If it’s Jim Boeing I ain’t going

bosstrabs

The latest Boeing was actually designed by this bloke:
https://za.linkedin.com/in/reg-max-85919321

vinnyt77

LT42 Nothing wrong with the 737 Next Generation family as far as I’m concerned/aware. Flown many times, and wouldn’t avoid in future.

The MAX family is a different question altogether…

LT42

vinnyt77 Yeah I know, I’ve flown them countless times but thats the problem with flight anxiety, just takes the smallest seed 😬

Smallman1

A lol for Dave!

LT42

What the fuck has happened to Boeing?

https://www.airlive.net/breaking-the-faa-has-denied-boeing-permission-to-move-forward-in-certifying-the-777x-jet-due-to-a-serious-flight-control-incident/

vinnyt77

LT42 Dreamliner’s ok - but I’d take an A350 over a 787 any day of the week.

LT42 Build quality fucked. 2 major new products on the trot with such major issues is no longer bad luck. Worth bearing in mind, the 787 had some pretty major issues with battery fires early on as well. Granted, a bit of a fire is nothing compared to the flight controls not working properly…

benson

Not ideal.

My new motto: If it’s boeing I ain’t going.

LT42

benson starting to feel that way too, at least with the newer models. The Dreamliner is a fantastic aircraft though tbf.

Mad_Cyril

vinnyt77 Granted, a bit of a fire is nothing compared to the flight controls not working properly…

Would imagine neither are particularly jovial experiences.

New pants required!!

Old-Dutch

vinnyt77 Worth bearing in mind, the 787 had some pretty major issues with battery fires early on as well.

Which is why I only fly in hard wired planes

LT42

vinnyt77 Dreamliner’s ok - but I’d take an A350 over a 787 any day of the week.

Me too personally, Airbus are the Mercedes of the flight game right now.

vinnyt77

Mad_Cyril I’ve been on a 777 when an engine flamed out on approach into Dulles. Definitely not my favourite landing…

Mad_Cyril

vinnyt77 Fuck me, arse clenching fear?!

vinnyt77

Mad_Cyril To be fair, I was 3 sheets, so was kinda ok with it, compared to most of my fellow passengers….

Dubman

Yet to fly on the 350 but flown many times on the 380

LT42

Dubman went once on the 380 and it was the smoothest flight I’ve ever been on and that includes flying through some nasty looking storms on the way into Bangkok.

Dubman

LT42
Yeah it is smooth however I’d did have a bumpy approach into Gatwick a few years ago due to bad weather. It’s so big with those huge wings but as yet I’ve never been on the top deck.

vinnyt77

Dubman Flew in business on Emirates on an A380, and was hands down my favourite flight. Possibly helped that I was headed off on a bucket list trip to see the great wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara, but the flight was amazing. Spent about half of it in the bar at the back of the top deck. Real shame the economics of them don’t stack up as well as they used to, as the A380 is my favourite plane on which to fly long haul…

benson

vinnyt77 Similarly qantas business in a380. Whole top deck is business. Absolutely amazing plane. Such a shame they could not get it to work commercially

mono-stereo

vinnyt77 Real shame the economics of them don’t stack up as well as they used to, as the A380 is my favourite plane on which to fly long haul…

Yup real shame, most of them heading to the scrap heap once their lease runs out.

Dubman

vinnyt77
Always use Emirates when I fly to India each year. Brilliant service on board, great food & entertainment. Only problem these days is I detest Dubai airport.
It is a shame about the 380. I can’t see it being in the air in 10 years time unless it’s for cargo purposes

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