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Category Archives: Commentary
Congratulations to the Airplane Geeks Podcast – 100 Episodes Strong!
When we used to have a blog at the Plane Crazy Down Under show’s website, my co-host Steve Visscher posted this article about our friends at the Airplane Geeks Podcast. I’ve posted it here to preserve his words so they … Continue reading
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Tagged 100, Airplane Geeks, Airplane Geeks Podcast, Courtney Miller, Dan Webb, David Vanderhoof, Max Flight, Rob Mark
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Even with flight computers, you can over stress an Airbus tail
Remember the American Airlines A300 that crashed in the US after the vertical stabiliser broke off? The co-pilot over stressed the tail by pumping the rudders in an attempt to get out of wake-turbulence. In a similar situation in 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged A300, A319, A320, a330, A340, adiru, Air Canada, alternate law, American Airlines, flight computers, Qantas, stress, swiss cheese, training, Transportation Safety Board, TSB, vertical stabiliser, wake turbulence, West Australia
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How fast the tables turn
It wasn’t that long ago that Virgin Blue could do no wrong in the eyes of the mainstream media while Qantas was being hounded over any little maintenance issue and its rapidly falling loads. How times change. In the past … Continue reading
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Tagged 747, A380, Air France, Amsterdam, Apple, ASX, Bruce Buchanan, domestic, Emirates, estimates, Europe, international, iPad, Jetstar, John Borghetti, KLM, London, Paris, profit, Qantas, reporting, Singapore, stock market, UK, Virgin Blue
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BA Cabin Crew Learned from Alitalia???
Let’s see now, British Airways have been struggling for a while with reports of poor service, losing high-end premium customers, cutting back on routes and recently announcing a second record financial loss in a row. Throw in the impact from … Continue reading
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Tagged alitalia, British Airways, cabin crew, idiots, strike, United
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Boeing 787 vs De Haviland Comet – Will History Repeat?
I know I’ve said it before, but this latest news from Jon Ostrower (aka FlightBlogger) about the recent Boeing 787 delay being due to a design flaw in the tail really makes me wonder if the 787 isn’t doomed to … Continue reading
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Tagged 787, Boeing, Comet, de Havilland, design, failure, fatigue
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Macquarie Airports have lost it Entirely
As if Sydney Airport (YSSY) being voted Australia’s worst airport for the 4th time in a row wasn’t enough of a wake up call for Macquarie Airports and the airport’s management & board, the government is bringing forward their oversite … Continue reading
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Tagged ACCC, Airside Tarmac Tours, Macquarie Airports, MAp, Sydney Airport, YSSY
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A Pilot’s Story
The latest trailer for A Pilot’s Story is up on their site. All three trailers are there, so you should go over and check them out. The third trailer was first shown as part of the nightly entertainment at Oshkosh … Continue reading
Is the Boeing 787 the new Comet?
With the recent announcement from Boeing that the first flight of their 787 was to be delayed due to structural issues in the wing box area, many of us knew right away it was a major show-stopper issue. Boeing made … Continue reading
If it’s New, it’s JQ!
I’ve spoken before about the on-going Jetstarisation of Qantas and despite Alan Joyce’s previous comments to the effect that there would be no further “jetstarisation,” recent developments certainly seem to indicate that this is not the case. We’ve previously joked … Continue reading →