Just need to be careful on your bookings. Lufthansa has been throwing in some Eurowings on their flights to YYZ recently, charging the same amount of money for a much inferior product and service. Flight to Europe was with regular Air Canada Star Alliance codeshare.
Not sure about other routes.
Why wasn't it simply ferried back to Japan as the program began winding down ? Amazing that as much as 7-8 billion was wasted pursuing this project. You could argue that the Tupolev Tu-144 was the biggest most expensive failure in commercial aviation history, but in fairness to the Russians, they w...
Jump to postIf arrangements can be worked out, to supply a small number of them, it could be between the UK (whose test pilot school has experience on the type), Sweden as the builder of logistical supporter of it, if they cannot supply some themselves due to maintenance of their combat fleet prior to becoming...
Jump to postThis kinda stuff is just incomprehensible. It is not like Daher is a small component manufacturer operating out of some warehouse. It is hard to understand how essential production processes, including real time monitoring and quality control, can be so poorly executed for such high value contracts...
Jump to postA fresh quality issue with the center fuel tank of the 767 freighter and KC-46 tanker is bedeviling Boeing, illustrating the ongoing fragility inside its supply chain and adding to the list of production obstacles standing in the way of reaching a regular jetliner delivery tempo. The supplier, whic...
Jump to postI refer you to reply 1297 on this thread, an interview with someone in a position to appreciate the realities of F-16's in the real world situation in Ukraine now, what the right choice, if Western types are provided, could be. Remember, F-16 is ultimately a product of the USAF, the last time it, i...
Jump to postAnd now straight from Serbia's president Vucic mouth at IDEX2023: Serbia negotiating the purchase of a dozen Rafale fighters with Dassault Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić told the press that he is negotiating with Dassault Aviation the acquisition of 12 new Rafale fighters for 3 billion euros. D...
Jump to postIMHO, the events in the past 48 hours or so are most indicative of the following: 1) China (or another foreign entity, but most likely China) is monitoring our reaction to the object...from our response time to our determination to/capability of shooting the object down. 2) China (or again another ...
Jump to postSomewhere they said two school buses in size. My source reports roughly 3 buses. It's size doesn't matter, what does is the fact we haven't done anything but put up a Recon airframe and a pair of F-22's to intercept. China is playing us here, and they are testing us in response time and what we do ...
Jump to post:scratchchin: If the scope of AUKUS is for nuclear and ultra highly secret technology like the B-21 or NGAD, then why would Canada need to join? They surely don't have the budget for any of that. :stirthepot: bt Hehe, we wanted nuclear subs before we got our current conventional ones, but the US re...
Jump to postI think I know what you mean, in the charts as posted you can see some particular "Kinks" in the chart, in the cases of 0 cargo the kink happens when the aircraft is no longer able to take the allocated pax due to MTOW limitations, in the cases with cargo the first kink happens when the M...
Jump to postSo trip cost is different in for each plane in each scenario, the amount of cargo or pax taken will alter the fuel use due to weight differences, Its relatively easy to change in the code so I'll post some example charts with the total trip costs. Really cool stuff Fred, exactly why I signed up a c...
Jump to postCan we at least see these parameters per plane?: ⋅ Trip cost ⋅ Cabin m2 (therefore assumed seat count) So trip cost is different in for each plane in each scenario, the amount of cargo or pax taken will alter the fuel use due to weight differences, Its relatively easy to change ...
Jump to postTop Canadian military official says country should be involved in AUKUS. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-officer-aukus-deal-1.6714845 While he obviously is not a politician he is a public servant, I take this as a sign that there are negotiations happening in the background. Trudeau was c...
Jump to postIf there are any questions about the model or specific configurations of the variables you would like me to upload then let me know. Fred Thanks for this, really interesting. Looking at this, and figure 6 in particular, do you have an idea why anyone would order the 779X over the 350-1000? At what ...
Jump to postMaybe who knows there was talk of Japan joining at one stage also. https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/by-the-numbers-should-japan-join-aukus Interesting, I was not aware of that. The South Koreans would also be fairly obvious candidates from my armchair. I wouldn't mind a NATO equivalent for the Paci...
Jump to postTop Canadian military official says country should be involved in AUKUS. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-officer-aukus-deal-1.6714845 While he obviously is not a politician he is a public servant, I take this as a sign that there are negotiations happening in the background. Maybe who kno...
Jump to postTop Canadian military official says country should be involved in AUKUS. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-officer-aukus-deal-1.6714845 While he obviously is not a politician he is a public servant, I take this as a sign that there are negotiations happening in the background.
Jump to postDenverTed wrote:Looking at the graph, a big market for 45 min to 1.5 hr flights. Nobody wants to wait 35 min to deplane. Twin aisle for short flights with 200 to 250 passengers.
And after they are done kicking the Russians out of Crimea, they could base a couple of aircraft carriers in Sebastopol and they would already have the Hornets ready to operate on these carriers. Talk about long term planning ;-). Seen the last carrier they built for the USSR, not counting the one ...
Jump to postHere is an article describing the first flight testing of F-35's with the TR-3 data processing refresh. The first production models are expected to begin with Lot 15, later this year. This is a prerequisite to begin implementing Block 4. Since the F-35 is largely software-driven, the flight envelop...
Jump to postExtremely tight seats, armrests, aisles, thin fuselages, for 6-8 hour flights, work better on paper than in reality. A 184 inch fuselage with 7W doesn't look very feasible to me. The 767 is 198 inch.. I’m no aircraft engineer, but I think 184” wide fuselage would work for 7w. I whipped up a quick 7...
Jump to postIs there a chance these planes would be grounded based on an international request once they arrive at an international destination? I'm sure they wouldn't fly them into the US or similarly, but maybe a country like Bahrain could be pressured to hold the plane on the ground.
Jump to postIs the 251t variant now the current build standards, and operators simply get a "paper downgrade" if they wish, or does Airbus still build physically different weight variants?
Jump to postGood news ! I'm guessing 2 engines (also true for the Gripen) played a role for a country with plenty of places you can't hope to land on and don't want to eject over either ? The Gripen is designed to land on short landing strips. Sweden (and Brazil) are also full of land you don't want to eject o...
Jump to postShort video of the German Air Force test launching a drone out of an A400 during flight as part of the development of FCAS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmpLnhPRjk0
Jump to postInteresting summary of the information that is publicly available, thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to see how FCAS will resolve the carrier requirement. I cannot see the Germans accepting compromises on their aircraft. A two-variant development à la F35 subvariants would be interesting an...
Jump to postThe excellent "The Aviationist" blog answers my questions about delivery time and final assembly of the Luftwaffe´s F-35 https://theaviationist.com/2022/12/16/germany-will-finally-get-f-35s-to-replace-tornados/ Training of the first German pilots will start in 2026, IOC is planned for 202...
Jump to posthttps://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/defence-minister-anand-considering-multi-billion-dollar-purchase-of-u-s-built-surveillance-aircraft New article claiming that Canada is "considering" the purchase of 8-12 P-8s, via a proposal from Boeing. Of concern however are two con...
Jump to postGiven the amount of money invested in their training, I would think something like a non-competitive clause could be added. You can't go to work for an adversary after learning the secrets of the military. Companies do this, the military could as well. There is. In the UK i believe its called the O...
Jump to postLarge western SAM systems are set to arrive as well: "President Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems," a White House statement on the phone call said. https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-condemns-russi...
Jump to postI mean, if we're really getting into pie in the sky thinking, why don't we kill two birds with one stone? Let's just build a 767-400 with 4 x PW1000G GTF engines for the KC-Y AND the E4-B replacement?!?! It'll meet the new engine emission standards, give ample space for cargo and fuel, and have mod...
Jump to postI would think there is enough of a market for both the E2 and the A220. As a Canadian, I am obviously biased toward the A220 from a personal preference standpoint. It is the more modern platform of the two, and if Airbus can sort out supply chain and production, areas they are experts in, the A220 h...
Jump to postThis is just a suggestion, and it might not work for you, but have you given any thought to flying to Toronto on Porter? I haven't done it yet myself, but the thought of arriving over Lake Ontario or the Inner Harbor to land at Billy Bishop Airport, close to the downtown area is uniquely appealing ...
Jump to postCanada isn't that far from Russia over the Pole. You know, that dynamic may be changing. With the melting of the ice cap, there will be lots more navigable water to defend. Thus Canada is looking for 20 new MPA. They still don't need a large standing army, but maybe it's time to think about more sh...
Jump to postIf I am NOT mistaken Delta Air Lines operate Airbus A330s with three diferent types of engines, Power Plants. The A330s they got from Northwest have Pratt & Whitney engines. Delta then ordered A330s with GE engines even though the new aircraft were similar to what they inherited from Northwest....
Jump to postIs there a reason wwhy AC has invested in dedicated freighters while UA/DL/AA have not for the large North American legacy carriers? I would imagine there is a lot more exports out of USA requiring belly freight cargo than Canada too. IS there something about AC that is different than say UA in ter...
Jump to postAllNippon767 wrote:This is how the new landing lights look in the dark, quite nice. Very A220esque
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10584894
Semi-hijacking this thread, I was just looking at the Fokker 70 a few days ago. How did she compare against the CRJ and ERJ? According to Wiki, only 47 were sold to customers, roughly 300 of the family if you include the F100. CRJ family is at almost 2000, ERJ family at roughly 1250. Any ideas why?...
Jump to postThat's interesting. Is N195DN known as a hangar queen? Easy to understand that they don't want an aircraft that goes tech all the time on a route that important. Is it common for airlines to schedule the most worn out or outdated aircraft for developing nation destinations? It really isn't about th...
Jump to postAlways liked the 200ERs with the Trent engines. A quiet and comfortable ride.
Jump to postSemi-hijacking this thread, I was just looking at the Fokker 70 a few days ago. How did she compare against the CRJ and ERJ? According to Wiki, only 47 were sold to customers, roughly 300 of the family if you include the F100. CRJ family is at almost 2000, ERJ family at roughly 1250. Any ideas why?
Jump to postIn this article the writer speculates that Turkey's desire to buy more F-16 may be thwarted by the US Congress. https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/turkey-may-not-be-the-loser-if-it-cant-acquire-f-16s If Turkey is not allowed to buy F-16 or permission is given but with restrictions on use that...
Jump to postThis article has some current info on the Eurofighter's Long Term Evolution plan, which seems to refer to platform updates available to all EF customers: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-07-16/typhoon-looks-bright-future Not sure about the credibility of the info, but it...
Jump to postThe new Australian states of North Island and South Island? :rotfl: :stirthepot: Realistically, does Australia even have the capability to overtake (assuming they would ever want to) any other larger country in the region, like Indonesia? Indonesia has ten times the population, even if Australia is...
Jump to postBut would make more people nervous in the immediate region besides the Chinese The new Australian states of North Island and South Island? :rotfl: :stirthepot: Realistically, does Australia even have the capability to overtake (assuming they would ever want to) any other larger country in the regio...
Jump to postIn a special interview with DW’s Richard Walker, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warns Beijing that she is “very serious” about reducing Germany’s economic dependency on China. Baerbock said Germany must ensure that it cannot again fall victim with blackmail — as it did over its dependenc...
Jump to postAlways ironic to hear the mainland Chinese claiming "bullying" by others. You know most of them get paid to defend the CCP and manipulate public opinions in the West https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party They are usually active on popular websites like Youtube and Twitter (which are...
Jump to postIf the Hornet redesign had been different or implemented differently, who knows, but they turned it into a pig. They should have just stayed with the F-18C and given it conformal tanks and upgraded engines and gone with the A7F as the main bomb truck. Then they would have had more money for JSF/NGA...
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