Aviation Appreciation Station

[Ironhorse]

Nice...

[flamesfan6]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Nice...

"We are in the process of identifying the employees involved whose employment will be terminated pending the outcome of our investigation. Their actions clearly contravened our standard baggage handling procedures which require gate-checked bags to be hand carried to the ramp."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...ideo-1.2615556

[nixon45]

Originally Posted by billybob123

Saw some sort of military T tail plane (assumed it was a C17) flying out towards NW this morning. Was that it? Would have taken off from rwy 29?

Most likely!

[Bigtime]

Yesterday I heard that WestJet is going to start retrofitting their 737's with the scimitar winglets as they go in for their heavy maintenance checks.

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yesterday I heard that WestJet is going to start retrofitting their 737's with the scimitar winglets as they go in for their heavy maintenance checks.

Work will be done at Kelowna. Conflicting reports on if it's just the -800 getting them.

Also, an Air Canada 787 has finally flown. Fin 701 went for a quick spin around Puget Sound yesterday.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Acey

Work will be done at Kelowna. Conflicting reports on if it's just the -800 getting them.

Also, an Air Canada 787 has finally flown. Fin 701 went for a quick spin around Puget Sound yesterday.

I heard KFC and their other maintenance shop in Ontario, my source wasn't clear on if it was only the 738's though.

As for AC's first 787, that flight went much shorter than planned. About 7 minutes and a return to Everett instead of the filed plan to Moses Lake. More issues?

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Run or Roam the New Runway

http://www.yycrunway.com/

Register at the link.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola

Run or Roam the New Runway

http://www.yycrunway.com/

Register at the link.

Thanks for the link. Didn't see that it in the news articles before. Should be a fun day out.

[Bigtime]

AC's first 787 taking to the skies for the first time:

[KelVarnsen]

Whoops.

[MRCboicgy]

A350 short landing

[Bigtime]

Wow, you can see the brakes smoking afterwards.

[STeeLy]

So I was down in LA last week and decided to go check out the California Science Centre




And this gem:



Then flying out of LAS (it's nothing really spectacular)

[Bigtime]

CBC reporting a small plane crash in the parking lot at Calaway Park, 1 person in potentially life threatening condition.

[Madman]

[Regulator75]

^^^
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...park-1.2628907

[Bigtime]

As per the info in that article I too have heard that this pilot actually kept his aircraft parked at the parking area of Calaway and has always used the parking lot to take off and land. Crazy, had no idea someone was doing this.

[Bigtime]

WestJet 737 being pushed back in Orlando bumps into a JetBlue bird and damages its winglet. Southwest lends them a spare:



Here was the damage (taken from the JetBlue flight)

[Acey]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

So I was down in LA last week and decided to go check out the California Science Centre

I'd really love for WestJet to take off that #100 sticker. It's so unattractive.

[STeeLy]

I have to ask, how do they attach the winglet onto the wing?

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