Excuse my ignorance, but why can EI not make Scandinavia, the Baltics or Poland work? That whole area seems like a big gap in their network. Could they not make cities in these areas work with their ever-increasing US routes for connections? What gives? Cheers, C. As one who lives for much of the y...
Jump to postNoticed this on Reuters this morning, and haven’t seen the subject mentioned elsewhere (so far).... The 748 (or so it seems to me) is a little out of focus, and since PIA is unlikely to order a batch of the type, there’s no other logical reason why the model might be displayed in that particular off...
Jump to postAF are insisting absolutely 100% that I'll make a 45 minute connection in CDG and are also saying the earlier flights DUB-CDG are fully booked. They aren't. ====================== They're selling seats on them! Everything is written, so they've no wiggle room Apologies, I think I misunderstood you,...
Jump to postAF are insisting absolutely 100% that I'll make a 45 minute connection in CDG and are also saying the earlier flights DUB-CDG are fully booked. They aren't. Anyone any experience of dealing with AF in CDG for a rebooking? There are no further flights to my final destination on AF for two days - the...
Jump to postbennett123 wrote:What is an E/O turret?.
Clearly there's much disgust and dissatisfaction with the way the site now appears and operates; serious issues concerning identity revelation and photo copyright and so much more. As I mentioned earlier, I sincerely hope this can all be fixed sooner rather than later. My drop-in visits are less now...
Jump to postThe management of change is one of the great management challenges! Acceptance is made easier when users feel they have had some visible input into the new system, some "ownership". (Sorry for the buzzwords etc - from a previous life!) My first reaction to the innovation is adverse. I don'...
Jump to postSeven humans reportedly injured in the evacuation but all carry-on baggage evacuated by slide seems to have escaped unscathed. When will pax learn that an evacuation isn't something routine? When will airlines enforce the rules? And when will the collective "luck" run out and deaths occur because th...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AirPacific747" class="quote" target="_blank">AirPacific747</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>........ Here in Scandinavia w...
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Jump to postI'm hearing the cessation of business was confirmed at 1500z today.
Jump to postA most terrible tragedy, RIP to those who have died and comfort to those now bereft & in mourning. ISIS? As a terror group (and from how they have behaved in the past), they would claim at least an input into bringing the aircraft down, now wouldn't they? Terror needs an audience to succeed. I'm...
Jump to postThere seems to be much more to this than first reported:-
Mystery surrounds sudden death of former BBC journalist
http://jrnl.ie/2397867
Can't offer an opinion as to the engines, primer type/colour or the c/n, but the fin leading-edge decal seems to be in the Airbus in-house scheme and the fin-top attachment seems to be a non-routine item for first flight machines (am open to correction there) and more usually used for manufacturer's...
Jump to postThe fitting of the engines will give more balance and presence to this imposing aircraft. It looks a little gawky and ungainly without its power plants.
Am I right to presume the wing leading edges have a gold-yellow-brown coloured protective overcoat which will be removed before first flight?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bennett123" class="quote" target="_blank">bennett123</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> One stand...
Jump to postWas one of Monarch's A300s - G-OZBB maybe - reputedly plagued with reliability problems during its service?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kl911" class="quote" target="_blank">kl911</a> (<a href="#64" class="quote">Reply 64</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Strikes me as a tou...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/diverdave" class="quote" target="_blank">diverdave</a> (<a href="#36" class="quote">Reply 36</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> During the ...
Jump to postGood news for a change with the 787 acting in a supporting rôle. Congrats to the parents and child, whatever their or the baby's nationality/passport details etc - I hope all is well. Now....back to normal folks! A little 787 bashing/doubting and maybe the debate will morph into an Airbus vs Boeing ...
Jump to postThis or any attempt at "hip" rebranding can't undo the mess - financial and otherwise - which <acronym title="Air India">AI</acronym> at least, if not much of Indian aviation which is under direct Government influence, seems to be in. Throwing money at it, while failing to acknowledge the underlying...
Jump to post"to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive"
Boswell: Life
However, condolences to those who mourn the passing of their loved ones or colleagues in any violent circumstance.
Appalling, methinks and at least worthy of an immediate refund of fees from the designer to the airline. The tail ornamentation has a vague undertone of a rabbit sitting, facing away from the viewer. The stylised a (or ⍺ or whatever it is supposed to be) is too large on the fuselage and to have it r...
Jump to postAnd just when everything seemed to be going smoothly................
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news...ss-of-priceless-ring-30778321.html
I have to say I have very mixed feelings on this - which seems maybe more CONUS-applicable than here in Europe. Perhaps not an exact equivalence, but, if SAS can fly me to Dublin via Copenhagen (outward and return) for less than two-thirds the price of a direct Arlanda - Dublin return SAS flight, al...
Jump to postI think there is little doubt MH17 was shot down by Russian-supplied/sponsored/supported elements in (let's call it) "Greater" Ukraine and most likely they were separatists. I also think it unlikely any individual or group will ever be arraigned for this as I expect summary "justice" has already bee...
Jump to postAnd....the ubiquitous "default image" blue place-holder is still with us!
Jump to postThe incident seems to have occurred in 2008 and to have first been aired in an alleged pilot's blog in July of that year. The logic/need for it to come to the fore some six years (plus) later is not immediately clear. This maudlin writing doesn't appeal to me at all - in fact I can feel my shoulder ...
Jump to postBright, unusual and full of colour - perhaps too much of the red hues, but al least it's not euro-white, so for that, well done!
I wonder how it will bear the ravages of winter pollution?
Good or bad, though, it only has to be endured until the end of next year, I suppose.
Is this not a case of “damned if we do, damned if we don’t”? Enforce the self-imposed rules and risk alienating potential passengers or ignore the rules and alienate existing passengers. And where in all of this might issues of aircraft and pax safety come in? Some years ago on an SAS flight in Euro...
Jump to postRefreshingly modern and different from "all the rest".
Unique, yet retains a link with the old scheme.
Well done!
Overall, I think not! Apart from the abundance of "euro-white", the body titling is big and bold (a plus, in my view); the tailfin graphic is poorly defined and the small logo on top of the fin, combined with those on the fuselage and nacelles) is just too much. The flags and registration block seem...
Jump to postRefreshingly simple and it will stand out from the all-pervasive and generally boring "euro-whites"! <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/checkmark.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Wonder how it will "weather" over the paint cycle of an aircraft.
Jump to postHave flown with <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> a few times - didn't like it, won't return! The <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> experience, starting at the web-page through to disembarking at the destination was cheap and cheerless. The activities of the baggage gesta...
Jump to postThere has been much criticism of the Malaysian authorities and their handling of both the SAR Op and the press/public information. Move away from the comfortable armchair where, safe in the knowledge that a similar occurrence in other parts of the World would be “properly” handled by the AAIB, BEA, ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Ab345" class="quote" target="_blank">Ab345</a> (<a href="#136" class="quote">Reply 136</a>):<br/><i>I guess the Singapore show was a hit for Air...
Jump to postAnd here we go again..... Quite plausibly a case of someone forgetting to secure a panel which had been undone for maintenance or inspection, or just come loose. Quite plausibly only a cursory walk-around before flight, thus the problem wasn't spotted. Seemingly quite irrelevant (but convenient and ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/OA260" class="quote" target="_blank">OA260</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0918/4749...
Jump to postIf memory serves, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> use theirs (-336ERs) quite frequently on "short" hops such as Stockholm, Madrid, Glasgow, Frankfurt, Edinburgh, Copenhagen and Amsterdam There are 6 or 7 aircraft specifically kitted out for the task - about 250 seats, don't know the co...
Jump to postSo here we go again! The decision was made by the aircraft captain - that's what he's paid to do - but seems to have been made having denied the complainant parity of input into the decision process. Flight crew, whether "up front" or in the cabin are there for a purpose and as passengers we are obl...
Jump to postFaults on both sides I’d say - the stupidity of the passenger and over-reaction by the airline. Airlines must be security conscious, that’s a given. But consciousness doesn’t have to become paranoia. And the concept of “security” shouldn’t be the sanctuary for staff who may not have read a situation...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/finnishway" class="quote" target="_blank">finnishway</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i> Nobody cares about Ireland except t...
Jump to postThree quick points:- 1. Ryanair, a vocal critic of various forms of authority is ever the hapless victim when things go against it (according to its own publicity blurb), but is surprisingly fast to run, seeking succour from the authority of the Courts when an issue can be replayed (and re-publicise...
Jump to postSomehow I felt I was missing out on something in this thread, so with apologies to all for being pedantic, old fashioned and dithering(!), trying to reason this out in public and courtesy of various UK Government sites and xe.com, I reckon as follows:- S$900 converted to £ as follows 01 Jul 12 £452....
Jump to postPlaying to the popular press, I'd say. Maybe there are elections coming up in Liberia, a cabinet reshuffle in the offing or an internal power shift/struggle brewing? A diversionary tactic to cover up some deficiency elsewhere, perhaps? Unfortunately some of the African continent suffers from conspir...
Jump to postAnd the announcement seems to have been well received! <a href="http://www.thelocal.se/44320/20121108/" target="_blank">http://www.thelocal.se/44320/20121108/</a> I wonder if this will cause SAS to further delay its quarterly financial report (press report from this [Thursday] morning, pre the Norwe...
Jump to postNot sure that I can be more positive than PA515, TonyBurr and flyingalex, apart from saying that the app relies on inputs from enthusiasts, it does not piggy-back on ATC radar. Thus the lack of "visible" aircraft for the original poster when in Bogota, reflects a lack of input rather than the lack o...
Jump to postOne is tempted to say that it may be "hard" to get to "the bottom" of this! But seriously, folks, whatever the orientation of the individuals, no-one deserves this kind of abuse. Of course they could - as some people would - have brazened it out, tucked the offending item back deep into the bag and ...
Jump to postCongrats to all airliners.net and thanks to all who have contributed to this milestone - your various inputs make this 50 year old hobby of mine so much more enjoyable.
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