It's pretty much that. The filtering wasn't needed when that spectrum wasn't used in its current application, but it is for sure now. Not even all of the radio altimeters had this problem, just the ones without enough filtering.

(Written on 01/14/2023)(Permalink)

What’s weird is that the headline and article don’t match. They only give examples of airlines that aren’t doing anything different.

(Written on 04/24/2022)(Permalink)

Recap link here, since the Yahoo link is paid: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62606795/american-airlines-inc-v-red-ventures-llc/ Looking at the functionality starting on page 32, this app sounds great. It looks like it grabs your points balance and figures out if you have enough points to book a specific flight, considering transfer partners and even credit card bonuses. I could see why American wouldn't be happy with them, since it just uses them as a conduit for spending miles. I wonder if them simply not using the trademarks and arguing that it's the customers doing the logging in, and not them (so take it up with your customers) is enough to win the suit.

(Written on 01/23/2022)(Permalink)

From the article: There are about 20 locations on Dreamliners where potential quality breaches have been identified, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential matter. At a Boeing fabrication plant in South Carolina, for example, mechanics are inspecting the area surrounding doors at the rear of the aircraft for tiny gaps, one of the people said. Dreamliners continue to roll off the line in North Charleston at a slow rate of two planes a month, the person said. Conducting the inspections can be time consuming and costly since, in some areas of the plane, workers have to tear out passenger cabins to gain access. The planemaker had initially requested permission to inspect a handful of planes and, if they passed, use its regimen for the rest of the undelivered aircraft, the people said. The FAA rejected that plan, and company and the regulator haven't yet agreed on an appropriate level of inspections,.

(Written on 11/25/2021)(Permalink)

The comments on that link are interesting. Most of the secondary barriers are temporary while the pilots are out of the cockpit. I saw one on an A330 the other day and it saved a lot of time over positioning the cart. It went into place just while they pilots were using the lav and then put away when they were done.

(Written on 08/25/2021)(Permalink)

I wonder what metrics they use to determine that. I've never particularly thought of IAH as the best airport in the US. I also don't see how HOU ranks above DFW. This seems like some noisy data based upon surveys.

(Written on 08/24/2021)(Permalink)

Most of the folks getting restrained these days are drunk and unruly. It's why some airlines have stopped serving alcohol on flights for the time being.

(Written on 08/20/2021)(Permalink)

Did you read what you just wrote? You're saying that an N95 doesn't work because it doesn't block small things, but does somehow block even smaller things. That's not how any of this works. A virus is really small but it's not like it can just go for a stroll in the air without being encapsulated in a droplet, which is much larger. The reason why it can be harder to breath in an N95 is precisely because it's so good at filtering things.

(Written on 08/20/2021)(Permalink)

Not a lot of why in there, it sounds like the tl;dr is because they merged with Continental and had them.

(Written on 08/03/2021)(Permalink)

Looks like the actual press release is here: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/07/two-individuals-fined-for-providing-false-information-related-to-covid-19-proof-of-vaccination-credentials-and-pre-departure-tests.html

(Written on 08/02/2021)(Permalink)