Saw this on Twitter feed. Shocking how lowly the engineers and machinists were viewed by Jim McNerney, given that they are the core value generators in the company. https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/1773586511671198079 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJ0KvNObAAA64vc?format=png&name=900x900
Jump to postThere is another article by Shekhar Gupta, who can hardly be called a bhakth. Aap chronology samajhiye: Did Modi buckle under Trump’s pressure on HCQ for COVID-19? And there are industry associations saying they have already started receiving API shipment from China and are scaling up production. N...
Jump to postMajority of the foreign media stories are copy/paste jobs. Scanning through them, not one had any more info other than saying that Trump arm twisted Modi & India lifted ban after Trump called. While that is open to interpretation depending on what you believe, I had linked multiple stories on In...
Jump to postHmm, I looked at the link of livemint, and I don't see anywhere where it says ONLY Gujarat companies will export the malaria medicine. Gujarat CM is just talking about companies in his state. To me, it looks more like lack of comprehension than crony capitalism :) Regarding WB, I was talking about t...
Jump to postAgain fudging I see when caught. What is there to give benefit of doubt when he clearly mentioned the reason for clapping to show appreciation? Anyway, we have a saying in kannada, which means an unappreciative husband will find stones in curd too! HIs public speeches were to convince people on the...
Jump to postIndia is a big country, and various fringe organizations do bunch of things. Easy to associate everything with BJP. There are lots of stupidity from various other groups too. When lockdown was imposed, the shaheen bhag protestors were saying that since they are muslims and corona and quran are simil...
Jump to postNice way to twist the facts to create new narrative. The PM clearly said that the sound was to appreciate the work of doctors & emergency workers. This is how "journalists" in India create fake narratives Again playing "shoot the messenger" I see! The "sound energies to...
Jump to postBtw, Dr. Narndra Dabholkar was murdered for trying to have a just, progressive society. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Dabholkar I am just sharing examples from around me, don't have to go too far. The same was the situation with M.M. Kalburgi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._M._Kalburgi an...
Jump to postTablighi Jamaat in India news: TABLIGHI JAMAAT CASES FORM 30% OF TOTAL COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES IN THE COUNTRY: HEALTH MINISTRY https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/coronavirus/news/tablighi-jamaat-cases-form-30-of-total-covid-19-positive-cases-in-the-country-health-ministry/articleshow/74985953.cms ...
Jump to postIts laughable that a pakistani is crying about "settlers" in Kashmir when pakistan has done the same over the last 50 years in the part that it controls. The majority of PoK now has people from outside the region, not to mention that many military personnel on retirement are given large pl...
Jump to postIts laughable that a pakistani is crying about "settlers" in Kashmir when pakistan has done the same over the last 50 years in the part that it controls. The majority of PoK now has people from outside the region, not to mention that many military personnel on retirement are given large pl...
Jump to postThe same tablighi Jamaat had earlier organized similar big gathering in Malaysia which led to corona virus spread there too. And they refused to cooperate with authorities there to identify all the visitors. So this is not unique to India. Malaysia is muslim-majority country, so one can't use the ex...
Jump to post6-7 million people are supposed to have left Wuhan between Dec 19 - Feb 2020 when lockdown was imposed. Assuming majority of them were domestic movements, shouldn't there have lots more cases in China itself compared to other countries? How could it be that the few who went abroad managed to set up ...
Jump to postWHO , two months back, tweeted on Jan 14th that there was no proof of human to human transmission from Wuhan virus. Rich of them to say that they warned India and other countries 2 months back. WHO's tweet In Jan end, when US was contemplating ban on chines visitors , WHO argued its not good to do i...
Jump to postFor people in India who watch news, its no surprise that more than 400 people were evacuated from Iran so far. For various reasons, some Indians want to push it till last minute and then scream about it. Same thing happened in yemen few years back when India evacuated Indians, some chose to stay bac...
Jump to postHope you do make the list soon, would be of invaluable service to Indian civil aviation enthusiasts like myself. After a profound research and analysis of the Indian Airports Here is My List of IAAMOAF ( INDIAN AIRPORTS AT MERCY OF AIR FORCE ) these airports,out of which some,are the Most famous on...
Jump to postEmirates meal service has a sanitizer wipe in the tray. I think it definitely has alcohol based on the smell. However, you don't get anything for snack runs (the horrible pizzas they hand out in ULR flights).
Jump to postProbably AMS. I flew a NW DC10 from DEL to AMS in 2000. At one time, BOM-AMS-SEA and DEL-AMS-SEA were the only one stop flights between India and Seattle, and within 22 hours, one of the shortest too. Both legs were on DC-10s with 2-5-2 seating if I recall correctly. NWA operated BOM-AMS-SEA while ...
Jump to postI'm pretty certain I flew a DC-10 to KUL at one point. I also flew the DC-10s many times between SFO and NRT. In addition, NW flew the 10s to BOM Do you know where these 10s flew in from to BOM? Was it AMS? Do you also know if these aircraft operated in 1997 or 2002 on that route? Probably AMS. I f...
Jump to postIf the same wiring issue exists in NG , then should it really be a blocker for Max's RTS? Somehow, that doesn't seem right to me. It could be fixed with an AD, giving it 6-12 months to retrofit all Maxs. The NG isn't grounded...the MAX is. Doesn't look like RTS will be this year then? Yes, I unders...
Jump to postIf the same wiring issue exists in NG , then should it really be a blocker for Max's RTS? Somehow, that doesn't seem right to me. It could be fixed with an AD, giving it 6-12 months to retrofit all Maxs.
Jump to postRIP Clive Cussler. You will live on through your books. I have read many of his books. He had a good narration style that I enjoyed reading.
Jump to postI am shocked at what happened on the India side. I can’t think of any other major airline that flies to BLR that already doesn’t fly to BOM and DEL. It’s shocking that AA bypassed India’s Tier 1 cities in DEL, BOM, CCU and MAA and went straight to BLR. MAA is southern India’s premier gateway city a...
Jump to postWow, that came out of the blue! Never expected BLR-SEA non-stop for next 5 years at least. Always expected SEA-BOM and SEA-DEL to start first. If AA starts SEA-BOM and SEA-DEL soon, that will seriously give EK a run for their money on their SEA-DXB service!
Jump to postI am not clear why the thread title mentions the aircraft type instead of the operator?? Does the aircraft type even matter ?Any aircraft can carry 80kg weight. Its not like the aircraft decided to help itself to the contraband!
Jump to postOne has to wonder if the message at https://twitter.com/davidshepardson/status/1215497215130701826 will have impact for the certification timeline: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EN5QRdXX0AENhEh?format=jpg&name=small I would like to hope they've changed this supplier, really and honestly because t...
Jump to postOr how about this one: - In a instant messaging exchange on Feb. 8, 2018 - when the plane was in the air and eight months before the first crash, an employee asks another: “Would you put your family on a MAX simulator trained aircraft? I wouldn’t”. The second employee responds: “No”. They knew the ...
Jump to postThey seem to have tried to block sim training required from any regulator. From the Damning Boeing employee messages say Max 'designed by clowns' The latest batch of communications includes a 2017 email in which the chief technical pilot on the 737 crowed to Boeing colleagues, “Looks like my jedi mi...
Jump to postYour first statement itself is wrong and not based on facts. So all your "analysis' following that is bunkum. There are millions of bangladeshi muslims immigrants in India, mainly for economic reasons. Over the last 30 years, almost 40% of Assam's districts have become muslim majority, mainly ...
Jump to postMuslims migrating from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are economic refugees. What persecution are the muslims in islamic countries with single digit minorities fleeing? And if one counts Ahmediyas, Shias and other islamic sects as persecuted then even more shame on these islamic countries. It...
Jump to postI am surprised at Labour blaming brexit for the loss. Why did they think that ignoring the biggest issue in election would win them the votes? The election was called due to brexit policy paralysis, and if you don't take the biggest issue head-on, how can you blame it for your loss later on! The con...
Jump to postNot carrying 85% passengers' bags is too much. If Turkish charges for the baggage, they are obligated to carry them, If the number of bags are above the limit, they should inform the passengers upfront that the bags will arrive late. Also, I am pretty sure lots of other airlines also fly to Nigeria....
Jump to postPoor reading of the law. It doesn't ban citizenship for muslims of these countries . It fast tracks citizenship for minorities in pak/bangladesh/afghanistan who came to India as of Dec 2014 to escape atrocities in their countries. Muslims from these countries(and people from any other country irresp...
Jump to postExpansion of Mangaluru airport runway not feasible: Hardeep Puri So, depite 2 accidents that could have been avoided with a long runway, the Government looks away https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/expansion-of-mangaluru-airport-runway-not-feasible-hardeep-puri/article28562401.e...
Jump to postNot sure if there is any other thread to post this. Apparently, Boeing is scrapping the new automated fuselage building robots it had installed for building 777x fuselages. It didn't work as expected, requiring manual rework. They are now going back to the previous way of building 777 fuselages Boei...
Jump to postI’m almost convinced but please let’s go a bit longer because I still have the feeling a sandwich isn’t worthy of an outrage. Can someone help? OK, let s see if we have similar ideas! LH has high flight tickets because it has treated its flyers properly until now. When I fly intra EU I often need t...
Jump to postReal big shame. Imagine flying fom Chennai to Chicago with them. Most people on long trips won't have a proper meal before flying and won't get anything hours after they land either. True, its going to be bad for passengers connecting at FRA/MUC, like from India to US. The connecting times are typi...
Jump to postNot sure if this article was posted earlier, as threads seems to be moving quite fast. Boeing has started dry runs for eventual certification flights reports Aviation Week. Boeing 737 MAX Dry Runs Underway Boeing completed the first of what is expected to be several practice dry-runs of the certific...
Jump to postIts not just political comments, but they have also sided with pak in FATF and other forums, sometimes being the only ones to support pak and decrease pressure on it. Its not just due to speeches at UN. There were reports that GoI has gone slow on any commercial decisions regarding malaysia and turk...
Jump to postEK doesn't expect to take delivery of any 777X next year. Emirates president Tim Clark says he does not expect to take any Boeing 777x in 2020 Emirates doubts it will receive any of the 115 Boeing 777-9s it has ordered next year, its president said on Monday, as the US planemaker grapples with chall...
Jump to postSimple. They support Pakistan’s position over India’s as it relates to Kash, and then they ask for like 10 additional daily frequencies . They just don’t know how to play this politically even though the writing is on the wall. Their best chance is to have asked for an additional frequency to Amrit...
Jump to postWhat happens if BoJo doesn't ask for extension and resigns at say last minute on 31st, like late evening so that there is no effective government when the deadline ends. What happens then?
Jump to postOthers are seeing the problems with the EASA and other regulators approach too.... Global regulator discrepancies over Boeing 737 MAX worry IATA https://finance.yahoo.com/news/iata-worried-regulatory-discrepancy-over-182044459.html Key Extract (Fair use): [ The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ...
Jump to postLooks like they have actually not closed any routes as clarified by Pakistani CAA. I don't think they are in a position to reject any revenue coming in. Pakistan airspace remains open for Indian flights LAHORE: Pakistan on Thursday clarified that it has neither closed its airspace for India nor re-r...
Jump to postLooks like they have actually not closed any routes as clarified by Pakistani CAA. I don't think they are in a position to reject any revenue coming in. Pakistan airspace remains open for Indian flights LAHORE: Pakistan on Thursday clarified that it has neither closed its airspace for India nor re-r...
Jump to postPakistan has closed some parts of its airspace, but AI says it adds 12 minutes extra to its flight and won't be an issue. Pakistan closes a corridor of its air space "One air corridor has been closed (in Pakistani requiring a maximum of 12 minutes diversion. It will not affect us (much)," ...
Jump to postPakistan has closed some parts of its airspace, but AI says it adds 12 minutes extra to its flight and won't be an issue. Pakistan closes a corridor of its air space "One air corridor has been closed (in Pakistani requiring a maximum of 12 minutes diversion. It will not affect us (much)," ...
Jump to postMove the goalposts? Hardly. I just found it amusing that you advocated the removal of special protections and then promptly went and endorsed a letter "demanding" that Ladakh be designated a tribal area (with all the protections therein). Just to slay some strawman that I claimed that no ...
Jump to postThe difference between "This is good. (full stop)" and "This is good. Now we demand (their word) that you do this other thing" is self-evident. As for the rest, I guess you don't know what ad hominem refers to. For future reference: "Ad hominem (Latin for "to the perso...
Jump to postIt literally says "request and demand for whole Ladakh region to be designated as tribal area". Since you're embracing this letter in its entirety, it's fair to assume you support that too. Or are you cherry-picking? I still don't follow the rest. Trump is now a liberal? I don't care if p...
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