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Boeing receives LOI for 30 747-8 passenger jets

Last post by boing « Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:36 pm
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by ian16th » Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:04 pm

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Life in the old girl yet?

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Worked well, ultra reliable, go anywhere, passengers loved it -- better build something else.

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Last post by boing
Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:36 pm
BA in the Times

Last post by Woody « Sat Feb 15, 2020 8:44 am
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by ian16th » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:11 am
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Not an optimistic article

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Tonight’s BA59 LHR-CPT is being operated by a B777-300, first time that I’ve seen one on this route, not good for staff travel as it’s got 40 less...
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Last post by Woody
Sat Feb 15, 2020 8:44 am
SAA in Business Rescue?

Last post by ian16th « Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:17 pm
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by ian16th » Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:53 pm
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Trade Union Solidarity Wants Court to Place SAA Under Business Rescue

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It seems that everyone but SAA can make money on the route.
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Last post by ian16th
Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:17 pm
Air Italy gone

Last post by Woody « Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:50 pm
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by Boac » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:00 pm

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Part-owned by Qatar, now liquidated.

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QATAR not got a great record in investing in other airlines :-o

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Last post by Woody
Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:50 pm
Ah well, I suppose someone here will ask for a METAR -TGG?

Last post by OFSO « Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:29 pm
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by Boac » Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:47 am

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Bristol Airport this morning. 0_EASYJET.jpg

If it was a bit further west you could expect a Taff.

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Pauline, Sabina's mother, was complaining to me on Saturday (?) about the use of her daughter's name. Sabina is half British half German, that's the...

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Last post by OFSO
Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:29 pm
Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.

Last post by Slasher « Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:41 am
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by Alisoncc » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:48 pm

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I suspect that a significant number of our members are retired from the industry or close, and massive slow-downs will have little impact, but that...

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That’s not too far from the truth TS. Fortunately no reported cases in N Thailand at this time (source: local rag and Ap). If anything significant...

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Last post by Slasher
Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:41 am
NMA rethink from Boeing.

Last post by boing « Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:49 pm
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by ian16th » Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:06 pm

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Boeing Heads Back to Drawing Board on NMA.

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In view of the on-going investigations I hope they learned something about low-cost production.

This is likely to provide additional buffer time...

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Last post by boing
Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:49 pm
Was the airline right? in my book yes

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:44 am
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by prospector » Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:31 pm

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:44 am
Concorde.

Last post by Capetonian « Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:33 pm
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by stuart » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:15 pm
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Concorde goes into the new hangar at Filton today.

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On BBC4 now.
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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:33 pm
Ryanair taken to court by employees

Last post by Capetonian « Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:19 pm
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by OFSO » Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:41 pm

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Staff employed at Girona airport are taking Ryanair to court alleging they were told that if they did not accept Ryanair's Discontinuous Contract...

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O'Leary will come out smelling of roses (not Roses!) He always does. He is smarter than the whole of the EU put together.
I despise his business...

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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:19 pm
Flybe in trouble again

Last post by om15 « Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:18 pm
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by Ibbie » Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:31 am
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Last post by om15
Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:18 pm
Time lapse video of LAX

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:00 pm
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by Capetonian » Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:57 pm

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A pretty impressive video. Enjoy!

WORLD WAY: The City of LAX is a four-minute love letter to airport operations. Captured over three years, WORLD...

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Speedy: Actually 25L

!! Correct, thanks.

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:00 pm
Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. and ‘Clowns’ Who Designed 737 Max

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:47 pm
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by ricardian » Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:03 am

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Report in NY Times
The company expressed regret at the embarrassing communications it sent to investigators on Thursday, which included a comment...

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A huge loss... nobody wants to hug a flying monkey...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:47 pm
BA staff killed and injured in traffic accident

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:48 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:13 pm

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Three BA cabin crew killed in a collision with a lorry near Heathrow airport on New Year's eve. A fourth BA employee was seriously injured.

Really...

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Telegraph says 20 minutes before midnight going to the pub for New Year. Lots of dots to join up.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:48 pm
Qantas 20 hour flights...

Last post by Woody « Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:47 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:45 am
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Qantas will run 20-hour test flights to check how the human body copes with its planned ultra-long-haul routes.

The airline has announced its...

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If they buy a dozen shouldn't they get one free?

Part exchange with some A380’s =)) =))
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Last post by Woody
Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:47 pm
Electric Beavers on Steroids...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:41 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:55 pm

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Do old pilots dream of electric Beavers?

The world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft has taken its inaugural test flight, taking off from...

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There's another vid somewhere that shows the eBeaver on the water with a standard one nearby. The e is empty, one person - the pilot - onboard and...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:41 pm
Airline Pilot Training

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:52 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Tue Aug 06, 2019 5:10 am
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From Capt Slasher: MCPL

I am just switching this discussion to a new thread. I had never heard of this animal. It is over twenty years since I left...

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Seniority: When I joined the airline there was a fleet expansion and I think we took on 50 pilots. The A320 course started two weeks before the...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:52 am
North Atlantic ADSB

Last post by Boac « Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:00 am

by Boac » Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:00 am

6 months in on the trials and it is apparently working well. Separation has already been sigificantly reduced and it is anticipated will be further...

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Last post by Boac
Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:00 am
Norwegian struggles

Last post by Ibbie « Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:12 pm
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by Woody » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:46 pm

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Wonder if IAG are still sniffing around :ymdevil:

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Now Norwegian has three pairs of slots allocated at Heathrow.

They have also sold their Argentinian subsidiary off to Jetsmart.

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Last post by Ibbie
Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:12 pm
Boeing may have to retrofit 7000 engines...

Last post by Capetonian « Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:56 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:50 pm

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New York (CNN Business)Investigators of a fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines plane last year recommend that Boeing retrofit the engines of nearly...

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Not 7000 engines. 14000 engines on 7000 planes.

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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:56 pm
NO Sh!t, Sherlock!

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:56 am
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by Boac » Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:50 am
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After two fatal crashes, the FAA has been under fire for certifying Boeing’s 737 Max. The agency’s head says it is examining how humans interact with...

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TGG, I was thinking more in the sense that pop-in create a non-formal atmosphere where mistakes can be made from oversight or get the job done...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:56 am
Fuel Tankering (An economic question)?

Last post by ian16th « Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:43 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:38 am
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Time was when carrying additional fuel was a bean counter's nightmare but now it seems price volatility and regional tariffs and charges make it...

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Ian, that I don't know. I will probably figure it out tonight. There was a mileage counter but it was an air mileage unit, air miles only.

Green...
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Last post by ian16th
Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:43 pm
The airship cometh again...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:45 am
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by MoreAviation » Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:49 am
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No not the pigeon fancier at TOP but cargo carrying, helium filled, partially flying bodied, nonrigid aircraft capable of flying potentially hundreds...

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TGG, I know that solar powered flight has been proven, but I wonder about the weight issue. Clearly, so far, they have gained enough energy to have...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:45 am
Fuel Tankering to Ruin Planet.

Last post by Slasher « Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:04 am
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by barkingmad » Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:40 am

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The awful news is out there amongst the news editors and the great unwashed;

Climate change: Airlines accused of 'putting profit before planet'...

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I’ve posted my bit on Gob’s thread.

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Last post by Slasher
Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:04 am
Air Europa bought by IAG

Last post by Capetonian « Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:40 pm
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by Ibbie » Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:27 pm

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Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:40 pm

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