Tragic and incomprehensible. Nice is an amazing city with wonderful people. Just today I was reminiscing about my stay there, and listening to "Nissa la Bella". Condolences to everyone affected. I'm sickened that things like these happen, and I'm worried about finding myself one step close...
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/SKAirbus" class="quote" target="_blank">SKAirbus</a> (<a href="#204" class="quote">Reply 204</a>):<br/><i>Anyway, that is all semantics. I just ...
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Jump to postRussia has a long history of - either intentionally or by accident - violating other countries' airspaces. It is only logical that they'd get stung at some point down the line. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9...
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/mercure1" class="quote" target="_blank">mercure1</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Sometimes there simply is no commercial ...
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Jump to postIt is now official. The <acronym title="Anglo Cargo (United Kingdom)">EC</acronym> has <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-6023_en.htm" target="_blank">ordered <acronym title="Estonian Air">OV</acronym> to repay €85m + interest</a>. <acronym title="Estonian Air">OV</acronym> activiti...
Jump to postSeveral Estonian dailies are reporting that the European Commission will almost certainly publish on November 7th its decision in the state aid inquiry against Estonian Air. The decision is expected to rule that Estonian Air is to repay previously received state aid in excess of €90m, as the cash in...
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/Finn350" class="quote" target="_blank">Finn350</a> (<a href="#180" class="quote">Reply 180</a>):<br/><i>Single engine failure should not have ca...
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Jump to postI strongly doubt the coup version. There is no opposition force strong enough to carry something like that out. Military coup seems to be unlikely as well, as Putin himself is somewhat of a hardliner and enjoys support from the military as well. My guesses for why he's not visible would be: - sudden...
Jump to postMy money is on him teaching hunting to adolescent tigers somewhere in Southeast Asia. Bare-torsoed and with blood-soaked pieces of antelope skin hanging from his teeth. We'll see a news coverage early next week. The people need a hero.
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/malaysia" class="quote" target="_blank">malaysia</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I think <acronym title="Ukraine National A...
Jump to postBoriss Nemtsov will be just another name in the long list of people with strong vocal opinions against the Putin regime who have found their untimely violent end. Things will go on as usual. Just ask Anna Politkovskaya, Alexey Devotchenko, Aleksandr Litvinenko, etc. As long as the Russian people don...
Jump to postInteresting study. I figure it very much depends on where one lives. I live directly under the westbound departure corridor of <acronym title="Tallinn - Lennart Meri (Ulemiste) (TLL / EETN), Estonia">TLL</acronym> (at average, a departing aircraft would be at an height of 2000-3000ft when overhead),...
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/Rimantas" class="quote" target="_blank">Rimantas</a> (<a href="#108" class="quote">Reply 108</a>):<br/><i>Are you talking about hundreds of year...
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/32andBelow" class="quote" target="_blank">32andBelow</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>Now how are you going to enforce a c...
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/peterjohns" class="quote" target="_blank">peterjohns</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>That is just why they do fly around-...
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/AR385" class="quote" target="_blank">AR385</a> (<a href="#52" class="quote">Reply 52</a>):<br/><i>Can ATC radar detect a target without any tran...
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/luckyone" class="quote" target="_blank">luckyone</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>The oligarchs are the ones who keep Puti...
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/AR385" class="quote" target="_blank">AR385</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i> He may place the blame wherever he wants. When ...
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Jump to postThere is a constant flow of Russian military air traffic between different locations in mainland Russia, and the Kaliningrad enclave. Il-76, Tu-134, Il-20, Tu-22M, you name it. These flights fly over St Petersburg and then along the neutral waters between Finland and Estonia, and then along the Esto...
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/tailskid" class="quote" target="_blank">tailskid</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>He does have his eyes on some of Ukraine...
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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/KiwiRob" class="quote" target="_blank">KiwiRob</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Spend piss all on defence and expect every...
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Jump to postKAPO Avia's Il-62 used to visit Tallinn on a regular basis a few years ago. Loading of both main deck and the belly compartments was done using a beltloader and manual labor.
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/txlbased" class="quote" target="_blank">txlbased</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Of course there is downtime for maintenanc...
Jump to postThe CRJ service life is 60 000 cycles. <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-15/html/2010-28363.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-15/html/2010-28363.htm</a>. If there isn't anything critically wrong with the airframe, then it's prolly, as others have suggested, ...
Jump to postWell, apparently the official result of Sunday's poll in Crimea is almost that of a classic soviet election: more than 96.6% in favour. I'm sure certain fellow members participating in this thread have no doubt it's the result of a fair, democratic and transparent voting process. <table border="0" a...
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