Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

I'm just really happy nobody was injured and things worked well enough so we get the chance to investigate this properly. But I expect this to be investigated properly and figure out what caused this incident. Door "plugs" should be quite reliable.

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q3 2019

statements 100% I think it's perfectly reasonable to expect the post-MCAS MAX to have a safety record that meets or exceeds NG. MCAS was a tragic, epic screw up but despite what many think here, tragedies can be overcome. I agree with both statements 100%. It cost lives due to lack of redundancy an...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q3 2019

It's not clear that one can evaluate the probability of an unknown problem, and all these certification processes work by evaluating probabilities. The 737 design actually has no unknown problems, not any variant from the original to the NG, they have more than half a century of active operation - ...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q3 2019

One small bit of tragic irony will be firing a CEO welcomed by many for his engineering background due to an epic engineering cock up. Sad but truly deserved. That is a very irrational and emotional reaction. The current CEO made no decisions on the 737-MAX. That's all on Jim McNearney. All of it. ...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

Wait, did anyone actually read the article? If you did, you'd find it is click bait using the MAX tragedy as a vehicle to vent frustration about outsourcing. All the fine article says is: It says NOTHING like the absurdly exaggerated message above, "737MAX, designed by third world engineers&qu...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

After years of McNerney's MBA outsourcing/business venture experiments, it seems that the conclusion by the current CEO, is that it doesn't make that much sense after all for Boeing. Some outsourcing will make sense, but far less. Reading that article is not condemning the MAX at all, but rather th...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

Incredible. 737MAX, designed by third world engineers. The Cheapest. The software was, not the MAX itself. It’s disgraceful enough without your hyperbole Wait, did anyone actually read the article? If you did, you'd find it is click bait using the MAX tragedy as a vehicle to vent frustration about ...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

I don't think Muilenburg is or should be described as an "honest engineer", nor have I described him as such or even insinuated such a description. What he is, is an engineer who knows Boeing very well, having made his career at the company, and understands the product they make on a leve...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

Let's not pretend anyone would be talking about or insinuating Muilenburg's departure if it wasn't for the MAX grounding. You describe the reasoning behind the pressure on the CEO very well, but it is useless exercise, at the end of the day. The person who should take responsibility is Jim McNerney...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

The Muilenburg death watch has begun: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/a-question-at-the-paris-air-show-will-boeing-ceo-muilenburg-survive/ That's a damn shame, Muilenburg wasn't the CEO when the MAX was designed or launched. I have great faith in the man, he's a Boeing lifeti...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

The Muilenburg death watch has begun: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/a-question-at-the-paris-air-show-will-boeing-ceo-muilenburg-survive/ That's a damn shame, Muilenburg wasn't the CEO when the MAX was designed or launched. I have great faith in the man, he's a Boeing lifeti...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

Boeing Says It’s Open to Changing the Name of Grounded 737 Max Jet https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-17/boeing-says-it-s-open-to-name-change-for-grounded-737-max-jet Fair use quote excerpt: Boeing Co. is open to dropping the “Max” branding for its latest 737 jetliner, depending on an a...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q2 2019

It is also clear that they are not getting value for money. Wow. I have my suspicions about some posters in this forum. You're heightening those suspicions. Suspicions that they're on to you? Your agenda is evident for anyone to see, you may deny it, but you don't hide it. I've been a member here f...

Re: Update - Punch List of Bugs, Errors, Requests

Hi Veigar Thanks for reporting this and making us aware of it. We'll look into it and try to ensure it doesn't happen again. Paul I'm having the exact same problem as well, I get that annoying and unhelpful Cloudflare block when I try to save my profile after uploading a profile picture (jpg of clo...

Re: Update - Punch List of Bugs, Errors, Requests

Hi Veigar Thanks for reporting this and making us aware of it. We'll look into it and try to ensure it doesn't happen again. Paul I'm having the exact same problem as well, I get that annoying and unhelpful Cloudflare block when I try to save my profile after uploading a profile picture (jpg of clo...

Re: Official: Airbus announces A380 production to end in 2021

Wonderful business decision - oh yes. Like when Boeing scrapped the 757 in 2004 because of the exact same reasons, i.e when Continental decided to switch their 752 orders to 738. Boeing patted themselves on the back for that decisions with accountants and a.net "experts" as cheerleaders on...

Re: Icelandair fancy landing @LHR [video]

Personally, I could have done without the running commentary, calm down. Go to YouTube and search for 'crosswind landing, KaiTak'. I agree with the MD11 comment. Can't do much about the commentary, it's not my video. Perhaps you can lower the volume? Kai Tak is long gone. Many fancy landings there ...

Icelandair fancy landing @LHR [video]

These guys sure know how to fly'em, a beautiful 767 landing in heavy crosswinds, this is what aviation is all about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqpvA9zDjtE

Re: LH A340 damaged by pushback tug fire at FRA

Short video of the fire: https://www.bild.de/video/clip/flughafen-frankfurt/flugzeugschlepper-am-flughafen-frankfurt-brennt-1414-55971458.bild.html Seriously, anyone saying "only minor damage" after seeing that video should probably also go through an "assessment" like the plane...

Re: Airline livery you miss the most

Re: Lufthansa Reveals Why It Dropped Yellow From Its Livery (Interview)

I don't mind the color scheme at all, and I can see that this shade of blue commands a certain premium feel - blue has been a premium color for us since the Roman Empire, probably longer - but the style... it's like so many other styles, immediately I thought of the Airbus corporate style, QANTAS an...

Re: Why were the 757 and 767 such dead-end designs?

I flew on a 25 year old 752 earlier this spring, and it was awesome! Still had the original interiors (but with new seats) and in beautiful condition (FI naturally, who else)

I'm firmly in the camp, that Boeing should have continued developing the 757 line.

Re: AirAsia X D7237 PER-KUL returns to PER (A333 9M-XXE) after engine problems

What I don't understand, if the engine is shut off, which is what I assume happened, shouldn't the rotation of the engine stop, and with it the cause of the shaking? Or did rotation continued due to the wind? Did you see Zeke's crystal-clear explanation above of what happened and when? "Single...

Re: Why is Milo Yiannopolis, a thing?

Milo is smart, brave, funny and entertaining. That's why he has an audience.

The regressive left hates that. So. Much.

Re: Rogue One reviews - BEWARE: SPOILERS inside!

Absolutely loved Rogue One and I can't wait to see it again. That's a feeling I have not had since I saw the original trilogy. It's that good.

Re: EU referendum today

Well, the UK did not disappoint, I wish you guys well

The status quo has been dismissed and a new path, perhaps a better path for all, will emerge.

(ps. I hate the new emoticons in this new forum layout)

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In UK Pt2

Now I'm getting concerned. All this passion for exiting the EU from so many Brits, making films, crowdfunding, creating a movement and yet you are losing according to polls. What the heck is going on? The remain side doesn't seem half as passionate as you Brexiters, so why are you losing and apparen...

RE: Impact Of A Possible Brexit On Airbus

I doubt Brexit would change anything very much for Airbus, worst case scenario for Airbus is that they'd have to move the UK branch to the mainland.

RE: Al Baker: De Juniac Cannot Be "Biased" At Iata

Akbar can whine, but little else. He's the big cheese in his own little world, and outside it, he's powerless. So he whines, because he can't act.

De Juniac is hardly losing sleep over Akbar's whining.

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In UK Pt2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Dano1977" class="quote" target="_blank">Dano1977</a> (<a href="#49" class="quote">Reply 49</a>):<br/><i>But for me, the big issues are the huge ...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In UK Pt2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/offloaded" class="quote" target="_blank">offloaded</a> (<a href="#44" class="quote">Reply 44</a>):<br/><i>Just to clarify, it is my understandin...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In UK Pt2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JJJ" class="quote" target="_blank">JJJ</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>Thing is, a lot of the people (as much as half by ...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In UK Pt2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/offloaded" class="quote" target="_blank">offloaded</a> (<a href="#38" class="quote">Reply 38</a>):<br/><i>Thus, should it come to the UK leaving...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In The UK

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/zckls04" class="quote" target="_blank">zckls04</a> (<a href="#175" class="quote">Reply 175</a>):<br/><i>To you perhaps. Many people understand n...

RE: Che Guevara - Hero Or...?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/L410Turbolet" class="quote" target="_blank">L410Turbolet</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i>What if it was YOUR property bei...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In The UK

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/zckls04" class="quote" target="_blank">zckls04</a> (<a href="#169" class="quote">Reply 169</a>):<br/><i>How about "because the world isn't black...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In The UK

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Ken777" class="quote" target="_blank">Ken777</a> (<a href="#133" class="quote">Reply 133</a>):<br/><i>And, after all the years in the EU, only h...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In The UK

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/winterlight" class="quote" target="_blank">winterlight</a> (<a href="#130" class="quote">Reply 130</a>):<br/><i>I fully intend to. </i></font></...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In The UK

<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="#125" class="quote">Reply 125</a>):<br/><i>More and more people move around the EU, for...

RE: EU Citizens Fear Brexit More Than People In The UK

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fr8mech" class="quote" target="_blank">fr8mech</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>What is it with the penchant to shorten, abb...

RE: Russian Jet Allegedly Shot Down In Turkey

This Syria mess is spilling on our doorstep, into our nations, our cities, our lives. I'd reaaally like to see some Americans on this forum take a big step back with their abrasive opinions and kneejerk reactions when it comes to Russia and their naive romantic idealized view of Turkey. The fact of ...

RE: Close Call? IB A346 At San José

I don't see anything particularly strange about that landing, it's all good.  

RE: The UK And The EU.

I'm not from the UK, but I wish them all the best, please leave the EU, stay in the EU, whatever.

It's not a big thing.

RE: On Scottish Independence

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/einsteinboricua" class="quote" target="_blank">einsteinboricua</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Is that why when Kosovo de...

RE: On Scottish Independence

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Rara" class="quote" target="_blank">Rara</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>I hope and believe the Scots will vote No today....

RE: On Scottish Independence

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>The vote is set to start in...

RE: Anyone Remember The 90s?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>A recession followed by a period o...

RE: Report The Bugs Here (Part 7)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sejtam" class="quote" target="_blank">sejtam</a> (<a href="#255" class="quote">Reply 255</a>):<br/><i>Add intextdirect.com to your Adblock's cus...

RE: Can Men And Women Just Be Friends And Nothing More

Well, since the relationship is over, it's a question of what you want and are comfortable with. In most cases it's best to let go completely, there are literally thousands of millions of women out there. Not all in your neighborhood, but you get the idea. Spending time with an ex girlfriend isn't n...

RE: Report The Bugs Here (Part 7)

(sigh) the idea of allowing context sensitive ads (blue underline ads) is a very misguided one. I can only speak for myself, but it means I'm less inclined to visit a.net and certainly out of the question to pay ransom to get rid of them. These things break a cardinal rule of unobtrusive advertising...