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Loran

Re: Myflightradar24, but for other modes of transport

Not exactly either what you are looking for, however https://flights.logmy.world/ is a flight logging page which allows you to log countries which you have visited by other means of transportation. This way you can keep at least an accurate country log Together with the fellow user HAM in here, we b...

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Loran

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

Quadjet: July 2023 a B747-8. Total quadjets this year are 4x B747-8, 3x A380, 3x A340-300 and 1x B747-400
Trijet: February 2023, a B727-200 and only a few weeks earlier a Falcon 7X

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Loran

Re: Future of P&W

Wide bodies are only a smaller portion of the market, it is much more important to compete on the narrow body market. And yes, PW is extremely dominant on the turboprop parket, for example the PW100-series powering ATRs, DHC-8s, etc. or PT6s powering Cessna Caravans, etc. Each of them sold thousands...

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Loran

Re: How Many Crew on a 747-8

The LH B747-8 configuration to SFO is as follows:
3x pilots
3x cabin crew in upper deck,
13x cabin crew im main deck (includes 2x purser)

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: Longest domestic and Shortest international flights

Longest domestic: Moscow (SVO) - Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (UUS): 6'648 km / 4'129mi
Shortest Int'l: Friedrichshafen (FDH) - Altenrhein (ACH): 21km / 13mi

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Loran

Re: Your Most Flown Airline?

Here's my top-10: 1. Lufthansa 172 2. Swiss International Air Lines 133 3. Thai Airways International 41 4. Swiss Global Air Lines 26 5. Helvetic Airways 25 6. Lufthansa Cityline 25 7. Qantas Airways 25 8. Swiss European Air Lines 24 9. British Airways 17 10. TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar (Bolivia)...

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Loran

Re: How much does it cost to charter an airliner ?

I've done a couple of charters and can provide some approximate numbers. What has been mentioned here so far appears to be too high. - Businessjets: usually USD 1'500-4'000 per hour, incl. classic ones with a a high fuel consumption (we have done over a dozen so far) - Narrowbodies: USD 5'000-10'000...

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Loran

Re: Airlines You've Flown Exactly Once

Here is my list of airlines flown just once (some of them don't qualify as airlines, but rather aircraft owners, e.g. for private jets): ACSA - Air Century SA AIS Airlines ANK - Air Nippon ATS (opf Safomar Aviation) AZAL - Azerbaijan Airlines Advanced Air Aegean Airlines AeroMexico Connect Aeroflot ...

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Loran

Re: Do you check a bag for leisure travel?

My last checked bag is over 10 years ago. I will do anything to not check in a bag, after having seen countless of friends and work colleagues losing their bags or waiting for hours at baggage claim :yawn: To me, checked bags are lost bags :sly: They would never catch up with my flying schedule as I...

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Loran

Re: Boeing 727 operators 2021

Not entirely accurate this list. LAS' Cargo 721 is retired already, but there is still Waypoint Aviation's 721 EY-724 which is currently being transferred to the DRC. Also N30MP should still have a valid certificate, albeit it hasn't flown for a year or so. CH-Aviation, which is normally quite accur...

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Loran

Re: Russian Airliners - what have you flown and on which carriers?

PlymSpotter wrote:
An-72
- Motor Sich Airlines (TK-200)

LXM83 wrote:
An-72: Motor Sich

Hi Jürg and Dan, isn't Motor Sich the An-74?
I thought accessible An-72s are rare.

Cheers,
Loran

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Loran

Re: Boeing 737 - Who’s have you flown?

Here are my 737 stats: 737-200/Adv: VASP, Aerolineas, AeroGal, Air Zimbabwe, ICARO, Air Honduras (AVIATSA), Avior 737-200(C)/Adv: AeroSucre Carga (full cargo), Canadian North (mixed) 737-200(F)/Adv: AeroSucre Carga 737-300: Lufthansa, VASP, America West, Thai Air Asia, KLM, AeroGal, BoA, TAM Bolivia...

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Loran

Re: Boeing 757: Who's have you flown?

Here is my list:

757-200: Delta, British, Özbekistan, Nepal
757-200(WL): Air Astana, American, US Airways, Delta, United
757-200(C): Nepal (only one built!)
757-300: Delta
757-300(WL): Condor

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Loran

Re: DC9 series- Which have you flown on?

DC-9-14: East African Express DC-9-31: LASER Venezuela, Eastern (could also have been a -32) DC-9-32: Aserca DC-9-51: Delta DC-9-81: Orient Thai DC-9-82: SAS, American, Alitalia, Insel Air, Orient Thai DC-9-83: Crossair, Kish Air, Caspian, Andes LA, American DC-9-87: SAS MD-88: Delta MD-90-30: Delta...

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Loran

Re: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?

Only three frames on four flights:

1984: LPB-GYE Eastern L-1011-1 EA956 (no reg)
1984: UIO-PTY-MIA Eastern L-1011-1 EA976 (no reg)
2013: NBO-LHE Barq L-1011-500 ACE2222 N162AT

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: Russian Airliners - what have you flown and on which carriers?

Here is my list: Antonov An-2T: Tiramavia, Albatross Aero Antonov An-3T: Krasavia Antonov An-12BP: Ruby Star Antonov An-12BK: Ruby Star Antonov An-24B: SCAT Antonov An-24RV: Alrosa, KrasAvia, Motor Sich, Air Koryo Antonov An-26B: AeroGaviota Antonov An-26B-100: KrasAvia Antonov An-28 Antonov An-30M:...

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Loran

Re: Boeing B727 - Whose have you flown?

Here's my list:

727-100(C): LAS Cargo
727-100(F): LAS Cargo
727-100(RE)(WL) Super 27: VIP
727-200/Adv: Aerolineas, TAME, AeroGal, Iran Air, TAM Bolivia, Iran Aseman
727-200(WL)/Adv: Silk Way Business Aviation (opf AZAL)
727-200(F)/Adv: AeroSucre
727-200(F)/Adv(RE) Super 27: LAS Cargo

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Loran

Re: Embraers - Whose have you flown?

Here's my list: EMB-110: 7I, PNP, Leair EMB-120: 9U ERJ-135: SA ERJ-140: AA, SA ERJ-145: BM, RG EMB-170: LO, PE EMB-175: AC, BE, WY, CP (DL), AZ EMB-190: KL, LHC, BA, AE, AC, 2L, YM, AM, KC EMB-190-E2: 2L(LX) EMB-195: LHC, LO, YM EMB-135BJ Legacy 600: LXN EMB-135BJ Legacy 650: AHO EMB-550 Legacy 500...

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Loran

Re: Airbus A320 - Who's have you flown

Here's my list: A318-100: AV, AF A318-100(CJ): BA A319-100: SR, BA, AY, LP, SU, LH, AV, 2K, FV, SA, OS, OK, TP A319-100(LR): QR A319-100(SL): AV A320-200: AF, LH, NZ, LA, JQ, FD, 2K, LX, GF, AC, OS, EY, SU, AY A320-200(SL): LH, BA, S7 A320-200N(SL): LH, LX A321-100: LH, LX A321-200: LH, LX, TK, TP, ...

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Loran

Re: Only 1 operational 747-100?

An enthusiast flight on that -100 very nearly happened a couple of years back, a friend of mine was signed up for it- very expensive though Do you recall what the ticket price was? "Very expensive" is very subjective. In Feb 1985 when I spent UK 300 (US 339) to fly aboard Concorde for 73 ...

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Loran

Re: 90's registration help (DL UA 2T TS KL LO)

Ok, no problem and thanks again for the ones you found.
Cheers,
Loran

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Loran

Re: 90's registration help (DL UA 2T TS KL LO)

Yes, you're right. VY6248 was EC-JGM, sorry for the typo. 16:40:34  VY (ES) Vueling EC-JGM VLG6248 A320 M Cool, thanks for confirming. I am wondering, how far back can you check registrations? My most recent ones missing are the following: 23/02/2000 MXP-AGP AZ88 M80 03/03/2000 AGP-MXP AZ89 M80 An...

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Loran

Re: 90's registration help (DL UA 2T TS KL LO)

04/12/2013 HGK-ZRH LX139 A340 HB-JMO Source planefinder 25/03/2013 TXL-ZRH LX967 A320 HB-IJN Source EANS 04/12/2013 HKT-HKG TG608 A330 HS-TET Source planefinder 24/11/2013 HKG-HKT TG609 A330 HS-TEU Source planefinder 22/03/2013 ZRH-TXL LX976 RJ1 HB-IXR Source flightaware 14/11/2011 MAD-LPA IB804 A3...

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Loran

Re: 90's registration help (DL UA 2T TS KL LO)

Hi everyone, Am I allowed to ask for a few regs here, too? They are for my nephew, for whom I maintain a flightlog. Unfortunately I missed a few a couple of years: 14/11/2011 MAD-LPA IB804 A321 22/11/2011 LPA-MAD VY3001 A320 23/11/2011 MAD-ZRH VY6248 A320 22/03/2013 ZRH-TXL LX976 A320 25/03/2013 TXL...

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Loran

Re: Feeling nostalgic about 747s. Who’s have you flown?

Just checked my statistics, 74 flights in total: 3 Flights: 747 SP (IR) 3 Flights: 747-100B(SR/SUD) (OX) 9 Flights: 747-200B (LH, UN) 2 Flights: 747-200B(M) (LH) 2 Flights: 747-300 (QF, UN) 2 Flights: 747-300(SCD) (W5) 38 Flights: 747-400 (LH, KE, TG, BA, OZ, QF, NZ, FJ) 5 Flights: 747-400(D) (NH) 1...

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Loran

Re: When do the flight crew board an aircraft before a flight?

If engines are too cool(aircraft not used for 24h or more), and need to idle for a while before takeoff thrust and the taxi time isn't long enough for that, do they do a preflight idle run up? Is it done at the gate? On the 727, the oil temperature has to reach the green level, then it is good to g...

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Loran

Re: Trip aircraft planning

This little tool is quite useful if you are just looking for types: http://arm.64hosts.com/ It is a display of the OAG schedule I believe, so 550+ airlines. You can display routings by aircraft type, airline or alliance. You need to download the schedule updates every couple of months. It always sho...

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Loran

Re: Smallest seat pitch possible?

The worst ever seat pitch I recall was the Atlant Soyuz Il-86. It was absolutely ridiculous, I could only sit there if I put both of my legs towards the neighboring seat. Impossible to sit with the legs straight.
Also most An-24 and An-26 rides were rather tight, also some Tu-154s.

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: What happened to Orient Thai Airlines?

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=968605

Pictures are still there, but now with a huge watermark.
Also, I have re-uploaded the footage to YouTube this year if you are interested: https://youtu.be/1r1uhU_yfAc

Regards,
Loran

Loran

Re: Is the A380 the Biggest Failure in Commercial Aviation History?

Respectfully, I don't think that "more" and "bigger" are innovations. Did you actually read the article? Neither I claimed "more" and "bigger" are innovations, nor does the article. There are specific technical innovations which have been introduced with the ...

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Loran

Re: Is the A380 the Biggest Failure in Commercial Aviation History?

So, specifically, what knowledge was gained from the design and manufacture of the Airbus A380 that would not have been achieved had the aircraft not been produced? And which specific aircraft, and particular systems, are using that knowledge?e38 https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a...

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Loran

Re: Is the A380 the Biggest Failure in Commercial Aviation History?

To be able to draw a fair conclusion you need to consider the A380-specific innovations which were developed and then applied to other programs. In this regard the DNA of the A380 is found in every subsequent Airbus platform and its development cost can be spread across other programs. Commercially ...

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Loran

Re: More 'Active' DC-8s than A380s

I was referring to the one from the military, it is a DC-8-55F.
TACS has one -73F active, their -62F hasn't flown for over a year.

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: More 'Active' DC-8s than A380s

crownvic wrote:
Is there any updates on that DC-8-50 that was flying this past year in the DRC? That last video of her taking off was amazing.

It only did this one flight, then never flew again. Too many technical problems combined with a lack of qualified crew.

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: Avianca A318 service from BOG – which destinations?

I've just checked the OAG schedule and no A318 flights loaded during that week

AV would of course be the most convenient option, but maybe AF is a good alternative to you. I see them here in ZRH every day.

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: Why do we have to PACKS OFF during Engine Start?

The Tristar had a PT6 engine for its APU. It produced bleed air all the time, but if there was no demand, or the APU bleed valve was closed, there was a surge valve on the APU that opened and blew all the excess air very noisily overboard. So we tried to not open the surge valve by selecting the re...

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Loran

Re: Favorite vacation destinations

Top 3:
Iran
Cuba
Stans (visited so far: Türkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Özbekistan, Qazaqstan, Pakistan)

To-Dos:
Kamtchatka
Falkland Islands
Djibouti & Eritrea
and many others...

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Loran

Re: IDG maintenance service package

Let me add that when those part-pool-contracts are not properly thought through it might cause problems down the road. At my former carrier (medium sized European airline) we had a total care contract with one of the above mentioned providers. Looked good on paper but for our leased part of the fle...

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Loran

Ubercopter - any experiences yet?

You may have heard of Uber's helicopter service from Manhattan to JFK as part of a regular Uber itinerary. This service is operated by Bell 430s from Heliflite, rare stuff indeed. This service was apparently opened up to all users early October, and I read somewhere only the app for iOS shows the he...

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Loran

Re: IDG maintenance service package

Loran, how is pool membership determined? Anyone can join? Only alliance members can join? In other words... what are the membership criteria, which in turn may impact the quality of the used parts to be refurbished. Anyone can join. The biggest maintenance providers are Lufthansa Technik (LHT), AF...

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Re: IDG maintenance service package

Hi I am new here and hope my first question don't appear silly. I understand that IDG repair costs is very expensive and i have heard from one airline that they actually have an service package which doesn't require them to pay anything when they experience unscheduled removal. Is there such an ser...

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Loran

Re: Landing on water

The engine links are break points and the engine will detach at a certain load. In most cases this should work ok if the engines contact water simultaneously. Depends a lot on how level the airplane is upon water contact, I guess everyone remembers ET's 762 ditching asymetrically which pulled the ai...

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Loran

Re: Taking Off and Landing in Heavy Rain

What's the effect of heavy rain on engine performance? The fan blades are designed in a way that any objects (water, snow, birds, any other debris) will be moved to the outer part of the fan, so that they do not enter the core stream. Having water in the bypass stream actually increases engine thru...

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Loran

Re: Remember smoking in the cockpit ?

Last time I have experienced smoking in the cockpit was onboard Barq Aviation's L-1011 N164AT in early 2013 on a troop charter to Pakistan. I think the entire crew of over 25 (incl. ground engineers, etc.) came to the cockpit to smoke, you can maybe remotely imagine what that meant to a non-smoker l...

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Loran

Re: Ethiopian Ailrlines Boeing 767 suffered uncontained engine failure

I think the most important question is when was the last engine shop visit and which shop performed it?
ET may have had nothing to do with this failure, unless there was engine maintenance done by ET itself subsequent to the shop visit.

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: An-24s in regular pax schedule?

I have flown the AH-24 with Aircompany SCAT, Air Koryo, KrasAvia, Alrosa, Motor Sich, also the AH-26 with KrasAvia and AeroGaviota. As others have mentioned still many around. Also worth looking at the eastern half of Russia, always a pleasure to fly in deepest Siberia, but Motor Sich is probably th...

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Loran

Re: Airworthy 727 List, 2019

Are you purposely looking at civil only? There's a bunch of military 727s still active.
In terms of civil 721s, 5Y-CIG should also be active.

Regards,
Loran

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Loran

Re: Most Painful Red Eye Flight of 2019?

There's a whole bunch of Aeroflot red-eyes from western Europe to SVO departing between 10 and 11pm, and arriving in SVO around 3-4am. Have been on those from FRA and ZRH. Extremely painful, around 2.5-3h airtime with maximum 1h sleep when the light is switched off :tired: Also, TK, LOT, UIA, AUA an...

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Loran

Re: Last Revenue L-1011 Flight

Don´t know for sure and couldn´t find out but, check the following and if you discover anything else let us know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar it says it was this year, but.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP05DjM0vFk in 2013 still flying The YouTube video is my video, t...

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Loran

Re: SU / KL IL-62

Two points about initial Soviet Aeroflot requirements towards interior arrangements on mainline equipment: 1) Very generous space for coat hangers. Justified by the fact that Aeroflot flew to some of the most inhospitable climates, and every passenger was expected to show up in heavy coat, often fu...

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