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Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2024, 13:21
Replies: 30
Views: 10,207
Posted By txl

From a news report: Looks like the...

From a news report:



Looks like the cover next to the slot where the landing gear unfolds. Landig gear strut visible in the top left corner. See this screenshot, taken from opposite...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2023, 18:44
Replies: 445
Views: 128,043
Posted By txl

Just stumbled on this thread after this little...

Just stumbled on this thread after this little kerfuffle is now making the rounds of German aviation outlets. Loved the story about this LH crew that refused to pass the broken signal even if...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2023, 11:45
Replies: 107
Views: 44,740
Posted By txl

I recall "Witwenmacher" (widowmaker) being the...

I recall "Witwenmacher" (widowmaker) being the common nickname in Germany at the time, also "Erdnagel" (ground peg) was used.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2022, 22:41
Replies: 157
Views: 98,368
Posted By txl

Could be BlueWalker 3, a new huge comms satellite...

Could be BlueWalker 3, a new huge comms satellite that was unfolded last week.

BlueWalker 3 (https://ast-science.com/spacemobile-network/bluewalker-3/)

BlueWalker 3 Sightings...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jul 2022, 23:32
Replies: 7
Views: 2,401
Posted By txl

"I got it on video" seems to be the first thing...

"I got it on video" seems to be the first thing people care about these days.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2022, 23:18
Replies: 141
Views: 46,276
Posted By txl

Would you care to specify how the MAX 9...

Would you care to specify how the MAX 9 outperforms the A321 Neo "in every way"? I was under the impression that the MAX 10 was created because Boeing customers demanded something like the Airbus 321...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2022, 09:09
Replies: 61
Views: 25,401
Posted By txl

Of course :ugh: It was late ...

Of course :ugh: It was late ...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jul 2022, 23:25
Replies: 141
Views: 46,276
Posted By txl

Just to check that I'm getting this right: The...

Just to check that I'm getting this right: The grace period for certifying aircraft according to old rules expires end of 2022. From 2023 on, new regulations require that a plane is being equipped...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jul 2022, 22:00
Replies: 61
Views: 25,401
Posted By txl

Just a few comments from the sideline re:...

Just a few comments from the sideline re: Bloomberg being a reputable source and the reason why media use phraseology like "people familiar with the investigation".

As a seasoned journalist, I can...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2022, 13:03
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,033
Posted By txl

Just to redeem my fellow journalists: The leap...

Just to redeem my fellow journalists: The leap from



to those headlines is not as big as some here like to make us believe. That is a very specific statement in regard to action and effect made...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2022, 21:40
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,033
Posted By txl

Slight detour: In-flight internet isn't done by...

Slight detour: In-flight internet isn't done by satellite only. There are newer technologies available that connect an aircraft at cruise altitude to LTE networks on the ground using special upward...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2021, 15:11
Replies: 328
Views: 206,944
Posted By txl

Situation is fluid, still developing. As it...

Situation is fluid, still developing. As it appears now, Belarus intelligence operatives staged an incident aboard FR4978 as a pretext for Belarus authorities to forcibly divert the flight to Minsk....
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2021, 13:28
Replies: 328
Views: 206,944
Posted By txl

Developing:

https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1396446650718117890

Part II:

https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1396446652349784068
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2021, 12:57
Replies: 328
Views: 206,944
Posted By txl

FR4978 ATH-VNO diverted, escorted to Minsk, alleged bomb threat – but was it?

Ryanair 4978, en route from Athens to Vilnius, has apparently diverted to Minsk shortly before entering Lithuanian airspace. According to unconfirmed reports from the Twittersphere, Belarus...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Nov 2020, 19:50
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

I really don't get the "first touchdown was years...

I really don't get the "first touchdown was years ago" nitpicking here. While that might physically be the same runway, those flights were going to SXF. Same goes for the southern runway, which was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Nov 2020, 10:27
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

Easyjet took over most of Air Berlin's...

Easyjet took over most of Air Berlin's destinations from TXL. They had 22 aircraft stationed at TXL and 12 at SXF. Due to the pandemic, they cut that to 18 aircraft. Still, Easyjet is considered...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2020, 22:27
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

That's the second time I'm reading about that...

That's the second time I'm reading about that sexy ATC controller in a TXL related thread after lederhosen mentioned it here (https://www.pprune.org/showthread.php?p=10790156). She must have left...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2020, 21:33
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

iamkosmonaut, didn't say that they cleaned out...

iamkosmonaut, didn't say that they cleaned out the whole thing, but some stuff has gone missing over the years.

The info pertaining to the plane being scrapped is from a recent article (a week...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2020, 19:27
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

That's another plane at Tegel. The one that...

That's another plane at Tegel. The one that landed first today was G-UZHF, see these pics for reference...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2020, 18:43
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

The B707 has been rotting away there for years,...

The B707 has been rotting away there for years, interiors have been stolen. Lufthansa gifted the airframe to Technikmuseum Berlin, but they neither have the space nor financial means to restore it....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2020, 14:20
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

Yes, TXL will be kept operational for another six...

Yes, TXL will be kept operational for another six months. Don't know about actual flights, though. Last day of regular ops will be Nov 7. On Nov 8, a final Air France flight will depart to Paris CDG....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2020, 13:47
Replies: 74
Views: 33,909
Posted By txl

Berlin Brandenburg

It's with great relief and some sadness that I can report that Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg "Willy Brandt" (BER) opened for business today. The first two flights (Easyjet U23110 from TXL and...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2020, 19:33
Replies: 59
Views: 23,807
Posted By txl

Tegel was set to be closed the moment the second...

Tegel was set to be closed the moment the second runway of BER was in operation – that had been decided years ago. This can be expected on November 8th. What I thought is peculiar that they insist on...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2020, 17:05
Replies: 59
Views: 23,807
Posted By txl

TXL to be closed "temporarily" on June 15th – is that good-bye EDDT?

Shareholders of Flughafengesellschaft Berlin today decided to close Berlin Tegel airport and let Schönefeld (SXF) handle the low number of flights during the current Covid–19 crisis. Berlin and...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2020, 19:51
Replies: 63
Views: 28,936
Posted By txl

Latest news is that LOT – unsurprisingly – wants...

Latest news is that LOT – unsurprisingly – wants to drop out of the deal and is making demands now to step away in favour of a potential investor.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2020, 21:09
Replies: 63
Views: 28,936
Posted By txl

From a passengers point of view: Condor had a...

From a passengers point of view: Condor had a great product that was superior to Easy/Ryan/TUI and totally worth the premium if you were looking to get to a vacation destination that LH didn't serve....
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2020, 23:56
Replies: 264
Views: 363,132
Posted By txl

Lost in translation?

Reuters reporting (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-crash-pegasus-idUSKBN20Z35T) that according to the preliminary report, the Dutch co-pilot did not understand guidance in Turkish and...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2020, 19:53
Replies: 24
Views: 22,850
Posted By txl

MyCargo 747 hard tail strike on take-off

ACT Airlines (aka MyCargo) Boeing 747-400 freighter operating for Saudia Arabian Airlines struck tail on runway on departure from Dammam to Zaragoza, diverted to Jeddah. Looks like severe damage to...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2019, 18:21
Replies: 4
Views: 6,213
Posted By txl

Two heavies got into a fender bender at FRA

Oopsie: Looks like an Air Namibia A330 and a Korean B777 had a little fender bender at FRA: According to various reports, KE905 from Seoul had just landed and was taxiing to its parking position,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2019, 12:42
Replies: 45
Views: 34,621
Posted By txl

This just in: Two Eurofighters collided over Germany

Developing story: German Luftwaffe just confirmed local news reports that two Luftwaffe fighter jets have collided and crashed over the Müritz area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Possibly Eurofighters....
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2019, 14:53
Replies: 79
Views: 75,568
Posted By txl

Various news outlets have more details, partly...

Various news outlets have more details, partly citing a Luftwaffe internal report.

According to this report, "severe problems with flight controls" occurred shortly after take off at an altitude...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2019, 08:33
Replies: 79
Views: 75,568
Posted By txl

A young spotter witnessed this, Spiegel Online...

A young spotter witnessed this, Spiegel Online has more pictures here (https://www.spiegel.de/video/berlin-planespotter-ueber-notlandung-von-regierungsjet-video-99026533.html). Not looking good.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2019, 10:37
Replies: 79
Views: 75,568
Posted By txl

Ah, the glorious German Luftwaffe... Sorry,...

Ah, the glorious German Luftwaffe...

Sorry, could not resist. Our Air Force keeps making headlines with malfunctions, delays and other embarassments. Time and again members of the German...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2019, 12:37
Replies: 0
Views: 2,772
Posted By txl

Asiana up for sale

Troubled Korean conglomerate Kumho wants to sell Asiana Airlines. Apparently, big groups like SK or Hanwha are interested:
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2019, 10:42
Replies: 25
Views: 12,765
Posted By txl

Overshot

Local authorities say aircraft "overshot" and was "removed from the runway end" later.

http://twitter.com/UgandaCAA/status/1080737440153907200
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