Re: Boeing 737 Max Legal Saga Continues

Meanwhile:

Volkswagen senior manager Oliver Schmidt has been sentenced to seven years in a U.S. prison for concealing software that was used to evade pollution limits on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles.

Re: Austrian Airlines B767-300ER ✈ B777-200ER J

debonair wrote:

Since when does an OS B767 feature a door L2?! L2 on the B767 are overwing exits...

Re: Pilot caught taking pics of FA

Not going into the morality or speculation of what he did (which plenty of other users have above) - is what he did illegal? He is photographing externally visible, clothed body parts of a flight attendant in a public space (an aircraft) performing her work duties. There are a lot of arguments as t...

Re: Updated: Qantas selects A320neo and A220 families for narrowbody fleet replacement

The bit that surprises me about this order is the choice of engine type for the NEO's. QF are going with PW, while the JQ fleet was ordered with LEAP's, puzzling. My guess is they want to have best of both worlds, if one is grounded at least there is a back up. QF maintenance can further expand the...

Re: "CO2 Emissions Would Fall 34% If Every Fleet Was As Young As Wizz Air’s"

Finally, about your brave fight against tides and floodings (sadly I just come back from the last one), the efforts of the already very clean Dutchmens and Germans will not reduce the water level of one mm, until India China, Pakistan & Co do not make serious effort. I see only China trying to ...

Re: FAA Confirms Boeing Halts 787 Deliveries

I'm not shedding a tear for them. They have a history of negligence and cover up. 737 NG issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR5QIPxfHoE Also the 747 cargo door fiasco, FAA, and to a lesser degree NTSB, failing to act appropriately. Cannot gamble with life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A2wva...

Re: Emirates unveils new Premium Economy Class

Whats so special about this? Underwhelming to say the least. Such an overrated airline. Ok so I am guessing you are not an EK fan and it’s fair to say I am. I’ve flown all over the globe with them in y j and F and I have found them to offer the best service and best cabins of any airline globally. ...

Re: Emirates unveils new Premium Economy Class

fil87 wrote:

Whats so special about this? Underwhelming to say the least. Such an overrated airline.

Re: Cost cutting at Emirates

It's a cheap airline that flies mostly 777s with 2-3-2 angled business seats but people somehow put in their minds that Emirates is the ultimate luxury. I don't get it. Their points are worthless, they're not part of an alliance. I honestly don't see the allure. They're not even that cheap either. ...

Re: Is this Emirates new premium economy seat?

Well, they are in the business of making money. And good for them. So much EK hate here. Swiss and virtually everyone operating the 777 these days are 10-abreast. Heck, Lauda's 777s were 10-across back in the days. If they want to have fake gold and you don't like, don't complain, just don't fly the...

Re: Uganda Airlines reveals A330-800neo Cabins!

eastafspot wrote:

A bit bland tbh. It clearly lacks of an African touch!

Re: Jetblue's first A220 rolls out

What a tail! A220 is definitely one of the most comfortable rides you can be on. Can't wait for this to be deployed system wide Isn't the comfort mostly dependent on the seats and not what plane they reside in? Ok so noise is a factor but the cheap general public doesn't care about that like fanboy...

Re: Rumor: Lufthansa To Delay 777Xs For 777Fs - MD-11F Retirement Postponed

Didn't they once mention that they felt they ordered too many 777's?

Re: A330Neo - 2019 a great year

The early sales were due to the delay in the 787 program and were A330ceo's, not A330neo's. Some companies switched because they needed capacity. You can't make the sales case of A330neo vs 787 by mixing ceo models that sold due to production & certification delays. So the A330neo did not outse...

Re: Boeing will deliver the 900th 787 in October 2019

It is amazing to think that the 787 reached this milestone faster than even the A320, if we start counting from first flight. If you want to compare a similar time in aviation, the A320neo family did 1000 frames delivered this month. Not quite similar though, a cleansheet vs re-engine are really tw...

Re: L-1011 used in Audi TV Commercial

Yes, wide body plane on the outside and narrow-body on the inside (maybe 737-200). Just like most movies. FAIL.

Re: World's largest single-building satellite concourse ready to open at PVG

:D :D :D I can't wait to check it out. Hopefully we'll be seeing fewer low-floor buses. They're becoming a bit too common for my liking at PVG and SHA. After boarding US-bound 787s from remote gates multiple times at PVG in recent years, I agree. It's one thing to use buses for an A319, but for a 2...

Re: Rumor: American to make huge announcement

AA. Just make the announcement when you are ready. I can't stand all this "about to make..." what's the point?

Re: KLM getting bad press over breastfeeding

Yes, KLM made a fuss over the nursing. BUT at the same time we don't have to make a fuss over KLM's actions a week later. Seems like the disproportionate outrage. Yes, they heard the complain and likely will tread carefully going forward. Everyone just needs to let it go already. There must certainl...

Re: Flyadeal cancels 737 max order

So people are getting up in arms about a puny 30 aircraft order and forgetting the 200 potential ones they got at the Paris Air Show? Sounds like Airbus.net, I mean Airliners.net. Not sure when an order for 30 737-sized aircraft became puny" A 200 aircraft order IS an very large, yes, but does...

Re: Boeing falsified records for a 787 sold to AC

Actually, there were serious quality issues with the NG, just didn't get much attention. Parts from suppliers not meeting spec; then falsified, for poorly corrected and still installed. there was a whole documentary on this. If i remember, they said there were 3 (I can't remember the exact number) ...

Re: Boeing falsified records for a 787 sold to AC

I really like Boeing, but in the last 6 months they've showed themselves to be extremely petty. Actually, there were serious quality issues with the NG, just didn't get much attention. Parts from suppliers not meeting spec; then falsified, for poorly corrected and still installed. there was a whole...

Re: 44% say wont take MAX for a year?

boeingguy1 wrote:

In the end, 99% of the flying public can't tell what type of plane they are flying on without a safety card or announcement.

Re: Why Are Bus Boardings so Common in Europe and so Rare in the USA?

I wonder if the lack of use of remote boarding in the US also has to do with our ADA laws that require persons with disabilities to accommodated. A wheelchair passenger simply cannot ascend/descend the stairs. I myself sometimes have difficulty walking, and I can tell you those stairs to a 777 can ...

Re: WN putting the MAX8 in storage at Victorville,Ca.

I wonder what Air Canada's 737 pilots are doing now? Forced vacation?

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

Because despite Ethiopias long and documented storied history of government corruption including very recent events, they are beyond reproach, because racism. I've neither blamed nor absolved anyone and certainly not claimed that anyone is "beyond reproach". Blame is not the purpose of th...

Re: American A321NEO Cabin Shots

Hmm, lots of people here seem to know a lot about strip clubs. I think these two colours look great. How dare they be different?

Re: 4 Sikhs allegedly deboarded cause a lady felt threatened from them

Sikhs are a very peaceful group of people , what a joke I guarantee she thought they were Muslims. Seems like most bias towards Sikh people is because ignorant folks don't know they're not Muslims. I mean, come on, if you're going to hate a whole group of people, at least know who those people are ...

Re: Westjet’s first inflight safety video

It is cute...but I've never seen an airline talk about the green exit symbol so much...and talk about it twice (once in the middle, once at the end). WS replied to someone who said this in the video comments and they said it's an FAA requirement. Is this true? I believe so. When I flew the DL A321 ...

Re: First KLM A 330 in New livery

I think a more gradual curve such as Eva Air's new livery would have worked well

Re: A380 Biggest manufacturing loss in civil aviation ?

These threads are just all so sad. There are now 5+ threads open and more opening every few hours to mostly $hit on Airbus. Is all this really necessary? And very little facts are presented along the way. Mostly personal opinions, and in many cases provable falsehoods (some clearly intentional). It...

Re: First KLM A 330 in New livery

Mortyman wrote:

I love KLM, but sorry I just hate the wavy line. Nicer with the old one.

Re: BR Flight Attendant Subjected to Unreasonable Requests by Disabled Pax of Size

BR AFAIK is not a company who considers their flight attendants to be outright slaves to passengers (like many Middle Eastern airlines such as QR/EK). Here we go again! Have you been a flight attendant at those companies? Do you have insights on their SOP's? One could make such wild claims against ...

Re: Cargojet Airways fleet update

What are you talking about. That is one of the best liveries in the air. Agreed :checkmark: :checkmark: "like" They say “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but I absolutely agree - great livery!! Not me. Not everything old is good. IMO hideous with no creativity that should have remain...

Re: Iran planning to buy 500 Sukhoi Superjet 100

seabosdca wrote:

drdisque wrote:

Iran's current government is a bad actor, but so are many others with which we're all too happy to do business, and the sanctions just serve to entrench the current regime in place.

Re: Commercial Aircraft built in Asia

Aviation building a global affair. I'm tired of reading comments like "...but it incorporates many western..." When it comes to China and/or Russia, why do we always have to make it a point to say that it's not really Chinese because it has western components? So what? Seems like we are al...

Re: Nigeria to launch new flag carrier Nigeria Air

toxtethogrady wrote:

Why do I think this is another 404 scam?

Re: Make a bid for a Neighbour-Free Seat ?!

If you have seat 33D, and have paid to have 33E and 33F empty, that's what you get. If you move to 40A to look out the window, you cannot transfer your blocked seats as well That's not how I read the question, though. Suppose he's on an A340 and selected a window seat and successfully bids to have ...

Re: JetBlue Orders 60 Airbus A220-300

Not really so tough, as long as the sales stay in the family. Not only does Airbus make a bunch of new sales, but they get an upgauge bonus by JetBlue switching their current orders from 320's to 321's. Any play of A320 vs. A220 isn't a good thing for Airbus. Competing against yourself is never a p...

Re: Airbus does not believe in continuing deliveries to Iran

The real danger of the embargo on the sales of commercial aircraft with any USA content to Iran, that while politically popular here puts - and has put - persons in grave danger. The lack of USA content systems caused in part the USA Navy shoot down of an Iran Air A300 over the Persian Gulf killing...

Re: Iran seeks to sue Boeing.

Not a fan of Trump, but Boeing shouldn't have done deals with an evil regime like Iran. And I think the US government should sanction Airbus and all those EU companies supporting the Iranian regime, like they made recently with ZTE: https://www.techradar.com/news/zte-reaches-billion-dollar-deal-wit...

Re: Iran seeks to sue Boeing.

Bigstud69 wrote:

The only solution with Iran is regime change. Anything else is unacceptable.

Re: Pictures of Swazi King's A340 leaked

According to AllAfrica.com, guards for King Mswati III of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) have been fined for leaking photos of his new A340. Honestly, I am surprised it took this long for them to surface. I know when I was still in the country several months ago, pictures were circulating among what...

Re: Air Canada Express : Cabin refresh soon?

I wonder why in Canada both Embraer and Bombardier products are in service while in Brazil it is only Embraer? Canada and Brazil are both large countries with many remote towns and cities that are suitable for 50 to 90 passenger aircraft. I would think that the economics of operating each product a...

Re: Asiana Airlines A333 knocks tail off Turkish Airlines A321 at IST

THis is insanity! Why wasn't there a marshaller out by the tail, since the A321 was clearly sitting in the active thru way? Asiana was cruising too, seems way to fast for that congested zone, at this well known over capacity airport. Doesn't seem that fast to me, then again, I cannot draw conclusiv...

Re: WN 1380 LGA-DAL emergency landing at PHL

They test these engines for failure. But it seems like when they fail in real life they are uncontrolled more often than not. That was a detonation. Lucky there wasnt more structural damage to the wing and fuselage. My anecdotal guess is that if it was contained it would be a non-event and we'd nev...

Re: Is this Airbus' way of making the A330 sell better?

dazwalsh wrote:

Would the cargo doors be openable in the event of an emergency exit?.

Re: JFK pushed out of top 20

JFK has EWR serving international locations and LGA for domestic. So combined NYC may still be the busiest for air travel. And most of the passengers from the 2 NYC airports (except EWR) are O & D passengers. DEL has only one airport and no city close by which has an airport (within 150 mile ra...

Re: Emirates April's Fool

Wait till you find out AA eagle employees make less than $10/hr. http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1387447 Do they get to keep their passports? EK employee's don't. They absolutely do. I have friends who fly for EK and the company does not keep their passports. That's a rumor t...

Re: Aeroflot threatens to deport US CITIZENS to India

http://www.newsweek.com/russian-airline-threatened-deport-transiting-asian-americans-back-india-867094 Apparently, Aeroflot thought just because they had the same skin color, and was coming from Delhi, their nationality was Indian and not US. Bizarre. Won't help Russian reputation when it comes to ...