LH doesn't operate any A380s any more, so pretty moot. Also, for some time, those two aircraft were at different bases, though MUC got some A380s for a while before COVID. LH had a plan doing it at MUC, few Crews had the training, then there was Covid and changed everything. So it was the way LH wa...
Jump to postLH doesn't operate any A380s any more, so pretty moot. Also, for some time, those two aircraft were at different bases, though MUC got some A380s for a while before COVID. LH had a plan doing it at MUC, few Crews had the training, then there was Covid and changed everything. So it was the way LH wa...
Jump to post- MCDU Picture is the latest Thales (S8), they tweaked a bit the Menus and some pages and added some features. Should be standard on new builds, was an option before - FLS is an option, GLS as well. You can tick GLS without having FLS when ordering a new build AFAIK. - MORA on ND is an option Hope t...
Jump to postWhat are the tire speeds of the A350 Max tire speed is 204kts GS. VR in JNB in this conditions around 165-170kts. Exactly the same as a 787. So my comparison works on all levels. It doesn’t matter what Vr is only GS matters. While I respect you reading from a book I have operational knowledge as a ...
Jump to postIv been right on max tire speed in the 787. To say that tire speed is not an issue is false. On a hot day in DEN Iv been well below MTOW and right on Max tire speed. I am not sure i got you right, but we are discussing JNB and not DEN? And about the A350 and not the B787? The limits i stated above ...
Jump to postIv been right on max tire speed in the 787. To say that tire speed is not an issue is false. On a hot day in DEN Iv been well below MTOW and right on Max tire speed. I am not sure i got you right, but we are discussing JNB and not DEN? And about the A350 and not the B787? The limits i stated above ...
Jump to postTire speed was the problem for 777, due to high weight and wing loading (significantly higher takeoff speed). Since 359 is quite a bit lighter, it is simply limited by TOW. Not quite sure if it's limited by takeoff run, or required climb gradient. However, the main reason is "hot and high"...
Jump to postThe belgian VIP air component is no more since the beginning of 2021.
Jump to postI doubt LCD's can be used instead of CRT. Same problem exits for the A320, A330 and A340's that still have EIS1 CRT's. It is possible to upgrade EIS 1 (CRT) to EIS 2 (LCD), Airbus offers an SB for the retrofit. It has been done on all mentioned Airbus A/C, just a matter of willingness to pay the pr...
Jump to postThe A340 has an integrated foldable ladder to access the aircraft from outside. The B747 has one also. A little simpler than that contraption. I want to say our A300 have them too, but I haven’t been in the avionics bay in a long time A300 has it as well. Back in the days this ladder was standard, ...
Jump to postIn some A340 it is possible to enter forward (through the E&E) and aft cargo (through the mobile crew rest) comparments during flight.
Jump to postYour latter instinct would pretty much be the case, as today's standard A359s have the wing twist, (multiple available) 280 tonne weight variants, physical fuel sensor/pump configuration, and modified winglets, now factory-standard. Only real differences are installed cargo-loading hardware in the ...
Jump to postIn Europe there are many Airports with CAT IIIb capability. The lowest you can get (operators have to be certified for that) is NO decision height (ZERO) and 75m RVR. During Autumn there are several occasions demanding low visibilty approaches, but 75m are quite rare. But if its getting lower than 3...
Jump to postWith an RNP AR curved approach one would even be able to use lower minima than back in the days.
Jump to postDelta tried the Surface tablets, hated them, terrible service, went to Apple Delta and Skywest, both had them. So glad they dumped them. What was wrong with the Surface with these airlines? Overall iPads are a lot cheaper for the airline and lots of pilots want to have it. So its a winner for the b...
Jump to postBecause iPads seem to be doing a better job than built-in, original EFB. Also, they are normally issued to pilots on all fleets, whereas the manufacturer EFB's are airplane specific - there is a different one on say A350 and a different one on the 787 and there's none on other airplanes. There is n...
Jump to postLatest movements for 6 January 2021: MSN 285 Hainan Airlines A359 F-WZNZ/B-xxxx, Fourteenth Test Flight at TLS...(includes Ferry/Test Flights at both CHR and LDE): https://aibfamily.flights/A350/285 MSN 423 China Eastern Airlines A359 F-WZNX/B-30IJ, Engine Run and Taxi Check at TLS: https://aibfami...
Jump to postAircraft (tail number) can be outfitted and certified to be used at high altitude airports. Usually there is a possibility to deactivate the automatic deployment of the passenger oxygen mask or raise the threshold for the activation. This is incorporated in a special procedure for flying into these ...
Jump to postThe German A350s can even be used for troop transport. There are 76 premium economy seats in the back and 30 business class seats available in addition to the VIP seats. It's also planned to utilize them in the MedEvac role. https://www.bundeswehr.de/bw-de/organisation/luftwaffe/aktuelles/der-neue-...
Jump to postDL747400 wrote:Antarius wrote:The front cargo compartment is also sealed off. I'm not sure if all the equipment is present inside either (don't think so).
Curious.... What drove the decision to seal off the forward cargo hold?
On the A350, the HUD is an option and from what I see not many airlines buy it. I think it’s standard to be fitted on the A350, pretty sure we looked at not getting them and it was a higher cost because that configuration is non standard. Only carroer i can think diesnt have them installed is Air C...
Jump to postLHT Hamburg doesnt do heavy maintenance for airline customers anymore since a while. They are specialized in components overhaul, engines and outfitting/overhaul for VIP customers only.
Jump to postPRIMs took over the tasks, so no probes are required anymore. Evolution
Jump to post32andBelow wrote:Rarely do I see 737s at 410. Most are 330-370 along with the a320s. I will say I can’t remember an a320 at 410 but I have seen 737s at 400 and 410
qf789 wrote:German Air Force A359 spotted at TLS out of final assembly without engines (2 Jun)
The MCDU scrolling things becomes even more annoying when you go back and forth with the A350, which scrolls the other way... :eyebrow: The A350 windshield shades are tedious. I don't know why couldn't use the pretty decent integrated design from the A330. Instead you get this bit of tintet plastic...
Jump to postFirst flight yesterday:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aircrafts/49566341212/
geeek wrote:Who do the CAF flights? Is it the Airbus test pilots, or the airlines own pilots?
As Flow2706 says, the flight critical functions on the A350 are never touch-enabled. The touchscreen option is only for the outer display units, used for charts, performance calculations, manuals, ACARS, and such ancillary functions. The inner display units, used for PFD and ND, and the center disp...
Jump to postAny news here? The first A/C should be in FAL already
Jump to postWell, Airbus seems to be saying the PS aircraft is not a ULR What they may mean by that, is that the aircraft won't be meant to almost solely swap payload potential for fuel tankage, relative to a standard version. That's what the language here seems to convey: " it is not intending to produce...
Jump to postActually, the great circle distance is 8629 nautical miles, which makes the route 344nm longer than the distance to Newark. Should be doable with the ULR.
Jump to postPossibly some ACJ Customers will order the greater fuel capacity. In the low density ACJ config with almost no cargo expected, it could reach nearly any antipode city pair.
Airlines not so much
Hi Zeke, Thanks for that drawing! This seems to be the 7 frame RCT Option. The 5 frame RCT was standard, with the option of 7 frame. This is no ACT, but a bigger RCT which is fix installed. TCDS shows this option with additional 7900ltr, wich is pretty much the same amount as on your drawing. It mak...
Jump to postAFAIK only one ACT available for the -600 (fwd cargo hold, can keep the aft crew rest), one for the-300 (aft cargo hold, requires revoming of the MCR Crew Rest). None for the-500. Airbus once throwed a big ACT on a -200 (World Ranger) to make a Flight Le Bourget - Auckland and back nonstop, but nev...
Jump to postCould an A340-500 do routes such as DTW-PER, EZE-PVG, PKU-UIO, and SYX-ARI? (Not for commercial purposes) Via service bulletin I believe up to 5 additional centre tanks can be installed, each of them are 7200l/5200 kg capacity. That would raise the range to around 12500 nm. No idea if anyone actual...
Jump to postChaostheory wrote:Unlike the hypocrites in Germany, the US will support any equipment purchased.
https://www.flightradar24.com/DLH1PA/20acd6be DAIPA (MSN0069, built 1989) just on her last flight for LH after 29 years! She left Frankfurt for a roundtrip to HAM and made some circles over XFW where she was "Born". Bye Bye old fellow! To my knowlegde, all A320 (not 318/19/21) have been a...
Jump to postThey added the „DUAL COOL“ Button on the Overhead Panel for use at engine start and some changes to the fuel system (A319/320 only). All minor changes to the flight crew.
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