Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent

I don't want to make accusations or think dirty about the pilots, but a more plausible theory would be that the pilot had something (perhaps a meal tray) or 'someone' between him and the control column to cause something so sudden. What I read is that he had his legs crossed and when the seat moved...

Re: 4 airlines on TPE SEA

Talking out of ignorance here, but SEA/TPE have a combined population of 11-ish million people (Taiwan itself has 24 mill); wealthy populations; tech-centered economies. Isn't it sufficient for 4 carriers to cover the route? that's just O&D markets.

Re: Does Delta have an oversupply of widebodies?

Their 767s will continue to see life on high-demand domestic routes, such as transcon from premium markets May I ask you and anyone who wants to share, as OT as the question is, what are those premium markets DL flies to? I'm mostly referring to the NYC-LAX/SFO markets that are currently seeing alm...

Re: Does Delta have an oversupply of widebodies?

BWIAirport wrote:

Their 767s will continue to see life on high-demand domestic routes, such as transcon from premium markets

Re: Brawl on Ryanair flight

If it's 'just a feeling', you're not alone in having it. When I clicked on the link, I wasn't wondering what country the flight was coming from, just which UK airport. When it comes to these things, the UK is Europe's Florida . I was going to ask about that :rotfl: Nearly two years ago on a flight ...

Re: Classic South American aviation question

It's just to show where the airline is. What's VARIG? VIASA? Avianca? LAB, so the airlines added the country name to passenger recognize where the airlines is. OT but I love acronyms that could very well be used in lowercase too. Varig, Avianca, Qantas, Sabena, Copa. In fact, many of them currently...

Re: Venezuelan airline 747 cargo flight sets off alarms in Argentina

I was placed in an AR hangar a few days ago so it probably got a thorough mx check to certify it as airworthy.

Re: Deep South America (ARG/CL/PY/UY) Aviation - 2024

Tourism from abroad (specially neighbouring countries) is booming. Downtown BA explodes with foreigners. Given the peso devaluation, it's dirt cheap to visit Argentina. But it's just a mather of time until the inflation kicks in again to negate the positive conversion. Then comes another devaluation...

Re: Deep South America (ARG/CL/PY/UY) Aviation - 2024

This is interesting. Among the turmoil caused by the new political administration, AR has had a good january, with a better growth (YoY % of increase, of course) than the competition. The cake and the slice are both bigger https://www.mdzol.com/sociedad/2024/2/5/el-buen-dato-con-el-que-empezo-javier...

Re: New mexican military managed airline called Mexicana de Aviación announces its first destinations..

Big deal. So what, the Mexican govt props up a small airline to stimulate growth away from dilapidated MEX to the new NLU using tax payer dollars. If this upsets you, just think it’s a drop in the bucket for what the US govt has done with US carriers. The most recent being the massive airline covid...

Re: Argentina moves forward with privatizing Aerolíneas; adopts an open skies policy

It is highly likely that the current chief commercial officer will take over as CEO after Christmans. Which is an extremely sane decision on all parts. He should receive support from the unions, unlike an outsider. Wonder if president wolverine will let Latam come back For sure. The national policy ...

Re: AA ramp staff wheelchair video

One thing I don't understand, isn't that slide way too steep? so maybe it's the weght and the type of surface of the chair, but it looks even a normal checked bag could suffer some damage if placed like the chair.

Re: Air Nostrum boots pax in VGO flight to make room for Sevilla football team

And each player probably takes two big, loaded bags. So you end up unloading pax, their bags, other bags and the latter's owners too who weren't expecting to getting booted out.

Re: Passenger runs onto to tarmac in attempt to get on flight she was late for

FiscAutTecGarte wrote:

She's probably watched a few too many Rom-Coms on the Hallmark channel....

Re: Woman claims Spirit stole over $12k worth of luxury items from checked luggage

I'm telling you guys, this is a scam. My dad used to work in baggage claim and once a pax said he had a lot of things stolen from his bag. The bag weighted the exact same kilograms as when it was checked. So unless all of his stuff got replaced, nobody stole anything from him. I also had a situation...

Re: SQ sued over "slobbering, farting" dog

LAOCA wrote: Nope. Didn't miss a thing. And wasn't arguing anyone's point, or opining. Simple stating a fact about my region. But I have a question about your post: Why would "the ESA crowd.. cry up ADA rules"? ADA rules do not apply to emotional support animals. You are correct - but tha...

Re: SQ sued over "slobbering, farting" dog

I am not 100% non-sympathetic to these passengers. I love dogs, but my in laws have a staffy (very similar to the dog in the article) and FFS her farts are out of this world. I am also not in favor of suing SQ as they had a clash with another pax, and the airline was probably forced to comply with t...

Re: Top A350 Liveries

IMHO, the A350 is a fine looking aircraft. Watching an A350 lift off, to me, looks almost effortless. My favorite liveries so far: 1. Starlux 2. ITA Airways 3. Finnair 4. Fiji Airlines 5. Lufthansa There are many more. I chose Starlux as #1 because it looks elegant in their color scheme. Thoughts? ...

Re: Airport Mistakes

Not sure if this was already brought up: international-to-domestic transfers at almost any US airport. Going through immigration, baggage claim, customs, recheck, and security is usually an awful passenger experience. CBP already has the authority to look at whatever they want without the passenger...

Re: Air India gets ready to reveal new livery and branding in August

It's terrible. I prefer the current one, whic I hate. The not-the-real-deal livery from previews posts looks much better in my opinion. The tail looks like 3 pocket squares superimposed, take your pick!

Re: OAK considering airport name change

Is this change catering to domestic or foreign travelers? because if the latter, regular people wouldn't get what the "BAY" in OAK's name would help. They just wanna fly to San Francisco. If it's the former, people should get better geography classes at school. Would Oaklanders wallow thei...

Re: Air India gets ready to reveal new livery and branding in August

Even if that's not the real deal - I kinda like it. Red, orange, grey, the suit well together and the tail looks modern. Just shrink the big letters and put them away from the windows. All in all it does look Indian to me.

Re: Rumour: Frontier Airlines removes 26 passengers due to a weight issue

Well, no wonder it's tough to find info on this "rumour". I bet if the pax were correctly treated and compensated, it's hardly gonna hit the news, not even social media.

Re: Will any A380s ever be painted in airline alliance liveries?

Given EK isn't in an alliance, only a small number of A380s left. And seemingly none of the alliances have any requirement to paint your largest aircraft. I heard some years ago that SkyTeam required to paint one a/c of each family in alliance livery. Maybe it is just a suggestion, or simply not en...

Re: Aerolineas Argentinas schedules flights to MIA from AEP, Buenos Aires downtown airport

The question that remains in the air is why AR rushed to announce the service with 2 big unknowns out of their control: the TSA audit and the platform. The upcoming elections, I'd say. You gotta give 'em good news before the votes start coming in. Here is the source - https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

A question. This article claims that Czech reoublic will take part in training Ukraine pilots on F-16 , however Cz have never operated F16:s . So the question is, is it a translation error? Have simulators been moved to Cz? How can a country's pilots educate on A plane they have never flown/operate...

Re: Favourite helicopter?

Vasu wrote:

For me, I’m a fan of the MD900/902 explorer with its unusual NOTAR system.

Re: The Greatest Decade for Rock Music

I'd pick mid 80's to mid 90's. Heavy metal and punk were thriving, grunge was gaining speed, and while utterly shallow, glam rock is kinda fun.

I was alive back then but too young to enjoy. Sometimes I wish I was born in 1980.

Re: Airport Mistakes

YYC airport. A monstrous expansion without automated monorail type tram to connect the piers , instead they go with a hollywood tour style manner golf trams. Not efficient at all as the trams do not have a lot of capacity. The gates are so far apart from the bridges . It is not well designed. a bot...

Re: Airport Mistakes

No thanks. Heathrow Express is awfully expensive. You can take the tube, but it's twice as long. Last I took the Piccadilly line to King's Cross it was about 65 minutes. It's certainly cheaper than a taxi or car service. Everyone's just taking the Lizzie Line now anyway (on the days it actually wor...

Re: Whistleblower "The US possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin."

The sad part of all this, is that, if true (which I highly doubt it but it's entertaining anyway) we are not really reverse engineering alien interstellar spaceships. All of humanity's advancement seems pretty much logical given the state of our technology. Even slighlty slow, perhaps.

Re: Aviation Terminology Derived From Railroading

What about "hub"?

Re: Deep South America (ARG/CL/PY/UY) Aviation - 2023

Three new 737 MAX 8 for Aerolíneas Argentinas. * LV-KIT MSN 43917 UIA NTU UR-MXA * LV-KIU MSN 43918 UIA NTU UR-MXB * LV-KIV MSN 43919 UIA NTU UR-MXC All 3 are 2019-built frames and have been stored since then. Ukraine International did not take them up. Is it just a fun coincidence that an aircraft...

Re: Aerolineas Argentinas schedules flights to MIA from AEP, Buenos Aires downtown airport

Slightly off topic but with AA flying 2x daily (second daily flight for limited time) and DL 1x daily could it be that AR is waiting to announce also JFK-AEP 3x weekly or would the flight carry too much fuel for the shorter runway at AEP? I don't find JFK loads healthy enough to warrant additional ...

Re: Aerolineas Argentinas schedules flights to MIA from AEP, Buenos Aires downtown airport

Doesn't mention if they replace the EZE-MIA or if they are new flights. I imagine the former. I wonder how AA will respond--something makes me doubt they can get into AEP, so I wonder how the pricing will change between the two. How slot constrained is AEP? If it is completely impossible for AA or ...

Re: Do you drink straight from the tap?

I don't because it has a distinctive taste which I rather avoid, but it's perfectly safe (this coming from a 3WC). It's great though when doing work out outdoors in the hot southern summers, reminds me of my childhood. At home and work I drink filtered water.

Re: Nearly 20,000 dairy cows die in explosion in Texas Panhandle

Newark727 wrote:

johns624 wrote:

I hope this doesn't get deleted like some other lighthearted posts.

I for one can't believe anyone here would dare to be facetious about a topic like...
(checks notes)
...exploding livestock?

Re: Mom files complaint, claims UA refused to accommodate son's peanut allergy

Indeed. I think people with such requirements should adapt to the situation and sourrounding instead of the other way around, when possible, as is the case of allergies. If the kid is so sensitive, maybe they should have avoided flying.

Re: Europe moving to LCC from Full Service Legacy carriers

If I buy a ticket with AA to travel Kansas City to Warsaw, I can ... Indeed. Plus you get the same baggage allowance on all your flights and probably the possibility of thru-check in, even if some countries requiere you to retrive your bags. I have also seen my share of pax who buy two different ti...

Re: Venezuela's CONVIASA announces flights between Caracas and Damascus

It is funny how this countries with +90 % of poverty put severe restrictions to enter, like if it was a real crowd of first world countries' nationals begging to cross their borders. It reminds me the amusing arguments with some communist in my college times, when no one of them was ever capable to...

Re: Deep South America (ARG/CL/PY/UY) Aviation - 2023

Well, the article states that the intention is to replicate Emirates or Qatar's model, so it'd be using CAI as a hub. But with both of those plus TK and Euro companies doing the same with established reputation... I dunno, maybe sell it as a budget airline? like many using BOA for flights to MIA.

Re: Deep South America (ARG/CL/PY/UY) Aviation - 2023