1000 pounds of Brisket, or Noodles?
Shit that happens with Airlines, thread
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Careful. Some people here are sensitive to the implication that fat people have a real and sometimes dangerous effect on safety of flight.Why, son, the shadow or your ass must weigh a hundred pounds!
Air New Zealand weighing passengers before flying
The airline says it is required to know the average weight of everything on board to improve fuel efficiency.www.bbc.com
Glad I didn't buy the frontier pass, Seems the conditions and clauses keep changing and peeps are getting screwed to the point they are spending more on "taxes, surcharges, and fees" than the cost of a regular ticket.
Nasa says many UFO sightings 'may never be explained'
'The vast majority' of reports relate to round spheres or orbs that are 'seen all over the world', experts told a public Nasa meeting
inews.co.uk
Nasa says many UFO sightings 'may never be explained'
'The vast majority' of reports relate to round spheres or orbs that are 'seen all over the world', experts told a public Nasa meeting
I'm still waiting for somebody to to a photoshop mashup of Giorgio's features blended with a "Grey" style alien with a gloriously full head of Mr.Tsoukalos hair.
Alas I have no such skills.
Good lord. 
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Focus: Aviation sector faces hiring headache as mechanics shortage looms
Christophe Gagnon considered quitting his avionics studies as COVID-19 crippled aviation, but the 21-year-old stayed in class and now the industry is desperate for more like him to keep planes flying.www.reuters.com
The Pilot Shortage May Be Easing Slightly, But Aviation Now Needs Mechanics
Aviation in North America has been challenged by a short supply of pilots that caused delays and cancellations over the last year. While that imbalance may be improving, a new shortfall is developing in the number of aircraft mechanics.www.forbes.com
I can't wait to see that 67-92% pay raise the pilot group got this year applied to the maintenance department!
Southwest's Agreement in Principle with it's Union is making the rounds on the interwebz. Assuming it's ratified starting pay at Southwest would be just about what I make after 22 years at a regional.It's lowish to middlin' for a (domestic) major. That's United's starting pay. Teamsters just got a newer contract (November if memory serves) that came with a not great bump in pay from where they were. Scale tops out in 6 years at 60 some an hour. Varies a bit with location, shift, and additional qualifications. Delta seems to be leading the pack currently with pay but things are pretty hot right now and could change any time. FedEx and UPS are where the REAL money is, but they are pretty hard to get on with. It's a good time to be an aircraft mechanic if you're willing to destroy your health and family life by working nights, weekends and holidays for the rest of your life. Most majors are hiring techs right out of school right now as long as you know righty tighty/lefty loosy and can fog a mirror. That shit simply did not happen when I got out of A&P school 2+ decades ago. This image is slightly out of date, but gives you an idea.
I'm pretty happy where I am and doing what (little) I do, but good lord if that isn't both insulting and incredibly tempting.
Well damn, after the 5th year you are making more than me as a software engineer.Southwest's Agreement in Principle with it's Union is making the rounds on the interwebz. Assuming it's ratified starting pay at Southwest would be just about what I make after 22 years at a regional.
I'm pretty happy where I am and doing what (little) I do, but good lord if that isn't both insulting and incredibly tempting.
I'm not one of those making $300k+ to do nothing.
I wouldn't even begin to know how to defer one of those.
Great, your nose is basically right at ass/fart level of the upper bunk. That will go over well.
In other ‘fuck the passenger’ news….
paxex.aero
Recaro's Xtend option allows exit row legroom shrink | PaxEx.Aero
There are scant few areas in an economy class cabin where leg room is a guaranteed amenity. At the over-wing exit row passengers are guaranteed a bit of extra space, but even that benefit may now be coming to an end, thanks to Recaro's Xtend exit row seating option.
paxex.aero
so the momentum carries the plane through the mountain?
In other ‘fuck the passenger’ news….
Recaro's Xtend option allows exit row legroom shrink | PaxEx.Aero
There are scant few areas in an economy class cabin where leg room is a guaranteed amenity. At the over-wing exit row passengers are guaranteed a bit of extra space, but even that benefit may now be coming to an end, thanks to Recaro's Xtend exit row seating option.
Uh huh......
Perhaps I still retain an modicum of optimism but no way does that make it past regulatory agencies.
There is a special level of hell, a very cramped, uncomfortable level, for those whose job it is to package more asses onto airplanes.
Why you’ll never fly in an airplane with those double-decker seats
Yet again, a designer proposes cramming way more people into airliners.
arstechnica.com
Why you’ll never fly in an airplane with those double-decker seats
Yet again, a designer proposes cramming way more people into airliners.
Huh.......
Got a Colorado driver’s license? Expect to run into problems with TSA at the airport.
The Transportation Security Administration says it doesn’t yet have a timeline for when its database will be updated so that Colorado IDs are recognized.
coloradosun.com
Had problems with our IDs in KOA yesterday.
"The Transportation Security Administration says it don’t yet have a timeline"Got a Colorado driver’s license? Expect to run into problems with TSA at the airport.
The Transportation Security Administration says it doesn’t yet have a timeline for when its database will be updated so that Colorado IDs are recognized.
Had problems with our IDs in KOA yesterday.
"Professional" journalism?
Destroy the TSA"The Transportation Security Administration says it don’t yet have a timeline"
"Professional" journalism?
A ground crew worker was killed after being sucked into the engine of a Delta plane as it was taxiing at San Antonio airport
The employee was killed after being "ingested" into the Delta plane engine at San Antonio International Airport, federal transport officials said.
www.businessinsider.com
"Of course I closed the cowl. Why do you ask?"
one too many honeymoons imho....
www.businessinsider.com
In 1990, Tom Stuker bought a lifetime pass from United Airlines for $290,000. He has since flown 23 million miles and calls the purchase the 'best investment' of his life.
A United lifetime pass that Tom Stuker purchased in 1990 has helped him fly 23 million miles. His frequent-flier miles have unlocked major perks.
www.businessinsider.com
Dude has the most miles flown of anyone ever.one too many honeymoons imho....
In 1990, Tom Stuker bought a lifetime pass from United Airlines for $290,000. He has since flown 23 million miles and calls the purchase the 'best investment' of his life.
A United lifetime pass that Tom Stuker purchased in 1990 has helped him fly 23 million miles. His frequent-flier miles have unlocked major perks.
$0.013 cents a mile flown.
Plus he has made a killing on the air miles.
I think he got his moneys worth.
Coroner just ruled that it was a suicide
A ground crew worker was killed after being sucked into the engine of a Delta plane as it was taxiing at San Antonio airport
The employee was killed after being "ingested" into the Delta plane engine at San Antonio International Airport, federal transport officials said.
That is about 7 years of his life in an airborne disease tube. Probably one or two more sitting on the ground and a few more sitting around airports. FTFS.
I had read speculation but nothing official.
Puts a new spin on "suicide isn't painless, it just spreads it around".
You two guys going round and round.