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by Squelsh
07 Jan 2012, 18:42
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Saudi Cargo suspending two Euro routes
Replies: 8
Views: 3243

Re: Saudi Cargo suspending two Euro routes

Maybe not the correct thread, but did not feel like opening new one, on this one. . Rumour has it SV will start CGO flts to FRA later this year.. Don't have anything as proof to post here yet, whether it will be their own M1F's, or the 74F 's of Southern, Air Atlanta or Evergreen (that one was groun...
by Squelsh
07 Jan 2012, 15:01
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting January 2012
Replies: 32
Views: 16252

Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

Moeder's Mooiste strikes again :) nice pic
by Squelsh
07 Jan 2012, 09:54
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Carbon tax: higher prices for tickets and controversy
Replies: 45
Views: 8118

Re: Carbon tax: higher prices for tickets and controversy

Not sure, but I heard that the fuel for airliners in Belgium is acijnzen-free. Good thing they left that untouched and didn't invent some back-cliquet tax-system on that, as with regular fuel for consumers in Belgium. That would end up in a massacre when one sees the rising oil prices . Outta look u...
by Squelsh
07 Jan 2012, 09:40
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Charleroi Airport (CRL) latest news 2012
Replies: 202
Views: 68231

Re: Charleroi Airport (CRL) latest news 2012

crlhub wrote:FR signs a long term contract with CRL for 10 years
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That's great news for all involved there. Hard work pays off, good show:)
by Squelsh
06 Jan 2012, 21:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Carbon tax: higher prices for tickets and controversy
Replies: 45
Views: 8118

Re: Carbon tax: higher prices for tickets and controversy

The money, of course, goes to save lazy south-european countries with holes in their pockets. . Not this time ;) . Carbon tax touted as Single European Sky finance source . http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/view_news.asp?ID=4717 . The European Commission late last month decided on how it planned ...
by Squelsh
05 Jan 2012, 11:17
Forum: Website related
Topic: Airports IATA codes
Replies: 12
Views: 9334

Re: Airports IATA codes

airazurxtror wrote: I suggest that the unusual destinations be given in full, with the three-letter code given as a bonus.
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Always handy and thoughtful/considerate of the poster.
by Squelsh
05 Jan 2012, 11:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The top 11 flying machines of 2011
Replies: 4
Views: 1318

Re: The top 11 flying machines of 2011

that's a UFO to me that ;) . Glad to find wasn't alone to recognise a flying saucer in that one ;) All that's missing is a text in that pic "I WANT TO BELIEVE" haha j/k.. Rise of the machines. I don't see a human flying that thing in the conventional way, only fly by wire, forever. . Sure...
by Squelsh
04 Jan 2012, 11:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The top 11 flying machines of 2011
Replies: 4
Views: 1318

The top 11 flying machines of 2011

The top 11 flying machines of 2011 (images)
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http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/the- ... ag=nl.e055
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My 2011 Fav: Pic 7/ X-47B
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by Squelsh
31 Dec 2011, 17:22
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: sound barrier
Replies: 12
Views: 4529

Re: sound barrier

Cool, one learns every day :) Didn't know about that DC-8, but when I saw the ALT it was more logical 8-)
by Squelsh
31 Dec 2011, 10:40
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Why a name on the ticket ?
Replies: 35
Views: 10227

Re: Why a name on the ticket ?

Below package-for-airports is an interesting one for this kind of routines. Wonder how it will evolve. . Via Reuters: "Software developed for closed-circuit television systems can identify individuals and track them across entire networks of cameras." Joel Flynn reports. . http://www.youtu...
by Squelsh
29 Dec 2011, 15:06
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: US saving plan endangers the F-35 JSF
Replies: 8
Views: 4249

Re: US saving plan endangers the F-35 JSF

Trillion-Dollar Jet Has Thirteen Expensive New Flaws (Dec 14) . http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/joint-strike-fighter-13-flaws/ . Now that cost is expected to grow, owing to 13 different design flaws uncovered in the last two months by a hush-hush panel of five Pentagon experts. It could cost...
by Squelsh
29 Dec 2011, 11:14
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: sound barrier
Replies: 12
Views: 4529

Re: sound barrier

Indeed, the plane was not designed for it. Only the Concorde and its Russian counterpart TU-144 were so. . As Willem states, the wingshape can't take the transsonic boom and the vibration that goes with it. . Below short clip explains it v well from historical point of view. . http://www.youtube.com...
by Squelsh
29 Dec 2011, 01:17
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: US drone in Iranian hands
Replies: 40
Views: 16978

Re: US drone in Iranian hands

Article from Dec 15, but good 4p read on the incident and esp the background info.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E ... neer-Video
by Squelsh
25 Dec 2011, 17:25
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: New Ryanair routes for Maastricht
Replies: 21
Views: 7798

Re: New Ryanair routes for Maastricht

for LGG, that day wouldve been thursday..
by Squelsh
24 Dec 2011, 08:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: New Ryanair routes for Maastricht
Replies: 21
Views: 7798

Re: New Ryanair routes for Maastricht

Who's sniping now?
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And 773 views for a post in so few days is not a dead end.. Adjust those crosshairs! :)
by Squelsh
23 Dec 2011, 09:09
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Lufthansa prepares for difficult 2012
Replies: 9
Views: 3183

Re: Lufthansa prepares for difficult 2012

The comming years are going to be a rough road ahead for most invloved, and not only the airlines. If you read some of ticket-prices here, below video is -for sure- not too far away. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHvd7WHQZ78 . Michael Ruppert on "The Collapse", very much recommended and...
by Squelsh
22 Dec 2011, 12:48
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Five die in plane crash on New Jersey Interstate 287
Replies: 1
Views: 757

Re: Five die in plane crash on New Jersey Interstate 287

The pilot of a small plane that crashed on a New Jersey highway and killed all five people on board told air traffic controllers he was accumulating ice as he ascended, federal investigators said Wednesday. (Dec. 21)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9sF-j3WiMs
by Squelsh
21 Dec 2011, 14:04
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Public strike on Thursday 22 Dec: what about BRU?
Replies: 56
Views: 12680

Re: Public strike on Thursday 22 Dec: what about BRU?

LoL twice Reg:).. Difference is tomorrow I'll have to find a way to sneak into my employer's building before the unions can block me while on foot, just like the last 'general strikes'. I'm running out of options and routes:) :) But I promise you to pass by the FC mail dept if I make it:) Very good ...