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- 03 Jul 2012, 11:20
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Ryanair passenger ended up in wrong country.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3274
Re: Ryanair passenger ended up in wrong country.
Did RYR offload the surfer's bag(s) before the departure of the Biarritz flight that he missed?
- 01 Jun 2012, 09:35
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Legislation on accepting passengers during flight in cockpit
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8172
Re: Legislation on accepting passengers during flight in coc
Not exactly right on topic but briefly discussed over here anyway: the flying terrorists and how effective is the TSA... 5 things the TSA doesn't want you to see!
- 28 May 2012, 12:39
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Legislation on accepting passengers during flight in cockpit
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8172
Re: Legislation on accepting passengers during flight in coc
Peace on Earth and in the friendly skies of EU-OPS. Let's elevate our souls with an extract from the regulations. OPS 1.100 - Admission to flight deck (a) An operator must ensure that no person, other than a flight crew member assigned to a flight, is admitted to, or carried in, the flight deck unle...
- 14 Feb 2012, 16:07
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: President Kabila's senior adviser dies in plane crash
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7961
Re: President Kabila's senior adviser dies in plane crash
Unfortunately it happens quite often on corporate jets (especially without a F/A but sometimes also with a F/A) that the boys and girls in the comfy leather seats in the back feel that they're the 'king of the parking' and don't need the seatbelt. Newton laws usually end their presumptuous assumptio...
- 13 Feb 2012, 05:23
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: President Kabila's senior adviser dies in plane crash
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7961
Re: President Kabila's senior adviser dies in plane crash
[irony=ON] Don't waste your time, the culprits have been found. Those incompetent pilots are solely responsible for the accident. There is absolutely no need to conduct any proper investigation to shed light on any organisational, technical, authority oversight or human factors. It's just "pilo...
- 06 Jan 2012, 10:22
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Carbon tax: higher prices for tickets and controversy
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8115
Re: Carbon tax: higher prices for tickets and controversy
If I'm not mistaken the carbon tax does not (yet?) take into consideration the type of fuel used to perform the flight, which seems odd to me if the objective is to promote "greener" air transport. On the other hand we still don't know where the money goes. Perhaps to support farmers and t...
- 14 Nov 2011, 12:51
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Bombardier TP loses a weel during take off
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1667
Re: Bombardier TP loses a weel during take off
Aviation should be a zero defect industry- certainly concerning critical components. In theory yes, in practice you just can't. You could get something better though, but nobody will accept the price. Then statistics get in the way and explain you that if the chances of losing lives are 0,000000000...
- 30 Oct 2011, 11:31
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Korongo Airlines: THE END
- Replies: 860
- Views: 322794
Re: Korongo Airlines
Isn't AirDC/Korongo a project run by Lufthansa Consulting? (please notice the effort of using the present tense although the past tense seems to be more appropriate)
And it looks like the project SN26257 refers to is the Stellar Airways I mentioned earlier.
And it looks like the project SN26257 refers to is the Stellar Airways I mentioned earlier.
- 21 Oct 2011, 12:52
- Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
- Topic: BA off stand busing typical @ BRU?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3823
Re: BA off stand busing typical @ BRU?
BRU helps me stay healthy by forcing me to walk several kilometers every time. On the other hand that bus-thing is a scandal. We should get "frequent bus rider" miles every time they mess up with our health!
- 20 Oct 2011, 22:33
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Korongo Airlines: THE END
- Replies: 860
- Views: 322794
Re: Korongo Airlines
Does anybody know what Stellar Airways , based in Kinshasa, is all about? They claim to have A320 aircraft, to have passed an IOSA audit, to be EASA approved, etc. An avatar of Hewa Bora Airways? There seems to be Indian management... The whole thing looks more like a joke than a reputable airline b...
- 04 Oct 2011, 10:33
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: ECAir launches flights in Congo by LH & Privatair
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2809
Re: ECAir launches flights in Congo by LH & Privatair
Aren't both projects (Korongo and ECAir) piloted by LH Consulting?
- 30 Sep 2011, 19:16
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Bangladesh Airlines new livery pics
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1818
Re: Bangladesh Airlines new livery pics
Doesn't look like it, but the B777 is becoming an 'old' airplane. About 15 years in service already.
- 05 Sep 2011, 12:29
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Man in Plane Sees His House Being Robbed!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2649
Re: Man in Plane Sees His House Being Robbed!
OK it may seem absurd that they plead not guilty, and I also had a chuckle and rolled my eyes when I read that. But did they really have a choice? People respond to incentives. When you've got not much to loose, you'll likely take an uncertain path with tiny little chances of escaping, rather than a...
- 26 Aug 2011, 17:47
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Gaddafi's personal A340 captured by rebels
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7628
Re: Gaddafi's personal A340 captured by rebels
In case you're wondering, these burning aircraft were no longer covered by insurance... I guess "total loss" couldn't be a more appropriate way to describe these pieces of smoking rubble.
- 13 Aug 2011, 19:46
- Forum: Military aviation
- Topic: USA loses contact with experimental airplane
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4259
Re: USA loses contact with experimental airplane
The Chinese want to be on the Moon in 2024...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_program
- 20 Jul 2011, 16:54
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: EgyptAir Cabin Crew Demand right to wear hijab
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5373
Re: EgyptAir Cabin Crew Demand right to wear hijab
Would a PBE/smoke-hood be acceptable too?
- 20 Jul 2011, 15:46
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Hewa Bora "funny" commercial
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2321
Re: Hewa Bora "funny" commercial
Never underestimate the power of denial.
- 18 Jul 2011, 12:50
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Crash of Hewa Bora plane with 112 pax/6crew at Kisangani
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13253
Re: Crash of Hewa Bora plane with 112 pax/6crew at Kisangani
The Kabila family owns HBA (at least partly), right? Whether Stavros gives up or not has little influence on what keeps aircraft flying: money. In "normal" parts of the world where corporations have to assume their responsibilities, a fatal accident generally means the end of the airline b...
- 11 Jul 2011, 23:15
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Crash of Hewa Bora plane with 112 pax/6crew at Kisangani
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13253
Re: Crash of Hewa Bora plane with 112 pax/6crew at Kisangani
Oh yeah, right, let the journalists regulate commercial air transport. Their proposal and their perception of how the Blacklist works demonstrates -once again- that they really don't know what they're talking about. I really like the cartoon I saw recently where a bunch of journalists were gathering...
- 19 Jun 2011, 21:34
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Le Bourget: Paris Air Show 2011
- Replies: 111
- Views: 29937
Re: Le Bourget: Paris Air Show 2011
Also saw a Korean Airlines A380 this afternoon. Can't believe Airbus won't send another aircraft to replace the damaged one.