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why do people challenge me on AM? It is not like they will win.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11547602)

It's not that I'm approving of one over the other. I've seen video of a Hornet jock lose the airplane and proceed to place his hands on the canopy rails and take his feet off the rudder pedals. It's rather surreal to watch.

I have to find the article that I read about the computer-human interaction in an Airbus cockpit. It left a bad taste in my mouth...almost like the computer is too powerful and the airplane thinks for itself despite the human.

Article on The Sofware behind A380

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11547598)

Our flight is apparently over by 11 in the back and 9 empty up front. So many possibilities.

Why can't I come across flights like this? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11547627)

Just for the fun of it ?

To get to AMS , I made and SQ redemption to FRA and
a BD LH F return from FRA to JFK.

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11547598)

I've got a 5:30p departure on Friday and HeathrowGuy will be there, too. Our flight is apparently over by 11 in the back and 9 empty up front. So many possibilities. Hard to believe they were selling L seats at 20 days out.

It sounds like CO is doing a lot of overselling with these cheap TATL fares. My flight to FRA (early May) is still showing open seats on the map (unreliable, I know), but it looks like it could be tight.

My parents flew to DUB last week and after moving 5 to the front, they went out completely full.

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11547137)

Morning Box!

I feel like I'm getting old... We went to my younger brother's high school baseball game to watch him pitch and got home around 10:45pm. I could barely get out of bed at 5:30 this morning.

Just wait until you get a house with a lawn. Monday mornings become ultra :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by PSU Mudder (Post 11547402)

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems with the restrictions on number of focus cities and frequencies per route, we'll never get to a point where it gets cut-throat and firms start driving other firms out of the game. Everyone will just continue happily along.

It's possible to have fare wars. I was redoing things last night and someone was playing with their routes at the same time which made me change pricing 4 times in a 20 minute window on just one route.

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11547461)

I'm curious to know why you're OK with pilots trusting the computers on an F/A-18 but not on an Airubs.

Because large groups of civilians aren't flying insdie of a F/A 18. The 777 is fly-by-wire too.

Mornin' box.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11547284)

I think I need to go sign on with the dude in the middle of the street babbling about the end of the world. I just got a 5-Day EUA for a Sunday afternoon EWR-IAH. The end is nigh.

Egads, I better go stock up the fallout shelter.

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11547314)

I own JAVA, why do you ask? :rolleyes::mad:

You didn't sell when it almost $10 last week? You fool! After leaving JAVA, I sold the bulk of my stock and have a few shares left simply so I can keep voting against the board since they are a bunch of bumbling fools.

Side note, Schwartz? He comes from the same great minds that brought us Ted (RAR!). McKinsey.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11547344)

As a passenger I agree - it seems like Airbii are just slightly more comfortable/less hellish. But as an aviation enthusiast, the automation bothers me. I don't like the limits that the computer puts on the pilot, and I did ask about this in the UA Pilot Thread, only to be rebuked pretty good for basically having the facts reversed. The 'Bus pilots there seem to put stock into the idea that the computer will act faster and know better what to do should the :rolleyes: hit the fan.

I generally trust the Airbii. Every once in a while there is something that makes me go "huh?". Case in point, a few years ago i'm sitting on a UA 320 at SFO going back to SAN. Pilot comes on board and tells us we all need to get off. Why? Because there was a problem with the computer and they needed to reboot the plane. I had visions of Bill Gates in the cockpit for that entire flight.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11547458)

All valid points. Guess I should switch to UA. :rolleyes:

Come to the dark side.

Ok, random fun story for the box. My customer this week is in a quarter end freeze which means that no one can do anything that disrupts the infrastructure. Random user submits an exemption request saying that he would like an exemption as he is going to be downloading large files.

The approver asks what kinds of files so the user sends a sample over. The approver opens said file to find out it's porn.

I could not believe when this happened, some people are real idiots.

Best part, apparently there were three other folks involved and they were running a side biz reselling porn around the globe.

Darwinism at work.

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11547598)

When are you in EWR on Sunday? I'll be returning from HAM at ~11:30, depending on headwinds.

Around 3:30pm. I'm on the late flight from AMS. Looks like I'll miss you, unless you get to see Goose Bay, first. :D

No EK update yet, :rolleyes:v. Will call in later this afternoon to check on it.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11547682)

Ok, random fun story for the box. My customer this week is in a quarter end freeze which means that no one can do anything that disrupts the infrastructure. Random user submits an exemption request saying that he would like an exemption as he is going to be downloading large files.

The approver asks what kinds of files so the user sends a sample over. The approver opens said file to find out it's porn.

I could not believe when this happened, some people are real idiots.

Best part, apparently there were three other folks involved and they were running a side biz reselling porn around the globe.

Darwinism at work.

:eek::eek::eek:

Classic!

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11547600)

SQ25 New York To Frankfurt Seat 3F Meals Dinner Pan-fried chicken in green peppercorn sauce

Book the Cook .
SQ two five heavy, wind one zero at 15, runway 31L, cleared for takeoff .

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11547710)

Book the Cook .
SQ two five heavy, wind one zero at 15, runway 31L, cleared for takeoff .

contact NY Departure on .114, and please tell the passenger in 3F to put down the bottle of Krug :D

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11547598)

Our flight is apparently over by 11 in the back and 9 empty up front.

I am curious as to how you know this. Do share your secret. :p:p:p

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11547655)

To get to AMS , I made and SQ redemption to FRA and
a BD LH F return from FRA to JFK.

It is the way to do it.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11547682)

I would have ran from that flight screaming if the cockpit door was open and I heard the Windows startup jingle.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11547682)

Come to the dark side.

After *A, I'll try it. The last time I flew UA was easily more than 15 years ago. I think it was SFO-EWR, with Ch.9. I think I was about 10 years old and I still remember listening to Ch.9 and the coffee being very good.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11547682)

That's insane. Were the other three people involved the camera guy and the talent?