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RE: The Economics Of RJ Vs Prop

This stands correct on short hops, up to an hour or so. If flights become longer, the Turboprop becomes significantly slower and then the <acronym title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</acronym> still will be the more economic choice. Here we also have to consider, that an operator normally wants to do a numbe...

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RE: Swiss Aviation Thread 14

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RE: Swiss Aviation Thread 14

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RE: Swiss Aviation Thread 14

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RE: OS Regional Fleet Plans

As they do have a big experience already with the CRJ's, the CRJ700 and CRJ900 do look as a logical continuation, same for the Q400 as a replacement for the Q300's. Let's see, smells like many nice new aircrafts are on approach to Austria <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt...

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RE: How Do Pilots Taxi So Perfectly?

It's just practice. In the ERJ's, sitting in the left seat, you need to feel the yellow line going trough your right knee and you are on the line

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RE: Swiss Aviation Thread 14

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RE: Swiss Aviation Thread 14

Our little airport in Berne seems to be trough the worst as well. The runway extension should be finished right for the Euro 08. The works on the runway are already in progress. The new <acronym title="Moscow - Domodedovo (DME / UUDD), Russia">DME</acronym> has been installed and calibrated the last...

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RE: BA New Summer 08 Routes

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RE: BA New Summer 08 Routes

BA is actually also in the final negotiations with Berne Airport in order to start a daily <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> - <acronym title="Bern - Belp (Belpmoos) (BRN / LSZB), Switzerland">BRN</acronym> - <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), U...

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RE: Age Requirements For Aviation Work

Apart from regulations asked for by the law - in your case the FAA - many companies do apply minimum and/or maximum age limits to get a job. However, don't become discouraged if you should not meet the requirements of one or the other company. They most of the cases do it to control their contracts ...

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RE: SAS Dumps All Dash 8Q400s!

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RE: 25 Of 27 SAS Q400 Had Defect

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RE: Dash8 Gear Collapse At CPH

To blame SAS for this series of problems seems to me a pretty simple answer to a growing problem, an answer that is just to simple to be correct. The Q400 had several problems from the beginning on, also on the undercarriage. I remember also Tyrolean loosing a wheel on take off. I also remember Tyro...

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RE: A Widerøe Captain Quits Due To "security Madnes "

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RE: A Widerøe Captain Quits Due To "security Madnes "

I would not really think about quitting my job, just because of this securtity madness, I love aviation and flying to much. But I absolutely can follow the thinking of a person who feels to finish with all that hassle. First of all, nothing against sercurity, it is a very important part making and k...

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RE: Embraer Announce X2 New Biz Jets @ Nbaa

This step now announced was what I expected for a while to come and makes complete sense. Embraer will so be able to present the complete range from the Phenom 100 up to the Lineage 1000. No other manufacturer can really do this the way Embraer will be able for: Dassault only has large airframes Ces...

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RE: Jets At Guernsey

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RE: Embraer Phenom 100 1st Flight

Great, I had the chance to see the first prototype during final assembly a few days before roll out. I have to say, although classified as VLJ, the Phenom 100 is a kind of real aircraft and far away from a "Rich Man's Toy". It is without any doubts, if I had the money and would look for any kind of ...

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RE: Juan Valdez Will Fly AV

I can't open the attachments, probably my firewall.... anyhow, what about brewing Juan Valdez coffee on board, serving Espresso, Cappuccino or Macchiato to C-Class passengers? So many airlines serve so horrible coffee, this would make a change. Actually we do serve all those blends on the Legacy. We...

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RE: Aviance For Any Alliance?

Star could be good and makes absolutely sense. Furthermore with the experience I lately made with <acronym title="Avianca (Colombia)">AV</acronym> as a passenger, I am convinced, they are on the very best way to lead Southamerican Aviation together with TAM and LAN. They all have a good product and ...

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RE: Could A DHC8-100 Land Here?

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RE: Could A DHC8-100 Land Here?

Don't waist to much time about what a STOL aircraft is and what not. The fact is, the Dash 7 can be considered "safe enough" to meet commercial OPS requirement in Courchevel, while the Dash 8 can't. Let me explain why: Any commercial operation needs to meet the required take off performance. This in...

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RE: Dornier 428 Type Certificate

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RE: Dornier 428 Type Certificate

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RE: Dornier 428 Type Certificate

I would be more than surprised if there comes some live back in the Do328. Swiss government owned RUAG Aerospace bought the Do328 type certificates, but only for the turboprop one. The Do-Jet is in somebody elses hands. As far as I know, there is still a small number of finished, new, never delivere...

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RE: Spain And Colombia Agree New Air Deal

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RE: Darwin To Cancel LUG - BRN - LCY Per 11. 06. 07

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Darwin To Cancel LUG - BRN - LCY Per 11. 06. 07

Darwin Airline, the Swiss Regional based in Lugano announced yesterday to cancel it's <acronym title="Lugano (- Agno) (LUG / LSZA), Switzerland">LUG</acronym> - <acronym title="Bern - Belp (Belpmoos) (BRN / LSZB), Switzerland">BRN</acronym> - <acronym title="London - City (LCY / EGLC), United Kingdo...

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RE: QR Looking For 777 Pilots

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RE: QR Looking For 777 Pilots

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RE: QR Looking For 777 Pilots

Savings on tax and insurance money, working for those companies in the Gulf is indeed a big plus, as specially we here in Europe pay a hell lot of tax money on all those salaries in the upper ranks. Still, someone always has to think about returning to it's home-country. So it's a good advise to con...

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RE: Aircraft Operationally Speed Limited

For those of you guessing in what True Air Speed 270 Kts at <acronym title="Airtran (USA)">FL</acronym> 300 results: If we don't have detailed information's, add 2 % per 1'000 ft, so FL300 equals 30 x 2 = 60 % to add what results in an estimated <acronym title="Tashkent - Yuzhny (TAS / UTTT), Uzbeki...

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RE: Swiss Sky Thread 8

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RE: Swiss Sky Thread 8

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RE: Il-62 Rear Support Wheel?

All I am going to write down now is speculation, based on 20 years in aviation on different types of airplanes. So my imagination goes this way: A loaded IL62 would not use the wheel, as the load brings the aircraft in to balance. Otherwise it would simply not be flyable, as the Centre of Gravity wo...

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RE: Humour Using Airlines' Initial Letters

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RE: Humour Using Airlines' Initial Letters

BOAC Bend over again, Christine!
SAS Same as Sabena
Balair Big and long and incredibly robust

Cheers
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RE: Private Cabin Over First Class - Will It Take Off?

Well, it does look really small, but givers a lot of privacy, especially to relax and sleep. It does also look as the doors will be open during a longer part of the flight, as services hours etc. I personally think, that this is just the beginning to improve first class and those private cabins will...

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RE: Swiss Sky Thread 8

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RE: Saab 2000: Short Take-off, Long Landing

I once had the chance to ride on a Crossair Saab 2000 in the cockpit on a <acronym title="Bern - Belp (Belpmoos) (BRN / LSZB), Switzerland">BRN</acronym> - <acronym title="Basle / Mulhouse - Euro (BSL / MLH / LFSB), France">BSL</acronym> - <acronym title="Prague - Ruzyne (PRG / LKPR), Czech Republic...

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RE: Swiss Sky Thread 8

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RE: Swiss Sky Thread 8

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RE: Maine Hopes To Upgrade 4 Airports To RJs

That would be nice indeed. On the other hand, I could just see now <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>, downgrading ti's <acronym title="Bangor - International (BGR / KBGR), USA - Maine">BGR</acronym> - <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS)...

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RE: Lufthansa Nears Major Regional Aircraft Order ATW

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RE: Swiss Sky Thread 8

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Avianca New Fleet: Confirm 787 Order

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RE: Embraer CBA-123 Vector - Where Are They Now?

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RE: Embraer CBA-123 Vector - Where Are They Now?

As far as I know, at least one of them is remaining with Embraer as a piece of museum, but unfortunately without engines on. If I remember right, once the project was stopped, Embraer's partner building the engines, took them off. So the plane sadly isn't in flyable condition anymore. Maybe one of o...

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RE: Safety Violation?

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