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Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Apr 2020, 17:01
Replies: 633
Views: 610,888
Posted By jabird

We had our first family video chat today for...

We had our first family video chat today for Easter. Uptake has no doubt shot through the roof in the last few weeks but we all agreed it's not the same as actually meeting up.

A lot of the LCCs...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Apr 2020, 16:58
Replies: 633
Views: 610,888
Posted By jabird

Do you mean in the sense that the ground...

Do you mean in the sense that the ground transport substitutes domestic flights, or that it spreads infection?

Very few countries have so little ground infrastructure that journeys by land or...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2020, 16:14
Replies: 89
Views: 50,991
Posted By jabird

If this is a stupid question, then please forgive...

If this is a stupid question, then please forgive me.
I understand the usual lateral separation of pilots in the cockpit would be about 1m.
I understand MOL has previously referred to the co-pilots...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2016, 22:45
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,630,435
Posted By jabird

Could anyone comment on the ability of a single...

Could anyone comment on the ability of a single member of SLF to take out an aircraft using nothing other than items allowed onboard.

I know AC 797 was a discarded butt (ie not intentional), but...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2016, 02:00
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,630,435
Posted By jabird

Sabotage motives v small fires spread fast?

This didn't stop multiple claims being made after Lockerbie, all done by the next morning. IIRC, PA103 was also supposed to be over the Atlantic at the time of detonation, but local traffic and a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2014, 23:26
Replies: 2
Views: 2,535
Posted By jabird

Thanks - Only incident they have which is...

Thanks -

Only incident they have which is close is 1771, as per above. I'm just guessing my memory of the news reports has served me wrong!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2014, 22:45
Replies: 2
Views: 2,535
Posted By jabird

146 shoot down - Air Wisconsin 1990s?

In light of tonight's tragic MH17 incident, I recall an incident along the following lines:

Late 80s or early 90s
Mid-west USA, possibly in the state of Wisconsin
Possibly Air Wisconsin
BAe 146...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Nov 2013, 21:03
Replies: 14
Views: 1,664
Posted By jabird

I saw Herb Kelleher give a talk in London once,...

I saw Herb Kelleher give a talk in London once, and I got to ask him about his pricing policy, and why they didn't "bottom out" the starting price, yet maximum prices for a short sector tended not to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 15:22
Replies: 14
Views: 1,664
Posted By jabird

Ah yes - I know a guy who works at Paddington and...

Ah yes - I know a guy who works at Paddington and he doesn't take any crap, but pax will try all sorts of things. Lots of room for grey area, esp with delays caused by other TOCs, tube etc.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 14:58
Replies: 14
Views: 1,664
Posted By jabird

anothertyke - thanks, an excellent answer which...

anothertyke - thanks, an excellent answer which gets closer than anyone I've asked within the rail industry ever has!

However,



IIRC, the 19:03 would be full as it is the first of the W Mids...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 13:00
Replies: 15
Views: 2,410
Posted By jabird

All down to lies, damn lies and statistics. ...

All down to lies, damn lies and statistics.

International might not include intra-Schengen, although BCN-MAD is outright domestic.

BCN-MAD is single airport at each end - no MAD - GRO, even if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 12:34
Replies: 15
Views: 2,410
Posted By jabird

I get a "no longer in use" error at Renfe, which...

I get a "no longer in use" error at Renfe, which explains why bahn didn't have it:

https://venta.renfe.com/vol/buscarTren.do#

Let's say this is a temporary glitch. 8:20 into Atocha isn't bad...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 12:15
Replies: 14
Views: 1,664
Posted By jabird

Agreed - and that's why typical airline occupancy...

Agreed - and that's why typical airline occupancy rates are around the 70% mark, with plenty of high yields at busy times, and inter city rail typically runs 70% empty, including many "peak" trains...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 12:12
Replies: 1,388
Views: 240,114
Posted By jabird

It might be worth remembering what Ms Greening...

It might be worth remembering what Ms Greening had to say on the issue recently:



So we are using the claim that Heathrow isn't safe to promote a runway layout with serious questions over its...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2013, 11:59
Replies: 14
Views: 1,664
Posted By jabird

If you can explain Virgin Trains yield management...

If you can explain Virgin Trains yield management strategy, or lack thereof, then I'm sure there's a Nobel prize in economics for you waiting in Oslo!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 19:37
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,914,590
Posted By jabird

I very much doubt it! Don't think there are...

I very much doubt it!

Don't think there are many here who have taken BHX's grandiose plans seriously, and even if a few do, no reason to think the government is remotely interested, or that WW...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 18:31
Replies: 14
Views: 1,664
Posted By jabird

Would that not be a pretty heavy technical...

Would that not be a pretty heavy technical equation, primarily of interest to a few airline managers, but few others.

I can give you this one for air v rail market share, but it doesn't take yield...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 18:00
Replies: 1,388
Views: 240,114
Posted By jabird

There's nothing really very challenging about...

There's nothing really very challenging about 2+2, as per above in terms of operational needs, but you then have the question of how to build, and what goes inbetween.

So with that latest...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 17:54
Replies: 15
Views: 2,410
Posted By jabird

Well for starters, this is Maglev, which is a...

Well for starters, this is Maglev, which is a notch up from HSR, but also with its own set of risk.

Therefore, your own statement poses a big if for starters, and if you are right in your if,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 16:05
Replies: 15
Views: 2,410
Posted By jabird

Or you could start by re-reading the thread title...

Or you could start by re-reading the thread title and my response.

I quoted BCN > MAD, not the other way round. I used bahn.com as always, because it gives me Europe wide info, rather than having...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 15:40
Replies: 1,388
Views: 240,114
Posted By jabird

Re-read what I said. Not JUST serious land...

Re-read what I said. Not JUST serious land constraints - ie, as with Japan, reclaimed land used because of a lack of available undeveloped + flat land in the city.

I'm not aware of any cases of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 00:52
Replies: 18
Views: 3,801
Posted By jabird

Thanks - was just curious. Q400 should be winner...

Thanks - was just curious. Q400 should be winner for these routes, but 738 still has crew / fuel advantage and most of these seem to be able to get by without needing a daily service.

I'm assuming...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2013, 23:37
Replies: 1,388
Views: 240,114
Posted By jabird

No, JFK & SFO are 2 + 2, in both cases the second...

No, JFK & SFO are 2 + 2, in both cases the second set at right angles to the first - so they wouldn't be used concurrently.

FBI looks like 2x (1 + 1 ), with a runway west of the terminal complex...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2013, 23:33
Replies: 18
Views: 3,801
Posted By jabird

Or simply that a tram system still has to think...

Or simply that a tram system still has to think in terms of yield, even with subsidies, as does the sole airline that now serves the airport.

Given the conversation above about buying property in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2013, 23:20
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,914,590
Posted By jabird

So you are basically saying it is a political...

So you are basically saying it is a political decision?

I very much doubt that. If any non-state airline is going to play politics these days, we know the kind of games MOL play with smaller...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2013, 23:09
Replies: 1,388
Views: 240,114
Posted By jabird

It can't be either or like that. Runway have...

It can't be either or like that. Runway have almost zero value as alternative uses - even to turn into a road, you need huge central reservations and junctions.

Either we expand Heathrow, or we...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2013, 22:44
Replies: 15
Views: 2,410
Posted By jabird

As with any other HSR, the devil is in the...

As with any other HSR, the devil is in the detail.

For a start, not all AVEs are 2h30, some go via Zaragoza, adding 15 mins, others have additional stops. Secondly, the first fast arrival into...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2013, 18:59
Replies: 1,388
Views: 240,114
Posted By jabird

:D:D:D To date, I have just about got the...

:D:D:D

To date, I have just about got the concept of an island airport, although I disagree with it.

Now I hear:

It said £47bn would be recouped from the real estate value and closure of...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
14th Jul 2013, 21:17
Replies: 1,150
Views: 725,371
Posted By jabird

Who needs Fleet St when you have UtuBe? ...

Who needs Fleet St when you have UtuBe?



As for the closure issue, I wonder if people are drawing the wrong comparison with what might have happened at AMS, FRA, CDG etc.

No airport would...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
12th Jul 2013, 22:05
Replies: 1,150
Views: 725,371
Posted By jabird

I have often wondered about how many airport...

I have often wondered about how many airport firecrew members get to go through an entire career without every being called out to a live incident. I hope there are loads of them. However, wondering...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
12th Jul 2013, 16:42
Replies: 1,150
Views: 725,371
Posted By jabird

Give them a break! When the alarm goes and the...

Give them a break! When the alarm goes and the tenders are sent out, there isn't time to start asking if it is a little, medium of big fire.

I'm sure they will have everything back to normal as...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2013, 23:11
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,633
Posted By jabird

Well our friend Silver is active on that thread,...

Well our friend Silver is active on that thread, so can anyone tempt him over here for an opinion?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2013, 17:13
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,633
Posted By jabird

do you mean the growth to where we are now, or...

do you mean the growth to where we are now, or continued exponential growth ad infinitum? This seems to be the basis on which the FBI concept is propagated, and this is highly unlikely. Yes, we have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2013, 21:06
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,633
Posted By jabird

The problem with cycling is that the money is...

The problem with cycling is that the money is never a direct financial benefit, so anything that helps us out comes via planning bribes or greenwash policy statement.

At an airport we have an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2013, 20:13
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,633
Posted By jabird

I don't think distance is problem per se. I do...

I don't think distance is problem per se. I do see too issues:

1) The sheer scale - no airport has been closed and moved on this scale before - biggest to date being HKG? At time, Kai-Tak was just...
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