Pilots on hemp
A pilot reporting to fly Magadan to Moscow was found to be under influence of hemp smoke:
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20111108/168510225.html
It’s an interesting topic though. Is anyone able to identify the longest passenger all-class flight available today?
Might be QaNTAS Sydney-Dallas. Done with 747-400ER. Does QF serve Dallas with 4 class 747-400ER or 3 class 747-400ER?
A civil jet with forward swept wing is HansaJet.
How does the weight, handling and maintenance of a HansaJet compare with other similar sized jets? Like Learjet?
Well yes, I did not know what exactly was a “Airbus” and from looking at the info on the web mojority of the “Airbus” has a 3-3 seat plan. So I tried looking for images that would show 3-3 seat plan in air india for another topic. Does all “Airbus A320 family member” have 3-3 in economy? Can you help me with some pictures?
“Airbus” is a firm.
Majority of Airbus planes in service are A320 family narrowbodies. There are also significant number of Airbus widebodies – A300, A310, A330, A340 and A380.
All A320 family planes have 3-3 seat plan, except in business class.
A couple of Air India A320 interiors:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Airbus-A319-112/1418356/L
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Airbus-A321-211/1286782/L
Transaero ordered!
4 frames
3 classes
about 700 seats
see:
http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/transaero-airlines-commits-to-four-a380s/
China Southern
I note deafening silence on delivery and EIS of China Southern.
Any comments?
Empty weight
Compared to goals, over 6 t overweight:
The MTOW is 219 t.
What is the actual empty weight (including the 6+t overweight) and how does it compare to empty weight of A330-200?
PW1524G tests
What precisely did PW accomplish?
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pw-completes-first-pw1524g-flight-test-programme-362178/
And when is Cseries due to fly?
Now that 787 is delivered – what does it weigh, after all?
Somewhere around the 4 year mark?
Closer to 3 than 4. The due date was May 2008.
Approved by JCAB!
787 was approved by JCAB.
Is the JCAB approval specific to Trent engined 787?
It’s kind of reminiscent of the old BOAC scheme round the nose
Like this?
http://www.aviation-design.net/?id=10599
Schedules are out!
See:
http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/aboutana/press/2011/110823-2.html
First commercial flight 26th of October, 2011, Narita-Hong Kong
First scheduled flight 1st of November, 2011, Haneda-Okayama.
Delayed again!
Test flights bring about another delay, at least out of 2011:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/08/19/361017/arj21-first-delivery-likely-delayed.html
So:
how many airlines shall have received A380 when Cargolux shall receive first 747-8?
how many A380 frames shall have been delivered by that time?