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Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2011, 10:19
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The question is why airline executives have not...

The question is why airline executives have not been sued or even prosecuted for failing they duty to shareholders and having Business Impact Analysis (which they are supposed to act upon) and...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2010, 11:46
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Stop blaming someone else, you know damn well its...

Stop blaming someone else, you know damn well its was the airline industry who set the standards and therefore its those who are responsible.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2010, 07:31
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The newly defined safe limits of ash are ad hoc...

The newly defined safe limits of ash are ad hoc and arbitrary and cannot be scientifically justified. (http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/05/ucl-report-calls-for-volcanic.html)
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2010, 08:58
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

His argument is the one followed by the...

His argument is the one followed by the authorities. He's right. Its not his imagination, its reality that VA shuts down airspace - he doesn't have to prove anything becuase he is simply explaining...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2010, 09:10
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The civil servants are did what the airlines and...

The civil servants are did what the airlines and manufacturers told them to do they set the standards. They modified them quick enough when it started costing money.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2010, 15:43
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Yes, and by coincidence the 'error' happened to...

Yes, and by coincidence the 'error' happened to close down the major SE airports. Fixing it allowed them to re-open.. what an amazing piece of luck.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2010, 09:07
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

There was nothing wrong with the model or the...

There was nothing wrong with the model or the forecasting, they were obviously told to change it, by the new government, to allow the airports to open.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2010, 13:39
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

What a very strange thing to come out with. You...

What a very strange thing to come out with. You could use the same logic with Concord; it had a perfect safety record, until it didn't.

Maybe its becuase aircraft have always avoided flying...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2010, 17:31
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

If there is no problem than it won't be too...

If there is no problem than it won't be too difficult to persuade the manufacturers to loosen their guidelines then, will it?

I have no problem with solid evidence based decisions, but referring...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2010, 16:27
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Pace and sabenaboy So, both of you are...

Pace and sabenaboy

So, both of you are pilots, in what way does that qualify you to make judgement on the engineering aspects of volcanic ash damage? I am not Jet engine engineer, but I will defer...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th May 2010, 18:05
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Ryanair demands more lenient ash-protection rules...

Ryanair demands more lenient ash-protection rules (http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/17/342066/ryanair-demands-more-lenient-ash-protection-rules.html)

Ryanair noticed it. Either the...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th May 2010, 13:48
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Pressure to justify re-opening the airports...

Pressure to justify re-opening the airports requires the charts to be redrawn.


I'd guess. We have a new government after all.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2010, 18:32
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Funny that, I thought MOL would be happy at the...

Funny that, I thought MOL would be happy at the free publicity. I'm not fan of his, but I don't think the regulations envisage such a situation. An ash risk supplements would be justifiable, in my...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2010, 09:44
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Volcanic ash falls on Reykjavik, citizens fail to...

Volcanic ash falls on Reykjavik, citizens fail to notice | IceNews - Daily News (http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2010/05/14/volcanic-ash-falls-on-reykjavik-citizens-fail-to-notice/)

The higher the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2010, 16:14
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The Met charts I've checked don't say anything...

The Met charts I've checked don't say anything about the closed area being anywhere near the UK or German. And the chart only goes to Sunday.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2010, 07:29
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

France did implement a no fly zone, so I suspect...

France did implement a no fly zone, so I suspect they were simply asleep, rather than remarkable.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2010, 18:32
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Ash update, the big black area over the Atlantic...

Ash update, the big black area over the Atlantic seems to be thinning.

Met Office: Icelandic volcano - Ash concentration charts...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2010, 09:56
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Well, yes, but the measurements they are doing...

Well, yes, but the measurements they are doing seem to backup up the theory.
Weather theory is pretty good and sophisticated and the 60mile buffer is going to cover the uncertainty. Unlike weather...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2010, 08:20
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The only purpose of measuring is to confirm what...

The only purpose of measuring is to confirm what we already know, its not going to affect the basic facts.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2010, 13:16
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

From that I assume you refuse to accept the...

From that I assume you refuse to accept the weather forecast models and expect to depend on real, continuous measurements of the cloud. But how many aircraft will that require - hundreds to cover...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2010, 09:03
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Make up you mind do - you want 'politicians'...

Make up you mind do - you want 'politicians' (actually the experts are giving the guidance) making the decision or do you want operators to decide themselves?
The science says you can't fly. Whats...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2010, 16:09
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Your problem seems to stem from a refusal to...

Your problem seems to stem from a refusal to accept that when manufacture's say there is no safe level of ash ingestion, they mean it. The more ash, the higher the probability of damage, there is no...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2010, 11:02
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

I deal with risk assessments as part of my job....

I deal with risk assessments as part of my job. Every listed company has to go through detailed risk assessment and contingency planning on every risk, its disruption time period and the potential...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2010, 21:21
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Actually there was another earthquake on Katla a...

Actually there was another earthquake on Katla a few days ago.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2010, 09:25
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Sky high? you don't try to get insurance after...

Sky high? you don't try to get insurance after the event has happened. Insurance for volcanic interruption would have been very cheap if it had been obtained at the beginning of the year.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2010, 20:12
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

You picked the £2billion figure out of the air;...

You picked the £2billion figure out of the air; its bull**** as Tamiflu doesn't cost that much and Pandemic flu is an on-going threat and the UK has a agreement to re-process the stock of Tamiflu as...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2010, 19:57
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

No, visibility was never part of the equations,...

No, visibility was never part of the equations, that's your interpretation of it.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2010, 08:32
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

I'm not a volcano expert. But this is the...

I'm not a volcano expert.

But this is the first time I've seen a earthquake in Katla instead of Eyjafjallajökull (which I will refer by its name in English, Island Mountains Glacier) Volcano.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2010, 06:06
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

I'd be interested in your attitude to the effects...

I'd be interested in your attitude to the effects of VA on the medium term safety of the aircraft. That is, in a few weeks time when you are not aboard but the effect of your decision is going to...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 09:56
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Are you sure about that? the UK has looked...

Are you sure about that? the UK has looked completely clear for some time according to the Met office.
The wind direction is also favourably predicted for the UK until Saturday or so.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 09:05
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The figure is failure within 100-500hours after...

The figure is failure within 100-500hours after the encounter, according to NASA. So in a few weeks you could have thousands of wrecked engines and billions of dollars in repair bills, plus possibly...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2010, 18:42
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Iceland warned of volcano danger to planes “for...

Iceland warned of volcano danger to planes “for years” | IceNews - Daily News (http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2010/04/25/iceland-warned-of-volcano-danger-to-planes-for-years/)
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2010, 08:26
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

Ironic that experts are the airlines themselves...

Ironic that experts are the airlines themselves who set the safe level they so objected to.

CEO's who complain AFTER a well know, serious, threat to their business occurs are incompetent. I do not...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2010, 16:25
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

And how are you going to do that? get a time...

And how are you going to do that? get a time machines and go back take a Lidar measurement around the whole of Europe on hour by hour basis?
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2010, 15:50
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By peter we

The airlines were the only ones who could provide...

The airlines were the only ones who could provide the data to set the limits on ash levels. Until a week ago they were unwilling to do so and unwilling to set a 'safe' limit, probably becuase 'safe'...
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