Re: Have we started liking Lufthansa's new livery?

I am used to it now, but not in a good way. It could be improved so much simply by painting the ring and crane on the tail yellow. With a livery so bland, even a small pop of color like that goes a long way!

Re: AA Flight Diverts to DEN after Passenger Smokes weed

Q wrote:

Dumb divert flight costs $$$$$$ and wasting time.

Q

Re: New Russian SST

Grandstanding: to seek to attract applause or favorable attention from spectators or the media.

Russian: показных

Putin's favorite hobby.

Re: First 737MAX10 fuselage arrives for final assembly

I like the warning "DO NOT HUMP" on the rail car...it must be directed at any a.netters that get too close!

Re: United Airlines "Evolution" to Globe Livery coming in April

I think the globe represents United more than the tulip, since they're a global airline with an expanding international network. That's why the globe is being added to new Polaris cabins and other branding. What is a tulip supposed to represent? The "tulip" design is not actually a tulip....

Re: United Airlines "Evolution" to Globe Livery coming in April

I'm happy that United is finally updating its livery after nearly nine years of continuing the 1991 Continental livery but with the United name. I initially thought they were also going to introduce a new logo from scratch, like American and Southwest did respectively in 2013 and 2014. The Continen...

Re: Delta Wants to be NMA Launch Customer

Of course. Because United does not operate 170 A320 Family (+34 A319's on order as second-hand) nor does it have 45 A350-900's on order... The A350 was ordered before the merger. The A319 were acquired USED since they got them dirt cheap and could quickly replace 50 seat regional jets. United has h...

Re: United announces new employee incentive program; focus on D:00 departures

Giving people a bonus for doing a job they are already paid to do. Everyone gets a trophy! Indeed. But the generation who were told that everyone’s a winner and everyone deserves a participation prize are now hitting the workplace. Personally I’m all for individual targets. Very hard to track perfo...

Re: Ryanair accused of inaction over racist incident on FR9015 flight from BCN to STN

Why do so many video an incident instead of getting involved and ending it? what could the passengers have done? only the fa's could have solved this issue. The flight crew should have pulled a united on him. Yeah the only way to deal with someone who's using hurtful words is to beat them until the...

Re: US Congress working on a bill that would force FAA to mandate minimum seat size

First of all this bill will likely die in committee and never see a House vote. I do agree that there should be a minimum seat pitch for almost all commercial aircraft operating within the USA. People are taller and heavier than a generation or 2 ago and tight pitch on long flights can trigger circ...

Re: Is it time to close LGA?

Yes. Shut down an airport currently in the middle phases of an $8 Billion renovation. You, sir, may be an excellent replacement for Cuomo after his 'America never has been and (probably) never will be great' speech. :-) https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/07/la-guardia-airports-8-billion-overhaul-making-m...

Re: Could Turkish Airlines' new safety video be the most amazing safety video yet

I would not want to watch this "safety" video more than once, personally.

The poor flight attendants that have to listen to this audio multiple times on a daily basis!

Re: Could Turkish Airlines' new safety video be the most amazing safety video yet

I would not want to watch this "safety" video more than once, personally.

Re: AA on death's door per Motley Fool...

While this is "fake news", I will say as someone who usually bashes United, at least UA is getting more competent at a corporate level. AA on the other hand hires the worst of the worse for corporate positions, and it is beginning to show. They need to clean house from the top down, the o...

Re: Dua Lipa Criticizes United Flight Attendant on Twitter Over Response to Sister's Nut Allergy

What is a Dua Lipa ? I think maybe it means "two lips" in Latin? Too bad she doesn't know how to keep her Dua Lipas closed! Unless someone has a recording of the flight attendant saying exactly what she claims he said...it's a non-story! If she is such a popular, successful, world-renowne...

Re: Why are Russian cockpits blue green?

Soviet cockpits (and the DC-9 as mentioned) are turquoise probably for the same reason that Boeing 747 through 777 cockpits are brown and Airbus cockpits are grey...those colors were simply appealing at the time when the aircraft were designed and manufactured.

Re: United seeks to return to JFK

What a no-news article. United has regretted the JFK pullout since the day they left.

This headline might as well read "United seeks return to 1960 oil prices. Sites then-average cost of $2.91/barrel as highly preferrable to todays prices."

Re: What price comfort?

Welcome to the free market, USA. People get what they're willing to pay for. I'm willing to pay for bigger lavs, how do I get that ? Not quite as simple saying there's "more choice" (which is true), so I can just pay for what I want. Plenty of other examples. Of course you are willing! I ...

Re: DL 1854 DTW-DEN; Smoke in Cabin; Evac on Taxiway

tys777 wrote:

I love in the video when someone throws their luggage down first and the gentleman at the bottom chucks it 15 feet away in apparent anger

Re: DL 1854 DTW-DEN; Smoke in Cabin; Evac on Taxiway

Another evacuation caught on tape that I find completely infuriating. - Passengers waisting precious time by tossing their baggage down the escape slide before they themselves slide down. - Hoards of passengers exiting through the over-wing exits, only to stand on the wing cluelessly and pointlessly...

Re: Dog killed onboard United Airlines flight (in cabin)

This flight attendant "safety professional" is an absolute IDIOT. It was IAH-LGA, so they were on a Boeing (not a small RJ) and that bag in the pic is a normal sized pet duffel. Why would anyone even think the overhead bin was an appropriate place to put a dog carrier? Much less a FA?! I'...

Re: United Airlines Tells Flier Her bag is to Big, Despite it Fitting

I think the most striking thing about this article is that it didn't include the ubiquitous over-enlarged picture of Dr. Dao's bloodied face that now seems obligatory to any story relating to United Airlines by the world's lazy media. Also if this woman has "...never been so disrespected and mi...

Re: Delta FA's Fight Company's New Social Media Standards

wjcandee wrote:

This is classic AFA making a mountain out of a molehill, trying yet again to convince DL flight attendants to unionize

Re: Delta FA's Fight Company's New Social Media Standards

https://savvystews.com/2018/02/delta-tightens-social-media-screws-employees/ I'm not quite sure what the FA's are whining about here. Every company I have ever worked for, has had more or less the exact same social media standards as Delta. Obviously, the company wants to make sure their employees ...

Re: Linda Jojo explains UA’s investment in technology and development of United app

If I can accomplish on an airlines app whatever it is that needs to be done instead of having to call than that is a huge advantage for that particular airline. And again, it seems that UA lags behind all the rest. Would you please clarify which airlines you feel offer a better app than United? And...

Re: Super DC-8 in air now HNL to GSO

Wow, attractive bird! And goes to show how a fresh coat of paint can make even a 50 year old airplane look brand new!

Re: Why is KLM the only Euro legacy to fly the 737?

One obvious point that relates to AF in particular is that the government of France has a substantial shareholding in both Airbus and in AF and there is a longtime A320 production facility at TLS. Similarly, the German government had a substantial shareholding in LH when it first ordered the A320, ...

Re: Why is KLM the only Euro legacy to fly the 737?

Eeh?? SK, SU and TK all have 737 fleets. SAS has 737s .. so does Aeroflot. BA, AF and LH all did up until recently. Instead of nitpicking the OP maybe someone with actual knowledge on the subject could...I don't know...answer the question? It seems fairly valid to me. After all, many people wouldn'...

Re: Why is KLM the only Euro legacy to fly the 737?

Eeh?? SK, SU and TK all have 737 fleets. SAS has 737s .. so does Aeroflot. BA, AF and LH all did up until recently. Instead of nitpicking the OP maybe someone with actual knowledge on the subject could...I don't know...answer the question? It seems fairly valid to me. After all, many people wouldn'...

Re: Why is KLM the only Euro legacy to fly the 737?

Eeh?? SK, SU and TK all have 737 fleets. SAS has 737s .. so does Aeroflot. BA, AF and LH all did up until recently. Instead of nitpicking the OP maybe someone with actual knowledge on the subject could...I don't know...answer the question? It seems fairly valid to me. After all, many people wouldn'...

Re: DL pilot and FA fight at LGA

Whether you think you are right or wrong in a situation, when a security authority comes on board and tells you to exit an aircraft, you should do it. Take it to court afterwards if you think you were wronged. So, Rosa should have just moved to the back of the bus? So many people are so far mistake...

Re: Where? KLM DC-7C over California (?)

Beautiful aircraft. Why is the DC-6 more popular than the DC-7? You pose your question as if it is an established fact. :scratchchin: It is an established fact that DC-6s, the DC-6A/B/C versions especially, outlasted all DC-7 variants in airline service and served in greater number than DC-7s, by a...

Re: DL pilot and FA fight at LGA

He and the attendant exchanged words in the aisle and he called her “a piece of s---,” a source said. “His conversation was racist, inconsiderate and unprofessional,” the source said. A paying passenger being physically dragged off a plane for refusing to give up a seat they (in most people's opini...

Re: YTZ Removes ad That was Insulting to cows

Better a group of whacks start and ad campaign than a group of whackos elect a president... just sayin'... [/quote]

Boo freakin' hoo. Way to take an innocent moment and politicize it, eh?

Re: Where? KLM DC-7C over California (?)

Beautiful aircraft. Why is the DC-6 more popular than the DC-7? You pose your question as if it is an established fact. :scratchchin: I myself absolutely prefer the DC-7 over the DC-6; such beautiful lines and performance! The peak of piston-engined aircraft design...along with the Stratocruiser an...

Re: YTZ Removes ad That was Insulting to cows

I can see it now. This group of wackos will start an ad campaign in the US imploring Americans to stop referring to back bacon as "Canadian bacon" as the term is offensive to pigs that are not from Canada.

Re: Why many flight attendant in the US are very not customer friendly?

AWACSooner wrote:

delta747tlv wrote:

Why many customer in the US are very not flight attendant friendly?

You, sir, win this thread!

Re: ATW says drop UA rebrand as CO

My first question when I saw the title of this post was "I wonder if they are an "ex-Conn" ...you answered that question for me, lol. My second question is how credible was this "story", especially considering the link you posted redirects to an article that has been removed...

Re: B6 removes pax for harassing Ivanka Trump

Yet another classic example of "liberal tolerance". Kudos to her for doing her best to ignore the moron and keep her children calm with crayons and coloring books during the moron's tirade.

Although I too was surprised she flew commercial - and economy on top of it!

RE: Pasta Pester--AA FA Tells Pax In J To Shut Up

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/klkla" class="quote" target="_blank">klkla</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Quoting DTWPurserBoy (Reply 8): I have never h...

RE: Swiss 777-300ER Beauties

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/N415XJ" class="quote" target="_blank">N415XJ</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Quoting jpetekyxmd80 (Reply 5): Are you for re...

RE: Central European Airport? Ideas!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JetBuddy" class="quote" target="_blank">JetBuddy</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i> Lot's of negativity to this suggestion,...

RE: What Was Valujet Like?

I flew <acronym title="Centre-Avia Airlines (Russian Federation)">J7</acronym> soon after they resumed operations following flight 592 and the subsequent grounding. They were nothing special, but nothing blatantly awful, either. An average 1990's US LCC, I'd say. I do miss the "critter", though. &nb...

RE: Does UA Still Own A330s?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jfk777" class="quote" target="_blank">jfk777</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i> The title to this thread is confusing leading...

RE: Former Obama Pilot Believes TWA 800 Was Shot Down

I find it unlikely that TWA 800 was brought down by an issue that never occurred before and hasn't occurred since (random, spontaneous fuel tank explosion) Especially given the hundreds of eye witnesses that saw an object streaking TOWARDS flight 800. But right, the government says they are all wron...

RE: Two Aisles On The B757?

Also, where would the overhead bins go? Unless you plan on making three sets of VERY tiny bins for a 1-2-1 configuration...

RE: What If Foreign Airlines Could Fly Within The

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/zululima" class="quote" target="_blank">zululima</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Ugh, do we really need another ridiculou...

RE: Free Tank Of Gas With Every Boeing.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Max+Q" class="quote" target="_blank">Max Q</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>You are missing the point. </i></font></td></t...

RE: Air Koryo - Syrianair Partnership Agreement

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CrimsonNL" class="quote" target="_blank">CrimsonNL</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Maybe they can call it Red Star Allian...

RE: LH A343 Engine Markings (Pic)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LH707330" class="quote" target="_blank">LH707330</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The reason they're on there is because the...