The bunk thing is kind of trickling out via rumor pipe. Seems the Feds might have issues with it meeting Class One Standards. Not sure this is all inflexible union pilots fault just yet.

 

Won't be a problem though for foreign carriers flying our former customers in and out of the US though. Neither will other pesky 117 issues. Kind of like a football game where holding and clipping is allowed for one team but penalized for the other.

 

I missed that DENTK announcement. I share your outlook in that regard. Thanks for mentioning it.

 

True. I would have hoped Airbus and Boeing would consider Class One rest areas to be the standard to adapt towards in the design process. Unfortunately the A350 launch customer was from Slaver's Bay...

 

I'm trying to remain optimistic. I was wondering why they would build it in the first place when there are so many empty sim bays to begin with. The green house (F building?) seemed to have a lot of empty space, plus with some of the old sims leaving that frees up space for new stuff and LCAL imports. The 747 sim will be leaving soon too with that fleet being retired. All just anecdotal peanut gallery observation.

Shack.

 

Hard to say what the plans are at TK. The whole place is under re-construction, even the relatively new F building.

 

Edited: UAL Fleet discussion mention embedded below....I could have posted this under NAI also. I'm not trying to create thread drift. My apologies.

I think this NAI approval is the prelude to the next chapter in the evolution of the airline industry; globalization. I'm certainly not Nostradamus or trying to spread doom and gloom, this has been talked about for years by others that are more knowledgeable and astute than me.

I'm beginning to think that UAL and the other US carriers are engaging their "playbook" for this recent event. While fleet planning is certainly a component of it, I believe that the hypothetical end game is at the forefront of their decision making or will be very soon. Maybe further US industry consolidation or a push for relaxation of foreign ownership regulations to create mega-carriers etc. (Lufthansa and UAL) If our companies and profession don't adapt, we'll be left behind, this time forever, like other industries before us.

It's mental masturbation at this point to connect the dots, but certainly understandable and remaining engaged will be critical. Let's hope those that have been on the sidelines have awaken.

JMHO. Good luck to all.

Frats

 

We can start with the flight engineer on the 737, then move to the 2-man 767. UAL actually got a 3-man 767 sim before the plane was certified. I was in that sim for my interview sim ride. It was eventually rebuilt to a 767-300.

Those are the kinds of things that can shoot us in the foot if we insist on something that the rest of the industry doesn't go along with.

 

The A350 FCRF doesn't comply with FAR 117. This is nothing like the 737 or the 767 situations. If only United had gone with the original 777 FCRF imagine how much revenue that would not have been lost to the First Class seats required to mitigate the substandard Hart Langer closet.

This is a safety issue that requires standing up for what is right.

 

If this is the case, Airbus will have to fix it or no US carrier will be able to utilize it. No way they'll let that happen.