xjetflyer2001 wrote:Any plans in N774UA being repainted or is it set to ride out the rest of its days in its current livery?
AKL-DEN, anyone? :hyper: Maybe Pat Quayle can be convinced that the hot/high issue wouldn't be an issue for a NW seasonal UA service? New Zealand Minister Judith Collins is in Colorado, and it's been disclosed during her visit that Colorado and New Zealand are negotiating a trade deal, and "A ...
Jump to postI don't agree with that. DL, WN, AS, etc. have demonstrably better balance sheets than peers, including AA. AA would much rather have DL's balance sheet. I did not say AA's balance sheet is bad, but DL's cost to borrow $1 is less than AA. All carriers have the ultimate goal of maximizing returns fo...
Jump to postSmall fleet update. The entire 737 fleet has now been rewired, so Channel 9 will be available on equipped aircraft starting April 12 when our FM revision goes into effect. Does this mean the aircraft with it equipped will actually have it turned on, or just simply able to? I've been on numerous 757...
Jump to postI wonder if UA is involved in these discussions at all? A direct flight between Denver and Auckland, New Zealand, is being discussed alongside the agreement, Polis and Collins said, which drew support from Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington who attended the event at New Zealand-based ...
Jump to postWell if nothing else, maybe United will be able to re-train their pilot workforce and get their standards up so it never happens again based on the faults identified in the report and the analysis. Southwest remedial pilot training may not far behind after almost crashing theirs into the ACT tower....
Jump to postA321neo New Delivery: N14511 sked into TPA Inducution 3850/9Apr XFW-EDI, then 3850/10Apr EDI-BGR-TPA Does this put to rest the idea that the FAA wouldn’t allow new deliveries? Or does that just mean they won’t be able to fly them in revenue service? This and N37342 are the test cases, the only two ...
Jump to postavier wrote:Hope they don't go the way of GoAir (GoFirst).
P&W are killing airlines in broad daylight.
Even the 737-900ER is a better CASM performer than the 757-300, though it's pretty close. On a pure operating cost basis, the A321neo and MAX9 handily beat it. In key markets at heavily banked hubs there is value to moving 234 pax at once (vs. 179-199 with the 321/739/7M9) but at this point the cos...
Jump to postYesterday Southwest had a compressor stall landing in BWI tower reported seeing flames and sent the fire department. Third engine issue this week for Southwest…. And….JetBlue shut down an engine on a 321 in ETOPS on the NATs and turned around and landed in SNN….. These things just don’t happen every...
Jump to postIs anyone else confused about how 22 injuries result from a shear/turbulence encounter essentially on landing? Yes. Why were they not buckled in? And if they were, how did getting a bounce at 300 feet result in injuries? “On arrival, our first EMS unit on the scene was encountered by a flight crew ...
Jump to postBrandon757 wrote:Sooner787 wrote:Appears a BA A380 has taken up semi - permanent residence at DFW for a week now.
Parked on the future " Concourse F " ramp.
Anybody privy to what's up with this big bird?
Hydraulics issue on its arrival.
Why divert? It looks like an Austrian flight diverted to SWF too, there was a little wind in NY today but not the kind of weather that I would think would necessitate a diversion and all the news articles suggest the injured pax suffered only minor injuries so why not continue to EWR? Your conditio...
Jump to postConsidering that senior captains in legacy airlines basically make the same as the C-suite in decently sized companies, and more than most lawyers/physicians and senior software devs in FAANG companies. It also seems like it offers the best "knowledge&skill required/money earned" rati...
Jump to postAviation Herald: Friday: Southwest B738 at Fort Lauderdale on Mar 22nd 2024, engine shut down in flight Sunday: Delta A339 at Salt Lake City on Mar 24th 2024, dropped engine panel on departure Should these 2 be in line for an oversight too? Maybe not. Just Kirby has openly criticized the FAA. When ...
Jump to postAviation Herald: Friday: Southwest B738 at Fort Lauderdale on Mar 22nd 2024, engine shut down in flight Sunday: Delta A339 at Salt Lake City on Mar 24th 2024, dropped engine panel on departure Should these 2 be in line for an oversight too? Maybe not. Just Kirby has openly criticized the FAA. Yes b...
Jump to postAPDs are United employees authorized to conduct type rides by the FAA. When in their role as an APD they are effectively replacing the role of the FAA, but they are United employees designated by the FAA. I have absolutely zero knowledge of these rumors, but if true, that is likely what is meant by...
Jump to postThese sorts of things happen all the time. It's just that 20 years ago, no one would've known about half these incidents because no one was carrying around a mini computer that could allow them to instantly share the story to the world. 20 years ago or 50 years ago, the FAA would have known about t...
Jump to postTack wrote:CriticalPoint wrote:Oh that’s right……..these things don’t happen everyday
Yup. Using your own data, these types of events do not happen everyday.
These sorts of things happen all the time. It's just that 20 years ago, no one would've known about half these incidents because no one was carrying around a mini computer that could allow them to instantly share the story to the world. 20 years ago or 50 years ago, the FAA would have known about t...
Jump to postThis is a bit more serious than the general impression you get from skimming through this thread. United can not open new routes. United can not certify new pilots. United can not not issue type ratings. United can not start operating new aircraft in revenue service. FAA is going through every manu...
Jump to postWhy take it as an offense? Perhaps UA wants this audit? In a healthy safety ecosystem such an audit can help UA identify potential shortcomings and improve. Isnt that supposed to be that American Goldstandard we are hearing so much about? Agree…..I just hope the media reports the findings. Even if ...
Jump to postYup United better get their perception under control, facts don’t matter here. What facts don’t matter? Here are few that we know are verified. 5 air interrupts- diversions or turn backs between March 4th and 11th including a Triple that had tire depart on take off. A 800 that departed the taxi way...
Jump to postThe minimal amount of responses from a.net members is concerning. It was indeed concerning to see how many people seemed to think that a wheel coming off a 777 is no big deal. Planes break all the time, but such situations are neither routine nor acceptable. I also find the notion that the media sh...
Jump to postHonestly, the events of this year do justify an audit. While painful and expensive to undergo, I am not going to say this is due to an election year. I will say the FAA was too lax for too long, so they will likely over-compensate the other way. Obviously, just my opinion. I like traveling in a sys...
Jump to postIt must not have been that big of issue to the safety of that particular airframe because it's back on revenue generating flights as of a couple days ago. May not have been much of a safety issue but those fairings cover areas where there are damage prone systems, so once those become exposed it in...
Jump to postCALTECH wrote:
Fleet Exit
#4709
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There are a million things that could have caused this, and “events” like this happen every day and have always been a part of the business. The only difference today is we have social media & 24 hour news sites that need to attract viewers to protect their phony-baloney jobs. Case in point, AA...
Jump to postThe state of majority of the aviation news nowadays including the ones from aviation only outlets really makes me wonder if every topic in the world is reported in such manner that I accept unknowingly due to lack of knowledge. If I were a non avgeek I'd probably try to avoid every Boeing out there...
Jump to postI just shake my head. I’m hoping these types of posts aren’t coming from airline professionals from any carrier. Aviation normal is an airline cycle in which no investigation by the Feds or airline needs to be conducted. There is a reason that airlines are required to have an emergency procedures m...
Jump to postIf this happened at my carrier, there would be a pretty big response. I guarantee it wouldn’t be “things happen every day”. And I’d wager my pension UA isn’t thinking that either. In fact I don’t know of anyone in the industry, at any carrier that would be so nonchalant about safety. The question i...
Jump to postThere is no integrity anymore in the media. It used to be 60 minutes would get involved and find out there is zero issue with United’s maintenance and the world would continue on. Not in todays mass hysteria driven world…. NOT reporting on it would mean a loss of integrity. If the news isn't flatte...
Jump to postHysteria, like this thread? Things like this happen everyday. Unfortunately it’s trendy to put the spotlight on them now. This panel is pretty much cosmetic. Losing it has zero effect on the control or stability of the A/C If this happened at my carrier, there would be a pretty big response. I guar...
Jump to postHysteria, like this thread? Things like this happen everyday. Unfortunately it’s trendy to put the spotlight on them now. This panel is pretty much cosmetic. Losing it has zero effect on the control or stability of the A/C Agree that everyday events get hyped but cosmetic or not, this event is not ...
Jump to postThere are a million things that could have caused this, and “events” like this happen every day and have always been a part of the business. The only difference today is we have social media & 24 hour news sites that need to attract viewers to protect their phony-baloney jobs. Case in point, AA...
Jump to postVery unfortunate for United and Boeing. Is there a broader issue here, say, a generational shift of experience due to retirements and cyclical layoffs of engineers, maintenance, and pilots, and the emphasis on profit, outsourcing, and efficiency that is driving these issues? In other words, is ther...
Jump to postWonder when the FAA takes a hard look at United maintenance. The frequency of these incident speaks volume of the United maintenance team. At some point when do they a stand down to address all these incidents When there are more incidents than usual…..if you think the frequency of incidents are hi...
Jump to postThere are a million things that could have caused this, and “events” like this happen every day and have always been a part of the business. The only difference today is we have social media & 24 hour news sites that need to attract viewers to protect their phony-baloney jobs. Case in point, AA...
Jump to postDocLightning wrote:How do the slat actuator tracks wind up out of alignment?
sUAisDL wrote:United better get their act together or they will be in the same boat as Boeing. Whether it’s overblown sensationalism or not doesn’t matter to the public.
In my 40 year career I had more issues with Hydraulics than any other system. In a typical year, how many hydraulics-related diversions would you have? It’s not a yearly thing it’s a career thing. I have lost an air demand pump in the 767 multiple times. (Not hydraulics but greatly affects hydrauli...
Jump to postThankfully there has been no fatalities during this. I'm not an aviation expert but what I do know is these planes are extremely safe and have many backup systems in case things do fail. You are more likely to die to a car than having a plane crash. Just very odd that UA had all these incidents so ...
Jump to postI agree, nice video. A big to do about nothing, but United has certainly drawn the short end of the stick the last week or two. 1) Any IRROPS is fair ground for discussion on this forum. This is an aviation forum, after all. 2) It usually isn't that common for mainline airliners to have hydraulic f...
Jump to postMechanical issues like we've seen at United over the past week or so happen all the time. In this day and age we live in where social media hypes everything and nearly everyone has a smartphone it puts a spot light on mechanical issues but when talking about an airline the size of UA or even AA, DL...
Jump to postI really cannot believe the sheer number of incidents United has faced in the last few days alone. I'm thankful to see no one got hurt, but wow, I never thought I'd doubt United's safety until now. You have absolutely no idea how much happens to every airline on a single day…….99% of what happens n...
Jump to postThe two aircraft ferried to BOI looks like they are part of 20 aircraft that will be transferring from Mesa to SkyWest https://finance.yahoo.com/news/skywest-secures-agreement-fly-20-210000138.html This is correct. The 20 parked Mesa E175SCs will transfer to SkyWest prior to reintroduction. It will...
Jump to postSeems to be false alarm. https://x.com/xjonnyc/status/1764091913445965938?s=46 Damage control. I’ve got it on good authority that intl flights are coming back (new destinations) and the crew base is still in the cards although not certain. Is AA going to do SEA-BLR after all? I don’t think it’s rid...
Jump to postThis was a condition that while not serious fully warranted a diversion as could affect the handling of the aircraft, especially on landing. This is a known risk, yes it was correct to bring it to the pilots attention, and correct to divert. I am quite sure the pilots have been trained or has past ...
Jump to postWhat or who is replacing the Commutair flying in DEN?
Jump to postthey need to move GSP, GSO, ILM, ITH, MEM, and a few others from EWR to IAD too. this is a good start though! Understand the need, operationally, for UA to make moves like this, but isn’t it pretty challenging commercially? I assume no non-stops to NYC makes UA a non-starter for businesses in these...
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