Getting real tired of van Beveren. He's spent the past 10 years trying to convince people that "Aerotoxic Syndrome" is a common thing. Now he's doing this......claiming a CO leak was responsible for the Germanwings crash. He's destroying any credibility he had, and just encouraging alarmis...
Jump to postI'm not so sure EK/SQ are headed down that path, at least not for a while. Singapore still has 5 more 380s on order and has given no indications of intent to cancel them (in fact, when they announced that they're not going to renew the lease of their first 380 later this year, they mentioned the ord...
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/reffado" class="quote" target="_blank">reffado</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>Wasn't the plane in maintenance a day or t...
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Jump to postAccording to CBS - <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/egyptair-flight-ms804-search-airplane-paris-cairo-mediterranean-sea/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=24681934" target="_blank">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/egyptair...tag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=24681934</a> - US officials are assuming foul pla...
Jump to postHas the depth of the sonar-found wreckage been reported?
Jump to postHopefully AirAsia handles this better than AdamAir, and recovers the black box first before asking money questions later...at least these black boxes are shallow enough for *hopefully* easy recovery. Just to confirm, no black box pings have been detected yet, correct? (But the general location where...
Jump to postIIRC, the issue here at <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym> is tire speed. While theoretheoretically there are a few planes with performance to go <acronym title="O...
Jump to postAn update about the crew flight time:
The Captain's 7000 hour number (or 6700 or whatever) was simply his time with AirAsia. He hsd 20,500 hours total, per AirAsia via BBC:
http://m.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30614627
Quick question about the manifest:
Each name has a date listed next to it (all from this year, mostly from the past few months). Is this the ticket purchase date?
Ah, yes, Hawaii. So if he's up anyways, briefing is good.
Anything more about the reports of a crash? (The one in the area that could potentially be this 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/Reffado" class="quote" target="_blank">Reffado</a> (<a href="#111" class="quote">Reply 111</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Probably eith...
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Jump to postJust a random question... Are there any statistics out there about the number of passengers at the airport per city population? Basically a pax/capita stat. No real reason, just interested in what (effectively) the most "oversized" and "undersized" airports are. (I.e. 20 million pax at airport/500,0...
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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/kurtjeter" class="quote" target="_blank">kurtjeter</a> (<a href="#165" class="quote">Reply 165</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Many 777s...
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/suseJ772" class="quote" target="_blank">suseJ772</a> (<a href="#133" class="quote">Reply 133</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> The Chinese...
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/suseJ772" class="quote" target="_blank">suseJ772</a> (<a href="#109" class="quote">Reply 109</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Yeah no. Pl...
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/hivue" class="quote" target="_blank">hivue</a> (<a href="#256" class="quote">Reply 256</a>):<br/><i> Quoting indcwby (Reply 250): But can a comm...
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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/LTC8K6" class="quote" target="_blank">LTC8K6</a> (<a href="#69" class="quote">Reply 69</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I believe that is...
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/LTC8K6" class="quote" target="_blank">LTC8K6</a> (<a href="#51" class="quote">Reply 51</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> The 777 pilot rep...
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/XT6Wagon" class="quote" target="_blank">XT6Wagon</a> (<a href="#248" class="quote">Reply 248</a>):<br/><i>Widebodies can land at MTOW if needed<...
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Jump to postThis article says a Window Fragment was found: http://mobile.businessweek.com/news/...ragment-found-by-vietnam-searchers
I aapologize if this is old news.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/USAIRWAYS321" class="quote" target="_blank">USAIRWAYS321</a> (<a href="#54" class="quote">Reply 54</a>):<br/><i>it seems like there has to be in...
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/iberiadc852" class="quote" target="_blank">iberiadc852</a> (<a href="#47" class="quote">Reply 47</a>):<br/><i>hardest victims to identify in Avi...
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/stuyyz" class="quote" target="_blank">stuyyz</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> The Andaman Sea w...
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/LTC8K6" class="quote" target="_blank">LTC8K6</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>It's an interesting question. How far would ...
Jump to postThe supposed door was found in the water near the reported (still unconfirmed?) Oil slicks, 60 miles south of Tho Chu island. Source: <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2014/03/09/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-have-turned-back/TLZ5W65xU3mLsTVxD3lA5N/story.html" target="_blank">http://...
Jump to postDidn't see this so far...if its already been brought up just ignore: According to many articles, the plane's most recent safety inspection was only 10 days ago. They Haven't specified as to What level of check it was (which matters more to what type of issues would've been caught). But that plus the...
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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/Goodbye" class="quote" target="_blank">Goodbye</a> (<a href="#141" class="quote">Reply 141</a>):<br/><i>For me I guess the most odd thing about ...
Jump to postAnyone have any info on the currents around there? Could the surface debris be floating away from the crash site? If that is the case..perhaps the searchers are close to the crash site (and location of larger pieces), but the easily surface debris is elsewhere.
Jump to postMy biggest question is - DEBRIS? That's whats most boggling to me. I understand that AF447's debris took a while to locate, but due to the conditions and locations involved, shouldn't this debris be easier to find?
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Jump to postAny more info?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/13/travel/los-angeles-airport-evacuation/
[Edited 2013-10-13 21:44:34]
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Aesma" class="quote" target="_blank">Aesma</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>You have to actually certify the plane, so if ...
Jump to postThank you all! Hawaii and DUB TATL make a lot of sense!
Any chance of larger carriers using them on TATL routes to smaller destinations?
With the expected range of the 737MAX and 320NEOs out there I have a few questions: 1) Will either or both of the planes be ETOPS certified on any carrier? 2) Are there any Long-Haul routes planned? 3) How about intercontinental routes? Even if you take 10% off the current range specs, these birda c...
Jump to postI think there is currently a big ol' tropical storm passing HK right now. So probably not CAT. Still quite possibly without warning.
Jump to postHow old is the youngest 757 retired? How about the fewest cycles? Or hours? (<acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> or overall) <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mcg...
Jump to postBoth <acronym title="Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK / KOAK), USA - California">OAK</acronym> And <acronym title="San Jose - Norman Y. Mineta International (Municipal) (SJC / KSJC), USA - California">SJC</acronym>...just boosting their odds and options or actually planning on runni...
Jump to postThe article states that the break even <acronym title="Lufthansa Cargo India">LF</acronym> for the <acronym title="Mexico City (- Licenciado Benito Juarez International) (MEX / MMMX), Mexico">MEX</acronym> flight is only 50%?? AFAIK CR2s and ATRs aren't THAT efficient. Anyone know what aircraft this...
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