Samsonite

Christopher Plummer.

Works fine with Opera.

"Dr. No"

"She"

As Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars."

Bullshit! Even if the total cost of development, etc. comes to 18 Billion they will still make a handsome profit on the first 800+ sold.

Asked and answered, I know, but speaking of Ben Gazzara, I'm surprised one of this lot didn't name his 1979 film, shot in Singapore, that has developed a large cult following: "Saint Jack From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saint Jack Directed by, Peter Bogdanovich Produced by, Hugh M. Hefner, Edward L. Rissien Written by, Peter Bogdanovich, Howard Sackler, Paul Theroux Starring, Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, George Lazenby Cinematography, Robby Müller Editing by, William C. Carruth Distributed by, New World Pictures Release date(s), 27 April 1979 (New York City, USA) Running time, 112 min. Language, English Saint Jack is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux and a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process. Controversy about the film Saint Jack was shot entirely on location in various places in Singapore in May and June of 1978. As of 2006, it is the only Hollywood film to have been shot on location in Singapore. Places featured in the film include the former Empress Place hawker centre (now demolished) and Bugis Street. The local authorities knew about the book, hence the foreign production crew did not tell them that they were adapting it, fearing that they would not be permitted to shoot the film. Instead, they created a fake synopsis for a film called "Jack Of Hearts", and most of the Singaporeans involved in the production believed this was what they were making. The film was banned in Singapore and Malaysia on 17 January 1980. Singapore banned it "largely due to concerns that there would be excessive edits required to the scenes of nudity and some coarse language before it could be shown to a general audience," and lifted the ban only in March 2006[1]. It is now an M18-rated film. Saint Jack was re-released in North America on DVD in 2001. A book which details the development, production and aftermath of the Saint Jack film, entitled Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore, was published by Marshall Cavendish in March 2006 and is written by Ben Slater. In an interview with The New York Times on 15 March 2006, Bogdanovich said, "Saint Jack and They All Laughed were two of my best films but never received the kind of distribution they should have." Cast: Ben Gazzara as Jack Flowers Denholm Elliott as William Leigh James Villiers as Frogget Joss Ackland as Yardley Rodney Bewes as Smale Mark Kingston as Yates Lisa Lu as Mrs. Yates Monika Subramaniam as Monika Judy Lim as Judy George Lazenby as Senator Peter Bogdanovich as Eddie Schuman Joseph Noël as Gopi" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jack In the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair," Ben Garazza was almost edited out of the film. The unknown actor who played Pierce Brosnan's butler got more camera time than Garazza, for whatever reason. Regardless, the original with Steve McQueen was a better movie, imho.

"Road House"

Two engines as compared to how many Trent 900s that are being replaced? Funny you didn't answer the rest of the questions.

You keep harping on a 15 year old accident. Can you tell us if that was a one off accident? Can you tell us that when the P&W engine was inspected did it reveal a poor quality design, craftsmanship and inferior materials (like the Trent 900)? Can you tell us if all planes using that engine were grounded (like the Trent 900)? If so, for how long? Can you tell us if even after two modifications the engine manufacturer said the engine should not be used after 75 takeoffs at maximum thrust (like the Trent 900)? What is 75 take offs for a airliner, four to six weeks, if that? Can you tell us if because of that engine the aircraft using it could no longer be use for the profitable routes for which it was intended (like the Trent 900)?

Read it and agree with it. The sole responsibility for this complete screw up lies in the executive suite. They need to get rid of the bean counters, the lawyers, the MBAs and all former McDonnell/Douglas managers, and replace them, as I've said before, with Boeing trained (pre-merger) executives with engineering backgrounds who know how to get the job done right.

"The Ipcress File"

"Ensign Pulver"

"Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"

Looks like Thai is going to be keeping their Boeing 747s for many years to come: "DATE:17/12/10 SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news Thai details fleet refurbishment plan By Ghim-Lay Yeo Thai Airways International plans to spend 2.3 billion baht ($76.3 million) to retrofit six Boeing 747s with new seats and in-flight entertainment systems, as part of a bigger project to refurbish its fleet. It will carry out the retrofitting of the six 747s from 2012 to 2013. The aircraft, which is operated on intercontinental routes, will be fitted with new seats in all classes and a new in-flight entertainment system with personal screens. The new first class and business class cabins on the 747s will feature lie-flat seats, while the new economy class seats will be fitted with personal screens. "Passengers in all classes will enjoy the in-flight connectivity functions to access voicemail, short messages and multi-media messages, and the Internet," says the Star Alliance airline. B/E Aerospace will supply the first class and economy class seats on the 747s, while EADS Sogerma Services will provide the business class seats. Panasonic Avionics will supply the in-flight entertainment system and in-seat power supply system. Thai will also retrofit another six 747s from 2011 to 2012 with new seats and personal in-flight entertainment system screens in economy class. During the same period, it will add personal screens to economy class in eight Boeing 777-200s. From 2012 to 2017, the carrier will progressively carry out improvements to cabin interiors and in-flight products on six A340-600s, four A340-500s and six 777-200ERs. The airline will have its new product offering on new aircraft to be delivered from 2011. It also aims to roll out a greater variety of in-flight entertainment offerings from January 2011. "These projects will create value for customers and increase customer satisfaction as well as enhance [our] corporate image and competitiveness," says the carrier." http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/...hment-plan.html

Firm orders, signed and deposits paid, but, as you say, not delivered. However, unlike airbust who beats the drum every time someone expresses an "interest" in one of their aircraft, Boeing doesn't count the orders until the contracts (not MOUs or MOIs) are signed and often they won't even announce a new order, but leave that up to the buyer.

You can't really compare the two on that basis. The a380 was introduced at a completely different time in the history of aviation. Had both the 747 and the 380 been introduced in 1970 you would have a valid comparison. Even if the the a380 had been first flown in 1980 you could made your argument, but by the year 2000, it was too late. Aircraft that better fit the needs of the majority of airlines had been flying for years and there was no longer the market for two VLA. The Boeing 747 was the right airplane at the right time. The a380 was 37 years too late getting into the hands of the airlines.

Not sure about the number they built, but you are correct. In more recent times Boeing shopped what they called the "Sonic Cruiser" to the airlines. It was designed to fly faster, but not use any more fuel than existing aircraft. The airlines didn't want it and said they would prefer a plane that would lower their operating costs. Boeing took what they learned from the Sonic Cruiser and built what we now know as the 787, the best selling new airliner in history (regardless of cancellations).

Defending the frogs? Mon Dieu! You better take a Long look in the mirror before you call anyone other than yourself an idiot.

From all reports it would appear that if there hadn't been two extra pilots in the cockpit when it happened, for a total of 5, they wouldn't have survived. Airbust builds flying computers and the computer has the last word in their fly-by-wire system.

Well, they are both French and the nose of the a380 looks like a Citroen DS-21, one of the ugliest cars ever made.

Really!? Then why did you compare Pontiac, a division of General Motors to Citroen and Renault? Makers of some of the ugliest cars ever produced, btw.

Not the greatest analogy, but I see the humor.

Fondle Jane... er..... Jane Fonda (should have been hung for treason, but that's another story).

Sheesh................ Pontiac *was* a division of General Motors. All GM cars in any given size class are basically the same. They change the grill, dashboard and taillights. and try and convince the public that they are different cars. Years ago it was reported that it only cost GM a few hundred Dollars more to build a Cadillac vs Chevy, but they charge twice as much for a Cadillac. A matter of marketing more than anything else. Ford does the same thing, as did Chrysler back when there was the DeSoto, Plymouth, Dodge, etc.