Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

N505fx wrote:

Stephanie Pope....OH YAY....a bean counter with no engineering background from the MDC side of the family....this will end well, I am sure.

Re: Emirates A350 9 or 10 abreast in economy?

“Flight Waitress, may I have a shoe horn? I need to take my seat.”

“Here you are. And here’s the Cisco shortening.”

Re: United flight loses main wheel departing SFO

DH106 wrote:

bols59 wrote:

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

Kenny Rogers has a song for this…

"You picked a fine time to leave me, you wheel"?

How about: "You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel"?

Re: No Snakes on this Plane -- how About Maggots instead

I think the Beemster went bad.

Re: 4 Feb 2024 SFO diversions

On two separate threads you’ve mentioned “pax being furious”…why? Do you think the airlines themselves want their crew and passengers to end up in these situations? I think you'd find it a little bit galling (even if not on purpose) if you ended the day further from your origin and destination than...

Re: 787 JA804A incident at Tokyo

11C wrote:

The reaction of the media is definitely ridiculous, but the reaction to the media each time is equally ridiculous. You’ll live a lot longer if you just turn that stuff off. Who cares, anyway?

Re: United “Actively investigating… corporate campus activity” outside DIA

GlobalTWA wrote:

aircountry wrote:

UA HQ should have move to Houston due property tax is much cheaper.

Texas has a lot of social laws that don't make desirable for a corporate headquarters for a worldwide airline like United.

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Standard ops: 1) Always park in Term D Level 5 North side of the parking garage. 2) No bags. 3) Skylink to my departure gate. 4) And Skylink back to Term D upon return.

Super easy. Flights are always direct. Best home airport.

Re: Eric Braeden roasts quality of Air Canada staff

Who can forget that classic, Meet The Deedles

Re: Eric Braeden roasts quality of Air Canada staff

hpff wrote:

I don't know who this Eric Braden guy is, but his tirade really makes him seem like a winner

Re: EasyJet flight cancelled due to 'defecation incident'

You know what they say, “Close only counts in handball and hand grenades”.

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Also important are the journey times. The rail options take 2-4x longer to get you to the airport than driving in any traffic conditions. Practically nobody is going to do that to save a buck. In the nine years since DART rail reached DFW, I have only met one single person who used it to get to DFW...

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Greetings. With the temperature dropping in the DFW area from three digits to two, it finally feels as though someone has finally closed the pizza oven door and it’s time to venture out into the yard. Looking up, it appears 17R is used for arrivals, while 17C is closed. Did I see this correctly? If...

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Greetings. With the temperature dropping in the DFW area from three digits to two, it finally feels as though someone has finally closed the pizza oven door and it’s time to venture out into the yard. Looking up, it appears 17R is used for arrivals, while 17C is closed. Did I see this correctly? If ...

Re: Rat and Otter cause Mayhem on VietJet Flight

An otter and a rat walk in to a bar…

Re: Boeing 727 woke me up last night

Could have been worse…four Olympus engines in full after burner.

Re: Woman rants about being ‘Instagram famous’ amid outburst on plane

Someone said the Human Race is in retrograde. Any thoughts on when we hit apogee? I’ll say Apollo 11.

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

AA flies one 77E on JFK-MIA among the frequencies it operates in that market in Spring/Summer and usually 2 in Winter. The demand is there but it is also a way for AA to move 777s between MIA and JFK for operational purposes, and they do just that. Rotating a 777 on a high volume route like JFKMIA ...

Re: SQ sued over "slobbering, farting" dog

“I take offense, I do not slobber”, said the dog.

Re: DL194 Unusual diversion 2023-09-02

Can't find the public health study, but I do recall a study that analyzed a restaurant case where an individual vomited and 90% of the patrons at or very near to that table, came down with norovirus. It's extremely contagious. I would think with the bodily fluids (and thus the virus) spread about th...

Re: DL194 Unusual diversion 2023-09-02

If it was norovirus, it is very contagious.

Re: Bear escapes crate in hold of Iraqi Airways plane

Adipocere wrote:

Should have flown as an emotional service animal.

Re: Bear escapes crate in hold of Iraqi Airways plane

Things looked pretty grizzly in the cockpit when the pilot, cody, yakked on the console.

Re: Bear escapes crate in hold of Iraqi Airways plane

I claim script rights.

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

When you consider the amount of abuse from the weight of aircraft, the blazing heat, epic lightning strikes and the movement of our soil here in North Texas, it’s amazing how much civil engineering that must go into the design of our runways and taxiways. Truly astounding that it all lasts as long a...

Re: Environmentalists damage business jet in Germany

Make sure they get to Davos next year.

Re: Ability to develop sophisticated aviation products in China/Russia

Emphasis on vertical thinking, not so much horizontal.

Re: Airport Mistakes

Allowing the South Terminal at AUS to reopen as a privately owned entity and giving the new owners a 40 year lease has to be up there in the pantheon of "foolish airport decisions". Now a mere 5 years later the City of Austin's plans for a second concourse are stymied by th the lawsuit br...

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

The rendition doesn't do justice to the spirit and history of DFW airport. It looks like something that would be proposed at SEA (and then get rejected by an angry mob). What could do justice to DFW airport is something that looks more like Term D. This may be a reflection of the bond market and the...

Re: Washington State Aviation - 2023

Can't say I'm not surprised. Sounds like alternatives using existing facilities have been considered. Looks like new infrastructure is a must. The picture in the ST showing the security queues says it all.

Re: Gusty Day At NRT - WJA Landing Fun

A few times a year there's a nasty day like today with 35+ knot winds blowing down the crosswind runway NRT has not been able to build. Some gusts got over 50. WS was reported on both arrival runways most of the day. For extra fun, sand/dust were blowing all over the field from the beaches and farm...

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Looks like traffic on SRT will remain very robust between Collin County and DFW.

Re: Two QR A350s at DFW Saturday

They have twice daily DFW-DOH right now QR730 and 732. The first one on the A35K and the other on a 77L. Not sure why there would be two A350s unless they had a swap or a charter. Mea culpas: I'd forgotten they fly 2x. Also, it was clear to me that it was an A350 at the gate, but from my position I...

Re: Two QR A350s at DFW Saturday

In the busy seasons, QR flies two DFW flights I believe every day of the week. And they do tend to sit around until evening, when the temps go down and takeoff performance is more...within the realm of allowing for metal objects to become airborne. I do wonder if they will ever ‘upgrade’ their seco...

Re: Evolution of the Passenger Experience at Airports

Devolution you mean. Remember when there was no security screening and there were outdoor viewing areas that provided balconies and telescopes to view the field? It was amazing.

Re: AA first class passenger "dragged" off after being refused a pre departure beverage

“Sir, this is the please and thank you flight. The gimme a drink flight left an hour ago”. Or something like that.

Re: LaGuardia Airtrain "Dead"

Wait, DFW has three (soon to be four) train lines, and LGA has none? Something’s wrong with this picture. You can make a strong case LGA still has better transit… DART only has one train line serving DFW. Here you go. https://www.dfwairport.com/explore/transportation/publictransit/ Silver Line will...

Re: LaGuardia Airtrain "Dead"

Wait, DFW has three (soon to be four) train lines, and LGA has none? Something’s wrong with this picture.

Re: 30 Years of Airbus A340 Operations

Just saw an LH A340 on final to DFW the other day. Still looks great.

Re: Lockheed Tristar original FMS

Wow. Look at that view from the cockpit. How does it compare with contemporary examples?

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

All this love for the eastern and the northeastern Metroplex - i would love it if airlines (ahem, Sothwest) gave Meacham a go or maybe even AFW, maybe some inter-Texas flights at minimum plus maybe NOLA, OKC? What say you? the Metroplex is growing to the west as well that a lot of potential busines...

Re: Boeing adding 737 line in Everett

Here's an out-of-left-field suggestion for the Renton property: https://www.flyingmag.com/darpa-narrows-down-liberty-lifter-design-competition/ If Boeing ends up building flying boats for the Pentagon, they will need a large facility with access to water. *IF* this is a restriction of the Pelican U...

Re: Boeing adding 737 line in Everett

[quote="kanban"]OK let's clear-up some misconceptions, 4) Boeing typically builds its feasibility test planes in the old SST building in Duwamish. There is/was plenty of office space there for engineers although computing capability is/was limited. The land is very valuable but sits on riv...

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Just saw a Qatar 77L depart 35L and turn to about 310 and climbing before heading more northerly. Getting gusty westerly winds this morning.

Re: Final Boeing 747 rolls out tonight December 6 2022

https://i.ibb.co/BPxfXZZ/20221206-200543.jpg End of an era It almost feels like someone should be turning out the lights in the building as it rolls out... This building was built for the 747 right? Is the first time that there's not been a 747 in there? The factory was completed while the first 74...

Re: Ever Had a Connecting Flight Through Your Home Airport?

Yes. Home airport is DFW. Left for a breakfast meeting in SAT. Came back to have a late lunch with my family (live 12 minutes away). Then left for a dinner meeting in St. Pete, FL.

Re: Terminal T Expansion at ATL

As an AA’er, T stands for terrific…I don’t have to board the train.

Re: Finnair flights with outsourced cabin crew

Just saw yesterday a Finnair A359 on final at DFW 36L. Beautiful plane.

Re: Finnair flights with outsourced cabin crew

@rutankard. Greetings. I’m thinking the high productivity for Norway is driven by Oil and Gas. Just the same, I’d like to return to the land of of my fraternal great grandparents and take up residence, and then citizenship.

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2022

Are there similarities between TKI and PAE? Maybe G4 doing TKI-LAS? Or TKI-MCO?