My friend was a chemtrails believer. I was able to convince him it was a hoax when I explained how big the atmosphere is, and how inefficient it would be to spray "behaviour modifying chemicals" at 30,000 ft.
Nice that we'll see a 777 year round due to this change, before the FRA flight would go to the A333.
Fitting that an AC 77L is on the front of airliners.net today, then. Again, this is just a shorter version of the plane we had twice daily throughout the summer, but it has the same engines, which are the diameter of a 737 fuselage, and the shorter length makes them look even better.
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Federal regulators have ordered replacement of pilot displays on more than 1,300 Boeing Co. jets, including some of the newest 737 models, to prevent possible interference from Wi-Fi devices used in cockpits.
The Federal Aviation Administration's safety directive, released Tuesday, aims to ensure that essential information such as airspeed, altitude and heading doesn't temporarily disappear from certain instrument displays manufactured by Honeywell International Inc.
The affected displays are susceptible to interference from Wi-Fi devices intended for routine use by many pilots during flights, according to the FAA document. But the agency said the displays also are vulnerable to radio frequency transmissions from satellite-communications systems, cellphones and other signals.
As part of its comments, Southwest Airlines Co. told the FAA that more than 400 of its 737 jets have flown more than 2.3 million hours with Wi-Fi systems operating in the cabin. There wasn't a single display incident related to Wi-Fi signals, according to the carrier's submission, which Southwest said "indicates a negligible level of risk."
But they're using iPads and what not on the flight deck as part of their "electronic flight bag" and obviously those are much closer to the instruments in question.
They were doing alright, then...
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If a screen went dark during takeoff or a landing approach, according to the FAA, the result could be "loss of control of the airplane."
It's unsettling to see the FAA falling into the public perception that pilots don't know how to fly their airplanes. In any event, the fact that the fix is better shielding and upgraded software, and not an immediate banning of all devices in airplanes, is an indicator of how concerning this story is.
Manchester? Seems like the closest option to London without hitting any of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, or Luton... (I'm ALMOST sure London city is out of the question for WestJet)
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Manchester? Seems like the closest option to London without hitting any of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, or Luton... (I'm ALMOST sure London city is out of the question for WestJet)
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