That is sitting for no reason. Here's the deal though, they probably had no gate to return and It was probably one of a bunch of other flights on the hold limbo and didn't want to miss their spot in line to take off. It's not the PIC's because he/she is not getting enough info from ATC.

(Written on 2019年08月21日)(Permalink)

Not the first time a -8 hirs an animal.

(Written on 2019年08月19日)(Permalink)

When I flew for Trans States, our rule was 12 hours when I started in 2003. When I was in the USAF back in the early '90's I don't thunk many of our MAC crews follewed the 12 hour rule.

(Written on 2019年08月14日)(Permalink)

You are right. I grew up in Huntsville (until 11 years old anyway), most people living and working there are not from there. My grandfather worked for IBM and was transferred from Binghamton, NY to Huntsville for the Sarurn V program. The biggest employers back in the day was the US Army at Redstone Arsenal and contractors and NASA with George C. Marshall Spaceflight Center.

(Written on 2019年08月07日)(Permalink)

That's what they're doing with the A320 series. Good for my fellow Alabamians. As an aircraft enthusiast, it's a shame Bombardier sold out to Airbus for the C-series. Nothing against Airbus, but I thought the C-series would have kept Bombardier aircraft division going.

(Written on 2019年08月07日)(Permalink)

I've thought about that too. A lot of the materials to assemble the aircraft are overseas. Boeing does thecsame thing as well as Cessna. I used to supply after market and some OEM aircraft parts and there is a lot to go into it. Parts aren't just parts, everything has to be certified by not just the FAA, but by other countrys'government standards as well. Also a big deal was if same parts can or can't be used for military aircraft. Once you have all the paperwork in order, it's not a big deal to ship. Parts are not just parts though.

(Written on 2019年08月07日)(Permalink)

Why wouldn't they? We are a little backward in Alabama. Between Huntsville and Mobile as a state we've led in aerospace for decades.

(Written on 2019年08月06日)(Permalink)

The A380 wasn't a good fit for Air France. Seems to work better with Asian carriers. Outdated? So wouldn't any 747 or A340 model be outdated as they are way older and have 4 engines?

(Written on 2019年08月06日)(Permalink)

I see the delema here. While I was a flight attendant for a regional, I joked about if I was bidding for our J41 or EMB145 for the next month. If it has wings and it flies and I get max hours, I'm cool. Those are short hops. I've done plenty TATL flights while active Air Force and DoD civilian. Normally I lucked out and never flew on an overbooked aircraft. The worst flight I had was the World Airways "Cattle car" from the MAC OL in PHL to RAF Mildenhall. We even had a stop in Gander to refuel, in the snow, no jet way. And we had to wait for the Aeroflot flight to board because being on a military charter at the tail end of The Cold War we weren't allowed to mingle with anyone having communist ties. 12 years later after my stint in the Air Force and being laid off frim a big industrial construction company, Trans States is hiring. Some days I would have 6 legs, some days I'd actually only have one leg and overnight. LOL, just to get over my wife bitching at my all the time, I'll go bac

(Written on 2019年07月17日)(Permalink)

Even on the big aircraft on long haul there are extra crew members and on at least the 767-300 I have seen seats blocked out for crew to include pilots. As far as air marshalls, their pretty much on their own. We as crew will know they are aboard, but that's it.

(Written on 2019年07月17日)(Permalink)