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Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Quali 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...

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Re: Boeing 737MAX Production/Deliveries - 2023

Southwest 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...

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Re: 737 Integrated Stairs

Some 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...

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Re: UPDATE: Ryanair orders 150 737-MAX 10 + 150 options

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737 Integrated Stairs

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...

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Re: UPDATE: Ryanair orders 150 737-MAX 10 + 150 options

Can'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...

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Re: New Tesla owner tries to put gasoline (petrol) in their car

PhilBy 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.

The video further down the article is clearly shot in the UK.

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scbriml

Re: New Tesla owner tries to put gasoline (petrol) in their car

Aesma wrote:
I think it's staged.

I did think it might be - for a couple of obvious reasons.

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Re: UPDATE: Ryanair orders 150 737-MAX 10 + 150 options

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...

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Re: New Tesla owner tries to put gasoline (petrol) in their car

https://youtu.be/3Ah8AsEG014

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

william wrote:
Quoted companies' balance sheet.

Boeing hasn't made a profit for years. They haven't stopped R&D, quite the opposite.

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Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion - 2023

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...

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Re: QF Project Sunrise - Interior A350 Design

Kinda 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...

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

Well, 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...

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

Hard 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 ...

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Re: Ban on Gay Blood Donations Lifted in the United States

flyingturtle wrote:
The questionnaire sheets always ask about "male to male" intercourse. It's not about the gender, it's about the behavior.

Exactly - so the system was totally dependent on the honesty of the donor. Not much of a system, IMHO.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

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...

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

LDRA wrote:
Scale it down to 5000lb thrust for Airbus A300 sized MoM aircraft

Five engines on each wing?

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Re: AA-JetBlue Northeast Alliance(NEA) Court Case Discussion

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...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

A 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...

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Re: Ban on Gay Blood Donations Lifted in the United States

So, if a man walked in to donate blood, how did they verify if he was gay or not? Were gay women also banned?

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scbriml

Re: Airbus Project Connect

It's pretty much inevitable in the longer-term. I think you'll see it first on dedicated freighters before it moves to passenger service.

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Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

DL 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...

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

Another 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...

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Re: Montana Bans TikTok, Enforceable?

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billpdf/SB0419.pdf

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Re: Montana Bans TikTok, Enforceable?

FLYFIRSTCLASS wrote:
Tik Tok is idiotic. I support the ban!

What happened to personal freedom and the land of the free? The ban is most likely unconstitutional as well.

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

william wrote:
Don't see why its dead on arrival, its getting government funding- Technologies will transfer to present products too.

Just wishful thinking.

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Re: Transporte Aéreo Militar-TAMep returns to service in Bolivia

I flew CBB-LPB in a TAM 737-200 back in 2015. Was a really nice flight.

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Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

An 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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Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Severe weather at Imola and we may expect a (partially) wet weekend. https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/16/paddock-evacuated-as-italian-gp-hit-by-severe-weather-threat Actually there will be no weekend as Imola has been cancelled https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/imola-f1-italian-grand-prix-...

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Re: Mass Shooting in Farmington, New Mexico

More Guns = More Deaths. Tragic all the way around with elderly people targeted at random. Seems like this young man wanted to hurt a lot of people. Glad the officers got him, but still sad that it happened. More cars=more deaths. More people=more deaths. You just can't stop yourself playing those ...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

You and I have different definitions of what a shrink is. The fact that the fuselage stays the same is irrelevant. It's the platform in which it is built that matters to me. Boeing took a 77W and removed a few frames. That makes it a shrink, literally. Did they? Or did they take the 77W's new bits ...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

Looking back through the thread, DL’s next 359 delivery is 2024? What about the next 339? I visited Toulouse a couple of weeks ago and saw a number of DL A339s in various stages of production. 2031 N422DZ delivered 12-May-23 2032 N423DX due May-23 2034 N424DX due Jun-23 2037 N425DX due Jul-23 2045 ...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

I don't know who said it first on here, but still rings true: "contrary to popular belief, not every airline needs the 787." I usually say " not every airline needs the additional performance of the 787". 8-) I usually say "not every airline needs to be able to fly their lo...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

Considering the slow pace of A330NEO sales, and DLs notoriously opportunistic buying M.O., plus the fact that they already have some, this ought to be a A330Neo order. Perhaps Airbus is giving them rock bottom pricing on "last call" aircraft. they would work nicely on transatlantic and lo...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

airbazar wrote:
Big, large, is all relative. I just don't see anything more than a 20+30 A350/A339 split to start replacing some 767's is all I would expect.

Only 50 widebodies? Hardly worth getting out of bed for.

An order for 50 widebody planes is a big order in anyone's book.

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

How many A350's does Delta need, they have enough all their current long haul flights. Their 767 certainly are old, is the A339-900 the right airplane to replace them ? DL clearly needs more A350s than they currently have. Given DL’s fleet and stated desire to simplify it, the A330neo would seem to...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

This is all still speculation, right? I would say "informed speculation". Unlike a rumour started by someone who's sister's boyfriend's brother works at ATL and overheard two DL pilots chewing the fat over a pre-flight coffee. There seems little doubt that Airbus and DL are in talks about...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

How many A350's does Delta need, they have enough all their current long haul flights. Their 767 certainly are old, is the A339-900 the right airplane to replace them ? DL clearly needs more A350s than they currently have. Given DL’s fleet and stated desire to simplify it, the A330neo would seem to...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

1337Delta764 wrote:
So if DL is having durability issues with with the Trent 7000, why would they order more A330neos? Something seems kind of fishy.

Unlike many here, maybe DL knows what's best for DL? Crazy talk, I know.

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

If this order takes place during the Paris Airshow June 19-25, then along with the possible WB order from TK being placed at the same time, it will be a very successful show for Airbus. Same probably holds for Boeing too. That timeline might be too optimistic if, as the Bloomberg article states, di...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

This is all still speculation, right? I would say "informed speculation". Unlike a rumour started by someone who's sister's boyfriend's brother works at ATL and overheard two DL pilots chewing the fat over a pre-flight coffee. There seems little doubt that Airbus and DL are in talks about...

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Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

Does Delta need 2 different 8000nm aircraft with the A338? I get that it's the smallest Airbus widebody but I don't really see the benefit when it's not an ideal 763 replacement. People are obsessed with range - how many A330s are flying 8,000nm routes today? If DL doesn't select the A338, it being...

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Re: School Shooting in Belgrade, Serbia

Spot the difference: Horrified by the two recent mass shooting events, the Serbian government declared a one-month amnesty for citizens to hand in unregistered weapons. In the first week of the amnesty, over 13,500 weapons were handed in, including many registered guns that owners no longer wanted. ...

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Re: Turkish Airlines to order 600 aircraft in June

Bradin wrote:
The closest we can argue a new aircraft type would probably the only new aircraft type will be the 777-9s

Which was reported up-thread as not being considered by TK for this order.

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scbriml

Re: Nevada decriminalized traffic tickets

Not clear how reducing the penalties for motoring offences is a good idea. How are the penalties being reduced? You still have to pay the appropriate fine or other penalty for a minor traffic offence, but you don't end up being branded a criminal. Not seeing the issue here. Because it is not regard...

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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion - 2023

A7-ANT A350-1000 MSN 430 was delivered TLS-DOH on 12th May. I believe this is the first A350 delivery to QR since they reached settlement with Airbus.

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Re: Airbus A350 Production/Deliveries - 2023

C777ER wrote:
When is JAL going to make another appearance?

I saw MSN 628 (JA02WJ) in final assembly during the Airbus tour on 20th April. MSN 610 (JA01WJ) is also presumably around Toulouse somewhere, but we didn't see it. Both -1000s.

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Re: Nevada decriminalized traffic tickets

bennett123 wrote:
Not clear how reducing the penalties for motoring offences is a good idea.

How are the penalties being reduced? You still have to pay the appropriate fine or other penalty for a minor traffic offence, but you don't end up being branded a criminal. Not seeing the issue here.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Yes, and hitting all those fuel depots and ammo dumps need to be done well before the offensive starts Seems like they are concentrating on hitting command and control right now. bt Based on how this "Special Operation" has been conducted I am not sure that is such a good idea, they might...

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