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2nd Feb 2024, 17:32
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By Lord Bracken

https://x.com/james_asquith/status/175347354623434...

https://x.com/james_asquith/status/1753473546234347634?s=46
24th Jan 2024, 14:43
Replies: 509
Views: 136,043
Posted By Lord Bracken

The MAX was rushed out because AA in particular...

The MAX was rushed out because AA in particular was looking very closely at the NEO which would require them to have changed all of the things you state...it was more like the industry demand was "we...
17th Jan 2024, 15:03
Replies: 66
Views: 19,912
Posted By Lord Bracken

"Build" isn't quite accurate. There is a final...

"Build" isn't quite accurate. There is a final assembly line (FAL) in Tianjin which bolts together large pieces of aircraft shipped in from the rest of the world. Mobile in Alabama, USA has the same...
13th Nov 2023, 15:18
Replies: 270
Views: 86,577
Posted By Lord Bracken

I doubt it. I can now get a direct train from my...

I doubt it. I can now get a direct train from my local LIz line station (a short bus ride away) to Heathrow Central in 49 minutes but if there is a flight available to the same destination from City...
Forum: Middle East
25th Oct 2023, 11:19
Replies: 21
Views: 12,105
Posted By Lord Bracken

Will he lose the (ludicrous) HE honorific?

Will he lose the (ludicrous) HE honorific?
11th Sep 2023, 14:05
Replies: 25
Views: 10,598
Posted By Lord Bracken

Nice to see some selfish **** threw his heavy...

Nice to see some selfish **** threw his heavy metal carryon down the slide right after a child.
18th Aug 2023, 22:06
Replies: 46
Views: 21,607
Posted By Lord Bracken

Seems to just be one version of the two class,...

Seems to just be one version of the two class, 58J 557M.

https://www.aerolopa.com/ek-388-2cl

Perhaps the Purser was thinking of the four class (one version) or three class (five versions).
4th Aug 2023, 11:14
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By Lord Bracken

well they say the revolution always eats its...

well they say the revolution always eats its children
11th Jul 2023, 08:51
Replies: 270
Views: 86,577
Posted By Lord Bracken

As a local resident (the departure route for LCY...

As a local resident (the departure route for LCY 27 and arrival route for 27L/R at LHR seem to intersect above my house) I am very much in favour of LCY expansion particularly if it leads to...
5th Jul 2023, 16:53
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By Lord Bracken

They have an IT director!?

They have an IT director!?
5th Jul 2023, 14:16
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By Lord Bracken

Have you told British Airways this?

Have you told British Airways this?
10th Aug 2022, 21:26
Replies: 267
Views: 85,424
Posted By Lord Bracken

Here’s one from the world’s favourite … ...

Here’s one from the world’s favourite …

https://youtu.be/s0mfi7n76-I
27th Apr 2022, 17:22
Replies: 193
Views: 117,568
Posted By Lord Bracken

The BEA have issued a report ...

The BEA have issued a report

https://twitter.com/bea_aero/status/1519358975141203968?s=21&t=d9GvGl56EXgtT73k2agEIg
22nd Apr 2022, 10:36
Replies: 193
Views: 117,568
Posted By Lord Bracken

Were the BEA on board this "test...

Were the BEA on board this "test flight?"
Forum: Middle East
21st Mar 2022, 21:00
Replies: 4
Views: 5,743
Posted By Lord Bracken

QR fire in hold

This all looks a bit, erm, odd

https://twitter.com/mzulqarnainbut1/status/1505997346206846976?s=21

especially the video of a smoking LD3 being calmly removed by a loader.
7th Jan 2022, 19:19
Replies: 27
Views: 19,372
Posted By Lord Bracken

Is it me, or have BA had quite a few more of...

Is it me, or have BA had quite a few more of these than expected since A35K introduction?
19th Dec 2021, 20:58
Replies: 91
Views: 90,182
Posted By Lord Bracken

Whoops. Apologies for the brainfart.

Whoops. Apologies for the brainfart.
19th Dec 2021, 15:37
Replies: 91
Views: 90,182
Posted By Lord Bracken

Mentioning AAB in the same breath as MOL is a...

Mentioning AAB in the same breath as MOL is a serious insult to MOL. The latter has built a highly successful and profitable airline almost from scratch in a highly competitive environment, with no...
7th Oct 2021, 10:44
Replies: 32
Views: 19,247
Posted By Lord Bracken

givemewings I think you need to watch the...

givemewings

I think you need to watch the video again. The first communication from the flight deck is at 01:30, with (presumably) the Captain saying "Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. The right hand...
4th Oct 2021, 13:40
Replies: 32
Views: 19,247
Posted By Lord Bracken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is3xPah6bMg ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is3xPah6bMg

Any comments on the Evacuation call? Hardly clear, or emphatic. Whatever happened to "This is the captain. This is an emergency. Evacuate evacuate! Left...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2021, 11:12
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,659,222
Posted By Lord Bracken

megan I thought the Tu-144 had canards...

megan

I thought the Tu-144 had canards instead, leading to an entirely new world of weight and complexity pain.
10th Aug 2021, 10:55
Replies: 106
Views: 123,680
Posted By Lord Bracken

The aircraft Commander had 29,000 hours, 45 years...

The aircraft Commander had 29,000 hours, 45 years in aviation? Remarkable.
5th May 2021, 11:38
Replies: 235
Views: 97,641
Posted By Lord Bracken

"In 2002, Aboulafia co-authored with Aaron...

"In 2002, Aboulafia co-authored with Aaron Gellman a Boeing funded report on the Airbus A380 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380), released in 2004."
...
26th Apr 2021, 10:21
Replies: 235
Views: 97,641
Posted By Lord Bracken

Where does the A330 Neo fit into this? IIRC one...

Where does the A330 Neo fit into this? IIRC one of the original sales points was that it wasn't quite as efficient as the 787, but much much cheaper to buy. It would also seem not to have as many...
9th Mar 2021, 10:28
Replies: 105
Views: 57,796
Posted By Lord Bracken

Meh. It's a 321LR with a bit of extra range.

Meh. It's a 321LR with a bit of extra range.
4th Mar 2021, 13:14
Replies: 105
Views: 57,796
Posted By Lord Bracken

Huh? A 321XLR is the same length as the first 321...

Huh? A 321XLR is the same length as the first 321 that rolled out of the hangar in 1989. The wing is almost identical apart from returning to a single-slotted flap (similar to the 320, amusingly)....
25th Feb 2021, 13:21
Replies: 84
Views: 41,669
Posted By Lord Bracken

tdracer; This is not strictly true, the...

tdracer;

This is not strictly true, the Boeing marketing people made lots of commitments to airlines that the 787 would deliver a particular seat mile cost at 8-abreast in Y. Airlines bought the...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Feb 2021, 10:09
Replies: 16
Views: 7,972
Posted By Lord Bracken

Surely a camera at the top of the fin would be...

Surely a camera at the top of the fin would be unable to see the main wheels at all, rendering it pretty useless for anything other than pax entertainment?
7th Dec 2020, 12:55
Replies: 10
Views: 4,799
Posted By Lord Bracken

Interesting recent interview with John Leahy,...

Interesting recent interview with John Leahy, former head of sales for Airbus: https://www.airlineratings.com/news/airbus-supersalesman-blames-engines-a380-failure/

Essentially, the A380 was so...
5th Nov 2020, 22:44
Replies: 74
Views: 33,736
Posted By Lord Bracken

If you read this article you’ll see that the best...

If you read this article you’ll see that the best way from BER into Berlin is to take the “regular” train which is a combination of standard Intercity services, regional services and the new FEX...
2nd Nov 2020, 13:10
Replies: 74
Views: 33,736
Posted By Lord Bracken

Less Hair The original plan was to have a...

Less Hair

The original plan was to have a LHR-style "toast rack" with underground people mover, from the latest Masterplan documents the closest satellite will be joined to the main terminal...
29th Sep 2020, 14:37
Replies: 235
Views: 97,641
Posted By Lord Bracken

A real shame, from a passenger perspective pretty...

A real shame, from a passenger perspective pretty much the nicest ride out there. So quiet and smooth

BA - in F to/from HKG - proper modern compartments and in the early days, a better menu - far...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Apr 2020, 16:18
Replies: 72
Views: 18,627
Posted By Lord Bracken

Aren't the fact the sidesticks are not linked a...

Aren't the fact the sidesticks are not linked a matter of principle, not complexity/weight?
2nd Apr 2020, 09:18
Replies: 61
Views: 32,679
Posted By Lord Bracken

Up there with the A380 in terms of pax...

Up there with the A380 in terms of pax experience, which for a 50 year old design is a tribute to the people who designed and built it in the first place. Always enjoyed 1K on the BA models, heading...
12th Mar 2020, 10:01
Replies: 28
Views: 18,088
Posted By Lord Bracken

Dearie me. The reason big widebodies are operated...

Dearie me. The reason big widebodies are operated in Asia is not always due to expected pax loads...have you seen the state of some of the road haulage in that part of the world?
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