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- 22 May 2013, 16:17
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Ryanair CEO latest interview + EK reportage
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5252
Re: Ryanair CEO latest interview + EK reportage
Who takes a flight that is not convenient? For all the people I know, no one .... Nobody forces those 79 million to fly Ryanair, they take it because it is convenient for them. It is always a matter of cost versus convenience. You seem to have a very strange idea of which side of that scale Ryanair...
- 22 May 2013, 13:49
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Ryanair CEO latest interview + EK reportage
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5252
Re: Ryanair CEO latest interview + EK reportage
Ryanair's route network, schedule and pricing is simply incompatible with my travel needs.
Also, how many of those 79.300.000 passengers took their Ryanair flight exactly when it was most convenient for them, and exactly from and to the airports which were most convenient for them?
Hardly any.
Also, how many of those 79.300.000 passengers took their Ryanair flight exactly when it was most convenient for them, and exactly from and to the airports which were most convenient for them?
Hardly any.
- 22 May 2013, 11:21
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airbus A350 XWB news
- Replies: 485
- Views: 310675
Re: Airbus A350 news
And the 787 is flying again so they are too late anyway.
- 22 May 2013, 11:19
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Ryanair CEO latest interview + EK reportage
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5252
Re: Ryanair CEO latest interview + EK reportage
In the Netherlands Albert Heijn has handheld self-scan scanners in most of their stores. This is a huge advantage over Lidl: worst case you have to wait a minute if all of the payment terminals are in use. (Also I never noticed any significant difference in cash register speed between Lidl and other...
- 21 May 2013, 18:15
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Solar Impulse to fly US coast-to-coast in 2013
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9029
Re: Solar Impulse to fly US coast-to-coast in 2013
An A380's take-off run at MTOW would take on average almost 24MW. (i.e., to accelerate 560 tons from 0 to 280 km/h in a distance of 2750m) The wing area of an A380 is 845 square meters. The average solar constant is 1366 Watt per square meter. Covering the wings of an A380 with solar panels thus wou...
- 21 May 2013, 11:49
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Solar Impulse to fly US coast-to-coast in 2013
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9029
Re: Solar Impulse to fly US coast-to-coast in 2013
Don't mean to spoil your party, but read this and discuss.
- 21 May 2013, 11:48
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airbus A350 XWB news
- Replies: 485
- Views: 310675
Re: Airbus A350 news
Since many (if not most?) parts of the plane (by number, not necessarily by weight or size) are churned out by other manufacturers, located all over the world, it is hard to tell where a plane really comes from. Therefore any nationalistic-feelings-based preference for one or the other manufacturer ...
- 21 May 2013, 11:42
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: "Airliner six kilometres off course due iPhone interference"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4508
Re: "Airliner six kilometres off course due iPhone interfere
My question would rather be, was the interference from the radio part of the iPhone, or was it in flight mode and did the interference come from another part of the device? If it was the radio part, was it the cellular radio? The WiFi? Bluetooth? NFC (if the iPhone has that)?
- 19 May 2013, 23:57
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Industry is considering airliners with one pilot.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6219
Re: Industry is considering airliners with one pilot.
You might end up with pilots on the plane doing nothing and getting paid almost nothing, and only getting laid if they actually have to do something. Then you'll get the same issues as with the soyuz auto-dock system which mysteriously malfunctions all the time, necessitating a manual docking (for w...
- 17 May 2013, 18:06
- Forum: Website related
- Topic: Where have they gone?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9404
Re: Where have they gone?
Maybe they're all in debtors' prison?
- 16 May 2013, 17:09
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Follow me car in Bologna : Lambo AventadoR
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5577
Re: Follow me car in Bologna : Lambo AventadoR
Well, it is their local airport after all.
- 15 May 2013, 14:21
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airbus A350 XWB news
- Replies: 485
- Views: 310675
Re: Airbus A350 news
IMNSHO the nose is much nicer than the A330/A340 nose.
Of course, the black paint around the cockpit windows adds to the looks. I wonder what the plane would look like in a livery with no special colors around the cockpit windows.
Of course, the black paint around the cockpit windows adds to the looks. I wonder what the plane would look like in a livery with no special colors around the cockpit windows.
- 15 May 2013, 14:17
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Pilot locked out,emergency landing at Bhopal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1115
Re: Pilot locked out,emergency landing at Bhopal
Well they should make the doors in such a way that it is very easy to open them from the inside if the lock mechanism malfunctions. I am not sure how the door hinges are protected.
- 13 May 2013, 17:09
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airbus A350 XWB news
- Replies: 485
- Views: 310675
Re: Airbus A350 news
They seem to have gotten rid of the upward sloping windows at the rear of the plane, as compared to the A330 series?
- 13 May 2013, 11:00
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Being served by Sir Richard dressed as a stewardess!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2837
Re: Being served by Sir Richard dressed as a stewardess!
Yes imagine being woken with coffee/breakfast after a long night flight, and seeing him.
You won't need that coffee to wake up then.
You won't need that coffee to wake up then.
- 08 May 2013, 21:56
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Brussels Airport Runway 02/20 gets a new name: 01/19
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12193
Re: Brussels Airport Runway 02/20 gets a new name: 01/19
That last line makes me wonder why on earth they bother!
- 08 May 2013, 11:39
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airbus A350 XWB news
- Replies: 485
- Views: 310675
Re: Airbus A350 news
Since the 787, roll-out ceremonies are considered bad luck by aircraft manufacturers?
- 06 May 2013, 17:58
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: A320 with 166pax on autopilot,pilots go to sleep
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2779
Re: A320 with 166pax on autopilot,pilots go to sleep
Ah so press sensationalism is a universal constant!
- 06 May 2013, 17:56
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airlines vs Passengers: 5 Recent Incidents That Have Resulte
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2103
Re: Airlines vs Passengers: 5 Recent Incidents That Have Res
That's the weird thing about point three... an airline employee didn't following the company rules and then decides to sue his own employer. Sounds like such a weird move? It would appear they were not airline employees, but were using airline employee buddy cards. It would be the duty of the airli...
- 06 May 2013, 11:24
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airlines vs Passengers: 5 Recent Incidents That Have Resulte
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2103
Re: Airlines vs Passengers: 5 Recent Incidents That Have Res
1) Virgin does seem a bit unaccomodating in this case. And calling the cops for improper bathroom use? What?? 2) This one is not really newsworthy. 3) Always easy to use the discrimination card. The airline has a strict dress code for passengers using airline employee free ride cards. Apparently nob...