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by Verbal
Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: China Eastern 737 down
Replies: 50
Views: 7173

Re: China Eastern 737 down

So lots of short haul, christ, like a taxi really....
Two hour missions are very typical for the 737.

The 737 has a design service objective of 75,000 flights. So this was a comparatively young airplane.
by Verbal
Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:37 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: China Eastern 737 down
Replies: 50
Views: 7173

Re: China Eastern 737 down

737-800 line number 5453 was delivered on 22 June 2015. It had logged 18k hours and 9k flights.
by Verbal
Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Airbus: morally bankrupt?
Replies: 2
Views: 711

Airbus: morally bankrupt?

Discuss. Boeing suspends Russian titanium as Airbus keeps buying Reuters News 03/07/2022 Authors: Aishwarya Nair and Tim Hepher March 7 (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Monday it had suspended buying titanium from Russia , while its European rival Airbus (AIR.PA) continues to use supplies from t...
by Verbal
Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:29 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Pilot durnked
Replies: 19
Views: 3061

Re: Pilot durnked

...consuming significant quantities of alcohol not sufficiently before a flight and then showing up to operate said flight knowing that you most likely are not in legal and safe condition to do so.
Wait, I thought this was standard operating procedure in the commercial pilot community.
by Verbal
Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Pilot durnked
Replies: 19
Views: 3061

Pilot durnked

Police: Pilot removed from cockpit before takeoff was drunk Associated Press 03/03/2022 CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — A pilot who appeared to be drunk was removed from the cockpit of a JetBlue flight as it was about to take off from Buffalo, police said. Tests confirmed the pilot had a blood alcohol lev...
by Verbal
Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:03 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: David
Replies: 6
Views: 1377

Re: David

Consider yourselves banned.
by Verbal
Wed Feb 09, 2022 6:46 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Airbus Fights Qatar
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Airbus Fights Qatar

It just keeps getting worse. Airbus revokes more plane orders in Qatar dispute Reuters News 02/08/2022 Author: Tim Hepher PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A $600 million contractual and safety dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways deepened on Tuesday when the European planemaker revoked orders for two A3...
by Verbal
Tue Feb 08, 2022 9:35 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Spirit/Frontier merger
Replies: 14
Views: 2510

Re: Spirit/Frontier merger

Here are my two suggestions: SpitIer, and FronTit.
No.
by Verbal
Tue Feb 08, 2022 9:09 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Spirit/Frontier merger
Replies: 14
Views: 2510

Re: Spirit/Frontier merger

Meanwhile.... Frontier Airlines temporarily halts all flights after tech issue Reuters News 02/07/2022 Author: David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frontier Airlines on Monday temporarily halted all flights after a technology issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the a...
by Verbal
Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:15 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Spirit/Frontier merger
Replies: 14
Views: 2510

Re: Spirit/Frontier merger

Well, for starters, could we have expected such a comment if they operated Boeing products?
No.
by Verbal
Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:57 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Spirit/Frontier merger
Replies: 14
Views: 2510

Spirit/Frontier merger

Two drunks staggering down the street. Discuss.
by Verbal
Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:47 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: 737 Max
Replies: 7
Views: 1414

Re: 737 Max

No
Okay
by Verbal
Fri Jan 28, 2022 11:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: What's More Valuable?
Replies: 8
Views: 1680

Re: What's More Valuable?

Yes.
No.
by Verbal
Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Airbus Fights Qatar
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Airbus Fights Qatar

Meanwhile.... Boeing nears Qatar freighter deal ahead of emir visit Reuters News 01/25/2022 Boeing Co (BA.N) is in advanced talks with Qatar Airways to secure a launch order for a proposed new freighter, and a deal could come as early as next week when the country's ruling emir visits Washington, tw...
by Verbal
Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:28 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Airbus Fights Qatar
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Airbus Fights Qatar

Concur.
by Verbal
Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Deep Squid questions
Replies: 3
Views: 1012

Re: Deep Squid questions

30.81995 furlongs. Hope this helps.
by Verbal
Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Airbus Fights Qatar
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Airbus Fights Qatar

I blame cheap composites. And the French.
by Verbal
Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:40 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: 737-Max Lavs are too small...
Replies: 20
Views: 6876

Re: 737-Max Lavs are too small...

It's not the size of the lavatory that matters, it's.... Look why are we even having this discussion?
by Verbal
Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Boeing May Throw Shade on A350F
Replies: 5
Views: 2130

Re: Boeing May Throw Shade on A350F

Boeing currently has 61 unfilled orders for the legacy 777-200F. Eventually it will go out of production. The 747-8F will cease production next year. This would leave the 767 as the only remaining Boeing freighter in production. The newer 777-8F will likely have a shorter fuselage than the 777-9, bu...
by Verbal
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Empty Tequila Bottles Found on 747-8
Replies: 10
Views: 3407

Re: Empty Tequila Bottles Found on 747-8

Punishment and humiliation are part and parcel of employment at the B. Next question.
by Verbal
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:01 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: F.A.O.: Komrade Snappy
Replies: 5
Views: 2420

Re: F.A.O.: ALL

¡Viva la Revolución de la Calamar! The word calamari comes from the Italian for "squid." In the United States, it generally refers to a battered and deep-fried appetizer served in restaurants and bars, though some people use it interchangeably with the main ingredient, the squid. While ma...
by Verbal
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Computer Programming in C
Replies: 37
Views: 6268

Re: Computer Programming in C

No.
by Verbal
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Empty Tequila Bottles Found on 747-8
Replies: 10
Views: 3407

Re: Empty Tequila Bottles Found on 747-8

please explain My rehab is going well. I have been granted clemency for that teeny tiny little misunderstanding where I stapled the orderly to the wall. After some needlessly empirical misfires surrounding my medication regime, I am firmly on the road to recovery. I am confident I will return to my...
by Verbal
Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:57 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Empty Tequila Bottles Found on 747-8
Replies: 10
Views: 3407

Re: Empty Tequila Bottles Found on 747-8

Sorry. Won't happen again.

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