GDB wrote:Transporter 5, with 59 rideshare sats, lifted off today from the Cape, on it’s 8th mission, the previous being last month’s rideshare, landed back at the Cape.
22nd Spacex launch this year.
Congrats Boeing!
Very interesting to see how different it is compared to the Crew Dragon.
I agree with BEG2IAH, the camera views including the infrared and heat signature was 10/10.
Thanks Avatar2go and Flyingturtle for your answers on cost. The figures were along the lines of what I thought. I have a follow up question as well. I heard that Starliner has the function of correcting ISS flight by using it's thrusters. The same as Soyuz can (but on their own docking ports). But ...
Jump to postThanks Avatar2go and Flyingturtle for your answers on cost. The figures were along the lines of what I thought. I have a follow up question as well. I heard that Starliner has the function of correcting ISS flight by using it's thrusters. The same as Soyuz can (but on their own docking ports). But S...
Jump to postWhat is the cost per launch comparison? What is NASA, ESA or private companies paying for a seat / launch?
I mean SpaceX Crew Dragon vs Boeing Starliner.
Excellent news and much needed for Boeing.
Can't wait to see the 737-10, hopefully in BA livery.
That's great! Congrats to FedEx and Textron
Jump to postMaybe Boeing should copy General Electric and divest the company into three companies: space, military and commercial in three different companies to focus on core products? I've been thinking about that scenario as well. The military and space divisions changing name into something else. Basically...
Jump to postStill, in my opinion I think the A320neo might be the last generation for the A320 series. Maybe, but keep in mind that the A32xN is still on a 1987 wing. Airbus could re-wing it, re-gear it, put a stronger box on it... and you'll have one hell of a "new" narrowbody aircraft, with more or...
Jump to postI think the A321XLR and 737-10 MAX will be the last versions of these families. These grandfathering rules are working against safety and innovation. I think FAA and EASA have realized that. It's hampering innovation, it's creating an artificial duopoly because any new developed aircraft would cost...
Jump to postI think the A321XLR and 737-10 MAX will be the last versions of these families. These grandfathering rules are working against safety and innovation. I think FAA and EASA have realized that. It's hampering innovation, it's creating an artificial duopoly because any new developed aircraft would cost...
Jump to postI think the A321XLR and 737-10 MAX will be the last versions of these families. These grandfathering rules are working against safety and innovation. I think FAA and EASA have realized that. It's hampering innovation, it's creating an artificial duopoly because any new developed aircraft would cost ...
Jump to postI wonder how they found out. If the crew noticed it while in air, or if company realized the error and relayed it to the captain. Either way I'm sure the decision to turn around was taken after some back and forth communication.
Jump to postWith today's cargo prices, no wonder they want to fly to main airports.
One of their greatest assets is the fact that they fly a proper widebody aircraft with tons of capacity for cargo. It would be wasteful not to utilize that.
Why is someone bringing a non-native species to an area? Maybe you should not be allowed to leave your country either :) Not all non-native species are bad. No, but most are: a lot of non-native species have no natural predators, ensuring an explosion of their population and they, in turn, turn int...
Jump to postI disagree with the title.
The accident wasn't caused by the pilot smoking.
It was caused by the oxygen leak.
Any source of fire would have ignited the air.
The pilot smoking did nothing wrong.
I thought the bilge pump noise was interesting. That was quite loud, never heard it before this mission. Maybe part of it failed.
Jump to postIs Finnair doing this because they have extra capacity from the Asian cuts? They must do it to avoid bankruptcy. Asia was their bread and butter. Now they have no means to exist. The closed / denied airspace over Russia must be hitting Finnair really hard. I know SAS is struggling with it too, but ...
Jump to postStarliner launch coming up in about a month. I know the two programs are different, but if the Artemis wet dress rehearsal is anything to go by, I'd say this second attempt at Starliner is doomed too! https://vacation.events/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/marty-the-black-jack-dealer.jpg (Hey NASA),Here...
Jump to postI don't want to make another 737 MAX thread, so I'll just add some relevant information here. India has grounded 90 737 MAX pilots due to faults in the 737 MAX simulators provided by Boeing. Apparently there's an issue with the flight controls and stick shaker. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/...
Jump to postGreat to hear there will be another life extension. Widerøe was a partner in the first life extension program as well.
These aircraft fly in very rough conditions, and to and from very short runways. People in the north of Norway absolutely rely on their continued service.
Will be the testing long? Maybe for the load and ACT? the frame is not too innovative compared to the NEO... Rumours on various 737-10 and 777X threads that the XLR is also going to be impacted by the fallout on the MAX. Personally this makes no sense to me and whether it would be just for FAA appr...
Jump to postPre pandemic it was easier to get a good deal on financing on the A350 rather than the A330neo because the A350 had much better projected residual value.
I don't know how that looks now.
Luckily it's a garden variety 737-800. Spare parts won't be that difficult to source.
Jump to postSAS will be flying both their own E195 E1 machines this summer, but also two Air Baltic A220-300. They'll look at the performance / price, everything. So the door is definitely not shut for the A220 for SAS. One of them will be chosen to replace the aging 737-700 and A319-100 models. translated to E...
Jump to postTotally understandable.. the MAX10 should be a fine plane for the trunk domestic routes Delta currently flies the 757 on.. If they do proceed with the MAX order, I wonder will they convert some of their A321NEOs to the XLRs.. I'm surprised they still haven't jumped on board.. They need something to...
Jump to postIt's probably cheaper to buy a new F-16 than upgrading the engines on a MiG-29 with all the work that would have to be done on avionics, flight control systems and so on.
Jump to postAN-124 has been in a lot of use for a long time now. Usually for military cargo missions. The C-17 and the C-5 are not in production any longer. There is no replacement, not military, not civilian. The last C-5 Galaxy rolled off the production line in 1989, 33 years ago. The C-17 Globemaster III sto...
Jump to postart wrote:Why cannot the air force attack the column of Russian vehicles (reported as 60km long) heading for Kiev from the north?
Reports from pro-Russian sources on Twitter are saying the MiG-29 transfer will not happen. Bulgaria said no, they didn't have enough to guard their own airspace. Slovakia categorically said no. Poland might happen, but they're not saying yes or no at this point. Bulgaria: https://www.novinite.com/a...
Jump to post77west wrote:Disabling the FMC's remotely would be a good start.
[ - Continue focusing around one narrow-body aircraft: Airbus A320neo fleet …. - Keep the newest A330-300E widebody aircraft. The Enhanced (E) model is basically the same as the A330-900neo with all the upgrades except for the engines. . On the first point, this is what they do, but there are quite...
Jump to postI would like to give some praise to the former CEO at SAS. He managed to show a few positive results before the pandemic. He helped reduce the number of airplanes in the SAS fleet. The long haul fleet product was nicely upgraded. There where less strikes in SAS. When it comes to their onboard produ...
Jump to postSAS will launch ”SAS Forward” according to their interim report. http://www.sasgroup.net It states that the longhaul fleet will be redistributed. More leisure destinations like Phuket, Rio de Janeiro etc? Or will they combine CPH with ARN ( and OSL) like they are planning with YYZ ( CPH-YYZ-ARN-YYZ...
Jump to postThe Business Class seats really look promising. I'm struggling with back and neck pain, so this seat might make it possible for me to travel long haul again. I need to be able to sit up, change positions, curl my legs up, change the angle I'm sitting. I just can't sit in the same position for hours,...
Jump to postThere must be something specific contractually which enabled Airbus to cancel these two. Its most likely for defaulting on payments for aircraft ready for delivery. This. Most likely Qatar withheld payments to put pressure on Airbus and this allowed Airbus to cancel the contract. Could be, but thei...
Jump to postGood news indeed. "In the coming summer season, SAS will fly to a total of seven destinations in the United States and Canada: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC and Toronto." Not bad considering the circumstances. https://insideflyer-dk.translate.goog/ny-...
Jump to postSpaceX is not done with Dragon capsule parachute problems: https://spacenews.com/nasa-and-spacex-investigating-delayed-dragon-parachute-opening/ The fourth chute does not always open as planned. Nasa is looking into the issue as well, as it involves both the cargo and crewed versions of the capsule...
Jump to postI think they were tracked by Nato radar in Norway, then Norwegian F-35s were scrambled to identify and escort, then one group split and continued towards the UK where they were met by RAF Eurofighters.
Why is this in the Civil Aviation forum?
Excellent choice when you don't have a choice.
Congrats Boeing!
If LMXT wins this competition, I wonder if the Lockheed Martin / Airbus joint venture will open the doors for further cooperation in the future.
Jump to postTopped out at FL 340. But man, that's a long flight. How he managed to stay alive... I'd be interested in more details if they should become available. Doc- I don't get it, I mean, I know there are quite a few docum/ented cases of this, but isn't fatal hypoxia guaranteed at FL340 for even a small %...
Jump to postbig important observation for me thoough is at 19 seconds where the video is showing the crown of the fuse. Just before it pans to the next image you can see a very clear line were the cracked paint stops, indicating a fuselage join. Surely this points squarely to issue lying with whatever producti...
Jump to postA bit left field, but if QR really wants the A321s is there anything stopping them from order some from a leasing company? Alternatively, IAG or Cathay Pacific could order them for Qatar and sell the orders or the planes straight to Qatar. There are lots of ways around this. Airbus would want to kn...
Jump to posthope Boeing takes full advantage of this with their 737 asking price when QR comes knocking. If QR becomes an all Boeing fleet, what makes anyone think the relationship wont be different then Southwest or Alaska? Those two airlines seemed to have figured how to deal with just one maker. br I don't ...
Jump to postI always say you can lose the least money by flying the cheapest aircraft it takes to cover your daily network. That is your decision baseline. Some "conventional wisdom" that you need widebodies is not the baseline. The baseline is the cheapest solution. People have this prejudice that l...
Jump to postA good Warzone article on this: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43895/fedex-wants-to-equip-airbus-a321s-with-anti-missile-laser-countermeasures I find it interesting that they've specifically chosen the A321-200, not an A320 or 737. Especially since FX doesn’t have A321s? Obviously. That's wh...
Jump to postA good Warzone article on this:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... ermeasures
I find it interesting that they've specifically chosen the A321-200, not an A320 or 737.
He probably stepped on the lever when trying to climb out the window. I think it's a bit weird that AA declined to press charges. AA probably knows pressing charges in a 3rd world country for this is a waste of time and resources and they would be fighting a loosing battle. AA has an army of lawyer...
Jump to postHe probably stepped on the lever when trying to climb out the window.
I think it's a bit weird that AA declined to press charges.