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  • in reply to: Can anyone rival the Airbus A320 and Boink 737 series? #522484
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    Yes, Bombardier are making the CS300 which competes with the A319 and 737-700.
    It’s no surprise, therefore, that easyJet (the largest A319 operator) is deep into negotiations with Bombardier for the type.

    I suspect that’s got more to do with getting the best possible price for the next batch of Airbuses than anything else.

    A multi-type fleet is anathema to low-cost operators.

    in reply to: General Discussion #264875
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    So you are also having difficulty reading exactly what I posted?

    No, but I’m having difficulty accepting a website produced by Guy Smith – a pro-gun lobbyist with connections to the NRA – as a source of reliable objective data on the subject.

    By the way, no-one’s accused you of being a liar – although you are being quite confrontational and abrasive for no apparent reason.

    in reply to: U.S.A Second Amendment re-think #1863401
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    So you are also having difficulty reading exactly what I posted?

    No, but I’m having difficulty accepting a website produced by Guy Smith – a pro-gun lobbyist with connections to the NRA – as a source of reliable objective data on the subject.

    By the way, no-one’s accused you of being a liar – although you are being quite confrontational and abrasive for no apparent reason.

    in reply to: Nigel Farage and the EU #1863477
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    Cameron is acting out of fear for his own position.

    He is running scared of the Eurosceptic element within his own party, let alone the UKIP, and his actions are driven by concern for his own short-term political survival rather than the long-term best interests of the nation (whatever you consider them to be).

    He is displaying weakness.

    in reply to: General Discussion #264931
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    Cameron is acting out of fear for his own position.

    He is running scared of the Eurosceptic element within his own party, let alone the UKIP, and his actions are driven by concern for his own short-term political survival rather than the long-term best interests of the nation (whatever you consider them to be).

    He is displaying weakness.

    in reply to: General Discussion #264963
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    You asked for sources, I gave you the link to the biggest collection of stats in the US, with thousands of independent sources listed. What good is it if I look them up for you? You asked, I provided, it’s up to you to look but evidently you can’t be bothered.

    So you can’t provide a source for your own assertion?

    In that case, I’m calling bullsh1t on it.

    in reply to: U.S.A Second Amendment re-think #1863509
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    You asked for sources, I gave you the link to the biggest collection of stats in the US, with thousands of independent sources listed. What good is it if I look them up for you? You asked, I provided, it’s up to you to look but evidently you can’t be bothered.

    So you can’t provide a source for your own assertion?

    In that case, I’m calling bullsh1t on it.

    in reply to: U.S.A Second Amendment re-think #1864066
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    How about US Govt figures?

    Also way back in the beginning of this thread was a link to GunFacts website which list ALL their sources, did you miss that or not understand the name of the site? 😉

    Then you’ll have no problem at all providing a link to figures from an objective source that bear out your assertion that “places with more gun ownership & less restrictions have the lowest crime rates, places with the tightest gun controls have the highest crime rates“, will you?

    You made the claim, so telling me to go off and find the evidence for myself won’t wash.

    Oh, and there’s no need to be patronising. It just makes you come across as rude, and I’m sure you don’t want that.

    in reply to: General Discussion #265494
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    How about US Govt figures?

    Also way back in the beginning of this thread was a link to GunFacts website which list ALL their sources, did you miss that or not understand the name of the site? 😉

    Then you’ll have no problem at all providing a link to figures from an objective source that bear out your assertion that “places with more gun ownership & less restrictions have the lowest crime rates, places with the tightest gun controls have the highest crime rates“, will you?

    You made the claim, so telling me to go off and find the evidence for myself won’t wash.

    Oh, and there’s no need to be patronising. It just makes you come across as rude, and I’m sure you don’t want that.

    in reply to: General Discussion #265641
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    Facts show that the places with more gun ownership & less restrictions have the lowest crime rates, places with the tightest gun controls have the highest crime rates.

    Source, please.

    And not the NRA or any other organisation with an agenda, whether pro or anti.

    in reply to: U.S.A Second Amendment re-think #1864235
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    Facts show that the places with more gun ownership & less restrictions have the lowest crime rates, places with the tightest gun controls have the highest crime rates.

    Source, please.

    And not the NRA or any other organisation with an agenda, whether pro or anti.

    in reply to: Boeing Rolls Out First 777 at Increased Production Rate #522921
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    So, Boeing have made improvements to their manufacturing process with the result that they are now doing something that they were already doing very well indeed in rather less time.

    A creditable outcome, for certain, but a ‘fantastic achievement’?

    No more so than any other improvement in production line technique by any other major engineering-based manufacturer.

    We live in an age of hyperbole.

    in reply to: American Airlines new livery revealed. #522923
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    A little reminiscent of the old Cubana tail livery:diablo:

    Ah! That’s what it reminds me of.

    Many thanks. 🙂

    in reply to: More 787 issues #523972
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    As has the A380 been called the Whalejet, but I don’t use it as it’s disrespectful.

    I’ve never heard it called that, but the nickname ‘Hippo’ seems to be in fairly widespread usage.

    in reply to: New Year, New Aircraft (LHR) #446027
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    Gorgeous set of images, Matt. They’ve made me come over all trigger-happy. 🙂

    But did Royal Brunei really only start serving LHR in the summer of 2011?

    I’ve just taken a couple of my old logbooks down from the shelf at random, and I’ve found their aircraft in LHR logs for 2009 and 2008.

    Did you mean to say that they started B777 ops to LHR in summer 2011?

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