i say "welcome back- i missed you"..I flew them Kansas City to Louisville frequently, and besides the nice crew members, i remember FOster's australian beer for $1 a can. I had several . Depending on routes, i expect to be a passenger again, and a beer drinker aloft once again.

(Written on 01.08.2021)(Permalink)

not really... the 777xf is a natural evolution of 777 freighter offerings: more freight, less fuel, better range, all outclassing whatever the A350F can do...Be interesting to see if the 777xf guts the market demand for the standard 777 freighter, or will both models continue to be offered....Hard to make a case for the 350F when compared to either 777 offering, except for price negotiations.

(Written on 31.07.2021)(Permalink)

he is flying an amphibian- uses rivers and lakes as runways- for the brief time he is capable of remaining airbourne. By any definition he qualifies as a public menace, unsuitable for airman rights and flying privilidges. His IFR skills are "i fly rivers". The credentials of his flight instructor and the FAA examiner who passed him need to be evaluated, maybe suspended along with Colliers medical certificate and his insurance and his flight certificate.

(Written on 30.07.2021)(Permalink)

unless american purchases a hotel for crew rest, they cannot be sure rooms will be available . More passengers are competing for rooms , and there are not enought rooms for all. Same with rental cars.

(Written on 29.07.2021)(Permalink)

there are plenty of times we observers of the FAA are left shaking our heads, as in "are we all looking at the same occurrence?". THis character is waving enough red flags and crashing more than enough times for the FAA to rouse from its slumber, and saunter over and ground this guy and pull the certificate of both pilot and aircraft. It must be the plan to raise this aircraft and attempt more flights. It would be consistent with mr collier's modus operandi to strap in and tempt the fates yet once again. Love to be a fly on the wall if collier were to submit an insurance claim, because his insurance ought to have been null and void after the second crash, and surely after subsequent crashes. Faa violations: he must have committed a few. What are the authorities waiting for? enough already.....No licensed mechanical inspection after an incident nulls out the hull and liability coverages. Doesn't it????

(Written on 27.07.2021)(Permalink)

jeff has the money to buy whatever designations his little heart desires. He , however, is in fact a near-earth semi, nearly, almost astronaut. astronaut-wanna be comes to mind...

(Written on 25.07.2021)(Permalink)

what airline using what airframe is going to fly using this engine when ,in the future? The airframe does not exist quite now. And the world has rendered a verdict lately on super-sized airliners. Is this engine to power a next generation of cargo aircraft? or passenger aircraft? or what, exactly.

(Written on 23.07.2021)(Permalink)

doubtful that the engine burned enough extra fuel to exhaust the fuel tank. I might want to look closely for fuel leaks, now that is more beieivable

(Written on 22.07.2021)(Permalink)

Not a huge market here, except for the egoes of customers who seek the latest, bestest ( my word) undate (?) of the 18 hour corporate plushjet.

(Written on 13.07.2021)(Permalink)

boeing did very little original engineering here, and went design crazy with the new boom, in that people have always operated the refueling boom successfully for decades. This KC-46 seems to have fleas aplenty. Is designing a proper refueling aircraft really beyond boeing's grasp?

(Written on 13.07.2021)(Permalink)