@RRKen: true. Man & machine should always live next to eachother in harmony, and man should help machine, and machine should help man.

(Written on 2011年 07月 11日)(Permalink)

Thanks to all the ATC's who made sure everyone got on the ground safely, and all those people who made mistakes and with the mistakes made stuff safer... Now let's get rid of the ATC's using ADS-B!

(Written on 2011年 07月 10日)(Permalink)

That's gonna be hard, Jason, as lots of US carriers are getting Airbuses. Good luck with going Boeing.

(Written on 2011年 07月 08日)(Permalink)

The Douglas plant would need lots of refurbishing...

(Written on 2011年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

Plus, if AMR splits the order, that would happen much faster.

(Written on 2011年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

True. The rudder was lost due to improper training by American, because they told the pilots that they should excessively use the rudder, while Airbus said they shouldn't. American ignored Airbus, and around 250 people died. Boeing has got to do a new 737, as they are increasingly losing customers to Airbus, Embraer and soon Bombardier. The best part would be Southwest painting an A320 in Canyon Blue - which would mean doomsday for Boeing.

(Written on 2011年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

@Joe: American already flew Airbuses before 2009 (they got removed). It was the A300 back then. Highly advanced for its time. Boeing can't re-engine the 737 again. The ground clearance is too low, and both the PW1000G and the LEAP-X are too big for the 737 to handle, while the A320 can handle both easier. Boeing's best bet would be to make a cheap, short-range, 100 seat 787. (or if they want to make JAL & ANA happy, a 787 with a very short range, but high capacity)

(Written on 2011年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

@Fleagle: I'm not American AT ALL. gee.

(Written on 2011年 07月 03日)(Permalink)

@Fleagle: do I smell communism? or just an ordinary revolution where the voting system is revolutionized, American Airlines gets a shitload of fines and the MPAA and RIAA getting prohibited?

(Written on 2011年 07月 02日)(Permalink)

@Eric: They probably went on Executive One Foxtrot, which usually is a C-32A which is a B752. I do agree though, that they shouldn't be getting a Boeing 747-8i, as a 777/787 would do perfectly fine. But I do think Obama should use Executive One as much as possible, to save a sh*tload of money, as their country is almost bankrupt.

(Written on 2011年 07月 02日)(Permalink)