Just curious - Major European airlines, particularly Air France, Brussels Airlines, KLM and Lufthansa seem to run a number of services from their home cities to west or central Africa, then do a very short add-on leg before returning directly home. My question is would the aircrew do the short add-o...
Jump to postJust curious - I was recently watching my wife's aircraft (Turkish 777) on approach to 20R at WSSS via Flightradar24. Fairly late on , just before the threshold, they had a go-around. It diverted swiftly to the left and quickly rejoined the landing pattern and landed safely a few minutes later so pr...
Jump to postI am quite sure what happened was a one-off isolated incident, that will no doubt be dealt with by international law. I don't see the need for a widespread knee-jerk reaction by the whole aviation industry.
Jump to postThe only person named in the article wasn't actually examined. I doubt if there was an arbitrary examination of every female who may have had access to the toilet in question. They would have been quite understandably questioned as potential witnesses; did they see anything unusual, anyone in distre...
Jump to postI could see any airline shutting down without major government bailouts There is no sign of the virus (or associated Hysteria) ending We are in a global economic freefall as of this morning You refer to "associated Hysteria" then talk of a global economic freefall when markets are actuall...
Jump to postSurely if airlines are paying that sort of money, they have the discretion to use the slot as much or as little as they like? In other words, if an airline is contracted to arrive at an airport say 7 x per week, but they choose to later operate only 5 inbound flights, then I presume the airport is ...
Jump to postSo with the related thread of Air New Zealand selling its LHR slot for $27m, how does it work with this talk of airlines making "ghost" flights during the coronavirus downturn, just to keep their slots. Surely if airlines are paying that sort of money, they have the discretion to use the s...
Jump to postNo. No matter how inappropriate the passenger is behaving, we do not use physical force. In the United States, that is considered assault. The captain should’ve called for airport police to come and remove the passengers. As crew members, we do not touch customers. Airport Police are not on an airc...
Jump to postI think a common sense approach is not likely to cause any problems. I've taken pictures of the apron and ground from my seat, without concealing it nor particularly making a big fuss about it to draw attention. The filming of other passengers or crew doing their job is discourteous and I'd understa...
Jump to postSorry, I missed that, perhaps this thread can go then?
Jump to postGovernment approval for the third runway has been over-ruled by the Court of Appeal who ruled the plan didn't sufficiently take into the Paris Agreement on climate change. Will it ever be built? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8050887/Heathrows-runway-REJECTED.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=t...
Jump to postRegrettably, and with the greatest respect and sympathy to the passengers and their families, I don't actually think there is anything tangible to find anymore.
Jump to postSo EWR will join the "six continents club"! Without getting into a stupid discussion on the geology, geography and geopolitical meaning of continents, it is safe to say that the general A-Net consensus of this made up A-Net designation is that New Zealand can be counted as part of Austral...
Jump to postRe the earlier query about Thomas Cook, I believe they acquired MT after taking over MyTravel's flight operations when they went under.
Jump to postTBIT and Terminal 1 aren't that far off from each other. Depending on the time you land, TBIT can be quite busy but i think 3 hours might be enough. Once you leave the terminal, you just walk on the sidewalk towards T3 and keep walking until you reach T1 (maybe 15 mins or so). I think a good meetin...
Jump to postI haven't been to LAX for over 20yrs so aren't really familiar with it. Soon, I shall be flying into TBIT, and meeting my son who arrives on a Southwest flight about 3 hours later. Even allowing for customs/immigration, I presume I will clear the terminal first. So will I be allowed into the Southwe...
Jump to postFor the benfit of the conversation, here's some footage which shows the position of the A321 in relation to the gate when it stopped.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1688410/Plane-crazy-Dozy-pilot-slices-passenger-jets-tail-fin.html
How does something like this happen? Unreal. It happens because pilots get complacent and just look straight ahead, forgetting to watch side to side for their wing clearance. It happens WAY to often around the world. :banghead: It's hardly a common event considering the amount of aircraft maneuvers...
Jump to postInteresting.. Although not completely uncommon, especially with people who stowaway in the wheel well of an aircraft, they freeze at altitude, and aren't dislodged until the airplane comes in for landing. Not uncommon in general or at HNL in particular? I am curious about the likely source of a pos...
Jump to postI can't see any manufacturer taking the plunge by developing another 4-engine product. Given the amount of trans-continental flights with two-engined aircraft that pass without incident, it would take something cataclysmic for safety to become an issue. Engines are becoming increasingly more reliabl...
Jump to postGiven the price of wine in Singapore anyone would do well to bring as much in with them as they can.
Jump to postA good proportion of those passengers on a flight into CHC would actually be heading for the tourist mecca Queenstown. Currently there are 4 x daily flights between CHC and Queenstown, two of which are operated by ATR72s. Therefore capacity to connect passengers inbound would be severely restricted ...
Jump to postAny flight between Australia and New Zealand over the Tasman Sea is known as "crossing the ditch". I've even heard pilots refer to it as that when giving their introductory spiel.
Jump to postLooks like this rumor won't die. The article brings up some interesting points, such as UA/B6 controlling 42% of the New York market, and UA/B6 would attempt to have EWR excluded from the traffic count in NY. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/ISSUE10/171019933/would-united-airlines-re...
Jump to postAs your flight is only in two months time, I don't see anything will be different regarding flights, visas, passports etc. More realistically, I can see some disruption by ATC or baggage handlers etc trying to make their point via industrial action for one reason or another. I am not sure, but I pr...
Jump to postimagoagnitio wrote:and what about the ME3. EK, EY & QR. wonder what they are thinking
As your flight is only in two months time, I don't see anything will be different regarding flights, visas, passports etc. More realistically, I can see some disruption by ATC or baggage handlers etc trying to make their point via industrial action for one reason or another. I am not sure, but I pre...
Jump to postI'd be curious where London-Paris would have fitted in to that list prior to the opening of the Channel Tunnel. This has over 10 million passengers per year. However I fully accept that - - this includes London-Brussels rail passengers as well. - if it wasn't for the tunnel, those passengers may not...
Jump to postGoogle Malaysia, Lebanon and United Nations and you'll get your answer. Not every unusual flight deserves a thread. Hisham. I thought forums were the place to pose questions and discuss things? For the reference of anyone else interested, it is the transport of Malaysian UN peace-keepers to Lebanon.
Jump to postI have two questions. One. How damn big is that digger to sever a steel pipe? Or how small is that pipeline to be severed by a digger? And whose brilliant idea was it to not build a backup? And two. How hard can it be to deliver fuel by trucks? The fuel line starts somewhere, right? Load it onto tr...
Jump to postI think it is very difficult to definitively say who is cheapest and who is most expensive on the Australia - Europe routes. There is so much fluctuation, primarily over school holidays. It really comes down to timing, if you can jump on to a good fair at the right time, you can save hundreds of dol...
Jump to postIf O'Leary's rhetoric from last week comes to fruition, they'll be busy taking over a lot of Norwegian routes.
Jump to postMy wife is going back to the UK at short notice next week to visit a sick relative and has booked BNE-MAN on Lufthansa. The flight is operated by Qantas to HKG then onwards by Lufthansa via FRA. . Just out of interest is this booked on one ticket? I didn't think two airlines who weren't in the same...
Jump to post. This should set the standard! I would add a value to be shared by all those inconvenienced . I know it won't happen as its too much of a burden to prove the value of each inconvenienance but a great thought. Cheers Why can't they just work out a pre-determined fine based on a set schedule dependa...
Jump to postQantas charges as well ($35 iirc) I won't pay it, so just ask for an aisle or window seat when checking in, and be early to check in. Yep thats the plan. The very favourable ticket price suggests to me the flight will be nowhere near full and by checking in at BNE, several hours before the counter ...
Jump to postMy wife is going back to the UK at short notice next week to visit a sick relative and has booked BNE-MAN on Lufthansa. The flight is operated by Qantas to HKG then onwards by Lufthansa via FRA. I was interested to see that Lufthansa wants to add $AUD44 per leg to pre-book seats. This is not for ext...
Jump to post^^^ I have two lawyers I keep on retainer for work/business. He was some local Minnesota schmuck to make appearances instead of me flying out my GC to appear. But thanks for your opinion. No, no one was able to tell me why I was arrested. Is that clear enough for you? When I was cuffed and put in t...
Jump to postyochai wrote:VolvoBus wrote:Is Tel Aviv a good place to be doing something that could very easily be interpreted as setting up a terrorist attack ?
There's absolutely no problem with plane spotting in Israel in general
Austrian have confirmed that their 5 oldest A321 and 3 A320 have received a design limit extension. This indicates they plan to keep them a lot longer. That sounds interesting, what is a design limit extension, is the manufacturer or government regulator now saying they are safe to use longer then ...
Jump to postCould they be looking to up-gauge some of their busier FlyDubai routes? There'll all be under the same banner by the time this order is realised.
Jump to postxdlx wrote:How about doing what they did with 737 series? An updated 767 700/800/900 series based on the 2/3/400 series with newer technology and updated economics.
You know, I am watching a show right now about the Salem Witch Trials and I find that behavior the same as exhibited in this thread. Being ignorant and fear without any basis behind it is how terrible people come to power and how innocent people end up dead. Be careful with your rash, emotional res...
Jump to postI am somewhat surprised a drone hasn't been sucked into an engine at this location yet. Having never been there, I presume there is nobody in an official capacity to monitor what is happening on the beach?
Jump to postPatrickZ80 wrote:I agree that they are responsible for a lot of pollution, but I don't think shrinking them would solve anything. People would just go elsewhere to fly, they wouldn't fly any less.
ChrisFallon77 wrote:Ashgabat, Dushanbe, Tbilisi and Baku
par13del wrote:Well if the pax is / was not able to give an accurate count of how many coins she threw, how much inspection should be done of the engine?
Do an engine run then look for metal shavings, or x-ray the entire engine?
Just following on from the story about the elderly Chinese lady throwing coins into the engine of the China Eastern aircraft she was boarding - what is the oddest bit of behaviour, superstition or antics you've seen, aviation related of course? This can probably exclude just drunken rowdiness.
Jump to postWe flew Manchester - Barcelona in January, that is my sole experience of Ryanair. Our family of 6 was all sat together even though we didn't book this as we weren't particuarly bothered for a 2hr flight. Also, I noticed that although we pushed the baggage weight and dimensions to the limit, staff we...
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