Edit less difficult to add some frame a la 340-600 than save weight with new wings for a a350 800. IMHO. Let's see how the 77x does first.
Jump to postWatching the sea it's very windy. Amazing. Wouldn't be better to raise some wind barriers on the sea side? TLL has a nice forest which helps to reduce the side winds.
Jump to postRemember 30 years ago, the Airbus 320 autoland failure? Customers avoided Airbus to focus on Boeing. Later, after a few years, they began buying both Airbus and Boeing head to head. It seems that Boeing will solve the problem soon; I just heard that the Boeing CEO and management stepped down recent...
Jump to postSomeone83 wrote:airBaltic has announced Vilnius-Sandefjord Torp, according to their account on Twitter. 2x weekly starting in October.
After viewing this I don't feel safe to fly on any plane. https://twitter.com/realCarola2Hope/status/1767387230547669199 This is hyperbolic. The 787 has been in commercial service for 13 years. Over 1,100 built and more than 50 million cumulative flight hours - if there was a design defect on the 7...
Jump to postAfter viewing this I don't feel safe to fly on any plane. https://twitter.com/realCarola2Hope/sta ... 0547669199
Jump to postThe ball is on B court. It is their move now.
Jump to postSure. But, do you think it logical that Kirby would fly transatlantic to visit Airbus in Toulouse just to swap a few delivery slots around? I suspect there's a lot more to it than that. I’m sure the visit was planned well in advance of MAX 9 grounding. CEOs of large companies usually have tightly p...
Jump to postIf they can fly over Russia they will have some advantage over Europeans companies which have to make a big circle.
Jump to postBad design. Fatigue after 2 months of service? It was luck that it it didn't happen at cruise altitude. Hopefully they will find a fix.
Jump to postGood it didn't happen at 39000 feet.
Jump to postThis really isn’t a surprise. As much as some wanted the extra weight to have a significant impact on the XLR’s range, the simple reality is that it won’t. This article alludes to B6 making sacrifices regarding the cabin product to offset the XLR coming in heavier than advertised. Carrying extra we...
Jump to postCongradulations to Boeing for placing an order with the LH Group. Will be curious to see how the 190 seats is managed. As stated by others, it won't be managed, because it is illegal. Either it's 189 seats, or the frames are in fact MAX 8 200, which would be dumb, so more than likely it's actually ...
Jump to postAY has purchased 6 a321 from lessor BOC aviation.
According to lentoposti.fi
https://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/finna ... 023_aikana
So an a321xlr with 200 pax will kill all wb for flights under 8 hours?
Jump to postXlr would help some long thin routes, maybe helping with frequency.
Jump to postLovely animal. But unsafe on the runway. Maybe some net around the airport?
Jump to postI have to wonder why there isn’t a greater push now to make OPO a secondary hub with how crowded LIS is, especially with TAP’s desire to fly narrow bodies on any international routes where it has the range. Agree, I believe it's still the usual. Politics. The same reason why Lisbon is not getting a...
Jump to postThere was also a crash in at Casalle airport in Torino, Italy involving the Frecce Tricolore. (Italy's version of the Blue Angels). The crash claimed the life of a 5 yr old girl and her 9 yr old brother and parents all received burn injuries as well. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italian-air...
Jump to postIf Russia withdrew from Ukraine today, it would still be years before Western airlines would get access to Russian airspace again. Without a change of regime in Russia and a serious U-turn on their current political path, don't expect change for at least 10 years, probably longer. Just politics. So...
Jump to postThe Air Current is reporting that AF/KL are looking to replace the 77E and A330s of both airlines. Obviously this means more 787s and/or A350s but maybe KL will get the A350 after all. The article (paywall) headline says Russian airspace is a factor going forward. Maybe the airspace will remain clo...
Jump to postThe "big drone hypothesis" is not yet confirmed, as per French Directorate General for Civil Aviation. https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/apres-un-incident-technique-un-a380-cloue-ce-week-end-au-sol-sur-le-tarmac-de-laeroport-de-nice-868074# The issue was detected by the crew on ground...
Jump to postIcelandair firmed their XLR order 2-3 weeks ago. since I expect that a "huge gap" would have been know by then I think this is more towards nothing burger then then the catastrophic failure some wants to believe. If there would have been such a major reduction in range would Icelandair re...
Jump to postLikely the cell was on the way but hail can be thrown around from ascending winds km from the thunderstorm. At least I've seen it in a documentary. Incredible what's happening in Italy daily.
Jump to postThat was during flight. So likely on the landing path. Maybe 100 miles from MXP. I wonder if modern radars could tell you about the solid state of the precipitation.
Jump to postRyanair are coming after Wizz: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/0628/1391537-ryanairs-cee-plans/ "Ryanair expects passenger numbers in central and eastern Europe (CEE) to surge by at least 50% over the next decade, the airline's manager for the region said, as it looks to dominate in a le...
Jump to postNext will be a380 neo twin , but back to topic the need of larger aircrafts seems to be back. I see more a351 as we have seen more a321 on order.
Jump to postCould there be an order for the A220 for SAS ?? Everything's possible. Likely? Personally, I don't think so. SK is financially not in a strong position and with fleet commonality, I don't think it's very wise. They already operate 737, A320(NEO)s, CRJ-900s and a mix of ERJ-190/195s of which the crj...
Jump to postSTC is imaging a new build, high wing, new engine A380 replacement, not a 380neo Yep you're right, he's not describing an A380 at all with that wing placement. If anything though that harms the 'business case' even more as Airbus wouldn't be updatjng an existing design but creating a whole new one....
Jump to postAny possibilitiy for Airbus to stretch the A321XLR to form the A322? An A322 stretch with a capacity of up to 245 seats over the same range as a regular A321neo would be an excellant people mover on high-volume routes replacing the 753. Unless there’s significant “hidden” demand for such a plane, I...
Jump to postWould be disappointing if it didn't , considering the hype the PA has been getting lately. Airbus alone could get up to 1000 orders, might include alot of options and LOI thou. AB will be the star of the show in Paris without a doubt Most of Boeing's remaining major orders for the year will likely ...
Jump to postThere has been a lot of speculation about the possibility of 1000 orders being recorded at the show - but here's a thought - is it possible that we might see 1000 orders for a single a/c family? An Indigo order for 500 of the A32X family would be a strong basis and there seems to be the possibility...
Jump to postEveryone better step up production of WB before this bubble deflate
Jump to postNo. I think Ryanair smell blood and they are clearly going after Wizz Air. The only reason Ryanair are launching some of these routes is because Wizz Air are, IMO. Precisely. FR have shown no interest in Tirana before, yet the day after Wizz announce BHX and LPL they announce MAN and STN and go hea...
Jump to post800 EUR from the losses are refunds for delay and cancelled flights just for me...
Jump to postWith increase of air traffic and airport slots /airways limitations picking up larger aircrafts is obvious. Of course until next recession or virus / war.
Jump to postSure the EU competition authorities won't approve this after all of the hassle they've made about Air Europa's acquisition on behalf of Iberia!!?? I believe it's a different issue. In Italy FR is dominant. And LH is just feeding from Italy. In Spain it would have created a total monopoly. But I am ...
Jump to posttvh wrote:JerseyFlyer wrote:They could keep the LRs but remove ACTs leaving a more or less standard 321neo
I think most LR's will end there life that wat once enough XLR's are build.
I fly often with Wizz and dream about being less than on hour late. But still convenient compared to others. Ryanair is always early but I am not particularly fond of 737..
Jump to postWhat about prices? Will be slashed or just the services?
Jump to postGreat! I believe only a few will be on the red this year as well. Prices of tickets are so high that making losses will be next to impossible (maybe SAS and ITA can do that )
Jump to postI commend Qantas on this move. Since this a copy cat industry, Singapore cannot be far behind in having a "wellbeing" zone. SQ just avoids putting Y on their ULH flights (which is really who the “wellbeing” zone is for). While appreciated the well-being zone is nothing fancy- it is just s...
Jump to postIn case of Turkish; would it be even possible for a non-EU based airline/company to buy over 49% of the shares? Turkish would have to link up with someone else. Either with a local partner, or another European carrier/partner. I'd love peripheral Airlines like AY(Maybe SK too) , SK,TK (or Aegean) t...
Jump to postWhile the city of Frankfurt in fact is not that big, it's positioned right in the middle of the western half of the country, next to main autobahns, railway lines and high speed rail connecting it to both the Ruhr valley and southern Germany. This is why Frankfurt has grown to become by far the mos...
Jump to postSince passenger numbers are increasing quickly, despite many said that recovery from covid would take "several years", I also see more orders for VLA's and extended life for a380's and 777ers. Unless there will be a new "event" of course
Jump to postLH with a35k might have a shot maybe with codesharing from MUC to collect pax that won't be using TK via IST (likely all Eastern Europe at some point)
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