https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQcfPTHmEQ6w0nplPl5xatDpi0QlD10Bxva0g&usqp=CAU The roll, stall and crash was caused by both engines on one side being throttled back. That is pilot error. Please do elaborate on this "pilot error" and enlighten us on how you came ...
Jump to postchrisp390 wrote:Global Times is one of the worst Chinese media outlets, full of blatant racism, lies, and extreme nationalism.
DIJKKIJK wrote:I don't know if this topic has been discussed before
Good for them, may they continue to grow in these trying times
Jump to postVideo of an Avianca ATR 72 landing hard in and porpoising onto it’s nose landing gear. I think it blows one of the main tires as it touches down. https://m.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/video-de-aterrador-aterrizaje-de-avion-de-avianca-en-manizales-411216 Couldn’t see this posted anywhere, if...
Jump to post"Avianca won't die in my hands" says its new CEO, Anko van der Werff. (*) https://www.eltiempo.com/economia/empresas/nuevo-presidente-de-avianca-anuncia-medidas-contra-la-crisis-de-la-empresa-407330 (*) Actually the paper used the word "die". He just answered "no" to t...
Jump to postAV needs a total strategic rethink. Anko is smart enough, so that is a plus. However, they need to replace everyone else to make this work, and most importantly, make the airline more global. It is way tooo Colombian right now. No airlines in the region have succeeded by having management being ent...
Jump to postAV needs a total strategic rethink. Anko is smart enough, so that is a plus. However, they need to replace everyone else to make this work, and most importantly, make the airline more global. It is way tooo Colombian right now. No airlines in the region have succeeded by having management being ent...
Jump to postIt is clear that the words were taken out of context. One thing is to say "we're broke" colloquially during a meeting as in our financial situation is delicate, than to actually being legally and financially broke, forcing the company to go through a reorganization proceeding which may en...
Jump to postI can see your point but that the same time Kriete's word were indeed taken out of context. Media outlets often exaggerate. They make the reader believe the airline is broke but they aren't. They are having problems with their payments but this doesn't mean they are broke. The media can also spin t...
Jump to postIt appears that Mr. Efromovich has filed a lawsuit in NY to regain control and not lose the 51,5% of his shares to UA. This battle will go on for some time, meanwhile the company is burning to the ground. https://m.portafolio.co/internacional/efromovich-busca-retomar-el-control-de-avianca-con-demand...
Jump to postThese important developments are better if the source is the airline (group) itself. At this point Avianca will only try and spin this the best way they can and avoid an even bigger meltdown, they may not be a trustworthy source right now. words taken out of context for bad publicity don't help. Ho...
Jump to postThis is quite significant as well, I wonder how the fanboys will spin this one.
https://m.portafolio.co/negocios/empres ... tre-532619
Spanish only but an interesting read nonetheless.
There is a very simple reason why the long-bodied 737s are more prone to overruns, and that's because of very high approach and landing speeds. It's not unusual to see a Vref in the 150-160 knot range, some 30-40 knots above stall speed, in order to have a flat approach to avoid tail strikes. Compa...
Jump to postFunny how the tables have turned, not long ago people were calling the airplanes from Touluse the “ScareBus” together with stupid catch phrases like “if it is not Boeing, I’m not going”, now it is quite clear that at least in the narrobody side of the business Airbus offers a far superior flight con...
Jump to postThey have ceased operations, its now official.
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 32928?s=21
https://wowair.com/travel-alert/
Best wishes to all involved.
So now two world class airlines have their operation to South America heavily subsidized by the Colombian drug cartels, boy this thread derailed fast…
Gotta love a.net! But please, by all means, keep it going, this is pure gold!!
This is great news!! And judging by the speedy construction of past projects the new runway should be completed and operational by 2080 or early next century, after all it only took them 11 years to build a simple underpass on 94th street in Bogotá, the “La Linea” tunnel has been under construction ...
Jump to postThey will need to pretty much double the package to attract “first world” expats, however plenty of Eastern European and South American pilots are cheaper to hire and more willing to accept inferior remuneration packages. Agree, they have to offer a much more attractive package and also offer some ...
Jump to postInterestingly enough the Colombian government has stated that the security of the airport and flights was never endangered, however this might be because people are starting to realize of the ineptness of the current administration and are just not wanting any more backslash (making things worse of...
Jump to post817Dreamliiner wrote:xwb777 wrote:An Etihad B7810 was seen at Charleston factory featuring new tail colors.
That's a -9 not a -10.
Colombian law only allows airlines registered in Colombia to hire Colombian pilots Under Colombian law the copilot can be of any nationality but the captain must hold Colombian citizenship. The only case where captains are allowed to be of different nationality is for training purposes and airlines...
Jump to postColombian law only allows airlines registered in Colombia to hire Colombian pilots So did Panama, but at some point they realized they needed more pilots than they could grow in house. It shouldn't be completely NOT allowed but priority given to Colombia pilots and then foreign pilots. It's an old ...
Jump to postHow does a suspention of sales help? I guess most people book at least a fews in Advantage a ticket. Sounds bad sorry for all the people that did not get to fly. My best guess is they have a strong number of passengers buying walk up fares, by stopping sales they cut the supply of passengers that h...
Jump to postColombian law only allows airlines registered in Colombia to hire Colombian pilots Under Colombian law the copilot can be of any nationality but the captain must hold Colombian citizenship. The only case where captains are allowed to be of different nationality is for training purposes and airlines...
Jump to postSeems like the lack of bigger planes and # of seats has finally caught up with management. Hopefully we'll be seeing orders for AV in the near future Is this because of a lack of seats available and larger airplanes? The media and sources from within the company have attributed this whole ordeal to...
Jump to postSounds great, congratulations to everyone involved, for those of us not in the know are you allowed to elaborate on the major points won in this new contract, like pay raises and the like?
Jump to posttoobz wrote:Most definitely political unrest issues
I mean if that's the case I get the financial part of this, but either way a startup doesn't start up with 45 aircraft in a probably full market unless they are really confident (or arrogant) It’s nice to see you’re part of the “I’ll give them six months” crowd, they’re doing this, wether they’re s...
Jump to postmanny wrote:So will the overworking of Emirates personnel stop ?
You’d have to an idiot to leave EK for a US3 airline.... anyway I’ve never come across a US pilot in years of flying EK ... cabin crew yes but never pilots though I’m sure they exist Hmmm, an EK captain flies 100+ hrs while making about 12k a month, at any of the US3 you can make the same amount wh...
Jump to postI think it's not hard to understand that if you have, say, 70 passengers to divide the two pilots' wages, instead of 200 passengers, the cost per passenger will be higher. Agreed, it's not hard at all and in the end AV is in the business of making money for its shareholders, yet they're still charg...
Jump to postThis will finally make regional operations viable in the grand scheme of the Holding. Paying an ATR crew the same than an A320 crew is not efficient. This way they get to keep their regional coverage in mid-size colombian cities and they gain new expansion opportunities. Good for them and all mid-s...
Jump to postInteresting but what's the actual reason for doing this if AV already flies these routes themselves? Do they want to bring the pilots and cabin crew on new contracts with lower wages? I can only think of this reason for them to do this (cheaper pilots and cabin crews). Otherwise I don't see an adde...
Jump to postThis is so much BS on Avianca’s part, they’re trying to look ethically and politically correct after they spectacularly mishandled the pilot strike and for drastically reducing the wages and benefits of ground staff and handlers without notice all over the network. He will sue and get his job back, ...
Jump to postRelax, we all had 50hrs at one point and we’ve all gone through the jitters in some way or another, give it time, soon enough you will completely understand and embrace the the concept of “flying by the seat of your pants”. Practice hard and study harder, I’m sure you are well within the learning cu...
Jump to postdazwalsh wrote:Whats the fella with the toilet roll doing?
The New B787-9 will replace the B787-8, as all the 30 B787-8 in their fleet will join AirItaly Fleet, Which means Qatar Airways is getting B787-9s to replace the B787-8s they are giving to AirItaly. Any ideas on what they’re going to replace the 330/340 with? A350’s? Or maybe wait a little until th...
Jump to postWhat’s the idea here? Dump teamsters to join ALPA or will they now go unionless?
Jump to postI’m guessing this video was shot in the late 70’s to early 80’s, were SOP’s really enforcred back then or did they even exist? If I’m not mistaken UA’s fuel policy was first introduced in 1978, it may seem like a long time ago but it really isn’t, or at least I see it that way. I don't think so, fi...
Jump to postThere’s nothing wrong with this landing. Long, dry runway, touchdown past the touchdown zone. Nothing to see here. There IS something wrong with this landing. There’s a reason why SOP for practically every airline in existence to land in the touchdown zone or go around. It’s easy to lose track of n...
Jump to postA high flare resulting in a (very) long landing, maybe a few extra knots on short final? in the FDA world we now fly in, this would have probably resulted in a call from the chief pilot.
I’m sure those guys saw the the end of the runway coming at them fast, not a comfortable situation.
Varsity1 wrote:The gear's life is measured in cycles. 50,000 is a typical number for replacement.
Trent I bet if I used strong language to damn Colombia you too would be up in arms. So why the shock when people connected to these islands react, and please don't say that being Colombian makes you objective. I’ve never been the type that cries foul when someone bashes Colombia, I perfectly know t...
Jump to postThe fact is San Andres is ugly. Ugly infrastructure, ugly hotels (not a single four or five star hotel there) and lots of corruption. The beaches are beautiful (a bit dirty) but that's it. There are a few charter flights from YUL operated by Air Transat every year. I've been there and I promised to...
Jump to postThe fact is San Andres is ugly. Ugly infrastructure, ugly hotels (not a single four or five star hotel there) and lots of corruption. The beaches are beautiful (a bit dirty) but that's it. There are a few charter flights from YUL operated by Air Transat every year. I've been there and I promised to...
Jump to postI think Honduran government should look for international financing to build a new airport on flat land elsewhere in the country and close that airport. It seems they’re already working on it https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/honduran-connectivity-continues-to-fly-construction-of-the-new-pal...
Jump to postNotice to Airman (NOTAM) must always be part of flight planning. If what you say is true about the pilot, then his ticket must be revoke. Yeaaahhhh!! Revoke his license and throw him in jail, just like that, no investigation needed or anything, you seem to be a juggernaut of aviation knowledge, wer...
Jump to postNotice to Airman (NOTAM) must always be part of flight planning. If what you say is true about the pilot, then his ticket must be revoke. Yeaaahhhh!! Revoke his license and throw him in jail, just like that, no investigation needed or anything, you seem to be a juggernaut of aviation knowledge, wer...
Jump to postHow about Toluca (MMTO), it’s a very short distance (30nm) from MEX, it’s literally over the hill heading west, it has a single long runway (>13000ft).
Who knows, maybe it’s so close that the awful weather battering Mexico City was also over Toluca.