Assuming the MCDU is being used to enter a route, Weight / Fuel have been filled, INIT A has been filled with a Cruise Alt of, say, FL280, can the FMGC populate waypoints along the route with Forecast Alts above that Cruise Alt (i.e.: at a given waypoint reading ----/FL360 ) ? Thank you Read More

THE AIRLINES WILL FIGHT THIS TOOTH AND NAIL [img]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7[/img][h1]Bill of rights proposed for Australian airline passengers to improve airline’s performance[/h1]A group of senior lawyers have asked the government for an overhaul of passengers rights. See what you’d get if your... Read More

[url=https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/07/labor-same-job-same-pay-laws-closing-loopholes-bill-to-pass-parliament-after-deal-with-jacqui-lambie-david-pocock]Labor’s same-job, same-pay laws pass parliament after deal with Lambie and Pocock[/url] This law looks set to pass parliament today. What effect, if any, will this have on a... Read More

From a reddit thread about a dog that was rolling around on a polyester blanket to get a static charge and then immediately sparking that charge off it's nose to a metal frame and to the owners:[QUOTE]My in-laws have a large farm and the farm dogs have invisible fence collars, when they reach the end of what they are allowed (a very large tract of... Read More

A beautiful display over the presidential palace and Abu Dhabi beachfront today, thanks to President Vladimir Putin landing today in his Ilyuchin 96, escorted by SU35. [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jAL3NslaoE]Putin's Diplomatic Flight: SU-35 Escort to UAE for Key Talks - YouTube[/ame] The UAEAF display team flew smoke trails with the ru... Read More

Assistant Coroner David Manknell found that the family were tragically killed due to the lack of training and experience of the pilot. Jonathan Goldstein, 50, was piloting the plane when it crashed into the northwest flank of the Hubschhorn mountain in Switzerland, the inquest was told. Tragically, the aircraf... Read More

Interesting? [url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/]Finance and economics[/url] | Caught short[h1]Who made millions trading the October 7th attacks?[/h1][h2]Researchers highlight suspicious mar... Read More

source: X [ame]https://twitter.com/JacdecNew/status/1731229652557926657[/ame] (already a day or two old, hope not a double post, but didn't see this coming by, nor found it while forum-searchin... Read More

Aplan to overturn [url=https://www.express.co.uk/latest/london]London's[/url] [url=https://www.express.co.uk/latest/ulez]Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ)[/url] scheme has received major new backing just days before... Read More

The regulation that requires an operational check flight be performed is U.S. 14 CFR 91.407(b). To paraphrase the regulation, it states, that no person may carry any person in an aircraft that has been maintained in a manner that may have substantially affected its operation in flight until an appropriately rated pilot flies the aircraft and... Read More

[QUOTE]Following its departure from the EU, UK aviation is no longer shackled by an outdated slot regime and can now take a more tailored approach that works best for businesses and passengers across the country. The reforms being consulted on will include proposals for new ways to manage slot capacity and how they are allocated to airlines.... Read More

I have just read that the Scottish government are planning to increase income tax yet again, already higher than in the rest of the UK. This applies to all UK service personnel based north of the border. Though personnel are recompensed by the UK MOD for this increase in deductions from individuals pay, it is a significant amount of the defence bud... Read More

https://www.aerobuzz.fr/aviation-generale/j-p-trimaille-se-crashe-avec-deux-eleves-en-pleine-ville-a-villejuif/ 80 year old instructor and pupils 28,29 injured after reporting technical issues and landing in... Read More

They keep on saying they’re already at war with the West - perhaps we should start listening? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/poland-nato-russia-attack-three-years-g8rbpwr67 Nato has thr... Read More

BBC News - London Stansted Airport: Plane damaged while trying to land https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67600872 I am interested to know the wind including gusts when that happened. Read More

[url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67613815]Lincolnshire Police warn not to keep presents under Christmas tree - BBC News[/url] So that's our fault too now is it? I dunno, call me old fashioned but perhaps more bobbies on the beat preventing burglaries might help? Read More

I've just come across a tantalising reference to "the longest single-engined helicopter rescue ever" in which a NZ pilot flew presumably from NZ to Campbell Island (about 370Nm south of Invercargill) and returned a casualty there which he must have done on fuel loaded upon departure from NZ. Can anyone fill in the details or point to a resource... Read More

Just turned up on BBC news... could be a computer error or a new pricing strategy by O'Leary. Passengers are unable to access a digital boarding pass unless they pay for a seat. With a randomly assigned seat, they could only collect a printed boarding pass at the airport desk. htt... Read More

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This lunchtime one caught the Raven aggressor (former RoKAF) BAE Hawk T1 inbound to Lakenheath so here are my photos

Hi everyone, I have applied for DEFO, completed the DAC form, and had the first online interview. Afterward, I received an email with the medical form and a request for my latest training records, also done. Could someone tell me what to expect in the interview in Hong Kon... Read More

This morning I was out walking. A couple were walking toward me, both staring at the screens of their phones. As the distance between us closed it dawned on me that neither had sensed my approach. At the very last moment I raised my hand, palm facing the man and sidestepped, just avoiding him. Neither he nor his companion looked up from their phone... Read More

Per the link below, one of the accepted recommendations from the Commission on the Defence Forces Final Report is to replace the existing fleet of 6 x AW139s with 8 x Super mediums by 2028. https://assets.gov.ie/277340/9e0bf019-04f8-45dd-a292-33e3f1... Read More

Hi all Another conundrum for jet-blast's engineers. I need to connect a sensor with a male M11 thread with an unusual 1.25mm pitch, into a half inch NPT female water pipe adapter - at least I measured that very loose thread on the water pipe as 20mm dia and 1.75mm thread which seems to be very close to half inch NPT , and it's a nominal half i... Read More

I am sad to advise of the sad passing of Fred Puni PX 767 FO and ex Airlines of PNG/PNG Air Captain. I understand he was killed by a car in Honiara whilst visiting his brother. A great guy wonderful to fly with and very astute. taken to soon. Craven Read More