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Re: Planespotting
Originally Posted by Scouse Express
(Post 11875523)
American Airlines 2016 Fleet Plan; American Airlines' 2016 Fleet Plan
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Re: Planespotting
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 11875556)
The more I see it, the more I like that new livery.
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Re: Planespotting
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11875561)
Without knowing which planes are being retired from which routes, and where the new planes are being deployed, it's all rather dry. :(
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Here, or the WTF thread? :unsure:
Looks like it was the pilot's lucky day, because he made a "good" landing, as per the old pilot's adage, unfortunately not a "great" one. :( |
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Yep, any landing you can walk away from.... driver was very lucky
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I can't watch it with the sound up here, but presumably the plane was crashing no matter what he did. Looks like he did the best he could under the circumstances.
He does owe that driver a new pair of underwear, though :eek: |
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It's been fairly well publicized that the US has been flying A-10 Warthogs and B-52's against ISIS. Now it's reported they're flying OV-10 Broncos against ISIS too. :blink: So we're employing all the latest technology! :lol:
Has America woken up to the fact that flying $150million dollar planes against AK-47-toting thugs perhaps isn't the best use of capital, nor even very effective when you're trying to engage stationary or very slow moving ground targets with a potentially supersonic jet fighter. :rolleyes: I can't help but notice that the AH-64 Apaches seem conspicuous by their absence over Iraq and Syria. :whistle: |
Re: Planespotting
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11893115)
It's been fairly well publicized that the US has been flying A-10 Warthogs and B-52's against ISIS. Now it's reported they're flying OV-10 Broncos against ISIS too. :blink: So we're employing all the latest technology! :lol:
Has America woken up to the fact that flying $150million dollar planes against AK-47-toting thugs perhaps isn't the best use of capital, nor even very effective when you're trying to engage stationary or very slow moving ground targets with a potentially supersonic jet fighter. :rolleyes: I can't help but notice that the AH-64 Apaches seem conspicuous by their absence over Iraq and Syria. :whistle: Apache Attack Helicopters Get Skis And Crew Survial Pods For Arctic Combat |
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Anybody else catch the farewell flight of the mighty Sea King today?
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2016-03-21/in-pictures-sea-king-helicopters-in-final-fly-past-over-the-south-west/ It would appear that the lady from Salisbury actually spotted a Merlin Mk3 directly over her head and not a Sea King! |
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Boeing feeling the pinch from Airbus.
Boeing job cuts this year could reach 10 percent | The Seattle Times |
Re: Planespotting
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11908864)
Boeing feeling the pinch from Airbus. ....
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That is true. Boeing just specifically mentions pricing pressures from Airbus.
the company needed to drastically reduce costs — and thus airplane pricing — because of fierce sales competition from Airbus. “They are attacking us with price in every single campaign. And as a result of that, you know, we’re being pushed to the wall.†He said that Airbus winning 63 percent of single-aisle sales last year with its A320 jets going against Boeing’s 737 jets was “alarming … because the 737 is the biggest contributor to the earnings of the Boeing Company.†These cuts seem more to do with Airbus then they do with typical down turn. Boeing seems to currently be unable to compete on price with Airbus especially in narrowbody where both companies planes are pretty much equal.
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11909125)
The aircraft business in cyclical, and the manufacturers have had several good years, so a downturn is almost inevitable.
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I do like a neatly stacked hanger. Planes at work all tucked up and ready for bed!
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