Talking about last act of desperation on B6, time to let it go…. Why would B6 let it go when there's another avenue to take and their offer makes sense? Money talks. If I were a Spirit shareholder I'd want a better explanation about why they're turning down a clear premium with $ set aside in case ...
Jump to postThank you for the responses. If she were to get on with an airline without an A&P license would the airline assist her in anyway getting her license? Thanks. I know Delta did have a internal program about 5-6 years ago, but it was not the best solution. The quality of the on the job training wa...
Jump to postShe pretty much needs to get her A&P license. Without it she is stuck in a lower payed tech position. At Delta she would most likely be doing cabin crew work. The top out for those positions is just above the starting pay for a position that requires and A&P. Also later in her career the A&a...
Jump to posthttp://www.airlineratings.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/DC-9s-at-peak-production.jpg From: https://www.airlineratings.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/DC-9s-at-peak-production.jpg What is interesting about the 1967 production line photo above is that it is U-shaped. The TWA is next out the door foll...
Jump to postIf you don't check in by the cut off time, they cancel your reserved seat and possibly assign it to someone else.
Jump to postThe LEAP likely has the upper hand since they are already operating a similar version on the 737. The counter point is they should have a large enough fleet of 321neos' coming in that the support of another engine type should not be an issue if the deal is really good. Look way back into the early 7...
Jump to postAnybody have an idea on the lifespan of a corporate jet? I have no clue and am curious given this topic. Wondering if it's more likely that they fly them until they are retired. And they just get scrapped. Pretty much like any plane, maintain it, fly it regularly, keep the documents straight and it...
Jump to postOf course United knew about it. The 'divert' was likely planned way before they even loaded the aircraft. Crew time outs like this don't usually happen in flight and not 3 min in to the flight. Weather it was an unaugmented crew situation as proposed or it was a reduced rest time issue, I'm betting ...
Jump to postDon't forget the A340 also has two additional engines compared to the A330. Don't know how much maintenance costs would come into play. I would think it would nearly double the mtc burden compared to a similar sized twin. The twin has larger engines, but that does not mean they are significantly mo...
Jump to postQ: why isn't VW Golf MK8 as successful as VW Golf MK4. A: because other products are eating in to market share not least of all the VW Tiguan. No, not really. people are just not into the awesome 'Hot Hatch" anymore. Why? Because people are stupid. I like my MkV GTI, only two doors and way bet...
Jump to postI think all the emergency extra doors on the Boeings are pretty similar. I've worked on the C check were we inspect the 757-300 door and the 737-900 door. Yes the 737 doors are still on the Delta aircraft. They are deactivated with no slide installed and a plain interior side wall installed. During ...
Jump to postI think I recall in seeing in a previous thread that the 747 Supertanker retardant system had been removed and was going to be installed in another aircraft possibly the 757.
Jump to postTo be clear, this MRO deal is not just about Delta doing their own work but competitors' CFM work too. Anyone know how much Pratt work Delta does for other airlines? I don't know the number but I'm guess more than 50% is contract work. That is pretty true across all the engine lines, including the ...
Jump to postI could see CFM only granting MRO rights to the Airbus LEAP engines only with a big order having those LEAP engines. At the same time if I was DL I would stay PW on the Airbus, and of course LEAP on the 737, why a big need to overhaul engines not in the fleet, even if they work on many non DL aircr...
Jump to postI could see CFM only granting MRO rights to the Airbus LEAP engines only with a big order having those LEAP engines. At the same time if I was DL I would stay PW on the Airbus, and of course LEAP on the 737, why a big need to overhaul engines not in the fleet, even if they work on many non DL aircr...
Jump to postLike others have said, I think it comes down to MRO for the LEAP engines. In the previous negotiations we were internally told CFM would only grant us approval to disassemble and assemble the motors. ALL parts needing repair would have to go to CFM (GE) for the repair work. This is not acceptable to...
Jump to postWhat’s going on with his 757? I see in the article it says it’s parked in upstate NY and has been since 2016. I recall that they leased a motor to ferry it to an MRO in Lake Charles, LA to do the work to put it back in service. It had been sitting in SWF for a long time. Not sure which shop has had...
Jump to postThere's the door, do not let it hit your azz on the way out... Guys are making almost $400K a year only working 79 hrs a month and openly bragging how some of their OT checks are $100K plus. People compalining no matter how well they have it. That is 79 flight hours I think. Doesn't count the trave...
Jump to postETOPS does apply to specific tail numbers. All the redundant equipment required for ETOPS need so be installed on a given airfarme. I don't know the list off hand but I know one for the 757 is the HMG. A lot of operators did not have it factory installed if they did not intend to operate ETOPS. A sy...
Jump to postEveryone is correct about the 767 Thrust Reverser. For GE engines they are pneumatic. For PW they are hydraulic just like the 757.
Jump to postThe two biggest drivers for crown inspection are hail damage and lighting strike inspection. Both are mechanic inspections that usually require a boom type of man lift. I have also done it in ATL in a hangar with either a trolley system that is ceiling suspended and in our paint hangar with ceiling ...
Jump to postIt comes down to the size of the core. The core of every turboprop I've seen is tiny compared to even a narrow body turbo fan.
Jump to postIs there any operational partnership between DHC and Viking? It would be interesting to see a zero-hour rebuild of the Dash 8 100-300 along the lines of the Super-Beaver, and a hydrogen plant might make for a very interesting option. Longview just announced a name change to De Havilland. https://ww...
Jump to postMy guess is someone said these things are expensive, go steal one. Then they found out there is zero used market for them with out documentation. It is now lying on a street in Lagos.
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Because the A350 replaced them and the 777 is too large for 767 routes. Money
Part of the equation for the older aircraft is the service history. If the 70 year old aircraft has been continuously maintained, updated and flown for it's entire life, then it's economically feasible to own. A 'barn find' on the other hand is a money pit nightmare. You know you are doing a full en...
Jump to postIt has to do with what you are calling the engine. Looking at the first pic of the engine on the trailer, the true engine is sitting directly above the trailer. Every part that is hanging fore or aft of the ends of the trailer are just inlet or exhaust ducts and the thrust reverser. With a bare JT8D...
Jump to postNot really faith-inspiring. I think the TechOps teams know a bit more about materials and strength ratings than you do. Doesn’t mean they are infallible. We’re not talking about a worn-out carpet after all. Aviation history is rife with crashes occurring after some “expert” decided something was “w...
Jump to postThe DL 757s do a lot of short flights—ATL, DTW to Florida. SRQM RSW, MCO, TPA, MIA, FLL, you can count on being on a 757. The winglets don’t reduce consumption, might even slightly increase it. And the 757-200s are the backbone of the sports charter fleet, which are also many short flights ... But ...
Jump to postthey don't even have regular winglets on all of their 757's, which I was kinda surprised about. That's because some of the fleet can not have winglets installed due to previously installed wing repairs. Each aircraft had to be approved for the mod. The wing loading that the blended winglet adds was...
Jump to postThanks for the information. I thought that it might be quite a complex job. I've just read that the 777X and the A-350 don't have any choice; the former has GE, the latter RR only. Similarly, the A-330-200 and -300 had a choice of P+W, RR and GE, but the -800 and -900 have RR only. I wonder if ther...
Jump to postOne thing that was brought up in another thread. The moving from IAD to EWR could be to protect slots at EWR. So this could be temp until post COVID when we get back to more normal frequencies.
Jump to postWhen the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum limits came into being about 15 years ago there were a lot of new inspections and restrictions put in place for static ports and the surrounding area. For a plane to be RVSM legal it has to pass a very detailed flatness inspection in the area around the s...
Jump to postFor most engines it requires a pylon change to change engine manufacturer. That also includes a change of the thrust reversers It is pretty big and expensive job so so you just don't see many mods of this type anymore. The last I can really think of are the UPS 727 mod that swapped out the JT8 for t...
Jump to postAllot of this doesn't make operational sense. Let's get past the "REPORT 'IT' NOW" nonsense and wait for the whole story to unfold . Nothing on this is really inaccurate. The passenger did jump out of the aft door right at the intersection of taxiway Sierra and Delta and onto the taxiway ...
Jump to postHere is a good explanation of the types of HF antenna on aircraft.
https://www.seaerospace.com/faqs/529
The plane landed at BOS around 0920, so that landing was an hour later than the scheduled arrival into ATL. They were probably getting into their reserve fuel. Well, it left Johannesburg nearly 2.5 hours late ... Given that the flight was dispatched from Johannesburg to Boston (and not Atlanta), I'...
Jump to postTouch screens is a hard no for me. I hate them in my car. Nice part of an airplane flight deck is tactile feel. Once you know the placement of everything, you don't need to look at it to push the button or turn the selector. I think the auto manufacturers are just finally coming around to the idea t...
Jump to postIts a standard mainline aircraft taken out of scheduled service to operate charters. Airplane is in ATL heading to SLC then HNL on scheduled service. Usually coaches sit in the front cabin, players in the back with empty seats open next to them. I know Air Canada has the Jetz all business configura...
Jump to postThere is also the airframe/engine divide. Hydraulics are considered airframe components. Yes there is a hydraulic pump mounted to the engine, but the engine manufacturer does not provide it with the engine. The fuel pump is an engine component so they can use the excess muscle fuel pressure to run e...
Jump to postMy guess is they'll need at least four electric motors and the 146 offers four engine pylons vs. the CRJ's two. I'd be surprised if this goes beyond a proof of concept, so the amount of feedstock wouldn't be an issue. How many 146 are available, not flying? If this works, they need to design a new ...
Jump to postThe 727 also had an optional cargo hold tanks like the Airbus ACT system. I recall some of our old Western 727 had the aft tank installed and the provision for a fwd cargo tank. The aft tank sat just fwd of the aft cargo door. Overhauls for those planes were a real pain. The tank had to be removed t...
Jump to postAt Delta this week, the frontline did expect the mandate to come out by the end of the week. All we heard was a, "we are looking into the matter." A couple of the AMT's I work with have stated that the moment the mandate comes out, they push the button on retirement paperwork. They are not...
Jump to postAs a Delta employee I'm waiting to see when Delta joins the ranks of the must be vaxed. Company wide we are in the high 80% range I think. The drag down is mostly in my division, Tech Ops, I think. Last I heard we were around 74% with the first shot. I know there are more hold outs than I would like...
Jump to postEngines already do this. The trust rating is set by what you pay. It can be changed within the range by a easy reprogram of the EEC. We do it on shop visits all the time.
Jump to postMidway Island is a manned airport that is a regular fueling stopping point for US military flights that are transiting the Pacific. The US Air Force runs the airport, mostly with contractors. They have a hotel, restaurant, store and all the basic equipment needed to off load an engine from a cargo f...
Jump to postI second the stay in school advice. Dropping out of school to sling bags isn't my idea of getting very much into aviation as a career. Yes some people do make a career of ramp agent, possibly moving into gate agent or off to a cargo department or maintenance stores. My question is about the UK auto ...
Jump to postIs the 2 or 3 year commitment to a station when you hire in a hard and fast rule? Or are there situations where they let people bid out prior to meeting the commitment? it's a pretty hard rule. The two exceptions I've seen is you bid up to a higher class of job at another station. Say AMT to Lead A...
Jump to postSmall planes are often chained to the ground. I wonder if they can't do something like that with big ones as well? At least during severe weather it could be worthwhile. Large aircraft are not equipped with mooring points like small aircraft are. Ramps at major airports also rarely have ground poin...
Jump to postMight be headed for SAN with them. Is there a step pay progression? Yes, there is a step progression. Hard to fill stations hire in at 1.5 year mark of the 8 year top out. I'll be honest I don't even know what the top out pay is right now. I think it's around $52 hr. I've never really understood th...
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