Re: United 77W Returns to Sydney

It`s just very bad luck that United have had these issues over a short period, admittedly it`s not a good look but thats the way
mechanicals malfunctions can go. Hopefully this bad run will now cease.

Re: IAG in talks to replace BA 777s

lavia wrote:

I'm sure Qatar would be willing to flog the A380s if BA gave them a Heathrow slot or two to backfill the lost capacity !

Re: Singapore Airshow 2024 (20-25th February)

Royal Brunei orders 4 787-9’s https://x.com/aeronewsglobal/status/1759839974650732899?s=46&t=wdZx1fUYZAcB4RrNJUmFQA They have RR on their -8s. I wonder what they'll put on these. RR need a little love for their T-1000 on B787 particularly as they`ve lost out to to the GEnx for Thai recently on ...

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

It seems many here are queueing-up to bash RR`s T1000 even though it`s durability issues have been addressed & a few who revel at the news that it`s lost out to it`s rival the GEnx. There`s no doubt T-1000`s reputation has been damaged and it`s fair to say the issues were challenging, but it mu...

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

It seems many here are queueing-up to bash RR`s T1000 even though it`s durability issues have been addressed & a few who revel at the news that it`s lost out to it`s rival the GEnx. There`s no doubt T-1000`s reputation has been damaged and it`s fair to say the issues were challenging, but it mus...

Re: DL A339's - Issues with reliability?

Despatch reliability is excellent for RR Trent 7000. Read it recently but can`t remember source. The same for RR-XWB, but not heard too much on Trent-1000, perhaps if you don`t hear it`s got to be fairly decent?! But the 7000 is actually, a 1000 derivative if you check the TCDS. Back in 2019, there...

Re: DL A339's - Issues with reliability?

Despatch reliability is excellent for RR Trent 7000. Read it recently but can`t remember source. The same for RR-XWB, but not heard too much on Trent-1000, perhaps if you don`t hear it`s got to be fairly decent?! But the 7000 is actually, a 1000 derivative if you check the TCDS. True & I`m awar...

Re: DL A339's - Issues with reliability?

Despatch reliability is excellent for RR Trent 7000. Read it recently but can`t remember source. The same for RR-XWB, but not
heard too much on Trent-1000, perhaps if you don`t hear it`s got to be fairly decent?!

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

It looks like the right hand engine may have taken quite an impact. No fan blades & the engine was running as the passengers were exiting
with sparks from the rear. The fusilage looks fully intact at the point of the vid showing the above before the fire took hold.

Re: Why is Virgin Atlantic operating both the 789 and the A339?

IMHO a mixed fleet that is also a small fleet is an indicator of a poorly run airline. Well I`ve flown Virgin many times & found them to be excellent, I`d choose them over BA & any US airline & while I don`t know the state of their finances but as a passenger I can`t fault them. They ev...

Re: Economics & Technicalities of an A380 re-engine program

The A340-500/600 only sold 524 production engines, and that was a whole new type. Exactly, that's why I said, maybe a minimum-change variant. The T7000 would be just about perfect. Back during development, they were hoping the A380 would use current A330 engines anyway so seems to come full circle....

Re: Economics & Technicalities of an A380 re-engine program

The 707, DC8 and 727 were built in large numbers thus there was thought to be enough demand at the time for an aftermarket powerplant upgrade program to be successful. The problem with an A380 re-engine program is that probably wouldn't sell more than 500 engines (assuming 1/2 of all A380s is the t...

Re: Emirates Tim Clark proposed to Airbus an A380 replacement

I thought the A380-900 would be super-efficient one - wasn't Airbus ready to start building it if only EK said "okay, we'll buy 100+"? I`d guess the lack of engine tech for -900 including subsequent idea`s for the -800 were probably what led to the demise of A380. I`m of the opinion that ...

Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Other Manufacturers/Engine Orders and General Discussion Thread

Don't they have an all GE 777 fleet? Plus the majority of their A380s are EA, with a contract being signed for GE technical support. They do now as the GE90 is the only option for the 77L and 77W, but they previously opted for the Trent 800 for their first gen 777s, in addition to the Trent 700 for...

Re: Emirates and FlyDubai Boeing 787

757pencilnose wrote:

Probably GE but I'll want to see if GE or Emirates releases a statement on a deal.

Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Airbus Orders and General Discussion Thread

The Reuters piece leaves a future deal very much still on the cards. I expect it will follow RR testing of improvements we know are in the pipeline Or when Airbus adds a GE option to the A350 program. Airbus can put GE on the 359 any time, but on the 35K only when it's exclusivity agreement with RR...

Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Boeing Orders and General Discussion Thread

The ET 787 engine selection will be interesting as they fly both GE and RR versions. Just waiting now for some of the contributors to continue the character assassination of the RR brand since EK`s B777X order in reply to your knowlegable comment. If the CEO took heed of recent comments on this for...

Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Boeing Orders and General Discussion Thread

The ET 787 engine selection will be interesting as they fly both GE and RR versions. Just waiting now for some of the contributors to continue the character assassination of the RR brand since EK`s B777X order in reply to your knowlegable comment. If the CEO took heed of recent comments on this for...

Re: Rolls hampering Airbus sales?

It`s not beyond the realms of possibility that Emitrates could choose T-1000 for their B787`s. The American airlines have excercised their patriotic choice, perhaps Sir Tim knowing T-1000 problems are a thing of the past he may feel that he`d like to even-up the balance & give the nod to RR? Ok,...

Re: Rolls hampering Airbus sales?

I think it highly unlikely RR will price themselves out of any business. The notion GE will come to the rescue for the likes of A350, Delta, BA, & B787 is just fanboy wishful thinking. For example, what engine could GE possibly offer on A350 atm? Delta buying B787`s is very spurious IMHO & I...

Re: A350 Engine / T/O Performance

It should be remembered these T-XWB`s are the latest gen turbines & a lot of new tech has gone into the upgraded architecture from earlier examples of Trent.They are also quite a bit heavier too meaning ( ok some speculation here! ) that better quality components & materials have been used, ...

Re: Jet2 drunk passenger jailed.

Francoflier wrote:

Antarius wrote:

2. whoever scrambled RAF jets for this needs a reeducation.

Don't air forces charge the airline for the cost of the interception in these cases?

Re: BA retires first 777

These ZZZ frames are the ones with GE90-77B engines? KrisYYZ Close - 76B engines. Then G-VIIA to -O (plus - RAES) have 85B engines, and the rest of the -VIIx frames are 90B engines. Afterward, with the YMM units, BA went to the RR Trent 895-17. Did any other carrier opt for the Trent 895? Does anyo...

Re: A DL 772, Flying LAX-PVG, Makes Emergency Landing And Dumps Fuel On School

Having worked at a RR site that tested Trents on a weekly basis, it sounds nothing like a normal heathy Trent 1000. It sounds like a piston engine. Must be some new STC that I don’t know about to put the much smaller Trent 1000 on a 777.[/quote I think lowbank meant Trent 800 which as it happens wa...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

Random question but how do Trent 1000s arrive to PAE and SC? I assume by air obviously but is there a specific cargo carrier? I have seen flatbeds carrying them up Interstate 405 from SEA to PAE so I imagine they landed at SEA on a commercial 747-400F. This is correct, see this tweet: https://twitt...

Re: EK looks to grow US network; considers smaller 787/777 versions

STC is doing WAY too much talking. He’s almost become the Elon Musk of airlines. How dare he have the audacity to express his views & foreseight regarding his own successful & profitable company. If only he would consult some of the extremely talented posters here on how to conduct himself ...

Re: QF9 PER-LHR (8 Sep) returns to PER due to disruptive passenger

And everybody 'pumps petrol' every time they fill up their vehicle. Unless one is in New Jersey... And Oregon, unless anything has changed recently. I`d go a lot further & suggest total ban on air travel for life, two weeks in jail, & finally removal of his bollocks without anaesthesia of a...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread 2018

A350 might be the first wide-body that looks better with the smaller variant IMO. Other smaller variants of different wide-bodies look kinda overwinged. Perhaps that’s because A359 wasn’t initially supposed to be the baby of the family. I actually like the A35K better. It has a bit of that slender ...

Re: QF9 PER-LHR (8 Sep) returns to PER due to disruptive passenger

That’ll be a very expensive restitution the pax will have to pay. Might just have to wait tables or pump petrol for the rest of his life. First sentence is a fair prediction. Second sentence makes absolutely no sense. 'Job shaming'? Waiting tables, just like working at Trader Joe's, is an honorable...

Re: EK looks to grow US network; considers smaller 787/777 versions

STC is doing WAY too much talking. He’s almost become the Elon Musk of airlines. How dare he have the audacity to express his views & foreseight regarding his own successful & profitable company. If only he would consult some of the extremely talented posters here on how to conduct himself ...

Re: Why didn't BA order the B748?

Per Leeham's numbers, an A380 provides ~40% more capacity than 748i for ~18% higher trip cost. So less than half of your additional seats (A380 vs. 748i) need to sell and you're still ahead of the game. In short, the A380 is just a far, far better passenger plane than the 748i. Given that the A380 ...

Re: Delta uncontained engine failure - ATL-MCO

How close to retirement is this aircraft. Pratt & Whitney engines generally from my experience have a better record for containing containing debris. An example is the GE powered United DC-10 that had an uncontained engine failure of the number two engine and severed all the hydraulic lines. It...

Re: Why didn't BA order the B748?

They ordered them cause they were better (sic) It`s old news but it`s correct. BA ordering the GE90 for the B777 caused a stir since it was expected they`d go for the home-grown RR product as most of their aircraft were so equiped. One of the reasons they chose the GE engine centered on a new GE en...

Re: 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2018

Is there any update on the progress RR has made on 787 engine issues? Are in-service numbers increasing and is there any timeline when all issues will be resolved. Thanks. UAL747-600 Last I heard it would be many months before resolution. I guess it`s a balancing act to get time-consuming repairs d...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread 2018

It will be interesting to see if the domestic birds have winglets, for example Would certainly be cool/interesting to see what an A350 sans winglets looks like... especially an A35K. Yep! I`m of the opinion either A350 would look better without winglets, but then I`m not a fan of any winglet, I thi...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of final assembly

The fact is a well established airline has taken delivery of 3 of these birds Actually, that’s not a fact. The first plane has only just rolled off the assembly line and, other than the tail, hasn’t even been painted yet. Delivery of the first one, let alone all three, won’t be for a while yet. I c...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of final assembly

I think these three will be loss making and was the price to pay to keep DL out of HND so is somewhat justified. It's amazing what things you do when you think your future is threatened. I think the statement I was referring to, "another 3-8 A380s and fly them to HKG, LAX, JFK, LHR etc", ...

Re: Rumour: British Airways - Big Aircraft Order soon

Gentlemen, may I do some nasty nitpicking? The IATA codes for Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 787-10 are 351 and 78J. The ICAO codes are B78X and A35K. There is no such thing as 78X or B78J or 35K. I know, there's no logic here, but that's what folks at IATA and ICAO have done. Sorry for that. :) Of co...

Re: Rumour: British Airways - Big Aircraft Order soon

Samrnpage wrote:

I think its niave to think that BA will place an order until brexit is sorted.

Re: Man in Tinkerbell dress ousted from Ryanair jet

Misleading title. He was not removed because he wore a Tinkerbell dress (I guess there is no law against that in this part of the world) but because he was drunk and caused disruption. Absolutely, any passenger pissed & causing trouble on a plane should be dealt with to act as a deterent, that ...

Re: LH 748 D-ABYP grounded @ EZE since Aug. 17th

Any news on what exactly happened? 3 days and counting... As of 5PM ART this evening, D-ABYP is being worked on @ AR's engineering base, Hangar # 3. Picture on this link. https://desdeelpatioblog.com/2018/08/17/lufthansa-con-problemas-en-uno-de-sus-aviones/ Thanks a lot for the info, very much appr...

Re: Punchiest airliners

I flew on a Easyjet A319 a couple of years back & it seemed very spritely compared to my usual Ryanair B737-800
flights. I`d suggest the power-to-weight-ratio would be pretty good judging by the take-off & probably as nimble as
the B757 which I`ve also flown.

Re: Which Frame Will Be More Efficient....The A35J or the 779?

The A350 obviously. It's an all new design, incorporating decades of design advances. The 777X, even with a new wing, will still be a compromise with a 25 year old fuselage design. That is also why Boeing tried to distance themselves from the A350, among others by trying to stretch the -9 a step ab...

Re: BA1/2 (LCY-SNN-JFK-LCY) Quietly Cancelled?

Was sort of selfishly hoping it was done... they NEVER should've sullied the historic Speedbird 001/002 with this service. * ducks and dons flame suit * While I don`t agree the Concorde service was sullied by this later iteration ( your suits not even scorched ), BA had to follow it up with somethi...

Re: Air Caraibes A350 3-4-3 in Y

aemoreira1981 wrote:

The only other operator planning this is Evelop! at Y432, 8 below the exit door limit, on an A359 to be leased from Air Lease Corporation.

Re: Thomas Cook the first to lease HiFly A380

TheRedBaron wrote:

Weird that given the current hot climate, the people at Oslo will go to Palma de Mallorca to Cool Off....

TRB

Re: Primera Air cancels all Birmingham operations

Good riddance! I have to agree with you, since I know people who were badly inconvenienced by Primera Air. Don`t the governing authorities take some blame in such outcomes, since detailed investigations into start-up airlines must go on so as to minimise such accurances? But Primera isn't a start-u...

Re: Primera Air cancels all Birmingham operations

BHXflyinghigh wrote:

Good riddance!

Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread 2018

Putting aside the questionable problems EK had with the Trent 900 ( no one else running Trent 900`s on A380 were suffering ) wasn`t this engine further improved to be more powerful & efficient than the EA`s GP7200 it replaced? It would cost a small fortune to further develop ( PIP ) this EA eng...

Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread 2018

Putting aside the questionable problems EK had with the Trent 900 ( no one else running Trent 900`s on A380 were suffering ) wasn`t this engine further improved to be more powerful & efficient than the EA`s GP7200 it replaced? It would cost a small fortune to further develop ( PIP ) this EA engi...