GD727 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 925 posts, RR: 11 Reply 2, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2940 times:
Man, the media is worse than I thought. How do they confuse a Us Airways A321 with an Aeroflot 767?
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15989 posts, RR: 59 Reply 3, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2924 times:
How do they confuse a Us Airways A321 with an Aeroflot 767?
Well, both airlines are inefficient, bloated bureacracies with incompetent management. I could confuse their corporate cultures....if not their liveries!
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
CMK10 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 513 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2849 times:
I happen to like 1010Wins thank you very much, good sports and weather but I must say this is an inexusable.
DC-10's Forever
"Traveling light is the only way to fly" - Eric Clapton
National_757 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2843 times:
Wow! This isn't some nerdy airliners thing like they put a A320 instead of an A321, they really goofed. It's not that hard to tell the difference between Us Airways and Aeroflot.
Gnomon From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2723 times:
For what it's worth, as a reporter and college newspaper editor, I can tell you that the quality of writing and reporting in this article is sub-par. I guess the photo error figures...
Trickijedi From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2696 times:
Makes you wonder if the story is even valid, doesn't it?
Its better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Fly safe!
Hmmmm... From Canada, joined May 1999, 2088 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 2634 times:
It's not that they don't know the difference between an Aeroflot 767 and a USAir A321, but that they don't care.
It's an airline story, so they simply pulled an airliner file photo. Their attitude is that any photo showing an airliner will do because it wasn't the airliner, nor the airline, that made news. It was the sick passenger on an airline flight. Lacking a photo of the plane itself, or the sick passenger, they opt for a generic airline file photo. Maybe they use the Aeroflot 767 for every generic airline story like this one. That's the extent to which they care about what photo they use.
But does the public care about the plane in the photo? Probably not.
An optimist robs himself of the joy of being pleasantly surprised
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3994 posts, RR: 23 Reply 9, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2604 times:
Well, both airlines are inefficient, bloated bureacracies with incompetent management. I could confuse their corporate cultures....if not their liveries!
Last I checked...Aeroflot is profitable and have really put things together. US Airways is well...slowly getting things in line. Either way, Aeroflot is not what they use to. If I remember correctly, AW&ST had a story on them a few weeks back that explained their turn around.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
Sushka From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 16 Reply 10, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2571 times:
Oh my, this is pathetic
Once on a local tv station here they were talking about Delta's Olympic 777-200 and they went to the SLC to show it but instead they showed a normal Delta 767-300 taking off into the sun in a way that you couldnt even tell if it was in special colors.
HlywdCatft From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5321 posts, RR: 7 Reply 11, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2509 times:
MxCtrlr From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 2485 posts, RR: 40 Reply 12, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2426 times:
When did USAirways upgrade their service product to Aeroflot's high standards? Way to go, Seigel!!!!!!
MxCtrlr
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DAMN! This SUCKS! I just had to go to the next higher age bracket in my profile! :-(
Craigy From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 1118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2334 times:
I do not like the way in which the headline is worded "emergency brings plane down" makes it sound more like a crash than a routine medical diversion. Hope the passenger was OK.
Craig.
BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 2234 times:
This Just In.
EMERGENCY BRINGS PLANE DOWN: AGAIN!!!!!
A USAirways 737-400 has just made an emergency landing because of an on-board emergency with the Number 3 Engine. The Twin-Jet was on its way from PHL to BWI as she diverted to MCO. The 737-400 made a landing at Orlando Sanford on its way to MIA. The Emergency is not quite clear as we have our sources down in LAX trying to figure out what happened. Here is a picture of the USAirways 737-400 in the maintenance hangar at SFO.
Ybacpa From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1108 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2182 times:
Keep in mind WINS is a radio station- attention to the visual details is a really new thing to them, although I have to say this is a really big mistake even a $6 / hr intern should not make.
SkyTeam: The alliance for third rate airlines finally getting their act together!
ContinentalEWR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3762 posts, RR: 15 Reply 16, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 2025 times:
Nah....just a US Air 767-300 in early 1990's livery, reflecting the carrier's service and standards for excellence at the time!
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16250 posts, RR: 52 Reply 17, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1996 times:
I listen to WCBS 880, much better for News, traffic/ weather sports etc. Also the home to NY Yankees baseball.
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 18, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1975 times:
Anyone hear about that WN A330 that diverted to YEG on its way from DEN to YVR?
AndrewAir From United States of America, joined Jul 2002, 361 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1926 times:
CV990 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1829 times:
Hi!
Sorry I forgot to tell you that I was reading the "Izvestia" daily newspaper this morning and they said Aeroflot is now going ahead in some US Air routes, the american airline is dropping those from their network! Next week it will be started a new ex: USAir route from CLT to STL with TU134A's, a really classic style service with vodka and caviar!!!!
regards
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