Re: Airport codes different from where you expect them to be

BWIAirport wrote:

Resurrecting this thread partially because I love this kind of trivia and partially because I found another noteworthy airport: Kalispell, Montana's Glacier Park International.

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2024

Someone83 wrote:

Iberia is launching MAD-TOS 2x weekly from December to March, the coming winter.

Re: Reports EK A6-EDM damaged on ground in DME

This reminds me of the time a plane made an emergency landing in Iran due to mechanical issues and it was really tough to get it out of there, even on a ferry, due to the sanctions. Can't remember the airline but I think it was a Boeing if that helps trigger someone's memory. I think it was in the ...

Re: Attention spotters. First Hawaiian 787 en route to HNL.

flyaa757 wrote:

Can we agree that the HA 787 is perhaps one of the if not THE best looking airframe/livery combo

Re: Emirates A350 9 or 10 abreast in economy?

bols59 wrote:

...my parents flew to JFK via ORD to JFK...

Re: Boom Supersonic Overture Development - 2024

A manufacturer named Boom and an aircraft named Overture.

I wouldn't put any money into this based on those names alone.

Re: What are the longest domestic flights with no meals?

YYZSpeedbird939 wrote:

Europe:
I would imagine the LH and BA flights to AMM would count.

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

My understanding is you need a passport for MAD-LHR, but not ZHR-ATH. I guess it depends why the OP is asking. no passport needed for ZRH-ATH This is because both Switzerland and Greece are part of Schengen Area, while Spain is also part of it, but UK isn't. That's why you need passport when enteri...

Re: Your Emptiest Transatlantic Flight?

The YUL-YYZ portion of the (same-plane) flight was super empty, with probably 30 or 40 PAX maximum. So much so people were lying down in each row! What's the point in lying down for thirty minutes? Why not enjoy the view from the window instead? During these last two years I was fortunate to have a...

Re: Lufthansa Eurobusiness thoughts

dangerhere wrote:

LUX - MUC: about 25 minutes in the air (...).

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2024

Tristarsteve wrote:

What happens to North Atlantic ETOPS with KEF closed?

SRQKEF wrote:

KEF isn’t closed at all.

Tristarsteve wrote:

What happens to North Atlantic ETOPS with KEF closed?

Re: Icahn Takes 9.9% Stake in JetBlue

Dude, the Sacklers have dozens of buildings named after them. They're horrible, awful people. Philanthropy is just a way of getting one's name on something and showing off to other rich people. These so-called benefactors are seeing their names disappear again from quite a few buildings, including ...

Re: Icahn Takes 9.9% Stake in JetBlue

Earlier this year I enjoyed four flights on JetBlue. I travelled from Boston via Washington National to Fort Lauderdale and back. All segments were operated by the Embraer 190. The aircraft were quite comfortable, the crews good, the service great - free drinks and snacks on each flight; thought tha...

Re: The Worst Red Eyes You’ve Done

2AM take off from Beijing, 6:30am landing in Frankfurt, I am actually still suffering even after two weeks from Jetlag/ From Wikipedia: In commercial aviation, a red-eye flight refers to a flight that departs at night and arrives the next morning, especially when the total flight time is insufficie...

Re: BeNeLux Aviation - 2024

davidjohnson6 wrote:

SAS will be delighted

Re: Canadian customs

He might be American. In the US, Customs and Immigration are handled by the same agency (CBP); there are no dedicated Immigration officers any longer. Thank you for the explanation. I am shocked that you frequently take one day trips to the US and you haven't been questioned about it. During one of...

Re: Canadian customs

My question is, since I'll be flying alone, not leaving the airports and coming home the same day, would that raise suspicion from customs? Why would this raise any suspicion? The 9/11 hijackers were travelling in groups, not alone. And they didn't have return tickets for the same day. Customs supe...

Re: SAS opens a new long-haul route to the USA. Will fly from Copenhagen to Atlanta

Do Europeans often go on vacation to DFW or Houston? Or Chicago or Philly or Seattle, for that matter? I travelled to all five destinations multiple times. The first two only for aircraft spotting though, the last three also to see something of the city. But I spend quite some time at their airport...

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

So much for objective news..Today a KLM 737 skidded off a taxiway in Gothenburg Sweden..One reporter here in Holland thought he was a rocketscientist and reported the 737 had problems with the landing gear... (...) So much rubbish reported without any knowledge what so ever. Every small issue with ...

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

This article was what I feel was the beginning of the disaster Boeing brought itself upon. (...) http://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna4057707 From the 2004 article: The document also confirms that Boeing one day anticipates closing its Renton, Wash., plant, although the timing is not stated. Alan Mu...

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

Does it really matter how many flight hours have been accumulated by Boeing aircraft? No. But the claim below certainly warrants the question. There are BILLIONS of flight-hours on their products and they have proven to be safe. As far as my knowledge goes, there are no billions of flight hours on ...

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

The fact is, despite the hand wringing and wails of the death of all quality work at Boeing, they build a good product and have good processes. This is not a fact. This is your opinion. There are BILLIONS of flight-hours on their products and they have proven to be safe. This is bad but it is not t...

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

What I see and read about this here and elsewhere (even in "news" articles) is a bunch of emotional nonsense, more often than not, devoid of relevant technical details. What I see and read about this here is interesting background information from well educated forum members. What I see a...

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

BobRoss wrote:

Why would the Boeing CEO be scalped for something potentially (likely?) caused by Spirit Aerosystems, a completely different entity?

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

Forbes: "Alaska Airlines Cancels All Boeing 737 MAX 9 Flights This Week After Hole Blown Into Plane During Flight" I'm sorry? "Hole blown into plane"? Yeah, that's not a sensational, hysterical, ad-revenue-seeking headline at all. This is a media circus. The state of journalism ...

Re: United and "Meals not offered for this flight"

Pontiac wrote:

Booked ABQ-SFO mid-April in F; no meal, just a snack. 890 miles, 2h 50m

Re: The Most Unusual Routes You Have Flown?

Unfortunately I have no idea which airports are designated by codes like BKI, BOB, ECN, FUN, HBE, HGH, KMG, NLK, PKC, SBO and SUV, thus I have no idea how unusual the mentioned routes are. Why not just give the full name of each small airport?

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

This guy had the door in his backyard for 2 whole days and he never noticed it? Why would this be anything special? Are you a conspiracy thinker? Some people have gardens full of trees and bushes. Other people have other things on their mind than checking their gardens with regular intervals. Why n...

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

Not to be disrespectful with the crew, overall they’ve managed the situation very well, but hearing the audio with ATC, the lady doing the radios sounded very nervous and shaky, on the verge of being overwhelmed. The moment you are writing the word but, you are being disrespectful with the crew. Oh...

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

I can't believe during that press conference how some of those stupid reporters jumped to conclusions and asked how concerned the NTSB char was about the safety of the MAX fleet overall.Geez! Seems a completely normal and legimate question. To what conclusions did those 'stupid' reporters come? Unf...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

My bad, I'll admit it, I didn't know there is an Ontario in California. Understandable. When I see the name Omtario I think of Canada first. But I read the news and it said Ontario, California. I have been to the Canadian Ontario, but not to the American one. The city of Ontario lies 35 miles east ...

Re: Unconfirmed: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

I'm sorry but some of you sound disappointed that the MAX 9 managed to maintain integrity and land safely with no loss of life. I think everyone is happy that this incident didn't cost lives. When the MAX finally returned to skies, many here claimed it was now the safest aircraft out there. I would...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

Massive delays and cancels have happened before when the incorrect safety card has been discovered loaded on the AC. Really? Most passengers couldn't care less about these cards. "Please study this card carefully", I hear quite often. When looking around after this announcement no one eve...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

And the media is spot on as usual.... Sky News is reporting that "planes have been grounded after a door and a window blew out in mid-air on a flight to California." "planes have been grounded" :checkmark: " after a door and a window blew out" :checkmark: "in mid-...

Re: Unconfirmed: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

BA in this context meaning Boeing, seems pretty obvious... BA means Boeing? I don't see an A in Boeing. There's no A in Boeing - NYSE either. Does BA stand for Boeing Aircraft maybe? For Europeans and many others BA means British Airways. British Aerospace, also mentioned here, was abbreviated BAe,...

Re: Unconfirmed: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX