The only reason this airline have 1% of survival if they got very good cargo contract. Drove past Icelandair 757 at IAD couple weeks ago, and it was all fish being unloaded in white plastic boxes
Jump to postArmadillo1 wrote:by russian forum,
TOW input was correct.
tower ask them to take-off from intersection in last minute, and they did not change input data for runway length.
The Silver Line to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, Virginia, will open on or about July 16, 2020
https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2019/08/fir ... un-county/
" Everyone have heard the stories from Aeroflot and other east european airlines accepting cash to labd anywhere. I’d say this is one of these cases. " What a bunch of ////. Its not that easy to land without very good reason like medical diversion or bad weather. Aeroflot did delay depart...
Jump to postI just watched a replay of first episode, and honestly don't see why so much hate about it? This show is for total noobs , who has no idea about planes, not like we see TV shows about airplanes everyday on TV. All talk about sending pictures and location about Antonov Mriya did get old very quickly,...
Jump to postThe Sheremetyevo Airport website has published last night a good chronology of the fire and the fire crew response. https://www.svo.aero/en/press_center/press_releases/khronologiya-aviatsionnogo-proisshestviya-s-vs-ssj-100-i-deyatelnosti-avariyno-spasatelnoy-komandy-sh (English version on the link)...
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Look at that bag, takes 3-4 seconds to open a bin, remove it and with a bag you are moving slower, that's so messed up
Armadillo1 wrote:mask with carbon monoxide protection: price about 40 euro in Moscow
indeed, why it not used on planes (in case fire in midair, not in this one)
and looks like all blame will be on the captain that didn't burn fuel and made mistake on landing
New article from Russian newspaper about analysis of landing, again will need google translate for it
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3962418#id1743216
Is there any other website, Russian or not, that has the recordings of the ATC that day? There should be somewhere. Not available, it was on emergency frequency too, so 121.5, so no one captured it, now all depends if that data was saved in black boxes, which are badly damaged Only chance was if ht...
Jump to postIf everyone sitting on the windows side of the right hand side of the aircraft behind row 10 died, then how come we have that aircraft interior video showing the right hand side of the aircraft? That video was shoot overwing I really hope this passenger survived, but he also could have live streame...
Jump to postThe Daily Mail report quoted words from the pilot: He said: 'We lost radio communication because of a lightning strike. We did not have radio communications during landing. 'We managed to resume it via an emergency frequency but it was abrupt and short. We managed to say a few words and lost it. An...
Jump to postThis morning video from crash site, https://youtu.be/ALl-eb1o0h4
Jump to postAny word from the pilots of that flight yet? I am really curious to hear what they were up against. There was a small interview last night, but no one knows if it was real. Pilot sounded calm and said lost all radio communication after lightning strike, no word why he bounced so badly during landin...
Jump to postBlerg wrote:When was the last time SU had a similar (major) accident? They had a pretty good safety record in the past 30 years.
Not sure how to upload pics here, but found on another forum
https://static.aviaforum.ru/attachment- ... c8da7.jpeg
And another accident where passengers started to take their belongings that delayed evacuations. There should absolutely be either legal or criminal repercussions to those who take their bags with them during an emergency evacuation. Absolutely selfish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98JTsXTPzq8&a...
Jump to postAnd another accident where passengers started to take their belongings that delayed evacuations, Russian twitter say at least 10 are dead..
Jump to postHad to happen, way too many destinations and price too good to be true, good bye w0w air
Jump to postMy understanding is that the FAA has not mandated grounding the MAX, in fact, they could be seen to be recommending continued operations. With close to half the fleet grounded due to decisions of other regulators and individual airlines, is there a risk to the FAA's reputation and authority as the ...
Jump to postI will believe when American Airlines, Southwest, Norwegian or Air Canada will ground MAX planes, right now its politics by China to ground MAX.
Jump to postGimme a break. These airlines could learn a lot from Finnair. I traveled up into the Arctic Circle just last week, temps -30 Celsius. Planes still flew. No big deal.. Oh, and we didn't have a gangway. To boot, at altitude temps reach well below -60 Celsius. I don't buy the "jet fuel freezing&q...
Jump to postPaid many times to DTV on board, helps a lot to fly 6-7 hours across the country
Jump to postA Nordwind Airlines 77E (VP-BJG) is on its way from Moscow Vnukovo to Caracas. Must be a new route bringing in Russian "tourism" to Maduroland :shakehead: :shakehead: https://www.flightradar24.com/NWS9801/1f523aa2 Has to be some kind government movement or special load, Nordwind Airlines ...
Jump to postI could be totally wrong here but didn't DL have a short-lived JFK-LED flight right after the break up of the Soviet Union? BTW, US citizen here...been to Russia twice. St. Petersburg is a gem of a city and Moscow is as cosmopolitan as any of the world's great cities and didn't encounter any issues...
Jump to postLandor in 380 would be awesome!
Jump to postFrom Routes online, it seems JS is still currently operating the IL-62 twice-weekly to Vladivostock. mmm..no..I fear not..the flight is listed as a Tu-204. Still, not bad. You are right, flight JS271 is on T204 now, was on An 148 not a long time go, flight is little over an hour, no point of sendin...
Jump to post7 hours 30 minutes block time. I doubt that this route will success, really don't understand whats in Moscow for Ethiopian Airlines. ME3 covers Moscow well
Jump to postWell if this happens at Long Island City, real estate prices will be even more outrageous than they are now. New York City doesn’t need amazon. Many in Northern Virginia are saying the same thing... Its already high enough, so I doubt it will be affect prices that much, as there won't be much reloc...
Jump to postflybry wrote:I fear United might pull out of this route now that Alitalia will start it :/ I hope not, but United seems to pull out of markets when a competitor enters
Facebook and YouTube videos are all fake news. Until authorities will find black boxes, we won't know anything. Very hard to believe that if plane had so much difficulties in Denpasar, how could they use it this morning? something doesn't make sense
Jump to postJust been released on AVH http://avherald.com/h?article=4bec6e22&opt=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecACY5-PrjM Looking at the video that AVHerald posted, it seems obvious that the aircraft touched down in the construction zone, went through the temporary fence and then went over the speed b...
Jump to postSurprised that nobody has mentioned this yet, but a large majority of Marylanders are a closer or same drive to DCA than to BWI as well. They can always fly DCA-EWR-Europe. Montgomery County is the most populated county in Maryland, for them there is no difference to go to DCA or IAD. Just used goo...
Jump to postThis is one of those rare moments when I casually browse a.net, see something like this, and end up either sitting down or pacing back and forth in front of my laptop trying to process the rationale behind this. In other words.... W.T.F. :shock: I guess rich people like to go skiing, Denver is one ...
Jump to postAs you've noticed, Bykovo is nowhere on this list. So, in this race of greed (East Line) and ego (Aeroflot, Luzhkov) not more than three airports were required. Eventually, there emerged enough interest for a fourth airport, but it was apparently too late for saving Bykovo. Nearby Zhukovsky airfiel...
Jump to postmict wrote:FLIHGH wrote:They also announced BRU-IAD, so they must be happy with bookings to London so far.
As well as BRU-BOS and BRU-EWR on the 737Max
Things haven't changed much since 1991, SVO still dominates Moscow
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