Re: Service Ceiling Difference between A350-900 and -1000 (and 787-8/9 and -10)

It seems the 777-300 flies lower as well. Usually in the 29,000 - 34,000 range, while the smaller 200's fly higher. Does the larger 300's struggle to reach altitudes closer to 40,000? The 773 and 77W both have smallish wings compared to the weight they're carrying. You will rarely a 77W past 360 un...

Re: The new domestic service standard: just water. DL now onboard.

This is just an excuse to cut costs. How hard is it to serve a snack by leaving it in the seat pocket? Do you know how filthy the seat back pockets are? If you want cost cutting, no one is going to deep clean the seat back between each flight. If you thought it was bad just getting food from 1 FA, ...

Re: Boeing’s new CEO confronts its challenges

Asked whether he believed American pilots would have been able to handle a malfunction of the software, Calhoun asked to speak off the record. The Times declined to do so. “Forget it,” Calhoun then said. “You can guess the answer.” Illuminating. Covertly playing the Nationalist Card.. He might not ...

Re: Not allowed to film or take photos in flight

Like I said, it's a profession where taking pictures is present quite a bit. They should make peace with that and not behave rudely like many do today - you have the Ryanair example in this thread. For many crew out there threatening passengers with police for very small things is just a way to ven...

Re: CPT - Alternate/Diversion Airport Question

Cape Town only has CatII equipment. Cat 3B equipment, they only publish a Cat 2 chart. Individual airlines need to obtain their own LVO approvals for each state they fly into. When flying the Cat3B approach you would use the Cat 1 chart and the decision height (not the MDA on the chart) that the ai...

Re: We don't actually fully understand how planes can fly!.- Who knew?!

Bernoulli (the curved upper surface and flat lower surface creates a vacuum above the wing) doesn’t work because it would cause an inverted plane to fall earthwards. Well it helps us get airborne in one way — by being able to recite it in an exam they give you a pilots licence. Have they ever teste...

Re: New York to London - New Flight Time Record

I’ll see your SR-71 and raise you a Vostok 1. V/F I see your Vostok 1 and raise you an Apollo 10 I was going to say Apollo 10, but their speed record was achieved on the return from the moon, not during earth orbit, so I’m not sure we could say it crossed the Atlantic any faster than any other low ...

Re: New York to London - New Flight Time Record

So I guess the whole concept of anecdotal comparison is lost on you? Fair enough. While we're at it, let's call Boeing's 77L marketing flight the "longest passenger service," and the Operation Solomon 747 the "busiest pax service" .... It still doesn’t change the fact the blackb...

Re: How do I get a ride on Eva Air’s Badtz Maru A330?

You're gonna need to go to Taiwan, because all that plane has been doing is regional runs to Japan and South Korea. I don't think EVA's 330s can fly to the US anyway, they look too dense of a seat configuration to have the range to do it. Also they do not have business class, which is a must for a U...

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

What are those holes in the aircraft fuselage? One possibility is a surface to air missile (SAM)- most Russian SAMs have proximity fuzes, meaning that they explode near the target causing shrapnel damage to bring down a target. I say Russian SAMs as Iran has has a lot of indigenous systems, but the...

Re: Airbus To Offer Dimmable Windows

Ah yes, the window shade debate...right up there with reclining seats Personally I love the 787 windows....when the crew don't lock them....when the crew lock them at dark then it's worse than window shades Dimmable windows allows you to see outside (which let's face it is why most window-seat fans...

Re: Boeing CEO resigns, David Calhoun named President and CEO

Folks, hopefully you've never been fired or worse yet, have had to fire someone yourself. If you'd like someone to leave, call them in and either offer to fire them or ask for them to resign. It's a courtesy so when in your next interview you're asked about how/why you left your old company, you get...

Re: France on strike again (5 Dec)

What are they striking for this time?. Same as everywhere. Gvnt is trying to reduce pension wage. I hope this doesn't derail the topic too far, but could someone explain why the government seems to keep going after pensions? Is it austerity, lack of funding for the pension funds, or just politics? ...

Re: Fighting global warming: rethinking the NAT-OTS system

Wouldn't the NAT and PACOT system be the most eco-friendly? If you're taking advantage of the wind patterns to shorten your journey then planes are burning less fuel and spending less time in the air. While there may be a detour involved, I'd wager that the time savings from tailwinds or lack of hea...

Re: IndiGo’s A320neo Engine problems are of its own making; will Airbus now claim compensation?

DGCA up to its usual shenanigans again, so now the airline has to change its FCOMs and lose money because they didn't get the product they were advertised? Ridiculous When GE90s were failing/ wearing at higher rates in the sand airports, no one blamed Emirates for pushing the engine. GE sat down iss...

Re: Working at Southwest?

Don't ruin it for me. I'm in the final stages of interviewing for the cadet program, and I still think WN is the bee's knees

Re: AA (Republic) E175 Severe Control Problems at ATL last night

Sam Chui didn't add a thing. Discussion on a couple of pilot boards has more details and is interesting. And from the crew's own description, they had to cut out trim 1/2, switch into direct law and fly it from the FO side, and that put them back in control. They said they were fighting with the pl...

Re: Southwest posts 3Q2019 earnings

Yep, and the only way to save the airline is to take in Airbus A220s so WN can fly smaller planes to smaller cities with less wealthy customers while still needing the same number of crew members to operate the planes and needing a whole new set of mechanics, spare parts, training, etc. I don’t thi...

Re: Spirit Airlines to announce major Airbus order

Especially since trading now goes on around the clock. 4:01 PM ET is not sacrosanct any more. Well Spirit's listing is on the NYSE, which isn't open for trading then. Sure, you can queue a buy/sell, but it doesn't process until the market opens. I left that part of the industry in 2015, but for at ...

Re: WN Downgraded based on aquisition speculation

I agree that this "analysis" is sophomoric at best. Flag #1 was calling AS a LCC. What bothers me is this superficial nonsense may have a near term effect on their share price and market cap. Trust me, no one who's worth a dam is seriously considering this based on a single investment ban...

Re: Qantas plans 3 Project Sunrise research flights in Q4 2019 using 787-9's, final decision on PS by end of 2019

I count 2 captains, 1 first officer, and 2 second officer. Are only 5 pilots required for a 19hr flight?

Re: JFK-MAN in 5 hours 20 minutes on VS B747?!

8herveg wrote:

Thanks. Anyone know what the quickest time is for a commercial aircraft to fly from NYC to LON and/or MAN?

Re: What’s happening to N7477S?

Hope this plane finds a good home, it would be a shame if it was chopped up. The Air and Space Museum does not have a 747 last time I checked. The Museum of Flight in Seattle doesn't have a 747SP. Can someone save this iconic airplane. IF not in the USA maybe my friends at HARS or Longreach in Aust...

Re: BA: Muilenburg out as Chairman (remains CEO); David Calhoun named Chairman

And after the market closed too, to keep the trade news propping up the market for just that big longer. If they really wanted to send a message, they should have elevated Giambastini instead of Calhoun. I can't see anything good coming from a CEO now having to answer to a private equity exec while ...