 2024
- Replies: 431
- Views: 24590
Re: New Zealand Thread - February 2024
New JQ uniforms to be rolled out later this year, including across New Zealand domestic flights: https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1183/d4b8ee56-c187-4cc2-8942-d2482085ec48/1920_jetstarcrewwithgenevieve-fulllength.jpg?10000 https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/068a42f91abcc69ebe18d5f733e9c794...
Jump to post- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cessna SkyCourier Development and Testing
- Replies: 478
- Views: 8696
Re: Cessna SkyCourier Development and Testing - 2023
FedEx has to acquire new loaders specifically for these planes anywhere they introduce the type. And yes, FedEx policy requires three employees to mate a loader to any aircraft - loader operator, guideperson, and an E-stop holder, because the guideperson was not doing their job causing lots of airc...
Jump to post- Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Thread - February 2024
- Replies: 431
- Views: 24590
Neat little article on the new plane for the NZ Flying Doctor Service. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/509 ... on-airport
Jump to post- Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
The point of the photo is to show that someone opened/removed the door so Spirit could do the repair. According to the whistleblower, the only thing they wrote in CMES is the repair of the rivets/seal, and some talk in SAT about whether they will "open" the door plug or "remove"...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Thread - February 2024
- Replies: 431
- Views: 24590
Re: New Zealand Thread - February 2024
Well someone is about to have a very uncomfortable chat with the CAA. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350171682/live-fire-evacuations-tasman-smoke-health-warnings-auckland-blaze Drone interference halts all firefighting efforts in Lee Valley A drone user's interference has halted all firefighting ef...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
This whole incident sounds like Inspectors didn't do their job and the workers working on the MED Plug either took a break and just got plain lazy and cut corners in the reinstalling the MED or went home for the weekend or shift leaving the job half done and another crew assumed that something was ...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:44 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
As a side note. It's good to see the documentation process do part of what it's supposed to do. Without that image there'd always be some amount of question on if the bolts were present or not. The lack of damage in the bolt holes and the post reinstallation image helps make it so easy to definitive...
Jump to post- Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:47 am
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Production And Delivery Thread
- Replies: 326
- Views: 96774
Re: Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Production And Delivery Thread
Individual operating costs also fails to take into account a massive thing that impacts total operating costs. If you can complete a mission with a single aircraft instead of dozen or more then the fact the operating costs of that single aircraft are almost irrelevant. You see this with the absolute...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
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 ...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:06 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
All 737MAX fuselage structures are identical by model, regardless of airline customer. In the case of the MAX7, MAX8, MAX200 and MAX10, there is only one fuselage configuration in terms of exit configuration. In the case of the MAX9, the mid-cabin area can have either a plug or an exit door. I unde...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:50 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Improving the efficacy of safety briefings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1210
Improving the efficacy of safety briefings
Something I’ve seen pop up a few times and most recently in the NZ Aviation thread is the increasing usage of slick videos for the safety briefing. Airlines increasingly use the videos as part safety briefing and part advertising. With incidents where an airline has been required to redo or adjust v...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:28 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
The problem with culture changes/fixes is that without full buy in from leadership they’re almost impossible to embed. Leadership have to go all in on supporting such changes. Especially when it means that they will end up looking bad for a bit. When I’ve done work as a tech lead one of the first th...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:23 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation- January 2024
- Replies: 215
- Views: 21858
Re: New Zealand Aviation- January 2024
There is definitely a balance to strike between pretty to draw attention and so much pretty that it drowns out the message. Don’t forget you can always write to the CAA to complain or give feedback/commentary. https://www.aviation.govt.nz/about-us/contact-us/ EDIT: In fact I’ve just sent them such a...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
So much for objective news..Today a KLM 737 skidded off a taxiway in Gothenburg Sweden..One reporter here in Holland thought he was a rocketscientist and reported the 737 had problems with the landing gear...I got laughing..unbelievable..a look at pictures from the incident said enough,it was snowi...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: United Launch Alliance - Tests, Launches, News, Developments
- Replies: 329
- Views: 81180
Re: United Launch Alliance - Tests, Launches, News, Developments
I'm not sure I see it that way. Seems to me if it's not reusable it cannot compete economically. The best horse draw carriage ever made still loses to cars. And what if one of these, so far there is only one, semi reuseable booster has an anomaly and is grounded? In terms of government use, this is...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:24 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: All Nippon B737 with crack in cockpit window - Returns
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6228
Re: All Nippon B737 with crack in cockpit window - Returns
SlopeHoke wrote:jetmatt777 wrote:CoThG wrote:I've had three crack, so far.
Don't hit the potholes, then?
"Sky Work Ahead - 1000 feet"
Speed limit 130kts
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- Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:38 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417666
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
New Chris Brady video that touches on a lot of things that have been asked as questions in this thread. Like exactly how the plug resists the pressure and where the locking bolts go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKSNdqtG3dY I scrolled the past few pages and couldn't see anyone that had already li...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:37 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Zealand Aviation- January 2024
- Replies: 215
- Views: 21858
Cute little article highlighting what most of us were confident on. WLG is a pretty bumpy place to land.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/133 ... hinking-of