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I wonder if this is in part a consequence of the ‘security’ that we all see as theatre. Money spent putting on the show, can’t be spent on actual security.

What time would that be?

The engines aren't. Once they have to come off the wing, then QF no longer has the engine workshop that they used to have. So, overseas they go.

There is a theory to the effect that anyone who is actually any good at aviation, avoids any office job like the plague. And them might be experienced, but they lose touch with the day to day. Of course. I don't know the details. They all continued flying, and the Captain actually flew OJH on...

Whilst the cyclone may be unusual for Brisbane, the crews flying there would see bad weather in all sorts of places, so it's possibly less unusual for them. Operations within the limits, with no attempts to extend them, should see things happen safely, though perhaps not expeditiously. Whilst...

Given that Australia is an island, and choking it would be the policy of any unfriendly, submarines, especially nuclear ones, make very good sense. Whether they should be American, or British, or Martian, is an entirely separate question. I can think of many things that we might need, but very...

If he's placing tariffs on AB, then I'd expect the EU to do the same to Boeing. Why would you deal with the USA if they're hitting you with tariffs on anything your produce, when you have an alternative.

This is Victoria that you're talking about. The wheels will probably be square, as they don't like those new fangled round ones.

Can you even buy 319s now? Worst dutch roll I’ve ever experienced…. I’d have hoped they’d standardise on 321 NEOs and XLRs, but remember that a major part of any purchase plan will be continued divide and conquer amongst the various staff groups. They’re great believers in the Chinese famine...

Be aware of it, and look out as far as you can. Or, preferably, do an auto land. You can’t flare on the instruments, though it may be possible with a HUD.

So, QF continues to fly old aircraft, whilst various subsidiaries get the new. You'd think that AJ had never left.

All the paperwork you could possibly need was carried on the aircraft. You just need to stop, pull the books out, and prove it one way or the other. Sadly some people aren't even prepared to be proven right, or wrong. In visual condtions, you're both looking ahead much of the time. The flare...

I know of this event, but time has taken the details, if I ever knew them. From what I do remember, the FO failed to step up, and the SO was actually correct. The captain concerned was quite unpleasant. When I was an SO, I once told a Captain that I thought what he’d briefed was incorrect. He...

I never followed up on anything with the 787, as I felt I was safely ensconced over in the big AB. As I remember it, one the iterations of the design was a box with burn through more or less allowed on the side attached to the outer skin of the aircraft. I guess that would stop it getting into...

I don't know that I'd call it fire proof. Resistant for sure, but that's a stop gap after the original unprotected installation. And the loss of the battery would probably present a number of unknowns. There are other lithium batteries that are smaller, but without the same protection. This...

Here's some food for thought. Last night, a house about a block away burnt down. I just so happens that it's in the field of view of one my cameras. From the first puff of smoke, to the fire brigade having water on the house was an impressive 10 minutes. Nevertheless, it's a complete loss. The...

Right at the top of my list of airlines.... Notice how the controller slows down his speech after things start to go wrong. Such a pity they don't speak like that all the time. And Asiana never confirmed they were for the left when asked.

It has nothing to do with reducing numbers. I wouldn’t expect it to have any effect on numbers until it’s well into the hundreds. But it will swell local coffers, be they official ones or someone’s pocket.

Pilots rarely report anything to each other. Well, other than Americans, and they just yabber over any frequency. Most of the time, aircraft radios will be tuned to ATC, and their frequency is not for general chat. Nor, is the most common other frequency, which is for SAR and emergencies...

Which has no relevance to what you may experience. Climing or descending, you can run into some quite extreme turbulence, with zero warning. But, having said that, neither place is particularly subject to jet streams, so not really likely. Used to see this a lot on some US airlines. But, then...