I have a strong bias toward any passenger jet with two seats next to the window in Economy. A330/A340 and upstairs on A380 pretty much. I've never flown on a 767 - hope to catch one before they're all gone. Ditto those rare 787s that have 8-abreast seating. This. If I'm flying alone to Europe, I tr...
Jump to postWe all have a favourite aircraft type/make for one reason or another! Wondering why that is! For me it's Boeing and their 737 and 747 families. The 737 is just so old school and cool, the type has jus always been so versatile, like the swiss army knife of civil airliners and the nose section is very...
Jump to postJust on the topic of outsourcing MX, there are very few airlines that still do their own base mx (most is outsourced) and even fewer that do their line mx abroad, neither of these facts make an airline more or less safe, be it done in the Philippines or Dublin. Leave SAS compete on these new terms, ...
Jump to postDepending on operator of course, the minimum list for an aircraft is known as an MEL (minimum equipment list) while any technical changes or problems found by the pilot are logged in the aircraft tech-log! The allowable exceedances on an engine are very low in certain areas, for example, with someth...
Jump to postI guess that's why TechOps are one of the best MRO's in the world, they've their own fleet to learn from! :D We just go by customer request since we are a standalone MRO, and every C-check customer we've had has required seat overhaul and carpet refit along with floorboards being lifted for wet-zone...
Jump to postVery interesting...and gross about those cushions :) The cushions are quite revolting alright! But a few kilos per cushion over 260+ seats makes up for an awful lot of skin flakes and an awful lot of weight! With regards to seat back IFE and such like, airlines usually won't replace it unless a fle...
Jump to postIn short, yes and yes. Remember however while the wing flexes up and down, it is also designed to handle stresses forward and backward. The thrust of the engines pulls the wings forward, air resistance pushes them back, turbulence can create forces in all directions. However any time an aircraft is...
Jump to postToday in EIDW, EI-DUZ, a Shamrock A330-302 was involved in an under-tow taxying incident where when requested to deviate from the taxiway by airfield operations, who proceeded not to supervise the aircraft correctly and then it's left wingtip struck a hangar door and was then dragged along it, causi...
Jump to postSeats are taken out at different intervals/swapped (like UA with their new slimline seats) or configs are changed, but every C-Check (3 years), all seat components are removed and inspected. Recline actuators get broken, seats get ripped/stained and most disgustingly, the seat cushions themselves be...
Jump to postHAWK21M wrote:Narrowbodymech wrote:An A321-200 has heavier gears to begin with. Also engines designation change could be IDG mod too.
Why the need for heavier gears....is there a load variation.
Titan are currently phasing out all Boeing aircraft in favour of Airbus A32X metal. I know Novair are a big customer for Titan and that their fleet is comprised solely of Airbus aircraft but surely there's more to it than this? Indeed two of their older tails (G-POWI and G-POWM) still have their Jet...
Jump to postAn A321-200 has heavier gears to begin with. Also engines designation change could be IDG mod too.
Jump to postIn universities certainly, aircraft design work is taught through metrics, and indeed engineering students I'm friends with get quite a laugh out of being told by us mechs that all design and operation of western aircraft is done through the Imperial system. They also receive quite a rude awakening ...
Jump to postTheir planned North Atlantic JV with AA will probably see to DFW being announced, if not in this schedule then probably the next. Indeed AA's capacity at Dublin has increased hugely in comparison with United's, with 2 daily 332s from PHL and CLT respectively and a daily 752/763 from JFK. While the ...
Jump to postI would be surprised if it was IAH, as I do not see a potential One World carrier trying to develop further codeshares with UA. However DFW with a view to onward codeshares with AA might be a possibility, but I don't see either Texas destination as being high on the priority list of new destinations...
Jump to posttcaeyx wrote:Can anyone shed any info on how they have been doing at LAX?