Re: Visual difference between RR & GE engine on the 787

Thanks for the inputs... i think the visual differences are indeed very few in this case.

Visual difference between RR & GE engine on the 787

Hi, what are the external distinguishing features of the RR Trent and the GEnx engines on the 787.

thanks//Vimanav

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - October 2019

From the Turkish Aviation thread, TK has been granted cargo flight rights for Ahmadabad. I guess the Pakistani issue isn't as big as some have presented it on here. I am sure Turks are working on more rights for passenger flights. For decades India has had an open sky policy with regard to cargo. S...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - October 2019

edealinfo wrote:

India, UAE set to discuss bilateral air traffic rights

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - August 2019

edealinfo wrote:

CaliguyNYC wrote:

edealinfo wrote:

Its seat capacity to India has been frozen since 2016 with no end in sight.

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - June 2019

These planes were often described as the "flying coffins" [because of the relatively high accident rates]. RIP. And just how do you describe them as flying coffins? Of the first 31 A320s Indian Airlines ordered (the 4 wheel bogey MLG aircraft) only one, Echo Papa November was lost on Vale...

Re: Cathay Pacific B747-400ERF B-LIA

Thanks Zakuivcustom

Cathay Pacific B747-400ERF B-LIA

Hi All

B-LIA, B747-400ERF of CX last operated as CX3374/01APR HKG XMN. No sign on FR24 of her after that. Would any Asian/CX fleet trackers be able to share why B-LIA is in XMN so long?

thanks in advance.

brgds//Vimanav

Re: Jet Airways: reports cash running out

Our cat with nine lives NG may still have one conditional ace up his sleeve. Now that EY is willing to sell out, agree to it and have SBI buy them out and in turn sell it to QR who will have no issues once the "enemy country" investment has exited. It would be a God sent opportunity for QR...

Re: First Lufthansa A380 in New Livery Rolled Out

https://twitter.com/AeronauticsO/status/1070857292353019905 Lufthansa's first A380 in the new colors has been rolled out in Guangzhou. The aircraft, D-AIMD, is currently undergoing maintenance checks before heading back to Germany. Wait, wait, wait... GUANGZHOU!?!? WHY was LH painting their plane i...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - 2018 (2)

Given that QR already flies the Qsuite 777 to BOM and BLR, one can expect A350 service to BOM/BLR soon. But it is surprising that QR doesn't have a second daily flight to BOM, BLR or MAA, opting instead to use its limited bilaterals to fly to ATQ, GOI and NAG. That's because there is a capacity lim...

Re: British Airways to Resume Pakistan Flights - British High Commissioner

Islamabad is actually a lovely place and relatively safe. I don't know what exactly the 'hardship' would be. It's quite boring and there isn't much to do, but for a one day layover, it would be fine. Lahore is also safe enough and a far more interesting city than Islamabad. Karachi wouldn't be a sa...

Re: Air Italy launches Delhi

What is Italy's bilateral rights to India? I would like to know how many weekly unused rights are available for Air Italy. Please note I see this as multi-year growth. Indian Civil Aviation policy permits countries that are 5000kms or beyond from DEL 'Open Sky'. So Air Italy should not find bilater...

Re: Same station manager working multiple cities for an airline?

My father used to be Station Manager for TG in CCU. There was a time in the 70s when the TG routing to KTM used to be BKK-RGN-CCU-KTM-CCU-RGN-BKK with DC-8-63 aircraft 5 days a week. My father used to handle the flight in CCU, do CCU-KTM o the flight, handle the flight at KTM and return KTM-CCU. So ...

Re: Could UK to Dubai (or another UAE airport) be the next long haul single aisle aircraft low cost airline destination?

Cunard wrote:

But your missing the point, FlyDubai is being merged into it's parent company Emirates so any further routes would no longer be started by FlyDubai.

Re: UAE-India to negotiate new air service agreement

As far as DXB is concerned 66502 seats out of a maximum possible 66504 seats are utilized. Same goes for the Indian carriers as well. While EK and FZ operate something like 212 weekly services with all but 30 of those being with widebodies, Indian carriers operate over 320 services but mostly with n...

Re: Etihad A380 Business Class, JFK AUH

The pictures... precisely what i am struggling with. I tried uploading them from dropbox but somehow doesn't seem to work. Any guidance will be helpful.

thanks//Vimanav

Etihad A380 Business Class, JFK AUH

Etihad A380 Business Class, JFK AUH My family and I had the opportunity to fly the Etihad (EY) A380 on a flagship sector JFK AUH in Business Class on June 13, 2017. Following the US ban on laptops by carriers from select countries in the Gulf (including EK, EY and QR) and being the holy month of Ra...

Re: Dubai asks for un-restricted access to India's North East

Actually in my view we really ought to stop viewing EK, EY, QR and co. as airlines waiting to take away business from Indian carriers. They simply are airlines who offer a product that caters fantastically well for our desi janta who have resoundingly given them a thumbs up by moving their business ...

Re: Air India to Lease B787-9

ben237829624 wrote:

dtw2hyd wrote:

AI has had to scrap its 4 yrs old 777-200LR VT-ALH.

Re: Identify this aircraft type (is it an A330?)

This is not an A330-300 as the span looks greater than the length of the aircraft. A 333 is about 208ft in length while the 332 is about 193ft. Both have a wing span of 197ft. A look at the above will clearly tell you which version it is. In layman lingo A330's RR engines are fully cowled, GE engine...

Re: Identify this aircraft type (is it an A330?)

Pleveque09 wrote:

This is a 767-300 winglets , not an Airbus ! Happy new Airliners.net Year !

James Hogan CEO EY to go

Two articles that seem to indicate his tenure is all but over.

https://global.handelsblatt.com/breaking/sources-etihad-to-ditch-ceo-james-hogan
http://gulfbusiness.com/abu-dhabis-etihad-dismiss-group-ceo-james-hogan/

brgds//Vimanav

Plane Crash in Pakistan: PIA Flight 661

http://www.dawn.com/news/1301042/pia-flight-goes-missing-on-chitral-islamabad-route-reports

Appears to be PK661 operated by an ATR.

Hope it lands safely.

Prayers

Vimanav

RE: Disused A320 Damaged In Crane Move Attempt

Any idea on the MSN?

would have been one of the Echo Papa series i assume.

brgds//Pran

RE: Emirates One-off A380 Non-stop To AKL

Interesting. The flight time appears to be lesser than <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emi...

RE: Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 - 43 Years Ago Today

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Pu" class="quote" target="_blank">Pu</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>It might be very possible to see the ghost of a dead...

Tiger Moth Landing Distance

Dear All

appreciate if any of you could provide me with the landing distance required for a Tiger Moth.

thanks and best regards

Vimanav

RE: EK Plans To Massively Expand In India

Oh wow... Emirates getting more seats to India. @ 85 million annual pax, i calculated 189 daily A380s (2 class) if this were to happen. Ojas - please find my suicide note under a brick next to pillar no. 18 at <acronym title="Eastern Airways (United Kingdom)">T3</acronym>/IGI Airport. brgds//Vimanav...

RE: IndiGo Firms Order For 250 A320neos

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RE: IndiGo Firms Order For 250 A320neos

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RE: Airplane Registration Numbers

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Pan Am B707 Crash In CCU June 13, 1968

N798PA, Clipper Caribbean - a Boeing 707-321C crashed in <acronym title="Kolkata (Calcutta) - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (Dum Dum) (CCU / VECC), India">CCU</acronym> exactly 47 years ago on 13JUN68. I have searched all databases for a photograph of this aircraft without luck. Would an...

RE: Boeing 777 - Twenty Years In Service

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAX772LR" class="quote" target="_blank">LAX772LR</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>Quoting BlueSky1976 (Reply 10): Amazing ...

RE: Boeing 777 - Twenty Years In Service

Ah those heady days of 1995 when the first B777 landed in <acronym title="Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (Palam) (DEL / VIDP), India">DEL</acronym> on a demo flight. I was there at this spot on the road that used to be called "Jumbo point" on my bike seeing her on approach, going overhead at le...

RE: Indian Aviation Thread Part 109

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RE: Indian Aviation Thread Part 109

And in the meantime <acronym title="Air Tahiti (French Polynesia)">VT</acronym>-ANI is back where she belongs. Flew AI20 on 06MAR <acronym title="Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (Palam) (DEL / VIDP), India">DEL</acronym>-<acronym title="Kolkata (Calcutta) - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Internatio...