“We don’t have time to follow processes, we’re building airplanes”.
Mamma mia!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/68907597
Imagine if this “assisted suicide” happened in Russia
zackster 🤣 Is that Smallman on the bed?
Another victim of mental illness.
God damn. They Michael Clayton’d him
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/
Sounds like the FSB are moonlighting for Boeing at the moment
What a coincidence
https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/08/boeing-767-planes-nose-crashes-onto-runway-making-emergency-landing-20796954/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/severe-turbulence-london-to-singapore-flight
Grim, death by turbulence.
Wear a seatbelt at all times is the best advice I’ve heard
You seen the vid? The cabin crew goes straight into the ceiling. Serving drinks during the turbulence.
benson not yet but I can imagine hence my seatbelt comment as I’ve heard from people who have experienced it
Luckily if you travel Qatar business they have seatbelts in the bar area so you can continue sipping a nice Bordeaux while the shit hits the fan
Hursty Luckily if you travel Qatar business they have seatbelts in the bar area so you can continue sipping a nice Bordeaux while the shit hits the fan
Talk about winning!
Hursty Only the A380 and I’ve not flown that for ages, all Dreamliners
I’m surprised some knob head carrier like Ryan Air hasn’t made wearing seatbelts mandatory already.
mono-stereo if there’s money to be made or saved, they’d be all over it.
mono-stereo More like a compulsory ‘upgrade’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/01/boeing-safety-crisis-response-union-busting
Waiting to take off on an A380. I’m always amazed these things can get off the ground. She’s a big bird. ✈️
mono-stereo amazing piece of engineering, top deck natch?!
mono-stereo You’re offsetting your entire journey? Yeah? With a well researched, independently checked, credible company? Yeah?
Where are you off Mono?
How was the lounge?
Smallman1 Lounge was good, apart from the amateur sat near us who asked one of the cleaners for a bottle of champagne. 😂
We’re in San Francisco for a few days then driving down the coast.
Hursty Yeah, up at the front. Dead quiet. Old Ying Yang design as Grant says but I actually don’t mind them.
As long as you book the right seats (53a for example) you don’t have anyone climbing over you.