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by jan_olieslagers
24 Nov 2019, 12:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Transavia to fly from BRU with 2 Boeing 737s in Summer 2020
Replies: 68
Views: 18060

Re: Transavia to fly from BRU with 2 Boeing 737s in Summer 2020

"State" aid? It has been rightly pointed out that Brussels Airport is a private independent commercial operator. At least in theory ;)
by jan_olieslagers
24 Nov 2019, 11:42
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Crashes and serious incidents/accidents in 2019
Replies: 84
Views: 119665

Re: Crashes and serious incidents/accidents in 2019

Never ceases to bewilder me how certain countries seem to be inviting disasters like this by allowing housing so nearby, and on the runway axis. Quite common in Africa, but Californians are good at it, too. Accidents waiting to happen, sadly.
by jan_olieslagers
20 Nov 2019, 20:36
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Alitalia saved by the Government and reborn as ITA Airways
Replies: 861
Views: 467074

Re: Alitalia near bankruptcy. Can it be saved?

The Italian taxpayer is rich but not indefinitely That touches on politics, sadly but unavoidably. In Italy like in certain other countries, there is a marked separation between richer areas, that bring in the majority of tax money (and, hence, have their own ideas about how and where tax money sho...
by jan_olieslagers
20 Nov 2019, 18:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Alitalia saved by the Government and reborn as ITA Airways
Replies: 861
Views: 467074

Re: Alitalia near bankruptcy. Can it be saved?

Indeed. The Pope is on a state visit (not to say "on a trip" ;) ), or there's an earthquake somewhere, or the funghi are late on season, or the prime minister's dog is having a litter... Always an explanation.
by jan_olieslagers
18 Nov 2019, 10:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2019
Replies: 361
Views: 226384

Re: Air Belgium in 2019

... and with Belgium :)
by jan_olieslagers
15 Nov 2019, 21:12
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2019 Liège Airport (LGG/EBLG) latest news
Replies: 109
Views: 91254

Re: 2019 Liège Airport (LGG/EBLG) latest news

I don't think there's much use in calling people names, either way. "Idiots"? "Ridiculous"? Then again, while keeping things polite, I too have my questions about the additional cost and hassle of two stops so very close by.
by jan_olieslagers
14 Nov 2019, 19:55
Forum: Website related
Topic: What is "aviation"?
Replies: 0
Views: 3580

What is "aviation"?

This website and forum so frantically claiming to be about "aviation", I have more than once questioned how the "aviation" bit was to be interpreted. Here's some extra food for thought, gratefully copied from the - ever retrospective! - chickenwingscomics.com : See, this is the s...
by jan_olieslagers
06 Nov 2019, 22:17
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: False hi-jacking alarm on an Air Europa Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol
Replies: 18
Views: 2701

Re: Trivia 2019 (miscellaneous news)

you cannot count on a 2nd invisible pilot to cross check your gear is extended, right?
Sure, but it does help to fly a fixed-gear plane ;) In all seriousness, though, you are of course entirely right.
by jan_olieslagers
06 Nov 2019, 22:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: False hi-jacking alarm on an Air Europa Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol
Replies: 18
Views: 2701

Re: Trivia 2019 (miscellaneous news)

always crosscheck your actions Ha! That's easy to say if you're always two in the cockpit ;) ! Too much cross-checking one's self can lead to nasty damage to the brain, so my AME warned me .... (AME: "aviation medical examiner", the doctor who delivers one's medical "fit to fly"...
by jan_olieslagers
06 Nov 2019, 21:10
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: False hi-jacking alarm on an Air Europa Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol
Replies: 18
Views: 2701

Re: Trivia 2019 (miscellaneous news)

Mooohahaha! if that was the case, really, the messages can well remain in the "trivia" thread. And of course it is all too cheap too ridicule others' errors, still this poor amateur pilot has well learned the lesson to first "standby" the transponder, then set the new squawk, the...
by jan_olieslagers
06 Nov 2019, 20:43
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: False hi-jacking alarm on an Air Europa Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol
Replies: 18
Views: 2701

False hi-jacking alarm on an Air Europa Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol

hm, can we still classify this story under the "trivia"? It seems that the captian of the flight (UX1094, Air Europa) used the hijack code (code500). (and, if some gentle degree of notpocking may be allowed, instead of "code 500" perhaps "squawk 7500" would be clearer/m...
by jan_olieslagers
01 Nov 2019, 17:55
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2019
Replies: 361
Views: 226384

Re: Air Belgium in 2019

I will continue to insist on good manners , "n'en déplaise qui veult". If @Darjeeling and yourself could post properly, why cannot a moderator, even if perhaps an apprentice? And no, insisting on proper manners is not nitpicking. And may I request you to stop sounding like a broken vinyl r...
by jan_olieslagers
01 Nov 2019, 17:51
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The Thomas Cook bankruptcy and its aftermath
Replies: 143
Views: 61122

Re: The Thomas Cook bankruptcy and its aftermath

The brand name "Thomas Cook", and associated www url's and licenses, acquired from the liquidators by Chinese Fosun Tourism Group for a tidy 12+ million €. There must be a lot of cash around there. Source (in Dutch): https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/11/01/chinezen-kopen-merknaam-thomas-co...
by jan_olieslagers
01 Nov 2019, 17:31
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2019
Replies: 361
Views: 226384

Re: Air Belgium in 2019

TLspotting wrote: 01 Nov 2019, 16:18 AB called HFY.
Allow me to (again) insist on avoiding unexplained codes and abbreviations. It takes a mere TWO keystrokes more to type the airline's name in full - as others neatly did - how lazy can one be??
by jan_olieslagers
24 Oct 2019, 18:59
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Gold medal for Belgian parachutists
Replies: 0
Views: 3732

Gold medal for Belgian parachutists

See https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/10/24 ... eldspelen/ (in Dutch).
Should we congratulate them? Or cry shame on them for sexism (there's not one single female in the team) ?
by jan_olieslagers
19 Oct 2019, 10:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Anomalies in BRU-ANR-CRL-LGG-OST in 2019
Replies: 317
Views: 254720

Re: Anomalies in BRU-ANR-CRL-LGG-OST in 2019

Nice to hear some positive words, here. Thanks, @Bel33!
by jan_olieslagers
18 Oct 2019, 17:53
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Cruise speed vs top of descent
Replies: 15
Views: 18617

Re: Cruise speed vs top of descent

:) thank you! If I wish to descend rapidly - which is standard practice under certain conditions - a sideslip is the standard answer. Which will indeed increase drag dramatically, while at the same time reducing wing efficiency, thus reducing lift. And I absolutely love side-slipping! But I can imag...
by jan_olieslagers
18 Oct 2019, 16:52
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Cruise speed vs top of descent
Replies: 15
Views: 18617

Re: Cruise speed vs top of descent

This makes for most interesting reading, thanks for sharing!

Myself limited to FL120 or so for lack of pressurisation/oxygen bottles, and to 100 kts Vne for lack of budget :( cannot really contribute to the facts, so sorry...
by jan_olieslagers
15 Oct 2019, 13:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2019
Replies: 1167
Views: 519663

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2019

Indeed right to put things into perspective, and to compare with the only more or less comparable country, at least in Europe, that is Switzerland. And also right that there are more important issues, at least for now, and probably for a long time after. @Passenger: thanks for pointing out the excep...
by jan_olieslagers
15 Oct 2019, 09:54
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2019
Replies: 1167
Views: 519663

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2019

So typical of certain Belgians, especially in Brussels: when federalisation suits them, they'll use all of it, as in the case of the Brussels noise regulation. When they find it less convenient, they'll cry murder.

NB the remark about Frau Foerster is quite relevant, though!