Re: Southwest nearly hits LGA tower

NAV error? GPS fault? Errant wind gust? ABC, CBS, NBC---"Another issue with Boeing 737s".

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

I’ll admit, I’m a bit ignorant on the scope clause issue, however why hasn’t AA or another carrier offered a deal like you let us fly the E175-E2 which is above the limit as long as the exemption is made watertight so no other planes could get through the same hole and in return we give the pilots ...

Re: Was a possible A340-300 re-engine ever studied?

Starfuryt wrote:

Also if you think that A343 is underpowered I'd love to hear your thoughts on this:

Re: DL757 nose tire falls off during takeoff at ATL

Bearings fail. Next media meltdown, "A Boeing XXX coffee maker failed over Lake Michigan today......."

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

There should have been strong clear primary radar returns from the falling door, so, assuming NTSB has looked at the recordings, I don't think there should be any great mystery as to where generally where it came down. Possible. They were flying toward the ARSR-4 site West of Salem which is sent to...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

emb120brasilia wrote:

.... most of DL/UA’s airplanes were already on the ground

Re: AS to acquire HA; operate as separate brand.

rsgolfpunk wrote:

It appears from HA's fleet that some airline could get a great deal on 18 A321 NEOs. More to AA perhaps?

Re: USA Thanksgiving Flight Issues - 2023

2eng2efficient wrote:

..... I’ve never encountered ATC restricting routes due to turbulence, so it must have been pretty gnarly up there..

Re: United Blaming 4-Day Cancellation Meltdown "Partially" on the FAA

SteelChair wrote:

RNP and RVSM were supposed to ameliorate. Fail by the FAA.

Re: United Blaming 4-Day Cancellation Meltdown "Partially" on the FAA

krsw757 wrote:

ZJX issues are not staffing.

Re: United Blaming 4-Day Cancellation Meltdown "Partially" on the FAA

gullairACK wrote:

We have an ATC system whose bones are 1960's technology.

Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

BoeingGuy wrote:

SPREE34 wrote:

What mission would the 338 serve? Too much jet to replace the 787.

Delta doesn’t have to replace the 787. Did you mean to say 767?

Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

What mission would the 338 serve? Too much jet to replace the 787.

Re: United Airlines Fleet - 2023

Very minor thing, but does anyone know why United doesn't refer to the 777-300ER as "ER" in Flight Status, and when booking, it's simply called 777-300. Same with 777-200ER, 767-300ER and 737-900ER. I believe 767-400ER is the only one that's actually called what it is. Because the average...

Re: Service Cuts to small cities

SteelChair wrote:

How about letting market forces dictate?

Re: Runway Incursion at JFK 1/13/23

So the objection is against recording the interview and making it public afterwards, not the interview itself. They are willing to testify. I don't think the NTSB is claiming that they're going to publicize the tapes of the interviews. You'll note that the NTSB has a spotless record when it comes t...

Re: DC-8 Retirement and Fleet Tracking Thread

[url][/url] With NASA retiring their DC-8 in some time (2030?), what does the future hold for the Samaritan's Purse frame? Might they switch to like a 757 or 767? The problem likely applies to them as much as NASA because I may have heard from somewhere that SP's crew uses NASA's DC-8 simulator for ...

Re: FAA issues EAD for the Airbus A220, citing two “near catastrophic incidents”

When anything automated goes afoul, just fly the aircraft, and figure out the automation issue when it's safe to do so. Basic airmanship. "Chidren of the Magenta" comes to mind.

Re: United Airlines nears order for over 100 widebody jets - Bloomberg News

airbazar wrote:

VS11 wrote:

airbazar wrote:

I don't see it even 15 years from now, but I'm not an expert in this

......Not only in size and capability but it may offer their A32X crew upward mobility, and they have a large A321 order........

Re: Near-miss at MCO

Visual vertical separation is 500’, not the standard between two IFR aircraft of 1,000’. I read somewhere where the two were separated by 500’ vertically or was that compromised, I cannot say. Nothing wrong with GA at Class B airspace and airports, have yo learn somewhere. UPT bases can be incredib...

Re: Dallas - Fort Worth Ground Stop?

From the ATCSCC Ground Stop
21/3:12 PM MDT—21/4:30 PM MDT
Departures to Dallas/Ft Worth International are grounded due to thunderstorms.
Probability of extension is high (greater than 60%).
Grounding applies to departures from ZLA ZAU ZTL ZHU ZJX ZFW ZDV ZMA ZKC ZME ZID ZAB ZMP

Re: United 737 Max computer examined after ‘blanking’ precedes wrong-runway landing

btfarrwm wrote:

... I didn't know a controller had authority to "allow" a wrong runway landing, and that seems questionable to me.

Re: Skywest to form new Part-135 subsidiary with CRJ200s

Chapter 11 planning.

Re: The WestJet Thread - 2022

Flew on westjet last night. Pilot looked really young and we had an aborted landing. Maybe someone can look at the logs to see what went wrong. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA3539/history/20220613/0005Z/CYUL/CYYZ/tracklog "Pilot looked really young." Inference much? Go Arounds hap...

Re: Passenger Who Assaulted WN F/A gets up to 15 Months in Prison

Excellent. Play stupid games..........

Re: Transcontinental Economy Free Meal Service Gone?

BA744PHX wrote:

You can buy food on board, sadly most Americans prefer cheap fares over food, not that fares are cheap now.

Re: Frontier and Spirit to Merge!

DN4CAAD wrote:

Have any airlines merged and became a new airline all together?

Re: AAnother Meltdown

What surprises me is that normally, DFW uses five active runways. I didn't realize how being able to use only two could cripple the airfield so much. Even when they were able to resume, you have a lot of crews out of position. Makes you wonder what, if any, coordination took place between the compa...

Re: FAA wants to know what actions Airlines are going to do to curb unruly passenger incidents

Let the non-unruly passengers beat the unruly bloody and toss them onto the ramp.

Re: Time to bring back (some) regulation

As mentioned before Seat pitch bathroom numbers and size Increased compensation for delayed or cancelled flights Mandatory rebooking on the next available flight regardless of carrier or cost. Quick add - at least on more FA per flight, more CSA at the gate My suggestions. And, regulated mandatory ...

Re: Delta Fleet Thread - 2021

The Republic scheme was hard to beat. $0.02.

Re: Delta Has a Problem: The Boeing 767

TUGMASTER wrote:

As many have said...
Its from simple flying
Just click bait rubbish
Move along.
Or better still,
Close the thread.

Re: AA Flight Sees Object While Flying in New Mexico

Hummm,........there's no live fire in the Mount Dora MOA/ATCAA. The ZAB freq West of Des Moines above FL260 is 133.05, or 128.225 if the Ultra-Hi is open. FL260 and below is 127.85, but due to sector shapes it's not likely that would be combined up. Just sayin.......

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

kearnet wrote:

Not to be melodramatic, but as it has now been essentially confirmed to be a blade-off uncontainable engine failure, is anyone else thinking about UA 232?

Re: AA & B6 announce Northeast Partnership

The pilot group has lost touch with reality. ........ But this pilot group wanted “profit sharing” which in the middle of a pandemic shows how they’ve spun off the planet. The contract is amendable next year. That would have been the place to make a stand on profit sharing. You're forgetting protec...

Re: Wyoming Aviation Thread - 2021

AA dropped CYS due to Covid related traffic drops. Hopefully it will return.

Re: Plane flies under Mackinac Bridge

Meh. Plenty of room to spare.

Re: Pilot / ATC Repartee

Aspen71 wrote:

Here is a good example of why standard phraseology needs to be adhered to.

I was a controller at Albuquerque ARTCC in the 80s, and early 90s. ......

Re: US ATC Impacts from Coronavirus Thread

ZFW and ZJX last week.

Re: AA Fleet Updates - 2020

For fleet simplification would it make sense to retire all of the IAE powered A319s and CFM powered A320s so that the A319s are all CFM, A320s are all IAE, and the only fleet with mixed engines would be the A321 (although most of the CFM A321s are older and could be retired as well)? Wouldn't make ...

Re: New post Covid-19 airplane seat design

Nope. Weight penalty, lost revenue seats, and that plex is going to discolor and scratch from cleanings. Then we'll have A-netters criticizing [insert airline name here] for having raggedy used interiors.

Re: WN asks TWU for concessions

[threeid][/threeid] Looks like WN asked their union for concessions.............. How about a 100% pay cut for that pig Gary Kelly for starters. That would be a refreshing change. And there's the rub, the upper floor with no skin in the game. Yes, stock buybacks in good times can be the norm. This t...

Re: New York Center (ZNY) ATC Zero

Incorrect, but whatever makes you feel good.

Re: New York Center (ZNY) ATC Zero

Could the Air Force be brought in to be temporary staff to handle flights at a very reduced capacity? FAA controllers are the ones that control the military planes after they leave the base. Not always the case. Depends on the airspace and serving agency, same as military controllers provide servic...

Re: New York Center (ZNY) ATC Zero

USAF DOES have controllers that have been Center trained and certified. They go on a 4 year detail to centers. Obviously not enough of them to fill in, but those who have the training could quickly recert at the center they worked in.

Re: Compass Airlines Shutting Down

The Regional carriers are going to need to find a new business model going forward. Yeah. Like operating under their OWN colors and running a business instead of a taxi service. That^^^^^^. Transparency for the customer as well. It worked well in the past. You knew you had gotten off of Delta, Unit...

Re: airline fleets are getting older

TTailedTiger wrote:

Airlines used to replace planes much more quickly. Look at how quickly planes like the D-6, DC-7, 707, 720, DC-8, DC-9-10/15/20 were replaced. Most were less than ten years old. .....

Re: Delta Aircraft Refurbishment Thread - 2020

MIflyer12 wrote:

It's February already. With summer flying on the horizon, 321neos delayed, A220-300 delivery rates unproven, MD-88s going away, and MAXs grounded, they're not going to start a 738 refurb program this year, IMHO.

Re: Every Easyjet flight is carbon neutral starting today 19/11/2019

kanban wrote:

carbon offset fees do not reduce carbon emissions, they only ease the guilt by paying a small free of appeasement. if the trend continues to all airlines, there will be this huge fund of goodness and no change to carbon production.

Re: Could LGW Have an "Enhanced" SOIA (Enabling Simultaneous Dual Runway Ops)?

Nah, aside from the Runway and the taxiway cum runway being so close together, that’s such a congested Airspace, theres no space for near simultaneous realistic go around procedures, I just can’t see the CAA signing off on anything. No space for simultaneous go-arounds? As to LHR, disagree. A 15 de...