Skywatcher wrote:Supersonic speed is 768 MPH. Did these flights break the sound barrier and exceed mach 1.0??
Have any of the MAX8 frames gone through their D checks yet? The first ones were delivered in 2017 so it's right around when they would start getting them. I wonder if / when they do the D checks will they find similar loose bolts throughout the aircraft like they did when inspecting the MAX9s?
Jump to postWhat source are you using to determine if an aircraft has the plugs or not? Eyeballs. Doors with plugs have "regular" looking windows (rectangular/square-ish). Actual "real" doors have the round port hole. See images below. Yes but that doesn't really help confirm if the specifi...
Jump to postI checked FlightAware B737 MAX 9 are currently flying 13 of them I think they already inspection and let back to service but are still grounded mostly until all completed replace bolts or tools are added. Q If they are the aircraft I am seeing, those are Iceland Air and Copa planes that do not have...
Jump to postFrom a US perspective, not a big impact really. Most European tier 1 and tier 2 cities are still available via a one-stop routing with Lufthansa on Star Alliance. Maybe a bit more overflying if you are going to northern Europe / Scandinavia but most of the continent was better served by LH anyway.
Jump to postSo 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 not realistic. If you don't feel confident don't...
Jump to postDoesn't sound like there is much to read into this. Sounds more health/personal related. "Hayes will remain on the board of directors after he leaves his post on Feb. 12 and will stay on as a strategic advisor." He'll be around and a resource, just needed to step back from a full time str...
Jump to postDoesn't sound like there is much to read into this. Sounds more health/personal related. "Hayes will remain on the board of directors after he leaves his post on Feb. 12 and will stay on as a strategic advisor." He'll be around and a resource, just needed to step back from a full time str...
Jump to postI think you're trying to say that you would prefer hearing a middle aged male voice over actor on the radio rather than the woman flight crew who was safely performing her role as pilot monitoring. Correcting 18.8 to 18.9 is something we can have Congress look into though. Yeah, this seems to be th...
Jump to postDoes anyone know if the FAA grounding applies to foreign carriers flying into the USA, e.g. COPA? I am flying LAX-PTY in a few days and wondering if this could potentially impact that flight.
Jump to postIf caught plead ignorance. He definitely knows what he was doing. Yeah I don't buy his story of not having slept for 3 days and not having any memory of going through security or being on a plane for 11 hours. There is zero chance someone slips through all those layers of security and boarding pass...
Jump to postWell, today NBC is reporting the off duty pilot is facing federal charges for this incident. They mention he told investigators that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms for the first time before the incident. He said he thought the pilots didn't seem to be paying attention and believed he was just h...
Jump to postIf this was truly a medical issue, I would expect his union due process to play out. The severity of consequences for a medical episode should not be as severe as many expect. LOL, I think this person is going to be more concerned with the 80+ counts of attempted murder than any sort of union due p...
Jump to postThe bigger concern IMO is that this clearly unstable individual was able to get access in the first place. If it wasn't from the jump seat it could have easily been from the cockpit on their next flight. I hope the focus turns to improved screening rather than just a blanket ban on jump seating, whi...
Jump to postI have a feeling that this will face many of the same issues the Concorde faced regarding sonic booms and other things in that dept. At the altitudes we are talking here, 170,000 feet, there is basically no atmosphere. The density of air at that level is less than 0.1% of sea level, and about 0.25%...
Jump to postThe bigger question is why MU is planning to fly its own metal to SA? Can't they just codeshare with UX? Also - PVG-LAX-EZE is shorter than PVG-MAD-EZE and surprisingly there is no nonstop flight on LAX-EZE. Wouldn't it make sense to just do this instead? PVG-LAX-EZE is only 46 miles shorter than P...
Jump to postWith SAS leaving Star and LOT distancing themselves from UA, does this leave UA/Star with a huge hole in eastern Europe and Scandinavia or are these regions relatively small and generally not big contributors to the bottom line? LH covers pretty much every major eastern European and Scandinavian ma...
Jump to postI find it hard to believe someone paying cash for J would book DL’s 2-2-2 configuration over UA Polaris, which is definitely the best product on the route, but I guess some people might have no idea they’re booking that. A lot of the premium travel demand is now “premium leisure” which means couple...
Jump to postSurprised it's only a one year suspension of the license. Should be a lifetime suspension IMO.
Jump to postThe smaller the plane the harder you work. Widebody FO shows up, flys only part of the flight (spends most in the back as a movie/food critic), lands in some world class city for a long 30+hr layover then repeats it back to base. Do this schedule maybe 3-4 times a month and call it good. Narrowbody...
Jump to postI certainly fall into the category this article is referring to and have zero plans to "jump the trash bag" any time soon. Why would I? Life is good as a wide body FO with relatively decent seniority. I would actually be more senior % wise as a captain in my domicile, but their schedules ...
Jump to postThe food in Polaris is basically inedible so the pax must have forgot to check out the Polaris lounge preflight. I hear this trotted out all the time and I wonder if the people saying it have ever flown Polaris or if it's just become a meme at this point. I fly Polaris somewhat regularly and my mea...
Jump to postAny update on the status of the people mover? Read some prognosticating about a 2023 opening (can only assume that's a very, very soft opening) but, looking at construction on-site the other day, it still seems a long way off. The official LAWA website still says it will be open in 2023: https://ww...
Jump to postSo does the CEO know how to operate the computer systems UA uses to re-book pax or cater to any pax needs? Does the CEO of UA know how to load bags - that he can do since its only grunt work if we want to insult the workers who actually have to balance the loads. Does the CEO know the company line ...
Jump to postI must’ve missed the announcement a few months back, but I just saw DL is starting LAX-DAL in addition to their current LAX-DFW service. Clearly there is a lot of O&D demand on this route, I am surprised UA hasn’t given it another try yet. Same with LAX-ATL and LAX-MIA/FLL, capacity on both of ...
Jump to postI grew up in Long Beach, but live in Dallas now. Everyone dogs LGB for having low yields. Well, keep in mind, when I lived there, if I could save $100, I would fly out of LAX. The same thing now that I live in Dallas. It is so much cheaper for me to fly into LAX. I do fly NK, and I can get a ticket...
Jump to postIt's always surprised me how LGB has struggled to maintain service from the US3. It's the most convenient airport for a couple of million people - the southeastern part of LA County and northwestern part of OC are much better served by LGB than LAX or SNA. Based on that alone you'd think it would be...
Jump to postHow does this happen? Are inspections and maintenance records not fully automated? Including notifications and alerts — alarm bells — when tasks are not completed according to schedule? No, maintenance program forecasting is not even remotely close to being fully automated. The technology has exist...
Jump to postCM does a great job of connecting PAX between Deep South America and LAX / SFO / LAS. Connections in PTY can be less than an hour so it ads minimal time to the flight. As business traveler who periodically flies LAX-GRU in business class, there's no way I'm going to pick Copa. Why would I ever choo...
Jump to postWhat about the Boom Supersonic jet. Where does that fit in. Suspend reality for the moment - if the plane works out as planned, is it a jet that's deployed from SFO/LAX to Asia or Australia? Or EWR to Europe or South America? Any place with a lot of wealthy people on the other side of an ocean from...
Jump to postI don't think it was posted here, but LAX-SAN service will be canceled beginning in October as reported today by the SD Union Trib and on July 5 by the point Guy. UA has served the route for over 40 years. LAX gate issues, pilot availability, fewer markets to connect via LAX. Hoping for a return af...
Jump to post[ if someone was following your wife around in a public place taking clandestine photos of her, you'd be ok with that? Whether some random dude would be "okay with that" about his wife/daughter/Jada-Pinkett-Smith has nothing to do with whether something violates workplace rules. The point...
Jump to postNot going into the morality or speculation of what he did (which plenty of other users have above) - is what he did illegal? He is photographing externally visible, clothed body parts of a flight attendant in a public space (an aircraft) performing her work duties. There are a lot of arguments as t...
Jump to postThe location and what type of picture makes a huge difference as far as what the consequences should be. Are you going to tell me that you've never looked at a woman's backside (or man's depending on what you are attracted to) in a public place? Does that make you a creep that should be punched in ...
Jump to postThe people arguing about the legality of this are missing the point entirely. People get fired all the time for doing things that are perfectly legal. What matters here is Delta's code of conduct and whether or not this action violates that. If his behavior violates their code of conduct then they a...
Jump to postI don't think his behavior was professional or appropriate but I also don't think it rises to the level of a terminatable offense. He didn't do anything illegal and he didn't harm anybody. If it wasn't for the other passenger, the "victim" wouldn't even know she had been "victimized....
Jump to postI don't think his behavior was professional or appropriate but I also don't think it rises to the level of a terminatable offense. He didn't do anything illegal and he didn't harm anybody. If it wasn't for the other passenger, the "victim" wouldn't even know she had been "victimized....
Jump to postYou know, I don’t think what he did was appropriate. But my question is this whole firing/expelling/cancel mindset that we have gotten ourselves into. If you really look at where corporate compliance and guidelines have gotten to, no one can survive in a completely rigid system of no opportunity fo...
Jump to postYou know, I don’t think what he did was appropriate. But my question is this whole firing/expelling/cancel mindset that we have gotten ourselves into. If you really look at where corporate compliance and guidelines have gotten to, no one can survive in a completely rigid system of no opportunity fo...
Jump to postIt's a pretty creepy thing to do and the whole thing is just weird. Why do it in uniform, surrounded by other people in such an obvious way? You're just asking for disciplinary action. I get that there are perverts out there but let's be honest, the internet is full of attractive young ladies in sk...
Jump to postAgree, I don't see what the big deal is; I find it more interesting that someone is filming HIM while filming. But lots of people in the terminals too, take pictures of gate agents doing their duties, rampers loading planes, people walking around, etc. She's doing her thing, organizing stuff in the...
Jump to postI think there is a bit of an overreaction here. What he was doing is certainly inappropriate and disrespectful but throwing around words like "perverse" and "disturbing" is a little much. Even the tweet saying he was creating an unsafe work environment is over the top. If he had...
Jump to postINFINITI329 wrote:The Government of Ukraine is reporting the AN-225 has been destroyed while Antonov will not comment on the technical condition of the plane
The fact that he needs to offer money to try and stop his stalker should say a lot too. 'Stalker'? I guess, in a way, isn't that a term for a threatening series of communications, contacts, threats, usually associated with ex partners of usually but not exclusively women. At least in the UK it's be...
Jump to postThis is something I never considered before. Are there any non-hub airports in the country where all the majors fly but United is the market share leader? Looking at most of the major cities coast to coast, I couldn’t really think of one. HNL and CLE come to mind right away. Probably some other sma...
Jump to postUA doesn't have just a SE problem. It has a nationwide problem. If you look at their domestic market share by revenue out of wide variety of non-hub markets, they are just not competitive with AA and DL. If you look at Q3 for example, UA had passenger revenue of $6.6 billion. AA was at $8.0 billion...
Jump to postIs there evidence that UA is ignoring some sort of hidden gold mine in the southeast, or is it just that people feel uncomfortable looking at the route map and don't see a hub there? Not every airline can be all things to all people. Exactly. The premise is flawed. If there were space for another m...
Jump to postThis one is for all of LA basin (including BUR, SNA, LGB and ONT) AA 26.38% DL 21.92% WN 16.87% UA 12.87% AS 7.66% B6 6.27% HA 5.08% NK 1.89% I'm surprised at WN being that comparatively low, once you bring the peripheral gateways into account. :eek: The one that surprised me was how low UA is on t...
Jump to postYes but from employees' POV, the abuse has become commonplace, and each instance feels like it can possibly escalate to assault. A little empathy goes a long way. They're in that every day, we're not. How about FA abuse towards passengers? Everyone on this site wants to think that its never that wa...
Jump to postI know that this will be a largely unpopular opinion and belief on this aviation themed website but the reality is, airlines need to do a batter job of hiring front line employees such as flight attendants. I've encountered plenty of recent incidents between FA and passenger where the FA was very a...
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