I’m not sure if this the correct thread or not but I have a question about Air Canada and Air New Zealand, both Star Alliance members. We explored booking a flight from Vancouver to Auckland with a week in Hawaii on the way so we can break up what is a very long flight. The Air Canada website sends...
Jump to postAir France seems 2 different airlines on the ground and in the air. I have never had a bad experience flying AF. Their ground service leaves something to be desired (at CDG) I have never had a good experience. No connecting help when requested due to a late flight, rude staff, bused gates when term...
Jump to postreadytotaxi wrote:Never made the news in the UK
obenyehuda wrote:From interviews with the passengers on Israeli TV the event occurred seconds before touchdown and there were no two separate events, turbulence and windshear- looks like windshear as a sole event.
SurlyBonds wrote:Lamp1009 wrote:2nd Trans Bay Tube is almost certainly going to happen at some point....
...submerged tube tunnels are probably never going into the bay ever again.
Er, how do you reconcile these two predictions?
YUL is going to be a madhouse this summer, lots more walking to the terminal from the traffic jam. I’ve never flown through YUL. Why is it such a mess? I have heard that the connection from domestic airlines o international is basically stupid. Some sort of gates but no real separation, narrow term...
Jump to postsocaljoeyb wrote:Just flew them MIA-LGW and LGW-MCO. I know it's February, but the flights were only 50% full and I paid 419 all in with carryons.
bspc wrote:Couldn't quote it as it is from last years thread but the second A220 ACJ for Comlux Malta finished completion and has landed in Malta
https://aviation.flights/aib/A220/50067#post-delivery
I was in CE 2 weeks ago and had the middle tray table... A320 GVA-LHR ?
Jump to postMore photos up on Simon's site. Sweet Baby Jesus ... Serious damage where the leading edge meets the aircraft, and the h-stab took a hit as well... I'm sure there is a reason but difficult to understand why they circled for almost an hour before landing. Quick avionics check and then get on the grou...
Jump to postIndeed. I see that AC is continuing to bring small adjustments to its S24 peak summer schedule. Here is what I’ve noticed in the last few weeks: YUL-BCN: daily 77WP (and not 333) YUL-LIS: now 6x/wk (from 5x/wk) YUL-BRU: now 333 (and not 789) YUL-FRA: AC844 now 789 (and not 333) YUL-CDG: AC870 now 3...
Jump to postI always wondered about countries with no exit immigration control (ex. US). What if someone gets on a plane without a passport? One can easily switch boarding passes with someone else once they are airside. In addition, not all of the passport checks at the gate are done strictly. I've been on fli...
Jump to postThe U.K. doesn't do exit passport control anymore right, aligning with U.S. policy? Not at ll US policy, in the US you have to show photo ID and boarding pass to a TSA agent at the security checkpoint. If flying international, then passport is required That's still not exit passport control (that's...
Jump to postYUL-BCN is increasing to daily for next summer too, A333 replaced by B773 Indeed. I see that AC is continuing to bring small adjustments to its S24 peak summer schedule. Here is what I’ve noticed in the last few weeks: YUL-BCN: daily 77WP (and not 333) YUL-LIS: now 6x/wk (from 5x/wk) YUL-BRU: now 3...
Jump to postI flew out of LHR T5 back in November, and was SHOCKED I never had to show an ID to ANYONE before boarding my flight back to the states. I had a valid boarding pass, which was scanned at security, but absolutely no one looked at my ID a single time. That will stick out in my head for a long time, a...
Jump to postplanecane wrote:Thankfully, pure luck prevented any major injuries or deaths.
The devil's advocate in me is saying that a claim could be made by those allegedly responsible that "the bolts were reinstalled after that photo was taken". That's a fair question. As others have pointed out, there were many other pieces of evidence that point to the locking bolts not bei...
Jump to postLocal press where I am talking like this a sure thing... LOL. I'll believe it when I see it.
Jump to postGVA ops is mostly airbridge, sometimes hard stand by bus. It depends upon the config of the airport. Paying two guys to drive buses isn't that cheaper than manning the jetbridge. Airports like AMS that have purpose-built "crap sub-terminals" without bridges (its basically a Home Depot / Co...
Jump to postbennett123 wrote:Is the engine inlet de-icing on the 7 different to the 10?.
So some person on Simon’s site is claiming in the comments that they were on the flight and the captain announced after the « go around » that the runway was occupied …. To be taken with 6 tons of salt. But if true…. Same site claims the landing was on 24L. 24R is the classically dangerous one as t...
Jump to postThere should be enough well trained aircraft engineers not to far away in Mirabel to oversee these repairs. We don't have any ladders tall enough here for an A350. Yup the ladders only reach a C-Series. :) Would not be surprised however to find out there is a ferry flight to YMX and a longer ladder...
Jump to postJust listened to the recording myself. After ATC departures says good day climb to 4 thousand, are you ok? Want to try 24L again the AF responds « sorry for that we avoid long landing ». Atc responds « no worries no problem at all turn… » very Canadian So the guy on avherald is either a troll or the...
Jump to postSo some person on Simon’s site is claiming in the comments that they were on the flight and the captain announced after the « go around » that the runway was occupied …. To be taken with 6 tons of salt. But if true…. Same site claims the landing was on 24L. 24R is the classically dangerous one as th...
Jump to post135/45s have a tendency to want to play in the snow... Especially in the northeast. This one seems much calmer than the YOW incident for example.
Jump to postWell the "replace APU soon" light just lit up.
Jump to postLatest movement for 5 January 2023: MSN 50066 Comlux Aviation Malta A221 C-FTQZ/TBD, nineteenth test flight at YMX: https://aviation.flights/aib/A220/50066 Can we conclude this frame is being used to test something new/different now, and is in no rush to be delivered to the customer? There’s no way...
Jump to postUnited found loose bolts in 5 of their 737 MAX 9 So how am I as a passenger supposed to feel at all confident in the 737-MAX? I mean, this is BAD. At the very least, I want the ETOPS certification pulled on all 737-MAX. Frankly, at this point, I want the type grounded permanently. But I know that's...
Jump to postYou guys haven’t seen the YouTube video up thread with detailed responses to these questions. I suggest you give it a go.
Jump to postJust caught up on the thread after reading the latest news. While the WiFi install theory seems pretty sound, the one thing that doesn’t line up is the errors were cleared once they switched to backup systems (I can’t find the reference for this, but I read it). If the fuse wasn’t airtight due to th...
Jump to postAs an aside I wonder if it's worth having pilots and cabin crew go through a cabin decompression in a controlled way. Basically sit in a pressure vessel, bring up to a moderate cabin pressurization level, start doing some basic tasks, then blow the pressure to ambient at the same rate you'd experie...
Jump to postFor those who watched the excellent video up thread that describes the different options available for the mid exit on the various NG/MAX models but were left wondering what the difference is between the different types of exit doors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_exit?wprov=sfti1 Funny en...
Jump to postNot an exit row - seat pitch is wrong and has seatback table. The plugged exit in Alaska's 900ER / MAX 9 has normal pitch and tray tables since it is plugged and can't be used, it isn't identified as an exit row from inside the plane. It is bolted in place. That last sentence is going to be widely ...
Jump to postWith the AS MAX 9 now grounded for the foreseeable future, how much flexibility does AS have in the fleet to be able to maintain their schedules? I saw in the thread regarding the 1282 incident that it’s around 25% of their 737 fleet… is that accurate, and does that correlate to a similar percentag...
Jump to postAnyone seen photos / footage of the Dash? I haven't seen a thing. Is it dust?
Jump to postNow that we know everyone got off the plane, I wonder how many tried to grab their carry-on first before evacuating. On the video of the evacuation I couldn't see a single person with a carry-on. These are Japanese people. They are disciplined, and actually listen to the crew. I saw at least one, p...
Jump to postPraying the coast guard crew are safe too! Incredible stream. https://www.youtube.com/live/6NLUoAmlm0A?si=MRNfCA9NWe1pnwWf It starts even before the evacuation has started, with seemingly the number 2 engine still running and spitting fire and sparks! I'm unable to play the video - is there a any f...
Jump to postWas watching the stream. When the F/A at the rear with the flashlight came down the slide, I took that as a sign that at least most must have gotten out. Bravo to the crew.
Jump to postsmolt wrote:JL516 JA13XJ
Collided with Japan Cost Guard aircraft.
Await for the information to be confirmed
Look at the explosion! I really really hope everyone is alright https://x.com/neuroneintel/status/1742112081933971620?s=46 Yikes! So fuel obviously on fire behind the aircraft which continues down the runway? Did a whole wing tank dump its load when they powered up? Lets hope they were able to do a...
Jump to postNot sure if reading too much into this but the a330 chief pilot retired yesterday operating TLS-YUL and as part of the ceremony there were photos taken. In one of the photos they are posing with a A330Neo scale model. Wonder if that is intentional or did they really not have any AC A330 models lyin...
Jump to postAbsolutely, I agree that YOW-LHR could still be viable once the 321s arrive. Limited connections are absolutely not a deal breaker. It's just an overall challenge for all the AC secondary hub routes that LON is by far the biggest O&D destination but the onward Star connections are limited. I re...
Jump to postI think there's definitely potential for a YOW-LON route to return with the 321XLRs since it's likely to be a more premium-heavy route than the tourism/VFR/sixth freedom ex-Rouge routes that they will presumably be bringing back, given the diplomatic traffic and people's willingness to pay more for...
Jump to postI have a feeling he will avoid jail time, likely probation for a very long time, monetary fines. His certificate has been revoked for life. He still is very popular and loved in the snowboard/sports community Luckily you were wrong. Dumb dumb is off to jail: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana...
Jump to postAt GVA they use catering-style trucks that lift up/down creating a sort of box-bus. You follow a different "stream" right from the curb, with a dedicated well-trained team taking care of you. Security (and passport control if necessary) is done through the employee stream, at ground level,...
Jump to postMaybe AC will cough up 1 of the 30 firm orders and 14 options AC has for daily YEG-LHR or LGW. The XLR order was first reduced to 28 and then to 25. And while theoretically the XLR can fly YEG to LHR (3869 nautical miles) it might struggle to cover the distance westbound in the winter. I am sure ot...
Jump to postaudidudi wrote:
MSN 50066 Comlux Aviation Malta A221 C-FTQZ/TBD, fifteenth test flight at YMX:
I'm pretty sure it's max 50% SAF, 100% isn't possible with current engine tech.
Jump to postMy local transit rag said this is the biggest jet to ever land in Antartica. Isn't the A340 bigger? Not sure which variant operates there.
Jump to postCrazy that SDU and CGH haven't been closed. They're unsafe. You would need to justify that claim with facts and statistics, otherwise it just sounds like a knee-jerk reaction. Ask the people in the burning gas station. I don't think you could ever call CGH safe. But Brazil deems it necessary to kee...
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