scbriml wrote:If it wasn't a medical emergency for the GG driver, I'll bet a penny to a pound a phone was being used.
Too much business and not enough staff, by the sounds of it.
Jump to postBA and IB are both CFM, aren't they? VY is PW. The A320-100's were CFM, but them fine machines are long gone now. (RIP!) The legacy BA A319/320/321 CEO's are all IAE. The ex BMED/BMI A319/320/321's are also IAE although the G-MED# A321's have left the fleet. The frames that remained were either con...
Jump to postI think a modified Landor livery would be best. The midnight blue lower fuselage, perhaps lower like the current navy blue livery, pearl gray upper fuselage, and the Landor tail, but instead of the coat of arms, return to the gold Speedbird like the BOAC tails, but smaller centered on the upper por...
Jump to postHow many latches are employed to keep these cowlings closed ?
Jump to postsk736 wrote:Typical of the media (BBC in this case) describing it as two aircraft colliding at Heathrow.
*RUMOUR* I just read a post on a Facebook group suggesting G-EUPJ, the BEA liveried A319 is slated for return to service this summer. *RUMOUR* Might they be aiming to have G-EUPJ the last A319 to retire? Been kept in storage for a while at MAD while her sisters run up the hours? They might be, I he...
Jump to post*RUMOUR* I just read a post on a Facebook group suggesting G-EUPJ, the BEA liveried A319 is slated for return to service this summer. *RUMOUR*
Jump to postI remember that one off 737 silver top, thought it looked good. Agree too on how Landor, despite their track record with other airlines, which probably attracted BA, dropped the ball somewhat, BA just wanted to move on from the original livery. G-BKYA, yes it looked pretty good. I often think BA sh...
Jump to postI stumbled across this documentary On YouTube which charts the history of British Airways back to 1919. Quite interesting.
https://youtu.be/du0-7d9iRr8?si=bux7C1ujWetPcnGd
I stumbled across this documentary On YouTube which charts the history of British Airways back to 1919. Quite interesting.
https://youtu.be/du0-7d9iRr8?si=bux7C1ujWetPcnGd
To me it was interesting the change from Negus in late 1984, and as I recall my reaction to first seeing Landor in January 1985 "disappointing". The dirtying up of the fresh and bright Negus scheme to create the Landor scheme which to this day will always remind of what happens when you a...
Jump to postI personally don’t think BA will ever change their livery, at least not dramatically. I feel that their livery has gotten to the point of EK, AF, or SQ, where it’s too iconic to change in such a dramatic manner. EI and IB ditched their old liveries for the same reason US and UA ditched their black ...
Jump to postIf we're talking about the longevity of airlines over time using the same name all the way, then the likes of KLM, Avianca, Qantas etc certainly have it over the likes of 50 years old 'British Airways'. Incidentally, in UK aviation terms, I believe the longest lasting 'same name' airline that's stil...
Jump to postI personally don’t think BA will ever change their livery, at least not dramatically. I feel that their livery has gotten to the point of EK, AF, or SQ, where it’s too iconic to change in such a dramatic manner. EI and IB ditched their old liveries for the same reason US and UA ditched their black ...
Jump to postWell despite 'other' anniversaries in BA history being marked, most notably the 1919-2019 one, and whatever you consider the true beginnings of what we now know as British Airways. April 1st 1974 was indeed day one for the current incarnation that was created as a result of The Edwards Committee rep...
Jump to postWell I'll be glued to the news for the day then, as others I will be interested to see the parachutes and the reaction to them. I'm afraid I am the same as the standard public these days and as interested in the reaction to the news as to the news itself. Props to a.net for being ~12 minutes faster...
Jump to postI met and chatted with one of the cabin attendants from that flight a year or so ago. Very nice fellow, who told me that the crew and passengers would have regular meetings since. RIP Mr Moody, he came across as a really good bloke.
Jump to postInteresting to see the Barbados example being used in a sort of live museum context. This is similar to the original proposal for G-BOAB at Heathrow which was originally going to be housed within Terminal 5 whilst it was under construction. Concorde' with it's long legs is ideal for walking around a...
Jump to postI would absolutely love for an A330NEO order, as there are already 2 operators of 787s in Canada. But, if it truly can't fit in their hangar, it sounds like the 787 is the path of least resistance. I can't ever recall a fleet decision being based upon the available width in one's hangar ? Perhaps A...
Jump to postIncidentally, on what routes to mainland Europe is Icelandair operating their 763s this year, as we're only discounting TK from the fringes of Europe, and Reykjavik is still part of Europe? They regularly flew from KEF to AMS, CDG and CPH last summer. GLA was a regular 767 port of call last year. I...
Jump to postI hear EDI are handling all the delivery flights.
Jump to postAre any or all of the seasonal routes that terminated in January coming back in springtime 2024 ? Glasgow (GLA) for example which only began in 2023 and directly competes with Icelandair ?
Jump to postYesterday I chanced upon this nice little inflight review from a blogger travelling in the nose area business class seats on the solitary Asiana 744. It's pretty cool.
https://youtu.be/oSk2UllIc-0?si=7dXAcuyy6p3xzjPl
GLA won't come back. The second daily EWR-EDI uses the old EWR-GLA flight numbers. Flight numbers have nothing to do with whether or not a route comes back or not. But usually it’s an indication. They've hinted at a GLA return though, even accidentally including it in sales blurbs on their website ...
Jump to postSo could EI-UK look at further expansion to other UK airports still lacking the return of meaningful transatlantic connections following COVID-19 ? BHX, GLA, BFS, BRS, NCL as examples ?
Jump to postThis is getting worse each week... https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dublin-airport-global-airlines-threaten-to-pull-flights-in-row-over-passenger-cap/a1931580029.html It's an interesting quandary alright. Govt says it has climate obligations, noise concerns and the views of local residents aro...
Jump to postBombardier flew LCY-JFK with a simulated business class load, we already know it's possible for it do long haul out of LCY. https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/cs100-completes-landmark-flight-london-city-new-york-jfk/ Wow, that was almost exactly 7 years ago and where are we now in terms of the aii...
Jump to postSo if DUB is so easy to get to from NI, isn't the reverse also true ? And therefore would a hypothetical Belfast service be able to build on that ?
Jump to postI wonder if we will see the second daily Glasgow flight reinstated before Edinburgh, hopefully in the next few months: https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/01/06/london-and-glasgow-set-to-be-emirates-most-popular-uk-inbound-gateways-in-2024/ Their UK station manager stated in an i...
Jump to postI wonder if we will see the second daily Glasgow flight reinstated before Edinburgh, hopefully in the next few months: https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/01/06/london-and-glasgow-set-to-be-emirates-most-popular-uk-inbound-gateways-in-2024/ Their UK station manager stated in an i...
Jump to postSpeaking up is referred to as “a career limiting move” at Boeing. Many (but not all) executives expect blind obedience. Regardless of what the values say, leaders who don’t conform get pushed out If true that is the scariest post to date. As a manager/leader your job is to find and resolve the prob...
Jump to postMiquel787 wrote:If he is a current Boeing employee why didn.t he intervene or let the alarmbells go off.? Easy to stay on the sideline and do nothing and know step forward after this incident happened. Yeah he is a real hero now...
Didn't easyJet swap terminals at Gatwick with BA a few years ago ? I'm sure BA would have expected to use air bridges.
Jump to postPotentially new changes to Edinburgh and Glasgow airport air routes. Major changes to Scottish air routes to be unveiled by Edinburgh and Glasgow airports https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/major-changes-to-scottish-air-routes-to-be-unveiled-by-edinburgh-and-glasgow-airports-4494958 The next s...
Jump to postAny updates on Play to KEF? Rumours ‘elsewhere’ it will indeed be back for further season. Im doubtful myself after what seemed like some FI ‘dirty tricks’ Curious about that myself and also interested in what those 'dirty tricks' might have been ? Placing a 767 on the route ? I believe Play have f...
Jump to postI took one of the farewell flights last weekend, which also served to make sure I'd flown on Loganair Saab 340's in BA, Flybe and Loganair liveries. The retirement schedule also applied to long serving Loganair captain Eddie Watt, who piloted The farewell flights, regaling us with tales from his car...
Jump to postSeems BFS is now also off limits, nobody's even trying. Currently have the following holding: U2 - AMS/MAN FR - MAN plus poor old FR25 from BVA. Also MAN-DUB has joined the party after divert LS - PDV Update at Belfast: U2 - AMS on the ground, MAN heading back to MAN again. U2643 LTN-BHD giving it ...
Jump to postHow does insurance work in situations like this? Will JAL presumably get reimbursed for loss of aircraft? Does airliner insurance differ much from how auto insurers work? Aircraft are usually insured on an "agreed value basis", i.e. there is a fixed agreed amount as the value of the aircr...
Jump to postMight be a dumb question, but the CG Dash 8 carrying the earthquake 'supplies' wouldn't have included anything that caused or enhanced that big fireball...right? I think it didn't have any hazardous goods on board. Most likely medical supplies and food items. Not to be nitpicky but medical stuff ca...
Jump to postBBC News reporting 17 with minor injuries during evacuation, probably the typical bruises and twisted ankles, but nothing for this event. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-67862184 I am more afraid of the long-lasting, smoke-related pulmonary issues. It seems like most passengers were evacua...
Jump to postAllNippon767 wrote:JannEejit wrote:Would the JCG Dash 8 be a regular visitor to Haneda or not, was it based there ? Could situational awareness be questioned ?
JCG has a large facility in the northwest corner of the airport, the crew would be familiar and aircraft is based there.
Would the JCG Dash 8 be a regular visitor to Haneda or not, was it based there ? Could situational awareness be questioned ?
Jump to postTokyo Fire brigade saying "remaining five found, condition unknown". That's been quoted on Sky News.
Jump to postCoast guard statement being read out on Sky News, aircraft was an earthquake relief aid flight, Captain believed to be alive, 5 others unaccounted for.
Jump to postktachiya wrote:Plane involved was JA13XJ. I think it’s a write off
Limited detail on BBC News, describes flames coming from windows and underneath.
BBC News - Japan Airlines plane in flames on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67862011
The only thing left to acertain is if the pilots, fresh from the Dick Van Dyke school of linguistics, actually said "Ooh Ooh Ooh flippin eck !!!" or not ? There's also a rumour about a female passenger who attended the bathroom to touch up her lipstick before landing, coming out looking li...
Jump to postGiven all the changes along the way and the as mentioned "still 3 engined" proof of concept aircraft; can someone explain what 'concepts' the proof of concept aircraft hopes to achieve ? And why aren't they going with a full scale actual aircraft prototype
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