Re: Rumor: BA considering LGW-HNL

My parents just spent a week in Tenerife, it was dirt cheap (Vueling A321Neo), they had a great time, the pool was heated... Hawaii would offer more and would cost 10 times more, too. And you'd need to go for twice the time to make up for 2 ULH flights (in fact at their age they probably shouldn't d...

Re: About 250 Boeing employees were working on Air Force One planes with expired security clearance, report says

And the large kitchen, large fridge, medical center, defense capabilities...

Re: Why does KLM continue servicing certain Asian markets while its other European competitors can't?

KL and AF aren't competitors but partners, the money earned by either goes in the same pockets in the end (which are now much more French than Dutch, incidentally), so any "marginal" destination won't be flown by both, lowering yields needlessly.

Re: Impact of Private Jet Flights on the Environment

What is done with the tax is secondary, you can even lower other taxes to compensate. The main thing is that it incentivises finding solution to pay less of this tax. For an individual, take more the bike and less the car. Or invest in an electric car. Or both. Same for a company. Aviation is necess...

Re: Germany to buy Airbus civil helicopter and convert for combat

If you had such helicopters and weapons and were flying for Russia, with the mentioned MANPAD in the hands of Ukrainians, would you really fly these fancy missions ?

Re: Impact of Private Jet Flights on the Environment

I took a business aviation class in college. It's been over a decade, so I'm sure the statistic isn't fully accurate anymore, but at the time it was noted that private aviation contributed about 2% of aviation emissions worldwide. Business aviation has certainly grown since then, but even if it's n...

Re: About 250 Boeing employees were working on Air Force One planes with expired security clearance, report says

Is someone responsible for keeping security clearance validity records ? Over 100,000 employees at Boeing. 250 had expired clearances. They fail to mention that it involves parts such as the aircraft kitchen. Having access to the dimensions of the kitchen doors and the sink is not a security risk. T...

Re: Germany to buy Airbus civil helicopter and convert for combat

However, in the Ukraine war, it was found that helicopters getting up close to attack targets usually resulted in a lot of shot down helicopters because the weapons have gotten so much more deadlier, in terms of their ability to engage from all-aspects, having a larger warhead, and being much more ...

Re: Tennessee governor signs bill restricting drag shows

Source : twitter, Financial Times

Re: Amazing interaction on a California freeway with a rogue tire

Some deduct from this that the car is too light. I deduct that the truck is too large (and seems modified). Vehicle size here is not the issue. Improper maintenance and modification is the issue. You buy a big truck because of some inadequacy somewhere else in your life, but it's not big enough so ...

Re: Dutch customs to use cats at the Airport

You got me for a second, I thought maybe they would inspect landing gear wells.

Re: Stay in your car while they change your brakes?

We don't really have such service centers here, something like a Speedy (https://www.speedy.fr/) will be able to do any maintenance/parts replacement needed on a car, the only thing they won't do is body work, which is similar to most independant garages. I've seen a few videos about scam oil change...

Re: New Plane Thriller Book FALLING Is Getting a Film Adaptation