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I don't like pointing fingers but that is a huge oversight by all involved in airspace restrictions when considering the escalation that had been taking place in the region surrounding Torez and the weapons that were being used.

Does anyone know for sure if there was a no-fly restriction over any part Ukraine for commercial jets? Two Ukrainian aircraft had already been shot down in the area over the past few weeks.

Terrible, RIP.. This is not going to end well for those who are responsible.

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LiveLeak.com - Near-disaster captured on video as pilot aborts landing to avoid accident Any thoughts JB or is it hard to know without hearing traffic control log?? Is that type of separation acceptable, I understand the POV of the film probably makes it seem worse than it was?

Morning JB, came across this question and would love to hear your explanation of the scenario. Thanks A plane is standing on a runway that can move (some sort of band conveyer). The plane moves in one direction, while the conveyer moves in the opposite direction. This conveyer has a control...

Good morning, I booked an award ticket for myself and partner using flying blue miles on Aerolineas Argentina from Mendoza>Buenos Aires>Cancun in whY return. First problem occurred at check in when I found out our supposed business class ticket from Mendoza was only economy (Air France website...

I need to book a one way ticket from MEL>BUE for early October. I have done some searching and found Qantas to be the cheapest and most direct at $1500 AUD. I only have 16,000 points and was thinking of using points+pay to reduce the cost down to ~$1400 AUD. Since I know you guys and girls are...

Please don't get me started on customer service reps... To be fair Citibank seem to have improved a bit since last year when I was close to smashing my head through a wall. The latest great idea is HSBC sending me the new security token only 1 week before my old one expired. Didn't take into...

I read a lot about fx due to the nature of my work. All these so called analysts have no idea what the rate is going to do. One week they say its off to 80c, the next back to parity. As soon as a small trend develops everyone jumps on the bandwagon. I also agree the Citibank Plus account is...

You should be able to contact an english speaking expedia (USA) and sort it out.

I have looked at Citibank, HSBC and Ozforex when it comes to receiving USD from overseas. HSBC charge 1% of the incoming amount via TT into a USD account up to a maximum $200. Ozforex are free if the amount is over $5000 USD. When I received a USD TT through Citibank into my AUD account I got...

I think like most things the truth will lay somewhere in the middle. The fundamental mistake was to load the passengers without the plane being fueled. Pressure was on to get the plane in the air ASAP due to the delays and obviously there were a lot of miss-truths flying around regarding times...

Re: QF510 SYD-BNE Aborted take off Tues 18 Feb I only noticed 2 things. The first was the lack of rudder being used on the vertical stabilizer on the first Etihad approach compared to the landing with the 767. The second was the Etihad approach applies up movements to elevator on the...

LiveLeak.com - Ryanair Flight 8347 Hard to know all the facts but I would definitely be annoyed, especially with the airline not supplying basics like bottled water on board or even cups.

Don't get me started on my fellow passengers who think crop dusting is acceptable behavior. If you have to drop your guts and you can't make it to the toilet then you need to decide if you can make it within close proximity to a lavatory (+- 1m) before dropping it - otherwise you will be...

I think I am at a pretty high level when it comes to claiming seats down the back in whY. There is a bit of strategy involved and social boundaries to be lent on. The biggest move occurs when attempting to claim a seat before the doors are closed - risking the awkward 'that's my seat' where you...

Morning JB, my question also relates to pilot training. I am reading a book by a famous investor who talks about the lack of multidisciplinary models being used by professionals to solve problems (eg. A man with a hammer only sees nails). He goes on to say that colleges should take a leaf out of...

I have been living in Argentina for 4 years. South America like any place is as safe as you make it. Common sense prevails in 99% of cases. This means basics like knowing which areas are not safe, avoiding places with not a lot of people, not going to ATMs at night, not showing any valuables...

I am planning a getaway in April for myself and my partner. I will be flying out of Buenos Aires and want to go to Cancun and New York. I have ~30k miles with both United and Air France and 14k miles with Qantas. What will be the cheapest most effective way to book this, Multi-Cities always show...