Another disadvantage of using containers is that it takes more time to search for bags that need to be offloaded in case a passenger doesn't show up for boarding. It's standard procedure that when you don't board your luggage will be offloaded. Then you have to unload all the containers and search ...
Jump to postNorwegian - especially long-haul - could gain a lot but so far they have no significant presence in Germany. Norwegian newspapers are talking about how this is a good opportunity for DY to get a bigger presence in the German market, especially longhaul. Probably all speculation, but this is probabl...
Jump to postThis video hit reddit a while back (well before this article), and even there, it was concluded that it was basically standard practice, either to make disposing of the contents a one-trip event, or needing to wait until airborne due to policy of not disposing on ground (leaves aircraft heated, whic...
Jump to postTo be fair. The new app has a lot more content than the one-off payment of the old app. And from what I remember, the cost of the old app is probably less than what 3 months of subscription is worth. Can't expect a company that has vastly improved their content to give it to you to free, while other...
Jump to postAKE is that type of LD3 container. It is the one most widely used for widebody baggage transportation (but used for cargo as well). AKH being used for the A320 series narrowbodies. There are plenty of different types. As for the numerical code. It will be 4 or 5 digits, followed by two letters (usua...
Jump to postI flew a Lufthansa one to Oslo a few days back. SAS: Stockholm Arlanda Copenhagen London There are a lot of destinations for SK. They seem to fly them to throughout their network from the ARN base. LN-RGM (1 of 6) has flown to ARN, PMI, CPH, OSL, FAO, BCN, KRK, EDI, UME, SFT, ZRH, ALC, FRA in the l...
Jump to postFlightRadar24 takes in ADS-B data, which is data broadcast by aircraft with varying pieces of information, including position. Although some ATC units use this information, and being ADS-B capable is becoming required in more and more locations, many still don't. There are other more common ways of ...
Jump to postI think one reason (but perhaps not in the examples OP had) for dislike of national carriers, is that many people believe that the national carrier should serve them, but doesn't. For instance, BA have LHR as a main base, so people outside of London might feel that they are being let down by BA. Yet...
Jump to postFor just about any smartphone, turn on flight mode, this turns off wifi, bluetooth and cellular. Then, go and turn wifi on. You'll still be in flight mode, with cellular off, but wifi still on. Flight mode is just really a quick setting that turns off wifi, cellular and bluetooth. You could turn the...
Jump to postWhen Norwegian changed from STN to LGW, the Norwegian media press release stated that Norwegian was seeing growth on their flights to London and that meant that they wanted to increase frequencies. However, with increased frequencies, Norwegian could finally attract the business market. And for busi...
Jump to post10 abreast 777s and 9 abreast 787s have more seat width than 747s, which have been flying for more than 50 years. Maybe it's not the seat but the size of the passenger that's changed. The 747 cabin width is 6.1M, and the 777 cabin width is 5.87M. Now, which one is more cramped at 10 abreast? In any...
Jump to postFM and AM use different parts of the frequency spectrum with very different radiation properties. FM is line of site. AM shoots through obstacles. You can get a LOT further with AM than you can with FM. Actually? All the Navigation VORs are on the FM band and all the Non-directional Beacons are AM ...
Jump to postIt didn't land in a really remote area... This is just an uninformed guess based on the flight path, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was either in the water or in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park. Not remote per se, but dense forest nonetheless. Read the ABC report again and note the words "o...
Jump to postAt the ground handler I used to work at, we generally used towbar pushback tugs for most pushes, while the towbarless one was used for all long distance towing. It was generally a lot easier to drive at higher speeds, no real worrying about towbar pin shearing. However, that pushback was larger, mor...
Jump to postThe basic ICAO specifications are registration on underside of port wing (minimum size 50cm), and rear fuselage/upper tail section (minimum 30cm). There are bound to be exceptions.
-CXfirst
Performance wise, probably better one engine performance with the prop completely gone, as there is no drag. However, probably very lucky that the prop didn't cause any catastrophic damage to other parts of the aircraft as it fell off!
-CXfirst
nadavatar64 wrote:Thats so cool! What is the registration for this aircraft? And I hope now QR will do the same with FCB on their plane;)
Not only Arab travelers. There are many non-Arabs that feel like entering the US will become more of a hassle, or simply disagree with the direction Trump is taking the nation, and have decided to spend their holidays elsewhere. I know of a few people here in Australia that have either canceled thei...
Jump to postHave a look at this, if you are interested in how things are calculated by hand. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP697.pdf This is the data booklet that question from the ATPL Flight Planning exam is taken from in the UK. It isn't based on the A320, but rather a generic aircraft. From page 18,...
Jump to postI wish I knew. I just see lots of Qatar frames built but not yet on the flight line and overtaken by many other frames. Now that QR have released their updated business class, which will go into all of the fleet. Perhaps, these aircraft have been waiting for this? QR have, however, stated that a QR...
Jump to postfrmrCapCadet wrote:Maritime law generally says if your wake causes damages, you pay.
When you go to DXB, you do see plenty of parked aircraft, but it doesn't mean they don't fly. There is some downtime for just about all their aircraft, and with the lack of space at DXB, they go to the other side of the field and are parked one behind the other. So, it does look like they are parked...
Jump to postAny news on how quick planes will be refitted (if at all)?
Jump to postAre you sure about that? I would have thought the regional carrier would be responsible for fuel, deicing, catering and all other operational expenses. The major would only be responsible for marketing. The major pays the regional carrier a fixed price to operate the flight, its then up to the regi...
Jump to postHow many possible links are there in Europe? I think it helps somewhat that Ryanair don't do connecting flights. People go on Ryanair's website put in their home airport as origin, and up pops a list of somewhat unknown destinations, sorted by country, that gets one thinking and researching. Sudden...
Jump to postBit unclear where this expansion will be. They talk about the old international pier (so E/F), but that pier can't really expand too much more outward before it gets too close to the taxiway. Perhaps a pier somewhat like the B pier, but with aerobridges, would work (although, don't think this is wha...
Jump to postYes I've heard (and experienced) some of their T2 ops problems. Is that a contracted-out ground handler though? Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide are ground handled by Virgin Australia themselves. (They contract out some of the international ops from these ports for ramp operations, but all ...
Jump to postThe two 737-700s also seem a bit oddball. They are, but I believe they are owned outright, and not on loan. Also, they don't add much cost. They use the same pilots as the rest of the fleet, and engineering is near identical as well. So, getting rid of them won't be a significant cost saving, and t...
Jump to postWas the E 190's successful for VA and why are they getting rid of them, seems like they have not been in the fleet that long. I don't think they very unsuccessful (don't have any numbers to support this though), but VA are going through a fleet simplification which is sensible. The E190s have been ...
Jump to postAt the airline I work at, the only rule (which isn't enforced, but most still do so), is handles facing the next person. However, as for stacking in a hold, face down usually works better, gives a cleaner surface to stack the next bag on. Most handlers know this, and pass the bags up in this manner ...
Jump to postV1 RTO calculations are supposed to include a reaction time. CS25 allows for a minimum of 1 second reaction time at V1, as well as 2 seconds to start the stopping action. So if you lose an engine right before the callout, as long as you start the RTO within 3 seconds, you should be fine theoreticall...
Jump to postJapan, China and Hong Kong will be difficult if DY still has trouble getting permission to overfly Russia. Would the Irish register get away from this? Think the ban isn't Norwegian itself, rather, only one airline has rights with current bi-laterals, and that has been given to SAS. I would think t...
Jump to postJapan, China and Hong Kong will be difficult if DY still has trouble getting permission to overfly Russia. Would the Irish register get away from this? Think the ban isn't Norwegian itself, rather, only one airline has rights with current bi-laterals, and that has been given to SAS.
Jump to postAll pilots learn about fighter jet interception, but it is such a rare occurrence that for some of the aspects you really wonder if things happen as the books say. I am so, so happy to see the fighter jet rock its wings as it intercepts. The myth is true! As for chemtrails, looking at this video, on...
Jump to postIt's not as simple as that, it's not just a case of going through immigration and then re-boarding the plane. Those originating from LHR flying through to MEL will need to have their checked luggage examined by customs at PER, and then they will have to recheck those same bags through to MEL. So th...
Jump to postAnd the rumour is that they will only be carrying intl traffic on the MEL-PER sector. Don't understand why they would do this. I get it if the airplane is going to an international terminal, like DFW-BNE-SYD. As, towing and aircraft from international to domestic, and making those through passenger...
Jump to postThat's surprising that the boards display that. I have seen it at BNE but only in staff-only places, certainly not for public viewing. It is in a staff only area. But, seeing as I'm not working for EK, nor any company representing EK, and it is displayed openly to me, I've got no reason not to writ...
Jump to postHow is EK's other A380 service into PER going? A 25% outbound LF is not great even for February. I'm not savvy to all their loads. The airside flight information screens at PER have pax numbers for outbound flights listed as reported by the airlines the day before (believe it is for the benefit of ...
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Not really sure what the point of this flight is? Doesn't seem like the best way to get to Europe, if anything an more painful way. For example: AKL-DOH-FRA 28hours AKL-IAH-FRA 25hours AKL-DOH-LHR 28hours AKL-LAX-LHR 24hours AKL-DOH-ZRH 33hours AKL-LAX-ZRH 28hours Connecting in the US is painful.
Jump to postThe other thing is, hasn't PER been spending money on upgrading its ILS to CATIII, so that diversions become an extremely rare occurrence, if at all? Yes. So, this will reduce the need to divert substantially. However, it does nothing for the need to designate an alternate, and carrying the fuel fo...
Jump to postWhy the rush to order? These aircraft are still a while away, and at least in the case of the 777X, it's not like production spots are filling up. Seems like a wise decision to wait, and order when there is more concrete data on the aircraft, or at least, you have a better understanding of your airl...
Jump to postNot going to happen. An engine failure in this type of aeroplane would probably be classified as a catastrophic failure condition, so the probability of this failure must be below 1x10^-9 (for catastrophic). ETOPS regulations require engine reliability to be better than 0,02 engine shutdowns per 10...
Jump to postMore change that the QF T1 Lounge will close then? provideing the space for the new NZ Lounge? I'm assuming the ex-EK lounge will be where NZ go. T3 international operations are still a while away, and I think NZ plan to have their lounge open before QF moves everything to T3. Doubt they would clos...
Jump to postRe: TT and the B737s: What's so 'difficult' about securing CASA approval to add the B737 to their AOC is that TT itself has no experience operating the B737 (VA's experience doesn't really count as TT has to demonstrate it can manage on its own), until recently has had little (if anything) in the w...
Jump to postGeographically London could have been in the same league, but there are a few obstacles. First of all western Denmark to London is LCC territory, so no interlining. Secondly, London has so many airports, making transit too cumbersome in most cases. Biggest problem is slots. If you want connections,...
Jump to postTRF is quite far away from Oslo, and has its own catchment area (of course, no where as big). And KLM fly to a large number of secondary or even tertiary regional airports that many similarly sized airlines ignore. Just look at the UK. So, why not?
Jump to postIn regards to TT adding the 738 to the AOC, what makes this so hard? Airlines all around the world (including Australia) add fleet types to their operations all the time. TT, being fully owned by VA would surely have an even greater advantage, as the parent company would have all the expertise neces...
Jump to postRunway 16L/34R at SYD currently unavailable due to disabled aircraft on the runway https://twitter.com/flightradar24 Current ATIS (released at 1812 local) has no mention of the disabled aircraft, and has both runways in use for arrivals and departures. Edit: Looking at the Flightradar history. Abou...
Jump to postRight now there is a shortage on the lower end of the regional market (Qantaslink for instance), yet plenty of GA pilots that are struggling to find work or gain the experience necessary mainly due to the slowdown of the resource sector. Qantaslink are slowly lowering requirements to join, but are r...
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