As to answer the OPs question: Yes, the slide will inflate. The slide is stowed in a compartment below the door and permanently attached to the aircraft. Disarming the door merely disables the direct doorhandle to slide connection, so you can open the door normally. Pressure assisted opening of the ...
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Jump to postYes, <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> has two different seat configurations on the 772 OE-<acronym title="Gran Canaria (- Las Palmas / Gando) (LPA / GCLP), Spain">LPA</acronym> and <acronym title="Air Burundi">PB</acronym> have a 3-3-3 forward and 3-4-3 rear economy configuration, OE-...
Jump to postWill happen starting spring of next year. All 777s will get new (bed-) seats and Connexion internet service. The 767 fleet will follow, with the first aircraft to be reequipped in November. <a href="http://www.aua.com/at/eng/Austrian/news/Press+Archive/default.htm?artGuid={CE773D57-3D6C-4AFB-BB58-3C...
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Jump to postJust have to correct myself. Not OE-LAK, but OE-<acronym title="Lakeland - Linder Regional (LAL / KLAL), USA - Florida">LAL</acronym> will be painted in April. No date has been set for OE-LAK, as it was just repainted two or three years ago. As for the last A330 in the "old" colors, OE-LAP currently...
Jump to post<i>Does anyone know if <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> are also redoing cabin interiors of the aircraft?</i> Yes, also the cabin has been redesigned, at least colorwise. Actually, OE-LAE is the first long haul aircraft to have a business class in the new colors. The seats are still t...
Jump to postIt definately is not an issue of the number of (running) engines. If I lose an engine on a twin, the remaining engine will be set to max continuous thrust, then a so called "drift down" will be initiated. This rate of descent will not exceed more than a few hundred feet a minute. So you will travel ...
Jump to postThe ILS might be Cat3b capable technically, but the lowest landing minimum is "only" Cat3a, 50ft/200m. So there is still room for improvement, 0ft/75m would really help.
Jump to postIts fairly interesting to see this rumor surface again and again. True is that <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> wants to get rid of the A340-200s, as they have the highest seat-mile cost within the fleet. But to my knowledge, the B777s don't belong to <acronym title="Aeroflot (Russian...
Jump to postOne wing tip fence (the official name) may be missing, but only for a very short time; to be specific, it must be replaced at the earliest maintenance opportunity (according to my configuration deviation list). Also, certain performance penalties apply: -the actual take-off weight must be increased ...
Jump to postSabenapilot, It is in fact mentioned in the JAR-OPS: JAR–OPS 1.297 Planning minima for IFR flights, (b) Planning minima for destination and destination alternate aerodromes. I just found it by chance in a PDF of JAR-OPS 1. But your companies' (and mine as well) <acronym title="MIAT Mongolian A...
Jump to postJAR OPS (=<acronym title="Fargo - Hector International (FAR / KFAR), USA - North Dakota">FAR</acronym> equivalent in Europe) doesn't really state any fixed values for alternates. My company has basically adopted the JAR-OPS procedures which just require the next higher minimum to be taken. Examples ...
Jump to post<<Lauda Air <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> NOT BECOMING Austrian !!! They will keep their own identity! And no, we will not see a B772 with Austrian colors >> Sorry, but that information is wrong. The current plan calls for the flight operations ...
Jump to postFleet consolidation is planned, but will take some time. 5 A319 are on order and will be delivered during the next 1 1/2 years. 9+X F100 are also on order. These aircraft will replace the MD80 fleet, which is to be retired by mid 2005. The B737 classic will be replaced by 3 B738, which will also be ...
Jump to postWell, to answer the original question, service to <acronym title="Kathmandu - Tribhuvan International (KTM / VNKT), Nepal">KTM</acronym> started Sept. 24 1998. The service as initially operated by A310, then changed to A330/340, all with a stop in DEL on the way back. About two years ago the service...
Jump to postJetmek319, I think you just mixed up two different instruments. You are correct on the reasons for the DDRMIs being disabled. But the ISIS is not in any way related with the DDRMI. The ISIS is a replacement for the up to now separate standby horizon, airspeed indicator, and altimeter. These analogue...
Jump to postAirmale, Lauda Air will not launch their own operation, it will be an <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> operation, operated by Lauda Air 767. The flight number will be <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> 067. So <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> won't codeshar...
Jump to post>><acronym title="Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW), Austria">VIE</acronym>-<acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> 24/11 SNBA with two sandwiches <acronym title="Anderson - Regional (County) (AND / KAND), USA - South Carolina">AND</acrony...
Jump to postBA, I hope my documentation is up to date, as we use it to fly to Beirut (though currently suspended for winter, we'll be back with daily flights in summer!), but I stand to be corrected. Maybe the ILS system on RWY 17 itself is technically capable of CAT III operations (a monitoring and reliability...
Jump to post..."have heard there are agencies which prepare you specifically for those tests. They cost a fortune (by my standards at least) but you only have to pay if you pass / succeed. Wish something like that had been around at my time."... The payment in case of success is only one of the lies these "test...
Jump to postBA, I have no info of 17 having a CAT III ILS. I just checked my route documentation, which shows that all ILS equipped runways have a CAT I minimum only. But the current CAT I minimum on all runways are quite high, averaging 400 feet above ground (AGL) on the "new" runways 03 and 17, and about 500 ...
Jump to post@ Capt.Picard Considering the number of cases at certain courts, a lot of the European low-cost outfits are pushing it to the edge, yes, and some do use "tricks" and have to be called back by the judge. Ryanair with MOL certainly is a very hot candidate on this list. By the way, if they fly to some ...
Jump to postEnvironmental issues on the CFM56: It might well be true that the standard version on the 737 offers double annular combustors (DAC), as this feature wasn't available yet on the A320s, due to their earlier development. But almost all presently delivered A320s feature the DAC on the CFM equipped vers...
Jump to post<i>Maybe not that drastic, but Boeing is definately in danger of being an also-ran, giving up leadership in both technology and sales to Airbus, which has the advantage of risk-free reasearch & developmnet loans, with which Boeing cannot compete</i> Whereas Boeing has the advantage of military contr...
Jump to postMy company (OS) has a fairly easy system: 2 stripes: third officer (copilot during initial line training, about 5 months 3 stripes: second, first and senior first officer 4 stripes: captain The one stripe version was dumped quite a while ago. Traditional dark blue uniform, double breasted, with silv...
Jump to post:D ...by the way, within the railroad community, the train is known more by the name Coast StarLATE....
Otherwise a great report, I have done those trips myself, quite different to cross a continent in days, not in hours.
I doubt that the cutback on frequencies is entirely due to lack of aircraft. MUC traffic is still a lot more seasonal than FRA, also LH is known for very strict capacity and especially yield management. IMHO, the BOS and SFO reductions are also due to weak revenues in the higher (more expensive) boo...
Jump to postThere is no logic behind it. Logic would require intelligence, which is virtually non-existent within the offices of DC. Just look at what the FAA and TSA (?) have come up with during the last 365 days. Just knee-jerk and over-the-top regulations endangering and not improving aviation security. Sad ...
Jump to postETOPS isn't the limiting factor. Basically all aircraft can qualify for ETOPS approval, requiring certain technical and operational extras. Also the operator has to be qualified for ETOPS. Companies like Daimler-Chrysler use A319s as company shuttles across the pond. The same goes for the Lufthansa/...
Jump to postThe number of flights doesn't have any influence on technical problems, as aircraft are designed for the missions they fly. A Saab simply is a short-range commuter aircraft designed for numerous short flights and it should be able to handle the stress.
Jump to postSee the advantage of having aircraft-families with a wide range of capacity?
On the VIE-EVN route, both the A320 and A321 are used, simply depending on the number of booked passengers.
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Sounds a little like all those "exclusive" deals some US airlines made with Boeing are starting to cause some heartburn. Boeing doesn't have to fight for those customers as they are bound to them, so support efforts will be redirected to those that are not exclusively bound to Boeing.....
Jump to post3400 ft/min is actually not very uncommon, also at high altitudes. CI 611 was on a (for a 747) fairly short flight, so a climb with a high fixed thrust setting (climb thrust) combined with a low weight (low trip fuel for flight) will yield otherwise uncommon performance.
Jump to postServus Daniel,
there are more options to fly with Rheintalflug. They operate a late morning flight from Vienna to Geneva, also a afternoon flight from Vienna to Milano-Malpensa. As a last option there's the Manchester nightstop, so you actually have quite some possibilities....
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OS sometimes schedules one of their A330-200s for the Vienna to Osaka flight. Westbound, the flighttime can reach 12 hours for covering close to 5000 NM.
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I just recently took a trip to HNL out of SFO with United. Getting there was no problem, got a seat in E-Plus, as first was sold out. The return trip wasn't as easy. Got onto the listing three days in advance and was told the flight was overbooked plus a double-digit number of standbys (was the same...
Jump to postOn the other side, does Aloha still fly to Midway? I just picked up their latest schedule, effective April 7th, which shows the HNL-Johnston-Majuro-Kwajalein as the only Pacific Isles flight, apart from Mainland services.
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Its just a little muscle game again. In the end Russia won't have any other choice than to comply, as too much is at stake here. Considering money, Russia would loose more than they gain from restrictions. Gone are $$ from airspace user fees of european overflights to Asia, which by the way are clos...
Jump to postShort answer: Yes, the RAT will deploy. The automatic deployment requires three conditions to be met: AC BUS 1 OFF, AC BUS 2 OFF, ADIRS 1 > 100KT All fulfilled, the RAT will deploy. As a signal on airspeed is required, it can't happen on ground. Manual extension is NEVER inhibited, it can be initiat...
Jump to postJust one note on the Kathmandu service, it will be operated by OS with the A330/340 starting in May, so no more 767 on that route (at least planned).
As for the 767s,
OE-LAT, LAV, LAX are in Italy
OE-LAE, LAU, LAY LAZ are in Vienna, with at least one up for sale / lease.
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I'm not really up to commenting this kind of topic in this forum, as it always runs into the classic A vs B war between people mostly WITHOUT any true knowledge or experience on either of the two systems. Just a consideration on the flight envelope protections or limitations. The best one can do is ...
Jump to postWell, here's the other part of the court ruling. As it was mostly lost by Ryanair, it won't show up in their propaganda... sorry, homepage. German only. Köln - Im Streit zwischen Lufthansa und Ryanair um vergleichende Werbung hat die deutsche Fluglinie einen Teilerfolg erzielt. Ryanair darf nach ein...
Jump to postI think all the NGs have the new type of exit. Boeing wanted to use the original "throw out" type, but some authorities refused certification of the -800s current maximum number of passengers. (The A320 with conventional overwing exits is limited to ~179 passengers) In order to keep the NG familiy a...
Jump to postAs T-Bird already mentioned, the aircraft is operating a charter flight to Rio de Janeiro (GIG). It will then return to FRA for another flight to Cape Town (CPT), then head back to Vienna via FRA.
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They don't deflect upwards. It doesn't make any sense in terms of aerodynamics, all it would do is put unneccesary bending forces (=fatigue) on the wings. What they do on the A320 though, to my knowledge also on the A330/340, is with trailing edge flap extension both ailerons droop downwards by 5 de...
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