It's pretty much exactly 18 years. I lurked less than a week before joining. Deciding to pay for the slightly higher option that gave lifetime membership. And I still think the "pay to join" times were way better. The quality of the conversation and posters was higher, and the whole "...
Jump to postI've been here for more than 20 years and I hate when a valuable contributor stops posting. We're left to wonder what happened to him. Agreed - a "where are they now?" thread would be interesting. I know a couple former members and why they don't post anymore and I am sure there are other...
Jump to postI joined in 2005 but was lurking maybe two years prior to that.
Jump to postOn the two Alaska cruises I took, just used my 28-70mm and 100-300mm. Unless you are hoping to catch wildlife onshore or whales at sea, you shouldn't need anything with a longer focal length than 300mm
Jump to postreadytotaxi wrote:So in 2028 the shit hits the fanjet.
Bring back the previous livery. That one was phenomenal - timeless with more class than the current I have a 1/200 scale model of a BA 747-200 and after reading your post I glanced at it, and yeah, it's really classy. The current one is fine and I know they won't bring back Landor (no one ever goes...
Jump to postIf it ain't broke, don't fix it. Current livery is just fine IMHO
Jump to postSeems LH has taken the hatchet. - FRA reduces from daily to 6x weekly - MUC reduces from daily to 3x weekly Amazing to think that DE is going to offer more capacity on SEA-FRA this summer! That's amazing, indeed. At the same time, as most of you know SEA is an absolutely gorgeous (and therefore ver...
Jump to postLots of updates on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk/index.html Ship lost propulsion, issued a mayday call and officials actually began the process of closing the bridge ahead of the collision which probably saved some lives. The ship did drop anchor b...
Jump to postHow about they are waiting to take over Spirit and then install Pat Shanahan as boss? And about getting bosses from other aerospace companies - I would have thought that they would have non-compete clauses in contracts? I've seen it in other industries where people would have to wait a year or two ...
Jump to postThey had to offer up some sacrificial lambs to placate the media, shareholders and customers. As others have stated, they really need to bring in execs from outside the company (but within the industry) to truly change the culture.
Jump to postLate 1980's, UA 747 HNL/ORD in First Class. Had a couple rum and cokes with dinner, reclined the seat and next thing I knew the smell of coffee brewing woke me up about an hour prior to arrival in ORD.
Jump to postI was able to find the January 2024 LF statistics on the Port of Seattle's website, so here's how some of the international carriers did out of SEA then. My other sources (AviationDB and the BTS website) update rather slowly and seem to be somewhat inaccurate, so we'll see if this goes better. Note...
Jump to postCongrats to KE and Airbus - nice day at the office for the A350 sales team!
Jump to postwedgetail737 wrote:No 777-9's or 777-8's?
787-10, All Nippon Airways, JA981A, LN1177 Delivered as ANA9399 (CHS-LAX) https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ANA9399/history/20240318/1930Z/KCHS/KLAX Why to LAX? It is indeed ANAs first 787 with GE Engines but do they have an ANA maintenance facility at LAX? After a 30 hour layover in LA they ...
Jump to postOK, so it sounds as if Starlux is coming, and CI is still a ''maybe." Aside from that, what is the thought of anyone on this board as to the next most likely newcomer to SEA -- if not starting service in '24, then at least officially announcing in '24 and starting in '25? I think the next carr...
Jump to postThey definitely need to put a daily cap on ticket sales - Saturdays (and to some extent Fridays) get so crowded it's hard to move around in some areas of the course. I'm surprised no one's ever been trampled there. I remember one time it took me almost an hour to get from the 17th tee to the exit - ...
Jump to postBR is planning on increasing SEA-TPE to 10 weekly over the summer now. Strikes me as part strong Asian demand, and part retaliation against DL and possibly JX/CI if one/both of them confirm plans to start SEA. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240306-brns24sea I'm not surprised at all- BR's load facto...
Jump to postIt was a hit piece, no doubt, but the guy and his staff do their research. Most of what was talked about was pretty much factual and Boeing did bring a lot of this on themselves. I thought the most damning part was when they kept referring to stock info and maximizing profits while cutting costs.
Jump to postSo you don't have to open the link if you don't want to: "American orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft." https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/American-Airlines-places-orders-for-Airbus-Boeing-and-Embraer-aircraft-FLT-03/default.aspx#gallery1-2...
Jump to postIt appears this reporting isn't true. https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/wendys-prices-denial/2024/02/28/id/1155274/ Yahoo also running a clarification story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/wendys-start-testing-uber-style-094524758.html CEO indicates that they aren't raising prices but will ins...
Jump to postI have to wonder how much it would have cost Boeing to design a clean sheet 6-abreast narrow-body that could adequately compete with the A320neo family (since the A320 was introduced, the only clean-sheet narrow-bodies have been by Embraer with the E-Jet and the C-Series, now the A220). I have ofte...
Jump to postIn the article, he said "Will Boeing restore itself to its former glory? Of course it will." I really doubt Boeing will or can revert back to pre Boeing-McD days. Those days are absolutely gone. A company that is run on primarily satisifying the shareholder value will never be that compan...
Jump to postscbriml wrote:VolvoBus wrote:' Jesus Saves '
He couldn't on my salary.
In God we trust - all others have to pay.
Famous football banner from Liverpool in the late ‘70s early ‘80s - “Jesus saves, but Dalgleish nets the rebound”
QF7 wrote:
Back on topic of this thread it’s being reported that the Commanders are hiring Dan Quinn.
Putting my cynic hat on, I suspect this is a ploy to draw attention to the development and developers. Unless there is a huge shortage of commercial office space in OKC I'm not aware of, I don't see how any bank or financing consortium would even touch this project. Even if there is a need for comm...
Jump to postIt’s gonna make trailer parks very jealous, worlds tallest magnet for tornado’s ….. Ha, that's funny and was actually my first thought. Of course I am sure it will be built to withstand an EF5. Wouldn't want to be on the upper floors when one hits regardless. As for the observation deck, what would...
Jump to postThere has been talk like CI returning to SEA despite the DL announcement. But that's just it...talk. Same with the possible FJ service. I agree that SEA will kind of remain static...but AS or DL could surprise us. Taiwanese news outlet has reported that China Airlines will return to Seattle on a 5 ...
Jump to postSign in men's room at a restaurant:
We aim to please - you aim too, please
The Possible Matchups at the SB NFL Memes https://x.com/NFL_Memes/status/1750606489205494219 There's also the possibility (I'd say probability) of 49'ers/Chiefs. I personally do hope for the top one though. I just really, REALLY don't want to see KC in the Super Bowl again. Can you imagine how many...
Jump to postPolitical attitudes in Snohomish County are powerful enough to block Paine being as big as it needs to be. The armed forces, it is almost a given, will veto anything at McCord - and pro-defense politician (there ain't any other kind in Washington) will support* the military. * we squabble with the ...
Jump to postI think this warrants a separate thread. Finally good(great) news despite the speculation and doom and gloom in the technical discussion. First MAX9 resumes flying Friday. https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/operations/as-1282/ And this is good news for passengers how exactly? A lot less can...
Jump to postDIRECTFLT wrote:Ex NFL Coach Jim Harbaugh is landing at the LA Chargers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNqjX5kSus
SEA is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year - here's a link to info about things going on, a little history of the airport and some passenger figures for 2023 etc https://www.portseattle.org/news/seattle-tacoma-international-airport-kicks-75th-anniversary-after-near-record-volumes-2023 Cool t...
Jump to postSEA is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year - here's a link to info about things going on, a little history of the airport and some passenger figures for 2023 etc
https://www.portseattle.org/news/seattl ... lumes-2023