At a guess: Take out almost all the interior furnishings. Replace what is left with equivalents made of lighter weight materials. Replace the windows and mechanisms with fixed lightweight windows. (Windows are heavy.) Remove things like boot lid motor, windshield wipers, etc... Replace the rims with lighter weight…

It does happen. People get moved about all the time to solve last minute problems such as kids not being seated with their parents. You’re more likely to get an exit row or a less-crappy-than-middle seat than an upgrade, though.

Yes and no.

So far, way better than V. It feels like all the new features from IV and V are properly integrated finally instead of just piled on top.

I did daily fasting for half a year, only having dinner 5 days a week, and never breakfast. I had a hard time the first week or two, feeling dizzy occasionally. Then apparently my body got used to it and I was fine even after an hour of hard exercise in the morning.

Kiting in strong wind is not inherently more dangerous than light wind. Kiting on unstable weather and very gust weather is the dangerous thing. Also crashing into solid stuff regardless of wind power.

Tariffs have their points but in they are just taxes in another form. In the end the consumer ends up paying because the price of the products increases.

Reversers before touchdown is ops normal on the Il-62. A quirk of the type.

Some of it is bullshit (marketing). Some of it is not.

Indeed. The 777 competitor was the 340, and the 340 never had a chance.

The current VC-25s (“AF1") are glass cockpit as well. It’s a heavily modified version of the -200 with lots of the improvements that made it into the -300 and -400.

True, but you’re more likely to be hit by a meteor, so I’ll take my chances. ;)

If engine technology advances at the same pace in the next 30 years as it has in the last, engines will be an order of magnitude more ridiculously reliable than they are now. Most airline pilots fly their entire careers without seeing an engine failure. Add to that the superb maintenance on the presidential planes...

“Far more capable” how? The 777 and 330 do not target the same market, as evidenced by the number of airlines that field both. Yes, the 777 flies further and carries more than the 330, but this makes it too heavy for missions where the 300 excels. The 330 is smaller and has shorter range, and thus has a much lower…

Agreed. On a side not, ironically nowadays dispatch reliability is better on twins since there are fewer parts that can break.

There’s no difference. A quad losing an engine can stay aloft as long as it has fuel. So can a twin losing an engine. However the quad will be able to fly higher on 3 engines than the twin on 1 engine.

The South China Morning Post had this gem this morning.