cactustwirly
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That sounds grim!
If it's got decent legroom and maybe some sort of IFE, then in reality it's not a huge amount different than a Boeing 777
That sounds grim!
If it's got decent legroom and maybe some sort of IFE, then in reality it's not a huge amount different than a Boeing 777
or a 757, being a narrowbody built for longhaulIf it's got decent legroom and maybe some sort of IFE, then in reality it's not a huge amount different than a Boeing 777
If it's got decent legroom and maybe some sort of IFE, then in reality it's not a huge amount different than a Boeing 777
If it's got decent legroom and maybe some sort of IFE, then in reality it's not a huge amount different than a Boeing 777
There's something about a narrowbody for long haul that gives me the shivers. Lanzarote is about my limit. It's not just the seat pitch, it's the seat width and also the lack of space to get up and move around.
What happens if someone takes your bag from the conveyor belt after it has gone through the security scan, while you are waiting to pass through the body scanner? All your possessions are in there, including your passport.
Shout loudly. There’s plenty of security people around.
Also keep your passport with you. I do.
But what happens if you don't see it being taken and you only realise when the bag is gone? Given how regularly items are forgotten, I would have thought picking up bags by mistake must happen now and again.
BA have taken delivery of their first A350, and it’s currently at Heathrow, presumably being commissioned for service. Word on the street is that it will start on a Madrid rotation on Monday, BA464/5, before moving on to long haul on the Dubai rotation from Sept 2nd.
Virgin have not had any A350s delivered yet, despite their first three all being earlier on the production line than BAs (the first one was 52 slots ahead!) Virgin’s first 4 have all been built, all have had their first flight, and they are due in service on Sept 10th to JFK.
Also has the actual landing and takeoff of the flight further down.A Ural Airlines A321 has crash landed shortly after takeoff near Moscow. There are YouTube videos avaliable in links here https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1429277 of take off and landing taken from the plane.
Appears to hit a flock of seagulls at rotation and loses power in the left engine a few seconds later and then loses power in the right engine. By the time it reached the end of the runway (in the air) it had already lost climb and started a glide descent. Fortunately cornfields are beyond the runway threshold and therefore the crew managed to ditch it into a cornfield with no fatalities. Fortunate as well no fire developed and evacuation was succesful.
The link to airliners Forum contains a wealth of information which i have tried to summarise briefly here.
Good outcome to something that was potentially catastrophic at many other airports!
Indeed thats what I meant by YouTube links but wasn't clear! Very interesting.Also has the actual landing and takeoff of the flight further down.
Could be a convenient excuse?Norwegian dropping their transatlantic routes out of Ireland, blaming the 737-MAX situation.
Could be a convenient excuse?
Could be a convenient excuse?
Seen the usual reports elsewhere about the number of pax with no shoes who had to walk a considerable distance to a rescue point. I'd always keep your shoes on, wallet, passport, phone and house keys on your person until the flight is safely at altitude. Same for landing.Also has the actual landing and takeoff of the flight further down.
Seen the usual reports elsewhere about the number of pax with no shoes who had to walk a considerable distance to a rescue point. I'd always keep your shoes on, wallet, passport, phone and house keys on your person until the flight is safely at altitude. Same for landing.
Where you off to this time mate?Don't most airlines tell you in the safety instructions to remove footwear in an emergency evacuation though? Or is that more a case of remove shoes that may tear the slide? I can't remember right now.
However I would agree that the really important things like keys, wallet and passport really should stay on your person at all times. I wouldn't leave my passport anywhere else, during the flight or not, especially not in a seatback pocket!
I think I've only ever removed my shoes twice on flights. Maybe 3 times, can't be sure. Once on the way back with Jet2 from Cyprus last year, once on a Ryanair flight from somewhere a few years back and maybe on my Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to Brisbane this year. Just easier to leave them on given the cramped space available usually.
The safely at altitude thing, yeah I do have to agree there. Once I start levelling off I find I'm not as on edge as I was on takeoff. I love flying, and I'm not describing it well I know, but it's more like being on high alert in case an emergency happens. I'd rather be ready to dash out of the plane in a hurry until I hit cruise altitude. It's kinda like driving, during the lessons I was having I was always on edge and only when out of the car and home did I relax. It's weird that, because I used to love driving before I gave up learning many years back.
Anyway, I'm not sure what my point was now! I am however only 22 days away from my first flight in well over 5 months and I really can't wait to get back in the air!
Where you off to this time mate?
Does anyone know if there are any rumblings about the 737 MAX saga impacting the 777X programme?
If I was the FAA I'd be asking some probing questions of Boeing about any self certified changes on the new 777s similar to the changes made to the 737. Or possibly just outright making the 777X go through full independent certification.
Problems with the GE9X engines are the reason for the delay to the 777X. While fixing this is mainly down to General Electric, Boeing will currently be having to divert resources to fixing the 737 MAX which will not be helping the 777X programme either. Regarding certification, even if the FAA does certify the 777X the problem will then be the foreign aviation authorities like EASA and Transport Canada who may be reluctant to trust the FAA decision.
I'm looking at the London to Warsaw route for next year and at the moment and am looking at LOT/BA, anyone used LOT before?
Don't most airlines tell you in the safety instructions to remove footwear in an emergency evacuation though? Or is that more a case of remove shoes that may tear the slide? I can't remember right now.
Yes, had a couple of pleasant trips with LOT on their E-jets and Q400s, domestically within Poland. I've found them very reasonably priced and pretty efficient - catering wise they are better than BA short-haul; you get free tea, coffee and water plus a Prince Polo (a Polish chocolate bar) - they also offer a buy on board menu for meals on their longer European flights. I credit all my miles to Aegean Airlines Miles & Bonus scheme for Star Alliance and LOTs lowest fares still get miles on there, so that's a define plus for me over Lufthansa where I get no miles at all on their short-haul promo fares even in Business Class - stingy!