Re: Air China to buy 18 Airbus A320neo jets

The announcement at the moment of the opening of the Anchorage talks could also be interpreted as a signal towards US officials. whats the anchorage talks about? First bilateral meeting between the Biden Administration and the Chinese. They are meeting in Anchorage and planning on touching on every...

Re: US threatens to suspend CX flights

If US really bans CX from US completely, I can see that, given the current state of US/China relationship, Beijing will step in and force a suspension of the aviation agreement between Hong Kong and US, thereby ending all flights by all carriers, FedEx included. Economically it does not make sense ...

Re: N840SK the last crj900

As a passenger on the E175 I feel like I’m on a nice big jet. You know it’s not, but it acts like one. Pulls up to the jetway like one. Looks like one. The CRJ900 just felt like a regional jet extended. Same feel. Looks good and big on the outside and then you get in it and frankly it felt CRJ-200 ...

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

Wow Japan orders carriers to ground Boeing 777 jets https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210222_04/ Japan's transport ministry has instructed domestic airlines to halt operations of Boeing 777 aircraft after a jet engine failed upon takeoff in the United States. A United Airlines' Boeing 777-20...

Re: HNA Group enters bankruptcy restructuring

mercure1 wrote:

Observers believe a court-administered restructuring will be positive overall for HNA's businesses.

Myanmar coup's effects on civil aviation

MU has been avoiding Myanmar airspace, at least on its PVG-DEL route. https://i.imgur.com/IKTg2mx.jpg https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CES7173/history/20210209/2255Z/ZSPD/VIDP Today's flight looks like it'll be avoiding Myanmar as well: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CES7173/history/20210210...

Re: Question about ANA closing down their freight hub at Okinawa

That second runway at Naha must not be getting much use

Poor thing

Re: Iran Air seeks to figure out the future on its Boeing order

Buying Boeing is a gester of good will towards the american economy in hopes to keep the channels open but most importantly the supply chain/Support going without disruption (for both airbus and boeing). This However will be used by the US Gov to demand IRAN be compliant on larger things so we'll j...

Re: COMAC CR929 Production This Year?

I certainly hope the CAAC scrutinizes the C919 much more carefully than the FAA did to the 737MAX. That is a reason why we will never see the aircraft for another 10+ years, if I recall correctly it took the ARJ21 over 12 years to get through the CAAC certification process. A fundamental part of an...

Re: COMAC CR929 Production This Year?

lightsaber wrote:

The Chinese will produce more aircraft. But until I see the C919 undergo the scrutiny that the a320NEO or the MAX went through, I will wonder about its real performance.

Re: Boeing Posts $8.4 Billion 4Q Loss ($11.9 billion full year loss), Delays 777X to 2023

I, for one, will not mourn an unexpectedly early demise of 3-4-3 16.8"-wide seats. Good thing the 777X widened the interior then. I think at least 17.3" or higher are now possible. The 747 had an interior cabin width of 6.08m, and had 17.2" seats. The 777X has an interior cabin width...

Re: Boeing Posts $8.4 Billion 4Q Loss ($11.9 billion full year loss), Delays 777X to 2023

I, for one, will not mourn an unexpectedly early demise of 3-4-3 16.8"-wide seats.

Re: COMAC CR929 Production This Year?

Are they using Western engines & systems like the ARJ21 or Russian engines/avionics!? This is potentially another TU204 which the only operators are Cuba & North Korea which are sanctioned by the USA. I think--at least partially--the C919 and CR929 are meant to preempt US sanctions. The log...

Re: SFO Landing on the 01's today?

I keep hearing Low Altitude Alerts from the tower as planes make the bank over Hillsborough with the controller stating that it's to be expected. Is the tower picking this up from ADS-B data and is this due to the varied terrain giving a "noisy" altitude to the alert system? Yea, a Southw...

Re: SFO Landing on the 01's today?

Latest METAR: KSFO 191756Z 03031G37KT 10SM FEW200 14/M01 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 03039/1703 SLP151 T01441006 10150 20139 51023 CZ8123 lust landed 28L, but everything else still on 01R. The OZ flight also landed on 28 with 27 knots of crosswind. The NH flight afterwards did a circle to land 1R. He drop...

Re: Petition to Change China Airlines name to Taiwan Airlines as Countries Mistakenly Ban it Over Coronavirus

This is what they ended up doing (for this particular aircraft, anyways):



Way too subtle.

Re: FAA ungrounds Boeing 737 MAX

I was going to say something similar to what PITingres did. If we could all get a bit less emotional and a bit more logical here, we all I think would agree on the horrible ways Boeing behaved, the shoddiness of MCAS, and that it is the overwhelmingly primary reason that these crashes occurred. I d...

Re: Petition to Change China Airlines name to Taiwan Airlines as Countries Mistakenly Ban it Over Coronavirus

CI should do the same thing as the new Taiwan passports

Taiwan
Republic of China
Airlines

Re: Beijing, China Daxing airport question

I see Google Earth Map of Beijing Daxing airport ZBAD recently opened. I see another runway off-site airport west side of ZBAD. I could not find anything in Google search. I cannot find what airport code and name of the airport is this? I think it is a military and VIP airport only. What airport co...

Hong Kong ACC refuses to accept UNI Air charter to Dongsha Airport(DSX) within the HK FIR

With tensions rising between mainland China (officially: People's Republic of China) and Taiwan (officially: Republic of China), it looks like the mainland aviation authorities have taken a page from Bahrain's playbook in the Gulf blockade of Qatar. News article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-t...

Re: Potentially groundbreaking Celera 500L bizaircraft prototype unveiled

At least this one already has a flying prototype, unlike the supersonic business jets that get announced every year or two.

Re: Chinese aviation market international capacity restriction

Why is AA not flying given that this is probably one of the few long haul routes that can make money right now with higher ticket price and belly cargo? I am sure they can fill up 1-2 flights per week on a 77W or a 789 out of LAX or DFW ? Is AA even flying cargo into China now? It seems they are sl...

Re: Chinese aviation market international capacity restriction

I think AA gave up their rights.

Re: US - China agree on unlimited cargo charters

What about the Chinese compulsory testing of airline crew? Is there an exemption for this agreement? I doubt that. Hong Kong, which previously exempted flight crews, had to remove that exemption after a COVID-positive FedEx pilot seeded an outbreak at a restaurant. "... Of the 28 confirmed inf...

Re: China's Donghai airlines founder might establish a new airlines in Hong Kong

Is this guy banking on HX collapsing before the COVID pandemic ends?

Re: Petition to Change China Airlines name to Taiwan Airlines as Countries Mistakenly Ban it Over Caronavirus

CI should've changed to Dynasty Airlines years ago.

Re: USA-India Repatriation during Covid-19: AUS-IAH-IAD-DEL-MAA on UA/AI/6E, June 2020 [lots of pictures]

Great report in these uncertain times. Thanks for sharing.

Re: CN3 order 105 ARJ21s from COMAC

From what I can tell, you are right. Many vendors from the CRJ and ARJ refused to participate due to the mandated technology transfer. This resulted in an incredibly unreliable airframe. China mandated a 50% reduction in engine external cooling and surprise, that impacted CF34-10 reliability, which...

Re: Chinese aviation market international capacity restriction

How do these flights relate to Hong Kong and Macau? Hong Kong and Macau should be allowed to fly an unlimited number of international flights, but would they be allowed to fly an unlimited number of Mainland China flights? Also, an alternative might be to ferry passengers via ship/train from Macau/...

Re: Chinese aviation market international capacity restriction

This will end only one way: A Total Ban on Chinese carriers flying to the US. that's the opposite of what the US government is asking for--the US government is very reasonably asking for US carriers to be treated similarly to Chinese carriers by China right now Chinese carriers can each fly 1 weekl...

Re: Petition to Change China Airlines name to Taiwan Airlines as Countries Mistakenly Ban it Over Caronavirus

This may be Tsai's last chance to declare Taiwanese independence, while the mainland is distracted by COVID-19 and before the PLAN gets its carrier groups up-and-running. A good opening salvo is indeed renaming China Airlines and Chunghwa Telecom to Taiwan Airlines and Taiwan Telecom. But this is pr...

Re: US Gov May Stop Engine, Avionics Deliveries to C919

Looks like Donald just overrode the two Mikes (Pompeo and Pence) who've been looking for a fight with China non-stop. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/us/politics/trump-contradicts-advisers-china-technology.html But on Tuesday, Mr. Trump seemed to pre-emptively scuttle such moves and two people fa...

Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread

According to DOT filings, CA will be cancelling all its China-US flights except for the following, starting Feb 11: PEK-LAX-SFO-LAX-PEK 4x weekly PEK-JFK-IAD-JFK-PEK 3x weekly Not sure why CA is still trying to keep a token presence in SFO and IAD. No cabotage rights on US domestic segments obviousl...

Re: Boeing orders from China could resume now that trade deal is signed

I believe this supports my view that the vast bulk of Chinese aviation growth is driven by the explosion in single-aisle planes. This growth is also supported by the use of smaller widebodies. Many suspect the recent order for 40 A330neo is destined for China. China's fleet of large widebodies (77W...

Re: Beijing new airport thread (construction developments & discussions)

Is there a particular reason that a crosswind runway (11L/29R) was constructed instead of a fourth parallel? PEK doesn't seem to have a crosswind issue with its parallel runways.

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q4 2019

Anyone reading this is also thinking, it’s good that Airbus and other minor players are also watching this sordid saga and going back to their production/ design teams to clean up their own act ? I guess it will be beneficial for the industry as a whole. CAAC and COMAC better be paying attention to...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q4 2019

Now we know why Forkner was issued with a subpoena and pleaded the fifth. This is the second report today that has reference to Boeing still failing to co-operate whole heartedly. The first was in relation to congress. 'Unintentionally lied' is a new one for me. Makes a change from 'miss-spoke' or ...

Re: Boeing puts a price tag on your life-- $1.2 million USD

"A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by th...

Re: United suspends ORD-HKG

How is CAN, really, an alternate for the Hong Kong business traffic/premium traffic that UA seeks to attract? Sure, it's a big, busy airport - with a very heavy emphasis on intra-China and other Asia flights. That doesn't make it inherently a desirable long-haul destination for a U.S. carrier. UA a...

Re: China Eastern sets up Air 123 to exclusively fly home-grown Chinese jets including ARJ21, C919

I think I see a problem with that: https://www.aerotime.aero/upload/files/1448028586comac_visual_700x420.jpg If a foreign supplier's government routinely cuts off trade, it's better to be 50% reliant on those foreign suppliers than 100% reliant. ZTE folded quickly because they were wholly reliant o...

Re: United suspends ORD-HKG

x1234 wrote:

jayunited, with the protests in HKG has UA ever thought about expanding into CAN?

Re: Hong Kong airport disruptions due protest

If anything, just looking at how much the HK gov't is WAY overreacting nowaday is almost sad. Some protesters at the airport? Let's make some stupid security procedure. And (as of right now) protesters in a district? Let's just shut down the whole MTR line. Well, might as well just shut down the wh...

Re: United suspends ORD-HKG

Move just reflects the reality that the ongoing protest actions on the ground are clearly hurting trade and tourism. Which is ironic because the last thing the pro-democracy protesters should want is to isolate Hong Kong from the rest of the world, or at least cut links. I've been looking a fares t...

Re: China Eastern sets up Air 123 to exclusively fly home-grown Chinese jets including ARJ21, C919

Either way, it seems that safety isn't really an issue in the Chiness Aviation industry, I think that those C919s and ARJs will do just fine. Apparently they put technological sovereignty issues in front of safety. After ZTE and Huawei, if any Chinese CEO doesn't have a plan for in case they get pu...

Re: World's largest single-building satellite concourse ready to open at PVG

:D :D :D I can't wait to check it out. Hopefully we'll be seeing fewer low-floor buses. They're becoming a bit too common for my liking at PVG and SHA. After boarding US-bound 787s from remote gates multiple times at PVG in recent years, I agree. It's one thing to use buses for an A319, but for a 2...

Re: Hong Kong airport disruptions due protest

Glad to see that there is peaceful protesting happening today (US time), tonight 23:00 (HKT). The disruption with violence and property damage is unacceptable. If what happened at HKG regarding the violence had been most any other place, people would have died. Back to aviation- I was surprised (bu...