I just had the pleasure of flying Vietnam Airlines, on a domestic flight from Hanoi to Nha Trang. Great service, new aircraft, no headaches, and on-time performance summarize the trip; this article is a quick review of the airline. The airline is prepping itself for full […]
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Vietnam Airlines
Published by January 14th, 2010 in A321, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Photos, SkyTeam, Vietnam and Vietnam Airlines. 0 CommentsMayday Call on Air France 445 (the former AF447) on 30Nov2009
Published by December 5th, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Air traffic control, Brazil, France, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. 0 CommentsOn the night of 30 November 2009, an Air France A330, flying Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Paris (CDG) called Mayday as a response to severe turbulence due to weather and to alert others in the area that it was deviating from this its approved flight level without ATC authority, (which could not be reached/obtained). […]
Air France 447 Accident Preliminary Report
Published by July 9th, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Airbus, Brazil, France, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Weather. 0 CommentsFrance’s Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) has released its preliminary report into the tragedy of Air France 447, the A330 flight scheduled from Rio to Paris, that past 1 June. As most of the aircraft and the two black boxes have yet to be recovered, the investigators have limited data to work off of. We […]
“Mayday” and Air France 447
Published by June 2nd, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Airbus, Brazil, Communications, France, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. 0 CommentsFor Air France Flight 447, the A330 that disappeared enroute from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Paris (CDG), there are many news reports that state the pilots made no “Mayday” call. As an example, the AP story states, “The crew made no distress call before the crash, but the plane’s system sent an automatic message […]
Shamshabad? What’s that?
Published by March 24th, 2008 in Airlines, Boeing, India, KLM, Security, TSA and US Airways. 0 CommentsYesterday, when told by air traffic control that he was to land at Shamshabad, the new airport in Bangalore, India, the city to which he was destined as pilot of a KLM flight from Amsterdam, carrying 243 passengers, he apparently said, “What’s that?” Instead of going to the unheard-of airport, as the original Bangalore airport […]
Flying between the US Virgin Islands: Conventional Plane and Sea Plane
Published by February 21st, 2008 in Aircraft, Airlines, Cape Air, Caribbean, Seaborne Airlines and US Virgin Islands. 0 CommentsAs we are in the midst of winter, I thought some fine images of the turquoise green waters of the Caribbean oughta warm you up–or just torture you.
In any event, while doing some work in the US Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas, I had to take a quick hop over to St. […]
A Tough Day for United
Published by February 4th, 2008 in Boeing, Flight numbering and United Airlines. 0 CommentsIts not a good day for United. Apparently United Airlines Flight 915, Paris CDG to Washington Dulles (IAD), suffered a landing gear/tire fire this morning at Paris CDG just before takeoff. Emergency evacuation slides were deployed. The aircraft was a 777, making it the second 777 incident in a few weeks—the other being the emergency […]
AAIB’s Initial Report on Yesterday’s BA Heathrow Accident
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Aircraft, Aviation Safety, Boeing, British Airways, Heathrow, London and United Kingdom. 0 CommentsIn yesterday’s crash landing of a British Airways 777 onto grass just short of the runway, its amazing that there were zero fatalities and only 19 injuries among the 152 passengers and crew on board.
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has just released their initial report, suggesting a mechanical issue or issues to blame: […]
OceanAir: The Next Hot Brazilian Airline?
Published by November 27th, 2007 in Airbus, Aircraft, Airlines, B787, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Gol, Los Angeles, OceanAir, Sao Paulo, South America, TAM, USA and Varig. 0 CommentsLook out for OceanAir to become the new fast-growing airline out of Brazil. TAM and Gol, now the first and second largest carriers in Brazil, respectively, dominate the market, having benefited substantially from the demise of the once-great Varig. Varig was the first airline in Brazil, and until recently, its largest carrier before facing massive […]
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