Never flown on Niki, but if I recall correctly Niki Lauda continued his tradition of captaining scheduled flights from time to time.
To be honest, it's amazing that he had the time to manage the airline, take up flight ops while at the same time also being an F1 pundit for German TV as well.
cpd wrote:Car wow channel is hopeless too, he spends about 15 minutes of waffle and blah blah blah to cover what should take 1-2 minutes at most. So you end up scrolling through to the last three minutes.
The livery is distinctive, if a bit weird.
I would think it would have been nicer if they had done up the whole plane in the different colours that they have chosen, kind of like a 21st century Braniff "End of the Plain Plane" livery.
Elections are just around the corner, hopefully the MOU is more binding than whatever they did with the 787 agreement.
Jump to postI wouldn't be surprised if it were a Boeing-Airbus joint effort as was originally planned for the A380. But count me sceptical. Do you have a source that the A380 was originally a Boeing-Airbus joint effort? Given that Boeing had the 747 and 777 at the time, I don’t see how they’d want to get invol...
Jump to postStarAC17 wrote:If Otmar is willing to have him back I would go back to Alpine if I was Danny Ric, he had a good 2020 in that car with 2 podiums IIRC.
And to think Boeing originally thought the 747 to be a stopgap aircraft until the SSTs take over. Turns out it was the 747 that changed the world.
Sure there are others that can claim the title of biggest airliner, but only the 747 can be called the Queen of the Skies!
The F1 silly season just got sillier - Alonso replacing Vettel at Aston Martin!
So Piastri will no doubt be in that Alpine. Who's replacing Latifi?
https://www.skysports.com/amp/f1/news/1 ... ula-1-2023
Nicoeddf wrote:Why would the nationality matter?
Ferrari needs a strong leader.
A strong, non-Italian leader.
Hungary qualification was a surprise to say the least, winners and losers. Winners: RUS - pole position. WHAT!?! SAI - P2 just missed pole, but ahead of LEC NOR - P4 good result! OCN - P5 won last year, so good mojo. ALO - P6 with his team mate @P5, a track which suits the Alpine BOT - P8 is just g...
Jump to postI doubt Vettel will completely quit racing, for sure he doesn't want to end his great career in a backmarker car. Perhaps like some other ex-F1 drivers he could get a ride with a US based Indy Car series team or be part of a team in endurance racing (LeMans). I don't think he's going to go racing f...
Jump to postNot surprising that Vettel's retiring. He already gave a hint earlier that he's not into running at the back. With Aston Martin being highly disappointing this season, the fun just got sucked out for Vettel. Honest, Lawrence Stroll needs to pull his head out of his ass already. Does he want a backma...
Jump to postNot a lot of fifth freedom options for me, so I only managed one flight, KUL-CGK on KL.
In fact, it was a special Miffy themed flight in conjunction with the then new Economy cabin launch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgkksTgu_Tk
It’s not, for the 100th time, a “1500 hour rule”; it’s an Airline Transport Pilot certificate rule. If you’re a Pilot flying Airline Transport, having an ATP would seem to be a baseline requirement. How is it that American airlines can't take fresh pilots and train them to get an ATP, like many oth...
Jump to postVery inconsistent stewarding when you compare the Ocon-Tsunoda incident to the Perez--Russell one. Incidents are supposed to be judged based on the incident itself, not the outcome, so Russell should have gotten a 5s penalty. In the case of Ocon-Tsunoda, they touched. Russell didn't touch Perez and...
Jump to postThe A380s were all parked at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, with currently no plans to reactivate them. While correct, there are one or two maintenance flights being flown recently. Are their A380s leased or owned outright? W8th LHR capping passenger numbers, perhaps they could redeploy t...
Jump to postjimmy9irons wrote:What is the status of their 747 and A380s?
It's now flying with Air Atlanta Europe & is currently on lease to Saudia.
Why it never took off in the retro livery? Changed priorities. It was at that same time that the airline was restructured.
Why did the employee say terrorist instead of monsters? Kids don't understand a thing about terrorism!
Jump to postIs MH taking cues from AA's "Project Oasis" regarding no IFEs? :duck: To me, this looks like a downgrade since other premium airlines are actively fitting screens on their narrowbody jets Just hope that the Maxes will get a different, better seat with IFE According to anecdotal comments, ...
Jump to postWhile awaiting news on MH's widebody replacement announcement, they have meanwhile announced the refurbishment of the 737 fleet cabin. Key takeaways - New slimline seats by Safran without IFEs all round, but features in-flight WiFi and USB-C/A ports in each seat. - Reduction in J capacity from 16 to...
Jump to postWhat's the difference between this open fan & the UDF that was tested 30 years ago?
Jump to postIt's interesting how NH & JL have overstaffing issues, when other airlines are facing massive, disruptive shortages!
Jump to postDuke91 wrote:JerseyFlyer wrote:Malaysian for 20 A339s?
Last I heard it was 30 A330s
Why does Singapore Airlines fly to Houston? What market does it serve? Oil is why SQ fly to Houston. Singapore is a massive energy hub. It is a major oil trading centre, has the world’s third largest refinery, and is a logistics hub for trans-shipment of supplies from elsewhere. Oil supply to South...
Jump to postThe fact that Japan has so little gun violence means that his security team was not prepared for this. BS. A security team should be ready for anything. They are trained to be ready for the unexpected. The homemade "firearm" wasn't exactly small and concealble. Japan does not have a recen...
Jump to postIf there's excess manure, then why not process it? Isn't biomass energy a thing?
Jump to postRussell had the inside and had nowhere to go because he is under maximum braking. What lies on the other side of the track should not dictate what penalty is given. Actually it should. In a court of law you have differing punishments for different levels of the same crime, for example manslaughter ...
Jump to postI don't really get this turn 4 thing. The argument seem to be, as Vettel stated, I get my nose in front, I'm entitled to the corner. So basically, no need to complete a pass, just put your nose in front there, then the other driver has to brake in a very fast corner, and let you through ? No. The a...
Jump to postSo another Austrian Grand Prix where a Red Bull got punted by a Mercedes at turn 4! https://preview.redd.it/h0k42fjbvol71.png?auto=webp&s=656cef85df6676a60eb258872cc1f836d8731716 Also Ferrari finally got their strategy right, but it seems they can't get the reliability in check with Sainz's PU e...
Jump to postDoes United's HQ count? They lease 20 floors in the Willis Tower, formerly the world's tallest building.
Jump to postIt looks cheap, and that's not good for a $1.9 million watch!
Jump to postThe championship is still open, as we're only reaching the halfway point. The chance of Verstappen losing point is still very high (as we've seen last season), especially since Red Bull's reliability is still iffy. I wish I could agree, but I can't. IMO it would take something quite unexpected for ...
Jump to postThe championship is still open, as we're only reaching the halfway point. The chance of Verstappen losing point is still very high (as we've seen last season), especially since Red Bull's reliability is still iffy. I for one appreciate the lack of team orders from Ferrari, because both drivers are s...
Jump to postKidzania Kuala Lumpur also has an ex-AirAsia 737-300, but not sure which though. Originally I thought it was PK-AWU, but it wasn't the case. But it has to be scrapped prior to 2011 because that's the date it was slotted into Kidzania KL.
Jump to postSlots? Was there a restriction on the number of seat for Malaysia-Australia in the bilateral? MH counted D7 and ran 3 daily A333s up from 2. They needed / daily to connect Europe properly in the morning and evening. Perhaps an A380 on 1 flight plus an A333 on a second instead of 3 daily to compete ...
Jump to postZK-NBT wrote:MH never had the routes outside LHR, should never have brought them.
I used an Oculus Quest 2 for FS2020, and it was nice but a little dissapointing for me. The game lagged a lot and the pairing process was extremely complex. Not to mention I couldn't use the VR controllers and I got really really bad migraines. Ended up having to return the headset because I was go...
Jump to postThey actually gave money and not flight credits? Wow, they definitely wanted to bump people.
Jump to postDoesn't turboprops produce more emissions per passenger than jets?
Jump to posta320fan wrote:Not sure I would call 360p high quality, it’s almost the lowest video resolution YouTube offers.
Was thinking about this. Who is worse? Mick or Latifi. It's well known that Oscar Piastri is likely going to sign with Williams for 2023 and Williams might take a Renault Power Unit next year. I am curious if Haas would take on Latifi who is a pay driver and his dad could bring money to Haas. Mick ...
Jump to postHow are they going to return to London with their current Malaysian fleet being only A330-300s? Assuming they will need to transfer the A330-900neos from Thailand? While it's great to have competition in the market, I am very dubious given they haven't even named which airport they will be flying t...
Jump to postThere is a fairly new YouTube channel. This guy is a legit pilot. He is doing a film on cargo conversions. He also has a documentary on ferrying Lion Air 737’s to the USA. I believe these are the DL ones. He flew a fleet of 11 aircraft from various places Jakarta, Alice Springs to Opa Locka. My new...
Jump to postYou know, the seats they're using wouldn't be out of place if used as a Business class seat circa early 2000s.
Amazing how the progress has been in terms of cabin amenities.
Max won by 21 seconds at the end though. A 3 vs 5 second pitstop doesn't explain that gap. This coming from a Merc fanboy who would love RedBull to be implicated in a scandal like Ferrari got into in 2019. Granted I don't think they are cheating at all. True, but it just doesn't make sense that Che...
Jump to post889091 wrote:In the opening credits, they retained the same Don Simpson / Jerry Bruckheimer Production, which I found very appropriate for a sequel.
StarAC17 wrote:- A flawless day for RedBull with yet another 1-2 and Max was just flying. No team orders needed here he was faster and won by 20 seconds.
MEA-707 wrote:9M-? 3374 737-86N World Cargo Airlines, already delivered but Malay regi not yet known