:checkmark: :checkmark: :checkmark: First of all: I have landed an A330, F100,737-900 on runway 22 at EHAM myself. I’ve also landed the A330 in SXM and BOS runway 27. I therefore think I can give an opinion. To everyone stating the runway is too short for wide body ops: Considering the aircraft land...
Jump to postAer Lingus & Ireland has probably been the first to have pre-clearance since many years now. New <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> <acronym title="London - City (LCY / EGLC), United Kingdom">LCY</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), U...
Jump to postare there any trainers/crew of A380 who can answer this question; in case of ditching on A380 upper deck pax are redirected downstairs or do you open upper deck doors and slide down onto the water with life vest?
Jump to posthow many MD11's have PVTs in Eco, is it still just 1 aircraft?
Jump to postKLM <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>-<acronym title="Barcelona (- El Prat) (BCN / LEBL), Spain">BCN</acronym>: oh dear. 3 aircraft changes and 4hours delay. "refurbished" ancient 733 replacing 2 734's that went tech. wretched "lunchtime" TINY sandwiches b...
Jump to postdoor-cracking (yes, at low altitude with depressurised cabin) will create air circulation that would encourage the fire. so whether to do the procedure or not would be based on a cockpit-crew member going downstairs to visually assess fire location and spread-pattern?
Jump to postHi Andz, from youtube search "cargo conspiracy" they show this in the documentary. dont know their source.
Jump to postin case of suspected/actual engine overheating/fire, can fuel be dumped from that wing after engine shut-down?
whats the difference in checklist/procedure for "landing heavy" (no fuel dump)?
Hello Futurecaptain, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airways_Flight_295
Hello Speedmarque, Thanks - thats what i thought. is this part of Purser training or all cabin crew general training?
they had descended of course to low altitude, it was SAA 747-200Combi with raging fire in cargo compartment. they descended about an hour out of <acronym title="Mauritius - Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International (Plaisance) (MRU / FIMP), Mauritius">MRU</acronym> airport and commander ordered one of...
Jump to postwas watching "cargo conspiracy" episode of air crash investigation series on tv. is there any circumstances where flight commander would do this procedure? (ordering door handle to be turned so door cracks to suck out smoke). I suppose modern aircraft are more sophisticated, but on "classics" i mean...
Jump to postNWA services transatlantic by 752's - how does eco/biz compare with the A330 product?
Jump to postbusiness-wise, <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>-KL link-up savings have exceeded even their own estimates. service-wise, since <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>-KL link-up, passenger service/quality has plummeted. plenty dutch (myself included) going to star alliance ex-<acronym title...
Jump to postat this stage bids are non-binding; when serious investors look at the unionised and costly staff structure, I think many will drop-out. Remember KLM's experience years ago when they tried to link-up with AZ....
Jump to postScientifically: (A) Ditching on water as per landing card is very, very unlikely (B) Even if life-vest is 'useful' problem is, in emergency alot of pax inflate BEFORE exiting fuselage, and this is psychologically a 'protective reflex' that actually costs many their lives (congestion, plus in a water...
Jump to post787 aside, (and although I am an airbus fan) 77E & 77W I think are the most amazing and perfect aircraft for ANY airline to base their longhaul fleet on. 787 is small for some routes with high demand/capacity that 777's can cover easily. Plus 777's have good dispatch reliability.
Jump to postI think there are absolutely procedures and ways to increase survival rate, however in unexpected/severe dynamics situations (SQ6 at <acronym title="Taipei - Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE / RCTP), Taiwan">TPE</acronym> for example) procedures dont always hold up and one must resort to Logic. I ...
Jump to postwould be very unwise for <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> to go up against <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> - simply compare the onboard products. I also wonder - how big is the market even with connecting traffic via <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfie...
Jump to postI think this routeing is economically unviable, whatever aircraft/stopover AC could use.
Jump to postI think overall (and especially compared to VS) BA offers the BEST price/service offering in premium economy globally.
Jump to postAir Seychelles used to operate Mahe-Maldives-Bombay by 737-700 with winglets.
Jump to postwonderful sentiment and pledge. philosophy aside, as a business when will <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> listen to the customer and improve economy, get real about premium eco fares, and also pay more for better professional staff? the very high turnover of <a...
Jump to postok, and then get aircraft/capacity from where???? <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> is in the same situation as the others - delayed schedule. Note also none of the customers have made any cancellations. I do think that the delayed A380 will give <acronym title="Emirates ...
Jump to postWould like to see them in <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> (presently <acronym title="Dusseldorf - International (Rhein-Ruhr / Lohausen) (DUS / EDDL), Germany">DUS</acronym> is closest). Their Skycargo 747's are regular visitors here, there is a very dens...
Jump to postnew name or not, what this airline needs is decent staff/service offering. And lets not forget the legendary delays. The aircraft also need refurbishing INSIDE. These are things paint/new name cannot fix.....
Jump to postI feel for the staff, obviously mistreated and very demotivated/angered by their management. Only A330's service is world class (apart from food). And lets not forget the DC9's and 742's and even 744's (they were launch customer 1989 for 744). From customer side, not a pleasant experience at all. I ...
Jump to postQatar serves Rangoon/Yangon, Cebu, Madrid, Luxor, Mashad - <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> does not. Considering the huge capacity increases (45 A380's on <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> alone) coming up, it would be sensible not to go head...
Jump to post787 I think for sure. Also the huge training/conversion for flight deck crew, who are very familiar with 777. Only short-haul <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> pilots have Airbus experience. The 777 is really suitable for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> network and frequenc...
Jump to postInteresting. I hope they can lease/buy new types before then, would save on fuel & maintenance, plus boost safety/quality/security image problem.
Jump to postI think Austrian could also do something else: (A) Stop all Long-Haul Flying - Their withdrawal from <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym>/Australia is in the right direction, I doubt yields on the remaining long-haul routes are worth it. (B) Foc...
Jump to postwonderful, simple, good fares, good schedules, great service (and you dont have to pay for anything on board. fantastic little airline.
Jump to postI flew ABA/AB6 of LH to america from dusseldorf in the 90's. perfectly horrible seats and space in economy. I hope they have been refurbished since then? especially over 2hours flights...
Jump to postSV has a HUGE fleet considering the network scope. Given that and the fuel costs they pay/dont pay into consideration - its a bloated expensive fleet structure. Would be interesting to see any published accounts/valuations before privatisation.
Jump to postreminds me in the 1980's when Ethiopian Airlines ordered brand new B752/B767 aircraft while their population was in deep famine. Even if Air Koryo needs new planes, given the scope of present destinations and loads, they could easily operate with just 1 new <acronym title="Tunisair (Tunisia)">TU</ac...
Jump to postBulk of KLM 744's are COMBI. KLM cannot support full pax 744 on MOST of its routes. In fact on some its routes if there was no cargo the route would simply not be flown (uneconomical). Since 748 is not offered as combi and has greater capacity than the 744, very unlikely. 773/77W is much more likely...
Jump to postcommercially unviable, can you imagine tying up a long haul aircraft (in fact probably 2 or 3) with the huge amount of staff required? plus cargo limitations, and lack of chinese speakers on the island make tourism unviable. i think china southern will not take this up, especially in this period of ...
Jump to posti also think thats due to staff hours. pity - 5mins over!!! poor pax, bet they would have prefered waiting in the terminal. I remember <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> ex-<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> once had a delay only of 3hours, we ...
Jump to postamadeus shows this new flight CZ6025/6026 operated by B757-200
Iran air does Peking - Tehran non-stop by B747-SP (74L) flight continues onto Japan from Peking.
with each aircraft comes a different seat type especially in J/F. This inconsistency & changes - as opposed to a constant leading product will not be taken well by the Japanese Premium Class market. Japan market does not like surprises or substitutions, they have low tolerance for that.
Jump to postthat is correct. Either from SCL or PPT B763 service.
Jump to postI did a Chemistry Degree - "di-hydrogen monoxide, H2O" = WATER. very unscientific nomenclature/chemical name. Would be interested if they showed the chemical structure. Also remember ionised or free-redical formulations are highly unstable and degrade to be simple enough to carry in a bottle and det...
Jump to postreminds me of the <acronym title="Havana - Jose Marti International (HAV / MUHA), Cuba">HAV</acronym>-<acronym title="Gran Canaria (- Las Palmas / Gando) (LPA / GCLP), Spain">LPA</acronym>-<acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> route a decade ago that didnt...
Jump to postI think they also missed the opportunity to make it 180deg-flat, its still sloping, so in-fact the old-J seats on 773 in Z-shape are much more comfortable then. 773/77W is the largest plane in <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> fleet at present, used on high density routes...
Jump to postLH has had relations with QR for years; makes sense this will be code-share on QR-Metal ex-East Coast (when it starts), or QR-Metal ex-Europe.
Jump to postdont be flippant - this is VERY SERIOUS, and as the travelling public we are yet to hear whether it is completely "contained" (i.e. all persons involved are in custody, and whether 21 caught were all of the cell). iPod will not help to save your life.
WELL DONE MI5 & PARTNERS!
thats the thing with EK - INCONSISTENT PRODUCT.
depending on aircraft, route and even flights on same route, you will see different seats. add to that crew inconsistency/service.
and i still dont know how they manage Eco 3-4-3 in 777!!!!
i bet you the phone number will be busy, but look at www.ba.com the UK website, and they have links with actual info, for tomorrow also.
Jump to postdoes anyone know if KLM will re-fit Eco on the MD11/B744/B74E aircraft which will be around for more years yet. Or is only C-Class being done?
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