Mike Hindson-Evans
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I am firmly of the opinion that there are far more nice people in tis world than there are self-serving "a***holes". Sadly, it is the latter who usually garner the publicity - "Oh look at me, I am spending so much money on worthless tat in my pointless life". This story is evidence that the nice people simply get on with doing good; a great way to start a Friday morning. Anonymous person - thank you on behalf of the human race.
(Written on 14/12/2018)(Permalink)
"al landing anomaly". Only from the country which brought us "incontinent ordnance" (AKA "oops, we we bombed our friends")
(Written on 07/12/2018)(Permalink)
And so, once more, safety makes advances on the shoulders of a tragedy. That's evolution, folks!
(Written on 07/12/2018)(Permalink)
"Oh, just say sorry (if you feel like it) and give them four free pairs of fresh underwear and tell them to walk home...." Oh sorry, just dug out a Customer Care manual from the 1960s...…..
(Written on 07/12/2018)(Permalink)
"share any information to emerge from an investigation" - I should certainly hope that they will! I recall ominous echoes of the old 737 "uncommanded rudder activation" problem of some decades past. At least we know that "the system" is pitching the nose down, rather than a work piston.
(Written on 23/11/2018)(Permalink)
"William Baker" (why the lower-case "b"??): Allow me to add the first positive flag! Periodically, airline use exposed different areas of the engines to stress. Standing alongside the runways at LHR, it is evident that BA drivers run the engines on 787 Dreamliners in a different manner to, say, Virgin drivers on the Dreamliners with identical engines. Remember the original P&W JT9Ds on the original 747. I remember Eric Moody (BA driver and famous for the 1982 747 "Galunggung glider" incident with volcanic ash over Indonesia) remarking (in the 747 50-year documentary earlier this year) that he recalled 22 engine failures (and he described 13 of them as "real failures"). Boeing, P&W and the early airline customers worked together to solve the problem. On a slightly frivolous note, you'd be safe in an A330. The Airbus A330-241 holds the record for the longest unpowered glide in history. In 2001, Air Transat drivers managed to piss some 13 tons of kerosene out over the Atlant
(Written on 23/11/2018)(Permalink)
Plus, from an industry PR point of view, it shows continued progress on reducing the ecological footprint of the airline industry worldwide. Even though air travel is responsible for a low percentage of global carbon emissions, we are a soft target for the tree-huggers. This is a welcome development. In terms pf production rates: 100 N/B and 20 350 XWB airframes per month is five per day (on a five-day week) - that's one airframe every two hours! Plus one XWB per day. The component flow (and the supply of Welsh-built wings) may see more Beluga XLs emerging. What a fascinating time to be interested in the European/Canadian aircraft industry.
(Written on 23/11/2018)(Permalink)
Good job it wasn't the depth of winter in January!
(Written on 16/11/2018)(Permalink)
Suddenly, folding wing-tips seem like a good idea!. But nevertheless, better attention and spatial awareness by the drivers would also help. In fairness, it's not just the drivers - a BA 777-200 had a tear in the fuselage from sloppy/careless positioning of an airbridge at Toronto Pearson recently.
(Written on 16/11/2018)(Permalink)
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