In Spanish: "antes del despegue". I think the correct translation is "before take-off". I know, I had the same reaction. Why didn't they stop the whole operation? Perturbing indeed. Time and accident investigators will get us out of doubt, I hope.
Jump to postAccording to the Spanish leading newspaper: https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2017/10/17/actualidad/1508232662_926792.html Pilot, Liutenant Fernando Pérez serrano, 26, 700 flight hours. RIP. According to military sources, "before the flight, the mechanics heared a weird noise coming from the...
Jump to postMe too, positive about them. On-time flights, interesting prices and network, reasonable legroom. Boarding smooth. And two minor (but important for me) details: good cabin temperature (not hot-not cold) and no ambient music. The arrival of 321 is a good news: more possibilities of flying with an emp...
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Jump to postQuote : '' they also tend to give the impression that they are some sort of cool, hip, young fun airline. Yet their offering is purely lo-cost (and in no way better than FR). Their prices are often not very lo-cost too.. And do pray all goes well, as when delays happen with them (WHEN, not IF) then...
Jump to postI don't like it. Changing for the sake of changing things is ridiculous. Just improve the small problems of the old site and bring it back. I would rather admire and enjoy an F-4 instead of an F-35, a Superconstellation instead of a 787 (even if the two newest are technically superior).
Jump to postPlease, go back to the old one. It was a classic, easy to use site. Now is an amorphous one. Somebody before me put it wiht unmatched precision: "Absolutely horrific way to ruin a once fantastic website. If it aint broke, keep fixing it until it is. You have succeeded beyond your wildest dreams...
Jump to postIberia is resuming operations at Zaventem on Wednesday.
Jump to postCould work. Why not? Look at this video (seconds 28-34 and freeze the image)
http://www.abc.es/videos-espana/2015...-futuro-proximo-4546040926001.html
Does anybody have more "insider" information? At present the data you get from different sources are patchy and contradictory, thus a sort of summary would be more than welcome. For instance, yesterday I was at <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">...
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="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>ATR actually wants to expand factories and...
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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/autothrust" class="quote" target="_blank">autothrust</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>and the final product will be stunni...
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/SCQ83" class="quote" target="_blank">SCQ83</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>So to put things short, <acronym title="A...
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Jump to postThank you, rfields5421. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rfields5421" class="quote" target="_blank">rfields5421</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>From Wikip...
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Jump to postSad update: 11 killed, the last one a French captain who was badly burned.
A lot of damages: besides de Greek F-16, also French Alpha-Jets and Rafale.
By the way, reports talk about hydrazine, a highly toxic product, being present on the F-16. Question: what's that for? and why only on F-16?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kaitak" class="quote" target="_blank">kaitak</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Don't national governments insure their milita...
Jump to postSome new pictures: <a href="http://www.eldigitaldealbacete.com/2015/01/26/se-eleva-10-el-numero-de-muertos-en-el-accidente-del-f-16-en-albacete/" target="_blank">http://www.eldigitaldealbacete.com/2...el-accidente-del-f-16-en-albacete/</a> Yes, indeed, F-15 and Tornados can be seen. It seems there w...
Jump to post10 death, 13 injured.
Down at take-off over a parking area
Exercice Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) in Los Llanos AFB (near Albacete, SE Spain)
<a href="http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2015/01/26/54c65ccb22601d17498b458b.html" target="_blank">http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2015/01/26/54c65ccb22601d17498b458b.html</a> <a href="http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2015/01/26/actualidad/1422285668_995422.html" target="_blank">http://politica.elpais....
Jump to postI've flown many times with Ryanair. Pitch is similar to other European carriers I fly with, notably Iberia, Easyjet, Wizzair. Thus, nothing special about that. In fact, in some of <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> 320 you get much more cramped. Concerning the galley only in front, I find ...
Jump to postFound. Crash site, Mali-Algeria border.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international...on-d-air-algerie-porte-disparu.php
I have THE SOLUTION for Brussels Airlines..... : become the first real all-turboprop LCC in Europe and keep only big jets for Africa and the rest of the world. Being, literallly, at the heart of Europe, means a lot of interesting destinations reachable by a Q400 or ATR at competitive flight times co...
Jump to postI am strongly in favour of the ban. Not being American, but Spaniard, I am used to these rude folks talking everywhere, without respect for the others. And for those who say that you can choose your airline, this is a false argument. Mostly you don't have the choice due to dates, timetables, fares, ...
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/Boeing778X" class="quote" target="_blank">Boeing778X</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>A new livery to match the service! </i...
Jump to postI don't know if <acronym title="easyJet (United Kingdom) and United Feeder Service (USA)">U2</acronym> and <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> can go transatlantic one day, but the room for more routes is already here, within Europe and sorroundings. Maybe in the future they could try sm...
Jump to postThe breeding ground for corruption at large scale has been well explained by others before me. But this is only part of a general corruption scheme thanks to which AENA (the Spanish public airports authority) has 50 airports of which only 3 or 4 are profitable. And AENA (and ultimately, the Spanish ...
Jump to postI strongly support such a ban. And it should be extended to buses, trains, etc. What I don't see in the proposal is why flight attendants should be exempted. If there is something real important going on they should use the official channel of the captain.
Jump to postTerrible news. A world with only two-holers hanging to the wings is indeed a sad one.
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/waly777" class="quote" target="_blank">waly777</a> (<a href="#84" class="quote">Reply 84</a>):<br/><i>Yes indeed, that extra power comes with th...
Jump to postI was wondering if this could make Brussels Airport reconsidering their decision to use the old Pier C for administrative tasks instead of using it for LCC, as it was once somehow foreseen.
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/Scorpio" class="quote" target="_blank">Scorpio</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>They'll stay until the job is done: once V...
Jump to postW-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L news !!! Having <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> at <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> is a reassuring feeling. For me and many other people <acronym title="Charleroi - Brussels South (Gosselies) (CR...
Jump to postWell, it's not only me who thinks this could bring some pressure. Quote from Le Journal de l'Aviation: <a href="http://www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/24978-dubai-airshow-bombardier-lance-le-q400-nextgen-a-capacite-accrue" target="_blank">http://www.journal-aviation.com/actu...-le-q400-nextgen-a...
Jump to postFound the answer to my question (quote from Flightglobal) "The new high capacity version of the Q400 will seat 86 passengers in a single-class configuration with a 29in seat pitch. The additional seating is made possible through the removal of a forward baggage cabin and the conversion of the forwar...
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/queb" class="quote" target="_blank">queb</a> (<a href="#71" class="quote">Reply 71</a>):<br/><i>BBD launch the 86 seats Q400 with Nok Air of Tha...
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/SCQ83" class="quote" target="_blank">SCQ83</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I really don't get these routes competing with 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/APYu" class="quote" target="_blank">APYu</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Very Happy Man here</i></font></td></tr></table> A...
Jump to postAccording to Aviation Week, there are five possible competitors for the "big" turboprop <a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_08_05_2013_p38-601644.xml&p=4" target="_blank">http://www.aviationweek.com/Article....l/AW_08_05_2013_p38-601644.xml&p=4</a> I have sum...
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/flyingturtle" class="quote" target="_blank">flyingturtle</a> (<a href="#65" class="quote">Reply 65</a>):<br/><i>What is the current fuel efficie...
Jump to postAnd if this move is confirmed, what should happen to the base at Eindhoven (<acronym title="Eindhoven (- Welschap) (EIN / EHEH), Netherlands">EIN</acronym>)? Hub-wise <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> offers a lot of possibilities but downgrading <acronym ...
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/r2rho" class="quote" target="_blank">r2rho</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>What a shame and a waste. Offices can be put p...
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/r2rho" class="quote" target="_blank">r2rho</a> (<a href="#62" class="quote">Reply 62</a>):<br/><i>The main issue IMO is that Airbus would never ...
Jump to postI found a very interesting article comparing ATR/Q400 <a href="http://theflyingengineer.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/q400_atr72usage.jpg" target="_blank">http://theflyingengineer.files.wordp...ss.com/2011/11/q400_atr72usage.jpg</a> Quote: "The average sector distance in the regionally dense portion o...
Jump to postFor those interested: Since yesterday (at least for <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym>-<acronym title="Santiago de Compostela (- Labacolla) (SCQ / LEST), Spain">SCQ</acronym> -Santiago de Compostela- which I checked) non-stop flight...
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/Alsatian" class="quote" target="_blank">Alsatian</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Do you confirm that <acronym title="Air ...
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