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by mad_fab
19 Mar 2015, 00:48
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Ryanair going long-haul?
Replies: 19
Views: 5460

Re: Ryanair in 2015

Yeah, I remember the pretty well, the good old Hertz 732 and some other. I think that the 787 would be a "logical" choice (strong bond with boeing, new generation aircraft, etc), but now there's the backlog problem. So maybe, if they want to start quickly, they will lease some other types,...
by mad_fab
18 Mar 2015, 17:52
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Ryanair going long-haul?
Replies: 19
Views: 5460

Re: Ryanair in 2015

If FR plans to start with a new type, will they reproduce the successful "only one type in the fleet" model like they did with the 738?

If so, wouldn't it make sense to start with a recent model? Meaning 777X, 787, A350?
by mad_fab
16 Mar 2015, 11:53
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Tintin Logo Jet Brussels Airlines (Kuifje)
Replies: 96
Views: 29140

Re: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

Beautiful! Well done!
by mad_fab
14 Mar 2015, 15:21
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: VLM Airlines news 2014-2015
Replies: 401
Views: 120680

Re: VLM Airlines taken over by management, buys SSJ100 aircraft

FLYAIR10 wrote:Not sure this was already mentioned here ,but it appears that the VLM-site is now also available in Dutch and French,not only in English.
Smart move, probably related to the fact that they are expanding to Liege.
by mad_fab
08 Mar 2015, 03:20
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)
Replies: 56
Views: 16817

Re: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)

Just realized that the report on avherald (http://avherald.com/h?article=482a5e9e&opt=0 ) says:
Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority (CAAN) reported one of the wheels had touched down off the runway, the tyre burst, the aircraft subsequently veered left.
by mad_fab
08 Mar 2015, 02:19
Forum: Plane spotting - Belgium
Topic: BRU 07/03/2015
Replies: 4
Views: 1537

Re: BRU 07/03/2015

Thanks TL!
by mad_fab
06 Mar 2015, 23:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Abnormalities in BRU-ANR-CRL-LGG-OST in 2015
Replies: 501
Views: 164513

Re: Abnormalities in BRU-ANR-CRL-LGG-OST in 2015

Confirmed by avherald: http://avherald.com/h?article=482c40cd&opt=0 A Jetairfly Boeing 737-700, registration OO-JAR performing flight TB-5997 from Brussels (Belgium) to Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia,CI (Spain), was enroute at FL340 about 30nm north of Paris when the crew decided to return to Brussels...
by mad_fab
06 Mar 2015, 15:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)
Replies: 56
Views: 16817

Re: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)

Below, you see how cabin crew of Asiana abandoned the evacuation perimeter without seeing the woman who was later crushed alive by fire trucks after the evacuation. If you have one crew member managing the perimeter, this wouldn't have happened. It looks like they actually forgot her on board, the ...
by mad_fab
06 Mar 2015, 15:27
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)
Replies: 56
Views: 16817

Re: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)

However if you cant breath anymore due to heavy smoke or fire is coming towards you, that would be a reason good enough to get out yourself. Usually there are no legal consequences for that if the decision was taken in good faith. Make sense, thanks! That leads me to the second part of my question ...
by mad_fab
06 Mar 2015, 12:50
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)
Replies: 56
Views: 16817

Re: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)

If I remember correctly the Concordia captain left one of the first :) while evac still was fully ongoing... :mrgreen: BTW, once a pilot reports an emergency, there are plenty of security/fire vehicles on the ground either following a troubled plane (firetrucks) or getting there as soon as it came ...
by mad_fab
06 Mar 2015, 11:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)
Replies: 56
Views: 16817

Re: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)

Hey sean, Off course if your aircraft is burning to the ground than the crew will not stay on board a.k.a they will stay for as long as their OWN LIFE is not in danger. Honnest question here. How do you define when the life of the crew is in danger or not? Because, for me when there's an evacuation,...
by mad_fab
05 Mar 2015, 16:39
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)
Replies: 56
Views: 16817

Re: Turkish Airlines A330-300 has crash-landed in Kathmandu (Nepal)

They went into holding for +30 minutes, then went around after a first approach tentative. Just wonder how much fuel left. H.A. Could be a lot left actually. I think that the fuel cost is very high in KTM, so one could decide to tank as much fuel as possible for the return leg. I don't know for THY...
by mad_fab
04 Feb 2015, 18:59
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: B-pier and connector : is the first pier (stand) definitely out of use ?
Replies: 15
Views: 5138

Re: B-pier and connector : is the first pier definitely out of use ?

The B04 is out of use for one year. You see they marked the new road and a new construction zone. . Are you sure? Because there was a notam that expired in 10/2014 saying "STANDS 204 206 208 AVAILABLE VIA BYPAS FROM TWY R4" "EUECYIYN A1954/14 N EBBU QMPXX IV M A 000 999 5054N00429E00...
by mad_fab
24 Aug 2014, 16:17
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Volcanic Activity Bárðarbunga
Replies: 26
Views: 8169

Re: Volcanic Activity Bárðarbunga

Euruption started. A small sub-glacial volcanic eruption has started near Bardarbunga volcano, under the icecap of Dyngjujökull glacier in the northern part of Vatnajökull glacier, according to the Icelandic Met Office. All air traffic is now prohibited in a large radius around the volcano. http://w...
by mad_fab
01 Aug 2014, 16:39
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport
Replies: 182
Views: 46749

Re: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport

tolipanebas wrote:Indeed, but remember, this isn't the only judgement so far, right?
You'll find tons of them if you Google a bit, many of them forbidding possible alternatives or at least giving that impression.
Fair enough ;)
by mad_fab
01 Aug 2014, 16:16
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport
Replies: 182
Views: 46749

Re: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport

Yeah, but, again if I read correctly, this judgement is banning the routes as they're used since the 6/02, so basically this doesn't say "no left turn at all" .
by mad_fab
01 Aug 2014, 16:03
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport
Replies: 182
Views: 46749

Re: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport

So they can still use the "left turn" SIDs, they juste need to fallback to the "pre 6/02" situation.
by mad_fab
01 Aug 2014, 15:44
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport
Replies: 182
Views: 46749

Re: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport

Nice! So they if my understanding is correct, they're forbidding the use of: the "route du canal" version 6 th february? LNO 3C SPI 3C PITES 4C AND 5C ROUSY 4C AND 5C SOPOK 5C AND 6C So they explicitly forbid a fallback to PITES/ROUSY 4C and SOPOK 5C. In short they want a come back to the ...
by mad_fab
01 Aug 2014, 14:41
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport
Replies: 182
Views: 46749

Re: Wathelet dispersion plan for Brussels Airport

I'm confused with all this "ikea/ring/whatever routes".

In short, they kept the LNO 3C/3Q/1W/1Y, SPI 3C/3Q/1W/1Y SIDs and deleted the PITES 5C/4Z/1Q/1W/1Y, ROUSY 1Q/1W/1Y, SOPOK 6C/5Z/1Q/1W/1Y?
by mad_fab
31 Jul 2014, 10:10
Forum: Plane spotting - Belgium
Topic: BRU 30/07/2014
Replies: 20
Views: 3741

Re: BRU 30/07/2014

tangolima wrote: So please tell me if you find them unecessary it will save time for me.
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No, for one guy that overlook your list, a lot of us just read it quietly ;)