Nimish From India, joined Feb 2005, 3076 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3835 times:
No idea - but I hope it's nothing serious. As it is, one of the aircraft must be busy with taking the Indian PM on his visit to the US. This will definitely mean cancellations and delays for AI - which is becoming a recurring theme this summer.
Vivek0072 From India, joined Jun 2005, 284 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3599 times:
I had been to LAX yesterday, but did not see AI plane, where is it parked ? Meantime why is the AI 747 (Khajuraho/VT-ESO)ferrying the PM called Air India one ?
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 80 Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3580 times:
Quoting Vivek0072 (Reply 4): I had been to LAX yesterday, but did not see AI plane, where is it parked ?
If it is AOG, it is likely at the United hangar, which you can see from the end of the departures loop, as United Services handles all of AI's line MX at LAX.
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FlyinTLow From Germany, joined Oct 2004, 501 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3551 times:
Great! This means a lot more late night work at FRA again. But that's ok. Just means the night shift wont get too boring after all! Or is the a/c still AOG and will depart with an entire 24h delay?
Thunderbird1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3506 times:
Correct, it's parked at the United maintenance area. It's where VT-ESO was parked for a couple of weeks after that FRA tailstrike incident.
Thunderbird1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3391 times:
The aircraft is AOG due to a hydraulic shuttle valve problem
That doesn't sound like it'd be too hard to fix in a hurry. Quite unlike the -ESO tailstrike circumstances.
MakeMinesLAX From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 516 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 years 10 months 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 3215 times:
Quoting DH106 (Reply 10): French for embarrassing blunder.
Just to clarify, the literal meaning is "false step". When you say "(insert language here) for...", the implication is that you're giving a direct translation.
To stay on topic, it's interesting that UA provides mechanical support. If/when the 777s return to LAX and need service, it will be like a homecoming of sorts, since they are former UA A/C.
Thunderbird1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 10 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 3108 times:
Well, it's not AOG anymore. I saw "Fatehpur Sikri" rumble down the runway at around 8 pm.
I wonder if today's incoming flight from FRA was cancelled...
Thunderbird1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (7 years 10 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2892 times:
if it happening so frequently, then they should register the aircraft as VT-AOG!!
Awesome. One of the funniest things I've read on this site
AirIndiaOne From India, joined Mar 2005, 146 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (7 years 10 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2870 times:
Quoting Vivek0072 (Reply 4): Meantime why is the AI 747 (Khajuraho/VT-ESO)ferrying the PM called Air India one ?
Manmohan Singh is on a 3 day visit to the US!
He should be coming back soon and so would be the aircraft.
The presence of PM on any aircraft makes its callsign followed by "one"
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MakeMinesLAX From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 516 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (7 years 10 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2454 times:
Quoting DH106 (Reply 14): I don't agree with your assertion of implication. I assert that the context was one of general meaning not direct translation
When it comes to euphemisms like this (as opposed to singular words, e.g. "'Chien' is French for 'dog'"), the equivalent phrase is typically not a literal translation. As an example, the French phrase for "hungry as a bear" employs "wolf" instead.
My point was to provide a direct translation for clarity's sake, just so no one gets the notion that the phrase literally means "embarassing blunder" (which is not really a common euphemism anyway, somewhat enforcing the notion of a exact rendering). In any case, a closer match would be "misstep", which my Webster's Dictionary defines as "A false or wrong step; error"
Airlinerfreak From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (7 years 10 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2428 times:
Last Tuesday when I was coming back home to LAX I believe I saw that exact plane at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. So I do not know as to why the aircraft was there.
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