I echo those who have said they no longer check this site on a daily basis. I always tried to do that, but now I know I am not going to. When I try to read threads on my iPhone 5s, the thread does not take up the entire screen. There is a whole bunch of white space to the right of it, and the thread...
Jump to post*I would come here whenever I had the time whether to look at photos or see what people discussed because I am interested.
Jump to postAfter reading this thread for about five minutes, it is very difficult to read because of the gray on white. Also, is there anyway to keep me logged in. What about making the default for hyperlinks to open in a new tab. I know this is not possible on WordPress, but it does not appear that this is a ...
Jump to postI like seeing who is online and who is in the thread. Is there any way the default for hyperlinks to be open in new tab?
Also, how do I edit my info in my profile?
I am still trying to decide what I think of the forum, but I do like the photo slider on the homepage, as others have said.
Thank you to those who worked on the site. Thank you to Demand for putting money into it. I echo those who have said they miss the blue background and it now looks like any old forum instead of the aviation forum we all knew and loved. I am sure I will get around to it, but I miss the old site, at l...
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/SOBHI51" class="quote" target="_blank">SOBHI51</a> (<a href="#124" class="quote">Reply 124</a>):<br/><i>Quoting ZeeZoo (Reply 121): what these f...
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Jump to postBased on the people on CNN indicating three security people on board is puzzling, maybe they had info to suggest the flight would be targeted, which may explain why the airline did that.
Jump to postCNN just said the flight hours again, FO had more than 4,000 flight hours.
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/DariusBieber" class="quote" target="_blank">DariusBieber</a> (<a href="#103" class="quote">Reply 103</a>):<br/><i>Not only that, I don't think t...
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/litz" class="quote" target="_blank">litz</a> (<a href="#94" class="quote">Reply 94</a>):<br/><i>They managed to stall and crash the airplane all...
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Jump to postCNN meteorologist says the water temps were in the 70s Fahrenheit in likely area the plane went down.
[Edited 2016-05-18 21:20:49]
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ams747757" class="quote" target="_blank">ams747757</a> (<a href="#81" class="quote">Reply 81</a>):<br/><i>I'm sure with many recent incidents be...
Jump to post66 souls: 56 pax, [53 adults, 2 infants, 1 child], 2 cockpit crew, 5 cabin crew, 3 security crew
Breakdown from Vice Chair of EgyptAir Holdings who is now on CNN.
[Edited 2016-05-18 21:15:33]
Vice Chair of Egyptair is on CNN, and he says" 66 souls on board." He said "the captain has 6,000 flight hours." He said FO had several thousand, and he said "there was no special cargo on board."
Jump to postCNN says radar contact was lost 20 minutes before time of arrival.
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/RayChuang" class="quote" target="_blank">RayChuang</a> (<a href="#65" class="quote">Reply 65</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Very true, ...
Jump to postDon Lemon now says tweet w/ correction says "10 miles into Egyptian airspace."
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/phlwok" class="quote" target="_blank">phlwok</a> (<a href="#43" class="quote">Reply 43</a>):<br/><i> </i></font></td></tr></table> Thanks. I don...
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/flymia" class="quote" target="_blank">flymia</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>Looking at simple satellite images, don't se...
Jump to postSBS news is reporting that a "search [is] underway," according to a push from the Breaking News app.
Jump to postDoes anyone know what the weather is/was where the plane was flying?
Jump to postThe woman CNN has on now says her translation says they were 10 min out of Egyptian airspace.
Jump to postCNN is translating tweet, which says it was at 37,000 and climbing.
Jump to postMy thoughts are with the families of the pax and the crew.
Was the distance and altitude within the A320 envelope?
CNN just said it flew over the Alps, and their guest said "those [the route] are not favorable conditions if an alternate airport" is needed.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ldvaviation" class="quote" target="_blank">ldvaviation</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>I wonder now if this will make <ac...
Jump to postCongratulations to <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym>! They are now up there with the big three and <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> because they now have more of a job than connecting people with Alaska and <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA...
Jump to postThis is great for <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, and I am glad to see that modernization is in progress. Good for <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>, but didn't they just waste money by renovating and improving VIP perks 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/seabosdca" class="quote" target="_blank">seabosdca</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i> Quoting woodsboy (Reply 19): Does <ac...
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/deltadawg" class="quote" target="_blank">deltadawg</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i> What are the chances we will see some o...
Jump to postHere is the NY Times article, which says it is a flaperon. From the article: "Xavier Tytelman, a former pilot who writes about aviation security, said in a blog post that, judging from photos of the object, it seemed to resemble a part of a Boeing 777 wing known as a flaperon, one of the control sur...
Jump to postThank you all for the answers. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> KLAX has a 1...
Jump to postHi everybody, I saw posts about <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>'s relatively new IFE system, but they were older, so I wanted to start a new one. I just flew <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> on the new(er) A321T. On the return trip, I was using the cockpit ...
Jump to postI thought there weren't supposed to be ads when you are logged in. I logged in, and still had a video ad pop up over the picture. The original point was the photos. Why would they cover them up?
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/md80fanatic" class="quote" target="_blank">md80fanatic</a> (<a href="#69" class="quote">Reply 69</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Type-o,...
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/flyenthu" class="quote" target="_blank">flyenthu</a> (<a href="#103" class="quote">Reply 103</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Yes, especi...
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/flyenthu" class="quote" target="_blank">flyenthu</a> (<a href="#99" class="quote">Reply 99</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Airbus could ...
Jump to postI just got an AP push notification that says "Indonesia Search and Rescue says debris possibly linked to missing AirAsia plane spotted."
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/seat1a" class="quote" target="_blank">seat1a</a> (<a href="#92" class="quote">Reply 92</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Many organization...
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/flyenthu" class="quote" target="_blank">flyenthu</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> The first par...
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/bestwestern" class="quote" target="_blank">bestwestern</a> (<a href="#86" class="quote">Reply 86</a>):<br/><i> Mandala, there was an engineer on...
Jump to postHere is the link to the tweet saying that objects have been spotted, but not confirmed.
https://twitter.com/airlinegeeks/status/549804318027956224
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rolfen" class="quote" target="_blank">rolfen</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Maybe the pilots can at least be trained or ...
Jump to postQuoting pvjin (Reply 232): It's still bad reporting as the aircraft belonged to an Indonesian company and was registered in Indonesia. No, it's not. That is debatable. I think it is considering the company operating the flight was Indonesian and the parent company is called something slightly differ...
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/pvjin" class="quote" target="_blank">pvjin</a> (<a href="#232" class="quote">Reply 232</a>):<br/><i>It's still bad reporting as the aircraft bel...
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/thekorean" class="quote" target="_blank">thekorean</a> (<a href="#229" class="quote">Reply 229</a>):<br/><i>Parent company is Malaysian so it is...
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/moose135" class="quote" target="_blank">moose135</a> (<a href="#227" class="quote">Reply 227</a>):<br/><i>That's the job of the transponder, whi...
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/hivue" class="quote" target="_blank">hivue</a> (<a href="#224" class="quote">Reply 224</a>):<br/><i>For the same reason the crew doesn't transmi...
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