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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Apr 2024, 20:54
Replies: 17
Views: 3,983
Posted By Joe_K

The rumour on the internet seems to be that it...

The rumour on the internet seems to be that it was towed to a gate and left there without chocks, then rolled backwards across the apron and hit the jet bridge at the gate opposite, and then was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Mar 2024, 13:37
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,650
Posted By Joe_K

Boeing's reply to that seems to be: “Our...

Boeing's reply to that seems to be:

“Our team has shared multiple times with the NTSB that we have looked extensively and have not found any such documentation,” the letter said. “We likewise have...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2024, 10:02
Replies: 41
Views: 16,379
Posted By Joe_K

Funny that this is being bandied about as "news",...

Funny that this is being bandied about as "news", Airbus and CFM launched an open fan flight test demonstrator programme back in July 2022, with press release and everything...
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Feb 2024, 11:47
Replies: 41
Views: 13,847
Posted By Joe_K

For what it's worth, ASN now has the following...

For what it's worth, ASN now has the following note: "Unconfirmed reports suggest that a parachute got entangled in the tail control surfaces." Unclear when that note was added, and what the source...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Feb 2024, 09:33
Replies: 221
Views: 59,783
Posted By Joe_K

Unconfirmed reports floating around online,...

Unconfirmed reports floating around online, saying "Air traffic control noticed in time that the plane was at D5, asked the crew if they were sure they could take off from that position, to which the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 09:11
Replies: 6
Views: 3,569
Posted By Joe_K

Bordeaux near miss - Financial Times article

https://www.ft.com/content/4a07770b-0ddf-4f3c-b752-4564794a1e9e

Pay-walled article, but the highlights are:

"On New Year’s Eve 2022, an air traffic controller at Bordeaux airport authorised an...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,650
Posted By Joe_K

True. But the point is that they may have treated...

True. But the point is that they may have treated it like a door on the factory floor.



If that's the language used on the factory floor, then that is significant.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2024, 07:49
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,650
Posted By Joe_K

I find it interesting that the "Throwaway"...

I find it interesting that the "Throwaway" whistleblower (or whatever we want call him/her), assuming they are real and actually have insight on what happens on the factory floor, is referring to a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jan 2024, 12:30
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,650
Posted By Joe_K

29th December 2023 (11 days ago) - "Boeing is...

29th December 2023 (11 days ago) - "Boeing is urging airlines to inspect its 737 Max airplanes for a possible loose bolt in rudder control systems." Source: BBC.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 08:29
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,650
Posted By Joe_K

From another news article: "Jennifer...

From another news article:

"Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference that after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 returned to Portland International...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Dec 2023, 12:44
Replies: 13
Views: 4,793
Posted By Joe_K

Geneva ARFF is public sector. Without going down...

Geneva ARFF is public sector. Without going down the rabbit hole of Swiss local politics, well funded and well staffed emergency services seem to be popular with voters over there... The flipside is...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2023, 18:21
Replies: 120
Views: 68,577
Posted By Joe_K

The one that sticks in my mind is the one where a...

The one that sticks in my mind is the one where a pilot who had been declared unfit to work by a doctor managed to kill himself, 144 pax and 6 crew. And the one where a ground service agent stole an...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2023, 15:38
Replies: 23
Views: 14,319
Posted By Joe_K

It is "suspension du titre aéronautique" in...

It is "suspension du titre aéronautique" in French, see the "Décret n° 2022-978 du 2 juillet 2022 relatif aux contrôles de l'alcoolémie et de l'usage de stupéfiants dans le domaine de l'aviation...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2023, 13:08
Replies: 43
Views: 15,638
Posted By Joe_K

The Egyptian military. Their troops and aircraft...

The Egyptian military. Their troops and aircraft were supposedly in the country on "exercise" and "surrendered" to the RSF, according to Reuters.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jul 2021, 18:03
Replies: 8
Views: 6,324
Posted By Joe_K

The reports for the similar accident 2 years ago...

The reports for the similar accident 2 years ago state "SHK calculated that the aircraft was probably overweight at takeoff with a centre of gravity (cg) aft of the permitted limit". AFAIK the DHC-2T...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2021, 08:57
Replies: 21
Views: 15,050
Posted By Joe_K

AP saying "The plane was on approach for landing...

AP saying "The plane was on approach for landing when contact was lost about 10 kilometers (six miles) away from Palana’s airport." Source:...
Forum: Questions
1st Mar 2021, 07:58
Replies: 40
Views: 49,940
Posted By Joe_K

We know this much: "the flaw arose when “software...

We know this much: "the flaw arose when “software notification designed to alert when a shim exceeded the maximum thickness per engineering specifications was not being used.”"

From...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th Jan 2021, 20:08
Replies: 11
Views: 1,505
Posted By Joe_K

To quote Apple themselves: "A folder with a...

To quote Apple themselves: "A folder with a flashing question mark means that your startup disk is no longer available or doesn't contain a working Mac operating system."

When doing the Internet...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2021, 09:00
Replies: 25
Views: 11,054
Posted By Joe_K

FWIW the local fire service is quoted in the...

FWIW the local fire service is quoted in the local media as saying "we assume the rotor blades touched the ground during the landing approach".
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2020, 09:43
Replies: 39
Views: 13,067
Posted By Joe_K

This is from an IATA press release:...

This is from an IATA press release: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/pr/2020-09-09-01/

"Just providing a single dose to 7.8 billion people would fill 8,000 747 cargo aircraft."
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2020, 15:50
Replies: 26
Views: 12,931
Posted By Joe_K

Image is from Shutterstock (can be found here:...

Image is from Shutterstock (can be found here: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/military-silhouettes-soldiers-airforce-against-backdrop-400783420) and was uploaded there by a guy named Артур...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2020, 09:06
Replies: 156
Views: 116,379
Posted By Joe_K

"The manufacturing process uses laser measurement...

"The manufacturing process uses laser measurement to precisely align the barrel sections and to predict the size of any shims needed. Kowal said the flaw arose when “software notification designed to...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2020, 05:40
Replies: 59
Views: 33,374
Posted By Joe_K

On the bottom of page 30 it says "Le CDB confirme...

On the bottom of page 30 it says "Le CDB confirme avoir fait part de cet événement, par «Air Safety Report» et par téléphone, au management de RAM EXPRESS en tant qu’impact d’oiseau,...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2020, 09:27
Replies: 43
Views: 33,878
Posted By Joe_K

There's social media footage showing a seemingly...

There's social media footage showing a seemingly intact jet stood in the middle of the road, with the cabin on fire. Leads me to think the aircraft made a controlled landing, prior to catching fire.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2019, 06:54
Replies: 50
Views: 34,175
Posted By Joe_K

What do you expect at 06:45 on a Sunday? Intern...

What do you expect at 06:45 on a Sunday? Intern messed up and pulled a mislabelled photo from the database. Should be rectified once a grownup wakes up.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2019, 20:22
Replies: 13
Views: 12,614
Posted By Joe_K

You are sure that a gas-fired power station in...

You are sure that a gas-fired power station in Bedfordshire and a windfarm in the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast going offline at the same time were caused by a thunderstorm over Newcastle...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2019, 19:19
Replies: 13
Views: 12,614
Posted By Joe_K

They're quoting a statement from one of the power...

They're quoting a statement from one of the power companies, referring to a "generator" on the National Grid. Or in regular English: a power station.

EDIT: the power station in question appears to...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2019, 11:12
Replies: 104
Views: 87,257
Posted By Joe_K

That's the definition of a functional alcoholic....

That's the definition of a functional alcoholic. Worse performance when sober due to alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2019, 23:07
Replies: 27
Views: 26,684
Posted By Joe_K

"Airbus has revealed a hybrid-electric 80-seat...

"Airbus has revealed a hybrid-electric 80-seat airliner design – with "feathered" wing and tail structures mimicking an eagle or falcon.

However, the 1m (3ft)-long model, dubbed Bird of Prey, is...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jul 2019, 20:31
Replies: 36
Views: 15,806
Posted By Joe_K

TCAS FAN CAA even have a webpage on this:...

TCAS FAN


CAA even have a webpage on this: https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Aircraft/Unmanned-aircraft/Large-unmanned-aircraft/

"Unlike small drones, unmanned aircraft with an...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2019, 12:23
Replies: 63
Views: 71,061
Posted By Joe_K

The clue is in the second sentence of the report:...

The clue is in the second sentence of the report: "The BEA represents France, State of Operator, State of Registry and State of Design of the aircraft."
Politics...
EDIT: also striking when reading...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2019, 07:38
Replies: 17
Views: 11,085
Posted By Joe_K

Article says "she fell asleep in a row of seats...

Article says "she fell asleep in a row of seats on a nearly empty flight". Somehow makes it sound as if she was not in a seated position during landing...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2019, 21:52
Replies: 80
Views: 58,010
Posted By Joe_K

Seriously? From a journalism point of view that's...

Seriously? From a journalism point of view that's what the story is: people in Essex and Cambridgeshire heard a loud bang and rang the police to complain. Just like they always complain when they...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2019, 07:53
Replies: 44
Views: 39,908
Posted By Joe_K

It is literally the first thing you see when you...

It is literally the first thing you see when you open the FAA website. With the heading "FAA Updates on Boeing 737 MAX"...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th May 2019, 11:19
Replies: 6
Views: 4,021
Posted By Joe_K

I thought the existing 4 aircraft would remain in...

I thought the existing 4 aircraft would remain in VIE and the "new base" in AMS was 3 aircraft and 7 routes which they are taking over from their parent Vueling?
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