A quick google about slavery and sub standard working/pay practices in Dubai will tell you about all the ground crew and airport staff. Etc. If EK had to deal with unions, Employemnt Laws of the West, competition from other local carriers for staff, etc. they would have a very different cost base a...
Jump to postI give up if you can't even agree that Shareholder Equity is on the Liability side of the balance sheet. "The balance sheet adheres to an equation that equates assets with the sum of liabilities and shareholder equity." https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/balancesheet.asp You seem to bel...
Jump to postShareholder Equity is on the liability side of the balance sheet - if it is higher there must be an offset on the asset side - in this case Cash. No. Debt can be replaced with equity. Not only does one not need to grow the balance sheet. By paying the deferred production costs with equity the balan...
Jump to postThe funny thing about balance sheets is that they must balance. If they didn't do any share buybacks (lets ignore Deferred Production Cost - as there is no actual cash cost to reduce that, it only affects reported earnings), yes total Equity would be higher but there would be a corresponding entry ...
Jump to postastuteman wrote:The customer doesn't know what they don't know, the regulator doesn't know what they don't know, and the supply chain doesn't know what it doesn't know.
Put it this way - if they hadn't bought back any stock in those years - they would have had close to $100B in cash on the balance sheet. Would that have been a good idea? It could have come in handy with what subsequently happened - but they had no real need to keep it and didn't indebt the company...
Jump to postPut it this way - if they hadn't bought back any stock in those years - they would have had close to $100B in cash on the balance sheet. Would that have been a good idea? It could have come in handy with what subsequently happened - but they had no real need to keep it and didn't indebt the company...
Jump to postSo who let the dog out?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ojULkWEUsPs ... 6GayKyiV-V
But 80 minutes transfer at AMS was sufficient for a colleague of mine. He came in from Hamburg and we joined the flight to Paris. As I said, the guy next to me in the queue at the missing luggage counter had 4 hours transfer time in Amsterdam. So where it goes wrong and how much time it takes to co...
Jump to postNot sure what to make of this discussion. I always criticized Boeing for pulling so much money out of operations for shareholder interest. But if it's true that both aircraft manufacturer and engine manufacturer bargain separate from each other, then Boeing was smart to act what I consider irrespons...
Jump to postWhat it has to do with Muslims?
Jump to postsonnyr23 wrote:Most of the passengers thought it was a Candid Camera Gag especially with Alan Funt on board.
N1120A wrote:Do you have a tag in your bag and know where it is?
I had a flight to India via Amsterdam with only hand luggage. The night before the flight we got a message the flight is full and we can check in our hand luggage. I guess that was because of the Embraer flight, not the A330 flight. At the airport I asked if that's really a good idea since we have o...
Jump to postIsn't the B777-9 a clean sheet?
Jump to postCould the new engine make the A350-1000 the preferred model, similar to the A321Neo being so popular?
Jump to postIf the 777-8 is 20- 30 tons heavier than the A350, then why when you remove the pax and have it as a freighter does it all of a sudden no longer have a weight problem? It will still be 20 - 30 tons heavier, and will have to carry this weight around every flight in its operational life! I don't unde...
Jump to postI suppose the growth part of this coming order is best explained by the fact that Russian airspace is closed for Europeans. Europa-China becomes a bit long for direct flights. And since Turkey did not join in the sanctions policy of the West Istanbul may become the hub for international flights of R...
Jump to postIf Air Asia has an obligation to buy 66 A330-900 from Airbus, does Airbus in turn have similar obligations to suppliers?
Jump to postVV wrote:
Are you interested in collective events like soccer games? I'm not and I hated my 10 months conscription. People gave their gun female names. I just shook my head. I generally don't accept authority easy. Already as a child I hated it when people told me what I have to do. I was always a bit defiant...
Jump to post...Under no circumstances does US Customs and Border Patrol want to have a foreign bat --alive or dead-- arrive on our shores from halfway around the world. Apparently authorities share your concern. They could have opened the door and chased it out. Instead the plane got I assume disinfected. I as...
Jump to postFiscAutTecGarte wrote:I guess you've never simply caught a bat with a blanket? It's surprisingly simple. I've done it a few times.
He. Admitted. Guilt. But continue your victim blaming and claiming political correctness. I never blamed the victim. If it was a consensual prank there is, beside distraction in the cockpit, nobody to blame. Should she however try to get compensation I may change my mind. If it was not consensual I...
Jump to postIt's more about macro-economics rather than micro-economics. Crushing one element of the system would cause strain on others. For a supply side economist that may be true. But for a demand side economist? believe if people want to fly, somebody will offer flights. If lessors go bankrupt, so be it. ...
Jump to postThat bomb hoax reminds me of the rape accusations against Assange.
Unbelievable what tricks governments use to catch critics.
How can a crew work on as a team in a situation like that? It's unsafe and unprofessional. The captain's judgement is needed at any moment. That position, which is also Aaron's, I understand. I only argued about the harassment part. Maybe the airline needs to fix "no wanking!" boards in t...
Jump to postClassic example of victim shaming. If she made dirty jokes it’s okay for the man to expose himself. I say it may have been sexual harassment or a prank. Without knowing anything about the woman and the preceding conversation I can't judge. Is the flight recorder available? You say you don't need to...
Jump to postI think Airbus has been remarkably effective at holding airlines to the letter of the law and getting them to accept delivery on aircraft they'd much rather defer, which presumably is what helps give them the confidence to boost production to such high levels. Maybe a few deliveries will be refused...
Jump to post""It started as a consensual prank between me and the other pilot. I never imagined it would turn into this in a thousand years." The pilot fully admits to the act. Why does nobody believe him? I have a friend who hates women after making three bad experiences in a row. The first was ...
Jump to postRevelation wrote:Kids, don't try this at home
The A350 wingtips are bend upwards. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Airbus_A350-900_Maiden_Flight_%28Low_pass%29_1_crop.jpg/350px-Airbus_A350-900_Maiden_Flight_%28Low_pass%29_1_crop.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350 The A220 wing are bend stronger, but not right...
Jump to postBefore I watch that long video:
Aaron, can you recommend it?
The only "hard" reason for EK to cancel I can imagine would be if the 777X does not reach the promised range. Like Dubai-Los Angeles nonstop at certain weights or whatever they might need and have written into their contract signed by Boeing. They will need big airplanes in the future oth...
Jump to post... Nobody has really talked about it, but interest rates and their effect on home appreciation is yet another way in which millennial are getting screwed by boomers. ... That's an interesting point. I join from a German perspective. Since the US population pyramid is very different it isn't applic...
Jump to postBoeing is in clear breech for non delivery. Sure, they can 'reset' this through compensation but Emirates has to be willing to accept the cash and roll over dates otherwise Boeing will remain in breach and the contract can be voided, maybe they want more money maybe they want out of the contract, t...
Jump to postTwo years back there were still lots of B747-400ER in the fleets. Now we discuss what to do with B777-300ER. Credo of monetarism: cheap money makes stupid investments. Sounds like too many widebodies were ordered. How many widebodies were ordered since Covid 19 started? Airlines are lucky that Boein...
Jump to postIsn't the B777-300ER running into tyre speed limits when it's very hot?
Emirates isn't going to cancel their -9X.
I am talking about starting. Going to school in the United States cost big bucks. Especially if one wants to be a dentist or doctor or lawyer or engineer. Some people in the United States do not have that kind of money, so they end up in low paying jobs and getting on government assistance programs...
Jump to postDoes SWA have a No Fly list? If yes, how about a lifetime ban? Just inches away from the mouth are your eyes.... thankfully they were damaged I don't understand the popularity of flight bans in this forum. Airlines aren't law enforcement agencies. Carriers aren't offering due process rights. The in...
Jump to postSo let's consider that a dentist in India earns more than a cashier in India. But, also know that EVERYONE in India can attend dental school thanks to (wait for it) THE GOVERNMENT. But, yeah, totally apples to apples. I don't understand what you mean. The Indian dentist needn't be able to afford a ...
Jump to postBut, we have been told for decades that the very wealthy need all the money so they will give that back to us at the bottom. We are still waiting... I also believe the last 20 years it was trickling down to the lower 6 billion. The one billion people on top (industrial countries labour class) rathe...
Jump to postIn most cases social spending is not even 10% of corporate incentives... Since Clinton repealed Glass Steagall and even more so since interest is very low, the rich gamble. They know the government bails them out. However as long as capitalism has functioning regulations, social spendings are high,...
Jump to postIn most cases social spending is not even 10% of corporate incentives, which never "trickle down". I would be careful about " trickle down economics doesn't work. ". German capitalists make huge profits. If they spend it on large private jets or villas, in short consumption, the...
Jump to postmjoelnir wrote:The A321+ and A322 will get a longer wing, move up to D, so what, there are plenty of D gates.
Social spending in booming economy is somewhat bad. Austerity measures during downturn are real bad. This is where conservatives fail, they insist on social spending cuts at the wrong time. And social spending numbers are exaggerated. GFC2008 banks got $3T in TARP and 5xQEs. How many houses are sav...
Jump to postWhat does Johnson's escalation in Vietnam have to do with his "Great Society" project? Being tough on communism gave him conservative credentials. A bit like with "only Nixon could go to China. Anyway a bit surprising that somebody who escalated a war made major civil rights reforms....
Jump to postA 2,8 m stretch would bring the A321 to B757-200 length.. With a 2.8m stretch the cabin would be 1.15m longer than the 752s, so a 1.65m stretch would do for the same cabin length. best regards Thomas I was just picking an example. I don't believe in stretching aircrafts too much. One could argue th...
Jump to postWould this be a thick wing for slow speed again? I guess if Airbus intends to stretch the fuselage further all fuel in the wing would be good. A 2,8 m fuselage stretch would bring the A321 to B757-200 length. Are we sure this is meant as a MOM? I believe a wing optimised for A321 transcontinental wo...
Jump to postVV wrote:Just Googled her and found an interview on Youtube.
It sounds like the wing for any future Airbus will remain in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnVk9vHQd1I