A few fresh images of what's left of Mirya. I hope all can open the story, scroll down towards the bottom for the pictures. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-official-offers-plan-for-a-crimea-without-russia/ar-AA19n9qF or http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-official-offers-pla...
Jump to postHow does this affect old radials like in DC-3s? I can't remember what their preferred fuel is. Probably higher octane than 100LL, no?
Jump to postIt didn't help Lockheed that Douglas already had huge loyalty from airlines that bought thousands of previous models, from the DC-2 through the DC-8. I suppose one could argue as to why then the 707 was more popular than the DC-8 but I still think the Douglas popularity helped them somewhat in sales...
Jump to postDecember 4 marks the end of the original Pan Am, thirty years ago. Here's a story from a German point of view: https://www.dw.com/en/pan-am-around-the-world-with-the-blue-globe/a-59944962 or http://www.dw.com/en/pan-am-around-the-world-with-the-blue-globe/a-59944962 How time flies, no pun intended. ...
Jump to postBased on the pictures shown in this Reuters story the damage looks pretty ugly. (Pics are free to see, registration might be needed to read the story, which mentions other airlines.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 021-11-29/
I think people are forgetting politics when it comes to the possibilities of Airbus orders from Poland or Israel. We all know Israel is highly tied to the U.S. and Poland is lobbying for an American military presence on their soil. I realize both airlines are not government owned (please correct me ...
Jump to postSince we're mentioning both versions, I flew Midway II several times and enjoyed connecting at RDU. I think most flights were on the F100 and on one of those is where I experienced my only emergency landing. We put down a little fast and were followed by the fire trucks because of a flap issue. It w...
Jump to postIs this it? https://www.airporthistory.org/uploads/1/2/1/4/121407428/jfk-departure-board-02-800-bar_orig.jpg From the airporthistory.org link above...[/quote] That is an interesting one in the picture but I remember more the classic black and white ones that would take quite a while to cycle through...
Jump to postI think I also remember a big "flap flap flap" type of arrivals/departures board that had two lights that would start blinking alternately when a flight was boarding or had just landed. Other than those and the occasional PA announcement the only way to find out anything about a flight was...
Jump to postThe Calder mobile was one of the few cool things to look at and wasn't there an observation deck you could access for a dime (10 cents)? One thing I liked, as I was always picking up visitors at the IAB, is that I'd park further away, where there were always easy to get to spaces for your car, then ...
Jump to postAs mentioned in a post earlier, I did see one at JFK, just once, and it was quite a pleasant surprise. I'd have to guess early 80s.
Jump to postSeems there was a lot of confusion at the end of this flight, with the captain finally taking over: "BEA says this prompted the captain to state firmly: “Everyone quiet. I’m the only one giving orders.” https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/french-bee-a350-deviated-during-go-around-after-alarm-st...
Jump to postThere is a video on YouTube of an A340 undergoing rejected takeoff tests and you can see how hot things get, even to the point of a fire. There's other videos showing tires exploding and lots on other types after a rejected takeoff. Easy to find on a search. Things get incredibly hot stopping all th...
Jump to post.. and we put a bit red in the blue, to give it a warmer impression. Other tails were proposed. With waves and patterns in it. I worked close to the guy taking care of branding, he advised the board. Me and colleagues pushed him to keep the tail intact, which luckely happened. :scared: I think movi...
Jump to postWould be very nice to see Lufty at ANC on a regular basis. I remember while I briefly lived there when the Condor 767s would come to town a few times per week during Summer.
Jump to postThat does look quite bent up. Is this the first major landing gear damage on a 787? I don't recall reading of others.
Jump to postUnfortunately no pictures but here's a story about Churchill's Liberator: https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/travels-with-churchill-136166507/?all Here a link to a picture of Churchill by the entrance hatch to the B-24 but I couldn't find any of the interior. https://www.pinterest.com/pin...
Jump to postThere is a pulse at Boeing! It's not NMA or anything huge but it's still a ray of good news.
Jump to postOne thing to remember is in a cargo bin area of the belly you have the container handling system installed in the floor. that takes up at least 6-8" (15-20mm). So if you were to put a permanent crew structure or passenger lav in that space the floor can be lower in the bilge area. There is a l...
Jump to postAnd another update from everyone's favorite site:
https://simpleflying.com/hamburg-luftha ... nning-out/
It still would be nice if they could save the aircraft.
Sorry if I missed it elsewhere in the thread but aren't there many regulatory issues now that makes new combis very unlikely to come to market? Fire suppression, etc? I believe it's not just economics.
Jump to postI know it's not a very popular site around these parts but there might be a reprieve:
https://simpleflying.com/ex-lufthansa-b ... postponed/
or
http://simpleflying.com/ex-lufthansa-bo ... postponed/
Related: a current story about the Worldport, complete with typos.
https://simpleflying.com/what-happened- ... -york-jfk/
or
http://simpleflying.com/what-happened-t ... -york-jfk/
PANAM was an icon of aviation. I never had the chance to fly them as I'm too young to have had the chance to but, I've read a lot about them and respect them. To sit and type about their demise instead of just recognizing what made them an icon in aviation history truly speaks of the lack of love f...
Jump to postI spent some six months on and off in Anchorage over the years and the AS HNL flights were well advertised locally. And I think at the beginning of service the "Chester" figure on the tail wore a Hawaiian lei on some of their aircraft, though that may have been for Hawaii service from lowe...
Jump to postI was there once, taken away at gunpoint to arrange payments to services rendered—lights, VOR, ILS, landing, parking, ground handling, etc. Delivered to the tower, it was explained to me SNPC wasn’t trusted to pay, so I’d have guarantee payment through my company. They dictated each charge, the amo...
Jump to postI've read that for the 8/2/70 Pan Am 299 hijacking Fidel came out to the airport to see the then new 747 as I think it was the type's first visit to Cuba. Can't remember if he got to tour it or not but who was going to deny him if he wanted to see it on his own soil? Apols if it had been mentioned a...
Jump to postI do remember being puzzled at the time as to the claim that the DC-8-61 was longer than the 63 and could carry a few more pax. Is that correct?
BTW, I was living in Venezuela at the time they came out and Viasa widely advertised the stretch 8s as the "Super Coloso" (Super Colossus).
It flew over my boat while fishing on a lake in Ontario, Canada, a few years ago. Very impressive. Something that large seems to move through the sky very slowly and takes a long time to fade from view.
Jump to postMy only brand new plane flight was on a New York Air 737, a -400, I think? Definitely a cool smell. Somewhat similar to that new car scent but not quite the same. And I too enjoy a whiff of Jet-A in the air. Fun topic. Anyone remember the "Flying Nosh" on New York Air? You got a bagel and ...
Jump to post"You do realize that on most flights, even those taking place during daylight hours, flight attendants will insist that the window shades stay closed for almost the entire trip so people can sleep and watch the seatback entertainment. So. In a way we're already flying in dark windowless tubes.&...
Jump to postFernandes was publicly toying with buying 787s. Will be interesting if the allegations pan out and if they did factor into the decision. Of course, it could have all been posturing to pressure a better deal from Airbus. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airasia-expansion-idUSKBN1FM0JS Timing for th...
Jump to postFernandes was publicly toying with buying 787s. Will be interesting if the allegations pan out and if they did factor into the decision. Of course, it could have all been posturing to pressure a better deal from Airbus.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airas ... SKBN1FM0JS
I dunno if Boeing hated the term or not but they did not come up with it. IIRC it was bestowed on the 747 by the media.
Jump to postI'm having deja vu. Didn't another aircraft (not sure of the type) recently have a ceiling panel come down on landing? I want to say I remember it being a Latam bird? Maybe I'm way off.
Jump to postSo the first commercial flight for a 747 also was the first 747 to be hijacked and was destroyed in the worst air disaster of all time. IIRC there was a similar parallel with the first in service 707. Also for Pan Am, that aircraft crashed in Elkton, Maryland, after being hit by lightning. Weird, eh?
Jump to postWas N736PA the air frame that was substituted for another that was supposed to fly the first flight and wasn't able to due to an engine issue? And was N736PA also the aircraft involved in the Tenerife accident or do I have my recollections wrong?
Jump to postTake notes of what? The U.S. may never had apologized for the Iran Air shoot down but they did admit it the next day.
Jump to postI used to work at a Beechcraft parts dealer and shipped many a kit for strengthening V-tail Bonanzas back in they day when the model was in crisis. We used to joke with the Beech people in Kansas about marketing a V-tail King Air and our parts rep there would get a good chuckle out of it. Since a fe...
Jump to postI was on a flight to PHX, from PHL, I think, and was using my GPS on my tray table to follow the flight's progress (yes, I think the airline allowed it at the time, maybe still does) and as we flew over Olathe, Kansas the name "Garmin" came up in little letters on the screen. I thought it ...
Jump to postApols if this has already been added, here's a story quoting a Boeing exec saying this is not a substitute for NMA: http://www.airlineratings.com/news/modified-767-not-seen-as-a-replacement-for-the-nma-boeing-exec/ or https://www.airlineratings.com/news/modified-767-not-seen-as-a-replacement-for-the...
Jump to postOnce upon a time AS (maybe someone else) ran a 727-combi there. Hard to believe what that must have been like with that short runway, crosswinds and mountainous landscape. Might have been Reeve? Also, I think AS did have 737 service for a while and I believe I read it diverted often due to weather ...
Jump to postFlew them once in the MD-80 days, DCA-DTW (might have been IAD, can't quite remember) and the flight was pretty standard stuff but the one thing that stuck in my mind was how dreary and lousy the terminal they used in DTW was. Overcrowded and dingy.
Jump to postI flew them in July, 2018, JFK-CDG roundtrip, and the flights and crew were fine but whatever seats they had on the A333 were just awful. And I know they usually are so-so in most airlines' economy sections but these were terribly uncomfortable. Pity that they had to shutdown, I would have flown the...
Jump to postI taxied in a C-172 in Wilmington as a UA 737 passed by, circa 1985. Was cool to see but even then I didn't think the route would last long.
Jump to postI will have to find my negatives but Pan Am certainly had numerous 747s at the end. Right after the company shut down I parked (illegally) on a highway ramp on Le Jeune Blvd. right next to MIA and took a bunch of pictures of the idled fleet, one of which was a 727 in which a company van had been dri...
Jump to postI don't know much about this website and if there is anything to it but here is their story on Boeing's offer: http://www.airlineratings.com/news/boeing-offer-qantas-special-777x-9s-project-sunrise/ if that doesn't work then copy and paste this link: https://www.airlineratings.com/news/boeing-offer-...
Jump to postI was thinking about that after reading the Tower thread. I nominate Capitol Air as I spent many an hour waiting for their always delayed DC-8s on the JFK-SJU route. No other airline screwed up my travel as much as they did.
Jump to postNice additions for SWISS. Did SR fly to Washington DC (IAD) at one point in the past? I can't remember. Swissair (SR) operated 747-300 services from Washington/Dulles (IAD) to Zurich (ZRH) via Philadelphia (PHL) many years ago. Wasn't the SR service to PHL via BOS, not IAD? I took the SR IAD-ZRH fl...
Jump to postOK, I'll bite. Despite being bilingual I have no idea what "CDTMYLPQTRMP" means and I couldn't find anything in a search. Can someone reveal?
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