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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Apr 2024, 18:25
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Agreed. These aircraft are hot property, given...

Agreed. These aircraft are hot property, given that Boeing 737 production rates have been capped by the FAA whilst Boeing sorts out its own mess. We learnt last week that Boeing's actual production...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Apr 2024, 18:07
Replies: 42
Views: 13,384
Posted By Mach2point7

Maybe the E-190 or similar might have worked. I...

Maybe the E-190 or similar might have worked. I have no knowledge of how this business plan was developed for Australian operations, but one suspects that with 777 Partners, as both airline owner and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2024, 20:44
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Interesting comment. But having a near new MAX 8...

Interesting comment. But having a near new MAX 8 not perform a revenue flight since Feb 29 raises a lot of questions about the wet lessee and the wet lessor. Lynx Air in Canada went bust around late...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Apr 2024, 21:03
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

"otherwise occupied." were the last two words of...

"otherwise occupied." were the last two words of the article for us non "members". It is AA that seems to be otherwise occupied.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2024, 01:07
Replies: 227
Views: 101,989
Posted By Mach2point7

Very true C441. Both the passengers and the...

Very true C441. Both the passengers and the media get a bit carried away in these events. "The jolt lasted about “40 milliseconds” according to passenger ......" according to The Australian, March...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jan 2024, 18:40
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

Spirit AeroSystems; the "Flawless Factory" video:...

Spirit AeroSystems; the "Flawless Factory" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7vojbkrFfY

5 years old.

I wonder when the comments were turned off.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jan 2024, 05:44
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

You could be right in terms of not testing "the...

You could be right in terms of not testing "the actual plug", as it makes more sense. The Reuters quote(with my bolding) was: "Homendy said the NTSB will move next week onto destructive testing of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jan 2024, 04:12
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

I think that you might be on the right path....

I think that you might be on the right path. Since nobody has ventured a transcript or video of the session, perhaps it is a misunderstanding. Could it mean NDT (non destructive testing) and a) arose...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Jan 2024, 22:17
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

Good question. I was brought up to tell the...

Good question. I was brought up to tell the truth, so wanted to find a gentle way of conveying the reality to this entrepreneur CEO of a startup airline. Like most pax, he had little idea of what was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jan 2024, 22:08
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

Unfortunately, not obvious to all. As a lessor, I...

Unfortunately, not obvious to all. As a lessor, I once had a lessee airline customer ask if all the windows could be repositioned to line up with the seat rows as shown in a Boeing supplied LOPA !
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Jan 2024, 03:49
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

The FAA announcement on Jan 12 begins with the...

The FAA announcement on Jan 12 begins with the following statement: " WASHINGTON, D.C. — After taking decisive and immediate action to ground approximately 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX planes, the Federal...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Jan 2024, 19:02
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

The FAA on that Jan 11 update makes the (to my...

The FAA on that Jan 11 update makes the (to my mind) inaccurate description of the problem: "This investigation is a result of an incident on a Boeing Model 737-9 MAX where it lost a “plug” type...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jan 2024, 20:18
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

Thanks Dave. Interesting configuration mix, but...

Thanks Dave. Interesting configuration mix, but could be handy.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jan 2024, 20:07
Replies: 1,950
Views: 930,888
Posted By Mach2point7

FR24 shows six Copa 737 Max 9 aircraft currently...

FR24 shows six Copa 737 Max 9 aircraft currently airborne. Wonder if they have been checked yet.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Dec 2023, 23:55
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Thanks Mick for your observation on the new round...

Thanks Mick for your observation on the new round of cancellations. But what does the new quote really mean, behind the PR spin ?

a) Everything is under control. Trust us.

or

b) Despite...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th May 2023, 07:20
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Great to see Bonza getting its aircraft...

Great to see Bonza getting its aircraft utilization up. Becoming more common to have all four aircraft operating on any one day. And six sectors per aircraft per day being frequent.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2023, 07:33
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Indeed. Today noticed that they had three of the...

Indeed. Today noticed that they had three of the four aircraft airborne simultaneously !
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2023, 08:08
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Interesting article by Dominic Gates of The...

Interesting article by Dominic Gates of The Seattle Times:

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/as-bailiffs-seize-jets-from-canadian-airline-boeing-order-in-the-balance/
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2023, 19:31
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Thanks Mick; that is a good summary. This thread...

Thanks Mick; that is a good summary. This thread started over two months ago following a much delayed AOC approval. It seems notable that with a fleet of four aircraft on the register and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2023, 22:48
Replies: 1,023
Views: 399,616
Posted By Mach2point7

Am I correct in believing that Bonza currently...

Am I correct in believing that Bonza currently has three aircraft at its disposal (UJK, UIK and UJT) but only appears to fly one of the three on any given day ?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jun 2020, 05:09
Replies: 1,145
Views: 425,558
Posted By Mach2point7

Interesting that the aim is to "secure a deal by...

Interesting that the aim is to "secure a deal by Tuesday". Not 30 June as previously stated. Maybe Tuesday next week = 30 June. One would have thought that the submissions would be pretty weighty...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2020, 06:23
Replies: 1,145
Views: 425,558
Posted By Mach2point7

To add to Section28-BE's comment, the article in...

To add to Section28-BE's comment, the article in The Australian (21 June) states:
"Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a source familiar with the details of both bids said Bain had...."

Who...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2019, 23:55
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,082,698
Posted By Mach2point7

The key point is that SQ only has two classes, J...

The key point is that SQ only has two classes, J and PE. QF seems to be pushing a four class layout for their ULR.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2019, 06:28
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,160,694
Posted By Mach2point7

The "Boeing Statement on AOA Disagree Alert"...

The "Boeing Statement on AOA Disagree Alert" tells us that the MAX has had an AoA disagree alert function from the outset, but in error, it was not displaying to the aircrew. There is a long and...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2019, 07:26
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,160,694
Posted By Mach2point7

Interflug - I had exactly the same reaction.

Interflug - I had exactly the same reaction.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2018, 21:48
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,470,347
Posted By Mach2point7

Dave - I think they meant the Lion Air group,...

Dave - I think they meant the Lion Air group, which also includes Batik Indonesia, Batik Malaysia, Thai Lion Air and Malindo. I tried to add them all up and got 242, but believe that includes some...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2017, 08:46
Replies: 271
Views: 171,230
Posted By Mach2point7

The modified Crikey story (including apologies)...

The modified Crikey story (including apologies) is now headed:

"REX may be victim of engine defect in lost prop incident"

But the text talks of an 1991 incident in the USA to which the NTSB...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2017, 20:43
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

The thing I don't understand is that JB saw at...

The thing I don't understand is that JB saw at close range all the mistakes that Ansett made with their Noah's Ark approach to fleet planning. Repeating the same mistakes only ten years later is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Mar 2017, 19:42
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

Perhaps there is more news yet to come, but VA...

Perhaps there is more news yet to come, but VA does not appear to me to be "effectively pulling out of DPS" when it is operating 20 flights per week (BNE, SYD and PHE), presumably without a split AOC...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Mar 2017, 07:44
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

Sounds like management by random number generator.

Sounds like management by random number generator.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Mar 2017, 04:07
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

Malindo Air confirms BNE-DPS-KUL flights: ...

Malindo Air confirms BNE-DPS-KUL flights:

https://www.ausbt.com.au/malindo-air-finally-confirms-brisbane-flights
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Mar 2017, 04:40
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

They seem to have spat the dummy on all the three...

They seem to have spat the dummy on all the three routes they transferred to Tiger i.e. MEL, PER and ADL. In addition to no MEL-DPS you now have other anomalies such as flying PHE-DPS but not...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Mar 2017, 00:27
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

No problem RC; we have all done it. But back to...

No problem RC; we have all done it. But back to the topic of Virgin Australia, today's daily update from Airline Route indicates that Malindo Air intends to fly daily 737-800 services from...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2017, 18:06
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

Sorry RC, but which QF reconfigured A330s have a...

Sorry RC, but which QF reconfigured A330s have a Premium Economy cabin ?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2017, 06:34
Replies: 112
Views: 90,414
Posted By Mach2point7

RC: according to this article, the premium...

RC: according to this article, the premium economy pax share the J class lavs:

https://www.ausbt.com.au/first-photos-qantas-boeing-787-premium-economy-seats

I agree with your comments re the...
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