That call to ATC saying they got tailwind on rotation seems to me like 'yeah that happened because of this'. Most likely to save face because from an outside point of view that looked at most odd. For airbus drivers you do get wind data before rotation? if so, can you delay rotation a bit because of...
Jump to postHaving a hard time believing that after many years, so many hours the 787 will experience this just because some screens went black.
There's got to be more to this.
The prelim mostly discards a double bird strike, or fuel starvation as cause for loss of power.
Lots of wild speculation going on pointing to engine shutdown.
Its great the pilots managed to avoid worse outcome, and its unfortunate they died. They seemed to be very experienced. RIP. Word on the street from the pilot community here in So Florida, Hop a jet seems not to have such a great reputation, more into the 'shady' category, along with many other comp...
Jump to postOn the ATC audio, the pilot (who was very calm) had a chance to declare an emergency or at least say engine failure due to birds. If it was birds, they lost power and weren't sure it was the birds, or the pilots probably had an idea why engine power was lost and was not due to birds.
Jump to postThey were coming from the West (Gulf of Mexico), according to the FR data, they turned left, then right, when they normally turn right down for finals when coming from the gulf of Mexico. Seems to me as if they may have encountered birds or something happened for them to turn left on the approach a...
Jump to postThey were coming from the West (Gulf of Mexico), according to the FR data, they turned left, then right, when they normally turn right down for finals when coming from the gulf of Mexico. Seems to me as if they may have encountered birds or something happened for them to turn left on the approach an...
Jump to postThe 340-300 always gets a bad rap. But airlines saved lots of money since the same engine is the similar engine that the A320 family used. The engine was very accessible, reliable and cost efficient in term of maintenance costs. Not an Airbus tech, or junkie but based on what's publicly available, t...
Jump to postYou should do Tuscany. The area around Florence is amazing.
France, Normandy is great too.
Get out of the big cities, you should do museums and shopping in big cities, the rest, best to explore the country.
Been reading the statement and in it doesn't mention any specifics as to the 737-9 and the doorplug. My question is why is the 737-9 still grounded, and if keeping it grounded whilst the 737-8 still flies something that doesn't make sense. I can think of many many other issues similar to the 737-9 ...
Jump to postThe Max 8 doesnt have the door plug. There may be a zillion quality issues with every 737 structure regardless of type waiting to be found, or even on the 787/777, but you can only ground for specific reasons which are only evident on the Max9 with the door plug so far. The statement from the FAA d...
Jump to postI am deeply confused. So quality issues going on, and the FAA is going to look more into it. What has me confused if the 737-9 is the one grounded, why aren't the other variants, namely 737-8 also grounded, as they came out of the same factory and line, which according to FAA needs to be fully audi...
Jump to postI am deeply confused. So quality issues going on, and the FAA is going to look more into it. What has me confused if the 737-9 is the one grounded, why aren't the other variants, namely 737-8 also grounded, as they came out of the same factory and line, which according to FAA needs to be fully audit...
Jump to postQuestion for the 737 tech insiders, what else in the fuselage is fastened with bolts similar to this besides plugged exits?
Jump to postUnited found loose bolts in 5 of their 737 MAX 9 https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/united-finds-loose-bolts-on-plug-doors-during-737-max-9-inspections/ If these reports are accurate. I am left wondering, what else is loose or actually not done the way is supposed to? This is either a mass p...
Jump to postThe grounding is not a big deal, because is just till they check the planes one by one, then they can fly back. Is not a definite grounding.
What I am curious is, if there is a major design or structural flaw that caused this, this would not be resolved just by quickly checking.
This is going to hit BA hard. Not as bad as the other 2 max crashes but a bit less similar.
They only positives is no one died and it was on a Friday evening after markets are closed for a weekend.
It is a great miracle that this only resulted in 5 people dying, unfortunate still as 1 is too much but outcome would have been worse. As for these sorts of incidents, runway incursions are becoming more common in the US in recent years. I am just thinking of the incident of the Air Canada at SFO y...
Jump to postIt is a great miracle that this only resulted in 5 people dying, unfortunate still as 1 is too much but outcome would have been worse. As for these sorts of incidents, runway incursions are becoming more common in the US in recent years. I am just thinking of the incident of the Air Canada at SFO ye...
Jump to postWhat I find interesting is how they tried to make him feel guilty because according to him, all the cabin crew was fired. They are playing him, by firing the staff he complained about. I honestly think that any reviewer needs to be careful from now on if they fly in carriers like QR or EK and the re...
Jump to postI thought this was the government that cancelled the new airport because they did not want to waste money and spend on the poor. Yet they went ahead and started an airline, with money that could also be used on the poor, I also read they spending tens of billions on an unnecessary rail line in the M...
Jump to postWithout getting too much political since it is an aviation blog, we should take his comments and promises with a (massive...) pinch of salt. Just like his idea to dollarize the economy, do away with their BC as well as kick to the sidelines Argentina's two major trading partners (Brazil and China)....
Jump to postEven if this new president does this, there is a huge chance the next leftist government revives AR or makes another one. So its a very risky endeavor to invest in an airline in Argentina, despite the huge demand that exists in that country. That demand isn't going away, though. If Mr. Milei does t...
Jump to postAR should have been gone ages ago. Now, anyone with private money is not interested in competing in Argentina due to the subsidies and constant bailouts by the Argentinean government to keep AR flying. Even if this new president does this, there is a huge chance the next leftist government revives A...
Jump to postA world more 'equitable' is an impossible goal. We humans as species share the same 'hierarchies' as most of other 'non human' species that inhabit the earth. Hierarchic entities exist will always exist in everything, as not everyone is the same, we are all unique and different, therefore there will...
Jump to postRegional media now reporting that Saudi has put their normalization talks with Israel on hold. Nothing positive about that. https://www.samaa.tv/208732363-saudi-arabia-ends-talks-on-normalization-with-israel-amid-hamas-israel-war#:~:text=Saudi%20Arabia%20ends%20%22all%20negotiations%22%20on%20norma...
Jump to postI understand the Dutch are extreme when it comes to climate policy, but they keep this up, pretty soon they won't be able to afford basic things to survive, if they keep shooting themselves on the foot like this. Pretty soon they will also ban aircraft flying in an out of AMS and possibly overly the...
Jump to postI wonder why can't anyone use the same energy against private jet usage for those on the government, who use those jets on tax payer dime, most of the time without any real pushback from the media. I am sure 0 tax payer money is spent on these private jet flights. Can we let private companies decid...
Jump to postI wonder why can't anyone use the same energy against private jet usage for those on the government, who use those jets on tax payer dime, most of the time without any real pushback from the media. I am sure 0 tax payer money is spent on these private jet flights. Can we let private companies decide...
Jump to postIf in France or any other European nation with great food, be that also Italy or Spain, I suggest going somewhere they don't speak English. As touristic places tend to be overpriced and the food they make it so tourists like it more, tasting similar to what we eat on this side of the pond.
Jump to postNot unique to San Francisco. Homeless hang out and sleep at the San Diego airport. Luggage is often stolen from carousels. And a Delta baggage agent was attacked by a homeless person last year. Public housing program not needed. Eliminate extreme environmental regulations and zoning laws and allow ...
Jump to postFauci-“wear masks to help slow the spread!” People-“you can’t make us! We’re free from your medical tyranny” People-“I still got sick and covid spread while not following the basic guidance provided, clearly these experts know nothing” Let me add Fauci's comments on masks: “ There’s no reason to be...
Jump to postIt is not that I 'don't trust the science', its that I prefer to do my own research and analysis before I believe any so called expert and their intentions. I am no scientist, but I can think for myself on what I think its best for me and my family. Which raises the obvious question: who are you tr...
Jump to postThe real frame to view this in is: Bad guy with gun: 3 dead Good guy with gun: 1 dead The good guys are losing. And our gun laws and the state of our politics is causing it. No will, no care. Tugg So what would you prefer? the government enforcing the laws because they can't? or the government via ...
Jump to postPlease explain how they are experimental and why ‘vaccine’ is in quotes. You’re acting like mRNA therapy is something entirely new that did not already have a body of research behind it. It was experimental till February 2022. By then hundreds of millions injected this experimental 'vaccine'. And I...
Jump to postWere you hospitalized? You are still posting here so it seems as if the vaccine did its job. Interesting, so you are saying if people took the vaccine they weren't hospitalized and possibly died? Is that what you are stating? Nope. I'm stating that the vaccine was (and still is) very effective at r...
Jump to postPlease explain how they are experimental and why ‘vaccine’ is in quotes. You’re acting like mRNA therapy is something entirely new that did not already have a body of research behind it. It was experimental till February 2022. By then hundreds of millions injected this experimental 'vaccine'. And I...
Jump to postRFK2 is an anti-vaxxer. You don't suppose he's slightly biased. In books like this, you have to not just look at who is referenced, but who isn't. Everyone has an agenda. There's nothing wrong with the government pairing with private pharma. Some things are incredibly expensive to research and deve...
Jump to postRFK2 is an anti-vaxxer. You don't suppose he's slightly biased. In books like this, you have to not just look at who is referenced, but who isn't. Everyone has an agenda. There's nothing wrong with the government pairing with private pharma. Some things are incredibly expensive to research and deve...
Jump to postInteresting, Deep blue Washington State as a measure to determine the Democrat party as the 'Party of Life".
Wonder why Starbucks decided to close shop in those areas where life is so good.
trnswrld wrote:Love the quote above where a mechanic blames the pilots…..then video comes out showing they absolutely greased the landing lol. Try again buddy.
The horror, coal power plants... same type of plants Germany is reactivating https://www.businessinsider.com/germany ... rgy-2022-6
How many German citizens are suing their government?
Oh FFS, okay let's poll residents of the sunbelt and hard winter cities on whether they want to return to 1960s brown haze or not. Can we dispense with the bull already? We elect representatives and Senators to do something, other than all the rest of noise they do that doesn't actually do nothing ...
Jump to postThis ruling revolves around Congress' original intent in defining the standard of Best System of Emission Reduction (BSER), to be used by the EPA in regulating pollutant output by power plants. As originally written, the intent was to evaluate an individual plant's achievable pollutant reduction, a...
Jump to postAre there any viable parked MD-80s that can be sourced to backfill the capacity for Red Air or will this result in a permanent reduction in lieu of fleet replacement? (Which may not be realistically feasible). RED AIR's other 3 MDs have been parked since the accident and the company is sending thei...
Jump to postLooks like we will find out soon. The Secret Service will release a public statement addressing the allegations, and will fully cooperate with the Jan 6 committee. It looks as if the committee will regret having that testimony based on hearsay and creating all of this expectation when we found out ...
Jump to postLooks like we will find out soon. The Secret Service will release a public statement addressing the allegations, and will fully cooperate with the Jan 6 committee. "The United States Secret Service has been cooperating with the Select Committee since its inception in spring 2021, and will cont...
Jump to postWell, that lasted long, the outrageous claim that Trump went for the steering wheel is falling. A source close to the Secret Service tells me both Bobby Engel, the lead agent, and the presidential limousine/SUV driver are prepared to testify under oath that neither man was assaulted and that Mr. Tr...
Jump to postWell, that lasted long, the outrageous claim that Trump went for the steering wheel is falling. A source close to the Secret Service tells me both Bobby Engel, the lead agent, and the presidential limousine/SUV driver are prepared to testify under oath that neither man was assaulted and that Mr. Tru...
Jump to postSadly all we got today regarding the 'shocking' allegations was hearsay. Something that won't ever be admitted in a real court. Had it not been hearsay, probably this would have been shocking. I am still trying to imagine Trump in the back of a Limo trying to move a steering wheel. That seems like a...
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