Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Its all comparative as growth is measured from the base line of the size of the economy from which it is derived from, It’s not measured by actual monetary value. The way you have posted is comparing a combination of Gross Domestic Production & Gross National Income which are distinctively diff...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Brexit will result in Uk having a more outward view across the spectrum of government function, with being entangled to EU politics, regulatory and economic matters for far too long. One only has to look at the economic transformation of many of the commonwealth nations whom were dependent on the U...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

I just quoted what you've said yourself. I'm sure India will appreciate our concern, but maybe you should rather worry about the UK slipping further from its current #6 spot. That is correct. My mistake. We are 6th. A country with 1 billion is ahead of the country of 65,000,000. We’ll manage though...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Really wondering why you feel the need to argue about such an hypothetical situation (EU Parl to reject the WA), it feels you like the topic of Brexit to be under pressure, storylined like a TV show. Come on, this part of the show is over, UK will be out soon, next deadline is july (?) only to conf...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

What happened to Airbus leaving the UK? You know, one year before announcing the A380 program shutdown Tom Enders was claiming the program was there to stay... Of course legacy program are more or less secured in a way that it would need UK to become a very bad business environment to trigger a cha...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

airbus are fully committed to the UK, and rightly so. What happened to them moving out? https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/moneymaven.io/mishtalk/api/amp/mishtalk/economics/airbus-to-expand-in-uk-after-brexit-9wGHGSQA7k2EREXZKbTwsA “Airbus is committed to the U.K. and to working with the new government...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

We could spend a lot of time thinking about many subjects. All it comes down to people who want control how to govern themselves. Not some bureaucrat in Brussels. Nearly nobody is able to name an actual law decided in Brussels (edit: or Strasbourg btw) and not supported by UK EP and/or UK public, b...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Really wondering why you feel the need to argue about such an hypothetical situation (EU Parl to reject the WA), it feels you like the topic of Brexit to be under pressure, storylined like a TV show. Come on, this part of the show is over, UK will be out soon, next deadline is july (?) only to conf...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

So? What has the timing of the vote got to do with anything. As we have learned, extensions are readily available if needed. Your premise is wrong. You want to blame the EU parliament if they want to amend something. You basically want the EU parliament to be a rubber stamp parliament, but it isn't...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

EU consider to block UK financial sector access to EU customers if UK law and rules does not comply with EU. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/11/brexit-deal-eu-may-threaten-to-block-citys-access-to-its-markets EU markets equals 205 billion per year and generates 11% of UK tax revenue.....

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Guy Verhofstadt is still trying to place new demands for the Withdrawal Agreement to pass the EU Parliament. Do those who live on the continent believe that the EU Parliament should fail to ratify the agreement if the UK dose not give provisional agreement to align with the EU in the FTA, and what ...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

“Brexit is a school of patience.” This little phrase from Michel Barnier’s speech in Stockholm this morning is so true… as far as you’re in EU side, from the other side of the channel it could be labelled with a lot of qualifier, but definitively not patience. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/pressco...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Well passing laws like "we can't extend the transition period" looks very lunatic to me, but oh well. Well we cannot expect too much, but I have faith in Boris. He can lie unlimited to his Tory party and brexiteers and they say Amen to whatever he says. If he shall make an FTA in less the...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

I’m sure US companies have contracts with EU bodies. It is possible, however mad it may seem, for a non EU company to interact with companies in the EU. I think nobody denies that. Point is that "interacting" will become more difficult and expensive, period. Sure, some businesses will con...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Which EU propaganda did you read that allowed you to believe this opinion? Read the articles below. Should you not convice (as you'll probably dismiss The Guardian as being a source of information), the last link contains a video where she mentions this to the EU Parliament in person. At no point s...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

You don’t seem to get it, if the EU was serious about it they would vote on it the day after it pass into law in the UK not wait a couple of days before exit day, you mess around with it now and you miss out on your divorce payments. I know where the pressure lies at the moment and it’s with the al...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

What most suprise me most, or I am slow to understand is that uk got a worse deal under Boris then TM, he succeds tomake the uk people to believe the opposite and suddenly approved.... What did I miss? This is very subjective, everything depends what you tries/want to achieve, so the Bojo version o...

Re: C-295 Canada FWSAR Update

I quote myself on the opening post : IRC the planning was to have first delivery in late 2019 after ~60 flight tests. It seems to me still on track, just a but tight knowing how heavily modified this version is, let's see how this develop :bouncy: Late 2019 target achieved ! :champagne: Royal Canadi...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

With the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays, not much is going to happen for the next 3 weeks. Perhaps it will be a time to think through what form Brexit will take, hear from constituents, family and special interest groups as to what happen by Jan. 31 to prevent a brutal 'no-deal'. I'm no...

Re: Updated: Qantas picks A350-1000 as preferred platform for Project Sunrise; Final decision due March 2020

Airbus already has a certified wide body ACT, and they have other wide body STCs which can be the basis for this. They also have recent certification process they used on the A321. FYI they don’t need an ACT for all PS routes, and on the longer routes probably just in one direction. As for weights ...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Guys, are you really trying to look so far in the future when nobody knows what the situation could be in just 1 year ?

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Wow, I couldn't see Tories achieving such a comfortable majority! Is WA more or less a done deal now or a bit more drama extension/NoDeal shouldn't be ruled out yet ? Pointless BINO coming to a UK near you. Not to mention the constitutional can of worms which is about to be unleashed. Enjoy. Really ...

Re: UK General Election 2019

At what time can we expect to have proper result estimation released ?

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Brexit won't be completed for decades, even IF (big if) Boris brings in a landslide victory. You'll probably be long dead before it's 'complete'. So many years on and brexiteers are still as deluded as ever. The framework will not take decades, how long the for the country to benfits is as long as ...

Re: Pictures surfacing of 777X Sept Test Failure

To qualify as a legally protected whistleblower, you have to have a reasonable belief that you have knowledge of a violation of law or other serious duty. Boeing was performing their required testing with the required authorities present, and there has been no information released to indicate eithe...

Re: A380 was success for Airbus, says new CEO

We know now the A380 program didn’t have the market expected by Airbus, but whatever one thinks here such a big company don’t start a big project out of vanity or ego. At the time Airbus board was convinced they were taking the right decision based on data they believed in. Even the best poker playe...

Re: UK General Election 2019

Maybe stupid questions but… I’ve been to https://vote.conservatives.com/ to get an idea, and it’s totally Boris Johnson centered, he’s the only one to appear on front page and manifestos. In case Tories wins a majority but BJ doesn’t win his seat, it will be same thing than after T. May resignation...

Re: UK General Election 2019

Maybe stupid questions but… I’ve been to https://vote.conservatives.com/ to get an idea, and it’s totally Boris Johnson centered, he’s the only one to appear on front page and manifestos. In case Tories wins a majority but BJ doesn’t win his seat, it will be same thing than after T. May resignation ...

Re: Boeing 777X Testing Thread - 2019

MileHFL400 wrote:

Any updates on the next stages of testing? Taxiing ?

Re: Is an aircraft weighing possible outdoors ?

Might be different for a military transport (having however a civil EASA TC) but FWIW: from the A400M AMM chapter Mass and Balance – General maintenance procedure In the Required conditions the need for a level area is mentioned, nothing about hangar. Then, the first step of the procedure, Preparati...

Re: A400M Update Thread 2019

Seems as if someone has got a screw loose, so to speak: https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-11-13---airbus-a400m--screws-loosen-on-the-propeller-of-the-troop-carrier-a400m-.SJHQ3UKsH.html I'm very familiar with the topic, unfortunately cannot share detailed info, but it's interesting to me to re...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Just because Parliament that cant decide does not mean the electorate can’t decide on the deals in which the EU has given provisional agreement. If you give the electorate a choice there is 5 choices if JC can get one. What’s the competing deal going to be then? There are not five options. There is...

Re: Germany Considers Tornado Replacement

Today during the Airbus Trade Media Briefing of Airbus Defence&Space, Kurt Rossner the Head of Military Aircraft said ADS wants to offer Eurofighter ECR SEAD for the German Tornado fleet replacement. Nuclear capability need to be discussed but technically possible. https://twitter.com/RAeSTimR/s...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

I genuinely can't understand how you reach such conclusions...Triggering art50 without knowing at the time it could be revoked unilateraly is for me ultimate proof politicians wanted to "implement the result". And if it's not enough for you, fighting so hard to refuse a 2nd referendum, al...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

In my opinion, a GE with Brexit as the central point is required to break the deadlock, just taking two points from the quotes above. How can the electorate trust.....the politicians gave the electorate a vote because they could not negotiate or agree on anything, the public voted, the politicians ...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

1 - It wouldn't be unrealistic to say that England came within a poor line-out of blanking the All Blacks. In a WC semi-final! New Zealand weren't allowed to create any pressure, it's not like they missed chances. 2 - The scoreline actually flattered NZ. England had two tries disallowed (one was cl...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

I hope you didn't buy a ticket for the no-deal express. :rotfl: You're going to have to cancel your Brexit party. Again. How many times is that now? :lol: I'm afraid the 50p special coin I was looking forward to purchase is canceled too... ? :roll: By the time Brexit will be done and dusted a 50p c...

Re: Boeing 777X Testing Thread - 2019

Some they sources that flight will happen in week of 9 or 16 Dec. Ahem. Scott Hamilton from the Q3 result press conference just tweet "The 777X program is progressing through pre-flight testing and remains on track for a first flight in early 2020. The company is now targeting early 2021 for f...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Supreme Leader Juncker has said there will be no further delay on Brexit. We’re leaving on the 31st October whatever happens now. The no deal express is leaving the station and accelerating down the track. I hope you didn't buy a ticket for the no-deal express. :rotfl: You're going to have to cance...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Risky strategy by the EU in my humble opinion, more likely Parliament will not endorse the new agreement go to an election, no guarantees who's going to win and perhaps leaving the EU to work on another deal, I don't think they want that and nor does the UK population. Its certainly not a straight ...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

for sure the semi England-NewZealand will be something to not miss!!

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

Flanker7 wrote:

I would say

England
New Zealand
Wales
South Africa

Re: Boeing 777X Testing Thread - 2019

But if the engines are at the premises, one would expect Boeing to hurry to hang them under the wings and get on with the program. Indeed, but there is likely a logical reason why they have yet to do so. We just don't know it. :smile: Situation is very different to an engine change for a workhorse ...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

olle wrote:

How will bojo get anything thru parliament without majority? How come he is still pm?

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q4 2019

Doubling A320 production would not take much time IMO. Well, sorry but... LOL Believe me or not, but "Airbus Single Aisle rate 85 in 2020" as an objective is something I heard circa 2015. It isn't ready to achieve yet, far from it. FALs are one thing you can duplicate rather easily, but t...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

Scotland are threatening to sue World Rugby if the match gets cancelled... Rightfully so. They could play on monday or tuesday, in japan or not : but the quali for quarters must be decided on a field. Understand Italy's chances against NZ were rather thin but it's a shame to not let them take their...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

Understand Italy's chances against NZ were rather thin but it's a shame to not let them take their chances, on top playing NZ in a world cup must be something any rugby player dreams of. Very sad for them. It's ok for France vs England, both were already qualified and know each other rather well. Ca...

Re: C-295 Canada FWSAR Update

And now the first aircraft out of the paintshop !! https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/10/first-royal-canadian-air-force-c295-shows-off-its-final-livery.html Note the missing landing gear door, they were in a hurry to release the pictures it seems. There's also a little video on t...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

Italy has more points than France, what's going on ? Considering this morning game against USA (and past performance in the VI nations) that's already a little miracle France won against Argentina and enjoy 9 points. Let's hope our best enemies don't do anything stupid against Argentina saturday an...

Re: Brexit part 7: The Frog who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox

Is it within the Supreme Courts jurisdiction to question the government to advance a better possible negation position as they themselves say (1)" It arises in circumstances which have never arisen before and are unlikely ever to arise again. Would the Government been in a better negotiation p...