Re: Air Canada 787-9 vs. ATC: Clearance to land only after fourth (!) mayday call

ADXMatt wrote:

politically you wouldn't want to make an Indian National go to Pakistan. That would become a PR nightmare because of how they would be treated in that country.

Re: India Aviation Thread - 2017

Tata making some big moves in the aviation sector. First signing an agreement with Lockheed for the likely production of F-16s in India and now looking to purchase a controlling stake in Air India. Air India + F-16 production in India. Big moves, shadowing Reliance's forray into aviation with the li...

Re: Boeing admits 747 has no future as a pax model

What precedent was that whereby the production line was restarted 15 years after being shut down? None, but not a week goes by on a.net without someone opening a thread about how Boeing should bring back the 757-200, either in original spec or "MAX'd". georgiaame was joking that we'll see...

Re: Boeing admits 747 has no future as a pax model

Mark my words, and there is historic precedent, in about 15 years, there will be hewing and hawing about the need to reopen the 747 line because no other aircraft on the market can fit the flight profile. It's gonna happen. God rest the Queen. Until you've flown upstairs in a Delta 747 to Asia, you...

Re: LHR both runways used for landing

09L departures are only used in exceptional circumstances when 09R is not available for whatever reason. Although the Cranford agreement (which banned 09L deps) has been withdrawn, infrastructure changes to allow for 09L departures are caught up in the planning permission stage, rejections and appe...

Re: BA's "World Images" Tailfins - 20 Years On

Landor screamed 1980s Britain. Great livery for its time but has no place in the 21st century.

Re: LHR both runways used for landing

fcogafa wrote:

Only 09R can be used for departures

Re: Video: Weather Ballon GoPro Captures A319 @ FL380

b747400erf wrote:

BENAir01 wrote:

Omg! Sounds almost like a fighter jet on takeoff!

An airplane travelling over 500 mph makes a loud noise as it flies by, an amazing concept.

Re: QF9 odd holding patten.

Torrential rain and a few lightning strikes at that very time around LHR.

Also, on the subject of LHR, SAS A340 visited the airport today.

With the 747-8i all but dead, can the 747-8F gain significant orders as a result of earlier 747 freighters retiring?

AFAIK, there's close to 200 747-400Fs around...will it be likely for the 747-8F to snatch significant orders (let's say at least 50-100) just as those 747-400Fs need replacing? Air cargo seems to be on the up - http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airlines/single-view/news/air-cargo-demand-growth-reache...

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

Identical situation to the RBS computer issues back in 2012 - their entire IT staff was laid off the year before and their jobs outsourced to India. It was a direct cause of the banks IT meltdown, wouldnt surprise me if the same was true here. The RBS meltdown was caused by an issue in the UK, not ...

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

In regards to the previous information with IT cost cutting, I have just spoken with a friend at BA. He said that last year BA laid off a big big chunk of IT staff. All IT was outsourced to Mumbai. (Possibly more of a rumor than fact?) Computers are also down at the outstation maintenance facilitie...

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

uta999 wrote:

Landing BA aircraft are now being parked up on the southern taxiiway, VIP and cargo areas.

Could this 'IT failure' be the result of a credible threat against BA?

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

Can anyone explain why there planes sitting on the taxiway for hours on end?

Surely they can reposition jets on some of the gates to allow for disembarking?

Thank you!

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

What the hell has it got to do with Brexit? It's likely poor IT security/up keep.

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

Nope, looks like BA are flying. Just saw the LHR - DEL BA 787 climbing.

Re: BA experiencing computer problems.

All flights from LHR and LGW cancelled up to 6pm. That can't be right exactly right, I'm looking out my window and have literally just seen a BA plane climbing. EDIT: Seems that that was the very last flight sneaking through. EDIT 2: BA announcing - "the BBC News is totally false in reporting ...

Re: Punjabi Airline

Is there a Punjabi Airline? There are a lot of Punjabis in Atlanta, it seems there is a market. In fact, I see a lot of Punjabis in my global travels. There was discussion earlier this week that India is a very poor country. I disagree, Punjabis usually carry a large cart of suitcases through the a...

Re: Jet Airways adds third daily Mumbai-London service

I'm surprised there's not an extra LHR-DEL. The Punjabis I know love it, love the service and love the short stop at Delhi before going on to Amritsar (believe it's 1-1 1/2 hour whilst AI starts hitting 4+ hours).

Re: Aerion goes with GE for SSBJ Engines

Indeed it is. I've always maintained that supersonic travel will arrive in the business jet world before to be shown "it can be done" before making a reappearance in commercial airlines. I genuinely feel that there would be a strong market for it as there was for the BA Concorde. Never und...

Re: Aerion goes with GE for SSBJ Engines

Well ain't that a coincidence. Weren't you just talking about it in the other SS jet thread?

Re: Richard Branson may start a new US airline venture after Alaska spat

"If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline." - Richard Branson

Re: Heathrow Expansion Likely to be Approved

That's because most of the air pollution in London is caused by road vehicles, especially diesel-engined ones. If people decide to target airports as major pollution generators, its LCY that would get hit first. Yeah, well, it's just that years of it being shoved down your throat that "the air...

Re: Heathrow Expansion Likely to be Approved

Live in Feltham, air is cleaner than Zone 1. London suffers from slow moving diesel more than aircraft. Aircraft are getting way quieter, 787s and A350s barely register and even the A380 is louder reversing thrust than on finals. @planetalk airports exist in a commercial and competitive market, the...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

If you took five seconds to engage your brain and USE some common sense, you would have realised I directly quoted GDB and did not directly quote you. I am not to be blamed for your "ignorance" and lack of ability to think critically. You didn't "directly quote GDB"... you quote...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

Well then that's just silly and a fault of the board rather than mine. :) If you took five seconds to learn how to accurately USE the quote feature, that wouldn't happen. The board is not to blame for your ignorance. If you took five seconds to engage your brain and USE some common sense, you would...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

LAX772LR wrote:

ZeeZoo wrote:

did you get notified when I quoted GDB?

yep

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

I was quoting GDB (which happened to include your post) so he'd receive a notification...so I wasn't expecting input from you :) Then roll your eyes at your own incompetence for not knowing how to use a simple quote function... not me. If your class hadn't ended then the approaching Olympus crackle...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

*rolls eyes* You again. Um, you chose to include me as part of your quote in that post... so what, other than a response, did you expect? And to think, I was only asking you to clarify what information was being sought. :roll:. I was quoting GDB (which happened to include your post) so he'd receive...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

That might well be a film made in 1999, released on VHS(!) AF did more of these than BA, however we did them every few years, plus in early 2000 a round Africa one. However, even before the AF4590 crash and then the eventual knockout blow of 9/11, BA were planning to scale back the charters somewha...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

Can I ask, how true is this article - http://www.concorde-spirit-tours.com/concorde.htm ? Thanks! Um, have you seen the size of that article? ....what specific part are you asking about? *rolls eyes* You again. The article is one whole story and description of the events that went down so...all of ...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

Not always. It depended, among many things, on when/where you were going. The idea that all Concorde tickets always cost $10K+ is a myth. There were promotions, fare sales, combined deals, etc all the time. Heck, I was on G-BOAC two weeks before end of service, and got the ticket for just over $670...

Re: Concorde Why no 1st class?

Nvm.

Re: BA 763 at LAS?

UAL777UK wrote:

Me thinks LAX772LR would know what a BA 763 looks like. I would like to know what it was doing there as well.

Re: BA 763 at LAS?