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Jbb
10-17-2007, 01:58 PM
A few more pics.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/telstar/sets/72157602268352519/)..:)
Sleek-Jet
10-17-2007, 02:00 PM
Singapore Airlines took delivery of theirs on Monday... Scheduled service to begin on Nov 1...
Good luck to them, hopefully it's a smooth introduction...
Devil's Advocate
10-17-2007, 02:03 PM
We were on an Airbus going to Tahiti. It was a monster of a plane. Pretty cool.;)
Jbb
10-17-2007, 02:15 PM
Multi-million dollar, double-decker jet – 550 passengers-capable – unparalleled luxury and sophistication – million-dollar campaign to promote its appeal…. And what do these ‘sophisticated’ passengers watch on TV
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41314&stc=1&d=1192659330
HemiDude
10-17-2007, 02:24 PM
I hear that there will be a "Mile High Club" lounge on board...:devil:
Tom Brown
10-17-2007, 02:37 PM
Singapore Airlines took delivery of theirs on Monday... Scheduled service to begin on Nov 1...
I'm sure Boeing will have the 747-8 in fleet service before that.
As I recall, the 747-8 is 50% more fuel efficient, twice the range and triple the payload than that eurocrap. :cool:
RitcheyRch
10-17-2007, 03:20 PM
Used to work for Boeing and refuse to fly Airbus.
I'm sure Boeing will have the 747-8 in fleet service before that.
As I recall, the 747-8 is 50% more fuel efficient, twice the range and triple the payload than that eurocrap. :cool:
Jbb
10-17-2007, 03:21 PM
I'm sure Boeing will have the 747-8 in fleet service before that.
As I recall, the 747-8 is 50% more fuel efficient, twice the range and triple the payload than that eurocrap. :cool:
:p
GOTTBoat
10-17-2007, 03:25 PM
I'm sure Boeing will have the 747-8 in fleet service before that.
As I recall, the 747-8 is 50% more fuel efficient, twice the range and triple the payload than that eurocrap. :cool:
What does your Canadian Air Force fly???
Tom Brown
10-17-2007, 04:05 PM
What does your Canadian Air Force fly???
Sopwith.
GOTTBoat
10-17-2007, 04:08 PM
Camel jockies!
KACHINA KEN
10-17-2007, 04:24 PM
Dont see any sticks in the cockpit shot???
Sleek-Jet
10-17-2007, 04:26 PM
I'm sure Boeing will have the 747-8 in fleet service before that.
As I recall, the 747-8 is 50% more fuel efficient, twice the range and triple the payload than that eurocrap. :cool:
The sky will be black with them by then... Airbus will cower before the almighty Boeing...
:D
HM
10-17-2007, 04:27 PM
Camel jockies!
My brother-in-law is the co-pilot for Emerites (Singapore) Airlines. They bought him a house in Dubai and pay him $250K salary along with a lot of other perks. And, because he lives in Dubai...he has no taxes. He will get promoted to pilot on the next A 380 they get. And, he is a white dude. :D
Jbb
10-17-2007, 04:27 PM
Dont see any sticks in the cockpit shot???
Side sticks on this one...some shots of them at this link...along with the cool video games.. (http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166163&page=2)
WestTNRiverRat
10-17-2007, 04:31 PM
I work for a large overnight express company headquartered in Memphis.
We recently canceled our Airbus freighter orders and went with the Boeing 777. I think we get our first one in about 2 years.
RitcheyRch
10-17-2007, 04:42 PM
Fed-Ex?
I work for a large overnight express company headquartered in Memphis.
We recently canceled our Airbus freighter orders and went with the Boeing 777. I think we get our first one in about 2 years.
WestTNRiverRat
10-17-2007, 04:43 PM
Yep Fed Ex 23 years.
Sleek-Jet
10-17-2007, 04:50 PM
My brother-in-law is the co-pilot for Emerites (Singapore) Airlines. They bought him a house in Dubai and pay him $250K salary along with a lot of other perks. And, because he lives in Dubai...he has no taxes. He will get promoted to pilot on the next A 380 they get. And, he is a white dude. :D
They only have one co-pilot??? He must be busy... :D No wonder they pay him so well... :idea:
BrianB
10-17-2007, 05:03 PM
My brother-in-law is the co-pilot for Emerites (Singapore) Airlines. They bought him a house in Dubai and pay him $250K salary along with a lot of other perks. And, because he lives in Dubai...he has no taxes. He will get promoted to pilot on the next A 380 they get. And, he is a white dude. :D
Cracker
RitcheyRch
10-17-2007, 05:08 PM
Did some design work on a few of your MD-11's back in 1990.
Yep Fed Ex 23 years.
ClimbToFL350
10-17-2007, 05:17 PM
If it ain't boeing, Im not going.
RitcheyRch
10-17-2007, 05:20 PM
I bought some of those luggage tags from the company store when worked there.
If it ain't boeing, Im not going.
Jbb
10-17-2007, 05:23 PM
I have flown all over in Airbus planes......The fact that it wasn't a Boeng ....Lockheed,.....or McDonnell Douglas aircraft.......didnt bother me one bit.....:p
Haters....:D
RitcheyRch
10-17-2007, 05:26 PM
I've done the same. Actually prefer a MD series aircraft over Boeing. I worked at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach from 1986-2001. Dont remember which year Boeing bought them out.
I have flown all over in Airbus planes......The fact that it wasn't a Boeng ....Lockheed,.....or McDonnell Douglas aircraft.......didnt bother me one bit.....:p
Haters....:D
WestTNRiverRat
10-17-2007, 05:35 PM
Did some design work on a few of your MD-11's back in 1990.
We're still flying them. Except for about 40 727's we're all wide bodies now.
I remember when we got the MD-11. It was a big deal for us.
I talked to a mechanic at our Newark Ramp a few years ago. He said he remembered when they got their first 727. After loading Falcons for years he said they all wondered how they would ever fill a 727 with freight. :D
We fly four wide bodies a day in there now. :D
Jbb
10-17-2007, 05:46 PM
We're still flying them. Except for about 40 727's we're all wide bodies now.
I remember when we got the MD-11. It was a big deal for us.
I talked to a mechanic at our Newark Ramp a few years ago. He said he remembered when they got their first 727. After loading Falcons for years he said they all wondered how they would ever fill a 727 with freight. :D
We fly four wide bodies a day in there now. :D
I bought a new camera yesterday.....that Fedex is shipping to me.....out of Newark.....:D
GOTTBoat
10-17-2007, 05:56 PM
My brother-in-law is the co-pilot for Emerites (Singapore) Airlines. They bought him a house in Dubai and pay him $250K salary along with a lot of other perks. And, because he lives in Dubai...he has no taxes. He will get promoted to pilot on the next A 380 they get. And, he is a white dude. :D
I was referring to the Sopwith Camel not the Middle East:D . I have a cousin that is a pilot for American and was on the London hop but now has Hawaii, makes good money.
RitcheyRch
10-17-2007, 05:59 PM
Dont think there many passenger MD11's out there anymore. Think most have been bought by the fright companies and converted to freighters.
We're still flying them. Except for about 40 727's we're all wide bodies now.
I remember when we got the MD-11. It was a big deal for us.
I talked to a mechanic at our Newark Ramp a few years ago. He said he remembered when they got their first 727. After loading Falcons for years he said they all wondered how they would ever fill a 727 with freight. :D
We fly four wide bodies a day in there now. :D
Tom Brown
10-17-2007, 08:59 PM
Used to work for Boeing and refuse to fly Airbus.
Do you wear a MedicAlert braclet that says, "Attention LifeFlite: Do not transport in non Bell/Boeing aircraft."?
Hey... don't carry this grudge half way... see it to the end. :D
RitcheyRch
10-18-2007, 04:43 AM
Still would prefer to fly Boeing or McDonnell Douglas aircraft but not going to make a huge deal over it these days. Was different when worked for them.
Do you wear a MedicAlert braclet that says, "Attention LifeFlite: Do not transport in non Bell/Boeing aircraft."?
Hey... don't carry this grudge half way... see it to the end. :D
Jbb
10-18-2007, 05:17 AM
I wonder what the boobs on the throttle console are for...:D
https://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41371&stc=1&d=1192713449
boatsnblondes
10-18-2007, 05:52 AM
I wonder what the boobs on the throttle console are for...:D
https://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41371&stc=1&d=1192713449
Well, they are right in front of the nav keyboards, I am thinking they are shields for something.......also, the folding keyboards in front to the pilot and co pilot are a nice touch....:D
Sleek-Jet
10-18-2007, 06:02 AM
I wonder what the boobs on the throttle console are for...:D
https://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41371&stc=1&d=1192713449
The French are so insecure in their manliness that they had to put prosthetic boobs in the cockpit to feel better about themselves... :D
SMFRiverRat
10-18-2007, 06:02 AM
I wonder what the boobs on the throttle console are for...:D
https://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41371&stc=1&d=1192713449
Airbus likes to call them"instinctive/intuitive push buttons", otherwise know as TOGA buttons. (takeoff/go around).
That slide out tray is really cool, holds a lap top really nice or my favorite use, balancing my checkbook
Sleek-Jet
10-18-2007, 06:04 AM
Airbus likes to call them"instinctive/intuitive push buttons", otherwise know as TOGA buttons. (takeoff/go around).
That slide out tray is really cool, holds a lap top really nice or my favorite use, balancing my checkbook
Seriously, the TOGA buttons aren't on the throttles??
Jbb
10-18-2007, 06:08 AM
Seriously, the TOGA buttons aren't on the throttles??
I have never seen them anywhere else......:idea:
Nice Toga....:D
https://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41372&stc=1&d=1192716484
SMFRiverRat
10-18-2007, 06:16 AM
I have never seen them anywhere else......:idea:
Nice Toga....:D
https://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41372&stc=1&d=1192716484
I was looking at the silver boobie things. Sorry