Being a retired IT professional some of these problems are not new, the big one being well written specifications. Sometimes they are almost nonexistent. All of these exist in ALL software development at some point. The thing that prevents that to some extent is to always do software development on site where the work can be supervised by the client using IT professionals that are hired and paid by the company the software is being written for. It seems to me that Boeing didn’t do this or they were cutting costs by not using redundancies for the MCAS. There is also the problem of too much dependence on automation.

(Written on 2019年 07月 05日)(Permalink)

Frankly, I’m more worried about the systems being hacked. The data in the database contains everything needed to identify you and could be used for all manner of illegal deeds. Nobody can tell me that it cannot be hacked.

(Written on 2019年 04月 26日)(Permalink)

I would not just get a lawyer. I would filing kidnaping charges against everyone responsible. You don’t separate kids from their parents especially if they are minors.

(Written on 2019年 03月 29日)(Permalink)

Do you have kids?!?! The airline should be shutdown.

(Written on 2019年 03月 29日)(Permalink)

That’s crap lady!! Sprit Air is one of the worst airlines currently flying. They could have asked some else!! They should have sued for a whole lot more. Actually, closing that airline would be the best thing!!

(Written on 2019年 03月 29日)(Permalink)

These folks are even being screwed by the lawyers!! I would file kidnaping charges and sue to shutdown Sprit Air.

(Written on 2019年 03月 29日)(Permalink)

Yes, I know. The A380 was designed strictly as a passenger airplane. The freighter version of the 747 was always around. Now that UPS and Fedex are in need of heavy freighters to replace their aging DC-10s they are turning to the 747-8 as the replacement. Also, I know that the new 747s being built as the replacement for the current Air Force 1 are also being built on the 747-8 platform.

(Written on 2019年 02月 16日)(Permalink)

I must say that this doesn’t surprise me!! Boeing saw this coming many years ago and halted production of the 747 in favor of twin engine widebody aircraft. The only exception is freighters and specialized military aircraft.

(Written on 2019年 02月 15日)(Permalink)

I use NOTAMS to know when I can fly model airplanes. Yes, folks it’s there. There is so much shorthand garbage in there that just simply trying to find out if I can fly that day because there has been a Security zone set up gets ridiculous. For safety, this information has to be put into plain English and tailored for route and airport.

(Written on 2018年 09月 28日)(Permalink)

Thinking further, there were two European airlines operating the Concorde. British Overseas Airway Corporation, now British Airways, and Air France. Each US flagged airline Northwest and Braniff flew the respective flights in the US. It was some archaic rule that we had that required international flights flying on to US airports had to be flown by pilots from US careers.

(Written on 2018年 08月 10日)(Permalink)