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Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2020, 17:49
Replies: 131
Views: 85,526
Posted By triploss

As an employee, about the last thing you'd want...

As an employee, about the last thing you'd want to do is invest in the company you work for.

Not only is that that a bundling of risks (so when the holes in the cheese line up, you're both out of...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2020, 15:47
Replies: 89
Views: 51,146
Posted By triploss

They absolutely won't. Even the companies making...

They absolutely won't. Even the companies making these video based solutions send lots of employees around the world because video simply cannot replace face to face (never mind the timezone issues)....
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2020, 17:14
Replies: 40
Views: 22,865
Posted By triploss

Not that I don't believe you, but even research...

Not that I don't believe you, but even research by the air-force is less confident than most people on this thread:...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2020, 19:29
Replies: 40
Views: 22,865
Posted By triploss

Most of the reports I've seen claim that HEPA...

Most of the reports I've seen claim that HEPA filters will NOT stop (or catch) the Coronavirus.

Do you have sources claiming otherwise?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2020, 06:18
Replies: 18
Views: 9,217
Posted By triploss

What a hilariously misleading headline. ...

What a hilariously misleading headline.
Misleading external radio signals is not "hacking airliner systems". That's providing bad inputs to aircraft systems.

If someone actually manages to hack...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2020, 18:43
Replies: 60
Views: 46,604
Posted By triploss

Indeed - and both in Europe short-haul and TATL...

Indeed - and both in Europe short-haul and TATL long-haul, round-trip tickets are almost always cheaper. That may have been the case a long time ago as you say, and it's still very much the case...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2020, 17:51
Replies: 60
Views: 46,604
Posted By triploss

I'm afraid someone's been telling you porky pies....

I'm afraid someone's been telling you porky pies. No refund is possible because you most likely bought a nonrefundable ticket (you wouldn't get a refund if you cancelled before departure either -...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Jan 2020, 19:55
Replies: 73
Views: 26,979
Posted By triploss

That seems far stretched. Wuhan is 4 hours from...

That seems far stretched. Wuhan is 4 hours from Beijing and Shanghai, and that's not counting the time needed to get to the airport from the train (adding another hour). Most people will have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Nov 2019, 18:22
Replies: 127
Views: 60,998
Posted By triploss

Exchange rate aside: feel free to bring this to a...

Exchange rate aside: feel free to bring this to a referendum if you care. Would be interesting to see the outcome. And informative.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Sep 2019, 18:10
Replies: 85
Views: 74,336
Posted By triploss

First post on this forum, and already trying to...

First post on this forum, and already trying to resurrect the bad pilots theory of the Ethiopian and Lion Air flights? Seems reasonable.
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2019, 16:40
Replies: 9
Views: 3,468
Posted By triploss

As long as "that point" is reached less...

As long as "that point" is reached less frequently with robo-pilot than when human-pilot is flying, then robo-pilot wins.

Human pilots don't achieve 100% success either. Robo-pilot only has to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2019, 15:21
Replies: 241
Views: 314,188
Posted By triploss

Also can't speak for all airlines, especially...

Also can't speak for all airlines, especially those in Russia - but most don't include brace as part of the safety briefing these days.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2019, 18:06
Replies: 104
Views: 87,220
Posted By triploss

You should look up the origins of the 4th...

You should look up the origins of the 4th amendment sir. Comes straight from the UK from what I can remember.

But if this is a 4th amendment issue, then so is the need to sit tests to get your...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2019, 05:04
Replies: 31
Views: 21,520
Posted By triploss

Most of the big ones in Europe do. BA, Iberia,...

Most of the big ones in Europe do. BA, Iberia, Lufty, Swissy, Austrian (but not SN), Finnair, AF mostly (I don't think AF and BA do on the A318's though). Mind you the loco's don't, but some of their...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2018, 04:59
Replies: 719
Views: 570,074
Posted By triploss

The Swiss do however have a lot more practice...

The Swiss do however have a lot more practice with referendums (moreover they are legally binding, plus they send out the voting papers to overseas voters a lot earlier than the UK did), so the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2018, 20:47
Replies: 36
Views: 32,995
Posted By triploss

Damned if you do report things to the police. ...

Damned if you do report things to the police.

Damned if you don't report things to the police.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2018, 14:30
Replies: 193
Views: 99,814
Posted By triploss

It's worth remembering: it generally takes two to...

It's worth remembering: it generally takes two to make a baby.

Anyhow in the more progressive countries there's such a thing as paternity leave (in addition to maternity leave), so the baby will...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2018, 03:50
Replies: 63
Views: 40,512
Posted By triploss

This is exactly the way it's supposed to be....

This is exactly the way it's supposed to be. Passport control is completely independent of boarding, all they're responsible for is checking that you're able to enter the country and/or that you...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2018, 17:52
Replies: 63
Views: 40,512
Posted By triploss

There is no story. Passengers from the UK are...

There is no story. Passengers from the UK are considered sterile, and end up in the sterile non-schengen area at airports that have that (some airports don't have a sterile non-schengen area so you...
Forum: Canada
5th Dec 2017, 20:07
Replies: 23
Views: 21,629
Posted By triploss

Your nose wheel is very close to the cockpit,...

Your nose wheel is very close to the cockpit, hence you hear and feel a lot (or less if you're in a 747/A380, where the first class passengers get to hear the concert).

Wings are a long way from...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Oct 2017, 17:55
Replies: 48
Views: 11,868
Posted By triploss

Blinds ain't got to be up for any reason in the...

Blinds ain't got to be up for any reason in the good ole US of A.

The 787 is a horror when it comes to windows since the FA's can now lock the windows into "dark" mode, at least they usually don't...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2017, 15:39
Replies: 304
Views: 165,820
Posted By triploss

First the 787, then the CS100. Yeah, it seems...

First the 787, then the CS100. Yeah, it seems it's normal nowadays.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Jul 2017, 18:33
Replies: 22
Views: 6,140
Posted By triploss

Yes - no positive bag matching on US domestic...

Yes - no positive bag matching on US domestic flights. It's fairly common for bags to take earlier flights (or later flights - _without_ the extra rush bag stuff they do elsewhere), or even...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2017, 18:54
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,676
Posted By triploss

They were doing some construction on 28L a while...

They were doing some construction on 28L a while back, but I thought that was supposed to have been completed at least a month ago. Construction was on weekends, which matches the Friday evening...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jul 2017, 15:47
Replies: 6
Views: 2,047
Posted By triploss

FWIW same thing can be heard for announcements in...

FWIW same thing can be heard for announcements in the cabin.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th May 2017, 16:48
Replies: 23
Views: 18,173
Posted By triploss

According to news reports, UA offered at least...

According to news reports, UA offered at least $800.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2017, 16:54
Replies: 392
Views: 218,981
Posted By triploss

I've not flown UK-LHR-Int'l in a few years, but...

I've not flown UK-LHR-Int'l in a few years, but same terminal connections (e.g. GLA-LHR-Europe via T5) definitely had no screening back then.

Connecting between terminals always requires...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2017, 18:04
Replies: 392
Views: 218,981
Posted By triploss

The EU (except UK) and some other places have...

The EU (except UK) and some other places have common standards on security, so this shouldn't be an issue. Only those flights are dumped into the sterile area. Other flights are dumped into a...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2017, 17:59
Replies: 22
Views: 17,083
Posted By triploss

That's actually a monumentally stupid password...

That's actually a monumentally stupid password policy, just take a read of the following if you don't believe me: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/08/frequent_passwo.html (I find it hard...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2017, 18:30
Replies: 392
Views: 218,981
Posted By triploss

If you have a secure device, and an encrypted...

If you have a secure device, and an encrypted connection, no they can't see the data. Well, yeah, they can see the encrypted data...


The only way this would work (and they way it's currently...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2017, 18:25
Replies: 22
Views: 17,083
Posted By triploss

United do have a 2-person cockpit policy. ...

United do have a 2-person cockpit policy.

Some other airlines don't.

Both viewpoints can be deemed sensible.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2017, 17:32
Replies: 392
Views: 218,981
Posted By triploss

The main effects I can see are: - Less business...

The main effects I can see are:
- Less business and tourist travel to the US.
- Higher costs for US based businesses, since they have to provide travel devices for both US-based and overseas-based...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th May 2017, 17:42
Replies: 392
Views: 218,981
Posted By triploss

And yet, you're much less likely to be killed by...

And yet, you're much less likely to be killed by a lunatic in Europe than in the US. Regardless of Europe trying to be humane, still safer.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th May 2017, 17:08
Replies: 392
Views: 218,981
Posted By triploss

US airports have "precheck" for essentially...

US airports have "precheck" for essentially anyone who can pass a background check. Laptops and liquids can stay in bags there. *multiple* laptops sandwiched together in a bag in fact (2 is the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th May 2017, 18:50
Replies: 7
Views: 2,228
Posted By triploss

The irony being that Southwest charge some of the...

The irony being that Southwest charge some of the highest fares out there.
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