Re: Head Scarves and Scheduling

P.S. I understand there has been thread drift. But if Apartheid is "their circus, their rules" then agreement (or even understanding) on head scarves seems unlikely. If the crew objects to a destination due to political/moral/social issue, he/she is to raise that with the employer, or ask...

Re: Head Scarves and Scheduling

Women in the first group, who are airline crews and are forced to follow a religious rule (but don't believe ) sincerely feel oppressed. Then they should raise that with their employer... not with the country that has those rules. The same apply in reverse. I hope you agree that if female crew who ...

Re: IFE in 2019 - Huh?

For short haul, IFE is a a cost that troubles many. The weight means lost revenue and additional fuelburn. Getting rid of that, can save a LOT. However once you go between 3 - 6 hours, the BYOD vs seatback IFE evens out. But above 6, seatback IFE wins hands down. The future of IFE is both Streaming ...

Re: Head Scarves and Scheduling

I know that if head scarves are a symbol of gender oppression, then they're bad, and making your employees comply in the name of "when in Rome" is wrong. And arguments like "but you can hide in the hotel" really isn't an answer. Unfortunately, that is the answer. If the crew mem...

Re: EK and London

By the time CX moved to LHR when it was opened up to new entrants again by HM Government and the BAA in October 1991 CX was operating upto 18 flights a week between HKG and London with the then fairly new B744, twice daily passenger flights plus the additional four cargo flights operated by Cathay ...

Re: Head Scarves and Scheduling

Are you really that ignorant mandala? Or are you just unhappy with the topic? Are we talking political and moral beliefs, or are we talking about crew being scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia, or Iran? The answer the OP asked, has been answered in various replies in this topic. 1. They will be schedul...

Re: EK and London

If I can remember, CX only used to serve LHR 3x daily I remember the days when CX served LGW 2-3x daily before moving to LHR, and if I remember correctly, with 1x BA from LHR 1x BA from LGW and 1x BCAL from LGW... (those were the days!) And when CX added LHR flights, they partnered with Air Canada ...

Re: Is this a FR24 glitch or something?

It isn't. It's the "flight number" inputted to the FMC Some pilots don't realize that it is transmitted through the Mode-S/ADSB transponder. I've seen funny stuffs before... along the lines of... YouSuck, HateYou, LoveMum, Single, Cheated, Hungry, Unpaid, PoorPay, etc, etc, etc, etc... (of...

Re: Head Scarves and Scheduling

Obviously ... but there was a question: If the place you're going has an immoral practice, do you really "do as the Romans do"? What has immoral practice got to do with Technical Operations? Dear Mods, I think it's clear what the OP is trying to do, and the answer he/she seeks has nothing...

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

MentourPilot had recreated the ET302 trim conditions (ie close at Vmo, heavy control column) in the 737 NG sim. Apparently he needed to have both arms around the column to maintain the desired pull force on the control column, and found that the trim wheel was extremely hard to be turned. Unfortuna...

Re: Plane Seating Templates

Download theirs, or the manufacturer's default cabin layouts from their websites... then use that to base a new template file on, and they play on those template files... At least that's what I did back in my consulting for startups days... (Didn't use Photoshop... but used Illustrator... on top of ...

Re: Favourite 737 generation?

Of all the ones I've flown on...
737-200 and 200Advs rock! The reversers... the flight controls are also just... RIGHT!
Then I'd go with the NGs, the classics I like the least...

Re: Head Scarves and Scheduling

I think many women would very much disagree with you. They might reasonably feel discriminated against in a way men are not. Of course every person has their own viewpoint, but I would sympathize with such a position. How many is "many"? My friend who flew there or were based there for ye...

Re: Plane Seating Templates

Ever looked at SeatGuru.com ?

Re: Airbus A319 at LCY? What's the issue?

I don't think the steep slope would be too much of an issue with the steep approach package... it may need more speedbrake deployment though, so that could reduce roll control, it may result in less crosswind allowance for steep approaches for A319... The problem is... Runway length. Don't be fooled...

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

Serves me right for going off of memory and trying to follow and respond to something on my phone. Don't worry... no one is immune from such mistakes, no matter how many thousands of hours one spends on the phone :) I imagine LionAir was tough on you so just wanted to say thanks and that you are ap...

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

[photoid][/photoid] You do understand the normal speed for the 737 is 230 Knots indicated? Close to Vmo would be way out of the normal operating range but still within the flight envelope - Vmo would be the speed you would not really want to above or get near too while descending. You do realize/und...

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

I still do not believe it, because it is not true. At no point was the aircraft ever below FL050, not even while still on the runway. Take note of the phase of flight that the pilots were in (climb - they were trying to get to 14,000ft), and the altitude they were actually at, and look at the pitch...

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

NOWHERE in the directive is "reenable flaps" mentioned as remedy. So, again, this is Monday morning quarterback syndrome. You know that because you had days to ponder over what to do. They had minutes and ton of work to do, even after being perfectly aware what is the problem. It is NOT m...

Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi

The CEO recording that video is a good first step, they promise to get the fix right. I had the opportunity to discuss this with some PR consultants, international journalists, and (former and current) airline executives today in Jakarta... their reactions were... not good. To which I agree somewha...

Re: Garuda forced to reduce domestic ticket prices 20% per Gov't

They have recognised all the revenue this year though...(>200m USD!) All 15 years accrued ahead into 2018, and only 1 aircraft installed... what's funny is the revenue appears to be Mahata "buying rights" to the BigData accrued from the aircraft wifi, in addition to the wifi revenues (whi...

Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

There are talking about the sensor that was flying on the JT043 + JT610 and that is still under the see floor (I don't remember reading that there recovered it from the wreckage). But 5 months after the beginning of the analysis we still have no word about the AoA sensor failure that was replaced, ...

Re: What is your prediction of future for Garuda, Thai and Malaysia Air?

GA just acquired pretty much every airline in Indonesia except for JT/ID/IW/QZ and it might survive longer. They haven't bought anyone. They have taken over the management of Sriwijaya Air and NAM Air (part of Sriwijaya Air group). I see this move as a desperate attempt to salvage the debt Sriwijay...

Re: Garuda forced to reduce domestic ticket prices 20% per Gov't

As far as I know with Mahata, only 1 aircraft is so far fitted with the IFE and Wifi.. and did not generate any revenue to date, in fact, it should be costing them. The inflight wifi business model is not yet set in stone. Still various discussions going on. Anyway... an increase in operating loss o...

Re: Garuda forced to reduce domestic ticket prices 20% per Gov't

The operating loss grew from $40million in 2017 to $200 million in 2018... No significant changes to "other operating income", but significant change in non-operating "other income", it's $270 million change... With airlines, what I look at is their operating income... it's not l...

Re: Garuda forced to reduce domestic ticket prices 20% per Gov't

The profit is unsustainable if it is achieved by (allegedly) price fixing and (again, allegedly) bullying competitors and travel agents... The economic cost from their fare hikes isn't worth $800k of profits. The last time they had profits, the CEO was sacked because the profits was deemed "not...

Re: Garuda forced to reduce domestic ticket prices 20% per Gov't

strfyr51 wrote:

Slashing ticket prices is pretty short sighted unless they're Domestic flights.

Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

9Patch wrote:

What aircraft has ever achieved 100% safety?