Understated photo caption of the week award winner.

[Ed Mahmoud]

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The Airbus A340-600 destined for delivery to Etihad Airlines failed to pass its last tests on Nov. 15 at the Toulouse-Blagnac airport.

[gtalum]

No biggie. That'll buff right out.

[TexasStooge]

So that's what they mean by "Crash Course in flying".

[Dionne]

This might be a good opportunity to suggest an air travel/weather category on the board index. We travel alot. Anything over an 8 hour drive and we fly. With planned travel, I always spend alot of time researching airport weather. The weather channel had an air travel thread before they suspended the entire forum. It was very popular.

Back on topic. I have always been suspicious of Airbus. Having flown alot between NOLA and NYC on JetBlue.....which is all Airbus. If it ain't Boeing....I ain't going.

[gtalum]

I have always been suspicious of Airbus. Having flown alot between NOLA and NYC on JetBlue.....which is all Airbus. If it ain't Boeing....I ain't going.

Airbus is just as safe as Boeing. This comes from a guy who does prefer Boeing, being made (mostly) in the USA.

It looks like someone didn't set the wheel chocks correctly in this incident for the engine test.

[Dionne]

I have always been suspicious of Airbus. Having flown alot between NOLA and NYC on JetBlue.....which is all Airbus. If it ain't Boeing....I ain't going.

Airbus is just as safe as Boeing. This comes from a guy who does prefer Boeing, being made (mostly) in the USA.

It looks like someone didn't set the wheel chocks correctly in this incident for the engine test.

I didn't say anything about "safety".....the word I used was "suspicious". I've been in an Airbus that had clouds inside the fuselage during take off from MSY......yes, it was also cloudy outside. I don't like the sounds the Airbus makes......they sound strained. I'd rather fly in an old rattle trap C-130 than an Airbus. You are right....I do prefer Boeing and book flights according to the aircraft and airport connects. Although, we have been on a number of 737-800 flights recently that had me wondering about how many thousands of times the cabin has been pressurized?

[gtalum]

I didn't say anything about "safety".....the word I used was "suspicious". I've been in an Airbus that had clouds inside the fuselage during take off from MSY......yes, it was also cloudy outside. I don't like the sounds the Airbus makes......they sound strained.

I wasn't criticizing you, and I hope I didn't offend you!

The "clouds" are just A/C condensation. They happen every time I fly out of a Florida airport, on Boeings too.

Airbuses do tend to use smaller engines than Boeings, thus the engines are always workign harder. That's why pilots always like Boeings better, especially 757's. Like driving a Corvette vs a Toyota. No commercial aircraft has ever had a better thrust to weight ratio than the 757. If you haven't already, I highly recommend scheduling a 757 flight out of a short-field airport!

On Transatlantic flights, the Airbuses are given lower-altitude routings and the Boeings that take off behind them are given higher altitude routes so they can leapfrog over the Airbuses. A 777 can take off an hour or more later than an A340 on the same route and still land quite a bit earlier.

I'd rather fly in an old rattle trap C-130 than an Airbus. You are right....I do prefer Boeing and book flights according to the aircraft and airport connects. Although, we have been on a number of 737-800 flights recently that had me wondering about how many thousands of times the cabin has been pressurized?

Try NWA's DC-9's! They have and still fly at least one (number 2 or 3 off the line, I forget) that was built in 1966!

[Dionne]

I've been in all of the DC-9 aircraft. Military brat. And then flights with the MD80's (part of the DC-9 family) Alaska Airlines.

Ya want a good landing? Prudhoe.....707.....it's a white out.....several attempts.....return to Fairbanks. Tuesday crew change out is delayed. Where do we go? The airport bar of course. Back in the middle seventies you couldn't tell the pilot from the welder. The airport bar quickly fills with single women. Later that day we did make Prudhoe. We overshot the landing, came in hot. Some of those older 707 bush pilots were the best!! Wild rides.

Better stop here....could talk forever.

[Brent]

That's gonna leave a mark.

[Windswept]

I think I'm playing too many word games. I took one look at the picture and thought...gee the name ETIHAD is an anagram for
"I death"

[Squarethecircle]

I think I'm playing too many word games. I took one look at the picture and thought...gee the name ETIHAD is an anagram for
"I death"

Guess what? It's also an anagram for "DTHAIE!" Who could've guessed?

[Cyclone1]

I'd hate
Die hat
Hi, date
Eat hid

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Hmm... My anagrams make no sense.

[Squarethecircle]

I'd hate
Die hat
Hi, date
Eat hid

...

Hmm... My anagrams make no sense.

Not really, Die Hat is the coolest two word phrase I've heard all day.