For the aviation fans

[dirtypot]

Can't wait for this

 

[Bonus]

Some nice low passes in this one:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KJek9KlHXs

Edited December 20, 2019 by Bonus

[Bonus]

Can you remember the brands (Gemin, JC Wings, Herpa)?

 

Mine are all 200 scale. The ones I could get to in storage were Gemini 200 and INFLIGHT 200. 

[The Ouzo]

Can't wait for this

 

like like tripple like

cant wait

[The Ouzo]

like like tripple like

cant wait

this is one of those movies I'll make an exception and go watch on the big screen. And if it has anything like the impact the first one had I'll buy a copy

[Long Wheel Base]

So we were meant to do our first A350 revenue flight last Saturday but SACAA never came to the party. Now we hoping it can happen on Sunday. Problem is, SACAA close today and only open again 6th Jan. They were here yesterday again so lets hope they issue us our certificates today. The Aircraft and crew are ready from our side and have been for a few days now. If they don't issue the certificates today, the first flight will only take place next year.

[eddy]

I see it is reported that Boeing has fired Dennis Muilenburg.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50893490

 

"The board of directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers, and all other stakeholders," Boeing's statement said.

[Bonus]

So we were meant to do our first A350 revenue flight last Saturday but SACAA never came to the party. Now we hoping it can happen on Sunday. Problem is, SACAA close today and only open again 6th Jan. They were here yesterday again so lets hope they issue us our certificates today. The Aircraft and crew are ready from our side and have been for a few days now. If they don't issue the certificates today, the first flight will only take place next year.

 

 

And......?

[Long Wheel Base]

And......?

The first commercial flight took place on the 24th. ZS-SDC flew SA323 to CPT and returned as SA336. For now it will operate only on that sector(and most probably only those flights every time, so if you want to fly on it and going between JNB and CPT, book those flight numbers and chances are you will be on the A350) as even although the A350 comes out of the factory with an ETOPS 180plus rating(highest ETOPS rating available) the SACAA say they want the aircraft to fly non ETOPS and build up ETOPS hours first. So basically SACAA are saying they know better than Airbus. So it will be a while till we can fly these aircraft on the routes we intend flying them on(JFK and FRA).

[Long Wheel Base]

https://www.news24.com/World/News/14-dead-as-plane-crashes-into-house-in-kazakhstan-20191227

[Long Wheel Base]

Nothing going right for Boeing at the moment.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/boeing-cst-100-starliner-test-mission-rockets-into-space-problem-2019-12

[SwissVan]

Nothing going right for Boeing at the moment.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/boeing-cst-100-starliner-test-mission-rockets-into-space-problem-2019-12

 

Well at least the Kazak plane was not a Boeing...first thing i checked today

[Long Wheel Base]

Well at least the Kazak plane was not a Boeing...first thing i checked today

Yeah good point.

[mazambaan]

LWB; with the A350's operating commercially (at last), any idea how much more duel efficient they are?

[mazambaan]

sorry; "fuel" not "duel"; should not operate heavy machinery just yet.

[kosmonooit]

LWB; with the A350's operating commercially (at last), any idea how much more duel efficient they are?

 

Let me chip in here ...

 

Here's an interesting article on that, although variants of the A350 are not on the chart

 

https://theicct.org/blog/staff/size-matters-for-aircraft-fuel-efficiency