It looks like the EVP and principle spokesman has expertise as an exit strategist: http://www.thebankrupter.com/

(Written on 19-02-2020)(Permalink)

I note that the NYC Building/Fire/Electrical Code forbids running signal cable in the same conduit as power cable. I suppose if an aircraft is not "fly-by-wire" this is not an issue.

(Written on 16-02-2020)(Permalink)

The last paragraph mentions this: "Airbus is almost certain to become a target for higher tariffs. I won’t rule out adding the Mobile (AL) final assembly line to sanctions despite Alabama being the No. 1 supporter of Trump. There is no way Alabama will vote for a Democratic challenger to Trump; it’s a completely safe state."

(Written on 06-01-2020)(Permalink)

Looks to be a single slide: https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/commercial/737max/assets/10-fundamental-changes.pdf Linked from here: https://www.boeing.com/737-max-updates/resources/

(Written on 15-12-2019)(Permalink)

Same thing but the other direction. I flew out of Philly during the blizzard of '77 and landed in Rota where it was warm and sunny. My previous duty station was NSGA Winter Harbor ME which reported to Brunswick. When I left Maine just before Christmas in '76 it had not yet snowed. January '77 made up for it, however.

(Written on 13-12-2019)(Permalink)

I spent a very pleasant night in Brighton England when the World Airways plane I was on had a mechanical delay at Gatwick. They put us in the Metropole Hotel where the IRA later tried to blow up Maggie Thatcher. George Burns was featured in their ads. And I owned their 8% corporate bonds until they were called. This was flying from Rota Spain to JFK.

(Written on 13-12-2019)(Permalink)

Aviation consumes fuel and generates pollution. Got it. In 2016 the localities of all of the hubs and former hubs including those of FedEx, UPS and DHL went for Hillary Clinton with the exception of Phoenix (Maricopa County). Better than 95% of the EAS airports, which are all federally subsidized, went for Trump. As much as I deplore the burning of fossil fuels I would actually prefer that EAS subsidies be increased to bring the thinking of city and country people closer together--by making it cheaper to fly to a hub.

(Written on 26-11-2019)(Permalink)

In June of 1974 my orders were "mis-filed" and I ended up at Great Lakes Naval Training Center Transient Personnel Unit. At morning muster our collective feet would sink into the asphalt while the illiterate Postal Petty Officer tried to read our names and nobody saw anything wrong with that. We were at parade rest which possibly put additional stress on the asphalt.

(Written on 01-11-2019)(Permalink)

I would suggest that possibly pilots don't have much status in an airplane company hierarchy after the company has been "financialized".

(Written on 25-10-2019)(Permalink)

Westjet 737-800 blown away from a bridge in Halifax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrl3ex7w6nA All the action is in the first two minutes.

(Written on 17-10-2019)(Permalink)