Maybe he made some mistakes or used poor judgement in his choice of words, but he’s no criminal. The executives who pressured him to minimize training are the criminals. If a person was under some peer pressure to have a few drinks with colleagues after work, and then decided to drive home, and acc...
Jump to postI’ve never seen data that shows Caution alerts are insufficient to get the crew’s attention. From the article "Clifford said the 777 tone "has proven to not capture the pilot's attention in these low airspeed circumstances."" This covers conditions where the crew may have select...
Jump to postMy question about this is: What effect will the information that may come out have on the criminal trial for Captain Forkner? Obviously some information may come out in this action that may effect the charges against him by the DOJ. I think that ship has sailed. Both Scott Hamilton and "Flying...
Jump to postI don’t agree. The 777 Autothrottle has the auto-reengage function. The 737 does not. It’s just that the Asiana crew screwed up the mode selection so badly that Auto-reengage didn’t function. I’m sure you are aware the Autothrottle was changed to better protect against such crew errors. The 777 als...
Jump to postDespite the positive changes you describe at Boeing, it seems they need to embrace the idea that this point is really, really low and not likely to improve. Airlines are already having problems finding qualified pilots and will likely be doing so for many years to come since parents have figured ou...
Jump to postWeather diversion. As stated above, sometimes it's better for passengers and the operation to return to the point of origin instead of diverting to another city. KSMF 091706Z 32006KT 1/4SM R17R/2200FT FG OVC002 04/03 A3033 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/4 T00390033 $ KSMF 091653Z 31006KT 1/8SM R17R/1400FT FG OV...
Jump to postOne would hope that on the next iteration of airplanes that they might design in some features to make this harder to do even if no was meant to, as it did happen. Engineeringing today is a race between s engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof designs, and the Universe trying to ...
Jump to postMy At what point do you have to design an airplane to account for someone who doesn’t show basic flying skills? Despite the positive changes you describe at Boeing, it seems they need to embrace the idea that this point is really, really low and not likely to improve. Airlines are already having pro...
Jump to postPrecipitated from the first event was an autothrottle alert like found on the FBW Airbus autothrust. This however was not extended from the 737 to other models the 777. If lessons learned from the first event had been implemented across other types the second event in my view would not have happene...
Jump to postFirst was a system malfunction, second was the crew selecting an inappropriate automation mode, which put the automation in an incorrect state so it wasn’t holding their speed for them. Precipitated from the first event was an autothrottle alert like found on the FBW Airbus autothrust. This however...
Jump to postWhether designing a system that will predictably produce these commands after a human erroneously set it up is still state of the art is another question. Especially since there seem easy ways to throw a warning (see experts above). But I guess FAA and Boeing haven't agreed yet how humans and compu...
Jump to postMy car allows me to drive at 60mph/100km/h and turn the wheel hard to the side. I could roll this thing. I wonder why the automation in the car doesn't prevent this? Are you sure? I think your tires wouldn't provide the necessary grip. And you might not spin like crazy either because you have elect...
Jump to postQuick question. Hope someone will answer before our ever-vigilant admins delete (queue GASP!) criticism of Boeing. What kind of an engineer would design a flight director that allows setting take-off power with altitude on zero? No dings? No warnings? Seriously? Again some invisible abbreviation in...
Jump to postAnd as for Honeywell being the supplier, I take it Boeing just grabs what they like from the shelf, install it and never bother to test how it works? Come to think about it, doesn't look like a joke anymore. Completely false in every aspect. Not sure where you get this misinformation. I’ll withhold...
Jump to postSomething doesn’t add up, wouldn’t the plane still be in manual control this early into the flight? Not familiar with the 777 flight systems. Some pilots engage the automation as soon as the wheels are up, but not sure on specific planes and their differences. There was a famous quip about Asiana s...
Jump to postI feel like JAC would work to BOI potentially up thread I know obviously AS is Turning into a mini hub or focus city do you think they could pick up potential passengers in those small cities to connect them east ? I hope to see more destinations added there this year but frequency also should be i...
Jump to postI feel like JAC would work to BOI potentially up thread I know obviously AS is Turning into a mini hub or focus city do you think they could pick up potential passengers in those small cities to connect them east ? I hope to see more destinations added there this year but frequency also should be i...
Jump to postI feel like JAC would work to BOI potentially up thread I know obviously AS is Turning into a mini hub or focus city do you think they could pick up potential passengers in those small cities to connect them east ? I hope to see more destinations added there this year but frequency also should be i...
Jump to postAndoAv8R wrote:Isnt it a little early for april fools jokes
As someone who lives in the San Juan Islands, I’d love a BLI-ATL flight on DL. I have family in NC, so something connecting to the east coast from BLI would be fantastic. I'd like to see a DL A220 from BLI-SLC or PAE-SLC. Alaska is supposed to in talks with SLC about PAE service. If this happens th...
Jump to postI'd like to see a DL A220 from BLI-SLC or PAE-SLC. Alaska is supposed to in talks with SLC about PAE service. If this happens then Delta may hop in on the route. BLI Could happen but it would most likely be a once daily Crj-700 or E-175 Interesting...why would AS have to be in talks with SLC about ...
Jump to postOUCH! How is AS getting you to TUS if the flight was canceled? I wouldn’t know how or whether AS plans to get us there. The message at 10:40am said I’d receive an e-mail update from AS on rebooking options within an hour. Nothing 4 hours later. Can’t get through to an agent - at one time it was a p...
Jump to postAliqiout wrote:BoeingGuy wrote:wedgetail737 wrote:
Sounds like the opposite actually. PAE has a lower cancelation rate than SEA.
That’s all? A quick look at SEA on FlightRadar24 seemed it was far worse than 23%. So, that’s surprisingly good, but accommodating those passengers the next few days will be tough. Probably because not all of AS’s flights depart SEA. He probably means 23% system wide. From what I can tell, all PAE ...
Jump to postAS cx’d 23% (159) of their flights today, 12/26, and have already cancelled 35 flights (5%) tomorrow. This is going to be a rough few days to try to catch up… That’s all? A quick look at SEA on FlightRadar24 seemed it was far worse than 23%. So, that’s surprisingly good, but accommodating those pas...
Jump to postOUCH! How is AS getting you to TUS if the flight was canceled? I wouldn’t know how or whether AS plans to get us there. The message at 10:40am said I’d receive an e-mail update from AS on rebooking options within an hour. Nothing 4 hours later. Can’t get through to an agent - at one time it was a p...
Jump to postSnow in SEA and PDX this morning. Looks like morning departures are generally running about 90-120 minutes behind schedule. AS just canceled my PAE-TUS flight this morning. The PAE-PHX flight left. The GEG flight just left, which was supposed to come back to make the TUS flight. But for some reason...
Jump to postSnow in SEA and PDX this morning. Looks like morning departures are generally running about 90-120 minutes behind schedule. AS just canceled my PAE-TUS flight this morning. The PAE-PHX flight left. The GEG flight just left, which was supposed to come back to make the TUS flight. But for some reason...
Jump to postMaybe it’s about the traveling public. While I personally tend to support the workers and unions over greedy management, your apparent attitude is concerning. It’s not about greedy executives, it’s about getting the traveling public on their flights on-time. Then they should just say that instead o...
Jump to postOPERATIONAL CHALLENGES THAT MIRROR UNITED'S: ALLEGED MESSAGE TO PILOTS: "We are experiencing an increased impact on trip coverage due to a combination of factors, including Omicron and weather in certain locations. If available to fly in support of your fellow pilots and getting customers wher...
Jump to postI meant delta. I’m flying in the morning if the 26th. Airlines might be quick on weather cancels if they are having crew shortages At this point the bigger issue is crewing availability due to COVID callouts, not the weather. DL and UA have currently canceled 5-10% of flights tomorrow and that numb...
Jump to post32andBelow wrote:Dealers just put a weather travel advisory for 25th and 26th
Mortyman wrote:Narrowbody on longhaul ? .. No thanx
Wow, I wish I could have seen arrivals on the 10's. That's the only arrivals I have never seen in person. Though probably not as thrilling as circling to land on the 1's. https://youtu.be/-c45u29eKFg This was back in Feb 2020 when the wind was howling for hours on end and so many people went to SFO...
Jump to postDL311, a 763 from JFK tried twice on the 10s before bailing and going to OAK last night. 3+ hours on the ground, so not a simple gas and go. Looong trip for those passengers. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL311/history/20211220/2158Z/KJFK/KOAK That's gotta be particularly annoying for those S...
Jump to postRoutes that have failed out of SLC: SLC-ASE SLC-EGE SLC-ELP SLC-GJT SLC-COD SLC-IND SLC-DRO SLC-CPR (saved temporarily through city subsidy) Colorado in particular just does not seem to work for them. Really unfortunate. Remember, there have been plenty of other failures for DL at SLC in recent yea...
Jump to postHe said QF is “keen on Seattle”. That doesn’t mean they are planning on it anytime soon. Just like CI said 5-6 years ago they were keen on re-starting SEA. Still hasn’t happened.
I hope QF starts SEA, but we are exaggerating his comments.
SurlyBonds wrote:SEU wrote:Lets not get into the 787, 777X uncontrolled pitch events
I never read about these. What happened?
Doom and Gloom vs Untenable Situation? Whether it's just perception or reality, the fact that two well respected carriers went through independent selection processes considering their own needs, and both felt the AB offerings were more competitive says a lot about BCA's single aisle market positio...
Jump to postIs it a fair assessment that Boeing problems today stem back from when they moved the HQ from Seattle to Chicago? My perception (which could be wrong) is that the Engineers were in charge when they were in Seattle and now the Accountants are in charge at Chicago. To me the real issues are with The ...
Jump to postSo because they lost 40 order to QF and 100 to KLM they are going bust ? seems too dramatic to me they still have 5000 unfilled orders they were in way worse shape during the grounding ,I would have agreed with you at that time , losing billions in compensations , production halted and a tons of ca...
Jump to postI strongly recommend "Flying Blind -- The 737 MAX tragedy and the fall of Boeing", by Peter Robison. It's a riveting history of Boeing, from the times when it was "a band of engineers masquerading as a company", through the takeover of MDD (takeover by MDD according to some), th...
Jump to postIIRC Most if not all of today's current production 767 freighters get some modern aftermarket cockpit factory installed by customer request. That’s correct. All production 767-300Fs have an updated STC flight deck that is similar to the KC-46 flight deck. It’s not just by customer request. The old ...
Jump to postInsert comment about wishing the 757 got the MAX treatment here. In all seriousness, Boeing needs to hurry up and announce their NMA. All Boeing really needed to do is port 757 nose and cockpit and associated systems to 737. They should have done it during 737NG. This change enables a few things: 1...
Jump to postInsert comment about wishing the 757 got the MAX treatment here. In all seriousness, Boeing needs to hurry up and announce their NMA. All Boeing really needed to do is port 757 nose and cockpit and associated systems to 737. They should have done it during 737NG. This change enables a few things: 1...
Jump to postI agree. The biggest challenge (and delays) to the 777X program are related to the new certification rules that emerged from the 737 MAX problems. I know. I’m directly involved in them everyday at work. ;). The new regulations actually existed prior to the Max grounding. However, the regulators are...
Jump to postI agree with much of what you said, but the so called uncontrolled 787 and 777X pitch up events are overblown. This issue I’m familiar with was a 777-9 flight test event where the Flight Controls latched a previous trim value. When the pilots disconnected the Autopilot, the airplane was out of trim...
Jump to postFirst time I get to see the pictures! WOW, I had read somewhere that they had to take out all the seat etc., but according to the FB post, it was not the case and they were able to depart from SIG and fly to the US, and only used < 3,000 of runway. You are thinking of when UA landed a DC-8 at Trout...
Jump to postA brief article on this: "Boeing insiders continue to complain about tight deadlines at the expense of safety. Three years after the first crash of a 737 MAX, whistleblowers are again making serious allegations against Boeing - and against central suppliers. In addition to the 787, they also a...
Jump to postIt was only a matter of time for 737 service. Good to see. Looks like no one wants those left over slots. Can you just give them to Alaska if they can fill all 6 slots? The airport is actually losing money on the unused 6 slots. Give them to Alaska. Southwest Airlines doesn't want them after all. I...
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