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Re: Airbus unveiling three hydrogen concept plane today at 2pm CET

If you build / integrate a windmill, you have to include all the energy required, to create / form / transport the steel, create the basements in the sea, the cabling, power stations and required infrastructure to manage power variations when there is no / too much wind. And after 20 years thye ene...

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Re: Chinese passenger ordered to pay 123,358 yuan (US$17,712) for throwing coins at a plane engine

outbackair wrote:
WOW! So many ignorant and judgemental comments already! Firstly, in the video posted in first article, it looks like they were dropped on the tarmac more than thrown into the engine from the airbridge.

The article does not say that the video shows the incident in question.

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Re: 2019 Airbus Global market forcast

VV wrote:
majano wrote:
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Can you please stop dragging this thread off-topic by seeking some sort of glory?

What if it is true?

Still off-topic, even if true. And your claim that the category >400 has disappeared in the GMF isn't even true...

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Re: Airbus Reveals Hybrid-Electric 'Bird Of Prey' Airliner Concept

Interesting that they chose the Union flag as the tail design, given that they have previously been quite vocal over the relationship between the UK and EU. Or maybe the artist was a Brit! Scroll a little bit down, just before "read more": The Bird of Prey concept was unveiled at the Roya...

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Re: Airbus Reveals Hybrid-Electric 'Bird Of Prey' Airliner Concept

An interesting factoid, Germany uses more coal than the US for electricity production and of a much dirtier type. Who's backward? As usual it depends on how you pick your numbers - this seems to be the comparison you are referring to: Coal (2018): Germany 35% (229 Billion kWh), US 27% (1.146 Billio...

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Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

The 737 NG has the following TWO cut-out switches on the pedestal: Label: STAB TRIM (NORMAL - CUT OUT) * MAIN ELECT * AUTO PILOT The 737 MAX has the following TWO cut-out switches on the pedestal: Label: STAB TRIM (NORMAL - CUT OUT) * PRI * B/U How would a MAX pilot know which one to use, what func...

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Re: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide

Astonishing that some people posting here know exactly what the unfortunate pilots have done and what they "obviously" should have done instead. I hope none of these super-professionals are actual airline pilots. As much as I support the current grounding I wouldn't want to fly with pilots...

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Re: Solid NYT Article on MCAS and Lion Air Crash

NY Times wrote a remarkably-thorough article on the MCAS system and the Lion Air crash, giving a good history of the MCAS system's development and the assertions by both sides about the adequacy of its presentation to pilots. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/asia/lion-air-plane-crash-pilots...

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Re: Where? (1964 terminal aerial)

http://www.kadawittfeldarchitektur.de/e ... rters.html

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Re: America asks Germany to block Mahan Air b/c terrorism support

Maybe Grenell should better ask himself what allies are and how a relation with allies should work...

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Re: Emirates signs a commitment for 36 additional A380's

That's Boeing propaganda. Let me know when Airbus's forecast of 1200 VLA market materializes and I will eat my words. The sales figures for the 787 and A350 proves the point. The hub busters have already won. Airbus projected a global market of 1200 VLA over 20 years, with VLA defined as aircraft s...

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Re: Relative Fuel Efficiency Aircraft - Transpac

Interesting white paper https://www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/Transpacific-airline-fuel-efficiency-ranking-2016_ICCT-white-paper_16012018_vF.pdf 26 [pax-km/L] Singapore 36 [pax-km/L] American 36 [pax-km/L] Delta 36 [pax-km/L] JAL 38 [pax-km/L] ANA 43 [pax-km/L] United The effect ...

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

Another interesting study on fuel burn, posted on http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1383931 https://www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/Transpacific-airline-fuel-efficiency-ranking-2016_ICCT-white-paper_16012018_vF.pdf This report actually shows VLA on a ULH missio...

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Re: 10th Anniversary of the A380

Business prospects currently don't look rosy, but might still be a bit early to declare it the "biggest fail ever".

I don't care: I love to fly on it.

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Re: Another United gaffe - forces doctor off plane

Rather shocking read, this thread. As long as there are people working in the airline industry with an attitude as some show here in their posts, similar things will happen again. This thread gives the impression that we are not really talking about a United problem...

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Re: UK-based airlines told to move to Europe after Brexit or lose major routes

Pure speculation from The Guardian (one of the few (the only mainstream) of REMOANERS that exist. Nobody know for certain what it will happen so it is purely speculation Although the EU has its own administration, it needs consensus and approval of any deal by the member nations (Belgium, as we saw...

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Re: Airbus is examining 'A380-Plus'

A.net forum is filled with topics about cramming in a few more seats here and there on 50+ year old designs like the 737 or a little younger ones like the A320 and everyone finds it perfectly normal. Here we have a manufacturer trying to optimize a recent model and everyone is bashing it? People! T...

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Re: Airbus A380 MidLife Upgrade, 2021?

I believe the only way a US carrier will take an A380 is if Airbus gives it to them for free. Not likely to happen any time soon .. :-) And US carriers are an ever diminishing factor outside of the US so it's not a loss. It's not just the US. There isn't a single A380 based in the western hemispher...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

Sorry for posting - search for "Lufthansa pilots" didn't show any results...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

The pilots union and Lufthansa have resumed talks and are starting an arbitration process. They want to reach a joint solution by the end of January. They actually came to an agreement yesterday! Press release union (in German): https://www.vcockpit.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/detailansicht/news/v...

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Re: Lufthansa reveals A350 cabin

Well I'd agree that it all looks solid and dull, and no direct aisle access in J is a disincentive to me to book LH. But then I'm writing this from my armchair and LH knows its customers better than I and more importantly how it can deliver sustainable yield. Maybe it has something to do with the n...

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Re: 2 sisters kicked off Allegiant flight prevented from seeing dying father

1. The sisters were going to visit their father in a HOSPICE. They knew he was dying, no surprise there. They might not have known just how imminent it was to be. 2. Would it really have made a huge difference for sister #2 to learn the situation (if she didn't already know it) upon landing rather ...

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Re: 2 sisters kicked off Allegiant flight prevented from seeing dying father

Since there is at least one neutral eye-witness heavily supporting the sisters, I tend to believe that the story could be true. The report does not say that she refused to sit down - apparently she had reached her sister and wanted to stay near her. Asking "can I just sit here" is not exac...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

The pilots union and Lufthansa have resumed talks and are starting an arbitration process. They want to reach a joint solution by the end of January. Press release pilots union (in German): http://www.vcockpit.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/detailansicht/news/lufthansa-und-vereinigung-cockpit-einigen-...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

http://aviationweek.com/commercial-avia ... st-enemies

I do not always agree with Jens Flottau, but this time I think he has it exactly right.

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

Let's keep in mind that management has seen their pay rise up to 30% in recent times: Let's also keep in mind that these pilots climb one step up on the seniority list each year - each step coming with an increase in salary. So even though there has been no contractual increase for pilots in the la...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

I find posters worry about the company and shock against union quite interesting Lets look at how things stand. The pilots have not had a contract for 4 years now. Its to be expected the union must take ever stronger line against the company. They probably should have done so 3 years ago not allow ...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

Pilot contract expired in 2012. They have every legal and moral right to strike their employer. If anything they have been too generous to allow this to drag on for 4 years already! No one's arguing that they don't. Honestly, I am. The right to strike is there to protect workers, and not to give so...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

No strike tomorrow (Monday 28th). Lufthansa statement: http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/m ... 4/301.html Union response, only in German: http://www.vcockpit.de/presse/pressemit ... loten.html In case any non native German speaker has problems to understand the unions press release: it's not you...

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

Strike extended to Saturday - all LH long haul flights from Germany affected.

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Re: LH Pilot strike planned 23Nov.

Go ahead with your strike. Their requirement of ca 3 % pay rise is reasonable, given that the German labour salaries should be increased 13 % in comparison to South Europe (including France) and the northmost peripherals, too, to fix the euro currency area. The typical labour share of income in Ger...

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Re: SQ A380 Decision Based On Demand

Why is it a blow (or "major blow", as per Aviation Daily) to Airbus if the lease of an aircraft is not extended and the aircraft is instead replaced by a new built of the same type? In my view it would rather be a blow to Airbus if they extended the lease and cancelled the frames on order....

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Re: Flight MH370 was flown into water, says expert...

777Jet wrote:
Already been posted / discussed, for the other lazy guys

Sorry about that - must admit that I didn't read the whole thread...

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Re: Flight MH370 was flown into water, says expert...

Dave, totally agree with your analysis. I must say that I have a big respect for the patience you and others show in this discussion. It's interesting to note the similarities in writing and behaviour - even more as in the case of Spyhunter I think we are actually dealing with a new member. Spyhunte...

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Re: Lufthansa ending 737 ops in October

stylo777 wrote:
I'm sure spacecookie was as surprised as many others to your comment since the majority of the people/flyer perceive the 737s "more spacious" in terms of legroom than their Airbus fleet.

Never heard of that majority, must be some minor majority

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Re: EK521 TRV-DXB (777-300 A6-EMW) crash landing in DXB

Evacuation video from inside the cabin. Just watch how many people are grabbing their bags. Apparently people will never learn that. I think the overhead bins should be locked during take-off and landing, and only be unlocked by the crew when the seatbelt signs are off. And never be unlocked in the...

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Re: Air Canada tells passenger his wheelchair is too big

I'd like to see that wheelchair before drawing any conclusions. This spring I had a one-hour delay on a flight (I think it was SFO-LAS), because they tried to accommodate a wheelchair passenger. That wheelchair was about the size of a Fiat 500…

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Re: Impact of terrorism in French and German airports?

This thread is quite useless since some people is beyond denial. IIRC the thread was your idea, and you asked for opinions. And I don't think this has to do with "terrorism panic". Most German cities are not as quiet as they used to be (in general in France things haven't changed that muc...

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Re: Impact of terrorism in French and German airports?

Anybody who is careful will now avoid Germany. Why? Is Germany more dangerous this week than it was last week? I'd say there is no change. France has not become more dangerous as a result of Nice either, and the US did not become more dangerous after the shooting in Orlando. There are risks in our ...

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Re: Impact of terrorism in French and German airports?

SCQ83 wrote:
Not a place for politics, but I am sure your average Chinese or American tourist thinks differently

KarelXWBs remark had nothing to do with politics, he was just stating a fact: the Munich shooting was not related to terrorism.

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Re: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion

The new site doesn't keep me logged in, have to log in every day.

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Re: Farnborough Air Show 2016 - Boeing Orders

Most of the the Volga 748F order already exist as frames ntu by other customers. No "excellent news for the 747 line" I'm afraid. 747 is dead. Even if most of the 20 frames had already been built, I'd say "excellent news" - or maybe even more in that case. Excellent news does no...

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Re: AS Adding Seattle-San Luis Obispo in April 2017

This is off topic, but I have to share it here: I have only been twice to San Luis Obispo, but this small airport has a top place in my memories: around 30 years ago I was travelling with a girlfriend and we missed an evening flight, which was the last flight. A girl from security took us home to st...

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Re: Munich Terminal 2

The T2 satellite was recently significantly upgraded. The T2 satellite was recently opened. There was a building but it was not a terminal building. I must book my next trip via MUC to explore. Are there any Lufthansa lounges in the Satellite? The satellite has its own Business, Senator and First C...

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RE: LH And Their 2 A320NEO's

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/douglasyxz" class="quote" target="_blank">douglasyxz</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>Wasn't the long start time only requ...

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RE: IATA: A380 Stagnation

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Matt6461" class="quote" target="_blank">Matt6461</a> (<a href="#173" class="quote">Reply 173</a>):<br/><i>I am truly privileged to have a field ...

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RE: IATA: A380 Stagnation

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Matt6461" class="quote" target="_blank">Matt6461</a> (<a href="#171" class="quote">Reply 171</a>):<br/><i>Hypothetical question: </i></font></td...

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RE: Infants In F And J 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/Eagleboy" class="quote" target="_blank">Eagleboy</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>But those the airline risk turining...

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RE: Egypt Air 804 Paris-Cairo Missing Part 4

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/holzmann" class="quote" target="_blank">holzmann</a> (<a href="#103" class="quote">Reply 103</a>):<br/><i>This article would beg to differ:</i><...

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RE: Egypt Air 804 Paris-Cairo Missing Part 3

May the innocent souls on board rest in peace. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ACDC8" class="quote" target="_blank">ACDC8</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i...

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