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by sergegva
Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:31 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Deeply Unpopular Airline Opinions
Replies: 89
Views: 8936

Re: Deeply Unpopular Airline Opinions

- Passengers who take offence at their front seat neighbor reclining their seat should be forced to take a private jet. (But: cabins where you can't recline the seat don't really bother me) - Passengers who take offence when someone at the window actively looks at the beautiful scenery outside (and ...

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by sergegva
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:48 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Etiquette on Tipping for Wheelchair Assistance
Replies: 26
Views: 2794

Re: Etiquette on Tipping for Wheelchair Assistance

Tipping seems to becoming more popular. Now they ask for tips at places like Subway. Even when I was in Europe people wanted tips. The Europeans loved serving Americans as they would get tips. In Czech Republic they asked me how much I would like to add at end of every service for tip. Sorry the pe...

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by sergegva
Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:24 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Diverted Flight to My Intended Destination?
Replies: 9
Views: 2608

Re: Diverted Flight to My Intended Destination?

Regarding this situation, I have a little anecdote to share... One evening last February, I flew from Nice to Geneva on Swiss to get back to Switzerland. I was traveling without checked baggage. While waiting at the gate, the flight (around only a third full I would say) was suddenly canceled (board...

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by sergegva
Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Trip to Switzerland - Help/Advice Needed
Replies: 37
Views: 3601

Re: Trip to Switzerland - Help/Advice Needed

You've already had some excellent, detailed answers here! I'd like to add three comments: - For timetables, if you're using the app, it's important to have an open internet connection, as the timetables on both the website and the app take into account any train delays or cancellations in real time ...

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by sergegva
Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Easyjet former schedule
Replies: 4
Views: 661

Re: Easyjet former schedule

It worked, thanks! Btw it was U2 1386

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by sergegva
Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Easyjet former schedule
Replies: 4
Views: 661

Re: Easyjet former schedule

Thanks!

Unfortunately, the equivalent flight in 2024 is EZS1328 according to their website. But in 2023 EZS1328 was Venice-Geneva, not Nice-Geneva... It seems that easyjet changes its flight numbers every time the schedule changes.

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by sergegva
Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Easyjet former schedule
Replies: 4
Views: 661

Easyjet former schedule

Hello, I'm trying to find the flight number of an easyjet flight between Nice (NCE) and Geneva (GVA) on the evening of February 26, 2023. I usually use flightmapper website, but I they only have the 2023 summer schedule online, and on February 26 it was a winter schedule flight. Does anyone know whe...

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by sergegva
Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:18 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines Fleet - 2023
Replies: 981
Views: 179580

Re: American Airlines Fleet - 2023

Ok thanks! So no withdrawal is envisaged for the ceo's? And what about the last 737-800s in storage? Are they all scheduled to return to service?

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by sergegva
Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:39 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines Fleet - 2023
Replies: 981
Views: 179580

Re: American Airlines Fleet - 2023

I noticed that 10 A320-Family ceo's from Americain Airlines have been flown to San Salvador since the beginning of the year and are stored there (3 A319, 3 A320, 4 A321). What is the reason for this? Long term storage? Technical modifications? Future resale? Thanks!

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by sergegva
Tue Apr 04, 2023 7:15 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?
Replies: 19
Views: 3690

Re: No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?

Well, as soon as it was published, my topic was automatically moved by the moderators from the "Civil Aviation" forum (=Facts-based), which I had chosen, to the "Travel, Polls & Preferences" Forum (=Opinion-based). So be it, but the result is that I got mostly opinions in res...

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by sergegva
Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?
Replies: 19
Views: 3690

Re: No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?

I flew on a BA hand luggage only fare last week and within 24h of departure I could actually change it. It is indeed this "hand luggage only" fare (which is still reasonably interesting because it allows a standard size cabin bag plus a second small bag to be placed under the seat). But i...

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by sergegva
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?
Replies: 19
Views: 3690

No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?

I was surprised recently, when checking in online on a Swiss flight, to not be able to freely change seat (among the still free seats of the same category). Even with less than 24 hours to go, you had to pay to change your seat. And now the exact same thing has just happened to me on a British Airwa...

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by sergegva
Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:48 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Final report released of Yeti Airlines AT75 crash in Nepal
Replies: 376
Views: 113215

Re: Yeti Airlines AT75 crash in Nepal

According to Aviation Herald, it's 9N-ANC, 15.5 years old, former Kingfisher and Nok Air, was flying for Yeti airlines since 2019, leased from Investec.
Third flight of the day, previously KTR-PKR (Pokhara)-KTR. Rather high utilisation (8 segments yesterday).

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by sergegva
Tue Dec 21, 2021 10:43 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Geneva Airport Aile Est Long Haul Pier Question
Replies: 13
Views: 3471

Re: Geneva Airport Aile Est Long Haul Pier Question

To be honest watching this video the Aile Est actually looks somewhat of a letdown, considering it took them years to complete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0gwlNTt4F4 It clearly has Swiss design hallmarks but it is very spartan, compared to say Zurich's Pier E Midfield. The seating looks uncom...

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by sergegva
Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Geneva Airport Aile Est Long Haul Pier Question
Replies: 13
Views: 3471

Re: Geneva Airport Aile Est Long Haul Pier Question

As to A380 capabilities at Aile Est, I am thinking it's a moot point as it is unlikely GVA will see regular A380 services. Considering the future that awaits the A380, it is indeed one... But before the pandemic, I don't think it was completely out of the question, as Emirates operated Geneva-Dubai...

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by sergegva
Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Geneva Airport Aile Est Long Haul Pier Question
Replies: 13
Views: 3471

Re: Geneva Airport Aile Est Long Haul Pier Question

The new, long awaited and much delayed East Wing opened yesterday, December 14. Finally! But what a pity that it opens while long haul flights are far from being back to their pre-Covid level :( On the other hand, if the project had been delayed a few more years, it would have been in jeopardy, beca...

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by sergegva
Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:03 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Why not get rid of the mega threads?
Replies: 14
Views: 4115

Re: Why not get rid of the mega threads?

At the moment we have 39 mega threads (most beeing American state / American airport discussion thread) vs 7 "other" threads in the first page of the Civil Aviation Forum. This is getting very unbalanced and not very attractive to read imho

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by sergegva
Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UK. Refund probe into Ryanair and BA dropped
Replies: 33
Views: 3545

Re: UK. Refund probe into Ryanair and BA dropped

Good will?? I don’t know if I’m the only one who preferred vouchers over refunds. If your intent is to fly again which is majority of people I don’t see the issues with getting vouchers. I’ve been sitting on many vouchers with United and only recently started using them. Same with me in Europe with...

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by sergegva
Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: COVID-19 Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - June 2020
Replies: 182
Views: 20860

Re: COVID-19 Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - June 2020

I traveled GVA-VIE-GVA on June 23th & 28th, twice in an Austrian Airlines Q400 (usually it's an A319). Both flights were almost 100% full (I noticed a free seat at the back on the outward journey and two on the return journey). No one seemed to care about this load factor (things are changing fa...

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by sergegva
Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TAP Portugal News and Discussion Thread
Replies: 583
Views: 76105

Re: TAP Air Portugal's post COVID-19 crisis

I have noticed that most TAP flights are still closed to booking on the FlyTAP website, such as flights from Geneva and Zurich. However, these are supposed to resume on July 1st.. What is surprising is that they are sold by several travel agencies, but not directly by TAP... Does anyone have any inf...

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by sergegva
Tue May 26, 2020 8:22 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TAP Portugal News and Discussion Thread
Replies: 583
Views: 76105

Re: TAP Air Portugal's post COVID-19 crisis

Informations on the resumption of their flights is rather confusing on the TAP website, with no precise date, and with a search engine that runs empty without giving any result (neither positive nor negative) for the destinations still suspended. I find it surprising that, while Portugal is less af...

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by sergegva
Tue May 26, 2020 7:53 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TAP Portugal News and Discussion Thread
Replies: 583
Views: 76105

Re: TAP Air Portugal's post COVID-19 crisis

Informations on the resumption of their flights is rather confusing on the TAP website, with no precise date, and with a search engine that runs empty without giving any result (neither positive nor negative) for the destinations still suspended. I find it surprising that, while Portugal is less aff...

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by sergegva
Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Passenger repeatedly punches back of reclined seat
Replies: 242
Views: 25257

Re: Passenger repeatedly punches back of reclined seat

I have flown about 150 segments and not once has the passenger in front of me asked my permission before reclining, or warned me that he was going to do so. So I wonder if this could be a difference between the United States and the rest of the world? Is it a common behaviour in the USA? This is a s...

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by sergegva
Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus A320neo Production/Delivery Thread - 2020
Replies: 403
Views: 66368

Re: Airbus A320neo Production/Delivery Thread - 2020

Airbus claim 194. But even easyJet don’t have that many passengers. 186 on an easyJet. Does anyone know of an airline with more than 186 on an A320? Hong Kong Express have 188 Cebu Pacific as well. Also think they plan 194 seats on their future A320neo deliveries IIRC, 186 in an A320 means full Y w...

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by sergegva
Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:00 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
Replies: 1387
Views: 234325

Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... p#23ba6a30
Yet his landing place has been announced! (Istres le Tubé/QIE).
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Does anyone know why the tracking of the A380 that repatriates French and European nationalson on FR24 was cut off shortly before the plane's arrival in Europe?
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... p#23ba6a30
Yet his landing place has been announced! (Istres le Tubé/QIE).

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by sergegva
Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:42 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: USAF E-11A plane crash in Afghanistan
Replies: 97
Views: 22762

Re: Reports of plane crash in Afghanistan

UA82 New-York - Dehli just entered Afghanistan airspace without showing any sign of route deviation. Why would they deviate? I don't know, it's too early to say, but one can imagine that if an armed group had claimed responsibility for shooting down the aircraft, some companies would prefer to avoi...

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by sergegva
Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:08 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: USAF E-11A plane crash in Afghanistan
Replies: 97
Views: 22762

Re: Reports of plane crash in Afghanistan

UA82 New-York - Dehli just entered Afghanistan airspace without showing any sign of route deviation.

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by sergegva
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:30 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: USAF E-11A plane crash in Afghanistan
Replies: 97
Views: 22762

Re: Ariana Afghan crash?!

If this is the plane in question, they're not lying to BBC, they're just playing with words. It's a crucial detail for them. The long-term impact of the crash will be very different if the media reports on the "Jordan Aviation Crash" rather than the "Ariana Airlines Crash". And ...

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by sergegva
Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus A320neo Production/Delivery Thread - 2020
Replies: 403
Views: 66368

Re: Airbus A320neo Production/Delivery Thread - 2020

Airbus is close to breaking the "100x A320 family deliveries in a single month" milestone for the first time this December. According to Planespotters.net, they already delivered 79 members of the familly between December 1 and 26 (78 neo and 1 ceo for Delta). Last December mark was 93 ai...

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by sergegva
Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, January 2020
Replies: 1740
Views: 212925

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, January 2020

Another interesting piece from the Seattle Times: One exchange related to Indonesian airline Lion Air is particularly chilling. ... one Boeing pilot wrote to another during an instant message exchange about how an airline in the Lion Air Group was asking for a flight simulator to train its pilots o...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:08 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

People are putting too much stock in "American/Canadian/whomever security sources" What's a security source anyway? May well have been some retired person willing to try to get a buck for his comments and not someone with any actual insight into anything But when you work for Reuters, you...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

That camera was ready. See how fast that projectile moves? Yeah but he wasn't tracking the missile. He was pointing at the plane. Remember they were expecting retaliation after firing all those rockets so anything in the sky is/was a potential "target" to record. Do we have confirmed time...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:30 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

Ok... Less than 24h ago, Western intelligence agencies said: this is probably not a missile. They added an oddly peremptory comment (similar to the "technical problem" used by Iran just after the tragedy btw): "the most likely cause of the crash was a malfunction, the source added, s...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:50 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

Ok... Less than 24h ago, Western intelligence agencies said: this is probably not a missile. They added an oddly peremptory comment (similar to the "technical problem" used by Iran just after the tragedy btw): "the most likely cause of the crash was a malfunction, the source added, s...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

This also stood out to me. The Reuters report quoted Canadian intelligence, and you can be sure that they were in contact with the Americans before coming to the conclusion the plane wasn’t shot down. One explanation for the revelations coming out today about satellite data is simple. It took time ...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:09 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

How is it possible that so many intelligence services were sure 12 hours ago that there was nothing untoward with this incident and now we have the exact opposite? Surely they are looking at the same data as before No intelligence agency really wants to tip what they know until the bosses are fine ...

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by sergegva
Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

Ok... Less than 24h ago, Western intelligence agencies said: this is probably not a missile. They added an oddly peremptory comment (similar to the "technical problem" used by Iran just after the tragedy btw): "the most likely cause of the crash was a malfunction, the source added, sa...

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by sergegva
Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:45 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows
Replies: 140
Views: 18346

Re: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows

I don't understand You complain that you cannot watch the Himalaya and you complain about 5 hours of flight with light in the cabin. What exactly do you want? In all transport, it's all about compromise... Perhaps I expressed myself poorly. What I meant to say was that wanting to look at the landsc...

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by sergegva
Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran admits to accidentally shooting down Ukraine Flight 752
Replies: 2728
Views: 338935

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/iran-fir ... c-1ni65v27
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flybucky wrote:
xwb777 wrote:
The missiles were shot at 1:45 LT and the plane departed at 05:15 am.


What is the source that the missiles were shot at 1:45 LT?



Irak military through AFP some time ago already:
https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/iran-fir ... c-1ni65v27

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by sergegva
Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows
Replies: 140
Views: 18346

Re: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows

ikramerica wrote:

How about the people who leave their window open while they sleep next to it?

In this case, all that is required is for a flight attendant to lower the window shade. That is what happens in fact.

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by sergegva
Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: DL A321neo delivery. When?
Replies: 16
Views: 5559

Re: DL A321neo delivery. When?

mjoelnir wrote:
A321ceo 2020 32 and 2021 3
A321neo 2020 16, 2021 36, 2022 and later 48


Aren't only 31 deliveries of A321ceo missing?

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by sergegva
Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows
Replies: 140
Views: 18346

Re: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows

Less than 25% of passengers have access to a window. Less than 100% of these have any interest in looking out. That leaves a vast majority who would rather relax in the dark. Additionally, it only takes one inconsiderate person to raise his or her shade to flood the compartment with bright light an...

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by sergegva
Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:37 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows
Replies: 140
Views: 18346

Re: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows

I love the dimmable windows on the 787. It’s a great compromise between being able to see outside and being respectful to those in the cabin who want to sleep. You can still see outside pretty decently, and the seat mates get to sleep. Better than the alternative which would be the crew asking ever...

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by sergegva
Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus A320neo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2019
Replies: 212
Views: 72607

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

Airbus is close to breaking the "100x A320 family deliveries in a single month" milestone for the first time this December. According to Planespotters.net, they already delivered 79 members of the familly between December 1 and 26 (78 neo and 1 ceo for Delta). Last December mark was 93 air...

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by sergegva
Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:23 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fokker 100 Crashes in Kazakstan
Replies: 99
Views: 29383

Re: Fokker 100 Crashes in Kazakstan

UP-F1007 was one of the youngest F100 still flying (less than 24 years since first flight). It first flew with Mandarin Airlines (ex-Formosa Airlines, a sister company of China Airlines) during 13 years.

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by sergegva
Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: A380 was success for Airbus, says new CEO
Replies: 564
Views: 64075

Re: Airbus Boss Does Not Regret A380 Decision

It was doomed from the get-go. A shoddy "exercise" based in pride, hubris, and nationalism. Nationalism? For an aircraft built by a multitude of countries? Pride... at most, why not... But all this argumentation aimed at making it an absolute vanity project seems to me rather the work of ...

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by sergegva
Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:30 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Swiss Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 377
Views: 83927

Re: Swiss Aviation Thread - 2019

According to dpts.org twitter account (November 4th post), Air Mauritius will switch its Geneva-Mauritius flight from an A330-900neo to an A350, because "Performance issues out of Geneva in case of engine failure restricts the aircraft to runway 04". In another tweet on November 8th, it s...

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