Re: Boeing says NO to returning to Seattle

Boeing's management has been akin to floc of vultures busily eating off of a dead carcass without looking around or listening to anything but the sounds of their bloody beaks chewing the putrid flesh.

Re: Fate of Condor 757-300s?

Aint gonna happen. They are old, clapped out birds. They would need a ton of expensive refurb work. Plus they have RR211s. On a separate note. flew on a couple DE birds a few years back. I've no idea why people are so obsessed with the 753. Yes, it's very long, yes it's very rare, and yes, it has gr...

Re: UA to add larger bins to OO E175s

Honestly though, I have recently flown the E2, and was not massively impressed. Yes, it's nice, but not as amazing as some people make it to be. The bins are perhaps somewhat larger, but are still really quite small - I had trouble fitting my large-ish but otherwise soft duffel bag... And the cabin ...

Re: Fokker Next Gen Update

PLEASE.....

Re: ITA Airways News and Discussion - 2024

LHAM wrote:

Sounds like time for a strike demanding double digit wage increases and lots of new hiring in order the existing workforce to be less intensely utilized.

Re: Emirates A350 9 or 10 abreast in economy?

At least we do know that EK offer above average legroom, above average catering and service, and good recline, which are all big pluses when flying long-haul. I'd still take 10-abreast on EK than 9 on LH or IB.... Just sayin' All the puffery about A32x... But they have wider seats than 737s! All th...

Re: Rumour : a350 ahead in 6E widebody race

If they were able to increase the limit to 480 for the A351 I'd say they can easily get the A359 certified for 480 since it uses the same exit config and similar internal layout. Exit limits for the A350 haven't changed in case of the A350-900. So no matter what, it's still going to remain at 440 s...

Re: Emirates A350 9 or 10 abreast in economy?

At least we do know that EK offer above average legroom, above average catering and service, and good recline, which are all big pluses when flying long-haul.
I'd still take 10-abreast on EK than 9 on LH or IB.... Just sayin'

Re: Radia WindRunner - new cargo plane for transporting wind turbine blades

Sounds like a wonderful idea to burn a few hundred millions of clueless investors for a project that nobody needs. I bet the presentation slides are very cleverly convincing and have delightful soothing music to them. Totally agreed. And when you're an MIT grad people will just throw money at you b...

Re: Radia WindRunner - new cargo plane for transporting wind turbine blades

There's news of a new cargo plane specially designed to deliver wind turbine blades onto wind farms. The company thinks it can begin transporting 341-foot (104-meter) blades onto dirt or gravel airstrips by 2027. Wall Street Journal report (via MSN): How the World’s Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wi...

Re: UA870 diversion

UA870 SYD-SFO of March 19 appears to have diverted to HNL where the flight was cancelled. UA lists the reason as technical. The aircraft is 777-200 N225UA. I’m curious as to what the fault was. Also, the seat map shows only about 50% occupied. UA has added a lot of South Pacific capacity in recent ...

Re: Frontier to start JFK service, Resume EWR

Frontier at JFK...they could potentially cause chaos on the lucrative JFK-LAX/SFO transcons when the XLR comes on property (assuming they're still flying there by then). There's a reason why there isn't a McDonalds in Nantucket, it's not where opulent people eat. If there's a word I would NOT assoc...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024

BA777FO wrote:

The first 787-8 to be fitted with the Club Suite is about to re-enter service.

New config: 31J 37W 136Y total 204 versus 214 for the old config.

Re: United Route Announcement 3/7/24 - New service to RAK, MDE, CEB. Added flights to ICN, PVG, HKG.

LAX-HKG is a resumption, as was the case for LAX-AKL and LAX-PVG. Nice to see the hub thriving again! IIRC, a UA 747-400 was even featured in a Jackie Chan movie where he flew between Hong Kong and LA. At that time, LAX-HKG may have been part of a round-the-world UA service. I believe the flight co...

Re: 4 airlines on TPE SEA

Ok, off onto a tangent... I have a feeling a lot of second-tier (for lack of a better word) Asian destinations could have been easily served by DL through their Tokyo mini-hub.. including Taipei. Not sure the closure was such a good idea as they could funnel pax through an established Asian hub rela...

Re: Aer Lingus 707 Last Flight Video, 1988

Many many moons ago I had the pleasure of flying on a British Airtours 707-436....

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

I won't speak for Cyprus as I haven't been there in close to 25 years but Malta.. amazing history and architecture but the place is an overcrowded, highly polluted and highly corrupt kip. A lot of the locals are weirdly insular (not everybody of course) and for a country in the Med so close to Ital...

Re: Could Air France's A380s fly again?

Oh boy, this is SOOOO SAAAAAD

I flew on a LH A380 just last week.

The A380 is incredible! So HUUUGE and SO much more comfortable than anything else out there!!!!

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

I think that one of the best 'hidden gems' is the daily Emirates 773 between Malta and Larnaca, which not only provides you with a solid 2:20 Hrs of wide-body pleasure, but also enables you to sample a whole whack of 'quasi' long-haul amenities like a nice lunch&drinks, menu cards, inflight ent...

Re: BA unveils new narrowbody seats

Not a fan of the pattern design - it is SO Delta.
But, hey, better than those hard plastic thin things they now call seats! The headrest is nice.

Re: Condor News and Discussion - 2024

In its coming A20N & A21N, Condor apparently will distinguish it's business class more from economy than others in Europe. I think that's fun. Will full "service" carriers have to follow suit? It's not gonna be what our American friends would call "real business" but it's go...

Re: 50 years ago: THY DC-10 crash

I do too remember for some time my mum and dad making sure our flights did not involve DC-10s....
That reputation remained well into the 1980s... It was only probably around the late '80s that the DC-10 finally lost that nefarious aura.

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

I think that one of the best 'hidden gems' is the daily Emirates 773 between Malta and Larnaca, which not only provides you with a solid 2:20 Hrs of wide-body pleasure, but also enables you to sample a whole whack of 'quasi' long-haul amenities like a nice lunch&drinks, menu cards, inflight ente...

Re: CX may leave oneworld, be acquired by CA

I am hoping this does not happen. I love Hong Kong. And CX is a jewel in comparison to CA. My recent multiple [long-haul, intercontinental] flights on CA were an unbelievable shit-show of incompetence, lack of customer service, and disgusting vomit-inducing packaged cold food; coupled to equally dis...

Re: Clark: Emirates will inspect 777 production

In the article, he said "Will Boeing restore itself to its former glory? Of course it will." I really doubt Boeing will or can revert back to pre Boeing-McD days. Those days are absolutely gone. A company that is run on primarily satisifying the shareholder value will never be that compan...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024

Maybe it's just me, but I just don't see BA management rushing into adding a new type (the A220) - they generally have a very conservative approach at BA, and like to use their jets up until the very end of their life. It is a bummer though, as mentioned up-thread, that the A220 offers ZERO commonal...

Re: Was a possible A340-300 re-engine ever studied?

As many have mentioned before, this thread is quite misleading and a bit if an exaggeration. It's a perfectly safe and economical aircraft of its time. And derated take offs is something of the norm for any modern airliner. The re-engined A340-300 was studied, and created, it was the A340-500! The ...

Re: Was a possible A340-300 re-engine ever studied?

Nothing wrong with the performance of the A340-300. Air France used the type for years out of SXM-CDG (short runway, and high terrain on departure) I imagine there had to be outbound weight restrictions in order to accomplish that mission. Absolutely not. The thing did just fine. Again, you are jus...

Re: Was a possible A340-300 re-engine ever studied?

Earlier today, I was watching a livestream video from Frankfurt Airport on YouTube. It still amazes me that in 2024, the A340-300, which is woefully under-powered is still in front line service. The takeoff roll was so long, the aircraft was almost out of camera range before it slowly lifted off . ...

Re: UA flight EDI-EWR canceled after pilot arrested for taser found in luggage

Slow news day. Just another American who should not have been issued a passport.

Re: Ethiopian Dash 8 incident

ETs maintenance procedures seem to be all over the place - total mess. FAA/EAA should open an investigation into their maintenance logs not just for this specific aircraft but a fleet wide review. And while they are at it, they could look at their Pilot and Cabin Crew Training as well. A temporary ...

Re: Condor News and Discussion - 2024

I really like DE. Flown them a few times on some medium-hauls out of FRA (to which I connected onto via LH), and the experience was very good in Y. Only thing, that livery, while contemporary, fresh and striking is also AWFUL. Sooo cheap and cheerful in such a crappy, lower-end, summer charter fligh...

Re: Major safety issue with MAX engine deicing system

much ado 'bout nothing? The MAX has been in service what, 5 years? How many 'overheated nacelles' exploding off the wing have we had so far?...

Re: Norse Atlantic ends BOS and IAD

Agree with some of the above posts, Norse needs to get creative and come out of the 'shell'. Enough with trying to milk London by trying (and failing miserably) by offering fares that are clearly not competitive enough for the poor service they offer. They need to focus on the stronger US market(s)...

Re: Norse Atlantic ends BOS and IAD

Agree with some of the above posts, Norse needs to get creative and come out of the 'shell'. Enough with trying to milk London by trying (and failing miserably) by offering fares that are clearly not competitive enough for the poor service they offer. They need to focus on the stronger US market(s) ...

Re: Yeti Airlines AT75 crash in Nepal

Thread bump approved by moderators. The next time please follow the instructions as outlined in the forum rules before posting in a thread which has been inactive for more than six months. Thanks. May I suggest changing the title as well? The way it is worded may let people to think a new crash has...

Re: Embraer E-Jets Gen1 History - Significance of move from 3 to 4 members often lost

Crossair was the launching customer of the 170. I think it is still fascinating to see how Embraer managed to get on a top technical level like the FBW E-Jets so shortly after the rugged but simple Bandeirante. Most impressive and they kept going and investing. They used engineering support from As...

Re: Embraer E-Jets Gen1 History - Significance of move from 3 to 4 members often lost

Crossair was the launching customer of the 170. I think it is still fascinating to see how Embraer managed to get on a top technical level like the FBW E-Jets so shortly after the rugged but simple Bandeirante. Most impressive and they kept going and investing. They used engineering support from As...

Re: Air France to commence flights to Quebec City

I know this is an old topic, but it looks like AF will be brining the 472-seat 77W to YQB for NS24. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231221-afns24inc I'd say this is as good a reason as any to resurrect a thread. The demand must really be there, and probably in both directions. Sure but clearly the d...

Re: JSX signs LOI for 150 ERA hybrid-electric regional aircraft

*not*going*to*happen*

amen

Re: Lufthansa Group Orders 40 A220s & 40 737 MAX + 120 options

I am going against the flow, and am ready to bet that some of the MAXes are going to end up with LH mainline. I think LH itself needs fleet diversification in case of groundings/issues/tech woes/etc. and for pretty basic and simple supply chain logic (read: keep AB in check/honest). After all LH was...

Re: BA returning to London Stansted

Nothing to get excited about, just weekend utilisation practices for the Embraer fleet given LCY effective closure on SAT/SUN

Re: New Royal Jordanian Livery

I'm not really sure why the need to go for curved lines.....
Despite the current hype I still don't think the curves fit the design of a fuselage that well... I still much more prefer straight cheatlines

Re: Breeze Airways applies to FAA to fly A220s from US to Ireland

I remember FlyGlobespan running semi-regular charters with decent success form the UK to either Richmond or ORF and advertising them as 'Newport News-Virginia"... not sure of the equipment, but I know that they were *pioneers* in using 737s (-700s and -800s) across the pond, as well 757s and to...

Re: Pan Am Final International Flying - Fall 1991

People keep referring to PA aircraft as ancient but were they really that old ? By 1991 those 747s would be about 20 years old . Today thats not unusual for a widebody . Was it mostly that the cabin needed a refit by being described as tired ? Most of the fleet (except maybe for some of the newer 7...

Re: Pan Am Final International Flying - Fall 1991

What a lot of [nostalgic] A.netters seem to be unaware of, was the sh*t show that PA had become over the last 5/10 years... their fleet was dilapidated and suffered a great deal of tech delays, service had declined, the press inevitably made a field day out every minor incident they had... it's not ...

Re: MUC Riem charter plan

My guesstimation would be that the Bavaria Flug 1-11's served one of the other southern German airports like STR or NUE. Not sure they had the legs to go up to places like HAM or DUS with a full load of German tourists on a hot day out of Tunisia. 1-11s (with additional tanks) regularly flew to the...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

BaronHamstead wrote:

Skipness, could you cope with thought of Club Suite at Gatwick lol! ?

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

If G-VIIV/W/Y are getting Club Suites they'll be staying at LHR surely? Well they must, with gatters being in the hands of the 'Commies' , it'll soon be Y only :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Seems as if the mere thought of a middle-class daring to use BA ex-LGW sends you in a fit!! sorry..just some friend...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

Turning a blind eye to folk taking the p*** isn't a customer experience I want to pay for. BA are terrible at the basics of getting everyone boarded and sat down efficiently unlike short haul specialists like Ryanair and easyJet. BA allow too many carry ons which allows for a chaotic and stressful ...