BigDUSA

Like the other guy your just looking to stir shit. No more no less.

Your just looking to shit stir. No more no less.

Like I said if your interested in a quality condo. Check it out.

Have you ever stopped by the guest house where I stay and evaluated it?

I've found that damn near nothing compares to the first beer of the day.

I've been to Jack's two bedroom condo a few times and it's a quality unit. Jack got one helluva buy when he purchased. I know he's not selling his and if the other seller's price their unit's right it could be a good buy.

Boeing 737-800 seats 160 passengers with three toilets. Add six seats and cut the number of toilets to one. I'm glad Boeing doesn't want to do it. If Airbus is willing to do this. Shame on them. One toilet for 166 passengers plus crew is not enough.

(AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. does not want to fulfill its request for planes with more seats and fewer toilets because it believes that would compromise passenger safety. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary says he still hopes to convince Boeing that removing two toilets and adding six seats would not slow down emergency evacuations. A spokeswoman for Chicago-based Boeing said the company did not discuss conversations with customers. Keen to cut costs, the airline says it also wants passengers to pay to use the toilets on its short flights within Europe. QUOTE

Good call.

Boeing Completes First 787 Dreamliner Maintenance Training Class Sun, 11 Apr '10 Mechanics From Launch Customer Airline Learns How To Maintain Its New Airplanes It may seem like it's a little ahead of the game, but Boeing announced Tuesday that it has completed the first maintenance training class for the 787 Dreamliner. The class consisted of 10 mechanics from 787 launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) and two regulators from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The mechanics, who completed the training last week, are the first of 150 ANA mechanics to be trained by Boeing over the next seven months. They spent more than 30 days learning how to maintain the world's most advanced commercial jetliner, including 20 days of theoretical training, two days of engine runs and taxi testing, five days of practical training and five days of troubleshooting exercises. To conclude the training, students conducted component identification exams on production airplanes, as well as troubleshooting exams in the full flight simulator. To support the all-new 787, Boeing Training & Flight Services, a division of Commercial Aviation Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has developed an all-digital, Internet-based teaching system for maintenance training, along with training tools that connect real-time to a virtual airplane and airplane systems. "Getting our mechanics trained and prepared is essential to being ready to take delivery of the airplane later this year," said Michihide Kono, vice president of Engineering and Maintenance for ANA. "This is an important milestone for our ANA team and we are delighted to see the continued progress on the program." The curriculum is designed to focus on performance-based training that incorporates real-world simulated maintenance scenarios for a more immersive training experience. "The use of personal tablet computers, interactive computer-based training, three-dimensional images and desktop simulation makes it possible to deliver training more efficiently," said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Training & Flight Services, Commercial Aviation Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Our team is committed to providing our customers with the resources and tools they need to be successful." The 787 comes with digital tools and databases that replace volumes of printed materials. The graphic and textual database has point-and-click features for more details, allowing mechanics to navigate through documents quickly to get the information they need to do their jobs. "This milestone is another important step along the way to being service-ready," said Mike Fleming, director of 787 Services and Support, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Our goal is to make entry into service a seamless experience for our customers." FMI: www.boeing.com QUOTE

Many billions of dollars. Thank God your tax dollars are going to support me in a manner, I've become accustomed to since I was 44 y/o. Thank you and keep working all the overtime you can. I appreciate your support.

I wonder if Airbus has reached the break even point? How much more EU taxpayer money are they going to pour down that rat hole?

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) on Thursday said it delivered 108 commercial planes in the first quarter of 2010, compared with 121 planes in the same period a year earlier. The company said 86 of its deliveries were of its 737 Next Generation. Shares of Boeing were down 47 cents, or 0.7 percent, at $71.67 on the New York Stock Exchange. Boeing said last month it will accelerate planned increases in production of two of its popular wide-body planes to accommodate heightened demand from airlines that had curbed orders in the last two years because of the economic crisis. The improved outlook by the world's No. 2 planemaker may represent the start of a rebound in demand for Boeing and Airbus (EAD.PA) planes as the global airline industry recovers from a downturn.

Officials: Jet restroom smoker caused bomb scare DENVER – A Mideast diplomat who grabbed a surreptitious smoke in a jetliner's bathroom sparked a bomb scare and widespread alert that sent jet fighters scrambling to intercept the Denver-bound flight, officials said. But no explosives were found and authorities speaking on condition of anonymity said they don't think he was trying to hurt anyone and he will not be criminally charged. Qatar's U.S. ambassador, Ali Bin Fahad Al-Hajri, defended the envoy in a statement on his Washington embassy's Web site. "This diplomat was traveling to Denver on official embassy business on my instructions, and he was certainly not engaged in any threatening activity. The facts will reveal that this was a mistake," the ambassador said, without identifying the envoy by name. An Arab envoy briefed on the matter identified the diplomat as Mohammed Al-Madadi of Qatar, an oil-rich Middle East nation and close U.S. ally. Wednesday's scare came three months after the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day when a Nigerian man tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner. Since then, law enforcement, flight crews and passengers have been on high alert for suspicious activity on airplanes. The scare exposed major holes in the country's national security and prompted immediate changes in terror-screening policies. Two law enforcement officials said investigators were told the man was asked about the smell of smoke in the bathroom and he made a joke that he had been trying to light his shoes — an apparent reference to the 2001 so-called "shoe bomber" Richard Reid. The authorities asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. Officials said air marshals aboard the flight restrained the man and he was questioned. The plane landed safely as military jets were scrambled. The man was interviewed for several hours by investigators. But authorities delcined to provide any details about him and his status or whereabouts were unclear early Thursday. The Boeing 757 was carrying 157 passengers and six crew members, United Airlines spokesman Michael Trevino said. It left Reagan National Airport at 5:19 p.m. EDT and landed at Denver International Airport at 7 p.m. MDT. The flight crew radioed air traffic control to ask that the flight be met on the ground by law enforcement, Trevino said. Passengers say they were kept on the plane for nearly an hour after it landed and then were questioned by officials. many were still trickling into the baggage area five hours after the plane landed. Melissa Nitsch of Washington, D.C., said everyone aboard was questioned by the FBI before being released. Agents asked if they'd witnessed anything and for basic personal information. "Everyone is pretty happy this situation is over," Nitsch said. "If you have to be stuck in a situation like this, it pretty much went perfectly." The Transportation Security Administration confirmed that federal air marshals responded to a passenger "causing a disturbance onboard the aircraft," but didn't elaborate. "Law enforcement and TSA responded to the scene and the passenger is currently being interviewed by law enforcement," TSA said late Wednesday in a statement. "All steps are being taken to ensure the safety of the traveling public." Passenger Mei Turcotte, 26, of Kalispell, Mont., told The Associated Press she smelled smoke about an hour into the flight. She said she later looked out the window and saw two jets flying alongside the plane. "I'm in the sky a lot, and I was thinking that might not be so normal," she said. She was angry about having to stay at the airport to be questioned over something so minor. "He went quietly. There was not a scene," Turcotte said. "They made this into something that was ridiculous." Dave Klaversma, 55, of Parker, Colo., said his wife, Laura, was sitting behind the man in the first-class section of the plane. She said she saw the man go into the bathroom and that moments later he said something to the flight crew. After that, two U.S. marshals in first class apprehended the man and sat next to him for the remainder of the flight. Klaversma said his wife told him it all happened very quietly and that "there was no hysteria, no struggle, nothing." She said she noticed nothing unusual about the man before the incident. Another passenger, 61-year-old Scott Smith of Laramie, Wyo., said he was seated toward the middle of the plane and didn't notice any disturbance during the flight. However, he said the approach into Denver was "unusual." "We came in rather fast, and we were flying low for a long period of time," Smith, a computer programmer, told reporters by cell phone. "I've never seen a jetliner do that. There were no announcements, nothing about your carryon bags or tray tables." Once on the ground, Smith said, the pilot eventually announced that "we have a situation here on the plane." DIA spokesman Jeff Green said the airport remained open during the incident, and no flights were delayed or canceled. Inside the terminal, passengers from other flights went through security and picked up their luggage at baggage carriers, apparently unaware of any emergency. Erin Montroy, who was passing through the airport on her way from Kansas City to Las Vegas, said she hadn't heard anything about the incident and wasn't alarmed. "I don't really ever feel as threatened as they think we should," she said. President Barack Obama was briefed about the incident aboard Air Force One by National Security Adviser Gen. Jim Jones and National Security Chief of Staff Denis McDonough shortly before 9 p.m. EDT, said a White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. The president is traveling to Prague, where he'll sign a nuclear arms treaty with Russia Thursday. A senior State Department official said the agency was aware of the tentative identification of the man as a Qatari diplomat and that there would be "consequences, diplomatic and otherwise" if he had committed a crime. The latest edition of department's Diplomatic List, a registry of foreign diplomats working in the United States, identifies a man named Mohammed Yaaqob Y.M. Al-Madadi as the third secretary for the Qatari Embassy in Washington. Third secretary is a relatively low-ranking position at any diplomatic post and it was not immediately clear what his responsibilities would have been. Foreign diplomats in the United States, like American diplomats posted abroad, have broad immunity from prosecution. The official said if the man's identity as a Qatari diplomat was confirmed and if it was found that he may have committed a crime, U.S. authorities would have to decide whether to ask Qatar to waive his diplomatic immunity so he could be charged and tried. Qatar could decline, the official said, and the man would likely be expelled from the United States. An online biography on the business networking site LinkedIn shows that a Mohammed Al-Madadi has been in Washington since at least 2007, when he began studying at George Washington University's business school. The job title listed on the site is database administrator at Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Qatar, about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined with a population of about 1.4 million people, is situation on the Arabian peninsula and surrounded by three sides by the Persian Gulf and to the south by Saudi Arabia. The country hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. Central Command, which runs the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and is major supporter of operations deemed critical to both campaigns. It also played a prime role in the 1991 Gulf War, which drove Saddam Hussein's Iraq out of Kuwait. ___ Associated Press writers Eileen Sullivan, Matthew Lee, Matt Apuzzo, Joan Lowy, Pauline Jelinek and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington and Judith Kohler, Thomas Peipert and David Zalubowski in Denver contributed to this report.

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing Co. says the stress tests for its new 787 jetliner's wing and fuselage went as planned. On March 28, workers at Boeing's Everett, Wash., plant bent the wing of a special test 787 by 150 percent of the most extreme forces it would experience in flight — about 25 feet upward at the wing tip. They also pressurized the fuselage to 150 percent of its maximum normal operating condition. The head of the 787 program, Scott Fancher, said in a news release Wednesday that a thorough analysis of the results showed the aircraft performed as designed. Chicago-based Boeing has been testing the new plane for more than three months, after production delays and problems with carbon-fiber composite materials put it nearly three years behind schedule. QUOTE

I wouldn't be surprised if they started charging to use the toilets. Toilet paper extra.

Tough break for the passengers. An extra day or two stuck in BKK with Qantas picking up the cost of hotel, meals. I had this happen a few years ago with United and they paid for my hotel, meals, etc.

As a three week vacationer that's all I'm looking for is a short term experience with the women. If I was single and living in Pattaya and looking for a long term relationship. I wouldn't be looking in a bar and hooking up with a prostitute.

I'm looking at a current ad from our local newspaper and you can buy a 42" Panasonic plasma for $500USD.

Dig up four year old posts. OK and your point is? Do you have a point?

Really? Same engineering foul up for both companies.

Check out priceline.com I did a quick search for June. The price was $1560 +/-.

Same thing could be said about the 380 wiring harness fiasco.

Boeing said Sunday that it completed its ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner. The test involved loads applied to the airframe to replicate 150% of the most extreme forces the aircraft is expected to encounter, with the wings flexed upwards by 25 feet in the test. Initial results of the test on the long-delayed plane were positive, Boeing said. Full results of the test may takes weeks to produce, the company said, noting that the test program on the 787 has been more robust than any conducted on a Boeing ( BA - news - people ) commercial jetliner.

First you have to buy a liqueur license and the cost can be very very expensive.