This thing is going too fast. Could be due to pilot error or weather conditions. The plane doesn’t want to descend. Definitely better to go around it seems from this perspective.
Jump to postIn the video the landing seems perfectly normal and well within the touchdown zone. Tailstrike happend on the balked manoeuvre. Question is why did they balk the landing?
Jump to postKLM has combined KLM and KLM cityhopper pilot lists about 25 years ago.
Jump to postFastest part is backtracking on the runway. Fast but not too spectacular.
Jump to postThank God. Finally. I've been waiting for this for months. As we know, Delta Connection flights are operated by Delta-owned Endeavor Air and contractors Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines. Endeavor Air and Republic don't use CRJ200's and SkyWest lists only fifteen CRJ200's on their current rolls...
Jump to postSurprising to see that the prevailing sentiment is that KLM should bleed for the choices made by the Dutch government whilst itself also impacted by the measures. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation.
Jump to postIt’s to cut down on instructor usage. Normally you would need 4 stretches line flying to have 4 actual landings for a new 777 pilot, this way they regroup several pilots for 1 day.
Jump to postI believe KLM will eventually order more 78Xs, but this order was always all or nothing.. I think the uncertainty about the 77X killed Boeing on this go around.. Airbus can give concrete delivery slots, they can't on the 77X as its still not certified.. The 777X always was an outsider for this orde...
Jump to postExcept the UK provided for an exemption under the Equality Act that one could exempt themselves and no reason was required to be made public. In BA's defence, one thing they did get right was that no one was compelled to divulge their vaccination status. Unless you told the airline they wouldn't ro...
Jump to postIt’s hilarious to see all the speculation. People love to be right or either hate to be wrong. The order for the A32N was made public months after the decision was made.
Jump to postNovice question but... what did the APU actually do for Sullys plane? Provided electrical and hydraulic power when the engines no longer were. I'm no expert but I think that allowed the FBW systems to stay active and avoid reverting to direct/reduced law. No APU I know of supplies hydraulics on Air...
Jump to postI’m a bit surprised, it wasn’t too long ago that KL proudly announced how they would reduce fleet diversity by focussing on only two short haul types (EMB and A32xneo) and one common type rating for long haul (77x and 78x). That was supposed to facilitate flexibility and reduce training cost. Addin...
Jump to postWhat they say and what they do are 2 different things. I wouldn’t put too much weight towards the statements by Ben or KLM board. Furthermore Luchtvaartnieuws reported that the decision had been made for the 787 a couple of weeks ago. The airline denied this and the article was baseless. We’ll see.
Jump to postAccording to this article on Luchtvaartnieuws tensions are running high within AF-KLM about the new planned widebody order for KLM to replace its B777-200ERs and A330-300s. It's said that Ben Smith is in favor of more Dreamliners (to spread risk and reduce dependence on a single manufacturer), whil...
Jump to postYou can dispatch some widebodies with 1 or 2 inoperative brakes via MEL.
Jump to postI once heard that some BA crew came back in the hotel in Lagos wearing nothing more than underwear. Don’t know of the truth of this one but same rules apply there.
I’ve heard numerous stories in my company of people not following advice and becoming victims of crime in certain places.
The 789 is already replacing the A330s. The real discussion is what the 772 will be replaced by. 78X HGW? A359? I believe the 359 is better suited range and payload wise but the 78 has the commonality cards.
Jump to postJust to clarify as I have access to the air insight article. This is what Ben Smith had to say about each of the options available as airnsight had access to the internal webcast For any avoidance of doubt it seems the 787-10 IS the first option. 35K or 779 will be explored if they cannot get favou...
Jump to postSomebody made this nice overview for the future narrowbody KL fleet, set to be replacing some of the ancient B737's 23 x A321: https://www.klmsafetyherald.com/klm-a321-neo-fleet 6 x. A320: https://www.klmsafetyherald.com/klm-a320-neo-fleet KL currently operates 42 737NG's. Even if the remaining six...
Jump to postAFKL have leased 9 additional A32N from ALC for delivery between end of this year to 2026. No mention which airline in the group will receive these. Source is Dutch site luchtvaartnieuws.nl.
Additionally KLM appears to be willing to extend the A332 use until 2027 and A333 to 2029.
SXDFC wrote:Are there any KLM planes still flying around in the 2003 livery?
Subject of discussion is the recent Air France-KLM group A350 order, please keep this thread on topic and remember to provide a link to your source when stating facts to avoid deletion. I had a post here yesterday detailing the pilot dynamics at MP in relation to this deal. I can’t find it anywhere...
Jump to postHow would a triangular flight work on this? Combining 2 underserved destinations.
Jump to postReading this type of comment, it seems you consider almost any landing as short of a disaster. Reading your comment shows you did not look at the pictures or just do not comprehend. The gear plowed through dirt before reaching the pavement that started the runway. The wheels/gear had to hit the pav...
Jump to postFirst of all: I have landed an A330, F100,737-900 on runway 22 at EHAM myself. I’ve also landed the A330 in SXM and BOS runway 27. I therefore think I can give an opinion. To everyone stating the runway is too short for wide body ops: Considering the aircraft landed SHORT of the runway what has the ...
Jump to postI’m not in the know about the 220 but I do remember on the MD11 we pushed the “AUTOFLIGHT” button on the mcp to engage the A/T for takeoff. That would be an interesting nuance in the discussion. If it’s the 737 way then yes, no business pushing buttons during takeoff roll. On a side note I wouldn’t ...
Jump to postYou have more space on an 8-ab A330 compared to a 9-ab 787 or a 10-ab 777. Nothing to squeeze in there. I myself prefer the 2-4-2 setup as you're always only one seat away from the aisle. PH-AKD was actually already withdrawn from use but the lease ons some A330’s were extended because of 787 deliv...
Jump to postTourism, VFR, Dutch business and government workers all year round. Near to full every day. Last year KLM had plans to add a 3d daily flight to CUR but wasn’t able due to CUR airport capacity.
Jump to postKLM says it could drop 30 destinations (25 shorthaul+5 longhaul) if the Dutch government proceeds with its plans limiting movements at AMS. https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/298753/klm-outlines-potential-network-reduction-due-to-schiphol-green-cap/ Or they could just buy larger pla...
Jump to postFrancoflier wrote:*David Attenborough voice*
'And here you see a male 737, in his natural habitat, drinking water at the end of a runway.
He must be cautious however, as many predatory scrapmen lurk nearby'
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LFMT 240030Z AUTO 09011KT 050V130 5000 RA BR SCT013/// BKN022/// BKN028/// ///CB 17/16 Q1013 TEMPO 01015G25KT BECMG NSW BKN045 BKN055= Landed 4 minutes after this report. Especially the tempo 010/15 gusting 25 is interesting. It should be noted that the wind they received when setting up the approac...
Jump to postWe have:
- 3.7degree glide
- tailwind (170 groundspeed on FR24)
- thunderstorm
- wet
- 03:00 am
The metars around the time indicate headwind with a tempo strong tailwind in showers. Coming down on a 3.7degree glide at 170kts couldn’t have looked good.
ASR. An air safety report should be submitted within 24hrs after a incident that endangered or potentially could have endangered the safety of the flight or its occupants. There’s the mandate for the BEA.
Jump to postWith a strong dollar (or weak euro) I think that KLM looks for sure at Airbus to replace the 77E. Also the environmental restrictions at AMS and EU politics might push for Airbus. This. Don’t underestimate the political influence. Forget what the plan (single fleet, all Boeing) was pre COVID, the g...
Jump to postThe substitution of an incorrect “there” for the proper “their” is emblematic of the errors made in this incident, and of a similar magnitude. Posters need to maintain their discipline and focus. A similar magnitude? What is wrong with you? Magnitude of the error was minuscule, it was the result of...
Jump to postWow, they nearly crashed twice, does the terrain line on the graphs show trees and buildings etc, or just ground level ? Hold your horses! The wrong QNH was given the first time and subsequently not picked up by the following transmissions. They were low but not that low that EGPWS triggered. Yes t...
Jump to postSeems the pilot wanted to make a last second flare adjustment. Probably having the impression he flared to high. As noted earlier there is some pilot induced oscillation notable due to over controlling during the approach.
Jump to postInteresting news article today on luchtvaartnieuws.nl on the A320/A321neo order for KLM and Transavia. According to KLM’s Director of Operations, the MAX was a preferred candidate but the uncertainty with certification of the MAX10 was a big driving factor for ordering Airbuses. Boeing couldn’t giv...
Jump to postAvherald is reporting the aircraft didn’t follow commands. That would be something else than controls being unresponsive. Could be automation related.
Jump to postSaw 3 SU A350s at TLS today. Guess they’ll be going nowhere soon.
Jump to postI am waiting to see if KLM returns to dedicated flights to YEG or how long they will continue to operate the circle route. Love seeing them come into Edmonton and a great airline to travel with to Cardiff. I believe I saw it in the preliminary routes overview for S22 on the 330. I deleted the mail ...
Jump to postPH-EZI has been transferred from KLM CityHopper to Hop! and is now registered F-HBLR. I wonder if something similar might happen for the KLM A330-300s? Could be a straightforward (and relatively cheap) way to replace the Air France A330-200s. There are only 4x A330-300’s left at KLM (AKD is offline...
Jump to postIt’s an amazing engineering accomplishment if you take the first air inter frames up to the 330neo now. The world has changed significantly since and this airframe has stayed relevant enough. I wonder if Airbus knew it would have ample room for improvement back when they designed it though the syner...
Jump to postIt’s not the size of the aircraft which bothers me. After all, the seats are the same. My only issue is the speed or, rather, lack thereof. I much prefer travelling at M.84-.85 (747, 787, 777, A350, A380) or even .82 (767, A330/340) than .78 (A321, 757). On a CPH-IAD service that’s a difference of ...
Jump to postSee you all on the 321! I have been following this for a long time and happy the order went to Airbus. Great choice and good long term strategy.
Jump to postOn a side note. If KLM gets the A321NEO's, then our King has a problem, he needs to transfer to Transavia :lol: Or the Dutch Government will have to get an A319ACJ. What the king will have to do is really not AFKLs problem. Furthermore you have TUI and Corendon flying Dutch registered 737s, the Air...
Jump to postIf it's AF/KLM I think the A220's will be for Transavia. I don't expect KLM will operate the A220's. The newer 737NG will most likely replace older 737NG's at KLM. Our king needs some planes to keep his flight rating. And our government just replace the state plane with a 737NG BBJ. Possibly KLM co...
Jump to postAirbus about to announce A350F order with air lease. Press conference setting seems to have been set Here we go: https://twitter.com/jonostrower/status/1460220607866421248?s=21 7 350Fs for air lease Amongst a host if NEOs 220s 330s Sorry, but this is a little bit misleading. as only a part of the s...
Jump to postKL has historically always been a loyal customer of Boeing. Historically, KLM had always been a loyal Fokker customer, until Douglas came with something better. Historically, KLM had always been a loyal Douglas customer, until Boeing came with something better. Historically, KLM has always been a l...
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