Do you suggest that they want to allow smoking onboard? What's the source for this? Somebody up thread made a comment about them wanting to bring back the golden age of flying, which included ridiculous high fares and smoking. Decent seat pitch and legroom, meals in coach, 60% load factors instead ...
Jump to postSomehow I think an old person charged with felonies should have the right to consider ending their life. It is about as rational as any other option. It is concerning and tragic when a younger person is so traumatized by arrest and incarceration over some sort of minor criminal activity. Oddly, Chr...
Jump to postThis is not what happened. How do you mean that's not what happened? I had a couple of refunds processed in exactly the way I described. I note you go on to mention cancelled due to UK government lockdowns. Direct your ire their way rather than to the airline unable to conduct its business and with...
Jump to postS0Y wrote:I am sure somebody in BA finance got a nice bonus/promotion on the back of this strategy.
In the environment of religious extremists banning books in America, a group of parents in Utah has managed to get the bible banned in the Davis School District elementary and middle schools. https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/06/01/bible-is-banned-these-utah/ In the beginning, a parent fil...
Jump to postIn the environment of religious extremists banning books in America, a group of parents in Utah has managed to get the bible banned in the Davis School District elementary and middle schools. https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/06/01/bible-is-banned-these-utah/ In the beginning, a parent file...
Jump to postPaul, I’ve just seen another one:
32Bit wrote:is Ruili Airlines going to get their 6 787's on order even built?
That's getting these two images in negative? Is this a bug, or were they accepted like this?
Anyway, Monaco was great with another masterclass from Max. One of the best qualifying sessions in F1 history with a brilliant last sector by Max. On Sunday he mastered all challenges, truly a joy to watch. Excellent results also for Alonso and a very 'appy Ocon. Verstappen himself said he was luck...
Jump to postAnyway, Monaco was great with another masterclass from Max. One of the best qualifying sessions in F1 history with a brilliant last sector by Max. On Sunday he mastered all challenges, truly a joy to watch. Excellent results also for Alonso and a very 'appy Ocon. Verstappen himself said he was luck...
Jump to postIs this the end of USA Jet DC-9 operations? Are there any other remaining DC-9 operators? (MD81-87 excluded) Everts Air Cargo in Alaska has a couple I believe. 30 series if I’m not mistaken. Everts has no DC-9s active, the last one stopped flying nearly a year ago. They're operating a number of MD-...
Jump to post1 - a.net management doesn't care. 2 - install an ad-blocker 3 - see 1 I don't get any ads. Me neither on my PC or laptop, but if viewing on my phone or iPad then the ads are intrusive. Plus, an increasing number of sites now detect ad-blockers and refuse to load unless you disable the ad-blocker fo...
Jump to postAnyway, Monaco was great with another masterclass from Max. One of the best qualifying sessions in F1 history with a brilliant last sector by Max. On Sunday he mastered all challenges, truly a joy to watch. Excellent results also for Alonso and a very 'appy Ocon. Verstappen himself said he was luck...
Jump to postFew key takeaways from my perspective: The RB is so much better than any other car in race trim, that VER never had any issues maintaining the medium tyres for such a long time while comfortably being able to keep a safe distance. And this on a track that is not really aero heavy. Weird choice of s...
Jump to postA pity for the context that the number plate definitely says "New York" across the top. And there are no pumps that look like that in the UK. The video further down the article is clearly shot in the UK. Maybe you get a different feed. I cannot find any UK video. however the Daily Star li...
Jump to postThere are widespread reports of drone attacks on Moscow. Multiple explosions heard in and around Moscow. Russia of course blames Ukraine for this "terrorist attack" while Ukraine says..... nothing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65751650 Looking a bit more at these drone atta...
Jump to postmarcelh wrote:And it’s one of the “Triple Crown of Motorsport”, together with the 24 hours of Le Mans and the Indy500.
There is no way to fix lack of places to overtake in Monaco. You can only spice things up by looking at other elements. And pitstops/tyre strategy is one of those places… The thing is, we all seem to be in agreement that Monaco needs "spicing", especially the race itself. Yet do we really...
Jump to postIt's a shame that F1's most prestigious race brings so little excitement with it. I think F1 did a decent job of increasing excitement with the new regs last year, closer racing from the ground affect has made a real difference however the cars are too big. They are great at doing round sweeping co...
Jump to postWhat a race from Ocon! Very quick when he needed to be, appropriately defensive when that was necessary and absolutely nailing the risk/reward level of aggression during the very wet period. Seemingly the only driver who didn't smack the wall at some point in the race. Fantastic race with lots of d...
Jump to postQuali ended up with a few changes than what I wrote. I didn't know FP3 got shut down early. In any case, I won't spoil the quali results, here's a link for those who want to know: https://racingnews365.com/2023-f1-monaco-grand-prix-qualifying-results Quali was quite exciting to say the least and th...
Jump to postSouthwest 737MAX7 N7225Z LN8382, painted all white at RNT (6 May) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52875763597_d011697c32_6k.jpg 737-7 Southwest 8382 67467 N7225Z by ca350 , on Flickr Perhaps another special livery in the works? Let the speculation begin :) I believe many (if not all) of WN's 73...
Jump to postSome questions: Does anyone know definitively the weight of the whole system - stairs, hand rail, plus mechanics to deploy and retract. How reliable are they in day to day operation - keeping in mind that every FR 737 uses them multiple times every day? scbrimi, re: question above "plus mechan...
Jump to postIn order to not derail this thread, I started a separate topic in Tech/Ops to discuss some specifics around the use of the 737's integrated stairs.
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1484405
The thread in Civ-Av re Ryanair ordering 150 737-10 threw up an interesting question regarding Ryanair's continued use of the 737's integrated stairs. My personal view is that FR will continue to order 737s with integrated stairs as long as they're available as an option, because of the way FR opera...
Jump to postCan't wait to see the MAX 10 in FR livery. I'm sure they'll be a staple on UK - Canary islands flights which has high demand year-round. According to Boeing, the MAX 10 has about 5000 km realistic range without extra fuel tanks, so FR can fly them Stockholm - Canary islands. I was cabin crew on the...
Jump to postPhilBy wrote:A pity for the context that the number plate definitely says "New York" across the top.
And there are no pumps that look like that in the UK.
Aesma wrote:I think it's staged.
Will all the frames come equipped with integrated air stairs? As long as it’s available as an option, I assume FR will continue to order them. I’d be intrigued to know how much FR actually saves by using integrated air stairs. They obviously don’t come “free” and there must be a small fuel burn/pay...
Jump to postCertainly not the first and won’t be the last. Plenty of such videos out there.
https://youtu.be/3Ah8AsEG014
william wrote:Quoted companies' balance sheet.
EY ads banned in UK for "green washing": https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/12/etihad-airways-sustainable-aviation-ads-banned-uk Wow, that's a crackdown and a half, I imagine the response is a bit exaggerated if only to send a message to others... You do wonder what the reasona...
Jump to postKinda silly question, but do airlines do "deep cleaning" ln their aircraft interiors? Depending on the fabrics, I would imagine they would do, no? Yes they do, but depending on the fabric changes what can be done. For example, the sage runner/trim on the seats will likely be a nylon fabri...
Jump to postWell, it’s a big step forward in technology and the lower fuel burn is impressive However I don’t remember an engine manufacturer going to the huge expense of developing and building such an advanced new product then putting it on hold while hoping a customer will come along ? It’s difficult to und...
Jump to postHard to see them spending a lot of money developing this engine unless that had customers lined up. Chicken and egg - if they didn't spend the money and have the technology available, they wouldn't be ready when an airframe does need it. Airbus and Boeing spend money all the time on new technology ...
Jump to postflyingturtle wrote:The questionnaire sheets always ask about "male to male" intercourse. It's not about the gender, it's about the behavior.
Unsurprisingly, Russia has gone into full "outraged bluster" mode after Biden green-lighted the supply of F-16s to Ukraine. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-65655895 Western countries will be running "colossal risks" if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, according t...
Jump to postLDRA wrote:Scale it down to 5000lb thrust for Airbus A300 sized MoM aircraft
I heard that American’s executives were quite incompetent in the trial. Just how incompetent were they? Shouldn’t you ask the person you heard that from ? Some on this thread were talking about how AA execs like Raja were blatantly admitting to wanting reduced competition. Have you ever heard an ex...
Jump to postA counterargument would be that even if Ukraine did manage to compromise the security of Russia's top military leadership like that, they've been leading so badly that Ukraine would not want to risk them being replaced with someone more competent if they were killed. I've said this before - after o...
Jump to postSo, if a man walked in to donate blood, how did they verify if he was gay or not? Were gay women also banned?
Jump to postIt's pretty much inevitable in the longer-term. I think you'll see it first on dedicated freighters before it moves to passenger service.
Jump to postDL plans to retain balance of Airbus-Boeing and doesn’t see an aggressive shift in either direction, although it’s primarily taking Airbus right now. https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/maintaining-airbus-boeing-balance-really-important-delta-ceo-says Would you expect him to say...
Jump to postAnother article from FlightGlobal: Rolls-Royce to pause UltraFan testing after first phase as it waits on airframer need https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/rolls-royce-to-pause-ultrafan-testing-after-first-phase-as-it-waits-on-airframer-need/153360.article Speaking at an event held in its Testbed...
Jump to postcasinterest wrote:But are these concerns the App, or the user's themselves. Especially since the ban is for 25 and under.
FLYFIRSTCLASS wrote:Tik Tok is idiotic. I support the ban!
william wrote:Don't see why its dead on arrival, its getting government funding- Technologies will transfer to present products too.
I flew CBB-LPB in a TAM 737-200 back in 2015. Was a really nice flight.
Jump to postAn engine that's 10% more efficient that the best of today's engines is a good step forward, but is it "game changing"?
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