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Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2018, 04:17
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,464,214
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeing-withheld-...

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeing-withheld-crucial-safety-information-on-new-737-models-experts-say-2018-11-12
...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2013, 23:26
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,194,367
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

As NTSB mentioned, U.S.-registered airlines...

As NTSB mentioned, U.S.-registered airlines operate under Part 121 of the FAA regs, while foreign airlines operating into the U.S. operate under Part 129 of the FAA regs. Most simply stated, Part...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2013, 03:01
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,194,367
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Yes. Word I had from someone on-scene (at...

Yes.

Word I had from someone on-scene (at the terminal) was that they were deplaned via portable stairs driven to the taxiway, and bused back to the terminal. They also said the aircraft (now...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2013, 01:10
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,194,367
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

The irony here is that some otherwise...

The irony here is that some otherwise well-meaning aviation folks are doing precisely what many condemn the media for doing.

When i heard on the car radio some years ago that TWA 800 was down, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2012, 18:54
Replies: 6
Views: 5,251
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Incident: Alaska B734 near San Jose on Aug 8th...

Incident: Alaska B734 near San Jose on Aug 8th 2012, loss of cabin pressure, electric failure (http://avherald.com/h?article=453f0aee&opt=0)

FlightAware > Alaska Airlines (AS) #539 > 08-Aug-2012 >...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2012, 15:49
Replies: 6
Views: 5,251
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Pretty close. Subsequent info out was that the...

Pretty close. Subsequent info out was that the air/ground sensing failed while enroute passing through FL250, and the aircraft (now thinking it was on the ground) began to lose the cabin. They...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jun 2012, 04:05
Replies: 727
Views: 616,697
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Maybe with a little of this thrown-in, the irony...

Maybe with a little of this thrown-in, the irony of the callsign notwithstanding...

The Crash of Czar 52 at Fairchild AFB, WA, in 1994 - YouTube
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jun 2012, 16:10
Replies: 284
Views: 226,320
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

How is it known that the aircraft was out of...

How is it known that the aircraft was out of fuel? As mentioned previously elsewhere back in the thread, there is a distinction between fuel starvation (as in having fuel in the tanks but an...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2012, 10:52
Replies: 289
Views: 124,499
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

My mistake, I thought he was asking about the...

My mistake, I thought he was asking about the captain...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2012, 18:26
Replies: 289
Views: 124,499
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

I read where he had flown a Gulfstream for...

I read where he had flown a Gulfstream for NetJets, but can't attest to the accuracy of the media's reports..

Looks like he's now out of the hospital...

JetBlue pilot in jail pending hearing |...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Sep 2011, 15:39
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Kudos to your daughter... I had a seatmate...

Kudos to your daughter...

I had a seatmate make similar gripes during a maintenance delay several years ago. After enduring what seemed like hours (which was in reality only about 20 minute's...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Aug 2011, 14:37
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Just noticed this story on my morning email...

Just noticed this story on my morning email run... An update on the legal actions...

US Airways Pilots Say Safety, Not Union Slowdown, Is Causing Flight Delays - Bloomberg...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2011, 16:17
Replies: 18
Views: 4,953
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Assuming, of course, the so-called "nearest...

Assuming, of course, the so-called "nearest airport" wasn't an hour (or more) away, and further assuming one didn't prang the aircraft before it was able to make it to the gate...:rolleyes:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2011, 15:26
Replies: 18
Views: 4,953
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

While I'm sure there at least some similarities...

While I'm sure there at least some similarities that you see, it's the ones that you don't consider that torpedo your argument below the proverbial waterline..

1. You're not operating across...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2011, 15:50
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Around here, one never quite knows... ;) ...

Around here, one never quite knows... ;)

Cheers..
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2011, 13:08
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

With all due respect, you seem to have missed the...

With all due respect, you seem to have missed the part (back in #131) where I stated (now bolded for your convenience):

In my airline's (FAR Part 121) MEL Preamble secion, under "Responsibility...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2011, 12:41
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

That rental house owned by the TWA freighter...

That rental house owned by the TWA freighter pilot was technically in Mission, KS, and was a mere two blocks from the Breen F/A training facility at Nall and US. 50.. I remember when it was under...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2011, 16:30
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Thanks for visiting, and sorry I missed you—maybe...

Thanks for visiting, and sorry I missed you—maybe next time… ;)



I probably could have made it clearer, but I was referring to the knowledge requirement similarities between the FAA/ATP exams,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2011, 23:40
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Actually, since the written test for the FAA's...

Actually, since the written test for the FAA's ADX certificate shares about 98% of its material with the FAA's ATP written test, for all practical intents and purposes (save the actual flying bit) I...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2011, 14:38
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

What also seems clear is that "close" only counts...

What also seems clear is that "close" only counts with horse shoes and hand grenades. While your cited 224 (3) I'm sure is applicable in your neck of the woods, the reg applicable to the USAirways...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2011, 14:34
Replies: 174
Views: 84,546
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

In my airline's (FAR Part 121) MEL Preamble...

In my airline's (FAR Part 121) MEL Preamble secion, under "Responsibility For Decision", it states that the Captain and the Dispatcher have the ability and responsibility to decline an aircraft,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2011, 13:14
Replies: 88
Views: 41,202
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

I stand corrected on the MD-80s (a DC-9 carryover...

I stand corrected on the MD-80s (a DC-9 carryover assumption on my part), but my essential point is unchanged. While the 737 MMEL relief might "seem" wrong to you, Boeing/FAA would appear to have...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2011, 20:49
Replies: 88
Views: 41,202
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Agreed, and from my standpoint it gets just that,...

Agreed, and from my standpoint it gets just that, or did. More than once in my 30+ year career I've dispatched an inop anti-skid into HOU, and as long as one could land on something other than the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2011, 01:47
Replies: 88
Views: 41,202
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Since the airline's inception in June 1971, an...

Since the airline's inception in June 1971, an inop anti-skid was deferral was possible under the MEL. They didn't fail and get deferred all that often, but when they did, and it couldn't be...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
8th Oct 2010, 18:11
Replies: 22
Views: 4,512
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

FAA issues warning on Li-On batteries

FAA issues fire warning for lithium batteries - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101008/ap_on_hi_te/us_faa_lithium_batteries)
...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2010, 07:02
Replies: 90
Views: 21,124
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

>>>UAL had to ferry air bags up from God knows...

>>>UAL had to ferry air bags up from God knows where

Probably from their SFO MX base...

It's fortunate that JBU had this happen in Cali-4-nyah, as with most anywhere elese, the local Joe...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2010, 01:31
Replies: 90
Views: 21,124
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

This was the movie in question... The Doomsday...

This was the movie in question... The Doomsday Flight (1966).

The Doomsday Flight (1966) (TV) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060333/)

At the start of my career in the 1970s, I was told (FWIW)...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jul 2010, 17:16
Replies: 82
Views: 26,853
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

They do the same thing at Kansas City, where...

They do the same thing at Kansas City, where locals call it KCI (Kansas City International) instead of the correct MCI/KMCI (for the originally named Mid-Continent International).

You'd think that...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jul 2010, 19:04
Replies: 79
Views: 25,207
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

>>>(I was puzzled that I couldn't find this at...

>>>(I was puzzled that I couldn't find this at first, as I also remembered it as IAD -- the database has the destination as DCA, but the synopsis clearly shows the destination was Dulles.)

TWA514...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2010, 15:09
Replies: 351
Views: 141,846
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

>>>Here's a Chicago Tribune story on AA's recent...

>>>Here's a Chicago Tribune story on AA's recent push to reduce fuel reserves:

>>>An airline feud over how much to fuel - chicagotribune.com

>>>I have to agree with this guy's analysis:

As...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2010, 02:30
Replies: 351
Views: 141,846
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

That would be EAL66... Microburst.... ASN...

That would be EAL66... Microburst....

ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-225 N8845E New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)...
Forum: North America
27th May 2010, 02:00
Replies: 6
Views: 1,617
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Now it's reportedly accumulating on runways such...

Now it's reportedly accumulating on runways such that they're taking the snow plows out of mothballs...

DEN can't seem to catch a break today....
Forum: North America
27th May 2010, 01:04
Replies: 6
Views: 1,617
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

Check out the hail... 9NEWS.com | Colorado's...

Check out the hail...

9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | 9Slideshows Gallery | 05-26-10-Aerials-of-hail...
Forum: North America
27th May 2010, 00:40
Replies: 6
Views: 1,617
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

WX at KDEN 5/25

In addition to the hail and microbursts, the thunderstorms in the area had some other stuff...

http://www.9news.com/9slideshows/05-26-10-Severe-weather/DIA-01.jpg

Not something a pax wants to...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th May 2010, 10:58
Replies: 351
Views: 141,846
Posted By SeniorDispatcher

stator vane said>>> any pilot that doesn't...

stator vane said>>>
any pilot that doesn't respect any ATC is simply ignorant and any ATC that doesn't respect pilots is simply ignorant as well. if they knew more about each other, they still might...
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