used to be that the mark of a first class trunk carrrier was the 747 flight schedules it maintained. Delta, American, United, all had them, and i flew on them in magical carpet simiulation. Jet fuel being priced as it is, maintenance costing what it does, boeing was able to build generations of aircraft that surpassed the great queen in accounting terms, never comfort though, never in the wonder of "how is this thing going to lift off?"

(Written on 15.10.2019)(Permalink)

no way this aircraft is airworthy. no way i am going to be a passenger on this aircraft. 777's bruise easily, so much has to be checked (by someone qualified to do so), so don't expect to see this bird flying for a few day, minimum

(Written on 13.10.2019)(Permalink)

always glad to read another opinion piece, even if misplaced on squawks. Corporate responsiblity ought to have alread y moved on this several several years ago, yet here it is still. The spineless and braindead board ought to have an epithany, and give the public tar and feathering so richly merited , walk him out the door-preferebly at 30,000 feet, and begin the reclaimation project for quality and reputation that has evaporated away under the Muilenburg cabal. Short term sales, quarterly targets, yearly statistics: all have become moot. Just build proper airplanes , just design safe airplanes, and realize this is a years long process. begin at once.....Not every boeing order will evaporate and be given instead to airbus, but some will. No pension , no golden parachute for dennis. Make that statement, or not be taken seriously by all of aviation and the public.

(Written on 13.10.2019)(Permalink)

so much for having a restful sleep, in a comfortable seat, in pleasant surroundings, on just about any boeing 737 NG

(Written on 12.10.2019)(Permalink)

flush all the labor contracts, rationalize the employee force, - that is for starters. Hard to ignore the debts and years of unprofitability. Oh goodie, another airline paint scheme ripe for ruining from Lufthansa

(Written on 11.10.2019)(Permalink)

the avalanche of transatlantic narrow bodies is underway, public comfort be damned. How do passengers find a way to walk about the cabin to prevent stiffness, cramping, blood clots etc.?

(Written on 11.10.2019)(Permalink)

best they find these mistakes now through inspection rather than as aftermath in a crash as a cause of said crash. Bad news for Ryanair, Southwest in particular. What in the earth is Boeing doing so wrong in so many places at the same time? Good thing it is all in public. Short the stock......

(Written on 11.10.2019)(Permalink)

these vehicles could display new heights of agressive driving (armed and unarmed drivers), acrobatic drunk driving tag teams, fearful death counts with driving the wrong way on a one-way lane, - you get the image: and automotive deaths were on a decline , but not with these new zamakazi-mobiles

(Written on 05.10.2019)(Permalink)

if a person is too obese to fit in one seat, then lift up the arm rest, plop down between two seats, of course after having paid for the second seat. THe size reductions in seat widths and creeping seat pitches has been the airline version of the death of a thousand cuts, one tiny increment at a time, one after another. The worst case is the midget bathrooms on american airlines 737's: even "standard-size" humans cannot easily fit there or transact biological business inside that space.

(Written on 03.10.2019)(Permalink)

is it possible for brilliant engineering to overcome not smart operators of whatever this silliness is called: flying car, personal air vehicle- if you wanna fly, get a physical, find a flight instructor, and fly a cessna or piper training aircraft. This is great in the jetsons or other comic book creations, and pretty good in Back to the Future, and bruce willis flew a ugly yellow cab in some other forgetable movie, but real life, with the degree of stupid prevelant: not a good idea

(Written on 02.10.2019)(Permalink)