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by J
Tue May 23, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Ugliest cars... V2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 762

Re: Ugliest cars... V2.0

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by J
Wed May 17, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: A Miami Terminal Free from the Unwashed Masses
Replies: 4
Views: 413

A Miami Terminal Free from the Unwashed Masses

Historic Pan Am Headquarters To Be Transformed Into Private Terminal Miami International Airport (MIA) will in 2025 gain a PS private terminal via PS’ renovation of the historic Pan Am terminal to allow luxury travelers to avoid the egalitarian experience of Transportation Security Administration (...
by J
Mon May 08, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: While we weren't looking, they've taken another step...
Replies: 2
Views: 296

Re: While we weren't looking, they've taken another step...

Thank you for sharing that.
by J
Fri May 05, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: The coronation
Replies: 9
Views: 707

Re: The coronation

I think we should point out the accurate usage of the word post , rather than mail in this message. Nicely played. Mine has yet to arrive as well. Has anyone received their invitation to the coronation of King Charles III? I fear that mine may have been lost in the post. Regards, Dr. Sigmund von Ve...
by J
Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Witnessed my first air disaster: me so happy!
Replies: 5
Views: 547

Re: Witnessed my first air disaster: me so happy!

How did you feel when you saw that 737 proceeding down the runway, smoke enveloping the fuselage?
by J
Sat Mar 25, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: 777 Troubles; Latest News
Replies: 13
Views: 5902

Re: 777 Troubles; Latest News

Boeing 777X certification continues to progress: EASA Comment: The headline editor needs to try harder. It might have said, Champaign Corks Pop at Boeing Headquarters as European Safety Agency Signals Potential Acceptance . Excerpt: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Executive Direc...
by J
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Ship Tipping
Replies: 7
Views: 384

Ship Tipping

Many industries have "morning calls" where senior executives receive therapy by ripping into their staff about bad performances the day before. I wonder how the morning call went for this incident? Emergency crews at Leith dockyard as ship tips over https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpspro...
by J
Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: ITS's Future Fleet Plans
Replies: 8
Views: 5643

Re: ITS's Future Fleet Plans

FedEx, UPS Call Time On MD-11 Fleets Excerpt: Air cargo giants FedEx and UPS, the two largest remaining operators of the McDonnell Douglas-developed MD-11 freighter, have both announced plans to begin retiring their fleets of aging trijets. Between them, FedEx and UPS currently operate 94 MD-11s, o...
by J
Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Another one from B's channel...
Replies: 21
Views: 897

Re: Another one from B's channel...

An audio recording from a security camera near the crash site captured the sound of the plane as it rapidly descended. Pretty Chilling. Starts about 3:30.
by J
Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: 787 troubles, the latest news..
Replies: 1103
Views: 391228

Re: 787 troubles, the latest news..

This article says they're Norwegian. These are 787-8s with registration numbers LN-LNA (MSN 35304) and LN-LNB (MSN 35305), which operated for Norwegian Air Shuttle and have been in storage since 2019. As reported by EirTrade, both aircraft will be disassembled simultaneously. Their parts would be a...
by J
Thu Mar 02, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: 787 troubles, the latest news..
Replies: 1103
Views: 391228

Re: 787 troubles, the latest news..

All this because cheap spares aren't yet available??? Boeing 787 retirement Excerpt: EirTrade Aviation has been awarded the task of disassembling the first two Boeing 787s to be retired. The global aviation asset management and trading company, based in Dublin, will simultaneously dismantle the two ...
by J
Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Cocaine Bear
Replies: 5
Views: 240

Cocaine Bear

What sounds like an awful movie is being released. Why is it in an aviation forum posting? It is sort of like DB Cooper: Excerpt: Is Cocaine Bear based on a true story? Yes. The story of Cocaine Bear, or his nickname “Pablo Escobear”, starts off with a convicted drug dealer Andrew Thornton who died ...
by J
Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199589

Re: Railroad Thread

What's not to like about the New York Central car with B36 engines mounted on the roof (with a large inside strut to support the load.) We have updates of the RDC on the road. Stadler, a Swiss company, has several of these in operation around the US. https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/gebart0615e...
by J
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199589

Re: Railroad Thread

I blame CHINA. From last year - this is all you can see in front of the paywall: Chinese-owned rail company launches new project at Springfield plant, faces new heat Tuesdays launch of a $647 million contract with LA Metro at the giant Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corp. plant in Springfield comes ...
by J
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199589

Re: Railroad Thread

Another Boeing Train We've seen photos of those green 737 fuselages traveling from Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, KS but did you know another train brings 777 parts from Japan. Here is a captioned image of the movement in 20-foot-wide containers up a 5.6% grade. (That is pretty steep for a railroad....
by J
Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: 777 Troubles; Latest News
Replies: 13
Views: 5902

Re: 777 Troubles; Latest News

Boeing Subjects 777X to Severe Crosswind Tests AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Boeing is taking advantage of the powerful cross wind in the Texas panhandle to test its new commercial jet. Test pilots landed the new 777X at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport on Monday afternoon. They'll be testing...
by J
Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: News You Can Use
Replies: 1
Views: 211

News You Can Use

Video Of Folk Band Playing On Plane Stuck On Runway For 10 Hours Has People Never Wanting To Fly Again Icelandair grounded due to strong winds..... Comment: "these girls sound good and i wish them no harm but if this happened to me i would end up on the no fly list " https://www.yourtango...
by J
Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: 757 troubles. the latest news
Replies: 72
Views: 28039

Re: 757 troubles. the latest news

Here is an interesting blog with videos about a retired AA 757 being resurrected from the desert and flown to China for a cargo conversion. Hastily-Retired American Airlines Boeing 757 Being Shipped To China Among other things, we learn the ferry crew wore uniforms as it is easier to clear Chinese c...
by J
Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...
Replies: 112
Views: 44008

Re: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...

Final Boeing 747's flight path pays regal tribute Article has several videos showing Verbal and his compatriots waling about the plane and antoher showing it taking off - no radar images of the flight path yet. Excerpt: The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionized air travel, has been given a r...
by J
Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: The A350: it just keeps on... uh-oh
Replies: 19
Views: 4524

Re: The A350: it just keeps on... uh-oh

Airbus, Qatar Air Agree to Settle Bitter A350 Paint Dispute Maybe with traffic returning the airline was more willing to find agreement with Airbus. Excerpt: (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SE and Qatar Airways have agreed to end their long-running battle over flaking paint on the A350 flagship jetliner, ave...
by J
Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...
Replies: 112
Views: 44008

Re: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...

I understand the final 747-8 was delivered today.
by J
Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Interesting
Replies: 8
Views: 342

Re: Interesting

For the "outside" view, you can see a vehicle traveling along a road near the end of the runway that appears to be traveling at normal speed.
by J
Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...
Replies: 112
Views: 44008

Re: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...

Joe Sutter Decal Applied to Final 747F (With several photos) December 2022 was a particularly tough month for commercial aviation geeks. Indeed, Boeing dismissed the production of one of the most loved commercial aircraft of all time, the Boeing 747. This aircraft, also known as "jumbo" f...
by J
Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Good For Delta - Crackdown on Comfort Animals
Replies: 50
Views: 26155

Re: Good For Delta - Crackdown on Comfort Animals

No airline mentioned but Delta does serve Tampa..... Article does have image of the snake in the baggage. 4-foot boa constrictor found in luggage at Tampa airport The snake was discovered after the bag passed through an X-ray machine. Workers at Tampa International Airport discovered a 4-foot boa co...
by J
Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...
Replies: 112
Views: 44008

Re: Boeing 747: It just keeps going and going...

I recall recently reading that Boeing is down to the last 2 or 3 747-800 deliveries. Hopefully Verbal can send us a photo of the last one leaving the plant in the coming months. In the meantime, here is an article about another engine with those chevrons being tested on a 747-200. Rolls-Royce Is Tes...

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