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'Arrivederci': Final flight for Italy's troubled airline Alitalia

By Josephine Joly with AFP •
Updated: 15/10/2021 - 10:06

Italy is waving goodbye to its flagship airline Alitalia as it takes off for the last time today after 74 years in business.

The final flight, from Rome to Cagliari, will signal the end of the company's financially troubled history.

Over the last 20 years, Alitalia has cost the Italian state some €13 billion. The coronavirus pandemic proved to be a fatal blow to the company.

Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) has taken over the company but will employ just 2,800 of its staff.

Thousands of other Alitalia employees face unemployment.

On Monday, workers demonstrated in Rome to call for support from the government.

ITA will be fully owned by the Italian government and will start off with a fleet of 52 planes, with the number of aircraft rising to 105 by the end of 2025.




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It was a long time since I've flown on them, but it was my worst flight ever.
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In my memory Alitalia was never mentioned as an airline of excellence. Rather they were plagued by industrial actions, though in the last years it didn't happen cause staff knew that the financiers would ground the company immediatly.
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Tequila Bottles Found on New Boeing Air Force One Jet in Development
Company has faced problems of factory debris found in commercial, military aircraft in recent years

By Andrew Tangel
Updated Sept. 18, 2021 3:04 pm ET

Two empty liquor bottles were found this month on one of Boeing Co. BA 0.09% ’s new Air Force One planes under development in San Antonio, people familiar with the matter said.

The discovery of miniature bottles of tequila on one of the future U.S. presidential jets is under investigation by the company, these people said. It couldn’t be determined where on the plane the bottles were discovered.

While Boeing has had problems in recent years with tools, rags and other factory garbage left on commercial and military aircraft, this incident is particularly serious because it involves alcohol and highly classified jets, which will be known as Air Force One when the commander-in-chief is on board.

A Boeing spokesman said the incident was a personnel matter. The company has said it is working to improve quality and manufacturing operations.



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a general overview of Boeings issues, quality control problems in the supply chain
Boeing Dreamliner: A Timeline of the 787’s String of Production Problems

By Andrew Tangel
Updated Oct. 14, 2021 5:58 pm ET

Boeing Co. BA 0.09% is dealing with a new defect on its 787 Dreamliner, the latest in a series of production slip-ups that have delayed aircraft deliveries and drawn increased U.S. government scrutiny.

The new problem involves certain titanium parts that are weaker than they should be on 787s built over the past three years, people familiar with the matter said. The discovery is among other Dreamliner snafus that have left Boeing stuck with more than $25 billion of the jets in its inventory.


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Southwest investigates pilot who used ‘Brandon’ phrase

WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines said Sunday it is conducting an internal investigation after one of its pilots used a phrase that’s become a stand-in for insulting President Joe Biden during the pilot’s greeting to passengers over the plane’s public address system last week.

The airline announced its investigation after The Associated Press reported the incident in a story about the growing use of the phrase “Let’s go, Brandon,” an aphorism in conservative circles for a vulgarity targeting Biden.

The pilot’s use of the phrase drew audible gasps from some passengers on the flight from Houston to Albuquerque on Friday. An AP reporter was on the flight.

The phrase took off after an Oct. 2 incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama won by Brandon Brown, a 28-year-old driver who was being interviewed by an NBC Sports reporter.

The crowd behind Brown was chanting something, and the reporter suggested they were saying “Let’s go, Brandon” to cheer the driver. But it became increasingly clear to viewers that they were saying, “F—- Joe Biden.”
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New US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by omicron
All inbound international travelers will be required to test within one day of departure for the United States starting Monday.


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All inbound international travelers will be required to test within one day of departure for the United States starting Monday.

All flights departing after 12:01 a.m. ET December 6 will abide by a new CDC testing order, which was posted Thursday evening.

This new testing time frame will apply to everyone, "regardless of nationality or vaccination status," the plan outlined on the White House website says.

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Biden also announced that the federal mask mandate requiring travelers to wear masks in airports, on planes and on other modes of public transportation such as trains and buses has been extended through March 18.
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"one day prior to departure"

That will wreak havoc on the travel industry. Standard to date has been 72 hours. Now go and find a lab that will deliver on short notice. I understand that the lab processing takes about 6 hours. Who will be licensed to take the swab sample? Poking the swab up the nose and throat and delivery of the sample also needs time. Labs are not located everywhere. The labs that have been established at airports are for emergency screening of inbound flights, not outbound travel.
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RTH10260 wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:31 pm "one day prior to departure"

That will wreak havoc on the travel industry. Standard to date has been 72 hours. Now go and find a lab that will deliver on short notice. I understand that the lab processing takes about 6 hours. Who will be licensed to take the swab sample? Poking the swab ub the nose and throat and delivery of the sample also needs time. Labs are not located everywhere. The labs that have been established at airports are for emergency screening of inbound flights, not outbound travel.
They had horror stories on MSNBC earlier of people getting screwed already and spending hundreds of dollars to ensure they'd be able to get off the planes.
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Swiss (OK, Swiss/Thai) dude wins the internets with "wreak havoc".

I maintain that "wrought" is the past tense of wreak, but how do you wreak iron so it becomes wrought iron? :think:

Still, "Look at what thou hast wrought" is possible. English is a puzzle, that's why Eurobot wins.
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Foggy wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:19 pm Swiss (OK, Swiss/Thai) dude .
NO NO NO - If anything it would be Swiss/UK (by father - mother influence)

The Thai side is only by marriage. ;)


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Costly Airbus paint flaw goes wider than the Gulf
By Tim Hepher and Alexander Cornwell

DUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A dispute between Airbus (AIR.PA) and Qatar Airways over paint and surface flaws on A350 jets stretches beyond the Gulf, with at least five other airlines raising concerns since the high-tech model entered service, according to documents seen by Reuters and several people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Qatar's national carrier has grounded 20 of its 53 A350s, saying it is acting on orders from its local regulator, until reasons for what witnesses describe as the blistered and pock-marked appearance of some of its A350s can be confirmed.

Airbus says there is no risk to the A350's safety - a point echoed by the other airlines, which have not grounded any jets and describe the issue as "cosmetic."

The planemaker said in response to queries from Reuters there had been some problems with "early surface wear" that in some cases had made visible a sub-layer of mesh designed to absorb lightning, which it is working to fix.

Three people with direct knowledge of the situation said that at Qatar Airways and at least one other airline the mesh had in some instances itself developed gaps, leaving the carbon-fibre fuselage exposed to possible weather or other damage.

The A350, in service since 2015, is designed with ample protection to resist storms and is deployed around the world with high reliability, Airbus said in an emailed statement.

Asked about gaps in the mesh, it said some airlines were subject to higher swings in temperatures than others, apparently referring, for example, to desert conditions in Qatar.




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FAA makes unusual assertion in Boeing 737 Max crashes, calling ex-pilot Mark Forkner ‘a scapegoat’
Forkner’s defense team is seeking access to the regulatory agency officials as potential witnesses.

By Bloomberg Wire
6:41 PM on Dec 14, 2021 GMT-6

Federal Aviation Administration officials have approached U.S. prosecutors to warn them that the lone person charged with a crime after the two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is being made a “scapegoat,” according to a court filing in the case.

Statements by the Department of Justice after it indicted Mark Forkner of Keller, Boeing’s former chief technical pilot, in October contained “many errors in fact,” according to an email and a presentation given to prosecutors by FAA employees. The case’s focus on Forkner’s actions in the wake of the crashes is “incorrect and misguided,” FAA officials said.

The unusual assertions by FAA officials, which could substantially undercut the prosecution’s case, were detailed in a motion by Forkner’s lawyers filed Monday in a Texas court asking a judge to order access to the officials as potential witnesses in the case.

One unnamed FAA official approached prosecutors on Oct. 26, 12 days after Forkner was indicted, to request a meeting, said the motion by Forkner lawyers Jeff Kearney, Catherine Stanley and David Gerger.

“Forkner, he said, is a ‘scapegoat’ and should ‘not be charged,’” the lawyers said in the motion.

In a PowerPoint presentation by FAA officials, with the agency’s logo prominently attached to each page, they say alleged “smoking gun” evidence wasn’t relevant to the case, and Forkner’s role in developing pilot training for the Max played no role in the FAA’s decision to certify the plane or the design errors that led to the crashes.



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Thanks rth.

This guy should be a channel on all flights, and play on terminal TVs. His message is so reassuring.
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A cousin's daughter is married to a pilot. He had been flying private planes, pretty lucrative, and had wanted to break into the airline business. He was able in the last year to get hired by one of the larger US airlines, starting with a regional.

Good video. Thanks.
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The very last 747 jet has been made, ending a run of more than 50 years

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/11415789 ... rm=nprnews
The jet transformed an industry, bringing luxurious amenities and lengthy nonstop flights to the masses — all in a design that was both enormous and elegant. But the reign of the mighty 747 has ended, and Boeing says the last plane left its assembly line this week, after 54 years of production.

"For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world," Kim Smith, Boeing's vice president and general manager of the 747 and 767 programs, said as the company announced the end of production.

Since production of the 747 began in 1967, Boeing says, 1,574 of the airplanes were built. It started carrying commercial passengers in January 1970, when Pan Am used a 747 for a flight from New York to London.
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