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(Written on 12/18/2020)(Permalink)

But what has been done is still only an improvement to a software "fix", that is necessary because the aircraft is not a "new build", but a cobbled together upgrade to an earlier model. I will not fly on a plane that is, basically, ill-conceived at base, and needs a "fix" to counter an underlying problem. I suspect most passengers will feel the same, and airlines will be forced to take the MAX out of service, for lack of demand. As for safety exits, Mike, in most crashes no-one gets the chance to use them, however close to their seat. I would be interested to know if there are statistics telling us how many lives have been saved thanks to safety exits, as a percentage of lives lost in air accidents.

(Written on 11/21/2020)(Permalink)

November ? Are you talking 2020 or 2021 ?

(Written on 08/14/2020)(Permalink)

I wondered about this. Perhaps they wore them to board, took them off after take off, and refused to put them back. I am surprised they weren't lynched by the other passengers. True, forcing someone into a mask is difficult. Probably easier to force them into a parachute harness, and push them out.

(Written on 07/31/2020)(Permalink)

There would be no problem with convincing people to wear masks… but at the outset, governments worldwide, following the lead of the WHO, said that wearing a mask was a waste of time. It is a long haul back to convincing the public that this was bad advice. I have a screen capture of the WHO site as late as 30 April stating "If you are in good health, you should not use a mask unless you are dealing with someone infected by Covid 19." So, Alan, (I'm afraid your first sentence is a bit confused) but your conclusion is right. To convince people to wear masks, governments the world over have to be up front and say "We were wrong to follow WHO recommendations. We admit it, and now call on everyone to wear masks, which should have been advice from the outset." And, Don, you, too, are right. I would be far happier sitting next to someone on a plane with a mask, than sitting one seat away from someone without a mask. And I will have far more respect for an airline that recognises this tha

(Written on 07/24/2020)(Permalink)

I have just realised I posted my comment in French. My apologies. Here it is again. This article talks about tests on arrival. It seems to me - to avoid passengers travelling and being turned back on arrival - to avoid a single passanger risking contaminating a whole plain. - to fluidify air transport - to reduce the risk of false négatives All passengers should be tested a maximum of 72 hours before their flight. A certificate (confirming the test is negative) should be presented to a specific service at the airport where a new test will be made before departure. Test results take 4-5 hours to come through. In the unlikely case that the traveller has caught the disease between the first and second tests, the person can be isolated on board the plane.

(Written on 07/10/2020)(Permalink)

Cet article parle de tests à l'arrivée. Il me semble, - pour éviter qu'un passager fasse le voyage pour être refoulé à l'arrivée - pour éviter qu'un seul passager puisse contaminer tout un avion - pour fluidifier le transport aérien - pour diminuer la possibilité de faux négatifs Tout passager devrait se faire tester en ville au maximum 72 heures avant son départ. Un certificat (que le résultat est négatif) devrait être présenté à un service spécialisé de l'aéroport qui effectuera un autre test avant l'embarquement. Le résultat est disponible 4-5 heures après le test. Dans le cas, peu probable, que le voyageur aurait attrapé la maladie entre les deux tests, celui-ci peut être isolé dans l'avion.

(Written on 07/10/2020)(Permalink)

They are using COVID as an excuse. They're worried about an unqualified PIA pilot crashing on them. No-one with any sense uses absolute figures for COVID. It is cases and deaths per million that tell you the chance of : being infected, or dieing (if you are to be treated in the country). In the case of Pakistan these figures are, respectively 1005 and 21. Figures in the UAE are much higher, respectively 5002 and 32. And, just for the sake of interest, in the USA the figures are 8571 and 397.

(Written on 07/03/2020)(Permalink)

You are right of course.I apologise if my comment seems insensitive. I guess my problem is seeing a glass 80% full, instead of 20% empty.

(Written on 05/10/2020)(Permalink)

And I would add, I don't know whether an author could write dialogues as spare and tense as this soundtrack.

(Written on 05/08/2020)(Permalink)