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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation
Replies: 205
Views: 28563

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

I'm so exhausted by what happens in that part of the world. They all need to just figure it out.

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first
Replies: 33
Views: 2736

Re: Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first

Pfff, I don't see the big deal. McGuyver did this in Season 2... "All I had was a paper clip, a rubber band, and a pound of my own metabolic waste..."

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: OAK Renaming Proposal: San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Replies: 189
Views: 14571

Re: OAK Renaming Proposal: San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport

I think it's a shame that you are so ashamed of the place where you live, no pride of place, that you feel it necessary to change your own identity. Oh well. More confusion for consumers.

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UPS wins USPS primary air cargo contract
Replies: 29
Views: 5045

Re: UPS wins USPS primary air cargo contract

I wonder if losing that contract will affect how many more Cessna 408 SkyCouriers FedEx plans to take. They have 50 on order and have had ~18 of those delivered so far.

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: United Overstaffed due to Boeing Delays; To Offer Voluntary Program
Replies: 43
Views: 8597

Re: United Overstaffed due to Boeing Delays; To Offer Voluntary Program

This probably means the delays are much bigger/longer than most of us are thinking. If it was only 12-18 months, I strongly doubt they would implement such a program. I suspect we’re looking at a major reduction in velocity of new deliveries. My thoughts as well. There are 10 MAX 10 built for UA ju...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

I think many people are disparaging Boeing for putting an accountant who spent most of her career at legacy McDonnell Douglas in charge of commercial airplanes where the glaring problems are safety and quality. She’s got a horrendous resume if they are trying to focus on engineering and manufacturi...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Brazilian government looking into 3 way Azul/Gol/LATAM merger
Replies: 35
Views: 5280

Re: Brazilian government looking into 3 way Azul/Gol/LATAM merger

I thought something like this could happen under a Bolsonaro, but an interesting thing to occur under Lula de Silva. not good for consumers quite opposite. Bolsonaro is a right wing politician with a liberalism position. Lula is a well known left wing politician who loves state intervention on the ...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Brazilian government looking into 3 way Azul/Gol/LATAM merger
Replies: 35
Views: 5280

Re: Brazilian government looking into 3 way Azul/Gol/LATAM merger

I thought something like this could happen under a Bolsonaro, but an interesting thing to occur under Lula de Silva.
not good for consumers

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Wow, such esteemed universities… Hmmm, disappointed by her pedigree are we? I guess you believe Boeing needs more elites for what ails it. Perhaps you should apply. I'd like to see an outsider take the reigns, but I don't think it's polite to disparage her. I think many people are disparaging Boein...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Sun Country eyeing second focus city similar to MSP
Replies: 116
Views: 11623

Re: Sun Country eyeing second focus city similar to MSP

I'm impressed by this litte airline that can! Good on them!

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Folks at Boeing probably think that while there is POPE there is HOPE :-) Wow, such esteemed universities… ”…bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southwest Missouri State University and a Master of Business Administration from Lindenwood University.” Hmmm, disappointed by her pedigree are we? I gue...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan to unveil next generation passenger plane
Replies: 83
Views: 18019

Re: Japan to unveil next generation passenger plane

Every time I hear hydrogen-powered something or other I always shake my head. For our 6th grade science fair in the 70's I did electrolysis of water. I was amazed at how little hydrogen was produced - even using a battery charger I only got enough to flare it off with a little woot. I am not a chem...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

An airline CEO is not an appropriate candidate for this position IMO. Part of how we got here, is pressure from airlines on training requirements. Among many policy changes we should make, barring airlines and manufacturers from coneidering training requirements in the sales process seems rational ...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan to unveil next generation passenger plane
Replies: 83
Views: 18019

Re: Japan to unveil next generation passenger plane

Every time I hear hydrogen-powered something or other I always shake my head. For our 6th grade science fair in the 70's I did electrolysis of water. I was amazed at how little hydrogen was produced - even using a battery charger I only got enough to flare it off with a little woot. I am not a chem...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Wouldn't it be great if we had a Boeing version of ASFlyer or EA CO AS to give us thoughts from what people on the ground & work in the plants think, or is that just me? There must be someone here who does work there, but I'm guessing the corporate culture is unforgiving for sharing such inform...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Jon Ostrower at The Air Current reporting that it was the CEOs of UA/AA/WN/AS who organized and essentially forced the move to remove Calhoun and others. https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/boeing-csuite-changes-calhoun-deal-kellner-pope/ I find it interesting that almost nobody has bothere...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/25/boeing-ceo-board-chair-commercial-head-out-737-max-crisis.html Watch the interview with Calhoun, Calhoun's responses were 'the Board this, the Board that...' When he took over as CEO after Mullenburg.... his responses were 'Dennis this, Dennis that'.... Didn't focus ...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30675

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Originally Pope was to succeed Calhoun as CEO of Boeing,no? Now she will be CEO of Commercial Aircraft. So, clearly there is pressure to locate candidates for CEO of Boeing from the outside,no?

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

Thank you very much! I appreciate your effort!! And I'm scared. This does not sound definitive. If you hire expensive enough lawyers and you do not certify the 10. What's left? They'll certifiy it. No way they are walking away from 1000 orders with another 400 options on the table. How many extra r...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

The synthetic AoA sensor retrofit to 8 and 9 is very vaguely hinted at in this press release: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/newsroom-and-events/press-releases/easa-declares-boeing-737-max-safe-return-service-europe "Let me be quite clear that this journey does not end here,” he (EASA Executive...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

So back to my point: At what stage do they "bite the bullet" and cancel the variant so that they are focussed on a new product? Cheers. In January 2023, Boeing revealed it had 810 MAX 10 orders. Since then we seen orders piled on, UA added some, just a few weeks ago American ordered 85 mo...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:55 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Qatar likely to order 100-150 Widebodies, will likely consist of A350s and 777Xs
Replies: 69
Views: 19757

Re: Updated: Qatar likely to order 100-150 Widebodies, will likely consist of A350s and 777Xs

LaunchDetected wrote:
planemanofnz wrote:
scbriml wrote:
Those issues have been resolved and the "source" of those issues is no longer with QR.

Where is Al Baker these days?

Hired as Paint Centre Quality Inspector in Toulouse


Best response of this thread. Thank you for the moment of levity.
First major order post U-Turn Al for QR, no?

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

You are assuming allot. You don't know the status of sythentic AoA sensor. The EICAS issue has been put to bed as there is no deadline given in the updated congressional mandate. Your responses are starting to read like F.U.D. more than anything. You've already drawn your conclusions. You are just ...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

So is it certified? Pffff, current Boeing leadership hasn't published that detail publicly. Current PR has been tight lipped about everything for the last 6 years. As annoying as the Randys were, at least you learned things on occasion. (well not all the hash they were slinging was believable --- e...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

Do we know if it has indeed be flight tested? From a 2022 thread here on a dot net: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/boeing-works-737-7-737-10-approvals-amid-strict-faa-scrutiny Summarising: Aviation Week says the 737 MAX 10 has been flying with the enhanced AOA (eAOA) since 3/3/2022, following c...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

1 year for inlet fix is 4/2025. But you all have sources that substantiate that being another 20 to 38 months beyond that? Only Boeing's very long track record of overpromising and underdelivering. I hope they can fix it quickly, but how far out does this EIS need to be until they start losing cust...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus A220 Ramp Up Strained As Workers Now Prepare To Strike
Replies: 64
Views: 9723

Re: Airbus A220 Ramp Up Strained As Workers Now Prepare To Strike

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AIMTA, representing 1,300 out of 3,000 workers at Airbus’ plant in Canada, voted 99.6% in favor of rejecting the contract and 98.9% in favor of a strike. Union members include mechanics, toolmakers, welders, and technicia...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airbus A220 Ramp Up Strained As Workers Now Prepare To Strike
Replies: 64
Views: 9723

Re: Airbus A220 Ramp Up Strained As Workers Now Prepare To Strike

Wow, just 5 or so workers willing to keep their Sabots on.

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

Do we know if it has indeed be flight tested? From a 2022 thread here on a dot net: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/boeing-works-737-7-737-10-approvals-amid-strict-faa-scrutiny Summarising: Aviation Week says the 737 MAX 10 has been flying with the enhanced AOA (eAOA) since 3/3/2022, following c...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

Who would own 737 production certificate at that point? Comac? I see what you did there... :bored: Won't be ByteDance, I can say that with a degree of certainty. I'll go out on a limb and say Boeing retains the production certificate for the 737 family of products in 2026. :roll: The way things go ...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing’s Troubles
Replies: 850
Views: 108006

Re: Boeing’s Troubles

Not when your biggest priority is stock buy backs. How much is Boeing spending on stock buy backs? Boeing spent 43 billion on stock buy backs between 2013 and 2020. They purchased over 20% of the outstanding shares. That money could have gone to a clean sheet 737 replacement or the NMA/MOM, but McN...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

I agree that the fictional anet timeline for the MAX 10 certification isn't based in reality. I'm also not willing to bet my life savings that Boeing will be delivering the aircraft before 2027. No one's asking you to do that on A.net, that's Draft Kings... Since everyone is spit balling.... I'll s...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

I agree that the fictional anet timeline for the MAX 10 certification isn't based in reality. I'm also not willing to bet my life savings that Boeing will be delivering the aircraft before 2027. No one's asking you to do that on A.net, that's Draft Kings... Since everyone is spit balling.... I'll s...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

No, itll be more mid 2028 onwards. 1 year for inlet fix is 4/2025. But you all have sources that substantiate that being another 20 to 38 months beyond that? At this point with Boeing assuming the worst case scenario for timelines hasn't even been sufficient in the last 5 years. Hopefully they woul...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

SEU wrote:
JonesNL wrote:

With a little bit of extra delay we are looking at an EIS in 2027…


No, itll be more mid 2028 onwards.


1 year for inlet fix is 4/2025. But you all have sources that substantiate that being another 20 to 38 months beyond that?

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:05 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA 737-800 Loses Body Fairing In Flight
Replies: 128
Views: 19050

Re: UA 737-800 Loses Body Fairing In Flight

ikolkyo wrote:
Boy, UA is doing Boeing zero favors this past week when it comes to the media.


it's bad. Thank goodness is wasn't a MAX 8... would trigger all manner of hysteria..

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 90
Views: 18288

Re: Boeing 737MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

9 months to fix the inlet anti-ice system responsible for the MAX 7 certification delay was wishful thinking: Rewoking that system of course effects MAX 10 certification as wll. This released today: "Boeing told lawmakers its planned fix for an engine issue on all 737 Max jets will take up to a...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737MAX 7 Development / Testing / Production - 2024
Replies: 117
Views: 16513

Re: Boeing 737MAX 7 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

9 months to fix the inlet anti-ice system responsible for the MAX 7 certification delay was wishful thinking: This released today: "Boeing told lawmakers its planned fix for an engine issue on all 737 Max jets will take up to a year, delaying certification of the 737 Max 7 and Max 10 airliners....

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Qatar likely to order 100-150 Widebodies, will likely consist of A350s and 777Xs
Replies: 69
Views: 19757

Re: Qatar Airways looking to (re) introduce First Class

Sermons wrote:
With MAX 10 delayed possibly beyond 2027 , they will be getting the a321neos first (in 2026).

Beyond 2027 is 2028, so greater than 45 months from now. Bit off topic for this thread, but could you share the evidence you have for that claim in the MAX 10 Development thread? I'd be curious to see it.

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 737 MAX Fails Dozens of Tests in FAA Audit
Replies: 116
Views: 20457

Re: Boeing 737 MAX Fails Dozens of Tests in FAA Audit

Why are you rooting for them? It's not a sports team. :roll: Boeing clearly has a lot of systemic issues and quite honestly, has no real plan to fix them. It'll probably take a few more crashes until any real meaningful change happens. It may very well be that he lives on the North American Contine...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead
Replies: 29
Views: 6883

Re: Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead

He retired in 2017, at age 55 or 56; a 32 year career has him starting at 23 or 24 years of age with Boeing. Sad that he did not enjoy a long and peaceful retirement.

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Former Global Crossing Chief to start Florida based A220 airline: Air Flo
Replies: 62
Views: 8763

Re: Former Global Crossing Chief to start Florida based A220 airline: Air Flo

You can adopt the Spirit model of charging for everything onboard. If the passengers complain, the flight attendants can just tell them to 'Kiss my Grits'....

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: BA unveils new narrowbody seats
Replies: 52
Views: 8415

Re: BA unveils new narrowbody seats

Some pics of the new seats ... https://www.headforpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BA-new-shorthaul-seat-webp.webp https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-british-airways-9-billion-transformation-with-new-seats-2024-3 https://www.headforpoints.com/2024/03/05/british-airways-new-short-haul-seati...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: John Oliver's Take on Boeing
Replies: 81
Views: 14428

Re: John Oliver's Take on Boeing

Wasn't the 787, which originated from the stillborn Sonic Cruiser studies developed under his tenure? Also the 747X studies which only didn't bear fruit because its many of its target airlines were reeling from the Asian Financial Crisis. You're making my point. Sonic Cruiser and 747X both went now...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: John Oliver's Take on Boeing
Replies: 81
Views: 14428

Re: John Oliver's Take on Boeing

Not much in the way of airplane development... 777 was already done... though he did authorize the next derivatives (77L and 77W), yeah we had the 767 Tanker (with all of the controversy that sunk him)... Wasn't the 787, which originated from the stillborn Sonic Cruiser studies developed under his ...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: John Oliver's Take on Boeing
Replies: 81
Views: 14428

Re: John Oliver's Take on Boeing

I for one was not aware of that detail about Phil Condit's personal life. :tapedshut: Which I feel is a cheap blow, given that Condit was not even involved in Boeing's issues since the 2000s. I always thought the problems began around Condit... He seemed to want to do everything but build airplanes...

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by FiscAutTecGarte
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Frontier Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 163
Views: 19330

Re: Frontier Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

B6 announced today 3/4/2024 that all NK/B6 Merger Activity has ceased, osea the merger plans have been terminated.

I wonder if there was any language in the agreement that prevents F9 and NK from resuming their previous merger activity immediately?

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