It would be a tragedy for civil aviation if KLM went. I’ve never travelled with them, and I wouldn’t, but I would never want to see them go bankrupt.

A war would cause problems for most airlines

I don’t want to see any more airlines go the same way as Sabena. If QANTAS keep posting profits they will be okay of course, but if they had a sudden downturn things could get sticky. If there is a war, this could have a detrimental effect on most airlines as people will be very reluctant to travel. British Airways has already decided to cancel some routes owing to the threat in the Middle East, this will inevitably mean a loss of revenue in the short term for them, and there is talk of the withdrawal of Concorde (not before time, I think). It could be a difficult time for airlines if there is a war.

Thanks Alot Everyone

Thanks for all the tips and advice and your offer to reduce the photos Rabie, I’ve messed around with my graphics software and got the pictures on.

Time to retire 732 maybe?

As Kabir said, there are many 732s flying the world over, but they are an older type and maybe it’s time to replace them with newer technology 737s. It’s always tragic when an aircraft crashes and there are fatalities, but would we hear less of this happening if there was a rigid “retirement” limit on all aircraft which are so many years old or have exceeded a set number of flying hours. The airframe cannot last forever, and such tragedies need to be prevented as best we can.

Senior member would make me feel old, I don’t want that term:-)

As we say in “brooad Yorksher” DIY means “do it yersen”!!!