Surprising no A350Fs included, perhaps an increasing possibility for the future?
Jump to postAll but the newest 330-300s did not have a center fuel tank (all 330-200s have a center fuel tank). Perhaps Shenzen are using one of the last 330-300 series aircraft with a center tank? I would still expect a payload restriction westbound.
Jump to postPlenty of other examoles out of London.
For example easyJet:
LGW/LTN/STN/SEN all to AMS.
If I remember correctly, KTM has a current NOTAM stating that take off thrust and thus take off roll can only be commenced at the displaced threshold of runway 20 rather than from the turning circle. The reason given for this in the NOTAM was due to potential damage to airport aerials/masts. With th...
Jump to postHaving looked at Euroflyer a while back as a direct entry captain with significant experience, I’m not surprised they are short of crews as the package was not competitive at all. I’m aware of several colleagues who came to the same opinion and passed for better options.
Jump to postAbout a decade before closure I had my engine fail about an hour before arrival at Meigs in a C172 - thankfully while over farmland.
Jump to postI would have thought highly likely most A359 orders have options of upgrading to 35K.
Jump to postInteresting comparison in two countries I’ve spent a bit of time in. Although I see your point as regards growing incomes in Indonesia, I do not think Indonesia is a fair comparison in all but population and development as it is basically an archipelago that in itself produces far more domestic dema...
Jump to postI would worry, my last three sectors on different Wizz U.K. flights were cancelled in advance and months later they still have the money they stole from me despite multiple claims they would repay it. With this ‘thieving service’ they do not deserve to be in business, rather the directors should be ...
Jump to postLHR-ICN pre Covid was a BA788 route while KE were flying daily 380/748/777 and OZ were flying 777 daily. Post Covid KE are full 777s daily and OZ are 359 daily. The KE takeover of OZ has brought up the requirement by the UK of fellow Skyteam member VS flying the LHR-ICN subject to Russian airspace r...
Jump to postThat is great to hear that the wet leases have probably gone. I’m presuming that is partially due to it being harder to base non G-reg aircraft in the U.K. this year and perhaps also a reflection challenges at Smartlynx, Avionexpress etc. who currently have challenges with retention of aircrew.
Jump to postHaving taxied around SIN, all I can say is the taxiways are a disgrace with taxiways breaking up everywhere.
Jump to postI've been predominantly flying various P&W engines over the last decade that has given me the following personal impression, the fuel flow on the A320/321Neo's is impressively low but they do seem rather temperamental starting from the dual cooling starting onwards unlike the CEO's CFM and IAE e...
Jump to postI'm at the stage of taking Wizzair UK to the small claims court because they totally ignore all contact with them as regards my two different sets of canceled flights. At this stage I basically consider they have stolen my money.
Jump to postHaving flown in to Suceava a few times it was all self positioning under own power (no tugs) and I would be amazed if Wizz had a headset that worked.
Jump to postMonarch Airlines introduced their B757 shortly after in Spring 1983 and started flying them ETOPS ahead of BA.
Jump to postYou burn about 4% of your JetA1 (or similar) per hour just to carry it so it is fairly easy to work out if it is economically worth tankering. Throughout my career for various airlines and with various airliners I’ve tankerred fuel where possible if it has been economic. Generally tankering involved...
Jump to postWizz giving Ukraines free tickets was all about making money and PR spin. The Ukrainians were not exempt very significant baggage fees.
Jump to postLGW parallel runway change at night is often and usually down to maintenance being performed. Further to no current production narrow body aircraft being able to dump fuel, the same applies to many current production wide body aircraft. For example the A330 only has fuel dumping as an additional opt...
Jump to postI understand LTN-TFS also cancelled from mid July.
Jump to postIt would seem surprising to me if KE and OZ's freighter orders were not coordinated?
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news ... r-capacity
I would speculate that this is only the tip of the iceberg. Late April, being post Easter, is a shoulder period as regards demand and that only when moving into summer will peak demand be reached that implies the cancellations will greatly increase through the summer. I think most UK airlines are in...
Jump to postUK travel firms call for removal of testing rules
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59876063
All the Airbus I've flown it has been possible to scrape the tail. I don't have the A350-1000 figures to hand but for comparison the A330-300 will scrape the tail with compressed landing gear at a pitch in excess of 11.5 degrees and so I suspect the quote of 45 degrees pitch is wrong. As a side note...
Jump to postSounds like a rethink of withdrawing from LGW should be considered?
Jump to postAs predicted earlier, further relaxation of English travel restrictions announced, hopefully rest of U.K. will follow soon. Only seven countries left on the so called restricted ‘red list’ that require hotel quarantine on arrival from Monday. PCR tests to be replaced by lateral flow test for those v...
Jump to postEngland’s red list of countries going from 54 to 9?
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.inde ... html%3famp
Tougher EU airport slot rules trigger Asia retaliation threat, risk industry trade war:
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 021-09-17/
Not enough relaxation with new U.K. travel Covid travel rules? Basically, for most, PCR tests replaced by fewer lateral flow tests. https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-travel-traffic-light-system-scrapped-and-changes-to-coronavirus-tests-for-fully-jabbed-holidaymakers-announced-12410405 Surely about...
Jump to postTeresa May, ex U.K. PM, criticism of U.K. Covid aviation policy.
https://youtu.be/HGLxda98bVY
A lot of the ex -Monarch A330 Air Tanker pilots I know were unfortunately made redundant due the Covid fiasco while a lot of the Titan pilots have thankfully kept their jobs and have been doing some flying.
Jump to postAt least at one point I thought the Norwegian group had an air leasing arm that included circa 100 B737s and circa 100 A32X in order? Were the 787s also leased off another part of the Norwegian group of companies or were they leased from totally independent leasesers? If it was the former then the N...
Jump to postOutside of Covid times it is unusual not to have to hold and have a convoluted arrival. All that holding causes pollution, increasing runway capacity reduces holding. This part of the argument rarely seems to be aired. Extra runway or not, outside of Covid times the demand is there.
Jump to postHeathrow to shut Terminal 4 until end of next year https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55271572
Jump to postHaving thankfully not made a booked PIA F27 domestic flight that fatally crashed out of Gilgit in 1989 and since flown professionally through Pakistan airspace, I’m only surprised they were not banned years ago.
Jump to postDelimit, Delta had a stake of 14.9% in Hanjin (Korean Air’s parent company) by this month, up from 10% in September, while KCGI had 18.6%, up from 17.1% late last year. From a Reteurs article six days ago: https://uk.reuters.com/article/korean-air-management/update-1-korean-air-parent-shareholders-k...
Jump to postTo claim Delta is unable to financially support their 49% share in VS at this time seems to be at odds with their purchase of further shares in a far larger partner airline just a few days ago, Korean Air.
Jump to postApart from the many now defunct airlines that I’ve flown on as a passenger, my four previous airlines I used to pilot for went bust not long after I left!
Jump to postUndisclosed customers, rather than an individual customer, could also be a possibility and is perhaps more likely considering the numbers?
Jump to postDebonair and ERAU1, that shark 727 was parked up near to the Clark international terminal the other day when I flew through. Quite a striking paint scheme!
Jump to postOver the last five years or so I’ve sat in various seats and come roughly to this preference if the seats are all the same standard: A340, A380, B747-8, B747-4, A330, B767, B787, A300 with the B777 being my least liked current widebody, mostly because I dislike the the particularly loud air conditio...
Jump to postThere is a clue to the 340-300’s greater MTOW in it’s extra center gear to the A330s.
Jump to postThe LHR slots are probably an underused valuable asset that has perhaps also hastened this decision?
Jump to postULN is booming economically at present due to mining. The place is changing rapidly. ULN airport itself that is quite restrictive, one way to fly in, one way out, due to terrain, is due to be replaced by a new airport further out of town.
Jump to postThe much bigger A330 wing gives much lower minimum flying speeds (Cat C), and thus are significantly slower than the DC10-30 that is Cat D, that I thought would be beneficial for fire fighting.
Jump to postI may be in the minority, but as a pilot who has traveled a lot with Ryanair in the past, I will not step on board a Ryanair aircraft while, amongst other things, their employees are treated as they are at present. The fact that many employees are not employed directly by Ryanair and are easily sack...
Jump to postIf Wizz is aiming at tourists, then it seems a little surprising they are starting almost at the start of the winter season, perhaps this so that no one else took the opportunity?
Jump to postGood on the judge for passing on the costs to the criminal.
Jump to postLast week when I last past through ICN the fourth runway appeared to be well on it’s way to completion.
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