johns624 wrote:It was some Europeans who tried to claim that he really wasn't a Norwegian, so they could distance themselves from his act.
Cdydatzigs wrote:NWAROOSTER wrote:Tim Clark missed his chance. He could have ordered the 747-8i but he did not.
Is it too late to order the 747-8i?
MoreLegRoomPLS wrote:... and Boeing May 2022 cancellations:
-4x 789 Norwegian
Because of the simple bomb dropping process, the tanks being hit are static. And drones have simple IR for night. Tanks can't move forever. There also a clip of an MTB first missed by a few meters, seeing the danger, quickly starting the engine & moving, just a second too late.. Some MTB's now ...
Jump to postAccording to MacMillan dictionary, "To agree to something or agree to do something means that you will do something that someone wants you to do:" That's just one of many possible uses of the verb and doesn't apply in this case. I'm not sure why you're getting so hung up on the semantics ...
Jump to post321's are in Europe only built in XFW, not in TLS whereas the 319/320 can be build in either location. Don't expect these frames to be build/assembled in the US or Chinese factories. Airbus will be building A321s in TLS in the old A380 assembly building. The plan was to be producing them by end of ...
Jump to postEasyJet needs airplanes, has analyzed its options and has decided to order Airbus Neos. The thread title, agrees to buy, makes it sound as if EasyJet is the passive party and has had this order imposed on it by Airbus Two parties were involved and they reached a business agreement. Airbus agrees to...
Jump to postTim Clark wants his cake and eat it too. Just like many of the best airline CEOs. He should of used his head for more than just to grown hair on. Did he really need about 125 Airbus A380 aircraft? Emirates clearly did pre-Covid. I think he's forgotten more about running a profitable airline than mo...
Jump to postSerious question, You are British, correct? Why are you so polarized on American politics? Yes, I'm English. Firstly, American politics directly affects me in ways I'm not prepared to discuss here. Secondly, much of the World outside America was severely shocked by the events of 6th January and is ...
Jump to postPolot wrote:Edit: And right after I post this they edit the article. From the new wording it sounds like the 56 A320neo are a new order.
Wonder if Haji will object to this new order as well like he did the last one ? Also, why not keep this announcement for Farnborough next month ? The reporting by Reuters is quite vague and it even suggests to me this is not actually a new order. Either way, it’s not firm since the article clearly ...
Jump to postDaCubbyBearBar wrote:Sir Tim must have very specific wants if 350 is too small and the 380 is too big.
NWAROOSTER wrote:Tim Clark missed his chance. He could have ordered the 747-8i but he did not.
ObadiahPlainman wrote:So that thing would be too small, but the A380--which is being parked everywhere--is too big?
Someone please given Tim Clark some smelling salts.
I have a hard time not seeing the 787-10 involved in this order, high capacity aircraft with good range. Seems to be working very well for SQ. Just about everyone said the 787-10 was a shoe-in at Emirates as well. :scratchchin: and they did end up ordering it. Just about everyone said the 787-10 wa...
Jump to postikolkyo wrote:I have a hard time not seeing the 787-10 involved in this order, high capacity aircraft with good range. Seems to be working very well for SQ.
My opinion is that this crusade against Trump is unwarranted. These hearings (read: theatrics) are a distraction from the pitiful state of our economy—unfettered inflation (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61569559) and gas prices (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61569559), and the specter of a ...
Jump to posthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-15/cathay-pacific-studying-new-aircraft-order-for-regional-routes Cathay is still due to take the first of 21 Boeing 777-9s newest long-range aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2025. The order runs to 2028, about two years later than originally planned...
Jump to postNot entirely, when it comes to most of the missions they are planning with the A350, a 787-9 or even a 787-9 HGW would have been a better solution. However with deliveries of the 787 suspended, AI's previous horrendous experience with exorbitant lease rates for their 787's and also a flurry of main...
Jump to postjubaexpress wrote:I simply suggested that without full knowledge, blaming the passenger entirely is premature.
An anti-vaccine doctor went to the Capitol protest on Jan 6 to film a speech against various government COVID policies. She went into the building during the riot to film her speech in Statuary Hall, and kept speaking after police asked her to leave, so was arrested. Now convicted and charged. Her ...
Jump to postWere you there? Do you have information to suggest he 'just had to wait a few minutes'? I suspect you don't. I suspect you weren't there either. :roll: The linked article states that ground staff were helping three other restricted mobility passenger off the same flight, including the dead man's pa...
Jump to postcaverunner17 wrote:scbriml wrote:caverunner17 wrote:This move certainly isn't going to increase bookings for TK.
It will make close to zero difference.
If you think that, then you don’t understand global brand marketing.
I sometimes have the feeling that native English speakers are finding all non-english words hard to pronounce. Aerolineas Argentinas and Conviasa are easy to pronounce for the 600 millions Spanish native speakers. Neither Aerolineas nor Conviasa are exactly challenging pronunciations for native Eng...
Jump to postI seem to recall AI canabolizing new 787s for parts to keep the others flying. A lessor's nightmare trying to keep serial numbered planes back together. Not to mention the shody service records. Any link to your 'claims', or is it just your personal opinion? It was a while ago now, but it was well ...
Jump to postIn which case, you should have made an effort to write the ü in Türk, as well as get the dot off of the i in Yollari (which I don't have on any of my keyboards, in spite of having downloaded keyboards for the 12 languages I commonly use - which goes to show how anti-international the new name of th...
Jump to postI sometimes have the feeling that native English speakers are finding all non-english words hard to pronounce. Aerolineas Argentinas and Conviasa are easy to pronounce for the 600 millions Spanish native speakers. Neither Aerolineas nor Conviasa are exactly challenging pronunciations for native Eng...
Jump to postThe whole thing is just weird and a political stunt. There's no reason to not keep both the western and traditional names, ie Deutschland vs Germany or Czechia vs Czech Republic. Plenty of countries and cities have reverted to non-English, non-colonial names. Do you still call Mumbai Bombay? Do you...
Jump to postcaverunner17 wrote:This move certainly isn't going to increase bookings for TK.
As much as I like it, I don't think this is going to do TK any good, they are a connecting hub airline and here in the UK Turkish airline has a pretty big presence with several flights a day into LHR, MAN, BHX, LGW, STN etc. Türkiye Havayolları does not. What percentage of their UK passengers actua...
Jump to postdcajet wrote:So I guess no more liveries like this one?
MalevTU134 wrote:Should we laugh or cry?
DIRECTFLT wrote:scbriml wrote:DIRECTFLT wrote:When I go to bed at night, I do not lose sleep over the KSA.
Do you really lose sleep over Iran?
I do not lose sleep over Iran.
DIRECTFLT wrote:When I go to bed at night, I do not lose sleep over the KSA.
No, they really don’t care and you’re deluding yourself. https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-harry-enten-predicts-republicans-take-huge-house-majority-best-position-in-over-80-years/amp/ I wasn't for one moment meaning the morally bankrupt who would vote for someone like Trump. I meant those of us (in...
Jump to postYesterday I noticed a tweet from Tarmac Aerosave that Azul is taking delivery of used A350s: https://twitter.com/TarmacAerosave/status/1534883286362820610?s=20&t=34WC2F8LCs3xTrbeJWSF2w Planespotters.net has already listed MSN 124, 153, 168 and 187 to be going to Azul in the upcoming months, whi...
Jump to postImagine how bad things would be if Boeing didn't have all those decades of tanker experience. :duck: As many here have tried to explain, the KC-46 is not the KC-135, it's significantly more advanced, as requested by the USAF. The decades of experience with the KC-135 won't overlap very much with th...
Jump to postAirWorthy99 wrote:The only person who died as a result of this riot was an unarmed woman who was shot in the neck.
KlimaBXsst wrote:Looks like roughly 6x as many people tuned into the Final Episode of M*A*S*H compared to the tune in numbers of the first night of the Kangaroo Jan 6 Committee.
Having read this thread in its entirety, a couple of obvious facts springs to mind. 1: Leeham is useless as a source As with many other blog sites, Leeham is largely useless owing to it’s complete lack of insight and credible sources. It is, for better or worse, nothing more than an enthusiasts sit...
Jump to postReverseFlow wrote:It's not the lack of equipment that's going to ground the fleets but lack of consumable parts like brakes and tyres.
luckyone wrote:PGA has every legal ground to determine their membership requirements. It's that simple. If someone doesn't like it, they can go watch the LIV.
As an american colleague of mine used to say, "Only in America!"
Jump to postAvatar2go wrote:Her death is an absolutely needless tragedy.
LabQuest wrote:These players should face a lifetime ban of any tours inside the USA.
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that it is still not using its fleet of KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers to support combat operations, and will not for the foreseeable future except in response to "emergency need." This is despite the service recently touting that these aircraft c...
Jump to postDoes anyone have any idea why two RoFAK C-130s and a A330 tanker all flew into Boscombe Down this evening?
Jump to postIf mental gymnastics were an Olympic event, we'd have several gold medal candidates in this very thread. The lengths they'll go to to playdown gun-related deaths is just staggering.
Jump to postThere are full-blown wars that don’t kill 45,000 people a year — when the war in Ukraine is a year old it won’t have killed 45,000. You could make the case that the US is in a state of civil war with these numbers. All that’s missing is the unified reason for the death toll eg one political dispute...
Jump to postbikerthai wrote:scbriml wrote:US or UK navy would probably never be allowed in the Black sea.
Why not, neither are by letter of the law are belligerent countries.