Boeing did have an in-house engine manufacturer (just like they did have an airline) - it was subsequently spun off. Honestly, I don't think it's worth it for an airframe manufacturer to vertically integrate and also have its own engine company, really. It wasn't spun off by choice though - the US ...
Jump to postAir India has announced flights to Ho Chi Mihn City from Delhi starting June 1st 5x weekly. Manila, Seattle and Dallas to follow soon. LAX is noticeably missing. https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-air-india-plans-international-network-expansion-3453067/ Interesting DEL-SYD ...
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In the coming decades there may be a market for an aircraft with similar capabilities as the 747, but it will need much better economics.
miegapele wrote:747 was touted as irreplaceable here for nose loading capability, but seems dying currently. Maybe this could cover that market?
I work in the logistics for offshore wind farms, both during construction as well as O&M. This idea makes no commercial sense for several reasons: 1. Current rotor blades for offshore wind are a minimum of 100 m long, and we´re fast approaching 150 m in length and 60+ tons in weight. The plane ...
Jump to postYep - I would reckon a A359(R) (so derated MTOW) vs B78J competition, with A339 as a wild card offering from Airbus. I would actually see the A359 being the front runner due to compatibility with the rest of the fleet.
Jump to postBoeing's 1960's 737 problem is the same that Douglas faced following the McDonnell merger in the 1970's. After the last true new Douglas aircraft type the DC-10, McDonnell refused to fund new aircraft types. Douglas engineers were studying a 757 size single aisle and even a double decker think A380...
Jump to postYeah - the obvious answer for mid sized mid range is a 787-10, same as SQ. Or a A359R with reduced MTOW, as JAL use.
Jump to postNone, at some point they will all be retired, not many CX Tristars around these days
Jump to postRelax, its not even close to leaving bolts off. I see the big picture that QA and QC need a serious overhaul at Boeing and Spirt (as well as other things), but sensationalism isn't helping the issue. Again, not knowing the procedure, they could have done it completely correct minus the addition of ...
Jump to postNot knowing the correct procedure, using Dawn to help fit what is basically a large O ring doesn't really sound horrible at all. Dawn is used across many industries for that kind of an application, especially with O rings. I am sure that there is a "special" lubricant, but I highly doubt ...
Jump to postJust some comments on a very interesting post #1 I would also add that they need to make existing routes daily. At the moment it is 'chicken and egg'. 3-4 flights a week DEL-CPH/MXP/VIE/HKG is enough to get the VFR traffic, but isn't attractive to business, so the yields are meh, so they don't expan...
Jump to postThe problem for EU airlines is that their cost structures cannot compete with ME3. This is the reason many of them exited Australia, especially in the era of one stops in ME or SE Asia. Except few routes like DEL/BOM/BLR- LHR/FRA the economic success isn't guaranteed either. Unlike ME3, they don't ...
Jump to postphatfarmlines wrote:Boy no one is giving EK an inch in the used 380 market. It's the same tactic used by automobile manufacturers in recent years, that's why the used car market is selling above KBB value at the moment.
The "issue" with LGW is that there aren't good beyond connections vs LHR. A surprising amount of Air India DEL-LHRvv traffic isn't in fact going to/from the UK, but to/from Canada, using connections with Air Canada. The catchment area of LGW is big, but smaller than LHR. Being south of Lon...
Jump to postIf a 1% target requires a levy of $3 to $16, how much would be needed for 100%? What percentage of a ticket normally is due to fuel? About a month out, SIN-LHR is just under $1000 (US) round-trip on SQ. Extrapolating the levy, 100% would be S$1600, which is about US$1200. Presumably that's a one-wa...
Jump to post. Once India develops and gets more airplanes, there will be a bigger segmentation in the market, rather than a couple of airlines trying to be all market segments at once. . There is already pretty big market segmentation. Indigo has been so successful because they focused almost entirely on opera...
Jump to postI have used the new AI app. Its phenomenal. Compared to the likes of SQ, BR, NH, TG, LH apps, its faster and better laid out. One thing they do, that no one else does, is have a lounge finder at the bottom of your screen as you view your trip, providing info on lounges at all the points of your tri...
Jump to postThe financing terms must have been really attractive for AI to get 77Ws and 77Ls instead of leasing 789s and A350s. Speaking of, do we know if AI have started to train existing Airbus pilots for the upcoming A359s or if they have started hiring A350 pilots ? Don’t think price had much to do with it...
Jump to postEh - I think they should look at less served business routes rather than just replacing Go Air to Phuket. Manila for example. LAX and BOS are good, but again, would rather they build to daily flights on existing US routes first. Isn't AI daily or more on DEL-SFO/NYC/ORD etc already? They are except...
Jump to postEh - I think they should look at less served business routes rather than just replacing Go Air to Phuket. Manila for example.
LAX and BOS are good, but again, would rather they build to daily flights on existing US routes first.
SWABIZ is offline right now ( 1417 cdt ) and we have couple travelers in middle of their trips to DAL. I think the 50% off fare sale may have crashed their system LOL That would be crazy, there is no way operation critical systems have any connection to a sales system... But sometimes the crazy stu...
Jump to post[*] Would it be so bad if Cathay switched to the 787-9 for some of the smaller European and North American cities ? The 777-9 could be too much airplane for these times, the 787-9 has proven to be the sweet spot right now. Just something for our Hong Kong friends to consider. The A350-900 already do...
Jump to postThere will be a second VLA era, IMO. Probably elliptical hulls, big twins. The thing a lot of point to point evangelists miss is that even though smaller more efficient planes allow you to fly from London to Portland, that doesn't mean people will magically stop wanting to fly from London to Chicag...
Jump to postAt Xmas Cathay used to have 2 bag restrictions on transpacific flights- any excess bags carried on standby basis. This was before the 773ER as the B744 had restrictions. It usually required one or two extra cargo flights to clear the back log (mostly Filipinos and Vietnamese taking lots of gifts bac...
Jump to postLast year in February an Air France A380 appeared at Aviation Cosmetics Malta for the first time. Looking at the pictures, it is the same hangar. What still struggles me the most is the fact that they didn't remove any interior and other useful materials. They either got the painting-spot on short ...
Jump to postAll of this makes it clear, then, why so many things about traveling by air are such stumbling blocks for the disabled in Europe. In many airports, there are gates that lead to staircases that wind down to buses that carry you to air stairs, etc. In the States, nobody is required to accompany you, ...
Jump to postIf new generation jet engines cannot handle the level of pollution present in the air in the skies over India, how in the world to human beings breathe that same air and retain any acceptable level of health? They don’t. Estimated to kill 1.5 million a year https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollu...
Jump to postWhat is that even supposed to mean? What next, Hong Kong is becoming the Poland of 1939? Google will be your best friend to see what's going on in Ukraine. Believe or not, things that happened in Ukraine during the Orange Revolution is also happening in Hong Kong, and guess how Ukraine looks like n...
Jump to postVistara advertising is also quite racist in advertising- all their featured cabin crew and pilots are of ‘wheaten complexion’. Do they not hire southern indians? SQ on the other hand is happy to use dark skinned indians in their adverts. Huh ??? I hope you were being sarcastic . OK - racist is mayb...
Jump to postVistara advertising is also quite racist in advertising- all their featured cabin crew and pilots are of ‘wheaten complexion’. Do they not hire southern indians? SQ on the other hand is happy to use dark skinned indians in their adverts.
Jump to postI presume Vistara will be like Bangkok Airways - happy to co-operate with the whole world
Jump to postCan someone explain like I am 5 what the Boeing IAG A320 service agreement means? I don’t understand the meaning or motivation behind it. Both Airbus, Boeing and some 3rd parties (LH, AF, AAR) offer 'power by the hour' contracts for aircraft components, where for a fee they supply spare parts, and ...
Jump to postFor CX - they are replacing the B773ER with a mix of B779 and A35J. The 779 are to replace the 4 class 773, and the A35J to replace the 3 class.
Jump to postThe Indian government can't allocate slots at HKG. They can only allocate traffic rights. Airline then applies as normal process for slots... Note that IATA are already complaining that Indian govt is not following recommended slot allocation process for domestic slots. Obviously this is purely an I...
Jump to postHearing that Vistara has finally got permissions for DXB, BKK, SIN, KTM, CMB
Jump to postHawaii also fly A330 to SFO. Should they also be included in your complaint? And, life isn't fair. There is no law or obligation saying that airlines must have loan agreements. Normally, they are on bilateral basis so that airlines can reduce stock by 'pooling' with each other. But in this case, AA ...
Jump to postTwin Otter is still for sale for one reason only - STOL performance that is crazy.
Jump to postYep. To loan a part: (1) you need a bilateral agreement between the airlines. There are IATA standard forms - not hard to do and can be put in place very quickly in an AOG situation. (2) The airline making the loan must say yes. Sometime they won't For example, an airline will have a 'float' of spar...
Jump to postThat is not true. Under the agreement drawn up between QF and Perth Airport prior to PER-LHR which includes other European destinations such as CDG and FRA, plus existing services to SIN and at the time AKL to be served from T3. The proposed PER-JNB by QF was not included in this agreement hence Pe...
Jump to postPoor Air India has such bad luck. They fly an engineering team with a load of spare parts to fix a flight that's stranded in London, and guess what, the very part that requires replacement, is not among the parts they carried from India. Oooh, to be a passenger on that stranded Jet! Why can't Air I...
Jump to postWhy did Indian aviation end up in such bad way ?? All countries are having dream run with airplane travel. Some 25 big Indian companies are closing down. former billionaire Anil Ambani's 6 companies are near closure inspite of Ambanis going to Prime minister's office every week. Bad days ahead for ...
Jump to postThanks - can't say I am surprised. If you can't beat Indigo - join them I think their getting an all-economy configuration was not intentional. they were looking to lease A320 aircraft in a hurry and this would likely have been the only one available at reasonable lease terms True - Cathay Pacific ...
Jump to postThanks - can't say I am surprised. If you can't beat Indigo - join them
Jump to postI think HKG slots will go back in the upcoming weeks . The slots go back if unused for 80% of the quarter as per IATA rules. Jet had 2 daily flights from DEL and BOM (1 each ) with a total of 692 one way seats at the max. The Government should take the blame for this. Give it to anyone that has spa...
Jump to postWhat configuration will Vistara's next delivery of A320 be? Will they decide to have domestic vs international configurations at some point (i.e denser/ all EY aircraft for domestic, and business/ premium economy for int'l? Once they start expanding out of DEL and BOM, will be surprised if they need...
Jump to postGalwayman wrote:kjeld0d wrote:sonicruiser wrote:British Airways touches down in Pakistan after 10 years
This has to be the longest flight, no?
Haha hilarious,,,love it
One checked bag in economy = route won’t last long
When cheap, low-cost (and, let's face it: low-comfort) airlines entered the fracas, the GOI seemed to open the door for them - unlike what had happened previously. And travelers don't seem to care whether they have First-world or a Third-World experience; they want cheap prices. Something had to gi...
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