Navy fires captain who pleaded for help with COVID-19 on aircraft carrier

Iran: Socialism's ignored success story

Re: Could we be headed for WW3 over Covid19?

I guess SARS was a failed bioweapon? Are bats and pangolins enemies of the US? China spread it all over their country instead of starting with the US? Why not use something like swine flu, didn't that start in the US? What a crappy bioweapon Am I missing something?! I highly doubt the coronavirus i...

New Yorker: Reality has endorsed Bernie Sanders

Excellent piece in The New Yorker articulates how the coronavirus is exactly the crisis Bernie Sanders needed, at just the right time. Never in history has there been a better opportunity to transition to Medicare for all and a true welfare state. The time is ripe for social mobility. The time is ri...

Re: Biden's follies

A massive health and economic crisis sounds like exactly what Bernie Sanders needs to convince people about the urgency of social democracy and universal healthcare.

Re: Could we be headed for WW3 over Covid19?

"Top of the Food Chain?" Riiiight....where the hell do you think this, and other viruses have come from? China is not far removed form a Third World Country with regards to THEIR Food Supply...First World Country citizens do not sleep with their food.. Yeah who could've imagined that a fe...

Re: Could we be headed for WW3 over Covid19?

Jetsgo wrote:

Wait, you don’t actually believe the reported death tolls coming out of China, Russia, and Iran... do you? That would be textbook naivety.

Re: Could we be headed for WW3 over Covid19?

It’s ‘a bit naive’ to claim China thrives when the west suffers - their current ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ would be a fantasy had they not enjoyed GDP growth rates between 5 and 15% on a consistent basis since 1990. Learn about the world and how the global economy functions before making silly assu...

Re: Could we be headed for WW3 over Covid19?

Its a bit naive not to believe that China, Russia, Iran and others have absolutely nothing to lose from this. These nations thrive when the western world suffers. We haven't seen any evidence that this was planned but if it is found out that they did later on, I wouldn't discard some serious confro...

Re: Could we be headed for WW3 over Covid19?

If you mean biological war, then yes.

Re: Qatar's unique position in pandemic

If there are 5 airlines operating and 4 of them suspend operations, all the pax from the other 4 airlines that need to travel will fly on the fifth airline increasing its demand.

Re: Coronavirus Non Aviation Thread - April 2020

100K people are not going to die from the coronavirus.

This is a bullshit number from the CDC meant to scare people into staying at home (which is working)

If 20K people die in the US from the coronavirus, America will go into full lockdown mode to prevent it from going any further.

Re: April Fools Day Thread 2020

Any good ideas for what to prank the front page of civil av with this year?

Re: Is there a chance for some holidays in August?

Yes

France, Germany, and United Kingdom confirm first successful INSTEX transaction with Iran bypassing US sanctions

S7 Airlines gives people 100 free miles for every day they stay at home

Re: Spirit Attempts to Block Being Acquired (?)

I bought a lot of Spirit stock in the last week and I'd imagine there has been a surge of stock buying in the market as others would be doing the same.

Bahrain charters Iranian MD80 to fly stranded citizens from Doha to Bahrain

CRJ Jet Blast rips hangar out of the ground like a leaf

Re: Qantas Retiring 747 Fleet on March 29?

Arion640 wrote:

Are they actually being retired?

Re: Tiny Things That Drive You Insane

1. When the boss stops by at the end of the shift to drop something off with a smirk on his face. 2. Animals that leap out into the middle of the road at the absolute last second. 3. People who pass me on the freeway doing 70.01 mph while I'm going 70. 4. People who smack their lips. 5. People who s...

DARPA requests $13 million to build a flying machine gun

DARPA's 2021 budget requests an allocation of $13 million for a new program to develop "an air-launched tactical range missile system capable of multi-mission support." Dubbed 'Gunslinger,' the novel weapons system "will utilize the high maneuverability of a missile system coupled wit...

Re: Is dissent no longer allowed?

As far as dissent goes, you really have two options: 1. Dissent for strategic reasons 2. Dissent on an opinion If someone dissents for strategic reasons, they are usually lying to gain something. If someone dissents on an opinion, they are passionate and believe in what they are saying. In other wor...

Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled because of the coronavirus

What exactly is America's strategy in Africa?

Two things are known about Africa right now: 1. The US is involved in a massive shadow war in Africa. 2. China is pumping a lot of money into Africa. What exactly is America's strategy? https://thehill.com/opinion/international/367593-americas-shadow-war-in-africa-is-dangerous-and-counterproductive ...

What do you believe is NOT a conspiracy?

So there are a lot of conspiracy theories floating out there.

What do you believe is NOT a conspiracy?

US airstrike in Somalia kills telecom worker

Re: Worldwide map of countries with coronavirus

Worldwide map of countries with coronavirus

Re: Russia kills 13 Turkish soldiers in Idlib airstrike

New developments of the last 24hrs: Turkish forces recaptured Nayrab from SAA https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/turkey-backed-fighters-recapture-key-town-syria-idlib-200225063927682.html SAA downed a Turkish drone https://twitter.com/aldin_ww/status/1232336202608660482?s=20 2 Turkish soldiers k...

Hosni Mubarak dead at 91

Russia kills 13 Turkish soldiers in Idlib airstrike

Re: Insane episode of Locked up Abroad

Re: Small scale industry in Pakistan- Guns

Lmao, it's not small scale, it's probably the biggest industry in Peshawar/KPK. Pakistan's best gun markets are in the NWFP near Afghanistan. I've been to several of them, definitely check them out if you get the chance. Not many places in the world you can get to see stuff like it. Out past the Khy...

Re: Airlines flying to both MCO and SFB?

Sanford has doubled in size since 2010 ... the airport draws from Volusia county ( Daytona Beach ) - Brevard County ( Melbourne ) ... I don't get this everyone that travels to central Florida is going to Disney or the convention center. It must be working or Allegiant would not be there. I live on ...

Re: Airlines flying to both MCO and SFB?

The MCO region just isn’t big enough yet for these two airports to complement each other the way that FLL/MIA do. The only other exception in FL is perhaps TPA/SRQ, which are overlapping regions. (And yet, the more apt comparison, in TPA/PIE, offers a history of airlines trying to serve both, and u...

Does the US need a third political party?

If the institutionally corrupt right wing Republican and the left wing Democrat fringes won't cut it, why not establish a third new centrist party focused on liberal conservatism? It would appeal to moderates across the country looking for a party in the middle embracing the best ideas from both sid...