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re: Flight from London to New York turns around 330 miles from North America
Posted on 3/9/25 at 12:20 pm to POTUS2024
Posted on 3/9/25 at 12:20 pm to POTUS2024
quote:I can't imagine they couldn't have gotten it done at JFK
Taking a guess they called their airline / messaged them, and were told the likely repair would be far cheaper if they turned around and did it in the UK.
So instead they said frick them baws who had plans we're headed back to England
Pretty shitty of them to do that when they clearly could have made it JFK
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 12:23 pm
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 12:23 pm to Pelican fan99
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Where is the Virgin Atlantic maintenance hub?
Our Engineering teams are based at our Heathrow Hangar and in our Operations Control Centre and their main purpose is to keep our fleet of aircraft in fantastic condition. This involves managing and controlling thousands of maintenance tasks on our aircraft, including when and how we should do this.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 12:23 pm to hikingfan
Reminds me of my dad’s favorite joke.
I was trying to swim across the lake but halfway there I got tired and swam back
I was trying to swim across the lake but halfway there I got tired and swam back
Posted on 3/9/25 at 1:01 pm to POTUS2024
quote:This can easily be confirmed by looking at the 9/11 decisions. Most inbound transatlantic flights were diverted to New Brunswick and Montreal. BUT I suspect the decision to turnaround and inconvenience everyone was a decision made months/years/decades ago. It would've been much easier to continue on to the US and get the repairs here rather than turning back and having to use another flight to get everyone here.
Taking a guess they called their airline / messaged them, and were told the likely repair would be far cheaper if they turned around and did it in the UK.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 1:12 pm to POTUS2024
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Taking a guess they called their airline / messaged them, and were told the likely repair would be far cheaper if they turned around and did it in the UK.
If it can land, it can take back off empty and fly home.
It cruises at 580+, so it was roughly 40 min out of NY.
There is no tactical advantage to turning around FULL of passengers and cargo. And the safety risk of passengers was raised exponentially.
Unless NY told them they weren't allowed, the move made no sense
Posted on 3/9/25 at 1:13 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
What kind of compensation could one expect from this?
I understand the expense reasoning if there were repairs needed but it must have been a lot to offset all the fuel and pay and compensation to everyone on board. It still doesn't make sense to me, inquiring minds need to know!
I understand the expense reasoning if there were repairs needed but it must have been a lot to offset all the fuel and pay and compensation to everyone on board. It still doesn't make sense to me, inquiring minds need to know!
Posted on 3/9/25 at 2:17 pm to cattus
There has to be more to this. Maybe it was an issue that they weee afraid for others to see for some reason.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 2:28 pm to ChatGPT of LA
Im guessing its an issue of being safe to fly but policy would not allow for it to take off.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 2:29 pm to real turf fan
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If it had crashed, would the payout per dead passenger have been less in the UK than in New York?
Posted on 3/9/25 at 2:35 pm to Pelican fan99
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Should have landed in Newfoundland I could have taken those baws out on the town
You in Gander? Those folks have experience with taking care of air travelers who unexpectedly Come From Away.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 3:04 pm to ChatGPT of LA
quote:
the move made no sense
It all boils down to the company bottom line
Posted on 3/9/25 at 3:29 pm to hikingfan
quote:Is it just me or doesn't everyone want the landing gear doors open at time of landing?
A350 landing at Manchester with its landing-gear doors open — a sign of a problem with the plane's hydraulics.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 3:46 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:Some nice stories (honestly) about those Gander folk taking care of folks who ended up there.
Those folks have experience with taking care of air travelers who unexpectedly Come From Away.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 3:46 pm to BHM
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Some aircraft doors close back after the landing gear is extended.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:38 pm to hikingfan
Definitely sounds like the pilot's wife found out he was cheating and was waiting in New York. Ole baw said hell no and went back across the pond.
Only explanation
Only explanation
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:23 pm to POTUS2024
Those planes cost tens of thousands per hour to operate while in the air. I doubt they turned around because the repair in England was going to save them 150 bucks. Additionally, now they have to compensate/replane their passengers which will negate the fees they paid to be on that flight. This isn’t calling around to see who has the best price on tires. The facilities in the states would be equipped to take care of any issue they had.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:31 pm to Lou Loomis
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Those planes cost tens of thousands per hour to operate while in the air. I doubt they turned around because the repair in England was going to save them 150 bucks.
And think about how much the fuel cost that they wasted.
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:59 pm to notiger1997
FAA-certified mechanics and foreign aircraft:
If you have an FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic certificate, you can work on aircraft registered in the United States (N-registered aircraft) anywhere in the world.
Working on foreign-registered aircraft:
To work on aircraft registered in other countries (not N-registered), you'll need to obtain the relevant certifications from the aviation authority of that country (e.g., EASA, CASA, or CAA).
Just another possible reason of the thinking that they would have to bring mechanics parts etc into a US or Canadian maintenance base
If you have an FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic certificate, you can work on aircraft registered in the United States (N-registered aircraft) anywhere in the world.
Working on foreign-registered aircraft:
To work on aircraft registered in other countries (not N-registered), you'll need to obtain the relevant certifications from the aviation authority of that country (e.g., EASA, CASA, or CAA).
Just another possible reason of the thinking that they would have to bring mechanics parts etc into a US or Canadian maintenance base
Posted on 3/9/25 at 7:02 pm to hikingfan
Is the a350 the big airbus? It may not have had certified mechanics for it here in the US or space to keep it. Kind of like the dreamliner can't fit at just any jetway.
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