Same use here 😀

I particularly like the imdb app. I am useless if asked “what was such and such in?”, or “who is that?”

Jim, I don’t understand why Apple would want more money for transferring Apps and settings. It’s all done through iTunes, unless you created a new account? Or, an App had a different version for a later model iPad?

I also have an iPad 2, and spending another couple hundred won’t make it any more useful. In fact, I use it to control the Sky Box and surf the internet whilst watching TV. When it gets replaced, I think I’ll be going for a Windows Surface Pro.

Worse still, you could delay like the flight crew of Saudia Flight 163 and end up with an altogether far worse disaster.

I don’t think there is any need to second-guess the crew.

As ever from Emirates looks like a great product but personally I’m not a fan of the middle east look, it’s a bit gaudy for my liking. I’d probably still give it a go though given the chance and the funds.

I totally agree, if I could travel in First it would probably make me feel quite awkward. It’s a bit too ostentatious for my tastes. However, I do think the new BA First looks like a nice balance. Might be a British thing.

Aviation Week has published an overview of the incidents affecting the B787.

Factbox: Recent Safety Incidents For Boeing’s New 787

January 14, 2013

Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner is the pride of the company’s passenger jet fleet, but a series of incidents in the last few months have raised questions about its safety and image. Following is a list of the events:

2012

July – A General Electric Co (GE.N) engine on a 787 in North Charleston, South Carolina, breaks during a preflight test. The National Transportation Safety Board rules it a “contained” failure, meaning the broken pieces did not exit through the engine wall. GE orders inspections of the engines. The Federal Aviation Administration stops short of grounding planes for inspections.

December 4 – A United Airlines (UAL.N) 787 with 184 people aboard is forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans after experiencing electrical problems.

December 5 – U.S. regulators say there is a manufacturing fault in 787 fuel lines and advises operators to make extra inspections to guard against engine failures.

December 13 – Qatar Airways grounds one of its three 787s after finding the same electrical problem that affected the December 4 United flight.

December 17 – United confirms finding an electrical problem in a second plane in its 787 fleet.

2013

January 7 – A parked 787 operated by Japan Airlines (9201.T) catches fire at Boston Logan International Airport after a battery in an auxiliary power system explodes.

January 8 – A second 787 operated by Japan Airlines leaks fuel at Logan, forcing it to cancel its takeoff and return to the gate. The plane departs later.

Following a safety inspection, United finds a wiring problem in the same electrical system that caused the January 7 fire in Boston, the Wall Street Journal reports.

January 9 – Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co (9202.T) cancels a 787 flight scheduled for a domestic trip within Japan due to brake problems.

January 11 – A cockpit window on an ANA 787 cracks during a Japanese domestic flight. The plane lands safely with no injuries.

A separate ANA 787 springs an oil leak from its left engine, which is discovered after the plane lands safely.

The U.S. Department of Transportation says the 787 will undergo a comprehensive review of its critical systems.

January 13 – The Japan Airlines 787 that leaked fuel in Boston on January 8 experiences another, separate fuel leak while undergoing checks in Tokyo.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_01_14_2013_p0-536207.xml&p=1

No idea to be honest. I wasn’t expecting to see any DC-8 left anywhere! There were also some DHL Airbuses and 727’s too. I was hoping for more things with props. Last time I visted there were 4 or 5 DC-4’s there, though it was about 10 years ago…
I have more to add later, when I have cropped them a bit.

I found an article. It seems it was UPS birds, and it was for the CFM56 parts.