You probably saw additional heat exhaust from the air conditioning packs, which are in the belly of the aircraft.
Jump to postThe flight to New York is operated in name by Citiexpress, with aircraft and crew actually being provided by Mainline - not by Citiexpress.
Jump to postThe problem is Spike that there is no scientific evidence that it is indeed the case that they are safe. Thought there are probably many phones on for the duration of a flight, few are in the vicinity of the navigation equipment in the flight deck - proximity to this has indeed shown deviations from...
Jump to postPlease don't put staff in an uncomfortable position or place them in danger of contravening the rules in the UK. Any G- registered aircraft is subject to strict rules that do not allow any non-operational crew except some positioning crew on the flightdeck at any point in the flight. You only need s...
Jump to postEmirates don't operate - operated by Atlas with Atlas aircraft even where painted as Emirates. Perhaps Boeing website has something on it?
Jump to postNo - too far from Australia that way, and no longer commercially viable. ANZ/BA used to have a Joint Venture via Los Angeles, but Qantas does all its UK flights with the BA Joint Venture.
Jump to postIn many cases, stock market listing rules will dictate when or not such announcements must be made. To reveal such downpayments would cause unwanted and unintended city reactions, which mut be avoided. Further announcements are in some cases illegal by SEC listing rules.
Jump to postDo you have any travel insurance? If so, then just claim on the policy if you cannot make the flight due to exceptional circumstances (if within policy rules). Besides most carriers would be happy to waive fees in exceptional circumstances. Pgh's fare was one-way: cancellations of full intiniery is ...
Jump to postThey don't scrape aircraft paint off!! Any sharps near the fuselage skin can irrepairably damage the aircraft.
Jump to postThe 757 is considered by many to warrant a heavy callsign due to the extremely high-performance wings, which generate such great lift that the following aircraft often experience 'heavy'-style turbulence while only given a medium separation. The -200 does not, I believe, have a heavy categorisation ...
Jump to postIf you can't get a new website, some ISPs take up to 7 days to notice new addresses on the net, and therefore some people may get them already while others might not. It simply depends upon your ISP unfortunately.
Jump to postThere is much talk of doing something to ensure that future pilots in Russia come from a younger background at the moment, since the average age is up near the 50s mark (apparantly!). Notwithstanding the fact that there is a great deal of money in Russia, much of it is at the top and I imagine few o...
Jump to postFrequent flyers at Flyertalk would probably be your best bet for an answer?
Jump to postThere's never been a deadstick 777 landing at BA. And I will eat my hat and give you the keys to Buckingham Palace if you can prove me wrong.
Jump to postAircraft will step climb throughout the duration of a longhaul flight, since the weight decreases as fuel is burnt. Height may often be limited by a high stall speed meeting with the high-speed buffet speed, above which the aircraft will meet both high-speed buffet and stall at the same time (see de...
Jump to postHave you not noticed the economic crash that Argentina recently suffered?!! They too are not a charity.
Jump to postNot with the corrosion issues that they had after it had been grouded following the 2000 Paris crash. There was a substantial weight loss after 3 supersonic cycles, according to Claud Freeman, that negate keeping it long, without flying it. And keeping it to fly would require commercial operations t...
Jump to postAnd great range they would have. Not.
Besides there are only 5 airworthy examples
There isn't, and he means that performance in windshear in monitored and it will, of course, have a marked effect on any aircraft if not performed correctly, for example on a 777.
Jump to postAir Canada operate from Toronto to Barbados following the withdrawl of the 747 Classic on the route. 5hrs40mins Northbound. Nonstop
Jump to postBehrami - the A321 is already on order, replacing the A318 order which was cancelled due to the closure of <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> Regional by effectively transferring the business to <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> CitiExpress 737NG would be unlikely to be ordere...
Jump to postDonder 10 - additionally Lagos is above LA in profitability - that I am fairly confident of
Jump to postYou're all wrong (probably) - the world's most lucrative route can't be something that is as competitive as <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>, b...
Jump to postIn fact I was wrong - it did nearly hit something: see below. "The incident involved a near-miss ground collision of a Boeing 737 and a British Aerospace One-Eleven (BAC 1-11) at Gatwick Airport. The BAC 1-11 landed on taxiway 2 at 2123 hours after making a night visual approach to runway 08L. A Boe...
Jump to postAn incident such as this may be the result of poor conditions for situational awareness compounded by many factors more than we are yet aware of. Don't be so quick to blame pilots for what may have been a situation compounded by other factors. A simple reference to the visibility and time is wholly ...
Jump to postPlus hot and heavy conditions in Dubai make it impossible to get thzt stated range year round.
Jump to postWell, different ones are going to be more efficient depending on your route profiles etc, so it is hardly a case of one is more efficient than the other full stop. One is bought over the other depending upon the engineering costs as well as the direct operating costs, and also what the alliance part...
Jump to postPerhaps they are nervous flyers and are masking their fear by being loud - just the kind of situation that can lead to heavy drinking on and before flights. Your best option would have been to speak to cabin staff first, since commenting yourself in perhaps and aggressive tone (though of course us r...
Jump to postOf course it replaced British Airways ex BEA Tridents as well.
Jump to postQantas' statistics on hull losses are fixed in a way by them spending more than the value of the aircraft rebuilding the -400 that came off the runway in a typhoon in Bangkok (?). Southwest were also extremely lucky in their incident with a petrol station in California. Safest? impossible to say as ...
Jump to postNo, because the new policies allow for physiological breaks that involved leaving the cockpit for a little walk, otherwise DVT would become an issue. Potential for falling asleep with none able to come in and wake may be an issue though. If psychological problems occured, they would have occured pri...
Jump to postAquaplaning is a risk - only if the aircraft is landed too lightly and therefore skims the surface of the water (obviously!) Whereas reverse idle is often the restriction at many airports, full reverse will usually be used if the runway surface is damp ot get it down and keep it down on the ground. ...
Jump to postYou won't get a seat by asking on board. A letter is unlikely to work at the moment due to security (addressed to Chief Pilots, not CEOs). The only way to get a flight is to know somebody well enough within the company that they can validate you as a person, and you subsequently fly with them.
Jump to postThere are still 737s at Heathrow until all the Airbuses are delivered. Many are substituted to meet demand, and may not be what is described in the timetable.
Jump to postRadarbeam, Not only is that extremely unlikely, but air traffic make allowances if there are cells in the area - the crew will elect to fly around whatever air traffic say, especially on apprach due to downdrafts - will simply tell them they are unable to comply due to weather. The only aircraft I k...
Jump to postThe Ethiopian aircraft that broke up on ditching hit a coral reef, and cannot therefore be typical of a ditching.
Jump to postI have to point out that anyone who actually flew into a cell would be extremely stupid, since they can break up even large aircraft. The author probably went between two, and experiencing that turbulence you can imagine how bad it would be in the middle of one. I note that he appears to have witnes...
Jump to postThe fact is that Concorde flying is a great deal more demanding than other aircraft, and the costs involved in the greater degree of training are reflected in the fact that the company will not generallly let a pilot leave the aircraft for a few years longer than other fleets. The pilots are paid fo...
Jump to postOf course any ruling in this will imply that lawyers know more than aeronautical engineers, trainers and test pilots. And it is highly irresponsible in light of the fact that the final report is nowhere near being published as yet.
Jump to postYes, you may well be right that they are expensive now, because they operate a monopoly route from London. They operated a price war on this route in order to force off the competition.
Jump to postSAA is a big no no, since BA has the necessary routes there, and they already have an investment in ComAir, who operate reagionally. India is a huge market, thus Jet Airways is a good move, as would be one of the larger Chinese carriers who are hubbed at Beijing/Hong Kong. Malev and LOT were courtin...
Jump to postKuala Lumpar was dropped not for any consolidation, nor premium traffic, but for the well-documented reason that MAS deliberately operated at a loss in order to force others off routes to KL.
Another point - just because flights are full, it certainly does not mean that they are making money.
Don't give up on BA that easily - you may be surprised on what they can still organise. Other than that, why not try RAF regarding air traffic, then you get an insight into UK aviation in general and who you have to interact with in the air, thus understanding their side of the operation, and how ci...
Jump to postFor the record, BA are not getting rid of the whole 76 fleet. Just a few departed for Qantas/desert, not the lot.
Jump to post1) They get polluted more through holding aircraft not being able to land earlier due to lack of runway space 2) The airport was there long before the vast majority of them 3) Agree with above - last report I saw was in Mortlake (3 stops West from Putney) - have been there myself and not only have d...
Jump to postWhat sort of engineer? Why would you want to waste the years doing something you don't want to do? Flight engineers have become pilots due to their phasing out over the years, and ground engineers have progressed to become pilots, since they have changed their career goals and ultimate ambitions, ho...
Jump to postJust to clear up any confusion above, 09L is rarely used for departure (Northern runway), but is used mostly for landing due to the dense population below the departure (ie towards London). 09R is used mostly for landing, but as said is used for both at times (Southern runway). 27L/R are used 50/50i...
Jump to postProbably will be some 757s still occasionally. Some flights are packed.
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