<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/zeke" class="quote" target="_blank">zeke</a> (<a href="#98" class="quote">Reply 98</a>):<br/><i>15 days per month is what an office worker will ...
Jump to postAn appraiser's value can be vastly different to the market value, especially for a given serial number. Avitas' comments certainly do not mean that Delta did not pay $7.7m. All Avitas says, if you link the Delta story to Avitas comments, is that Delta got a very good deal on a specific <acronym titl...
Jump to postI can already picture an Airbus slide highlighting the absence of commonality between a 737-800 and a 737-8MAX.
Says who? Southwest pilots.
Air Florida 90 (January 1982, 737 out of <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> that crashes shortly after take-off in the Potomac) Excerpt from the Wikipedia article: "The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the cause ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bond007" class="quote" target="_blank">bond007</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>"... Passengers need at least two alternat...
Jump to post~I witnessed on two separate occasions people stepping off a plane after the <acronym title="Safair (South Africa)">FA</acronym> announced "You are onboard flight number 1234, en route to XXX,..." They had gotten on the wrong airplane, and by extension had been let on the wrong airplane ~I witnessed...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/FlyHossD" class="quote" target="_blank">FlyHossD</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>As a captain, it was my duty to consider t...
Jump to postI think this is all about "this girl caused discomfort and uneasiness to ther passengers" more than a safety concern. Opening a door inflight? (quoted as a threat the girl posed) No chance Our society needs to learn how to deal with autism and people with mental illness. Including on an airplane. Th...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AviationAware" class="quote" target="_blank">AviationAware</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>If they ever make <acronym title...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/r2rho" class="quote" target="_blank">r2rho</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>No, on the A330 that's a criminal 16.5" width, o...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airbazar" class="quote" target="_blank">airbazar</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>17" seats is becoming industry standard ev...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Q" class="quote" target="_blank">Q</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>How come all Boeing and McDouglas are over 30-40 years o...
Jump to postEven before the 787 or A350 or 777X, the A330-300 is the prime culprit in dwindling down 777-200ER production. The last meaningful production year for the 777-200ER was 2006 with 20 deliveries. In terms of orders, all through the first half of last decade, the 777-200ER would garner up to a dozen or...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KarelXWB" class="quote" target="_blank">KarelXWB</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>To promote the 200 seat option. Agreed it'...
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Jump to post<a href="http://easternairlines.aero/daniel-stone.html" target="_blank">http://easternairlines.aero/daniel-stone.html</a> From Daniel Stone's biography: "Mr. Stone has over 40 years of experience in commercial airline jet aircraft maintenance with specific experience on the <b>A320</b> which Eastern...
Jump to postFunny little fact: on May 21st, Boeing booked an order for 61 737 MAX, which happens to be the same number as what Air Canada is ordering. So Boeing booked two 61 737 MAX orders the same year? Not 60, not 65. 61!
Who do you think is the unidentified customer of May 21st?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Pellegrine" class="quote" target="_blank">Pellegrine</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>Funny that a few of the Boeing defen...
Jump to postThanks Trijets, that's a good point.
FWIW, LAS answered my email very quickly.
Hi, I am looking for data on runway usage at a given airport, i.e. % of operations performed on runway 25R vs 07L (for example). I haven't found this data on airport websites and was wondering if there was a source for that. In my current case, I am looking for runway usage at <acronym title="Las Ve...
Jump to postWonder how much Boeing and Airbus pay for these ads that the ASA, in essence, says does not impact potential buyers. Still interesting to see that Boeing's unit cost comparison is based on significantly different pitches between both aircraft. I wonder if they would have an issue if Airbus compared ...
Jump to postIs this the equivalent of what Airbus has with Airman?
Jump to postFor what it's worth, I like the story and I would much rather read this than reading the opposite, i.e. "Paying passenger forced to give up seat for non-revving passenger." Who cares if Delta gave a nudge to the story? And did they actually? Any anonymous douchebag can become famous in a matter of i...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Jpax" class="quote" target="_blank">Jpax</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>150 other passengers do not deserve to be terrifie...
Jump to postAlthough the stock swap says that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> wa sthe biggest entity coming into the deal, the management team will be mostly US-led. So I think this adds to the cloud as to who is acquiring and who is being acquired. In the end, it really is more of a conso...
Jump to postThe Google-translated version of the article doesn't quote any source and I haven't found anything via Google that suggests that these prices were quoted by Finnair or Airbus. Add to that the uncertainty about whether engines are included or not + escalation clauses + whether this price applies to t...
Jump to post"Better than expected"... but where is the reference? The MTOW is a full 13 tonnes higher than when the 747-8F was first marketed, with insignificant payload range improvement, which means that most of that weight increase is to cover higher than "expected" empty weight. <a href="http://www.flightgl...
Jump to postFreight operators have always tended to favor a "one-size-fits-all" approach to cargo with large freighters. Although that worked until a few years ago, with pressure on yields from increased competition, with high fuel prices, that model doesn't seem to be optimal. I think Etihad has it right, mixi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Stitch" class="quote" target="_blank">Stitch</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>How about China Southern? They expressed their...
Jump to postThanks for the answers. Yes, part of the <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> order went to FedEx a couple years ago. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DALCE" class="quote" t...
Jump to postBoeing booked an unidentified order for two 777Fs on December 15th, 2011. These are not the FedEx aircraft, which were booked the same day.
Any idea as to who they are intended for?
Any speculation as to whom the two 777Fs booked as unidentified by Boeing on Dec 15th are for?
[Edited 2012-01-09 02:35:12]
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SEPilot" class="quote" target="_blank">SEPilot</a> (<a href="#49" class="quote">Reply 49</a>):<br/><i>I suspect the real factors in Airbus suspe...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Stitch" class="quote" target="_blank">Stitch</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>However, I wonder if Airbus' recent dec...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Ejazz" class="quote" target="_blank">Ejazz</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>They never cancelled the 4 B789's but changed ...
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Jump to postI think people on these forums think that launching and developing an aircraft is like Apple launching a new version of an Ipad or Starbucks launching a new moccacappucino. The costs, leadtimes and risks associated to launching and developing an aircraft, whether it be a derivative or not, are enorm...
Jump to postI heard elsewhere there is an issue with the FMS. The one for the -8F is still not completed and so had to be certified with 747-400 FMS software. Any truth in this? Any clarifications to be made? <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetic...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#97" class="quote">Reply 97</a>):<br/><i>Why would informing the world of an arrest...
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Jump to postEveryone is loosing track of what's really important: WHAT WAS THE REGISTRATION <acronym title="Transports et Travaux Aériens de Madagascar">OF</acronym> THE AIR FRANCE AIRCRAFT?? <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="...
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