Seems unlikely in normal operations that there would be a hot brake after takeoff.

(Written on 2022年09月25日)(Permalink)

Maybe, but best case the engine for the Boom Overture would still be a low-volume specialized niche product. Design, development, testing, certification, and production start-up costs would have to be amortized across a small number of engines. Most likely GE would quickly conclude that the numbers don’t work.

(Written on 2022年09月17日)(Permalink)

In our system the costs of environmental damage caused by manufacture and use of products made by for-profit entities are mostly externalized, to be dealt with by government at all levels, rather than by manufacturers and users directly. Accordingly, Rolls-Royce and Boom need only look at financial matters when making business decisions.

(Written on 2022年09月10日)(Permalink)

No doubt a business case for this engine could not be made, hence Rolls’ exit from the enterprise. The engine developed for Concorde was based on a military engine, and of course the whole Concorde program depended on governmental support and subsidy. Then and now a commercial supersonic airliner program isn’t viable without government money and lots of it. That’s not in the cards for Boom, so very unlikely their Overture airplane will ever make it into service.

(Written on 2022年09月10日)(Permalink)

Air Senegal, not a major player in Barcelona, almost certainly contracts out for ground and ramp services. No doubt the contractor’s gonna get the bills for aircraft repair and loss of use.

(Written on 2022年09月03日)(Permalink)

Another report at https://avherald.com/h?article=4fd84d2d&opt=0 states that “…..climbing through 16,000 feet…the crew heard a Los bang. In the absence of any abnormal indication the crew continued the flight and landed safely on Dublin’s runway 28L about 5:40 hours later.” Track from Newark to Dublin heads northeast along the coast before heading out over the ocean from Nova Scotia or Newfoundland. Plenty of suitable diversion airports along that course available if things had deteriorated.

(Written on 2022年08月31日)(Permalink)

Yes, she’s had a long run, no more new frames, but she’ll still be in service for years to come. I remember in the 747’s very early days Pan Am would fly them up to KSYR for flight training, using the long runway 10/28. Video made the local TV news.

(Written on 2022年08月25日)(Permalink)

In the end they were only flying a few ERJ145s (Wikipedia says 5) in their aha! branded scheduled operation and some charter work, so not many pilots now grounded. They likely won’t have any trouble finding new employment, but their numbers are too small to fill much of the regionals’ demand for pilots

(Written on 2022年08月24日)(Permalink)

Don’t blame MSN reporters. MSN merely republished an article from SimpleFlying, a portal not known for precise journalism.

(Written on 2022年08月23日)(Permalink)

Made me think “Haven’t I heard of this sort of thing before?” Yes: October 2009, NW flight 188, SAN to MSP, overflew MSP by more than 100 miles, due to distracted pilots, eventually landed safely at MSP. Both pilots’ certificates revoked by FAA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_188

(Written on 2022年08月21日)(Permalink)