CheshireTom

Put you're xenophobia to bed; it just makes you look a bigger idiot then you already are .... it doesn't take a lot of effort to come up with ... "A complete disintegration of a CF6-6 fan assembly resulted in the loss of cabin pressurization of National Airlines Flight 27 over New Mexico, USA in 1973.[4] The failure of a CF6-6 was the primary cause of the Sioux City, Iowa USA crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989". 110 passengers lost their lives, I believe. Need something a bit more recent ... not one, but four uncontained engine failures ... Four uncontained failures of CF6-45/50 engines in the preceding two years prompted the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to issue an "urgent" recommendation to increase inspections of the engines on U.S. aircraft in May 2010.[5] None of the four incidents of rotor disk imbalance and subsequent failure resulted in an accident, but parts of the engine did penetrate the engine housing in each case.[5] CF6-80. Following a series of high-pressure turbine failures,[6] [7] [8] some which resulted in 767s being written off,[9] [10] [11] the FAA has issued an airworthiness directive mandating inspections for over 600 engines. The NTSB feels this number should be increased to include all -80 series engines with more than 3000 cycles since new or since last inspection. [12] As for 777s ... your missing a trick ....

BigD lecturing on recognising "the truth". Apparently there was a loud whining noise shortly before the explosion, but the crew just put it down to the number of Yanks on board.

See what I mean about all the whining and bitching. Great stuff!

How often do I have to repeat - Airbus isn't a public company. Just as Boeing Commercial Aircraft Division isn't a public company. I'm happy that you think Airbus sucks by at least a factor of x2 compared to Boeing. However, I'm well used to being told on this forum just how much it does suck - it brings a smile to my face if nothing else and puts the opinions of some posters and their amateur analysis in context. FWIW, you don't have to read any financials to realise how well or bad EADS/Airbus is doing - just measuring the volume of bitching and whining from across the pond is a much more accurate barometer. BTW, Airbus has it's end of calendar year report on Monday. Be sure to tune in.

I wondered what happened to James Taylor. I was a big fan of his in the 70s.

What happened with the annual orders thing for 2010? Did Boeing eventually win that particular race, or not? p.s. Scally, Net orders.

A bit like Albert McIntyre or Willie McIntosh.

Obviously. Otherwise you'd be trying to claim from the US taxpayer for melanoma as well.

No problem for me. My home in UK is 25 minutes from Broughton and we've done very well out of the deal - you certainly won't hear anyone complaining. Jeez, new factories, roads, canals, bridges, harbours ... what's there not to like. The fact that it irritates the fuck out of some fat, xenophobic cripple is just a bonus.

Since it isn't a public company of any size, Airbus doesn't have to, nor does it, report to the public. That's what happens when you quote The Seattle Times as a respected publication.

If it wasn't a success, we wouldn't have to put up with the continual whining from across the pond. The fact that it is really grates at your xenophobic instincts. Tough!

btm, I thought you were going to add something different but then you quote Boeing's mouthpiece, The Seattle Times, as a respected publication . Good one! Sheesh, neither of your respected publications even realise that Airbus isn't a company. Or maybe that's for the benefit of their readers. Yeah, right. Remind me again of the bailout figures. Nice to see you agreeing with the WTO. The governments who provided launch-aid to EADS get a good return on their investments. Compared to the amount of taxpayers money, on both sides of the pond, that has been thrown at companies within the financial sector, EADS is an unqualified success story. Not bad for a company who has gained 50% of the commercial aircraft market in a few short years. However, I can fully appreciate why guys on the other side of the pond think that EADS sucks. Pretty much the same as Hoover and Dyson - I think that there is no doubt that Hoover sucks.

I think he's been sniffing the AVGAS again.

Ooops ... see above. ^^^^^ Such as you're life story.

I count sheep. 1. Scally, 2. BigD, 3. Evil ... ... ... You've learnt nothing after all this time ... Click on the Discussion tab ... and voila ...

They went further and described it as a firm order in their press release ....

It was on the 28th Feb last year. You started a very helpful thread on the day. Macha Bucha 2010

If only you'd bothered to read your own links.

The raid(s) were part of a larger national crackdown on drugs. To put things in perspective, over 21,000 people were arrested in raids nationwide during a two-week period for drugs related offences. Of that 21,000, 3 arrests for drug related offences took place during the reported raid in the area of Sukhumvit Sois 3-5. Likewise, the national raids netted 1.6 million methamphetamine pills and 8.5 kg of ice (24 grammes at Soi3-5) and almost 300 kg of marijuana (167 grammes at Soi 3-5).

The same people mocked AirAsia's A320 order. Small, insignificant Malaysian airline, and all that.

Thank-you, my fruity friend.

My speeds to Phuket and Bangkok. It must be a local issue as 3BB has been pretty stable for me over the last year or so. I'm on the 12 mb package.

Double post

Or. alternatively, you could choose to arrive early a.m. and save yourself 70 quid.

Perceptive though ....