More than that, the cutout portion on N646UA includes a reduction in fuselage width at the front of the cutout area. N641UA repair is entirely a round portion of the fuseluge. It can't be from the cutout portion of N646UA. For what its worth, Google Earth shows what I'm sure in N646UA on a 4/23 vie...
Jump to postPersistent 5th grader gets Port Authority to establish a Childrens books lending library at EWR Terminal A, with some help from her local Home Depot. Here's a feel-good story about getting things done, she should run for office one day. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2024/02/...
Jump to postThank you both! I'll see if I can post a pic someplace when I'm done!
Jump to postYVAMWB1900 wrote:nycbjr wrote:random question, does anyone have the Hex Codes for the Evo Blue livery? Trying to replicate it on a 1:144th scale 757-200, thx in advance!
United Blue #1414D2
Dark Blue #051464
Light Tonal Gray #F7F4F2
White #FFFFFF
Black #000000
random question, does anyone have the Hex Codes for the Evo Blue livery? Trying to replicate it on a 1:144th scale 757-200, thx in advance!
Jump to postQQ, I think I read that the Max 10 fuselage was too big to ship by rail, how are they being delivered to renton?
Jump to postseems to me this is the solidification of the existing issue Boeing reported in Dec so not new.
Jump to postA lawsuit has been filed stating that passengers on a prior flight in the plane had reported unusual whistling noises near the door plug: “According to the complaint, passengers on the earlier flight heard the sound “coming from the vicinity of the door plug.” They brought it to the attention of fl...
Jump to postBirdBrain wrote:Oh dear, MAX is such a conundrum. Automation will save it. Automation will kill it.
Am hoping this won't delay the 10 too much, testing can continue and hopefully the fix can be in place by the time its close to certification.
Jump to postFrom the 4th quarter earnings call, a solution for the EAI problem will take 9 months to a year. Thanks for the live update. Seems like longer than it should take, but everything in this business seems to take far longer than seems possible. Hopefully this a a very conservative timeline and they ge...
Jump to postI hope this is not true, otherwise the rot is so deep it will be almost impossible to fix… If you changed the company's culture once, you can change it again. It has to start with the C-Suite and then extend down to lower tiers of management and the line workers. Back in the 1980's the American car...
Jump to postGiven UA already is taking a large number of 321Ns, this information both makes sense and I doubt is mere speculation. The fact Boeing has so badly missed their The UA CEO has already said the MAX-10 have been removed from their "internal plans". I read that as UA are not going to take th...
Jump to postImagine having to reroute everytime icing is occuring? Per the AD, the issue is of concern when Engine Anti-Ice is turned on in "dry" conditions where icing is confirmed to be not present or not expected to be present. If icing is present, then it appears the engine inlet inner barrel doe...
Jump to postIt's a setback for the planned production ramp-up, Boeing was planning rate 57 by 2025 but it might take longer now. American Airlines CEO: 'Boeing needs to get their act together' Boeing cannot increase MAX output, suppliers could be hit Grounded MAX 9 planes can resume flying soon Airlines alter ...
Jump to postPerhaps Embraer should develop an EMB 757 E2 to make many people on this forum happy. A family of planes with the base version of 200 pax and a stretch EMB 757 E3 of 250 pax :scratchchin: It would make not only a lot of people here happier but also airlines as well, you know. Today, with the succes...
Jump to postI see a lot of rash reactions and commentary, not specifically just here, but in general relative to the future of the MAX program and United's fleet plans. I can guarantee that the people making fleet decisions at United are not going to sharply change course or make rash decisions on fleet strate...
Jump to postMy understanding is he clarified his comments saying they would take the 10 but that deliveries in quantity were unclear so they would need to build a plan where the 10 wasn't part of it.
I for one think they should convert the 350 order to a bunch of NEO's.
Well in spite of the ridiculous Boeing stories and links to unrelated ramp rash, it's not like Boeing hasn't brought the increased scrutiny upon itself. Deservedly so. While this is absolutely true, the hysteria surrounding this is unreal. Journalists should know better, and are grasping at anythin...
Jump to postIt's interesting UA hasn't extended the travel waiver period for the 39M - it ends today. I find it hard to believe that 40 units will be up and running and re-enter service by tomorrow, unless UA (and AS) both have information from the FAA in regard to the inspection process that has yet to be pub...
Jump to postIt is important to look back at engines which is what made the MD11 possible. With the 747-400 and 767-300 first flights in 1988 and 1986 , McDonnell Douglas got beat incorporating PW4000s into their aircraft by four years. The PW4000 (along with CF6-80C2) brought huge efficiency improvements over ...
Jump to postDoes everyone realize that every bad thing that has happened regarding the MAX from the crashes that grounded the airplane to the whole reason the airplane even came to be are either directly or indirectly related to these “fuel efficient” engines from GE. MCAS wouldn’t have been necessary but beca...
Jump to postGEWhiz wrote:nycbjr wrote:Flying on a 737-700 tomorrow, have these been through NEXT?
UA 2144 EWR-STL
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Flying on a 737-700 tomorrow, have these been through NEXT?
UA 2144 EWR-STL
Scrapped. They would have made great artificial reefs https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-737-fuselages-scrapped-by-montana-recycling-firm/ What river has reefs? Des in ILM, I meant ocean reefs. Not a river. :-) I think they come pre stuffed? Meaning lots of cooper wire etc, would think th...
Jump to postAny updates on -7 and -10 certification? According to Ostrower -7 is expected by the end of this year, with first deliveries early 2024. While we can add another year on that for -10 https://twitter.com/jonostrower/status/1717777056753504291 disappointing for hardly surprising, the new regulatory e...
Jump to postKey West, St. Thomas come to mind. Also, I don't know if the 737-8 Max can do SNA-EWR. Last I knew EWR-EYW was ERJ. Really a very nice flight I've done a few times. I'm guessing a 8 could do it weight restricted. It was ERJ-170, however those are leaving the fleet. I am not sure the ERJ-175 has the...
Jump to postIf UA decides they need a new smaller plane in the fleet, does the Max 7, 319neo, or a220 make the most sense? MAX 8. UA feels the minimal savings in trip costs does not offset the loss of seats. In theory if you can fill up the MAX 8 a few days a week, it will make more money than flying the MAX 7...
Jump to postbeen super quiet here, any news/rumors? Nothing to do with certification but Boeing is studying a UA Max 10 with SAF on a EcoDemonstrator https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/boeing-to-study-saf-contrails-using-737-max-under-partnership-with-nasa-and-united-airlines/155339.article Thats pretty c...
Jump to postbeen super quiet here, any news/rumors?
Jump to postbennett123 wrote:Will the event relocate or just finish?.
I *LOVE* stories like this. Ruben Flowers, then a first officer for Southwest, posed with his toddler son 30 years ago in the cockpit. Fast forward 30 years, and the son, also named Ruben Flowers just began his career as a first officer for Southwest while his father, now a Captain, is nearing reti...
Jump to postpanam330 wrote:UAinAUS wrote:UAX Update:
CR9:
N957LR exited fleet, sold AA
N954LR exited fleet, sold AA
Two words: good riddance.
Also the usual arguments that we never get anything out of the space program and the money would be better spent elsewhere. This is complete BS, NASA's budget is 0.48% of the total US budget. Thats 22 billon out of 4.7 Trillion dollars. The NASA budget is over $30B. It's not obvious, even if you're...
Jump to postCame across this thread, I've been struck with a bit of nostalgia lately and space shuttle has popped up again in my mind. Some very great posts but Avatar2go as usual, very insightful and well crafted. Also the usual arguments that we never get anything out of the space program and the money would ...
Jump to postCheck out Mighty Planes season 3, there is an episode on the super guppy!
Jump to postzanl188 wrote:Is this company in possession of Catalina tooling?
I want to say it’s possible to restart production without tooling, can’t believe it’s easy though. I believe the recent run of ME-262s was done without the original production tooling.
a friend of mine who is a DL mech told me they were hot garbage with low dispatch reliability when they got them. This supports someone's accretion they were pretty clapped out when they got from from PA.
Jump to postMaintenance update 764 Right now the last 767-400 without Polaris is scheduled to ferry on Friday June7 to HNL/HKG F3923. July 7 to likely Oct 21-ish. I hope UA then goes full speed on painting the rest of the 75/76 Fleet, and eventually the triples. The 777-200s are great opportunities to paint re...
Jump to postFiscAutTecGarte wrote:Let's try this again... MAX 10 news related to the show, flight display published by Aviation International News on their Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ55J4BjCPE
wow the amount of UA hate from DL fanboys is deep! I was a DL fanboy (and still have mad respect for them!) but UA has come a long way in the last 5 years. I wouldn't have touched them with a 10 foot pole but I fly them almost exclusively now and I find their operations to be on par with DL, comfort...
Jump to postthis is really cool but where does the fuel go?
Jump to postWho knew? That during the merger that United would end up having one of the nicest narrow body and wide body aircraft interiors of the majors? Thanks for the photos- I for one think it looks beautiful. Especially the F seats and bulkheads. also that operations would improve to the level that Delta ...
Jump to posthaving flown on a A-319 a few weeks ago, this is a giant improvement! thx for sharing your photos!
Jump to postCan’t say im sad to see T2 go. I am. That long walk through T4 to baggage claim is a lot especially if you end up at one of the B gates towards the end of the concourse. Everything was close by in T2. Agreed, T4 really isn't that great. Generic looking, and the walk from end to end is too much. I s...
Jump to postAvatar2go wrote:Here is some footage from the WB-57 observation aircraft used to spot Orion re-entry. The main parachutes really hit the brakes on Orion.
https://youtu.be/fT05ILwNA6I