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Re: Will Donald Trump get re-elected?

Trump's approval rating is nearly identical to Obama's at this stage of his presidency. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/ Yes, it is common for Presidents not to have great approval ratings around this point in their tenure. However, Obama´s approval ratings increased dur...

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Re: Alternate History of Hillary Clinton being President

What would America and the world look like if Hillary Clinton became the 45th President of the United States in the 2016 Presidential Election. How would the course of history change. I assume it would have been much like a third Obama term. A few Liberal policies would be passed, however chances a...

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What if Jimmy Carter had won a second term?

Hey A-Netters, how do you think what would have happened if Jimmy Carter had won a second term, meaning that Reagan would not have been president? How could Carter have dealt with some of the challenges of the 80s, and almost as interesting, who would have succeeded him after his second term? Let´s ...

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Re: Has DC jumped the shark?

Didn't Dr. Evil already do this? https://media.makeameme.org/created/all-i-ask-6mnuwr.jpg Thats the first thing i thought of too! :biggrin: DC be like: Hey, production team behind Austin Powers, would you mind if we copy your homework? Sure, just make sure that it doesn´t look too obvious. :lol: 8-...

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Re: Has DC jumped the shark?

Holy cow...
If there is something that gets old faster than Usain Bolt can run, it must be shark villains in movies.

Sharks with lasers? Well, maybe it will be the new Ghostbusters idk

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Re: United 747-100/200 Routes

Well, some of their first 747-100 flights were from SFO and LAX to Hawaii.
I think various Asian cities, such as Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seul saw them every once in a while

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

I'm going to be a bit critical and anal, but there is something bothering about this thread, all the way from the OP's title to other comments. The man's name is not "Sully". It's Sullenberger, Mr. Sullenberger, Captain Sullenberger, or maybe Chesley Sullenberger. We aren't his buddy who ...

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Re: Recommended travel destinations

Well, I went to Japan back in November, and I can only recommend it. There is a bit of almost anything, ranging from traditional Shires and Temples, over historical WW2 sites, to Skyscrapers in the center of Tokyo. Also, there is the opportunity of flying huge widebodies on very short routes, as wel...

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

I'm going to be a bit critical and anal, but there is something bothering about this thread, all the way from the OP's title to other comments. The man's name is not "Sully". It's Sullenberger, Mr. Sullenberger, Captain Sullenberger, or maybe Chesley Sullenberger. We aren't his buddy who ...

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

Sully has made it his mission to destroy regional aviation by pushing insane pilot hour minimums. Sadly yes. Colgan Air 3407, the accident that has served as the major argument for people in favor of the 1500-hour requirement was not caused by lack of experience, but rather fatigue. Also, the pilot...

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

stburke wrote:
Being shills for ALPA and pumping up the arbitrary 1,500-hour rule. Aka "important research."

Yeah, true...
But I was referring to what they have been doing after that, and what their current (professional) situation is.

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

Sully has made it his mission to destroy regional aviation by pushing insane pilot hour minimums. Sadly yes. Colgan Air 3407, the accident that has served as the major argument for people in favor of the 1500-hour requirement was not caused by lack of experience, but rather fatigue. Also, the pilot...

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

http://www.sullysullenberger.com/

https://www.jeffskiles.com/

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

http://www.sullysullenberger.com/

https://www.jeffskiles.com/

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Re: What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

whywhyzee wrote:
I read an article from Skiles in Flying Magazine (maybe, could have been another), he was writing columns for them and flying the 787 for AA.

Sounds interesting

Do you have a link?

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What are Sully and Skiles doing now? (2018)

Hi everyone. I am curious about what the Miracle on the Hudson pilots is doing now. I see both of them are giving speeches and that Skiles works for AA, flying the A330, while Sully retired from the sky shortly after the accident. But do someone knows more about their current status. Have Skiles bee...

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Re: How Long Have You Been On A.net?

Only two months or so

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Re: Your perfect airline??

stratosphere wrote:
Hooters Air unfortunately no longer flying

Haha, that´s sad

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Re: Your perfect airline??

A fleet of 757s a350s 777s and 747s flying a wide range of domestic and international routes from Boston with a hub in a ridiculously updated terminal C with tall ceilings huge windows and glass jetways. Top notch IFE great fares same seats and pitch as the old Midwest express (think 2-4-2 economy ...

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Re: Taking a trip just to fly on a specific type of plane

I love it! Here is my booked plan for next weekend Newark to Ottawa (United) Ottawa to Iqaluit (Canadian North) Iqaluit to Ottawa (First Air) Ottawa to Toronto (Air Canada) Toronto to La Guardia (Delta) Crazy? Maybe a bit.... But it seems like you are not alone :D Did you spend any time at one or m...

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Re: Your perfect airline??

Austin787 wrote:

Fare types and policies: Southwest

Employees: Southwest

Yeah, the concept behind Southwest is really good. Offering a decent product for a fairly low fare, is a sure success.

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Re: Your perfect airline??

aeromoe wrote:
The one that gets us there safely on a given flight.

You have some sort of a point

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Your perfect airline??

Hey, I don´t know about this has been up before, but I´ll give it a shot. If you could make your perfect airline, based on services offered by already existing airlines, what would it be like. Mine would be: The cabin of Japan Airlines long haul (Yeah I know it is quite ironic, because a few weeks a...

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Re: Hello Seattle! via Spirit [ORD-SEA] the memoir of a high school senior traveling alone for the first time.

Nice trip report and pictures. Reminds me of the first time I flew by myself - junior year of high school I did a daytrip on NW ORD-DTW-ORD because I wanted to fly on the DC-9...unlike you however I didn't tell my parents because I knew they'd throw a fit! Did they ever find out?? That´s quite cour...

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Short Domestic Hop on the Baby 737 (no pictures)

Hey, and welcome to another trip report from me. This time sharing my impressions of a short domestic hop across Sweden on an SAS 737-600, which turned out to be a quite nice experience. Long story short, last year i went on an exchange trip to a small and cozy city called "Skellefteå" (Ye...

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Re: How to find which routes specific airplanes fly?

Well the 787 is not really that hard to catch a flight on. Just in the US, United and American, are operating a fleet of 37 and 35 receptively, with more to come. There is also a lot of foreign airlines operating them in and out of American cities. Among them are Norwegian, British Airways, Virgin A...

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Re: Taking a trip just to fly on a specific type of plane

Well I would not take a whole trip, just flying in and out for flying a specific aircraft or airline, unless it is a very special occasion. (Such as last chance to fly 747, or get a ride in the Concorde), and in that case, I would always take a few day off at the destination. But as many others wrot...

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Re: Disapointing experience on JAL domestic 777-200

you can try any airlines for domestic flight it won't be much difference, ANA StarFlyer or the LCCs And as it was pointed but an other poster, most people on those flights are just more or less like train commuters, so all the details you pointed out are really not of their concern. May be you just...

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Re: Disapointing experience on JAL domestic 777-200

I am not so sure what exactly disappointed you. What you describe is your typical domestic flight in Japan: bring you from A to B in a timely and efficient manner. Agreed. Not sure what the OP was expecting? There was turbulence, what was the crew supposed to do? Risk getting hurt to make sure ever...

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Re: Disapointing experience on JAL domestic 777-200

"Literally everyone was in a suit." And that's why there were no announcements. For the most part the people on that flight find it as routine as your morning commute. Yes indeed, but when something unusual happens (Such as the heavy turbulence, or the delay we experienced), it would have...

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Re: SAS places order for 50 A320neo

Congrats to SAS and Airbus, this is great news. Makes sense to standardize their fleet, and the A320NEO seems like the perfect solution. Will be sad to see the stubby little 737-600, it's quite a rare bird. I´ve flown on a SAS a little more than a year ago (Shortly after they was delivered), and it...

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Re: Disapointing experience on JAL domestic 777-200

I find it hard to believe you couldn't find any eateries to buy a few nice sandwiches and snacks airside at FUK in the departure lounge. Several shops there when I've been thru FUK. But yes, serving food on board isn't a Japanese domestic thing. It is very like there is some, but not in the gate ar...

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Disapointing experience on JAL domestic 777-200

A few months ago I had the pleasure of going to Japan. I had a great trip, the people there were really nice, the city of Tokyo was absolutely breathtaking, and the even the wheather were nice (At least most of the time.) For a cheaper fare, i had to transfer in Fukuoka (Hope it is spelled correctly...

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Re: A (slightly) unlucky summer '17 (2): No MD-88 for you! (MSP-LGA, DL Y, May '17) [pics & video TR]

Nice report. Never been on a Maddog though, but I hope it will happen soon

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