Re: G-VDOT (A350) struck by ground vehicle at JFK

If it wasn't a medical emergency for the GG driver, I'll bet a penny to a pound a phone was being used.

Re: Boeing says NO to returning to Seattle

For comparison: Airbus has moved the group HQ to Toulouse from Paris and Munich (just not the legal one). Airbus' headquarters are in Leiden, Netherlands, but daily management is conducted from the company's main office located in Blagnac, outside Toulouse, France. Boeing can do the same thing. The...

Re: Boeing 777X Testing / Production - 2024

Why are the FAA and Boeing unable to communicate what the issues pending are that prevent TIA? During the MAX fiasco Boeing was "mandated" by the FAA to "hold their piece in the public domain", so the proper question is why does the FAA believe that the public should know nothin...

Re: NA Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

One question: Did you notice the change in temperatures? Where I was in northern VT there was a very noticeable drop in temperature as the sunlight dimmed, and there was an increase in wind too. This to me added to the primal/visceral aspects of the event. Despite the earlier heavy cloud, it was pr...

Re: NA Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

I was on the roof of the A Parking Garage at Dallas Love. I got there before 8am and was just about the only person there. By 12:00 it was packed and I was surrounded by nerds and hippies. From just before 9am there had been a total grey blanket of cloud and I had very low expectations. By 12 there ...

Re: HU potentially ordering up to 20 339s

ikolkyo wrote:

The same HNA that she’s countless A350s and 787s? Future DL frames right here.

Re: HU potentially ordering up to 20 339s

Isn't Avolon owned by HNA? Yes. And I didn't know that. Thanks. Avolon is owned by Bohai Leasing, a Chinese company that is described as an "arm" of the HNA Group. http://www.bohaiholding.com/en/About-BCH/about-us.html#a0 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-10/hna-weighs-optio...

Re: HU potentially ordering up to 20 339s

A leasing company ordered 20 a few months ago , those could be for Hainan and they are now speccing the interior fittings That was AVOLON in August last year. No end customer was revealed at the time. Generally if they've had to make a stock market filing for kitchens, would an order for actual pla...

Re: Boeing freighter conversions – Overview (except 707, 727)

I've only just found this thread. Great work again, please keep it up. The data is incredible.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Well, if one of the restrictions has been „leave the row from the plug empty“ they already had a glue what the problem could have been. So i guess they would not have missed it I don't believe that was a condition. The empty seats were entirely at random. you know that this row provided more legroo...

Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

That's fine for the large widebody segment, replacing 744Fs. There is a need for smaller widebodies and the massive wingspan of thte A330 will cause huge problems at FX and UPS having to redo all of their gates . How would a hypothetical 787F help in this instance considering the 787 and A330 have ...

Re: Southwind Airlines banned from entering EU airspace due to Russian control over the airline

I see no sane arguments for forcing an A380 to release extra carbon at the rate of 50 tons CO2/hour for 2-3 hours. Or forcing the passengers to pay $20k/hour collectively in extra fuel. That really depends how determined countries are to punish Russia for their illegal war in Ukraine. You do unders...

Re: United Overstaffed due to Boeing Delays; To Offer Voluntary Program

dunkelfalke wrote:

MDC862 wrote:

Usual excuse blamed on suppliers.

Not an excuse. I have a buddy who is an engineer at Airbus who has complained about long delays at RR.

Re: United Overstaffed due to Boeing Delays; To Offer Voluntary Program

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-united-airlines-faces-overstaffing-151145330.html ”We can confirm that due to the recent delays in Boeing deliveries, our forecasted block hours for 2024 have been reduced,” United said. Have to believe Airbus delays are also playing in here, but to a lesser extent....

Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

They had $16B of cash and marketable securities on the balance sheet as of Dec 31. What are you referring too? https://s2.q4cdn.com/661678649/files/doc_financials/2023/q4/2023-12-Dec-31-8K-PR-Ex-99-1.pdf Didn't they say they were expecting to burn through $4-4.5 billion cash in Q1 alone? Yes - and ...

Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

They are spending $3B per year on R&D getting 777 and 737 done. Wall Street has them spitting out $8.5B in cash flow in 2026, which is after spending on R&D. What are they going to spend their R&D money on, until they are ready to start single aisle replacement? They are far from having...

Re: Boeing 777 Production / Deliveries - 2024

Interesting to see so many B777F orders. But why is Boeing assigning line numbers for B777-9 when they don't even have certifications in place yet? Boeing and Emirates are expecting deliveries in 2025. The first 777Xs in the new list are probably July at the earliest, so its not crazy. A lot of the...

Re: Farnborough 2024

It maybe a bit immature, but what are the prospects of any big orders? Show will run 7/22-7/26. Ronald Lam of CX is hinting that the issues with Boeing could open the door for COMAC. https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/28/cathay-pacific-ceo-ronald-lam-abc-future-boeing-airbus-comac-c919-china-hong-kon...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

Japan did not fail to produce a conventional regional jet. They did produce a flying aircraft and they could have certified it if they wanted to go the whole length. Right, because that was the plan all along? Let's build four test aircraft. Let's build a large factory to produce them. Let's have h...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

I just read that the US President just said the federal government will pay to replace the entire bridge. I am disappointed. The USG should go after the owners AND the operators of the ship to recover damages. My reading of that is that the decision is just one to expedite replacement of the bridge...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

Great timing: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1492321 "Japan To Unveil Next-generation Passenger Plane Project". Planning to do something and actually doing it are two entirely different things. Japan failed badly to produce a conventional regional jet after spendi...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

I have to ask, what the hell is going on in America these days? X (and I'm sure other social media) is absolutely flooded with endless conspiracy theories about this incident. I've read some of the most ridiculous nonsense masquerading as "facts". The worse was probably one that claimed th...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

So? Alonso was defending his position and Russell took a deliberate risk to drive very close behind Alonso. If Alonso would have made a mistake at that point, Russell would have crashed into Alonso. Ha ha, so the drivers shouldn't race "very close"? The stewards decided it was dangerous e...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

I can't agree with your perspective that a ramp-up would have been rushed.... ... They're still dragging their feet, probably too many managers working from home. I think that complacency has settled in. There no longer is a John Leahy to push for higher production rates. The current managers are s...

Re: NA Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

By pure coincidence, I'll be in Dallas on the day and will witness nearly four minutes of totality in over two and a half hours of eclipse. It will put a bit of a dent in my plane photography, but should be an amazing experience. My family member is also going to Dallas that week for something unre...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

And KLM has so far no A350s on their fleet even though it had the A330 in the past. MoL was speaking about Lauda Air - not Ryanair. Nothing changed. The decision is just there to run both airlines with different frames as it happens on many airlines holdings around the world. It is not a slap on Bo...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed

Altimeter2992 wrote:

Deferred maintenance…. failing infrastructure, gonna see more of this across the country….

Re: Terrorist Attack in Moscow

All four suspects appeared in court today. All four appeared to have been severely beaten, one apparently in a coma and unable to answer questions. Unbelievably, videos have emerged online of one having his ear cut off and the coma man enjoying the benefits of a car battery applied to his privates. ...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Braking and changing down 100m earlier than every other lap, then having to accelerate and change up again before the corner is not motor racing, it's dangerous driving on a very fast part of the track. If the roles had been reversed, Alonso would still be squealing about it. Alonso lifted off earl...

Re: Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Air

Avgeek21 wrote:

Isn't there still an undefined order for 137 A320Neo family on the Airbus books that was booked in December? Could that be Riyadh Air?

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Disgusting driving by Alonso once again. Brake checked Russell so hard that he had to accelerate again to make the corner. I'm glad he's finally facing consequences for this nonsense, though the penalty is too light. It’s called motor racing, not a Sunday drive in the countryside. Braking and chang...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

And KLM has so far no A350s on their fleet even though it had the A330 in the past. MoL was speaking about Lauda Air - not Ryanair. Nothing changed. The decision is just there to run both airlines with different frames as it happens on many airlines holdings around the world. It is not a slap on Bo...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

He's misplayed his hand badly and looks like a fool. Airbus will NEVER need an A320 order from FR Airbus would be dumb to hold a grudge against Ryanair & MOL, to be honest. I seriously doubt they do. However, MOL is not going to be able to squeeze the infamous "I raped them" levels of...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

william wrote:

StTim wrote:

kalvado wrote:

Airbus: here is our list price. Any fries on the side?

Nowadays they don't publish a list price.

Yeah, very convenient of Airbus, now no one knows what discount airlines get.

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

Salmson wrote:

scbriml wrote:

As I said: he’s now having to lay in the bed he made

Of course not, he can undo the bed whenever he wishes to, with no penalty at all considering the delays and unfilled promises, and cheat on BA.

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

Ignore all you want, but MOL isn't interested in general background pressure, only in direct pressure for his benefit. Additional pressure might not get his planes earlier, but it will probably get them cheaper. Cheaper than cheapest ? How much is that ? Great news for BA. They just didn’t need tha...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

I’m sure this is just MOL putting more pressure on Boeing. I’ll believe a MOL order for Airbuses when I see it. It does however highlight that he’s now having to lay in the bed he made. After the recent JAL, KLM, UA, KA, -to mention just a few- massive blows to Boeing, don’t they still feel the pre...

Re: Rumour : a350 ahead in IndiGo widebody race

30 is a lot of aircraft for an airline that does not have a single widebody. Usually a budget airline would start by ordering something like 10. Regardless of which planes they end up ordering, it’s going to take a long time before the 30th one is delivered. They will have plenty of time to build u...

Re: Rumour : a350 ahead in 6E widebody race

Or it could be bait to have Boeing and the Lessor involved to slash its pricing terms further to Indigo's liking. I'm not sure how that makes any sense. If it was so then they should have been ordering the 787s. Maybe the bait wasn't for Boeing afterall but for airbus . It makes perfect sense given...

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

I’m sure this is just MOL putting more pressure on Boeing. I’ll believe a MOL order for Airbuses when I see it. It does however highlight that he’s now having to lay in the bed he made.

Re: Boom Supersonic Overture Development - 2024

What exactly is the purpose of the XB-1? Its nothing like the planned Overture. Demonstrating that they can get a small plane supersonic, even if it did wind up being quite different than the full-scale plane they intend to build, would still put them ahead of literally every other attempt at an SS...

Re: United, FAA steps up oversight.

So if I've got the gist of this and other threads, absolutely everything is the fault of the FAA.

Re: United, FAA steps up oversight.

United has been outsourcing major work and heavy checks for years to the lowest bidder. You get what you pay for and United's payment is coming due. They should have kept these maintenance jobs in America for American workers with proper training and oversight. Not that many years ago we had the 77...

Re: FAA issues eclipse travel impact

Why?

Re: NA Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

By pure coincidence, I'll be in Dallas on the day and will witness nearly four minutes of totality in over two and a half hours of eclipse.

It will put a bit of a dent in my plane photography, but should be an amazing experience.

Re: What's happening with the engine less and uncertified B777X frames produced some years ago?

Hi, does anyone have info about what's the status of already produced B777X frames now? This 2 year old thread talks about some 25 airframes having been already produced, which had gained age even 2 years ago. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1468443&p=23281753&hilit=...

Re: Rumour : a350 ahead in 6E widebody race

Have I missed something and this deal has been clinched? From what I've seen there is a rumour of a preference being expressed. There's still an opportunity for Boeing to fight back! IMO there is no opportunity if the 10 ab a350 is involved more especially for a major AB customer like indigo. I alw...

Re: Rumour : a350 ahead in 6E widebody race

Taper costs 1 seat per row in the 5 last rows. Theoretically you could potentially squeeze 1 more row and 2 more seats per row in the premium section. So, 19 more seats for a total of 430 seats. Airbus doesn't even need to change the exit limit from the looks of it... The reason for 9X in the last ...

Re: Rumour : a350 ahead in 6E widebody race

I think at 480 you are talking about 48 rows. I think the A350-900 can handle much more then that. Anyone has an idea what the maximum amount of rows are in a A350-900? Ps.: It might be that there new CEO Pieter Elbers has a hand in this as well. He also ordered A350's at KLM... The closest you can...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Following the sucessful strikes on oil infrastructure, the US has asked Ukraine to please stop, as diminished production risks global price increases with adverse affects on both domestic and international politics. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-has-urged-ukraine-halt-strikes-russian-ener...