[quote="ELBOB"]There was also the 707-700 Stretch proposal in 1977/78 with CFM56s. 200 inches longer than the baseline -700 to carry 180 passengers in mixed config. That's curious as I clearly remember flying the old 707s configured to carry 186 passengers. th stretch would carry less people
Jump to postRio-Sul and Oceanair operated flights between CGH and GRU in the late 1990s early 2000s.
Jump to postNot including museum pieces but only planes I've had the opportunity to visit but didn't fly I could name BA's L1011, Aeroflot's IL86 and Austral's BAC 1-11.
Jump to postdebonair wrote:PPVLC wrote:Still miss some yellow though.
I must admit I hated it first but now I look at it and see its sharpness and modernity. Still miss some yellow though.
Jump to postHah, I still think of the 737-300 as the new guy. I can recall thinking how odd it looked with those 'modern' turbo fans at Farnborough '84. But hey, glad to hear there's still a grand old dame out there from that era. Gosh you made me feel old now :lol: I started flying them in 1986, I didn't like...
Jump to postIt's such a common event to bring a child, spouse or even a friend on certain flights, I sincerely don't know why people bothered, you are allowed to do so, do it happily! I'm sure your child will cherish those memories forever and this is much more important than any cranky passenger who's got no c...
Jump to postIt's just a company that went bankrupt, no different to a small store on your local shopping street.... hundreds of other companies go bankrupt across the world every day and the world carries on That's a rather surprising statement coming from an aviation enthusiast, whatever your age or country o...
Jump to post1. Try to find an alternative, there were cases where I gave vegetarian passengers an extra salad or something else just to keep them happy because their choice wasn't there for some reason. I would never bring a Y passenger something that doesn't belong to their Y regular menu though, it wouldn't b...
Jump to postI flew on a Pan AM 707 from JFK to FCO in February 1980. It is the only 707 flight I have ever been on. The return was a 747. I flew the same route in a PanAm 707 in April or May 1980. The 707 was an all coach configuration, and was a sub for a scheduled 747 that day. I flew mid week in February 19...
Jump to postLH982 wrote:It's the 762 of its day. Never going to set the world on fire, but useful to have for many operators. It has sold well, and blocked off a lot of potential business for Airbus.
It depends, hotels might change from time to time and sometimes the company finds one neart the airport, crews complain, a new hotel is found and life goes on. I personally hated the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport...
Jump to postPanair do Brasil and the Concorde, they wanted three of them
Jump to postwe shouldn't compare the MAX to the DC-10, Comet or L188 for instance as they belong to another age in aviation. yes, people flew the DC-10 for decades and forgot its initial reputation BUT we can't forget that the MAX has/had serious flaws now, well into the 21st century and public perception is ve...
Jump to post”Zero E” Not if you’re burning natural gas or coal to produce the electricity to create hydrogen. Guess we’ll have to build more landscape polluting and bird killing windmills..... More birds die flying into windows, due to pesticides or colliding with cars than flying into wind turbines, that's th...
Jump to postThey should use 707s with the old livery,I miss that beautiful blue cheating line. Hey, I'm not the only one dreaming here...
Jump to postYes, that was the reason, they were well established in those routes and added the "Orient" for branding purposes, the corporate name was still Northwest Airlines. They dropped the Orient in the 1980s.
Jump to post[quote="Gonzalo"]Well...yes...Every single privately owned airline in the whole planet is “towards bankruptcy” in the current scenario. Only the Airlines supported by endless flows of money like Emirates or Etihad can escape to the “towards bankruptcy” qualification. Same for Hotels, Cruis...
Jump to postI flew them a lot! I clearly remember the engine noise from the aft jumpseat -that hypnotic humming that would make anyone fall asleep on long flights. I can just see myself opening the rear door and moving the handle inwards to lower the ventral airstair then waiting for it to be completely extende...
Jump to postOne can easily walk from SDU to Rio de Janeiro's city centre.
Jump to postPepeTheFrog wrote:Just ignore the green parties and continue building that 3rd runway.
The economy needs to grow folks.
I know people will hate me but I think the 757 is an ugly thing. The VFW-614 manages to be offensively ugly and takes the award but the 757 is skinny with its weird belly that doesn't match the top making the nose look malformed, I give it 2nd place.
Jump to postSwiss4Ever wrote:
I would call it the jungle farm, some call the embraers the jungle bus. A silly and tired cliche as Embraer is in the Southeast of Brazil with no jungle around for much more than 1000 mi...you probably imagine Brazil as a big jungle where people assemble aircrafts with sticks and bundles of straw.....
Jump to postss278 wrote:Fate is the Hunter.
A380 and 757 should be back threads make me run a mile. I also wouldn't touch a Concorde can fly again thread with a barge pole.
Jump to postI wouldn't wear shorts and flipflops to go to the supermarket... Who are you trying to impress at the supermarket? :D No one wears shorts and flipflops to go to the supermarket around here, I wouldn't be the first; ;) I also enjoy buying shoes and nice clothes, it's one of my few luxuries in life.
Jump to postBut we don’t live in the 50’s and 60’s. The MAX has no precedent when it comes to bad press about a specific plane type, making negative headlines in mainstream news media for over a year and being called ‘Monster from Seattle’ and ‘Plane of Death’ in serious newspapers. If you look at package holi...
Jump to postI had a nasty near miss once, the evasive manoeuver was quite dramatic, I was leaving the galley and got thrown on an empty passenger seat (the row was empty I'm glad to say), the Gforce was so strong I couldn't lift my arms to fasten the seat belt. I knew something wrong was happening and the only ...
Jump to postSorry but the idea that passengers don't know anything about planes or don't care what plane they're flying doesn't work in this case. Yes, people in general don't know much about aviation or aircraft type but the MAX has a very bad reputation and I already had people asking me about "that MAX ...
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Jump to postdfwjim1 wrote:GOL too, much larger than Azul. Jump to postBrazil - Azul and Lantam
VARIG's RG came from Rio Grande do Sul, the company birthstate Yes, Viacao Aerea Riograndense gave us RG -from the RS state. Cruzeiro was SC because of its original name Servicos Aereos Cruzeiro do Sul. Cruzeiro's SC may came from above, Southern Cross (the english translation for Cruzeiro do Sul) ...
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PB26 wrote:VARIG's RG came from Rio Grande do Sul, the company birthstate
Some people think they are the best thing ever invented and some people hate it, it's quite a divisive subject. I've never seen people debating old standard blinds though.
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Jump to postMy guess is they will keep the 7-7 because it's familiar and sounds good; introducing a letter in the middle would do the job keeping the same rhythm. A name like Boeing 7S7 for instance gives continuity and modernity without turning into a tongue-twister.
Jump to postI've been directly involved in the interview/hiring process and I can assure you it's the complete picture that matters; of course there are some clear signs that a candidate is not fit for the job and they might drop an occasional bomb during the interviews that can put them out of the game but, as...
Jump to postDevon is fantastic if yoi have time otherwise a short hop to Brighton to visit the Royal Pavillion is a must.
Jump to postThe only communist country I have ever visited is Cuba and I can assure you I felt more relaxed and welcomed there than in some "regular" countries where anyone wearing an uniform feels entitled to look at us as if we were a threat, I won't drop names...
Jump to postGive me a 767 anyday, what a great plane, 7 abreast is paradise.
Jump to posteta unknown wrote:I think my favourite routing was at one point the longest flight (not nonstop) in the world: SVO-SCL via MLA, DKR, LIM and somewhere else, maybe Recife?
Excellent series of articles, I was dreading to reach the final one! I truly appreciate your effort and research and also the extra images brought by fellow a.netters, we all got united around a legendary time in aviation, the iconic Pan Am and their 747s. The very first 747 I saw was a Pan Am bird ...
Jump to postThank you so much for these articles, I can't wait for the next one!
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