I was surprised to find out that my supposedly Japanese Nissin cup noodles are manufactured in Hungary!
Jump to postI thought E190s have maintenance issues? I worked for a ground handling agency in AMS around the time two big European carriers introduced E-jets into their regional fleets. This was about 11 years ago. They had a LOT of issues at the start. I really did grow to hate them for it. However a lot of t...
Jump to postI had no idea Cubana still operated the 110! How many of those are still active?
Jump to postA daily visitor at AMS (saturdays exepted) on the BA428/429 rotation. Though it was mostly send for the belly cargo capacity, it'd repeatedly go out full in summer as well. a full 50C200Y would be no exception on this 45 minute flight! I've many fond memories of this aircraft around AMS. Most notabl...
Jump to postThe extended upper-deck is also an issue, as it poses a height restriction on the main-deck. Interesting, how is that? In what way does it restrict main deck height, that a shorter (but still extant) non-SUD doesn't? You can see the difference in available height below the upperdeck section and the...
Jump to postProbably a better contributing factor would be that due to reduced flights the number of aircraft parked has reduced the maneuvering area available, the 747 looks like it is on the taxi line. They were never going to pass the 747 there, which makes me think they were turning the A330. FWIW, this ha...
Jump to postWhen did Russian aircraft manufacturers start using the CF6? I don't know about Russian aircraft but the Ukrainian Antonov An-124 started using CF6 engines in 1997 according to the article below. https://www.flightglobal.com/aviastar-builds-the-first-westernised-an-124/6300.article The -130 version...
Jump to postJeez! I wonder if those fragments blew trough the upperdeck crew compartment? Glad they made it out ok!
Jump to postOn this picture on another website, it would appear there is indeed something taped on the windows
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/112 ... comac-c919
I can't recommend planespotters.net to others if the summaries are significantly delayed or not accurate. Don't be content with poor quality of information even if it is maintained by volunteers. It leaves your quality of argument suspect. Well then don't recommend them to anyone else.. You're taki...
Jump to postYou know you can always send in updates yourself if you find out data is incorrect? It's an enthusiasts website, which AFAIK is run by volunteers only. They have more airline lists to manage then just DL, and there are crazy numbers of developments going on lately. You seem overly critical! IMO it i...
Jump to postWelcome on board YND!
Some info about the mentioned engine issue can be found here, among other places;
https://www.skiesmag.com/news/transport ... ne-thrust/
I was planning to go fly her this summer, but COVID got in the way of my plans. I would be pretty bummed if tomorrow was indeed her last flight. I looked at the link above and, aside from noting that her certificate expires in a few days, I don't see any of the other information you mentioned. Whil...
Jump to postHi guys, (Unconfirmed) word is going around the community, that Aвиакомпания Алроса will retire the RA-85757 tomorrow. It is said that her last flight will be from MJZ-OVB (Mirny - Novosibirsk). This will likely be the last scheduled passenger service of a TU-154 in the world. The replacement will p...
Jump to postAt AMS during busy times it can be as little as 1 minute, in ideal circumstances. 35 minutes is crazy long during rush hours!
Jump to postI wrote a reply yesterday which seems to have been deleted? I'll post a censored version of it this time (very fitting). I once was delayed for about 40 minutes in MSQ, when the aircraft carrying President Lukashenko was arriving. The airport was shut down until it landed. I believe it was the Belar...
Jump to postIt varies wildly here in The Netherlands. I'd say our royal family is generally liked, but I don't think approval ratings would be as high as some mentioned in this thread. Our king is an interesting man, who pilots KLM 737's on the side. And we have quite a charming queen! Their daughters aren't re...
Jump to postWow! Reading this gave me quite a flashback! In a previous life I made loadsheets for a living, working for a ground handling agent. A company with a less then stellar reputation, as with pretty much all the big names in the GH biz. One of our airline clients had scheduled a fully booked 320, but th...
Jump to postMiami was the first word that sprung to my mind when I read this thread title..
Jump to postI'm curious to know if flights of this aircraft will be counted as "cycles". As there clearly won't be any pressurization to speak of?
Rgds,
Martijn
Good job Airstud! I've donated 20 liters of blood myself since turning 18. I'm always a bit disappointed how few people in my surroundings are blood donor. Nobody ever seems to really have an answer for why they don't do it either. But it's very much necessary! All in all I think it takes me about 6...
Jump to postMy top 5 as of yet..
1: KLM 747
2: BA 747
3: Qantas 747
4: Virgin 747
5: Delta MD-90
I apologize for the clickbait title, but I have to share this with the Anet community! The next video is making rounds on Facebook, and probably soon everywhere else. It's Rada Airlines' EW-450TR taking of from Nis Airport (INI) in Serbia. They rotate in the very last feet of the runway, and seem to...
Jump to postPerhaps it was UR-UKR? The Ukrainian government aircraft?
EASA now suspends PK for 6 months from operating in European Airspace..
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/easa-su ... ring-bloc/
Anyways, were there any other reasons World shut down? I sure miss them. I had a memory of my first flight when I was barely one, a Southwest flight to San Fransisco. I saw this sleek and elegant Trijet on the taxiway, with others of the same type on the apron near the cargo area. The first questio...
Jump to posta300 wrote:Iran Air has only a single example (EP-CBD) that is operational (though parked currently as part of the travel downturn).
I'm sad to hear this! Miami Air have been regulars at AMS in the summer season, operating leases for no less then 3 Dutch airlines. They've been around almost every summer since 2007 or something. It started with Martinair first bringing them in, later followed by Transavia, and eventually ArkeFly (...
Jump to postYou can walk to ANR from the nearest train station, in like 25 minutes. It's right down the middle of a residential neighborhood too!
Jump to postI know those are essential equipment to prevent damage etc, but imagining all those planes should otherwise be flying and stoping on other bases, where does all these come from? Is it supplied with every engine or something like that and warehoused by their owners?. I always figured every aircraft ...
Jump to postLast completed trip in the first week of march: AMS-GLA-BRR-GLA-KOI-NRL-PPW-WRY-KOI-ABZ-AMS That was to log the two Loganair exclusives. This being the Barra Beach landing and the shortest flight in the world petween PPW-WRY (my flight time was 1 minute and 10 seconds :o). --------------------------...
Jump to postHi Qazar! My homebase AMS has most of the info you're looking for available online, with public access. What you'll want to do (from the link below) is cross reference the "Aircraft Stand Table" with the "Overview Aircraft Types" list. Schiphol sorts aircraft types into 10 catego...
Jump to postCould this be the shortest type retirement/reactivation period ever for a major airline?
Obviously I'm very happy to see them soldier on just a bit longer
Concorde? I mean, long legs, beautiful body and big engines.. What more do you need
Obviously there are still commercial and/or humanitarian reasons to keep it going.
Jump to postThere's also an IL78 refueler in the US From Wikipedia: A former Il-78 of the Ukrainian Air Force was bought by the North American Tactical Aviation Inc (NATA) in 2005, with an intention to use the aircraft for contracted air refuelling operations to United States military. The aircraft latter pass...
Jump to postIntriguing! What effect would losing one of these have on the engine during operation?
Jump to postKuwait is ending all commercial flights on Friday. Only cargo flights will be permitted. At this point I think many other countries will follow. Source (AFP) https://twitter.com/AFPespanol/status/1237761515312287745?s=20 This is denied by the government of Kuwait; "There is no truth to the rum...
Jump to postApparently the aircraft that was stolen (or attempted to) belonged to Seair Seaplanes? I think it's visible in the picture with the complete right wing missing. I'm pretty amazed this happened in downtown Vancouver. That has to be one of the busiest seaplane ports in the world..
Jump to postIt's the same as agents announcing like 5 times that "this is the FINAL boarding call". Always has been one of my pet peeves
Jump to postdirk88 wrote:And AMS-KNO-DPS is moved back to AMS-CGK, with super short notice. In the last two years they have been so unreliable in their schedule...
btfarrwm wrote:Which ATC station would have control over this flight at the time of the crash?
Reading through this thread reminds me that there are some very special people among our user base. I'm amazed that there are people that believe that the Iranians would intentionally shoot down an airliner less then 50km (!) from the capital's international airport! One that belongs to a country th...
Jump to postOver 100 MPH??? Yeah, that truck has a lot of damage. I assume the driver will blame the incident on medical issue or mechanical failure on the truck. But is the truck a writeoff? Well now it's too early to speculate about a write off. It's up to the insurance company to see if it's financially via...
Jump to postI'll ask the question again, if lots of passengers turn up at the airport with lots of excess baggage and it can't all be carried, how is that TK's fault? Maybe that sounds good in theory - but not in practice. If someone is checking in, they obviously already have a ticket; it is a little late for...
Jump to postThanks Airstud! I can always count on you to give me something to do during my night shift. Still missing the U and X after all these years, but amazingly I managed to get a second Q! :o It's been a good year with also many Y's and Z's added. New entries for this year in green: A: ABQ, ACI, AGP, AJR...
Jump to postHow accurate are these gate-ID checks anyway? At least here at my home base you'll most likely get an overworked, under payed agent that will have to check 180 ID's in less then 20 minutes. With different nationalities come a lot of names/spelling that might be complicated for the agent to read quic...
Jump to postEP-MND hasn't flown since November 7th. I arrived in THR on November 10th hoping to fly on it..
Jump to postGBNWB wrote:G-GATL isn't that old, it is MSN 1834, it is the same as as say G-EUUL and G-EUUM and newer than the BA A319s. 2003 vintage aircraft.