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- Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:11 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing deepens strategy cuts
- Replies: 143
- Views: 19917
Re: Boeing deepens strategy cuts
"Isn’t Boeing allowed to exit the airliner business? Why subject yourself to a future of hassle?" "Why would anyone ever think that Boeing was exempt from the general de-industrialization of the USA?" Man!....these last 2 comments need to be put in perspective, look at what Boein...
Jump to post- Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Volaris cuts headcount, blames GTF issues
- Replies: 0
- Views: 796
Volaris cuts headcount, blames GTF issues
While the rumor is that their financial issues are mainly caused by their rapid expansion and subsequent problems with operations, logistics, competition etc. Volaris is cutting 200 jobs and blaming that on the GTF issues. I would assume the truth is somewhere in between. Link in English https://mex...
Jump to post- Thu Sep 07, 2023 3:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AF CDG-SAN Direct?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 964
AF CDG-SAN Direct?
OK, so I have family frying from CDG direct to SAN in December, I did not know AF had started these flights and also there is no direct return back SAN-CDG....I have a couple of questions about this flight. 1- Is this a one time flight like a charter or something similar and they are selling tickets...
Jump to post- Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United hard landing at IAH?
- Replies: 110
- Views: 31235
Re: United hard landing at IAH?
Slightly off topic but some of the most "interesting" landings I have experienced as a passenger have been 747s at SAN 
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:32 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Volaris A320 encounters balloon at 34,000 feet (video)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4182
Volaris A320 encounters balloon at 34,000 feet (video)
I can only find this video on the FB page of Aviation Mex, so here it goes. https://fb.watch/m2vGk4AKf6/?mibextid=9p6XPR This is from a couple of days ago on a flight from GDL to MEX, from the looks of it this was a balloon that got away from a festival in Paracho Michoacan the day before. I wonder ...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:57 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: RR begins building worlds largest jet engine
- Replies: 97
- Views: 22303
Re: RR begins building worlds largest jet engine
Where can I find a side by side comparison for size between this and other similar engines?
Jump to post- Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:47 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Air Canada To Order Up To 75 CS300 Jets - Part 2
- Replies: 53
- Views: 12761
RE: Air Canada To Order Up To 75 CS300 Jets - Part 2
I have been out of this site for a few days and then I see this thread with the great news, does anyone have a recap of the highlights from part 1?
Jump to post- Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:25 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Fiat/Chrysler Dropping Dart/200
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4581
RE: Fiat/Chrysler Dropping Dart/200
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kiwirob" class="quote" target="_blank">kiwirob</a> (<a href="#65" class="quote">Reply 65</a>):<br/><i>It's not just a rebadge, it's a pretty ext...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:32 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Gol Cancels All Flights To Venezuela
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13277
RE: Gol Cancels All Flights To Venezuela
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/g500" class="quote" target="_blank">g500</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>things could turn around fast</i></font></td></tr>...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 08, 2016 3:16 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: US Global Entry Available Now For UK Citizens
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5677
RE: US Global Entry Available Now For UK Citizens
GET IT! don't think about it and do it.
Jump to post- Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AF To Operate SSJ100
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18706
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:15 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: India Confirms Order For IAF’s Rafale
- Replies: 102
- Views: 22933
RE: India Confirms Order For IAF’s Rafale
This thread is the Military Aviation forum equivalent of "When will NW retire it's DC9's?"....I will believe it once I see a fleet of Rafale's in full IAF colors at an IAF base.
Jump to post- Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:35 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Two Closest Airports Served By The Same Airline
- Replies: 159
- Views: 26636
RE: Two Closest Airports Served By The Same Airlin
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>Volaris to name one. </i></font></td></tr>...
Jump to post- Wed Dec 23, 2015 5:37 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Two Closest Airports Served By The Same Airline
- Replies: 159
- Views: 26636
RE: Two Closest Airports Served By The Same Airlin
SAN and TIJ are 25 miles or 40 kilometers appart
Jump to post- Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:43 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Worst Tourist Traps And Communities
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3877
RE: Worst Tourist Traps And Communities
Casa Bonita in Denver
Venice Beach
Barcelona
Montmartre and Latin Quarter in Paris
Chico's Paradise in Puerto Vallarta
Greek quarter in Toronto
Everyting in Niagara Falls except the Falls themselves
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:57 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Melbourne Real Estate Bubble Part 3.....
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3582
RE: Melbourne Real Estate Bubble Part 3.....
But the BBC says "The southern metropolis has affordable housing, a network of laneways stuffed full of bars and restaurants and a calendar packed full of cultural events.".....affordable housing I tell you! <a href="http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20151005-is-this-the-worlds-most-liveable-city" ta...
Jump to post- Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:37 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: VW Proposed $18 Billion Fine By EPA
- Replies: 369
- Views: 12551
- Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:36 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Are Windowless Passenger Aircraft The Future?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 9769
RE: Are Windowless Passenger Aircraft The Future?
My brother is a nervous flyer, he will not get on a plane if he can't have the window seat, or at least the one right next to a window....he would never fly on a windowless plane and I am sure he is not the only one in the world.
Jump to post- Thu Sep 24, 2015 2:04 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Trump Boycotting FOX News
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2208
RE: Trump Boycotting FOX News
I hope he starts to boycott more news channels, printed media, social media etc etc etc
Jump to post- Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:30 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: VW Proposed $18 Billion Fine By EPA
- Replies: 369
- Views: 12551
RE: VW Proposed $18 Billion Fine By EPA
I have lived in both Paris and LA, comparing the driving habits/needs, engine displacements, weather, sorrounding landscape, traffic jams, idle times and lenght of car trips between both cities is delusional.
Jump to post- Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:06 pm
- Forum: Site Related
- Topic: Why Was My All Women Am Crew Thread Deleted?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 817
RE: Why Was My All Women Am Crew Thread Deleted?
I never received an email, I updated my profile after I read this but I never received an email.
Jump to post- Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:11 pm
- Forum: Site Related
- Topic: Why Was My All Women Am Crew Thread Deleted?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 817
Why Was My All Women Am Crew Thread Deleted?
I just posted a news article with a clip about <acronym title="Aeromexico">AM</acronym>'s Tijuana-Shanghai flight that had an all women crew, both at the cabin and the flight deck, put the link to the article, posted a couple of pictures and made a few comments about the article. Now I see that it h...
Jump to post- Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:44 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Usaf Heavy Bomber Fleet Future
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9306
RE: Usaf Heavy Bomber Fleet Future
This was starting to look like a simple procurement program, a set number of frames, a timeline, a fixed budget for development and aquisition etc etc then I see this on the news today... "Air Forces Brushes Off $27 Billion Accounting Error Air Force leaders on Monday shrugged off concerns that the ...
Jump to post- Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:45 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: India Caps Rafale Acquisition At 36 Aircraft
- Replies: 120
- Views: 28670
RE: India Caps Rafale Acquisition At 36 Aircraft
Indian AF purchases threads are the new "When will Northwest retire their DC-9's" threads.
Jump to post- Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:06 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Sneak Peek Into TIJ's US Side Terminal
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2972
RE: Sneak Peek Into TIJ's US Side Terminal
I like the whole project and the option or another border crossing (this one will only be accesible for passengers not regular people), having said that I find the design of the terminal boring, Legorreta only uses the same 4 different colors on almost everything they design and the same basic geome...
Jump to post- Fri May 29, 2015 8:47 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Fifa Officials Arrested, Face Extradition To US
- Replies: 162
- Views: 8647
RE: Fifa Officials Arrested, Face Extradition To US
OK so it looks like FIFA as an organization will not change without a little help from the outside, so what is next?
Jump to post- Wed May 27, 2015 5:51 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Fifa Officials Arrested, Face Extradition To US
- Replies: 162
- Views: 8647
RE: Fifa Officials Arrested, Face Extradition To US
I hope this spills over to some national football federations and heads start rolling there also, I can think of one that could use some cleaning.... <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/cloudnine.gif" width="25" height="23" border="0"/> <br/><b...
Jump to post- Wed May 27, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Fifa Officials Arrested, Face Extradition To US
- Replies: 162
- Views: 8647
RE: Fifa Officials Arrested, Face Extradition To US
Wait a minute!...you mean to tell me that there is corruption in organized sports!? that is unbelievable!!...what is next corruption in boxing?
This guy nailed this situation last year...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I
- Mon May 04, 2015 2:46 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: US Doctors Moving To Canada' Universal Health-Care
- Replies: 102
- Views: 4566
RE: US Doctors Moving To Canada' Universal Health-Care
Out of the industrialized world, the US is the country that spends the most on healthcare and is nowhere near the top spot, it's not even in the top 10! I will just leave these things here, try not to trip on them... WHO rankingns on the world's healthcare systems <a href="http://thepatientfactor.co...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:45 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Do You Own Land?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2277
RE: Do You Own Land?
Yes I do own land....they don't make that stuff anymore so get it while you can...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14697
RE: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bleudefrance" class="quote" target="_blank">bleudefrance</a> (<a href="#86" class="quote">Reply 86</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Marcus (Reply 72): I'm r...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:02 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14697
RE: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aerokiwi" class="quote" target="_blank">aerokiwi</a> (<a href="#74" class="quote">Reply 74</a>):<br/><i>I'm not sure I get it either. Nor the hy...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:02 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14697
RE: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bleudefrance" class="quote" target="_blank">bleudefrance</a> (<a href="#56" class="quote">Reply 56</a>):<br/><i>Can you explain me why are you i...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14697
RE: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
He doesn't get it, that he doesn't get it...
Anyway back on topic, so how many SSJ have been sold so far and are in operation, how many on order or as options? I did not find that online.
- Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14697
RE: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Aesma" class="quote" target="_blank">Aesma</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>Not Russian enough, it has plenty of foreign p...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:17 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14697
RE: Will Any Western Airline Buy The SSJ100?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bleudefrance" class="quote" target="_blank">bleudefrance</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>I have nothing against Mexico, M...
Jump to post- Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:27 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Initiative To Open Way For 2way MEX-USA Pre-Clear
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3534
RE: Initiative To Open Way For 2way MEX-USA Pre-Clear
MEX-US relations are not the best right now, plus armed foreign law enforecement agents in Mexican soil is a toxic idea for a big percentage of the population; with this being an electoral year I highly doubt we will see this anytime soon, on the other hand the current government has shown multiple ...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Pics Of Airbus Assembly Line Mobile
- Replies: 42
- Views: 17061
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:15 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Argentina To Lease Sukhoi Su-24s
- Replies: 58
- Views: 13998
RE: Argentina To Lease Sukhoi Su-24s
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Pyrex" class="quote" target="_blank">Pyrex</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>But they can always use the drumbeat of the Fa...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:36 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Argentina To Lease Sukhoi Su-24s
- Replies: 58
- Views: 13998
RE: Argentina To Lease Sukhoi Su-24s
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Pyrex" class="quote" target="_blank">Pyrex</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>What has Argentina gained militarily with this...
Jump to post- Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:25 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Extravagant State Aircraft In Poor Countries
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8083
RE: Extravagant State Aircraft In Poor Countries
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/alberchico" class="quote" target="_blank">alberchico</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>How about the Mexican presidential 7...
Jump to post- Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:05 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Airbus Patents....the Flying Doughnut?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8468
Airbus Patents....the Flying Doughnut?
<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/17/364708388/flying-donuts-airbus-files-patent-for-a-new-kind-of-plane" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...les-patent-for-a-new-kind-of-plane</a> To mee it looks more like a pack of birth control pills... <a href="http://media....
Jump to post- Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:27 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: You Know You Are Addicted To Aviation When...
- Replies: 60
- Views: 5401
RE: You Know You Are Addicted To Aviation When...
When you can tell airplane models aparts just by the sound of their engines...
Jump to post- Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:02 am
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Russian SU-34 Fullback Off The Coast Of Norway
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11117
RE: Russian SU-34 Fullback Off The Coast Of Norway
OK this might be a dumb question but here it goes, I guess this plane was detected by Norwegian radar and then the air force sent the F16's to intercept, but in another thread I read how another Russian plane almost colided with a passenger plane over the Baltic because "it's transponder was not tra...
Jump to post- Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Unions At MEX: No Open Skies MX-US!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4622
RE: Unions At MEX: No Open Skies MX-US!
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rojo" class="quote" target="_blank">rojo</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>Mexico needs to get its act together and improve...
Jump to post- Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: MEX Airport Operations Drone Video Up Close....WOW
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8323
RE: MEX Airport Operations Drone Video Up Close....WOW
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mugler" class="quote" target="_blank">Mugler</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Ironic how they get permission to do somethi...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:49 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: MEX Airport Operations Drone Video Up Close....WOW
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8323
MEX Airport Operations Drone Video Up Close....WOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMWeVvjXytE
This is a really cool video, disclaimer at the beginning of the video.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:10 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Mexican Government 787 In Mexico
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19495
RE: Mexican Government 787 In Mexico
The main leader was Miguel Hidalgo, Jose Maria Morelos took over after Hidalgo's death in 1811.
[Edited 2014-10-13 14:32:06]
But then I would have this plane to be named something like Quetzalcoatl or Kukulkan
[Edited 2014-10-13 14:35:25]
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:04 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Mexican Government 787 In Mexico
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19495
RE: Mexican Government 787 In Mexico
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LatinPlane" class="quote" target="_blank">LatinPlane</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>The plane was baptized with the name J...
Jump to post- Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:27 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: ORD and MDW Ground Stop Due to ATC Fire
- Replies: 119
- Views: 22460
RE: ORD And MDW Ground Stop Due To ATC Fire
Flew from <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> to <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> last Friday evening and the flight was delayed for a bit over 3 hours, considering by that time some pe...
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