And suppose it were to have stopped in Syria or Moscow to "deliver a part"? A very convenient was to hijack someone that is wanted in the third country. Did all the passengers get to continue on to Gatwick or was there someone removed from the plane?

(Written on 08/11/2023)(Permalink)

Since airlines have respaced the seats to the "sardine can configuration" anyone who is over 5'9" understands how painful it is to have a seat reclined onto your knees and prying you up out of your seat. I ended pounding the guy in front of me as a reflex reaction because I was in pain after being levered up off my seat. A 9 hour flight is like being put in a "tiger cage" in Vietnam for larger people. And I know no one should be watching a movie from a screen that is 4" in front of their lap. The solution to this is for FAA and airlines to recognize that this is a health and safety issue. Clearly, you are not going to be able to evacuate when a seat is jammed back against you. Take out two rows and fix the spacing back to 34". I am suspicious that many airlines are below 31" now.

(Written on 06/02/2023)(Permalink)

I remember being in Domededovo in 1990 catching an Aeroflot flight to Tomsk. Looking out the window, I was appalled at Russian bubkas carrying their own bags to the back of a jet in order to load their own luggage. This 80+year old woman walked behind the engine on the right side of the aircraft and ended up being blown off her feet and rolling 10 meters. Bag flew off across the tarmac and nobody came to help her up. New meaning to "Fly Aeroflot"

(Written on 05/19/2023)(Permalink)

I remember being in Domededovo in 1990 catching an Aeroflot flight to Tomsk. Looking out the window, I was appalled at Russian bubkas carrying their own bags to the back of a jet in order to load their own luggage. This 80+year old woman walked behind the engine on the right side of the aircraft and ended up being blown off her feet and rolling 10 meters. Bag flew off across the tarmac and nobody came to help her up. New meaning to "Fly Aeroflot"

(Written on 05/19/2023)(Permalink)

Is that documented? The system was shut down intentionally during the holiday?? If you can prove that, a lot of lawyers and millions of clients want to talk to you.

(Written on 12/31/2022)(Permalink)

How fast is the Concorde going now?

(Written on 05/27/2022)(Permalink)

You don't trust big government? Do you tell the air traffic controllers that you don't trust what they are telling you so you'll land on 31L instead of 13R?

(Written on 02/18/2022)(Permalink)

The 5G band intrusion into C-band radar altimeter frequency is only one impact. These microwave frequencies are used to measure water vapour in the atmosphere in this same band with dual frequency (and broader bandwidth) radiometers on the ground and on satellites. Opposition from scientists using these frequencies to this band intrusion have fallen on deaf ears with the International Telecommunications Union which negotiates the use of these frequencies. Bands are "stolen" without an understanding of all the meteorological implications (403MHz is another example). The part that should be discussed is why 5G is being put in C-band where water vapour absorption increases rapidly up to 8GHz. 5G will be badly affected by the same weather that air travel is trying to manage.

(Written on 01/21/2022)(Permalink)

Looks like all Winnipeg flights on AC to the US are through Toronto. Maybe UA just gave up on getting any codeshare traffic when you have to go through Toronto anyway.

(Written on 11/19/2021)(Permalink)

United Breaks Guitars https://youtu.be/5YGc4zOqozo

(Written on 08/20/2021)(Permalink)