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Not really uncommon. It would be rare for a 330 sized hangar to be sitting around. If it's there, it will already be in use. If the place they're going to doesn't have an engineer they've certified to oversee any work, they'll need to carry someone who can. Not uncommon. As for the engine, who...

True. Mover (YT) would like them put on a 5 year no fly list. Warnings would be pointless, as you need an outcome that is noticeable by others. 1753845844 No, then they’d just be standing in the aisle, trying to force the bins open. And they’d still be rummaging under the seats for their other...

The only thing of even vague importance is your passport. And guess what, they fit in pockets. Whilst I’d hazard a guess at Americans being the worst at this behaviour, I suspect we’re not far behind. Aircraft aborts. Comes to a halt, but then after about 30 seconds an evacuation is ordered...

They’re an airline accountants dream. I don’t think you come into the equation at all.

You need to be careful of the marketing here. Yes these aircraft can operate to a greater maximum differential pressure (I think the 380 is actually the winner in these stakes), but that does not mean they operate at 6,000’ vs 8.000’. The cabin altitude varies with the real altitude, and it will...

It’s possible, but with a bit of care, it shouldn’t. Looking at the pictures, it actually seems to be sitting on the left engine. And how often now have we seen people standing on the wing, in this case, more or less over the fire, and no slide available to them. But, they have their cabin luggage!

If you feel like scratching your head a bit, have a look at the FR24 trace for AA3023. They've ended up with an abort, and evacuation (and everyone has their luggage, as usual) but that's almost the most normal part of the trace.

They generally respond well to honesty. They have plenty who aren’t to target.

How much of it is even slightly attractive? Surely you need a decent business case for any tender to work. I’d expect a route or two would be cherry picked, and the rest left to languish.

They said they’d be seated with an adult, but they didn’t say it would be you or your wife!

It's not surprising that they need it. No ice at all is allowed on upper surfaces. Historically, Oz wasn't all that well equipped to handle it though.

No. I didn't keep track of differences. They weren't large enough to matter for the extra amount of fuel that I might order. Almost certainly not...but then I never had to take avoiding action either.

Almost always. The flight planners produced a plan which always had the minimum possible fuel. In most cases fuel solves your problems, so I was not keen on making it one.

There is no doubt that it's all quite a maze. The only reason I have a power bank at all, is to run my cameras. When shooting star trails, I often need to be running a heater blanket to stop the lens misting, and I use an external adapter that lets me run the camera continuously all night. The...

So you have to get down, slow down, cover the distance to the runway, land, stop. If the alignment and distance to the runway were perfect, perhaps 10 minutes. In reality, too long. Even though I own a number of power banks, the more I think about it, the more I’m on the side of a complete ban...

Very little, but it will knock the fire down on any surrounding material, and may make getting access to the battery easier. The crews are well aware that water is the only real option, but you won’t have a bucket of it available…..

Most of the people you’ve mentioned are already on a 24 rostering system, and in the case of pilots and cabin crew are almost always keen to leave town. Cleaners will be waiting for you to get out of the lounge and are also likely to have restricted hours…which in itself will cause the lounge to...

I suspect that we are only a small step away from power banks being banned outright. Their use has already been restricted in many places.

So, can I understand from this, that those of you who work would be happy to have unplanned overtime, with no particular end point, and no warning, as a normal day to day happening.

Over at QF, aircraft were more or less the same, as long as they were optioned exactly the same way. There was a large difference between 767/200 and 300, and also between 300GE and 300RR. Jumbos had the same sort of difference. The -400 was dramatically more frugal than the -300, and there was...