Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

ranold76 wrote:

The silence all around on this is deafening.

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

I would respectfully disagree. There's already been enough crash-by-pilot-suicide instances to know that it's relatively easy for someone with mental health issues to slip through the cracks. And with the current pilot shortage, which is only going to become more acute, I'm afraid standards will be...

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

Has the airline industry considered changing the locking cockpit door so there is access from the outside if one of the pilots is locked out? The locking door clearly needs to be revamped considering The security and safety problem is on both sides of the cockpit door now. That would not be the bes...

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

The video is based on the premise that Zhang was "demoted". There's no actual confirmation of that. He could have been doing a check ride or something else. Everybody has called him an "FO" because he was in the right seat. That's also an assumption, not a fact. I will wait for ...

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern ChinauNd

My only worry is that the boxes have been found for a few days now and we have nothing so far. That’s raising serious suspicions in my mind. When have you ever heard of a report coming out just days after investigators found the black boxes of a fallen plane????... I don't think he's expecting an o...

Re: Miley Cyrus jet hit by lightning

And this is important news because...? My guess… This is a forum about aviation, this is aviation, an airplane was struck by lightning. Would it be more or less talked about if you or I were on the plane? Likely not. But her being a celeb, if nothing else, has provided some interesting video. That'...

Re: Miley Cyrus jet hit by lightning

And this is important news because...?

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

Those are good theories, but other articles have confirmed that the First Officer really did have 30,000+ hours experience. (I redacted their full names for privacy) I still have a lot of difficulty accepting someone with 40 years of flying in China has over 30k hours. The tempo of working 30-40 ye...

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

I think more likely that something has been lost in translation, I don't think it should say "31,769 flight hours", it should be "31,769 flight minutes" which is close to 530 hours. That would make the crew experience to be a captain with 6709 hours, an FO with 556 hours, and an...

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

There was an incident years ago involving an Alaska Airlines that was hit by a salmon while climbing out of Juneau, I believe. They theorized an eagle dropped the fish as it attempted to get out of the jet's way. That is absolutely hilarious...if it wasn't potentially dangerous! Can you imagine you...

Re: 737 with new wing, landing gear potential

What the 737 really needs is longer legs. This would require major changes to the wing structure, and would best be accomplished by a completely new wing. While this is a huge change, Boeing is doing it on the 777, and there is persistent talk of Airbus doing it for the proposed A322. Why not build...

Re: CX Working With Airbus on Single-Pilot System for A350 With 2025 EIS

In the event of incapacitation of the driver/operator of a surface transport, the most common end-result is the transport rolls to a stop after a short period of time; worst case scenario, it goes off the road and crashes and most of the passengers walk away with minor injuries (unless it goes off ...

Re: CX Working With Airbus on Single-Pilot System for A350 With 2025 EIS

Would be interesting to hear from long haul pilots what they think about being left in the cockpit alone for hours on end with not a whole lot to do and no one to talk to. Would be interesting to hear from passengers what they think about one pilot up front, alone. Inasmuch as I think it's inevitab...

Re: CX Working With Airbus on Single-Pilot System for A350 With 2025 EIS

Would be interesting to hear from long haul pilots what they think about being left in the cockpit alone for hours on end with not a whole lot to do and no one to talk to. Would be interesting to hear from passengers what they think about one pilot up front, alone. Inasmuch as I think it's inevitab...

Re: Emirates 5.5bn Loss

And this is what puts them at a huge disadvantage right. Everyone else can begin recovery much quicker than they can. Everyone has the right asset to meet varying levels of demand. Everyone else is equipped for the different phases of recovery from the early to the latest stages. EKs assets only su...

Re: Boeing monopoly on the VLA market?

New airplanes market is funny. So both A and B developed those two planes. One from scratch, with an investment so big A could be gone bankrupt, thankfully A320Neo family and A350 keeped them with the head out of the water. Don't forget the government subsidies Airbus benefited from, which helped t...

Re: Official: Airbus announces A380 production to end in 2021

15 years ago I always thought big airplanes will rule the sky, back then I really did not understand why Boeing did not pursue a proper VLA ( proper meaning not a double floored 747 but a new aircraft), well it is good that I am not in airline business or I would certainly loose money :) Don't worr...

Re: [Rumor] Airbus to announce end of A380 production

The A380 is a unique and amazing aircraft, Anet, I feel, never gave it the respect it deserved and seemed to be constantly predicting, and at times, hoping for it's demise. Anet gave the A380 plenty of respect, depending on who was posting. But the fact is that those who predicted its failure saw t...

Re: How come quads outlasted trijets?

Efficiency isn't just about number of engines. Think of all that extra structure (weight) built into the tail to support that heavy third engine. Plus I'm sure someone else will have mentioned how tail engine maintenance is a PITA. I think putting that third engine in the tail just made it more com...

Re: Boeing 797 Discussion Thread - 2018

Tankage in the wing is divided up by the wing stiffening plates with relatively small holes at the top and bottom dividing the wing into cells. That way in a bank the fuel doesn't race outward while the far wing fuel races inward. It is generally not good to have 20 tons of fuel move 5' sideways. A...

Re: Reuters:Airbus ready to phase out A380 if fails to win Emirates deal

Jayafe wrote:

Buffalomatt1027 wrote:

- Passengers want direct flights from point to point and no the old wheel and spoke model airbus thought would still work

As long discussed, p2p market is a myth.

Re: Airbus offers China Industrial Partnership for A380 Programme

There is really a lot of ignorance going on here. Chinese civilian airspace is extremely congested due to military usage. There is only so many planes that can take off and land at congested air space at any given time. People are not willing to sit on a train for 2 hours to go to countryside becau...

Re: Airbus offers China Industrial Partnership for A380 Programme

I always thought this was the most plausible solution to continue a380. There are plenty of trunk routes in china where a380 could be applied. Chinese air space is tight. All the major airports will be seriously slot constrained. Those major routes could all use a380 capacity. Slot constraints are ...

Re: Airbus offers China Industrial Partnership for A380 Programme

I always thought this was the most plausible solution to continue a380. There are plenty of trunk routes in china where a380 could be applied. Chinese air space is tight. All the major airports will be seriously slot constrained. Those major routes could all use a380 capacity. Slot constraints are ...

Re: Boeing 777X - Updated Information And Developments

The GE9X is ready for it's first flight. Holy cow! It's for sure an optical illusion but it really looks huge... :wideeyed: I'm not sure it is an optical illusion. I think it really is that big. What I find impressive is how small the core looks behind that enormous fan. As others have pointed out,...

Re: MAS A380 lost nose wheel on landing at KUL

Sometimes a good clean-up can pay for itself in fuel saved. Back in the days of the King's Cup Air Race, you would see competitors waxing their aircraft to an immaculate sheen, in the hope it would gain them ½kt extra airspeed which might make all the difference. Same philosophy; different end prod...

Re: A330 neo first flight tomorrow Oct 19th

aviationjunky wrote:

The article says the A330 series is the most-flown widebody aircraft in the world. Is that true?

rbrunner wrote:

Do we know at what time she is supposed to take to the skies?

Re: DL 767-400's to receive Delta One Suites 2019

Gosh, it's about time. I avoid DL's 764 fleet any chance I get. That's how bad the legacy interiors are. Too bad the upgrades are still 2 - 3 years off.

Re: US Carriers vs The World

Wondering why a global superpower, the US, can't seem to match the service of other foreign carriers. -High profits/aging fleets -Lack of or outdated wifi/IFE -Haggard/rude flight crews in very casual attire -Lackluster meal service if any -Reduced seat pitch -Inferior First/Biz class cabins I don'...

Re: MAS A380 lost nose wheel on landing at KUL

Of course. Any airline flying a dirty or shabby plane must be unsafe, right? :sarcastic: 843505,1693118 No, but if you have a filthy plane that happens to experience an unusual technical incident then there might be a connection. Might be. Sometimes a good clean-up can pay for itself in fuel saved....

Re: Scapping the first A380

SomebodyInTLS wrote:

I'm pretty sure the very large CFRP and GLARE components will require different handling...

Re: SWA Seating

I'll fly WN when I fly solo for business; otherwise, I just don't fly them anymore. Last time I flew them with family it was my wife, father-in-law, and me. We walked up to the gate agent and asked if my FIL, who was 87 at the time, could pre-board. The gal handed my wife and FIL pre-board passes an...

Re: Southwest Finally Announces Intentions to Serve Hawaii

Hard to choose WN when HA offers a better product, with widebody comfort and a meal and of course assigned seating. Over the years I've flown less and less on WN and the whole check in process is just terribly annoying. Now as UA Premier Gold there is really no reason for me to fly WN. I fly less W...

Re: Southwest Finally Announces Intentions to Serve Hawaii

IFE on WN is obviously BYOD. Is that too much to ask of passengers? I know this is mainly a matter of passenger opinion and/or preference. I guess I just don't see the NEED for any of those options. Get me to my destination comfortably, most importantly - SAFE, and on time, at a value I am willing ...

Re: Short On Cash For KC-46, U.S. Air Force Eyes Souped-Up KC-135

Stealth for a tanker depends a lot on what it's really going to be doing. If the tanker is going to be penetrating enemy airspace, it needs to be as stealthy as the fighters that it is serving. Existing tankers can operate in the battle theater without stealth and I'm sure they are expected to do s...

Re: 767-400 future

Apparently it's proving to be an excellent machine for UA and Delta since none has plans (correct me if I'm wrong) to get rid of them and all units produced are still in use. If that's the case I wish DL would at least update the interiors on their 400s. I fly about 200k miles a year with them and ...

Re: Would PanAm have refreshed their livery if they were still around?

I doubt they would have messed with the blue meatball on the tail, but the lettering on the fuselage could have been tinkered with. I don't think they would have gotten rid of the blue meatball either, but I bet they would have tinkered with it. The OP's Photoshopped pic makes the overall livery lo...

Re: Delta Reviewing Airbus Widebody Purchase in blow to Airbus

Planeflyer wrote:

I get the sense that most of industry has not yet realized that $50 oil is here for the next 20 years.

Re: Almost a Boeing Mea Culpa on the 787?

I was one of the people in those threads. One of the posters who came out just after the rollout and called LN1 a fraud, and that it wouldn't make the October (07) first flight but wouln't fly for a year or more was the most shouted down. I argued against him citing the regulations that a public co...

Re: American A320 loses engine cowl

I'd be curious to know what happens when these cowls separate in flight. Do they hit any part of the aircraft or just move with the slip stream over the wing and then down and under the horizontal stab? On this particular incident, did they find the part on the ground? If it occurred shortly after t...

NTSB Releases Report Of Phenom 300 Crash

Interesting that he wrecked a plane at the same airport 4 years prior because of another stall event.   

RE: Newest Delta Safety Demo

First, I'm glad the "Safety's" are gone. I think they had the longest run of any of their humor videos and I was ready to blow the exit hatch if I had to listen to one more. I have to say, I think this new one is the most professional safety video I've ever seen. I don't find it in the least boring ...

RE: DL Next To Upgrade Their Biz Class?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flyinghippo" class="quote" target="_blank">flyinghippo</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> The current Delta One produc...

RE: I'm Having A Hard Time Being A Meat Eater

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RE: Video: B747 And Spaceshuttle Transport

Ok, as cool as it was to see the close-ups of the configuration pulling up to a stop, I always wondered what the 747 carrier looked like on the inside. And to find out they had turned it into a mini-museum with photos of flights on the sidewalls was really amazing. Also loved the artwork showing the...

US Bomber Contract Awarded Oct 27th

Count me in the <acronym title="Lauda Air (Austria)">NG</acronym> corner as well. But I'm there only because I want to see the industrial base retained. Besides, <acronym title="ALM Antillean Airlines (Netherlands Antilles)">LM</acronym> and Boeing have had enough time at the government trough latel...

RE: Clinton Says Airlines Are Gouging, DL Responds

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MSPNWA" class="quote" target="_blank">MSPNWA</a> (<a href="#58" class="quote">Reply 58</a>):<br/><i>Besides, you never hear of people complainin...

RE: Clinton Says Airlines Are Gouging, DL Responds

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DolphinAir747" class="quote" target="_blank">DolphinAir747</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Leaving political opinions aside...

RE: Myth Or Reality - The Ideal Geography Of The ME3

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAX772LR" class="quote" target="_blank">LAX772LR</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>The opposite can be true too though, whe...

RE: Apple Can't Help Feds Unlock IPhones

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kiwirob" class="quote" target="_blank">kiwirob</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>If Apple is really doing that then they are ...