Hot towel service in economy

Hi all! I recently had the pleasure of flying in Air Astana's business class on a domestic flight in Kazakhstan. On board service was great and started with a hot towel, which made me realize it had been a long time since I'd seen those offered. I rarely fly in business class, but I do remember that...

Re: IATA Reacts After ‘Greatest Fear’ Amsterdam Slot Cut Confirmed

Both the night curfew and ban on general aviation will not happen and it has been noted that they'll only be reduced. The press release of June 20th is outdated. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-09-01/dutch-government-may-back-down-schiphol-private-jet-ban I've been ve...

Re: RA-02795 Wagner Legacy 600 (Prigozhin's Jet) Crashes

N14AZ wrote:

I'm already suprised that they allowed someone to share this videos with the Western world.

Re: SWISS cabin crew in trouble for taking selfies on a 777 wing

What is the concern? Is it damaging to the aircraft? High heels would likely create indents on the top of the wing, potentially disrupting airflow over the wing, reducing lift, and ultimately risking the lives of 300+ pax as the 777-300ER fails to gain altitude and ending in a horrific ball of fire...

Re: Airlines put out of business due to safety violations

LaMia Airlines had their license revoked after their Avrojet ran out of fuel and crashed, as LMI2933

Re: Airports creating longer walks

For some reason Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has eliminated multiple moving walkways recently, forcing passengers to take rather long walks. I can't see this practice continuing when the new A-pier will open. The distance from security control will be considerable. You could be looking at twenty minu...

Re: Elegance to the Emirate: The Outstanding Swiss First Class Experience

Hi Genius! Thanks for sharing this excellent report! Well written, reminds me of the old days of Anet trip reporting before vlogging was a thing. Very nice to see some actual style and class in the air. To me this looks much more attractive then the many purple lights and faux-wood of many of the ot...

Re: Why is BA2762 (Gatwick - Amsterdam) always cancelled or delayed?

This flight has been cancelled and delayed more this week. This is crazy. How can a particular flight have this happen so much?! It's just speculation on my part, but I think this flight is an easy target as others point out. Usually there's an earlier flight on BA available, sometimes a later one ...

Re: Thoughts on piston powered helicopters?

Both of the aforementioned family members, as well everyone at the FBO all agreed that piston-powered helicopters were an abomination, and shouldn't be flown. Any thoughts? How about the Kamov 26 for an abomination? Two RADIAL piston engines driving a coaxial rotor. Just imagine the amount of movin...

Re: Helicopters with an APU ?

The MI-26 has one, the exhaust can be seen just left and above of the nose gear

Re: How are airports fueled?

Is it all by trucks, or are there pipelines or even ships(not just for LAX, think of any major international from Schiphol to Changi). In the case of Schiphol (AMS) it's indeed delivered by pipelines. One that goes all the way to the Rotterdam harbour. Some info about that (in Dutch) here; https://...

Re: Distruption at AMS due to weather July 5th

Runway 27 is undergoing maintenance, so capacity was dramatically reduced with these winds..

Re: Four Arrested in Lego Heist at Hillsdale Mall

An actual photo of the arrest

Re: Airbus A380 Orders

TG, MH should not have ordered them, TG had some case to LHR/FRA/CDG, Japan and probably could have filled them to SYD/OSL/CPH/ARN but at what yeild? Probably would have been better off with higher density 77Ws. MH used them to LHR mainly, plus CDG until it was dropped. Not really anywhere else, fr...

Re: Can pilots/flight attendants refuse flying to certain destinations?

Some years ago I was talking to a crew member of a big airline with regular flights into Mogadishu / MGQ. He told me that a lot of the time the scheduled crew members would call in sick, and standby crew would be called in to operate the flights..

Re: Airport Mistakes

Does European airports count too? If so...AMS often lets planes from major international carriers such SIA, UA, AA, CPA disembark on ridiculously far away remote stands. To think you are relieved after pulling yourself through an 8+ hour long haul flight only to find out you still have to physicall...

AMS to introduce a night curfew and ban private jets

The acting CEO of AMS has just announced a plan for several major restrictions for the future operation of the airport. He wants these to be implemented towards the end of 2025. -Private jets are no longer welcome at AMS -No takeoffs between 0000-0600 -No landings between 0000-0500 -No more of the &...

Re: Ever Booked with an Airline that Ceased Ops?

Two times come to mind. Most recently I was booked on Braathens Regional, MMX-BMA. I was hoping to catch their RJ-100 but sadly they fell victim to COVID. I did manage do get my money back via the credit card company as I booked through an OTA. The other time I was booked on the inaugural AMS-MST fl...

Re: Delta A330 Lands 6 Feet Short Of The Runway At Amsterdam

How often is this runway used for actual flights at AMS? Just a quick wiki peek, states that 04/22 is just 6608' / 2014m and is used for general aviation so a very odd scenario indeed. . In terms of runway use, this runway is probably on the third place after the 06/24 and 18R/36L. Dozens of flight...

Re: Sand Bag Use

Here at AMS we usually have bags with gravel/rocks, less of a problem if one ruptures in the hold I guess. But I've seen a certain Q400 operator use stackable blocks of 25 kilos. Back in my days around the ramp, we used a lot on the Embraer 195. Our customer had a typical European flexible business ...

Re: 737NGs Without Winglets

Korean Air's fleet of 737-900's are all without winglets. Also Jin Air has two former KE ships without them.

Re: Flybe News and Discussion Thread

I've always liked Flybe, but working at AMS it's difficult not to notice the poor state of their operation. This airport isn't complete without at least one Flybe aircraft on a remote stand, that's gone technical. Sometimes two at the same time. I've also seen flights arrive 7 hours behind schedule....

Re: Overhead evacuation hatch for passengers?

There are a number of aircraft with hatches in the cockpit for flight crew evacuation, but is there a aircraft with an overhead hatch for passenger evacuation? It's an oldie, but the DH-89 Dragon Rapide has two roof exits for passengers. They are sort of cutouts in the fabric roof covering that can...

Re: AMS putting a limit on international passenger traffic through the airport

Supposedly flying out this Sunday 13 NOV from AMS. How have the security and passport lines been lately? Trying to plan on when we should get to the airport. Thanks. No major problems the past few weeks. Sunday evenings are usually busy, but it's no vacation time here so likely not too much of a ha...