That saves enough money for a small fleet of Boeing 747-8i birds to serve airports that need great capacity but cannot use the A380 (like Boston). It probably won't happen but I can hope!
Jump to postLast year, I had the great pleasure of watching the comings and goings at LAX from above the airport in a helicopter (thanks Star Helicopters!). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWeggacvuk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWeggacvuk</a> Does anyone know if this is possible at...
Jump to postThe Airbus A350 is also super quiet. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAU7h61BFiM
Jump to postI recently flew on an Air France Airbus A380 to Paris and, for the first time in my flying life, I was awakened (twice) by other passengers who were snoring. Normally, such noises are drowned out by the din/drone of the engines. I also made a video of the landing in Paris and noticed the "extreme" q...
Jump to postI was watching the Boeing 787 display at the Paris Air Show and noticed that it executed a wing wave. Does anyone know the genesis of this maneuver and if it is ever done with passengers onboard. It seems like it would be a pretty aggressive motion on the inside so I doubt it but I'm wondering. The ...
Jump to postI just discovered that I had some footage of this pretty bird in better days. I came across it at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> during Labor Day weekend 2012. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LkG_QBxBkU" target="_blank">http://www.y...
Jump to postHaving just completed an <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> long-haul itinerary yesterday, I completely agree that their products need a proper upgrade. Surprisingly, I find Delta Airline's BusinessElite product significantly better than Air France's product. This despit Air France's Skytraxx ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/skipness1E" class="quote" target="_blank">skipness1E</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>The A388 remains unlikely in my view...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/QANTASvJet" class="quote" target="_blank">QANTASvJet</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>Calm down. The reality is that flyin...
Jump to postInterestingly, the JAL 787 that caught fire in Boston (a.k.a. "Phoenix") has had fueling and engine runs but remains parked at North Cargo, One person in the know had told me that it was due to ferry out about three weeks ago (at the same time that other stranded birds began ferrying). He is not sur...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Starlionblue" class="quote" target="_blank">Starlionblue</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>All series Boeing 747 featured tri...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/747classic" class="quote" target="_blank">747classic</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Probably <acronym title="British Airwa...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trintocan" class="quote" target="_blank">trintocan</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>So <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Air...
Jump to postI think that Delta will work to elevate the <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> profile to make it a desirable "step-up" for network feed...sort of like a Delta Plus for the discriminating traveler or for those who need that extra touch for the long-haul journey. S...
Jump to postI think that they will take the A380s for Australia, Middle East and Southern African services. The US East Coast may also see them big birds. I fully expect Virgin to server <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</...
Jump to postHello, I was out plane spotting and saw a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> 744 landing, immediately followed by an <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> 744. I made videos of both landings and, upon review, noticed that the flaps look different on the two birds. So I thought I would ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mah4546" class="quote" target="_blank">mah4546</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Boston's business ties to California are l...
Jump to postI think they need to participate in an alliance or partner with one of the majors (DL would be good).
Jump to postIt's time for Virgin America to finally form that long-rumored alliance with Delta.
Jump to postI hope Boeing isn't counting any of the potential orders from Chinese airlines. Those are not "done" until they are finalized. In my opinion, China appears to use commercial aircraft orders as geo-political tools so finalizing an order for Chinese airlines depends on which way the political winds ar...
Jump to postHe should just embrace the "wealthy" image and go with a Boeing 747-400.
Jump to postI think the there is a bias against the USA at SAA. However, I don't think it had anything to do with the Heilderburg crash. I think it's because the company was, reportedly, almost run into the ground by an American chief executive (Coleman Andrews) who also pushed the airline into the Boeing 737-8...
Jump to postI don't know how many but I am currently on a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> 757 flying <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan Interna...
Jump to postI think that Skyteam is going to sneak in there and steal the LATAM jewel from under Star's and oneworld's noses!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/loveofflying" class="quote" target="_blank">loveofflying</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Have seen the RAF 1011 in <acronym...
Jump to postI would love to see the often rumored <acronym title="Sao Paulo - Guarulhos International (Cumbica) (GRU / SBGR), Brazil">GRU</acronym>-<acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym> or <acronym title="Rio de Janeiro - Galeao Int...
Jump to postI just saw a video at <a href="http://www.fijiairways.com" target="_blank">http://www.fijiairways.com</a> that recalled the history of Air Pacific and mentioned an uncoming rebranding to "Fiji Airways" in June 2013. This is meant to coincide with the arrival of the first Airbus A330-200s in the flee...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/legacyins" class="quote" target="_blank">legacyins</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>China Eastern Airlines (MU) is po...
Jump to postIs it possible that this is a photoshopped picture? It's hard to believe an airline would allow such mistakes on their "coming out" aircraft.
Jump to postRumor has it that it's an elevator problem but I cannot confirm.
Jump to postIf they do make the jump to an alliance, I would expect it to be SkyTeam. They have the most indepth links with Delta Airlines.
Jump to postA friend told me that UPS 209 declared an emergency and landed at Logan. Aircraft currently sitting at the end of Rwy 15R. Anyone have info?
Jump to postProbably U.S. training missions off the coast of Puerto Rico or Dutch training sessions around St. Maarten. The same thing happened to me in Singapore once. We were delayed 3 hours and almost missed our connecting flight in Hong Kong.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAXDESI" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXDESI</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Giving a major boost to cash- strappe...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CrossChecked" class="quote" target="_blank">CrossChecked</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Why should we adapt our airports...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/N766UA" class="quote" target="_blank">N766UA</a> (<a href="#138" class="quote">Reply 138</a>):<br/><i>Do you know how many pilots I've seen at <...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gingersnap" class="quote" target="_blank">gingersnap</a> (<a href="#109" class="quote">Reply 109</a>):<br/><i>I respect what you're saying and I...
Jump to post<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="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i>IMHO he was a real idiot, hurting anyone, for ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Reggaebird" class="quote" target="_blank">Reggaebird</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>When riding the fence the most impor...
Jump to postWhen riding the fence the most important thing to know is that you should NEVER let go. She let go and ran and that's what happened to her. Here is a video of me riding the fence behind a Boeing 747: I am the guy in the grey pant and black shirt at the fence <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bonusonus" class="quote" target="_blank">bonusonus</a> (<a href="#71" class="quote">Reply 71</a>):<br/><i>From an engineering perspective, it's ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Reggaebird" class="quote" target="_blank">Reggaebird</a> (<a href="#39" class="quote">Reply 39</a>):<br/><i>You can see the operation of the win...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lightsaber" class="quote" target="_blank">lightsaber</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>Is the artificial lighting more impr...
Jump to postYou can see the operation of the window at 4:39 in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IPowQe6Y6A
Jump to postLooking at this video ( <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k32EhddYxK4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k32EhddYxK4</a> ), I started to wonder when Pratt & Whitney made the transition from these old style JT9Ds to the successor PW4000s. This plane was built in 1988 so it was ...
Jump to postI think services from <acronym title="Prague - Ruzyne (PRG / LKPR), Czech Republic">PRG</acronym> and <acronym title="Warsaw - Okecie / Frederic Chopin (WAW / EPWA), Poland">WAW</acronym> to <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> might also be viable. Maybe ...
Jump to postI fully expect to see more and more scenes like this in Miami - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7THNzfojA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7THNzfojA</a> I think Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways, Emirates and Qatar will all have multiple daily A380 services from their...
Jump to postCheck out the view at 1:01 in the following video of a Boeing 747SP. Does anyone know why there are rectangular protrusions around the windows? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnl0M0AthNA&feature=channel_video_title" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnl0M0AthNA&feature=...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Reggaebird" class="quote" target="_blank">Reggaebird</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Then there's 2 engines from <acronym...
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