Boeing bashing ? Selling bonds of $9.825 billion to repay a portion of $13.8 billion loan ? Thanks to your link which provides "its debt balance up to $63.6 billion by year end." It is called selling lower interest debt to pay off higher interest debt, thus saving lots of money on interes...
Jump to postRe: stick force. Do the FBW Airbus aircraft have stick force gradients, when, say, approaching a stall? (Yes I know there are envelope protections). I assume if so that would be just a spring on the joystick, or is some sort of active synthetic feedback used? No...because it won’t let you stall (in...
Jump to postExcellent post. I do like tattoos and I do like woman with tattoos although personally only have one in a place that I can choose when to show it or not. People have all sorts of reasons to get them from fasion to scar covering. If you don't like them don't get one. The funny thing about this line ...
Jump to postThis thread is hilarious. In sum it's like: "I don't have any tattoos and don't like them, yet somehow I'm qualified to explain why people get them." Excellent post. I do like tattoos and I do like woman with tattoos although personally only have one in a place that I can choose when to s...
Jump to postBerkshire Hathaway sold all of their airline position as revelead by Warren Buffet during their annual shareholders meeting. Get ready for a stock masacre on Monday. On the other hand if you still believe in Delta, United, American and Southwest this might be your buying opportunity,
Jump to postThursday March 19, 2020: LOT operates WAW-DUB: - LO8665 dep. 06.38 WAW - arr. 08.20 DUB B738 SP-LWF https://www.flightradar24.com/LOT8665/243a2357 People had cheap flights on Ryanair. Then the government cancelled those flights and forced them to buy more expensive ones from LOT. And they call it &...
Jump to postI don't think anyone would want to start war on China hence they will pay nothing.
Jump to postPresident Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil 1st test has been to have confirmed COVID-19 positive. He was meeting with President Trump last week. https://meiahora.ig.com.br/geral/2020/03/5881948-primeiro-exame-de-jair-bolsonaro-testa-positivo-para-coronavirus.html Does that mean he was infected by Trump who...
Jump to postIWMBH wrote:Danny wrote:From 00:00 local on Sunday Poland shuts down ALL international flights.
So people in a foreign country that can't return before Sunday are screwed?
From 00:00 local on Sunday Poland shuts down ALL international flights.
Jump to postAgree that at this stage Chapter 11 seems 90% certain scenario. Cash is burning out, with the developing crisis it will be hard to obtain extra financing. No one needs their airplanes even if MAX is cleared to fly.
Jump to postThat would be a good thread topic some day. Knowledgeable people could clear up some misconceptions for you. Which would be what? While I do not cover the airline industry, I am a financial analyst... and airlines have historically, up until the last 8 years or so, been crappy investments. Chapter ...
Jump to postAs for "Soviet era decision making", a democratically elected (in a total landslide victory, mind you) government making very business savvy economic and strategic investments in profitable industries (and important to national security) a la Singapore's Temasek, UAE, Qatar, and other sov...
Jump to postJust be aware this is basically taxpayer's money that is used to make this purchase, not any profit money LOT has ever made. I'm afraid it's another action whose main (or at least important) goal is domestic propaganda (look, we're buying a German airline, Poland is rising from it knees and prosper...
Jump to postConsidering both Easyjet and Wizzair already bought A321neo Airbus knows that Ryanair has no option but to buy it too if they want to stay competetive.
Jump to postSo Mr Muilenburg walks away with USD 80 million golden parachute. Meanwile almost 3 thousand people at Spirit Aerosystems loose their jobs.
https://www.ft.com/content/58152562-33f ... a0cae3f0de
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/boeing- ... -jobs.html
hpff wrote:AeroplaneFreak wrote:Does anyone have a list of incidents where fire led to a commercial aircraft falling out of the sky within minutes?
There are quite a few. The one that comes to mind is the LOT crash.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737-max-ceo/boeing-fires-ceo-muilenburg-as-737-max-crisis-deepens-idUSKBN1YR1FL https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/Boeing-ceo-muilenburg.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7821945/Boeing-fires-CEO-Dennis-Muilenburg-737-MAX-crisis-deepens....
Jump to postAnd United has 18 inch seats on their 737-Max9 aircraft. Do they? Their website disagrees with SeatGuru on that (which is utterly unreliable for both width and pitch). https://www.united.com/ual/de/de/fly/travel/inflight/aircraft/737-900.html#max-9 best regards Thomas Forbes also says that UA's 737...
Jump to postIt looks like the site was trying to cover it up indeed. Is the site being intimidated by Boeing lawyers just like the article said?
https://newrepublic.com/article/154944/ ... revolution
Yesterday they announced 11 new planes to be based in Poland so without new deliveries they have to come from somwhere.
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Not sure if the admins of this site realize but the site is used for Russian military propaganda. It is no coincidence that almost every day the main site looks like this: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TvffMgJ3k3Yakeaz6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/TvffMgJ3k3Yakeaz6 You may want to review who's constantly ...
Jump to postFirst cancellation seems to be Air Force One flight to Poland.
Jump to postThis is going to end very badly: https://www.businessinsider.com/videos-chinese-military-vehicles-gather-in-shenzen-hong-kong-protests-2019-8?IR=T https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/footage-shows-chinese-military-vehicles-purportedly-moving-towards-hong-kong-border/news-story/9c9489128d0853d5a392fe6...
Jump to postHe must be right as he is an expert in everything:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GqJna9hpTE
Two almost identical incidents within short time. Without jumping to conclusions all MAXes should be grounded as a precautionary measure. With China already having their 60 grounded its only circa 240 planes globally. Not a big disruption in the interest of safety.
Jump to postMalevTU134 wrote:They will lose tons of money on this. Mark my words.
They are just like Air Berlin - the end in unavoidable, its only a matter of time.
Jump to post"Delays on cargo aircraft carrying parts from the UK to Europe" On the basis that Airbus fly the wings from their own airfield on their own plane to their own airfield at the other end , surely this is stretching reality a little ? If those wings have to undergo customs clearance each tim...
Jump to postIf Norwegian survives till the summer. Check Leaham article about their creative accounting, mounting lossess and shrinking cash reserves.
Jump to postFunny that a country is unable to deal with such a minor weather issue instead they issue dramatic appeals as if there was a natrual disaster. I guess that irishtimes must be showing some manipulated photos because clearly there is no 14 or 25cm on video / photos in article below. https://www.irisht...
Jump to postLooking at the photos on irishtimes they have a max 3 cm of snow, the country is at standstill and their Prime Minister appeals to people to stay home. Funny really.
Jump to postWell - I have seen that somewhere not far
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ericm2031 wrote:777-9’s and potentially a 777x-10/350-1100
Assuming you are looking for airline management simulation not a flight simulator then by far the best and most complex is airlinesim.aero
Jump to postThey need to go back to what they used to do - build superior airplanes rather play play politics and litigation.
Jump to postEveryone who run some business or worked in sales understands that you cannot force customer to buy your products. And even if you somehow do this is very sort sighted move. Do execs at Boeing understanding it after: - pushing C-series into Airbus hands - loosing Canadian F-18 order - loosing Delta'...
Jump to postNot sure what is the source of those rumors. The 2015 financials were the best ever.
Good profit margins, excellent ROA, positive cashflows etc.Most of airlines could only wish to have such results.
http://www.theemiratesgroup.com/english ... eport.aspx
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Jump to postI can't believe how stupid and naive western european politicians are by taking those people.
Obviously ISIS is among them. The would be stupid not to be - it's an ideal moment - no one controls borders and who those people are.
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Jump to postYou can certailny feel safe in Eueope. In most countries it is much safer than in the US with crime rates especially homocide rates much lower.
Jump to postSomething is going on as there's large construction on the Red Square like a stage and seating. The regime press have been told to remain in Moscow for the weekend. <a href="http://wyborcza.pl/1,75477,17568766,Na_placu_Czerwonym_powstaje_tajemnicza_konstrukcja_.html#BoxGWImg" target="_blank">http://...
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