SpaceX should just design a passenger pod that can hitch a ride on a starship launch and deploy it at orbital altitude. If timed right you can reach anywhere on earth from the launch pad in under 2 hours.
Jump to postLabor costs throughout aviation are soaring. The corporate flight department a friend is with was behind the market last year, 23%-25% raises then to compete plus some other improvements. Today they’re probably again 20% behind the market. Techs are even crazier and harder to find, Labor costs are ...
Jump to postNot clear why it is an either/or situation. However, the airlines have less direct involvement in making hamburgers or picking crops. It is a soft either/or situation because we have limited resources to address the problem. Instead of implementing a program where those resources could be used to r...
Jump to postZiyulu wrote:What about that lady who peed in a cup? She didn't get charged with indecent exposure!
No matter what he said he had to be on something. Once is bad enough but to keep doing it after being caught is very disturbing. Aside from banning there should be some jail time for something like this. Doing what he did is not acceptable in any society.
Jump to postI know NASA uses some kind of bird detection system for launch safety. Does any airport have a system like that?
Jump to postStarship already has major risk factors integrated into it's design. That is the point I'm trying to get across to you. And they cannot be engineered out, without significant redesign. That is already evident in the pad and mount structures. If you think it's not evident in Starship as well, you ar...
Jump to postIt's true that the shuttle had economic troubles and would never meet it's original goals. But the reason it was stopped, was because the risk assessment had maxed out at about 1:100, and it still had black zones on ascent where there was no recovery or abort option. That is not allowed today, ever...
Jump to postThe most impressive thing NASA has done to date is the first flight of the Space Shuttle being manned and not having any major issue and safety launching and landing. The thing is, that event is viewed at NASA today as a cringe-worthy moment. Bob Crippen put the odds at 50/50 they would return. And...
Jump to postI figured something was odd when they were going for stage separation at 30km. I get it was a test, but that’s beyond low when it comes to anything orbital. It’s all part of the learning process but still can’t help but be a little disappointed. Seems like clearing the tower was kind of the minimum...
Jump to postNot sure if this has already been covered on this website. I looked around and didn't see anything, but if I am missing it please link it below. Some baseball player sent out the tweet below saying a UA FA asked his wife to pick up his kid's popcorn. He included a photo in the tweet: https://twitte...
Jump to postI'm not familiar with electric powertrains but I believe the 90+% efficiency you're quoting would be from the battery to the engine shaft only. One still needs to account for the propeller efficiency which is peaking at about 85%. As well as the charging efficiency. Charging efficiency doesn’t infl...
Jump to postJet fuel is 12kW per kilogram, a very large difference. You would need 24 kG of batteries to equal one kG of Jet A. kW.h, not kW; power vs energy. Jet fuel is 12 kW.h per kg, but that's the "raw" energy; unfortunately, a lot of that is wasted and does not translate into usable power. Depe...
Jump to postJet fuel is 12 kW.h per kg, but that's the "raw" energy; unfortunately, a lot of that is wasted and does not translate into usable power. Depending on the type of engine, around 75 to 80% of the fuel's energy is wasted in pure heat. For the sake of argument, let's say 75%. That means now ...
Jump to postBN727227Ultra wrote:Janet Airlines is branching out.
Absolutely the range is there for the 787, A350 and probably the 77W. However, it has always been my belief that the first Japan-Florida route will be Orlando. The flights would rely on Japanese point of sale which will be leisure. One day we will find out. Florida is not the most diverse state out...
Jump to postmaps4ltd wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that the LAA A319s (the ones with sharklets) are the only AA narrowbodies that still have PTVs at every seat.
Is there a potential for fake windows to cause motion sickness when it is bumpy? There will always be some slight delay between reality and what is displayed on screen due to the laws of physics.
Jump to postA friend sent this to me Yesterday .... seems to be related to your post. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1166993992/turbulence-climate-change Anecdotes are pointless. I fly a good amount and the worst turbulence I've experienced happened (a few times) between 15 and 25 years ago. My anecdotes mean ...
Jump to postPeople going to the Masters on private jets does not justify a ban. Banning things is an extreme government action that should only be taken in the most dire of circumstances, and even then only when the action will have obviously favorable consequences. Bans are needed when people are not reasonab...
Jump to postzkojq wrote:Situations like covid will always be used by the super wealthy to rationalize their use of business jets.
220 isn’t doing badly. 785 orders so far. The well loved 757 managed 1050. As others have said, supply chain and production issues are tricky. Hard to sell a plane when it’ll take a good few years to deliver it. Different era. There are more NB aircraft produced each year now than total 757 product...
Jump to postHas there been any news lately on the progress or estimated date of the certification for the MAX 7? Last year I thought Boeing estimated Q1 which has now past.
Jump to postThey stopped looking for used A319s due to Covid. They did kick the tires on the recently retired by AS, which were the former VX. And I doubt AA orders the 220 or 195E2. No need to add a new fleet type, they can just order more 319s. The A319 isn’t in production and the A319NEO isn’t really sellin...
Jump to postAgreed...the gap between A319 and 738/Max8 is large. If Airbus goes ahead with the A220-500, then a mix of these and A220-300s would fit nicely into AA's fleet. Another fleet type, yes, but AA is large enough to have economies of scale (and DL came to the same conclusion). But that's many years dow...
Jump to postRegarding the 320s, although AA does not have another 150 seat aircraft on order to directly replace them I do not think that guarantees them any longevity in the fleet. With 88 Max8’s, 50 321XLRs and 789s coming, there is more than enough capacity to make up for the 48 which remain. Im sure there ...
Jump to postRounding out the men's Final Four, FAU flew an Avelo 738 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VXP8404/history/20230329/1500Z/KPBI/KHOU), and San Diego State flew a WQ 738 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ2015/history/20230329/2000Z/KSAN/KHOU). Are there restrictions (technical or otherwise) ...
Jump to postMiami MIA-HOU this afternoon on a GlobalX A320
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GXA645/history/20230329/1700Z/KMIA/KHOU
I was wrong about the winners flying back today.
Miami flew back REALLY late on a GlobalX A320 MKC-MIA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GXA623/history/20230327/0345Z/KMKC/KMIA
Well, I guess technically they arrived today.
Looks like a couple of today's men's Sweet 16 teams went home tonight: Creighton WQ 734 SDF-OMA https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ2002/history/20230327/0045Z/KSDF/KOMA Texas WQ 738 MKC-AUS https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ2003/history/20230327/0145Z/KMKC/KAUS Slight correction: Elite 8. ...
Jump to postHere are some more men's Sweet 16 movements. UCLA remains elusive. Arkansas: WQ 734 LAS-XNA https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ1096/history/20230324/1700Z/KLAS/KXNA Michigan State: DL 764 JFK-LAN https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8904/history/20230324/1410Z/KJFK/KLAN (best ride of the tour...
Jump to postI remembered Boeing had lost several 737 fuselages due to train derailment in Washington and almost arrived in Renton in a few hours. 737 was damaged and Boeing had insurance coverage for the loss. What a pity. Q I thought the derailment was in Montana. Maybe I'm misremembering but I'm pretty sure ...
Jump to postWho is craving fresh Atlantic salmon? Don’t they have to dye it first to make it look edible By "fresh" I presume they mean fresher than they would be, going via a flight to Heathrow, and are not expecting the salmon to leap direct from the water onto the adjacently parked 757 ? :lol: May...
Jump to postStrebav8or wrote:You should take a look at how dependent your bank is on computers......
To the OP, I think a lot of it is ignorant people who think that since they have a concealed carry permit they are allowed to carry it into the cabin. I would bet that the overwhelming majority of the people who have firearms discovered at the check point are very infrequent flyers. In general, tha...
Jump to postIt's an unfortunate consequence of fear mongers and merchants of discontent having everyone amped up; many feel emboldened to take extreme liberties. The statistic that stood out to me was that 88% of guns seized at the TSA checkpoint either in carry-on luggage, personal item, or on the person were...
Jump to postThe rudder caused crashes weren't as close to each other in time. The MAX was grounded because they knew what caused the Lionair crash, published an EAD and it still wasn't enough to prevent another crash that was due to the same cause a few months later.
Jump to postFound some definitive information that shows AA was in violation* of Federal Law and that I was not being obtuse**. References can be made to the linked Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights. https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-07/508_Airline_Passengers_with_Disabi...
Jump to postSay, if Boeing did a MAX 10 style fuselage stretch to a MAX 11. Could this still be grandfathered? It would be great to move the long versions out of high capacity tight Renton to the more spacious Everett. Aside from that, it is great news for the truss braced wing production site selection proces...
Jump to postThe next clean sheet from Boeing (probably Airbus as well) will be a TWB with an UDF engine. Opening this 737 line in Everett will allow Boeing to keep skilled workers there and continue to develop a skilled labor force until that next aircraft is ready for production in 10-15 years from now.
Jump to postSay, if Boeing did a MAX 10 style fuselage stretch to a MAX 11. Could this still be grandfathered? It would be great to move the long versions out of high capacity tight Renton to the more spacious Everett. Aside from that, it is great news for the truss braced wing production site selection proces...
Jump to postA few things I'd like to see WN implement in the future: - Install AC power in addition to USB. The only things they need to do is add power outlets (already underway) and codeshare/interline. Other than that the product is fine. Southwest is providing USB-C, not AC outlets, which is an interesting...
Jump to postWN is expecting to get 30 planes in 1Q, along with receiving 33 in 4Q 2022. WN will finally have a few planes to add service again. Hopefully the crew training is coming along to staff that. I assume there will be some retirements in the same time frame. Net the fleet will likely grow but not as qu...
Jump to post10-15 C919's a month ? They'll be doing well if they get to 2-3 a month by then. Also LOL @ 15-18 A220’s a month. How many years has that wild speculation been the case for ‘2 to 3 years from now’ as a production rate? It just never happens. Also LOL @ 74-80 737's a month then, based on recent trac...
Jump to postTweet from Leeham news mentions that studies are underway for 737 production rates of 63, 74 and 80 p/m. 80 p/m? Wow RNT could take up to 63 and KPAE about 15-16. https://twitter.com/LeehamNews/status/1620600060986929154?t=gyVeD9eAVU2kFISezLoksg&s=19 If supply chain not able to keeps the pace, ...
Jump to postWN is expecting to get 30 planes in 1Q, along with receiving 33 in 4Q 2022. WN will finally have a few planes to add service again. Hopefully the crew training is coming along to staff that. I assume there will be some retirements in the same time frame. Net the fleet will likely grow but not as qu...
Jump to postGHz or MHz? The glossy brochure on the Gogo website indicated 850 Ghz "Gogo is the only connectivity provider with the ability to leverage both licensed and unlicensed frequencies – our proprietary 850 GHz plus 2.4 GHz. It’s an exclusive benefit to our networks and gives our customers a consta...
Jump to postzeke wrote:N47 wrote:Does anyone know what frquency band these ground based wifi systems used? Im curious as the rf spectrum is pretty tight.
I think it’s the Aircell 850 GHz
Whenever it has been a while since flying in one I always forget how bad it is. The 30" pitch somehow feels tighter than the same pitch on the Oasis 737. The IFE boxes take up a lot of what little legroom you have and the overhead bins are small and don't fit all the bags even when a large numb...
Jump to postI guess a suspicious package and TSA decided to evacuate and re-screen everyone. My flight got diverted to RSW while the parking lot clears out at MIA.
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