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Forum: Questions
1st Apr 2007, 19:45
Replies: 3
Views: 2,906
Posted By Nigel PAX

VS return to JNB

I was on the VS602 (from JNB to LHR) on 30 March that had to return to JNB 75 minutes into the flight because of the discovery of 'incorrectly loaded baggage'. Fuel had to be dumped and the flight...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Feb 2006, 17:37
Replies: 5
Views: 1,628
Posted By Nigel PAX

Actually, all A340s have a centre main bogie,...

Actually, all A340s have a centre main bogie, with either two or four wheels, depending on model. So do some other aircraft, such as the DC10-30. I've not noticed a bumpy taxi with any of those.
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
29th Jan 2006, 07:58
Replies: 5
Views: 1,628
Posted By Nigel PAX

I think they did update the software, but that...

I think they did update the software, but that wouldn't explain the bumpy taxi. In any case, even in the front row, I was sitting just behind the nose wheel; in the nose of a 744, I would be sitting...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Jan 2006, 20:08
Replies: 5
Views: 1,628
Posted By Nigel PAX

Bumpy A346?

I had my first trip on a VS A346 this week, sitting in the front row. I was struck by how bumpy it was while taxiiing, and when we hit turbulence (there seemed to be some yawing as well, though it's...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Apr 2003, 05:31
Replies: 59
Views: 11,767
Posted By Nigel PAX

I think there was once a time when you could find...

I think there was once a time when you could find a correlation between loss-making airlines and Airbus. It wasn't that use of Airbuses caused the losses, but that Airbus was competing on price and...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Apr 2003, 19:22
Replies: 59
Views: 11,767
Posted By Nigel PAX

I don't know if people saw this article from 21...

I don't know if people saw this article from 21 April in the Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134679776_boeingloans210.html

It sounds like Boeing's best...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Apr 2003, 22:11
Replies: 59
Views: 11,767
Posted By Nigel PAX

I meant the 747 is more secure than the 757, not...

I meant the 747 is more secure than the 757, not in any absolute sense. I agree with all your points, but I still think Boeing would be more likely to close the 757 line than the 747. Of course, if...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Apr 2003, 19:35
Replies: 59
Views: 11,767
Posted By Nigel PAX

The USAF tanker order is likely to keep the 767...

The USAF tanker order is likely to keep the 767 line open for a few more years yet. Maybe the US military needs to find a use for a few dozen 757s as well? If not, the B739 and A321 are taking a big...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2002, 21:51
Replies: 16
Views: 5,743
Posted By Nigel PAX

> Out of curiousity, can anyone confirm which...

> Out of curiousity, can anyone confirm which engine type
> does UAL have fitted to its B777's?

PW4000. UAL was the launch customer for the 777, with ETOPS 180 from day one with the PW4000.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Nov 2002, 23:30
Replies: 33
Views: 5,566
Posted By Nigel PAX

As a mere SLF, I like BA, and it's kind of cute...

As a mere SLF, I like BA, and it's kind of cute how the drivers now emerge from the flight deck to bid farewell to the SLFs as they unload themselves.

Other than on windy days (!), BA provide an...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2002, 08:29
Replies: 58
Views: 12,696
Posted By Nigel PAX

When I eventually got through to the BA Executive...

When I eventually got through to the BA Executive Club and complained, they first tried the usual "no planes could take off or land". When I said that a steady stream of planes were landing, I got,...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Oct 2002, 20:49
Replies: 38
Views: 10,211
Posted By Nigel PAX

Yes, our posts crossed. I wondered if it was...

Yes, our posts crossed. I wondered if it was something like that, but the harassed BA staff didn't know, and no-one was telling the poor SLFs like me (and some were much more disrupted than I was)....
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Oct 2002, 20:32
Replies: 38
Views: 10,211
Posted By Nigel PAX

Given that planes were landing at LHR, if a...

Given that planes were landing at LHR, if a little sportingly, why were all BA trans-Atlantic flights cancelled today? I was one of the people milling around in the new Heathrow Zoo, formerly T4,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Jun 2002, 09:49
Replies: 7
Views: 1,861
Posted By Nigel PAX

More Sonic Cruiser doubts

Boeing may axe sonic cruiser

David Gow, industrial editor
Wednesday June 26, 2002
The Guardian

Boeing, the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, is considering taking the axe to its...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Apr 2002, 21:52
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By Nigel PAX

I think we are safer in the sense that both crew...

I think we are safer in the sense that both crew and pax are now aware of the threat from suicidal terrorists. For example, the shoe bomber was only stopped thanks to this new level of awareness....
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2002, 13:32
Replies: 5
Views: 599
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post One suspects if the comment shouldn't have been:....

One suspects if the comment shouldn't have been:. ."The GP7000... is the best deal for Emirates - politically, technically, operationally and commercially."
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2002, 04:44
Replies: 11
Views: 1,082
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post Well, yes, personally I do think the checks are...

Well, yes, personally I do think the checks are unnecessary.

The US doesn't do them (even now), nor has it for as long as I've been travelling there (well over 20 years), and the UK dropped them a...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2002, 15:36
Replies: 11
Views: 1,082
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post But they were (slowly) checking the passports of...

But they were (slowly) checking the passports of even travellers to EU (non-Schengen) destinations, with just two immigration staff on duty and hundreds of irate people in the queue. And the fact...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2002, 03:34
Replies: 18
Views: 763
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post It was just a refinancing -- see <a...

It was just a refinancing -- see <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020220/80/csnbj.html" target="_blank">http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020220/80/csnbj.html</a>
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2002, 01:52
Replies: 11
Views: 1,082
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post UK departing passengers' passports are only...

UK departing passengers' passports are only checked when boarding the plane, and at check-in if you don't use the machine. There's no passport control as such -- it was removed years ago.

If, like...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2002, 01:40
Replies: 11
Views: 1,082
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post CDG departures chaos

Chaotic scenes at CGD T1 departures passport control today, with long delays -- do flight crews have to queue with pax? It was certainly causing pax to get to their planes late (delaying my flight),...
Forum: Questions
2nd Feb 2002, 03:51
Replies: 44
Views: 2,803
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post Well it was a new experience for me as a...

Well it was a new experience for me as a passenger to land on runway 23 at LHR (in hundreds of flights). Not sure it was worth the three hour delay, though, but got a taste of the impressive reverse...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2002, 03:51
Replies: 19
Views: 807
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post Well it was a new experience for me as a...

Well it was a new experience for me as a passenger to land on runway 23 at LHR (in hundreds of flights). Not sure it was worth the three hour delay, though, but got a taste of the impressive reverse...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jan 2002, 20:11
Replies: 3
Views: 517
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post I doubt it. If they ever build such a new runway,...

I doubt it. If they ever build such a new runway, I'd expect it to be a good bit further to the west (more room and further from London).
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2002, 20:11
Replies: 1
Views: 642
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post I doubt it. If they ever build such a new runway,...

I doubt it. If they ever build such a new runway, I'd expect it to be a good bit further to the west (more room and further from London).
Forum: Questions
20th Nov 2001, 05:12
Replies: 0
Views: 343
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post What happened at LHR T4 on Nov 15?

I flew BA from LHR to DTW on the 15th Nov. Most flights from T4 seem to have been delayed, but the explanations were feeble and inconsistent. We were scheduled to leave at 12:30, and left about...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2001, 02:59
Replies: 28
Views: 3,208
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post Well the current situation is absurd. Just got...

Well the current situation is absurd. Just got back from a flight where the FAs diligently locked the door every time they came out of the flight deck, carefully and obviously stowing the key in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2001, 00:18
Replies: 6
Views: 685
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post I was due to take a Flightline-operated Swissair...

I was due to take a Flightline-operated Swissair flight from Ljubljana to Zurich today, but it was cancelled.

Incidentally, Ljubljana Brnik seems to have the most sensitive magnetometer settings...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2001, 02:28
Replies: 25
Views: 2,228
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post Speaking as SLF, it all seems like business as...

Speaking as SLF, it all seems like business as usual, apart from the nasty plastic cutlery (even the ice buckets in the BA first class lounge now have flimsy plastic spoons -- but Schiphol still runs...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2001, 14:11
Replies: 33
Views: 2,273
Posted By Nigel PAX

Post &lt;&lt;the weapons used by the hijackers were...

&lt;&lt;the weapons used by the hijackers were items cleared by the Federal Aviation Authority to be taken on to those planes, such as razors and penknives. These items could also be purchased in duty-free...
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