Re: Garuda may cancel remaining orders of 737 MAX

Good. Maybe they can invest in their country's airport infrastructure instead? I'd recommend starting with installing an ILS or two and investing runway pavement and overrun barriers.

Re: Is Boeing’s reputation now tainted?

737s were lawn-darting due to rudder hard-overs frequently in the 1990s - USAir at PIT, United at COS, and Eastwind (nearly crashed).
Boeing survived that. They will survive this.

Re: Trump declares national emergency for the wall

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Re: American Airlines DC - Berlin??

AA IAD-PHL-BER "direct" flight is my guess.

Re: Expressjet ending all CRJ ops. Will furlough the whole CRJ/former ASA flight attendant group

FlyHossD wrote:

So what carrier is going to fly the ex-ASA CRJs? That is, I expect that UAL still wants the feed they provide.

Re: Expressjet ending all CRJ ops. Will furlough the whole CRJ/former ASA flight attendant group

jetsetterP wrote:

However, the CRJ FAs have been made an offer to join the bottom of the ERJ list after they've recalled everyone from that side. A la AA/TWA.

Re: HKT beach will become restricted

This will work wonders for tourism in the area. What a complete joke.

Re: Manafort sentenced to 47 months

If he gave Russia sensitive classified information then I may say draw and quarter him but you are reaching. Well, this is awkward... President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and fo...

Re: EK reducing 777 Fleet? Omni new owners?

Probably is true, as Omni have confirmed they are adding the 77F to their operation.

Re: 737 MAX - Pilots complain of fast landings?

When flown properly, aircraft does not lawndart.

Re: What got you into aviation?

Sitting in my front yard in the early 90s watching L-1011 after L-1011 on approach to MCO.

Re: Jetblue “Save the Date” All Hands - April 10

Sure it's fake news. News he doesn't agree with = fake news.

Re: Jetblue “Save the Date” All Hands - April 10

Transatlantic eh? And now they'll get $0 profit sharing.

Re: Decline in traffic to the site...

Its certainly true A.net came up first, and dominated, in all sorts of google search results at one time, not really so long ago. I believe A.net earned that result organically, for lack of a better word. It was quite popular and the "go to" site for a number of things.. as most of us kno...

Re: trump has total control over security clearances

NIKV69 wrote:

I don’t feel his family members need that high level of clearance. Of course it’s nepotism he has the right to listen to people he trusts but also has to pay the price if they release sensitive information.

"Contact Us" Page Not Working

I am unable to send a message via this page. The Captcha seems to not allow the form to send.

Re: B6 Profit Sharing

Actually, "whines constantly on Airliners.net" may be a plus on a resume.

Re: "Report: Air Belgium on the Brink of Liquidation"

Air who?

Re: Omni Air International to Start 777F Operations

A wise move to diversify their business.
Remember ATA? On its last legs, they went out of business almost immediately after losing the government contract flying on the DC-10s.

Robocall Troll Dupes Trump Supporters Out of +$100K

Why didn't I think of this? A group linked to a shady political scam artist has raised $100,000 from robocalls impersonating President Donald Trump that ask recipients to donate to his 2020 campaign. CNN’s KFILE reported Thursday that more than 200,000 people have gotten robocalls using a Trump-soun...

Re: YOUR TAKE ON NEPOTISM

trpmb6 wrote:

Agreed, Ivanka would be much better.

Re: A380 F-WWOW MSN 2 - Flying Again

Sorry, I meant MSN 1 - my mistake! Fixed it.

A380 F-WWOW MSN 1 - Flying Again

I was under the impression that MSN 1 was a museum piece at this point, however there are recent pictures of it flying once again this month. It flew today in fact. What is Airbus doing with MSN 1?

Re: YOUR TAKE ON NEPOTISM

NIKV69 wrote:

Having friends and or relatives in high places is a fact of life As has been stated just keep it quiet and go about your business.

Re: Why is there no FlightRadar24 alternative?

How is this a non-aviation thread?

Re: Reuters: Rolls Royce withdraws bid for Boeing NMA project

Finally some good RR-related news!

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

Pudelhund wrote:

Not what KICT is referring to. The word "theory" does not have the same meaning as "guess" or "hypothesis".

Re: Repub. Rep warns Cohen

So who was it? Who was convicted for collusion with Russia?????? Collusion is not a crime per se. "Conspiracy to defraud the United States" however is. This is why Trump et al. keep saying the words "no collusion", because it is a made up, fake crime they will never be found gui...

Re: B6 Profit Sharing

Hate? Hate what? The reality that one could make more money working elsewhere and/or get profit sharing checks on par with that of my industry peers? Then why don't you quit JetBlue and go work for Delta. :idea: I don't work for JetBlue... Great idea by the way. "If you don't like working here...

Re: B6 Profit Sharing

Hate? Hate what? The reality that one could make more money working elsewhere and/or get profit sharing checks on par with that of my industry peers?

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

Curiousflyer wrote:

My theory is that the plane took a steep turn either because the pilots wanted to avoid clouds or because of a burst of wind. The cargo moved inside the plane, the plane’s angle of attack got too steep and it stalled.

Re: Decline in traffic to the site...

Well perhaps more concerning is for 5 historical registrations i searched, JP came up before a.net on all 5 of them? In most JP was on the first page, a.net was not? N203EA N8837Z N404PA N69AF C-FPWB Meanwhile there is an effort behind the scenes to get "MyAviation.net" (which added zero ...

Re: Any new info on MyAviation.net?

MyAviation.net already exists. You can dump junk photos onto Instagram like everyone else is doing.

Re: This website runs off of pure speculation.

Actually the site "runs" off of ad revenue but that is beside the point of this thread. What is your point, btw? I wasn't aware "dictator" was a staff position here? Not every poster on this forum is a teenage "avgeek know-it-all" although as time goes on these types ar...

Re: B6 Situation

They will be "merged" with United like how AirTran was "merged" with Southwest.
Bet on it.

Re: Updated: California Pacific Airlines has a start date! November 1st

Yeah, sure. Good luck finding pilots.

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

...and there is recent history for pilot suicides including MH370 (likely), the E190 in Africa, and the Germanwings flight.

Re: Is this photo legal?

If you assume that such a permit was obtained, what's the point of this thread? Obviously I started the thread to trigger you into replying... Actually, I started it because we should take this seriously. Drones near airports are becoming a major issue in the UK, given recent incidents, and it is o...

Re: Kamala Harris wants prostitution legal I agree

Good luck getting the "Chreesthun" right to go along with this. But the good thing is that voting block keeps getting smaller and smaller.

Re: Alaska Airlines New Motto?

"Airliners.net Should Charge for Membership"
"MAGA! Make Airliners.net Great Again!"

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

Not to be too nit-picky, but "GPWS" systems have largely been replaced by "EGPWS" systems on commercial aircraft. E for enhanced.

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

I was wondering when we'd arrive at the "wow, the was an old airplane" phase of this discussion...

Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

None of us can be certain about anything at this point, other than the obvious fact that the aircraft went down for unknown reasons and 3 people are dead as a result. Families are in pain today. Aviation professionals and a whole bunch of corporate people are in mourning over this event. Let's wait...

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas