This report took me back to the days when airliners.net was all about trip reports. I myself am guilty now of "Video only" formats lol. Absolutely enjoyed it and it would have been fun with some pics. I do follow a few FAs on YouTube with their videos, however ever there some have dropped ...
Jump to postI forgot to add this. There was also the following lounge access.
GULF AIR Falcon Gold Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4
https://youtu.be/HL4wOhNhOXw
Hi Posting here again after a long time. The last time was pre-covid when I took flights in 2019. Those flights were all in Business Class from Karachi to Toronto, via Beijing, Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles and Vancouver. That was the first of a completely one way trip all in Business Class Fast forward...
Jump to postI was checking FR24 when I saw AIC 188 circling east of YYZ waiting to land at Pearson from where it had left around 5 hours earlier today Sept 27. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-alq https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-alq#2da0e9b3 Looks like it is now set to depart at 23:...
Jump to postakhmad wrote:Great videos, flightsimboy
Cheers, Ariel
2019 was the year I turned 50. And with that came the request from family to make sure I spend it with them back home. So with that came a series of flights which began with me getting there. Then bring my mum back with me and the subsequent trip back home to drop her back. And a kind of birthday gi...
Jump to postHi all, I found this video on youtube, which gives a good and uptodate summary of the currently know facts and open questions: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76osJupy_P8 Channel: Captain Mayday Best video concerning PK8303 I found so far on youtube. Its fact-based, highlights open questions...
Jump to post"multi-storey" means 3-6 storeys here. Maybe 20-30 m high. These are not skyscrapers. Thank you. I saw some pictures in the media of the neighborhood. It’s a miracle that no one on the ground was killed after a jet demolished their building and set it on fire during the Covid. When I firs...
Jump to postFuel fumes are more explosive than the fuel itself (TWA800). I would say yes. It would also depend what they hit on the ground. To be fair I do not know a lot about housing in Karachi or Pakistan in general but how do most Households cook? If it is with gas then that could also be the cause of the ...
Jump to postDoes someone have a Google Street View of the exact location? I’m baffled by news reports of the plane going down into multi storey residential towers - why would they be so close to the runway. Not multi storey maximum three level houses in the area. You can see at 18:16 the houses below. Video ta...
Jump to postAt 18:16 in the video you can see the densely populated area where the jet would have come down. It is right under the flight path. I always arrive in Karachi during in the early hours of the morning but this was one of the times I got there during daylight.
https://youtu.be/HYYujUxFkp8
Sorry if already posted or discussed. Cathay Pacific begins Airbus A350-1000 service in W19.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... ce-in-w19/
I received the below from Thai airways. I find it totally bizarre Dear Passenger, Due to Pakistan and Oman airspce restrictions. Thence TG341 on 11 March 2019 operate as TG3419 on 12 March 2019 as details follow. - New Departing Bangkok at 07:01am on 12 March. - New arriving Karachi at 11:30am on 1...
Jump to postRead this in one of the forums when JT 610 crashed and now ET302 crashes in extraordinarily similar circumstances. "Death by Computer 189 people recently died in a tragic crash. The crew and passengers of JT610 never had a chance. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane had a new software in it. They calle...
Jump to postOB1504 wrote:Given that the US is still claiming that the 737 MAX is perfectly safe when the rest of the world disagrees, I would be hesitant to turn over the black boxes to the country with the most to lose if the MAX is found to have a major design flaw.
LAX772LR....Your out of control on this and flat out wrong. This plane needs to of been grounded before the Ethiopian crash. It's been known that this plane is a faulty design, it's flawed in it's engineering. Software patches and band aids are not the fix. The pilots know the deal, get with realit...
Jump to postAnother (stupid ?) question: Is the NTSB really entitled to harm Boeing ? The NTSB isnt out to harm anybody. They are out to prevent people from being harmed. They are simply investigating, and making recommendations. If they find something that could harm Boeing, then I think that is all in Boeing...
Jump to postWIederling wrote:Flightsimboy wrote:I stand corrected. However the max 1000 hours experience is a step in the right direction.
How are you actually expected to get to 1000hours on the MAX before you are allowed to do commercial flying?
borrow one for joyriding?
DGCA rules out grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in India After reviewing the matter regarding safety issues post accident of Boeing 737 Max 8 Ethiopian Airline, the Director General of Civil Aviation today, ruled out grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in India. Currently, SpiceJet has 12 and ...
Jump to postDGCA rules out grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in India After reviewing the matter regarding safety issues post accident of Boeing 737 Max 8 Ethiopian Airline, the Director General of Civil Aviation today, ruled out grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in India. Currently, SpiceJet has 12 and ...
Jump to postI read a article that the grounding was only for 9 hours :? Sounds like their only waiting on reassurance from Boeing? The grounding takes effect at 1800...some nine hours after the announcement was made. It is effective 1800 hours on Mar 11. (It is not for a duration of nine) Chinese civil aviatio...
Jump to postYes, it’s already been reported in this thread. Multiple times just on this page. I understand you’re a bit excited though. I quoted the second time as this was CNN themselves. Maybe an American news source would be more believable. That makes zero sense. Multiple people had already mentioned it. I...
Jump to postChina grounds Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopian air crash https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa ... cnn.com%2F Yes, it’s already been reported in this thread. Multiple times just on this page. I understand you’re a bit excited though. I quoted the second time as this was CNN themselves. Maybe...
Jump to postAnswer to goofy question: if the contributing factors were similar, yes. If not, no. Only way to know, is find out what the contributing factors ACTUALLY are, and not just assume them to be the same based on the fact that it's the same aircraft. Not so goofy anymore, eh!! China grounds Boeing 737 M...
Jump to postChina grounds Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopian air crash
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa ... cnn.com%2F
Will a third crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 with an operator for less than three months and crashing less than ten minutes after take off, actually have them take note? Answer to goofy question: if the contributing factors were similar, yes. If not, no. Only way to know, is find out what the contribut...
Jump to postAbout time!! Breaking: China Grounding Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft https://www.fliegerfaust.com/aviation-news-boeing--2631257248.html It is also being reported that Boeing will now delay the reveal of the 777X: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/business/boeing-777x-debut-postponed/index.html I was thinkin...
Jump to postAbout time!!
Breaking: China Grounding Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
https://www.fliegerfaust.com/aviation-n ... 57248.html
Will a third crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 with an operator for less than three months and crashing less than ten minutes after take off, actually have them take note? In both cases Lion Air and Ethiopian the pilots requested to return to the airport after take off and both plunged from around the sam...
Jump to postTK 709 is now back on it's regular route.
WOW ...KHI-BKK on a 744 lol....and that too the Star Alliance Livery....now that I did not see coming .... Quoting myself lol....In all my years seeing Thai Airways in Karachi and flying on Thai Airways, never did I dream a 744 would one day fly the route and in the Star Alliance livery. Now back t...
Jump to postWOW ...KHI-BKK on a 744 lol....and that too the Star Alliance Livery....now that I did not see coming ....
Jump to postdanirich26 wrote:(Notice how the flight time on the "longer" route is actually about an hour and a half shorter than the previous route, even with the detour!)
I've flown TK 708/709 a couple of times, and the route is Turkey/Iran/Pakistan. The route now with the resumption to Pakistan shows TK 708/709 Turkey/Iraq/Persian Gulf/UAE (over Dubai) and the Arabian Sea to Pakistan, with the same way back to Turkey. Why would they avoid Iran completely? Usual rout...
Jump to postPakistani airspace to remain closed till Friday afternoon: CAA
https://www.dawn.com/news/1466348
Pakistan looks pretty isolated now with their airspace closure. Literally no civilian flights, including their own, in that region. Wonder if such a bold move to close their entire airspace might serve as a red flag for any new foreign carrier to consider flying there ever. Does MH 17 ring a bell? ...
Jump to postI am happy to say in 1994 I flew the 747-400 for the first time with BA on the BKK-SYD-BKK route. That is almost 25 years ago wow!!
Jump to postThe reason EK is leaving and other airlines are reducing capacity is because this market is drying up = hence there will be no "gap" to be filled. The route is being "right-sized" A route served for years just pulled completely. Qantas' non-stops to London may have to do with th...
Jump to postWould it be viable for VA or EY to launch BKK-SYD to fill up the gap? The reason EK is leaving and other airlines are reducing capacity is because this market is drying up = hence there will be no "gap" to be filled. The route is being "right-sized" A route served for years just...
Jump to postIs it just Lion Air Indonesia that is bad? This Thai Lion Air trip report seems nice :thumbsup: (Please be warned the video has the aircraft departing in heavy rain). Seems to be all part of the same Lion Air group. https://youtu.be/GUOtrVc-zcc There’s also an American Airlines flight on a 737-800 ...
Jump to postIs it just Lion Air Indonesia that is bad? This Thai Lion Air trip report seems nice (Please be warned the video has the aircraft departing in heavy rain). Seems to be all part of the same Lion Air group.
https://youtu.be/GUOtrVc-zcc
So did Emirates finally decide the A380 was not working for them and reduce the order and did this lead to Airbus cancelling the programme? Or did Airbus decide the A380 was not worth continuing production so it impacted Emirates' future orders. Or did both of them influence each others decision. Th...
Jump to postHey, we were able to fly r/t HKG-YVR on HX for HK$21k in business class last year. This year, the cost was higher, at HK$26k and now that the kids require their own seat, we chose Y class in CX. If they launch YYZ as they state they will, I suspect only year 1 will be super low fares--but they have...
Jump to postAC just upguage to the 77W for the winter, and CX has been adding capacity over the past couple years, up to double daily in the summer, 10x in the winter, and there is always one flight a day with the higher density Y class, so evidently, it is doing well. The good times are short lived on this ro...
Jump to postPR already began its A359 service to YYZ yesterday and it's going back to MNL tomorrow morning. I assume by this you mean the ' nonstop ' flights? Thanks for the info. :thumbsup: Yup, nonstop PR118/119 (MNL-YYZ-MNL) flight. Though for one time only since 77W are still used for this flight. I believ...
Jump to posthttps://ibb.co/v3PXzdL An overview of YYZ international service weekly one way seats this winter, omitting Sun destinations. Side note, does anyone actually know how to post photos on here? Is this O&D. DXB had 4K seats compared to others in the region. The high DXB numbers could also mean onwa...
Jump to postFiend wrote:I've once used stairs to board a QR A380 at Bangkok and once to deplane at Doha off an A340-600
Because he flew a million miles and refused the $500 voucher he gets to sue? What about the other passengers did they not suffer the same "near death experience" and "be paralysed with fear to ever fly again and put one''s career in jeopardy?"...I guess some people can use their ...
Jump to postBus gates have a lot of stigma here in North America. They feel third world, and we NA snobs expect better. People will accept ground boarding for regional jets and props, but we expect a proper jetbridge for 737/A320 and up. Istanbul and Abu Dhabi are far from Third World. NA snobs...I like how yo...
Jump to postI went and saw the new gates under construction at "Pier G" a few weeks ago. They're definitely still some time away from completion. The boarding lounge is at ground level, and you can see that there's a back and forth ramp that passengers will have to climb to get to the jetway level at...
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