Its the first time in history that the entire Boeing commercial family has been lined up in one place at the same time

Huh? Maybe you aren’t aware Boeing built such fine airplanes as the 307 Stratoliner or the 377 Stratocruiser??? :dev2:

Seriously, if they could have gotten rid of the McDonnell Douglas orphan (aka MD-95) – or at least hidden it at the back – and put a 720 in its place, it MIGHT have been a nice line-up of all the Boeing commercial JETS.

Andy

Former Delta 767 (-200s) being converted to freighters for ABX/DHL by Bedek in Israel almost always tech stop in Brussels post-conversion on their way back to the USA. They are stripped prior to conversion but only painted once back in the USA.

Andy

The arrogance of people who use electronic equipment during take off and landing (including obviously some above who admit to doing so) amazes me.

So they know better than the airline, or the regulatory body, do they? Yeah right! :rolleyes:

Whether or not we believe mobile phones, or cameras, or whatever, cause interferance with aircraft systems, until the case is absolutely proven that they don’t it seems entirely reasonable from a flight safety point of view to prohibit their use. How dare anyone make assumptions or operate on the basis of thinking they know better, and thus potentially compromise flight safety and risk my life.

Andy

PS: On one BMI IAD-MAN flight, I did ask if I could use a camera during take off – note I asked, rather than assumed. Purser said “no problem, but put the strap round your neck to reduce the risk of it becoming a projectile if we have to stop in a hurry”

PPS: It is bizarre that in the good old days when I used to ride the flight deck jump seat a lot, no flight deck crew ever had an issue with me taking pics with my “electronic” camera on final approach!

I think Yorkshire folks should stick to Whitby rather than getting all adventurous with their travels. Besides, if an airline started a service from Leeds to Newark I suspect most folks round the region would wonder why they’d want to fly to Nottinghamshire! :rolleyes: :p

I might travel BA if they did the same thing from the UK – an all premium service would avoid having to mix with the proles! :diablo: :dev2: :p 😉 😀

Andy

Scheduled block times (that is, doors-closed to doors-open, or wheels-turning-at-pushback to wheels-stopped, depending on airline) varies between around 1:05 and 1:25 depending on the time of day – most airlines pad their schedules to take account of likely ATC delays (which could be pre-takeoff ground holds or airborne holds), whilst still allowing them to appear to deliver an on-time arrival even if they are subject to holding. Actual airborne/in-flight time can be anything from around 0:35 and up, again depending on ATC holds and routings.

Andy

Martin Halstead ?

😀 😀 😀

If the other airlines were so insignificant and not a threat, he wouldn’t even both about them. The very fact that the Irish eejit airline CEO feels the need to paint those sayings on the side of his aeroplanes indicates that they must be at least an irritant to him.

Andy