I've been there 5 times actually, however only for work and in new buildings (literally new, built by my company, in reinforced concrete). I've seen a bit of old Casablanca but that's it. But yes looking at the videos the most affected buildings are made out of stuff that isn't great to stand up to...
Jump to postDoes it matter? It could be for a number of reasons that are only really relevant to them. As an aviation website discussing aviation things I would say discussing why an airline that has been a train wreck for the last 50 years is taking a relatively new fleet of wide bodies and switching to a fle...
Jump to postI can only speak as a Malaysian but the facts of life are if you're a Malaysian with tons of money and want to travel to Europe, you fly SQ. If you're Malaysian middle class who may not be flush with money but still can afford travel overseas, you fly with the ME3. You only fly MH if you have no ch...
Jump to postSo they are going to replace their rather new entire fleet of 777/787 because ??? Does it matter? It could be for a number of reasons that are only really relevant to them. As an aviation website discussing aviation things I would say discussing why an airline that has been a train wreck for the la...
Jump to postSo they are going to replace their rather new entire fleet of 777/787 because ???
Jump to postLeej wrote:
Co-incidentally to this thread starting, I wondered if work had commenced yet so was checking the SOU website. Seems only yet more resident consultation stuff is going on.
There are many examples in the past such as airlines not overflying Cuba and N. Korea. Airlines overfly Cuba multiple times a day, including US airlines and have done for decades. Its important to remember, if it helps companies save/make money, pressure will be placed on the Government (of most co...
Jump to postThe headline of 'desperate innocent passengers cruelly threatened with a no-fly list after being told they'd have to soak in human emesis!!!!' is an ad sales GOLDMINE compared to 'airline staff following processes which led to an uncomfortable discussion with some clients who'd be reaccomodated on ...
Jump to postAnd if it comes down to it, the FA can always open the door.
Jump to postAs a member of senior management for my company, it never fails to amaze me how members of my own staff in customer facing positions will take issues as black and white. Are they empowered to deviate from the black and white? For example, if your subordinate managers are pushing policy, policy, pol...
Jump to postAs a member of senior management for my company, it never fails to amaze me how members of my own staff in customer facing positions will take issues as black and white. For example, this past weekend in Las Vegas we have some massive storms move through, this caused roads to close and of cause they...
Jump to postJust got off my SFO-SIN flight, we flew out Monday not Sunday, my bad. Great flight, the crew were fantastic. Landed 1 1/2 hours early which was nice, now sitting in the lounge waiting for the next leg.
Jump to postAnd then the crew threatens them with being added to a no fly list. I mean there is a time and a place where I would 100% agree with a crew, but this is the exact opposite of that How on earth in this day and age anyone as a member of the crew or airport staff think they will come off looking like a...
Jump to postIf this war drag on, Ukraine will ultimately have quantity of high end equipment over the lower quantity and quality of Russian equipment. It's not that simple. Ukraine receives equipment piecemeal, some up-to-date, some not. Meanwhile, Russia is also upgrading its equipment and increasing output, ...
Jump to post‘Real Putin hasn't been in public for 14 months - and could actually already be dead' https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/real-putin-hasn-t-been-in-public-for-14-months-and-could-actually-already-be-dead/ar-AA1gaKGw?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=cd677ccfa3164292bf6c6597dbc2500a&ei=11 Why can the tras...
Jump to postUsed A319/320s are low risk and plentiful. Does seem like the A319 is the way to go. You'd have to have excess aircraft to swap out during the day if possible. That's expensive, but not sure there is a better alternative? Used A319s are plentiful and probably offer the lowest combination of acquisi...
Jump to postSo far LAS - LHR, on Sunday I will be doing SFO-SIN on SQ.
Jump to postAs Elko only has one commercial flight a day which is on a Delta/Skywest CR something its pretty safe to guess that it's a Janet aircraft, though I have no idea why but would be in Elko.
Jump to postSo did AF get the passengers from CLE to YYZ ?
Jump to postThis drone must have been larger than the size of a house cat, if indeed hit by one. If they find it (should they choose to search for it), it should have a registration? I assume French laws are similar. Plenty of drones out there big enough to do that damage, but, the crew would have seen it (not...
Jump to postTotal speculation by me: feom the picture in the first link,it could be water intrusion on the trailing edge of the slat, which then froze (expanded) and crushed the honeycomb. I don't see a smudge of paint or smear that one might see from foreign object damage. My guess is a lot of A380 slat TE in...
Jump to postOut of interest, would A'Net describe Jet2 as a premium charter ? I have friends in the UK that will only use Jet2 if they are heading to the med.
Jump to postltbewr wrote:Have there been any cancellations of long-haul flights to LAX and LAS yet, especially from Hawaii and international flights Sunday afternoon to Monday mid-day.?
But then I don't get the attraction of Dubai already, I don't care about malls or rather I despise them, a place to waste time and money, good weather is nice unless the heat is unbearable and you need 1cm of sun screen on the body to survive... For those who don't know Dubai... this is enlightenin...
Jump to postDIRECTFLT wrote:Please be careful.
Hilary is likely to kill somebody.
I'll never blame any athlete for taking the money. IDK when is it enough? CR i would say has enough even if he has to keep afloat his extended family. Messi took the lesser offer to go to Miami and maybe live a little. What's life like in SA even if you're raking it in? Camel racing? Jump on the ca...
Jump to postmjgbtv wrote:Too bad they don't offer a premium economy class. I looked at them for some US to Aus/NZ flights but neither J or Y was going to work out for me.
Brize Norton might have worked. Here's a site with some historical aerial photographs of it. https://panelson951.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/raf-brize-norton-through-the-years/ It says that the runway was converted and extended using asphalt after the start of the war, which in the UK was in 1939. Not...
Jump to postI used to laugh at the idea of putting an AirTag in my luggage, until AA lost one of my bags at DFW. After that, one is always in it. I've had a bag not make the flight after that and I knew not to bother waiting around for it to come out (only happened once in the last 14 months) and I went straigh...
Jump to postI find it fortunate Hawaii and Maui has Hawaiian big jet wide bodies to facilitate inter-island transit at this time as the Islands strive to return to a sense of normalcy for the residents displace away from Maui throughout the other islands. It may be normal for some residents to actually have to...
Jump to postMy first question would be which airfield had a non grass runway in 1940.
Jump to postFlyingElvii wrote:"Las Vegas Northwest"MartijnNL wrote:SFO - San Francisco International
OAK - San Francisco Oakland
Why would something like this cause confusion?
“Dodge-the-Bullets International”?
Well you’ve heard it now. Both the CA and our ops agent said the county does not allow it. So we sat there till a different gate opened. You can just declare an emergency and then basically do whatever you want. Being stuck in a roasting plane is an emergency I don't know that a broken gate in the ...
Jump to postAt some point someone will get up, open a door, blow the slide and walk away.
Jump to postMost cruise ships all over the world are also registered in Malta, hence you will often see Valetta under the ships name. It is simply a much cheaper option That is incorrect, Bahamas has about 4 times the number of ships registered and Liberia double. Malta is ranked 4th. Oh boy, yet again don't p...
Jump to posttautliner wrote:Most cruise ships all over the world are also registered in Malta, hence you will often see Valetta under the ships name. It is simply a much cheaper option
I would word it a little differently, something along the lines off. You know I have a background in construction right ? Well on the way to the airport I noticed something unusual in your building, something I haven't seen done in the way I normally see done here. Explain what you saw then ask Is t...
Jump to postAnd there are more storms on the way.
Jump to postAccording to Mastercard, the most visited cities in the world in 2023 are: 1) Hong Kong. 2) Bangkok and 3) London. Paris 7th and New York 8th. That is an objective way to measure it. https://www.atlys.com/post/the-most-visited-cities-in-the-world. I don't know how you can say any city is irrelevant...
Jump to postaf773atmsp wrote:Springfield in whatever state the Simpsons live in.
58,000 ft on a BA Concorde from LHR to JFK.
Jump to postThat's the J2000 seat, it was introduced in 2000 and as BoeingERJ1000 says VS introduced the Upper Class Suite starting in November 2003.
Jump to postI’m not American, and was under the impression that Tijuana was a popular holiday spot for Americans – is that incorrect? Or does everyone just go through the land border via SAN? I wouldn't call it a holiday spot, more of a let your hair down and have some fun. While trying not get shaken down by ...
Jump to postHere is the thing, its already out there if I am understanding you correctly (just started my first coffee of the day). Google Concierge shopper, there are services that do this, there are individuals that do this, heck Newman Marcus has this if you spend enough there. The best one is a Concierge do...
Jump to postvhqpa wrote:How does LAX/SFO transit work on the PAR-PPT flights? I’m assuming almost all passengers are French nationals, would they need a passport just for the US transit? Would they need to collect and clear their checked bags through US customs?
I don't know the route, but why not put down in say ANC and of load the idiot there. Edit: To answer my own question. I'm guessing crew timing out so easier to recrew at SFO. Looking at the FlightAware track, the flight in question was nowhere near ANC, so not only would they be going significantly...
Jump to postI don't know the route, but why not put down in say ANC and of load the idiot there.
Edit: To answer my own question. I'm guessing crew timing out so easier to recrew at SFO.
orlandocfi wrote:
LAS has a runway closed so long taxi times have been the norm during peak hours.