Well, I'm sure the regular Jet Blue clientele can breathe a little easier.

(Written on 03/10/2023)(Permalink)

Well, not everything parked out in the desert is completely clapped-out. There are still some good airplanes out there, they just aren't as fuel efficient as newer models are. However, if load factors are high enough to make money with them we may see some of them return.

(Written on 01/27/2023)(Permalink)

Yes, and anyone in the cockpit that is not aware of some of the issues probably should not be there.

(Written on 12/23/2022)(Permalink)

The mentality of the folks at Airbus baffles me. Chunks of paint and composite, wing cracks, etc. none of that constitutes a problem to them. As airframe manufacturers, they certainly are arrogant. I am sure some of their customers and some of those who might be a customer some day are thinking the same thing. They don't stand by their products, and nothing is a problem. I would not be too encouraged to buy from them. All commercial and military airframe manufacturers have had to deal with wing cracks from time to time. They figure out a fix, take care of it, and move on.

(Written on 12/23/2022)(Permalink)

The -3 is not a pressurized aircraft and as such is not subjected to the level of metal fatigue found in aircraft structures that are pressurized.

(Written on 12/23/2022)(Permalink)

Since the dawn of commercial aviation turbulence has been an issue. It isn't going to go away. Air travel has become such a safe method of transportation overall that people take it for granted. It is each individual passenger's responsibility to stay buckled up when in their seats. A flight crew or airline should not have to apologize for turbulence. Those of us from the days of the DC-3 already know better.

(Written on 12/23/2022)(Permalink)

She's from Alabama.

(Written on 12/23/2022)(Permalink)

It is a miracle this was not much, much worse. "Blancolirio" over on You-Tube has a good three or so reports going on this incident. There are going to be a lot of factors involved in this accident, as usual. A chain of events.

(Written on 11/25/2022)(Permalink)

Yet another very bad idea by the Globalists/WEF as they advance their Great Re-Set. The woke corporations have an easy connection to get their ideas pushed through, in the interest of efficiency, of course. But my first argument would be the high risk. The FAA has been aware for a few years of the numbers of myocardial infarctions that are now up about 700% in ALL age groups since we the sheeple received those COVID vaccines, as well as a sharp rise in people just suddenly dropping-dead for no apparent reason. Part of the reason the FAA very gingerly handled the whole vaccine issue when it comes to airline pilots. It's all documented. Everybody knows it's going on. Nobody wants to face the reality that none of us really know what we have been injected with, and, what it's long term effects may be. The mainstream media, however, does not report on any of it. Even so, the prospect of a medical emergency ,notwithstanding, there is no substitute for another pilot. I do not doubt that the

(Written on 11/25/2022)(Permalink)

Well, Duh! Airbus should have done the right thing, taken responsibility, and fixed the problem in the first place. They can claim the aircraft is safe all day long, but, if I, as a pax, see a large chunk of the fuselage missing I'm not getting on that airplane. The Airbus management's arrogant and irresponsible behavior was bound to have consequences. It put the airlines on notice that unless they write their own airframe warranty clauses into the purchase contracts, they are dealing with a manufacturer who will not guarantee and stand by their product. The EU court is nothing but a commune of beaurocratic puppets taking orders from their individual Governments. I am sure there are some details we the public will never know. And Airbus will never know just how much their policy of arrogance has cost them over this one little problem. Just fix the planes, stupid!

(Written on 11/04/2022)(Permalink)