I think Singapore Airlines is one of the airline with best finance, as it is profitable every year since early 1980's, even when Cathay Pacific is losing money in 1998-99 Asian Economic Crisis. I think many European fully state-owned airlines, like TAP Portugal, Iberia, Alitalia, Air France, Olympic Airways, are the airlines with worst finance, ...

I'm new on this forum but I'm interested in the Joint Strike Fighter System. Will it do what everyone says it will do? I'm curious because they say it may take the place of the F-16, the Harrier, and more. What all does it include?

Qantas just bought 22.5% share of AirNZ for NZ$550 million (US$273 million) in late Nov 2002. AirNZ would not be in Star Alliance since 9 Dec 2002, and would join Australasian Alliance headed by Qantas (that is, AirNZ may join oneworld which Qantas joins), and there would be more codesharing between them. This would make Qantas - AirNZ have ...

What do you do when you are on a bombing run, and you get a SAM launch (or probably 2) Do you jettison your bombs, or do you try to outmanoveur the missle with the bombs still on your hardpoints ?? thx Snowstorm

Just see what happens after implementation of LROPS in early 2003......I expect many airlines would switch from B777 to A340 because A340 of quad engine design has longer permissible diversion time (up to 8 hours for LROPS compliant ones compared to 3 hours for B777), hence enables more direct routing, like routes over the poles, while still ...

Lucasiu, It is really boring to see your Boeing-B777 bashing everytime I come here. Can't you think of a new subject or you just have nothing better to do than being a little whinger? Maybe you just can't stand the fact that B777 has more sales order than A340. By the way, Sonic Cruiser is going to kick the living daylight out of A380. 2 engines,

I would like to introduce a very comprehensive website on LROPS, which would be in effect since early 2003 reagrding flights over extreme areas, like the Poles. http://europe-aviation-rulemaking.org/lrops/index.html This website provides many advanced technical documents on ETOPS and LROPS, as well as a section 'Economics' stating the costs for ...

You should correct the data as the data for A330-300 is in late 1998, and is certainly lower than current (Oct 2002) number. The order / delivery number for Oct 2002 A330 420 / 239 A340 321 / 219 Combined 741 / 458 B777 607 / 421

Lucasiu, Here are the stats for A330, A340 and B777, all the info I listed below are from www.airliners.net Total A330-200 built stood at 108 at June 2002; Total A330- 300 orders stood at 177 at late 1998; A total of 321 A340 (including all series) had been ordered by May 2002, of which 217 had been delivered. Total 777-200 orders received as of

More ailrines in the world, especially the low cost airline, operate more direct flights between 2 destinations. These flights provide shortest travelling time and least hassle, but are generally more expensive in non-low cost carriers, and of lower frequency. So some people travelling internationally prefer connection flights for lower fare, and ...