Boeing may never recoup all the money spent on the 787, but it will be a successful aircraft, which will keep airlines and private operators coming for more. Without going into Boeing <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> Airbus, Airbus will never recoup the billions...
Jump to postWhile id rather have a system that cleans <acronym title="Anderson - Regional (County) (AND / KAND), USA - South Carolina">AND</acronym> disinfects, doing this automatically on an airliner is probably way in the future, technology wise. However, at the very least if i can wash my hands on a disinfec...
Jump to postAs upsetting as it is to admit it, the time for the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 is slowly coming to an end. The <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 never was really meant to be a freighter, and as new and efficient designs come out and new engines are created, less an...
Jump to postI could see this working as some sort of attraction at Air Shows, but I dont think anyone would ever have this installed on a Commercial Airliner in Service. Unless Rich mc Rich guy buys a used one(or new) and wants this to entertain his friends, this is simply something that probably will stay on a...
Jump to postI think <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym> has to be one of the worst. My flight to Virginia got cancelled this past summer and I had to be re-routed to Atlanta on Delta Mainline. I ended up s...
Jump to postI personnally think the Globe should stay, but should be modernized. Add some new refreshing colours to it. <acronym title="Air Comores and Crimea Air (Ukraine)">OR</acronym> at the very least get RID of that AWFUL UNITED titles at the front of the aircraft. Make it look like you werent too lazy to ...
Jump to postFor the buisness model they want, anything bigger than an EMB-120 is out of the question, and en EMB-120 is even too big(not saying they are buying it but as a size comparison). Yes a couple routes probably could see a bigger aircraft, but the model of few seats per ride but many rides in a day is w...
Jump to postWell i flew on Delta Shuttle out of <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym> last month while flying to <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - ...
Jump to postWhile Its good that this incident ended normally, it does actually amaze me how many times aircraft Squawk 7700a nd 7600 on a daily basis all around the world. While yes, they are there for the emergencies, but its still amazing that for all you know that 757 flying over your house could have a big ...
Jump to postWhile I support Deltas descsion, most of us seem to forget, alot of these folks are rich, very rich. If they really really wanted to and were able to, they could rent or charter their own private aircraft( or if they are pilots, rent and fly it themselves) and could use that to take the trophy home....
Jump to postI think it boils down to the fact that while companies like to fight and rival each other and be the best, its still never a good thing when your rivals aircraft goes down with 400 people on it because you didnt wanna lend two bolts to hold the engine on and bad things happened. As long as there is ...
Jump to postWhile im all for getting there as quickly as possible, is it really nessecary to fly that far in such a short amount of time? It certainly wouldnt be out of the realm that in 20-40 years Supersonic Air Travel could return( though it would have to be bigger, much more fuel efficent, and safer), do yo...
Jump to postIm a big guy myself(not overspilling but im 6 foot tall 300 lbs) but even i do my best o keep to my seat as best as i can. I recently flew delta Shuttle from <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="New York...
Jump to postAt the very least, it has one of the most diverse aviation industries sectors. But Is there really an Aviation "Hub" or "Center"? Is there one city that you can get everything you need to say, build an aircraft, or maintain it? I dont think one exists, but please correct me if im wrong.
Jump to postFirst everyone complains of the fees, now everyone complains something(albeit maybe not the most effective method) is being done about it. While As long as I fly delta, my Gold Card Membership allows me a checked bag free(and for reasons other than loyalty i fly primarily delta), it would be nice to...
Jump to postI used to go to Hawaii quite often in my younger days. From what my parents had said and reviewing old tickets and logs my grandfather kept, it was more often cheaper and easier to fly to <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>. More often than not I...
Jump to postProps are better for airlines like Cape Air that fly in New England, where you dont need to get alot of people at one particular time to a particular place. I live south of Boston and I hear them fly overhead all the time. Jets would be too noisy and burn too much fuel for so little distance. Props ...
Jump to postPersonally ive flown American most of my young life, Flying <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - Inter...
Jump to postIt seems to me <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> simply ordered it under the idea of, "hey that thing looks awesome, it costs a boat load of money, but hey all the other big carriers are gonna get it so we should too! Lets buy that!" Thats what it seems. It sure ...
Jump to postI dont think we will see any airlines that will grow into Delta Untied American, the likes of them. BUT I think new startups in the right areas of traffic, economics, stuff like that, may be started. Every Airline started small at one point or another, I guess it depends on who runs it, how well it ...
Jump to postIL sum up everything for everyone here goes nothing agree or disagree up to you They said the 747 would never succeed, and yet now its going on(they being industry anaylists and the general public) They said the 737 would never last, the DC-9 and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80s woul...
Jump to postIts like <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>, The entire name is Lt. General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, to just about the entire world, its simply known as Logan Airport, or by some people as Logan In...
Jump to postIf say <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> had its way, <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> would have A380s on every single route and the B777s on all smaller routes to smaller airports. Pretty much every airline from the US would be out of buisne...
Jump to postI think that Turbo props are the way to go for short hops around states. I live in New England, and Cape Air flies over my house every 15-30 minutes, i think flying from Boston to Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket should only be done with Turbo props, who needs to fly 400 miles an hour to go 60-100 mil...
Jump to postIn all honesty, it seems Emirates has become too big to fail, so to speak. But really, 100 A380NEOs? How does one afford that many aircraft, at say 200 million a piece(after discounts and haggling if any, of course), that ammounts to alot of money.
Jump to postMost of the airlines bought it thinking they would be able to fill it, as well as using the extra capacity to expand and grow on their routes. A380 and its successor(NEO <acronym title="Great China Airlines and Italy First">IF</acronym> it ever gets built) is simple too little too late, 2 engines ca...
Jump to postIsnt -100 a bad luck number or something, going back to the poor sales of the 727-100, 737-100, 747-100, lack of interest in a short variant 751 and 761, as well as the 771(maybe)? Doesnt that have something to do with it, i could be wrong or it could be superstition. If im wrong or missed any pleas...
Jump to postI think it may be the end of the 777LR Pax Version, but most likely not the end of the Frieghter. If the Cargo market picks up and cargo operators phase out the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11 and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-10, as well as other older models, then ma...
Jump to postIn my opionion, generally and in most situations, the airport was there first, airplanes and all the airport services and vehicles make noises, loud and not so loud, you choose to move to a house thats located near an airport, you deal with the noise, or move out to somewhere quieter, if you have no...
Jump to postAs Much as i would like to see Fokkers return to service, regarless of it now being Rekkof or however you spell it nowadays, its now a project, too little too late. Tis a shame it didnt have a better future and this new <acronym title="Lauda Air (Austria)">NG</acronym> aircraft wont come to fruitiio...
Jump to postprobably speeds up Deplaning more than Boarding, but if you have an entrance in the back and say the pax from seats 50-25 board from the back(just to make a point, im not sure how seat rows are exactly arranged), and pax from seats 1-24 board from the front, yeah that may save time if the one slow g...
Jump to postId say the possibility of a true freighter A380 is more possible than a Combi. Most airlines that can afford or have a need for the A380, have their own cargo division and have no need to have a combi version. Basicly- Possible? Sure i mean anythings possible with aviation, if you dream it someone w...
Jump to postThey are still flying because Airlines Like Delta can buy them for dirt money, and airlines in Iran and Africa and start up airlines need cheap airplanes they can get for nothing and still have rugged reliability.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/northstardc4m" class="quote" target="_blank">northstardc4m</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Alaska 261 was at least partia...
Jump to postIn light of a recent topic, I thought it would be better to post a new one. Why do major airlines keep older aircraft in Service? What is the Motivation or financial obligation for such operation? Is it simply cheaper to keep older ones in service and pay a little extra in gas? Is the cost of new ai...
Jump to postIF you ask about the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80, then why not the DC/MD-10 and the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11, Trijets built from the 60s and early 90s and yet they still fly(albeit cargo and special ops only), they still fly them and are efficent to be used...
Jump to postEvery time i see a thread like this all i can do is shake my head, While yes it certainly SEEMS like the 787 may have engine problems, more than normal, but all aircraft have problems, we just dont hear about it, we dont hear about that 737 engine flame out, or that little cessna that quit on landin...
Jump to postWhile i wasnt alive, the most airline missed up here in Boston would be Eastern, My parents always flew that to catch a connection with American Airlines in DFW to Honolulu.
Jump to postSeeing what delta does, i honestly wouldnt put it past them to try inflight refueling XD Never know with them anymore
Jump to postNot to be the depressed loner, but i personally think <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> needs some huge changes in order to be a powerhouse airline just on its own, more than rebranding, name or livery change, i mean a complete overhaul of everything, cut costs, invest in new aircraft ...
Jump to postJust a coincidence, not to sound like doom, but that could in theory have happened to any aircraft over the Ukraine or any hostile region in the world, its just bad luck that it happened to the same airline on the same aircraft unfortunately. nothing more or less, Pilot Error is only possible on MH3...
Jump to postThe Problem with standing seats, aside from the safety issue(lord knows id never wanna crash at a 150+MPH standing) but people with back issues wouldnt be able to do it, foot problems, knee issues...the list goes on an on. Yes the flights an 1-3 hours long, but theres no way id wanna stand for that ...
Jump to postIMHO, the next customer of the B748I is gonna be a group of A.netters pooling their money together to buy one for the sake of owning one <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/spin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> <img src="http://cdn-www.ai...
Jump to postConsidering you can probably get anywhere from Boston thanks to JetBlue, it would be easier to get some more south American Service, but knowing JetBlue new destinations always surpise me
Jump to postDoesnt airbus have a few A340s available for sale(the ones from Singapore and a few left over production ones come to mind)? In reality if they really wanted to sell them they could try
Jump to postAnd a few months from now we will get another article saying the exact same thing.... But seroiusly, it will be interesting to see what the replacement would be. Something like a 737, or something bigger, smaller, longer, wider, wingspan and such. Anyone have any idea what engines may power a 757 re...
Jump to postWhile yes the airport didnt do enough to stop him, its still his fault for sneaking onto an airplane bound for some destination. But because the airport didnt do anything, familys gonna sue to get tons of money just because -_- Moving On
Jump to postWhile I myself have 2 Cats and 3 dogs and A Rat( A Rat specificly bred for being a pet), I believe that you still have to assume the risk of transporting pets in the cargo hold. It only tugs on out heartstrings more because they are our beloved family members that are irreplaceable. But the hard rea...
Jump to postEven at work, we have a smoking area thats outside, yet the debris left behind after a day of work is unbelieveably large. Ashes everywhere, spent ends of the cigarettes everywhere, cartons, boxes, stuff of that sort. Believe me, if i cant take a small bottle of Shampoo on an aircraft, its very unli...
Jump to postIf you really wanted smoking on aircraft, you would have to do what they do in Hotel rooms, offer smoking flights like they offer smoking rooms. However, having basicly two aircraft for every flight would get quite costly, and the logistics and many other factors would make it completely impractical...
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