Re: Ural Airlines A320 emergency landing in a field in Siberia due to hydraulic problems

Wow respect, that's some skilled piloting. I'm wondering if one of the pilots was a glider pilot when they were younger. Glider pilots are constantly aware of possible landing fields, always scanning the ground and spotting obstacles. We're also kind of sensitive towards the different forms of agric...

Re: 20 years on airliners.net

Sorry for going off topic here, but can anybody confirm for how much longer Northwest will operate the DC9?

Any spotters at MIA Miami International Airport?

I'm using the lockdown to work on my flight log, and I have two departures out of MIA in 1992 and 1993 I'm missing the aircraft's reg number. I'm aware that MIA has a very active spotter/photographer community and I was wondering if any of you were active in the early 90s, or could get me in touch w...

Re: So why is Microsoft a cool company? And why will you never buy a Nissan?

I think a thread with the same two questions was started many many years ago (the Non-Av forum description has been the same for a long time) and it probably was "Birdwatching" who started that thread. Does anybody remember that earlier thread - c.15+ years ago? I sure do. I've always bee...

Re: Humorous Sayings and Humorous Cliches on A.net

FlyingColours wrote:

I miss "Birdwatching" he was awesome

Re: Ukraine Int'l cuts: Axe PEK, AMM, RIX; reduce BKK & TLV

Seems like other routes will see additional cuts as well. CDG becomes daily, 19.30 departure is suspended. BRU becomes daily, afternoon and evening departures are suspended. FCO becomes daily, evening flights are cut. So it seems cuts are taking place all around. This will seriously impact connecti...

Re: EU immigration for long haul triangle flights

LA has a SCL-MAD-FRA routing. The transit passengers leave the plane at MAD but stay airside at MAD's T4S Terminal, so they enter the EU at their final destination in FRA. You can book the EU segment separately (I recently flew on this route for €9), so I had to go through immigration at MAD before ...

Re: VS Virgin Atlantic and South America

Wait, didn't Virgin Atlantic use to fly to Bolivia? I specifically remember seing this. In a James Bond movie I think.

Re: Fees on assigned seating, now on trains

I don't know in which cave you have been hiding, but your thread is literally (and yes, I'm using this word correctly) at least 150 years late. Paying extra to reserve a seat on a train is almost as old as railroads. Here's a seat reservation (Platzkarte) for a German train from 80 years ago. It cos...

Re: Planned storming of Area 51 9/20

It's fun to picture the logistics of this "event" in case 700,000 people really show up. First of all, how are they all going to get to Las Vegas? I'm pretty sure they're not all locals. 700,000 people equals about 3500 aircraft filled up with nothing but attendees of this event. They'd ne...

Re: Planned storming of Area 51 9/20

I always found it funny how Americans think they live in the "land of the free" but there are huge stretches of landscape they are not allowed to walk into or even see. I'm glad I live in a country where in theory I can freely move everywhere, even if it's private property, with very few e...

Re: Lufthansa Capital Markets Day - Changes to EW, SN, Update on Fleet Development

Lufthansa a few days ago: "We're discontinuing Eurowings long haul"
Eurowings newsletter today: "New long haul out of MUC and FRA, book now! Mauritius, Barbados, Windhoek..."
What's next?

Re: AC Passenger left on plane at remote stand at YYZ

During the last 3 days I have read about this "event" in about every news outlet there is, got about 5 notifications on Google News, some articles decorated with crazy stock photos of Air Canada B747-200, heard it on talk radio, WTF, aren't there any more important topics in the world? Eve...

Re: Should Loyalty Programs Be Based on Spend Only?

In the early 2010s, due to personal reasons I flew transatlantic a lot, about 4-5 round trips a year, originating in Europe. For some strange reason I never fully comprehended, a travel agency specializing on military fares but also catering to the general public (searchable on the usual fare compar...

Re: LH Group overcharging PAX with Award Tickets?!!!

It is really high, and I cant say it for FRA but i know tax from ZRH is really high as far as I can remember it is one of the highest in the world but I am sure it is way too high in that offer. This is not relevant, as all options listed above leave from the same airport. The answer is, simply, th...

What happened to Iran Air IR426 yesterday?

IR426, May 08, Tehran THR to Shiraz SYZ, A320-200 EP-IEF, diverted back to Tehran. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ir426#206efb66 Looks like it departed Tehran on time, climbed for a few minutes to 10,000 ft, then made a level flight in the opposite direction for about 15 minutes, then di...

Re: Ghost inside Aeromexico plane

Seriously? We're on an aviation web site, in the year 2019, with (mostly) adults discussing, and about half of the posters in this thread seem to be ok with some sort of "ghost" going for a pee in the rear lavatory on Aeromexico? Ghosts are what people name things they can't explain or com...

Re: Mahan Air Launches IKA-CCS...First Flight Already in the Air!

Come to Venezuela (if you dare...most people don't) and then tell us that this government isn't more evil than that of most other countries (big or small). I've actually been to Caracas many times, in better times though, I've been in Pyongyang too, and in Tehran, and in the capitals of about 100 a...

Re: Mahan Air Launches IKA-CCS...First Flight Already in the Air!

So much hate in this thread - but no surprise, as most forum members seem to be somewhat limited in their geopolitical view. Putting this into context: two countries are isolated from the rest of the world and banned from trading with many other countries. Certainly not without good reasons, but in ...

Re: The benefit of computer travel agents over humans is..?

IMO this thread mixes up several different things. Some posters report what routing you could, in theory, fly that brings you not very far but via a very far off transfer point. This is not what the OP meant. Some report what insane routing an airline's or OTA's booking engine will offer you (at a h...

Re: Iranian 747 tail tips in Doha

A VC10 did this when being refuelled at Brize. It never flew again. With all that weight at the rear it would have come down pretty hard. Anyone who has ever been to the playground knows that this 747 could have either tipped over veeeery slowly, causing only a minor bump, or it could have totally ...

Re: Germania ceases operations

Sad news indeed. Germania was the last German airline that the people actually liked, with great service and crews. Joining a long line of bankruptcies and mergers that one by one took the small, often family-owned airlines away from us. LTU, Hapag-Lloyd, Aero Lloyd, the old Condor, Air Berlin, I'm ...

Re: 2/3/59-More signifcant plane crash

I don't really understand the purpose of this thread. You want us to rank two accidents on the same day of which one had more victims and the other one had more famous victims. I'm not playing that game. But looking back at accidents from that era always makes me realize how much safer flying is tod...

Aviation in a World Without Continental Drift (Pangaea)

In a hypothetical world without continental drift, but everything else as it is today... What would aviation look like? (Yes I know, several other things would be totally different, countries and borders wouldn't be the same, same with the climate, vegetation, the whole settlement of the world by hu...

Re: Germania in trouble

I think it is worth noting that Germania, unlike any other holiday carrier in Germany, will serve you a free hot meal on your flight. I think that is pretty amazing, and certainly does not fit into this day and age. Sadly I'm afraid this won't last for long. Didn't FR say they earn little to nothing...

Re: Eurowings EW 2930 returned to STR on 01/05/2019

The 3 you listed above must be unrelated, at least the HAJ one. This was due to the airport closure after somebody drove airside

Re: Norweigan 737 Max Diverts to Shiraz, Iran

Not a major issue for most on this plane to get an Iranian stamp in ones passport (assuming the majority are Europeans). Most EU nations already allows for two passports. If a person needs to travel to the US and the US cause troubles due to an entry/exit stamp from Iran, just apply for a second pa...

Re: First Il-96-400 in final production