Did BA112 just beat trans-atlantic speed record?
Feb 9, 2020, 8:50 am
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British Airways said: "We always prioritise safety over speed records."
I could be wrong but I doubt you'll see any BA pilot contradict that position on a public forum
Feb 9, 2020, 8:59 am
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I think for the Concorde record the flight crew pre-notified ATC to try and minimise any potential delays as they had a good idea that the conditions meant a record was possibility. No idea if this occurred with 112. Imagine not though.
Feb 9, 2020, 9:07 am
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If BA's publicity machine is working properly - given it is distracting the various hassles thousands of passengers are getting today and has made no. 2 in the BBC UK's news top articles list - they should do a video shoot with the crew and Victor Papa in the near future, with G-BOAB photo bombing in the background.
Feb 9, 2020, 9:21 am
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I said to myself after Norwegian took the record that BA (to LHR) would never retake it due to the usual holding and delay that happens into LHR.
I guess the planets or winds aligned last night giving faster speeds and not much holding due to the cancellations.
I guess the planets or winds aligned last night giving faster speeds and not much holding due to the cancellations.
Feb 9, 2020, 11:10 am
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I understood that 'pushing the throttle' comes at a fuel cost rather than safety. In which case it is very possible that BA would tell the pilots to fly in a more costly way.
Feb 9, 2020, 1:20 pm
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Presumably one doesn’t want to burn off precious fuel needlessly in the pursuit of a vain speed record, if the prospect of multiple go-arounds and potential diversion await at the destination. So I can see why the official line speaks of this as a safety issue.
Feb 9, 2020, 1:55 pm
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Just for interest. Here is the story of Concorde’s record.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com...ircraft-392882
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com...ircraft-392882
Feb 9, 2020, 2:25 pm
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Feb 9, 2020, 2:36 pm
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I'm trying to get my head round the services - assuming meal on offer within hour of takeoff (if wanted), 40 minutes to land at roughly 4 1/4 hours in, that means breakfast must have been served within 2hrs of dinner?
Feb 9, 2020, 2:40 pm
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This is WW fleet and they're normally fairly good at getting dinner out quickly, not least because in Club many would decline. But still I'd expect dinner to be going on for at least some passengers 90 minutes after departure. Then breakfast would start presumably 75 minutes from landing, so yes, about 2 hours between the two events.
Feb 9, 2020, 5:02 pm
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Pretty impressive. But did it have to wait two hours for a stand once it landed? It would be par for the course at LHR T5.
Feb 10, 2020, 2:17 am
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There is no curfew. There are restrictions on the numbers of flights that can land / take off during night hours but there is no absolute bar.
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DOBA112/08FEB
* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO * BA 112 -2 SA 08FEB20
CITY INFO HOUR (LOCAL)
JFK LEFT THE GATE 1820
TOOK OFF 1847
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 0504 LHR
LHR AIRCRAFT LANDED 0442
ARRIVED 0447
*1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO* BA 112 -2 SA 08FEB20
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
JFK 1830 SA FAJCDRIWETY/M 744 6:55
BHKMLVSNQOG/M
X/M
LHR 0625 SU 6:55
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