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by SeaKing4
Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: IAG agrees to acquire all of Air Europa
Replies: 602
Views: 149877

Re: IAG to buy Air Europa for €1 billion

According to this link: https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/iag-to-continue-with-acquisition-of-air-europa?fbclid=IwAR3A0kL6gdGcJ1XUH-bEkYmskTbFTgwCupF220hO0hMjV6cOo3xzefPk250 and the Spanish press IAG has acquired Air Europa for 500 million Euros after reaching a final agreement with Globalia. Sorr...

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by SeaKing4
Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: IAG agrees to acquire all of Air Europa
Replies: 602
Views: 149877

Re: IAG to buy Air Europa for €1 billion

https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/iag- ... 3xzefPk250 and the Spanish press IAG has acquired Air Europa for 500 million Euros after reaching a final agreement with Globalia.
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According to this link: https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/iag- ... 3xzefPk250 and the Spanish press IAG has acquired Air Europa for 500 million Euros after reaching a final agreement with Globalia.

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by SeaKing4
Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing Removes 8 x 787 From Service over Structural Issues
Replies: 182
Views: 43117

Re: Boeing Removes 8 x 787 From Service over Structural Issues

[quote=“Tomcat”] A lot of hairs to be split. It seems to be saying that every production shim was not validated, and the process that produced the shims was not compliant and the quality check that would have detected improper shims was turned off. "Complaint" can be read many ways. I'm n...

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by SeaKing4
Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing Removes 8 x 787 From Service over Structural Issues
Replies: 182
Views: 43117

Re: Boeing Removes 8 x 787 From Service over Structural Issues

drdisque wrote:
Has there been any identification of the variants beyond the SQ aircraft which they said is a -10. I wonder if they're all -10's of if it could any 787 built during that time.


I would say different variants as Air Canada’s last delivery was April 2019 & that was a 789.

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by SeaKing4
Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:02 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing Removes 8 x 787 From Service over Structural Issues
Replies: 182
Views: 43117

Boeing Removes 8 x 787 From Service over Structural Issues

According to the link below, Boeing has removed 8 in service Recently constructed B787 from service over structural issues within the tail section of the airframe. Airlines affected include United, Air Canada and a Singapore Airlines. If already being talked about somewhere else please delete. https...

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by SeaKing4
Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Last A380 Road Convoy Ever?
Replies: 34
Views: 9158

Re: Last A380 Road Convoy Ever?

The biggest production inefficiencies for the A380 (and honesty probably most Airbuses) is not how things are transported but rather where they are built in the first place. A legacy of Airbus’s roots and desire to give different countries different shares of work, and for the A380 specifically the...

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by SeaKing4
Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: BA492 Unstable Go-Around at GIB / Diverted to AGP
Replies: 116
Views: 29080

Re: BA492 Unstable Go-Around at GIB / Diverted to AGP

https://news.sky.com/story/i-said-my-fi ... r-11648022
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Well here is the I thought I was going to Die story: https://news.sky.com/story/i-said-my-fi ... r-11648022

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by SeaKing4
Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas
Replies: 1923
Views: 479728

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

Even if it was half that 6187.5 litres is still a lot of fuel. So where is it. Probably stuck in the mud. If you're suggesting fuel starvation, running out of fuel does not cause airliners to drop out of the sky like a stone. Pilots are in fact trained on how to glide their aircraft, and every airc...

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by SeaKing4
Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas
Replies: 1923
Views: 479728

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

Having read the Flightglobal item, we now know only slightly more than before. However, IMO the size of the debris field would seem to indicate that it was in one piece until impact. In that’s the case then where is the fuel. Very little fuel contamination reported on the ground. Oh come on, the pl...

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by SeaKing4
Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas
Replies: 1923
Views: 479728

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

bennett123 wrote:
Having read the Flightglobal item, we now know only slightly more than before.

However, IMO the size of the debris field would seem to indicate that it was in one piece until impact.


In that’s the case then where is the fuel. Very little fuel contamination reported on the ground.

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan
Replies: 28
Views: 8827

Re: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan

There are pictures on Twitter of burns in the cabin floor carpet. Search BA 208 Fire. https://mobile.twitter.com/KUkcirtaP/status/1087404372894629889 I’ll take apologies now WayexTDI OK, I'll retract what I said, it did happen. I still find it extremely strange it hasn't hit the media, know how the...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:08 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan
Replies: 28
Views: 8827

Re: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan

There are pictures on Twitter of burns in the cabin floor carpet. Search BA 208 Fire. https://mobile.twitter.com/KUkcirtaP/status/1087404372894629889 I’ll take apologies now WayexTDI I wouldn't wait up on it. Probably some arm chair expert who thought they're eye knew better than someone who was th...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan
Replies: 28
Views: 8827

Re: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan

https://mobile.twitter.com/KUkcirtaP/st ... 2894629889

I’ll take apologies now WayexTDI
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OA260 wrote:
There are pictures on Twitter of burns in the cabin floor carpet. Search BA 208 Fire.


https://mobile.twitter.com/KUkcirtaP/st ... 2894629889

I’ll take apologies now WayexTDI

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan
Replies: 28
Views: 8827

Re: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan

Finally found this. Had a hard time finding it. FAA: Procedures for Fighting In-Flight Fires Associated With Portable Electronic Devices and Lithium Batteries When Using Commercially Marketed Containment Products https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/notice/N_8900.430.pdf Page 3 has a set of fi...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan
Replies: 28
Views: 8827

Re: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan

Something doesn't really add up here. Isn't the SOP to try to contain the fire and land ASAP? In this case, the fire was contained; but who says it's not going to restart? Also, if there was "horrific" smoke and fumes on the upper deck and the lower deck could smell it, again isn't the SO...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan
Replies: 28
Views: 8827

Fire in Upper Deck Economy Cabin BA208 Sunday 20th Jan

I was a passenger onboard BA208 on Sunday 20th Jan 19. There was a brief fire in the upper deck economy cabin on BA208 about two hours into the flight on Sunday evening. A mobile phone battery had a thermal run away causing the phone to get red hot smoke & burst into flames. I know the mobile wa...

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by SeaKing4
Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:34 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Family sit on floor during flight, not enough seats.
Replies: 48
Views: 14881

Re: Family sit on floor during flight, not enough seats.

I don't believe this. No way an airline would carry more pax than they can offer seats to, feels like somebody is in desperate need for attention... As for jumpseats, most aircraft have more jumpseats then needed, i.e. for extra crew on training etc, most of the time you have 1 or 2 jumpseats free,...

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by SeaKing4
Sat Jul 07, 2018 3:04 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Possible New UK ban on Items in Hand Baggage
Replies: 6
Views: 1526

Possible New UK ban on Items in Hand Baggage

Several newspapers in the Uk are today saying that new restrictions are to be brought in to effect soon. Items on the banned list are to include makeup, baby powder, coffee, & spices. Apparently a similar ban has already been introduced in the USA & several other Countries recently. http://w...

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by SeaKing4
Wed Apr 04, 2018 3:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: China—US Aviation Thread
Replies: 49
Views: 4984

Re: China—US Aviation Thread

Sorry I will take the above back. But what has confused me is a Sky News article that just uses the word aircraft and does not use words like single isle or wide body. https://news.sky.com/story/beijing-strikes-back-in-trade-war-with-us-as-trump-accuses-china-of-theft-11316425 The poster above is d...

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by SeaKing4
Wed Apr 04, 2018 3:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: China—US Aviation Thread
Replies: 49
Views: 4984

Re: China—US Aviation Thread

https://news.sky.com/story/beijing-stri ... t-11316425
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Sorry I will take the above back. But what has confused me is a Sky News article that just uses the word aircraft and does not use words like single isle or wide body. https://news.sky.com/story/beijing-stri ... t-11316425

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by SeaKing4
Wed Apr 04, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: China—US Aviation Thread
Replies: 49
Views: 4984

Re: China—US Aviation Thread

Trump unveils tariff plan on Chinese aircraft imports "Aircraft, jet engines and helicopters made in China are among 1,300 product categories that will face a 25% tariff if imported into the USA, the Trump Administration proposed on 3 April." https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/tru...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:55 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments
Replies: 2083
Views: 325639

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments

Next SpaceX launch is today, Jan. 30, at 4:25 p.m. EST (21:25 GMT). This is the launch of the GovSat-1 communications satellite and is using a "flight proven" F9 booster. The booster launched the NROL-76 last year on May 1, 2017 and there will be no booster return today as it was only des...

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by SeaKing4
Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:43 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments
Replies: 2083
Views: 325639

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeV6tOhFUor ... -by=spacex
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And another video this time from Spacex’s Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeV6tOhFUor ... -by=spacex

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by SeaKing4
Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:01 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments
Replies: 2083
Views: 325639

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OyJAdZqNjzGb?t=2 Fast forward to 16 minutes.
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Falcon Heavy Static fire video. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OyJAdZqNjzGb?t=2 Fast forward to 16 minutes.

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by SeaKing4
Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AF 995 dumps fuel and returns to JNB
Replies: 6
Views: 2959

Re: AF 995 dumps fuel and returns to ORTIA.

Good one you have to be a member to view your link.

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by SeaKing4
Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:20 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway
Replies: 37
Views: 12522

Re: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway

As this happened during an engaged ground run, dynamic rollover will not be the culprit, unless collective input occurred and the helicopter started to lift off which I would say was highly unsightly. However I have seen a Seaking engage it’s rotors with AFCS selected & this resulted in all 5 m...

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by SeaKing4
Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway
Replies: 37
Views: 12522

Re: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway

Can a Mod please delete post No. 15 & this post please. TY

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by SeaKing4
Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:34 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway
Replies: 37
Views: 12522

Re: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway

Really weird accident. The spinning rotor provides stability... how does it tip over like that? Massive wind gust? Damaged rotor causing imbalance? Glad that nobody were hurt. The crew are really well trained and should be top notch. Will be interesting to find out what caused this. Dynamic Rollove...

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by SeaKing4
Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:56 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway
Replies: 37
Views: 12522

Re: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway

Really weird accident. The spinning rotor provides stability... how does it tip over like that? Massive wind gust? Damaged rotor causing imbalance? Glad that nobody were hurt. The crew are really well trained and should be top notch. Will be interesting to find out what caused this. Dynamic Rollove...

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by SeaKing4
Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:54 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway
Replies: 37
Views: 12522

Re: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway

Considering that the undercarriage has not collapsed or been retracted by mistake, and that there was no gale side wind at the time, one can only speculate about a faulty pilot's command inducing lift and bank. It seems. A helicopter, particularly of that size and weight, does not simply tip-over o...

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by SeaKing4
Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:41 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway
Replies: 37
Views: 12522

Re: Not a good start for AW101 in Norway

What, more exactly, is the damage? Rotors.... and what else? All engines, all the transmission including all gearboxes, - all will be removed because of shock loading - airframe plus more. It’s lying on its side relatively intact, however all the main rotor blades are gone. I have 3 photos. Will tr...

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by SeaKing4
Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:12 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: BA stewardess sues for £750,000 after fear of flying forced her to quit
Replies: 17
Views: 5191

Re: BA stewardess sues for £750,000 after fear of flying forced her to quit

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ayout.html
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She won £115,000 in damages. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ayout.html

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by SeaKing4
Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines 192 fire on a Container Loader in Hong Kong
Replies: 78
Views: 24248

Re: American Airlines 192 fire in cargo hold in Hong Kong

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/trave ... plane.html
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Link to article in UK Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/trave ... plane.html

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by SeaKing4
Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines 192 fire on a Container Loader in Hong Kong
Replies: 78
Views: 24248

Re: American Airlines 192 fire in cargo hold in Hong Kong

The video up on the thread 1 has been updated. Clearly a loader fire & not started in the pallet, so discount lithium batteries. I cannot believ the workers have stood around & not tried to fight the fire. AA192 now showing as cancelled.

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by SeaKing4
Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: IATA Warning Over Flight Laptop & Tablet Ban Extention
Replies: 2
Views: 1000

Re: IATA Warning Over Flight Laptop & Tablet Ban Extention

Dominion301 wrote:
That's IATA's polite way of saying 'start to use some common sense' and 'the risk of a cargo hold lithium fire is 10,000 times greater than using said device in association with a terror threat'.

Here's where politics and image "trump" common sense.


I totally agree.

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by SeaKing4
Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: IATA Warning Over Flight Laptop & Tablet Ban Extention
Replies: 2
Views: 1000

IATA Warning Over Flight Laptop & Tablet Ban Extention

IATA has warned of the financial loses that could affect airlines should the current laptop & tablet ban be extended to the EU to US routes. It has estimated loses could be as high as £1billion. It also said "We have doubt about the measure that has been proposed to ban (electronic devices)...

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by SeaKing4
Wed May 17, 2017 5:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AV Industry: Expanding Ban On Laptops Would Cost Travelers $1 Billion
Replies: 54
Views: 5013

Re: AV Industry: Expanding Ban On Laptops Would Cost Travelers $1 Billion

“Traveling with your laptop is part of everyday life,” the trade group’s CEO told Bloomberg News in an interview this morning. “We are not sure that this ban is adapted to the threat. We don’t know what is the basis or intelligence that justifies this measure.” They should get themselves an appoint...

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by SeaKing4
Wed May 17, 2017 4:48 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AV Industry: Expanding Ban On Laptops Would Cost Travelers $1 Billion
Replies: 54
Views: 5013

Re: AV Industry: Expanding Ban On Laptops Would Cost Travelers $1 Billion

I think regardless of politics and world policy the idea of putting 300+ lithium batteries in the hold of an aircraft where nobody can get to them for 8+ hours is quite scary/concerning. How is it any different than the cabin? The Cargo holds have real fire suppression, the cabin has a tiny FA oper...

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by SeaKing4
Thu May 11, 2017 5:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK and other European countries
Replies: 265
Views: 34893

Re: Us Considers Cabin Electronics Ban on Flights from the UK & EU

If there's a ban, there's a ban. After liquids ban, you and the flying public will adjust to anything. And they'll still keep coming to the US Sounds awful but it is true. How wrong you are. I will not be told what I can & cannot take into an a/c cabin. I cannot buy insurance for electronics in...

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by SeaKing4
Wed May 10, 2017 9:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK and other European countries
Replies: 265
Views: 34893

Re: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... p-ban.html
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And now it's starting to make the UK press again: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... p-ban.html

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by SeaKing4
Mon May 08, 2017 10:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK and other European countries
Replies: 265
Views: 34893

Re: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK

The uncovered plot that caused the ban in the first place was precisely using iPads... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/26/plot-explosives-ipad-us-uk-laptop-ban "An explosion in a cabin (where a terrorist can position the explosive against a door or window) can have much more impact ...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:57 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK and other European countries
Replies: 265
Views: 34893

Re: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK

Kikko19 wrote:
what was the maximus size of a phone/ phablet allowed onboard? i'm not travelling to us, but i'm going to change my phone so i'd like to stay in the size considering i'll keep it for 3 years :) thanks!


According to the Daily Mail News paper it's 3.6" x 6.3" x 0.6" . Hope that helps.

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by SeaKing4
Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK and other European countries
Replies: 265
Views: 34893

Re: Us Considers Cabin Electronics Ban on Flights from the UK & EU

If there's a ban, there's a ban. After liquids ban, you and the flying public will adjust to anything. And they'll still keep coming to the US Sounds awful but it is true. How wrong you are. I will not be told what I can & cannot take into an a/c cabin. I cannot buy insurance for electronics in...

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by SeaKing4
Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US reportedly considering banning electronics from UK and other European countries
Replies: 265
Views: 34893

Us Considers Cabin Electronics Ban on Flights from the UK & EU

In today's Guardian Newspaper: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/25/us-considers-banning-laptops-on-flights-from-uk-airports Also reported at airlive.net : http://www.airlive.net/alert-us-may-ban-laptops-on-flights-from-uk-airports/ I have just held back from booking a two week break to F...

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by SeaKing4
Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:15 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iran Air and Boeing announcing agreement to order 50 Boeing 737's and 30 Boeing 777's
Replies: 214
Views: 49427

Re: Iran Air saying deal signed to order 50 Boeing 737's and 30 Boeing 777's

https://flic.kr/p/P1oZen
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Geoff1947 wrote:
Nothing firmed with Airbus yet. All speculation still at this stage.

Geoff


Really... all you Boeing non-believers should look at this photo of Iran Airs first brand new Airbus A321 at Airbuses Hamburg facility. https://flic.kr/p/P1oZen

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