VietJets Boeing slices through tail of another VietJet plane at Hanoi.

[red750]

https://x.com/FlightModeblog/status/1938862373424537667

 

[johnm]

pilot will have to be unpaid in the hangar ............ fixing that up .......... weekends

[red750]

Reports this morning that the Airbus was parked incorrectly.

[facthunter]

  Airbus appeared to be moving at the time they contacted and the other aircraft wing ran into the Tail as the plane turned left.. I feel it should have waited till Clearence was assured. Cutting it too fine. You can't play dodgems with stuff this big.  It was the Job of the Boeing to avoid. The Other bloke could not do anything and the first thing they would notice is the whack when contact was made. Nev

[onetrack]

First it was the Russians attacking Ukraine, then it was Israel attacking Iran - now it's extended to Boeings attacking Airbuses! What is the world coming to? Can't everyone just live in peace? 😄

 

[facthunter]

Boeing has always attacked Airbus Industries since they first went into Business as a Multi Nation Conglomerate.  USA didn't allow Concorde a fair go either. Boeings SST with advanced metallurgy never went into Production . Above speed of sound  Air Travel has a severe COST penalty and always will .Travel at even Mach .82 raises the OAT  by over 30 deg C.   THAT'S a LOT of energy Man, and it gets a LOT more above the speed of sound . Flight Planning gets a lot more critical and weather dependent. Nev

[red750]

Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. 

[facthunter]

Getting near Impossible to get the FACTS on anything.  Nev

[BurnieM]

On 30/06/2025 at 10:53 AM, red750 said:

Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. 

Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ?

 

[Marty_d]

May be a silly question, but I've seen reporting on several instances of ground mishaps where a wingtip hits something.

Why don't they have some sort of proximity alarm when there's a solid object in front of the wingtip?

[onetrack]

It sounds like you've got a patentable idea, there Marty! Better hurry off for a meeting with Boeing before they read this! 😄 

 

The only thing that I see would be needed, is that it it only operates when on the ground, or below "X" level of low speed (taxiing speed), say 40kmh.

[facthunter]

You are Meant to Know how big your plane is and where everything goes on full lock.  If anything is suspiciously close someone should have their head out the window as you "inch" along.  You should not get into that position in the 1st Place.  IF in doubt STOP. Nev

[John Werner]

On 02/07/2025 at 8:55 AM, BurnieM said:

Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ?

 

A BAC111, perhaps?