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Most of the VASaviation content is just taken from other YouTube channels.
This was on You can see ATC yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIC-Vq13xE
ATC was right to be firm with the WN pilot, did he really need to take time so early in the diagnosis process to ask that? Shoot, let ATC do their jobs and do it safely.
Semi-related - Delta is the only airline where I regularly see 30+ year old ages for planes. I get that airframes can keep going for a long time but it seems strange that Spirit and Frontiers fleets are much younger than the "full service" delta option.
Did they hire the same mechanics that bolted the panel on the 737 to tighten the bolts of this 757 wheel? Ouch!
@kylehotchkiss -- When I was working for harris corp (who works closely with the FAA) I got to see a few of the boxes the FAA uses and those are 30+ years old too lol.
Once again, Delta’s average fleet age is over 2 years younger than United
Loose bolts happen on 2 month old aircraft too
Landing gears and wheels take a lot of beating. Considering this is a 31 yr old plane, I don’t think there are strong correlation between it and the recent loose bolts. I’m beating this is a one off event due to wear and tear.
Maybe the accountants and lawyers told maintenance to hurry up and put it back in service.
No. They think it is all Boeing’s fault.
And United still has the oldest US carrier fleet.
Keeping those 757s will be an asset now that United says it is planning to not have the MAX 10
Lol, why is this Tim Dunn dude all over the comments -every single time- Delta is mentioned? Imagine simping that hard for an airline
help me on this ... nose has how many tires, two? One was left supporting the front of the plane? How are they secured to the gear, lug nuts, cotter pins? Any guess as to why it would just fall off? Metal break on the gear somewhere/
I mean there is the guy on here who does that for Hilton, even though most people do not die that hard on the sword for a loyalty program that is just fine.
This is wear & tear and obviously not a production issue. It's a 31 year old plane that has safely transported hundreds of thousands (if not more) passengers over the last 3+ decades. But also, DELTA is cheap, nor premium, and sucks. #DELTAGEDDON #TimDunnIsAFalseProphet
Although not recommended, Planes can operate safely with one wheel missing. Obviously, unless wheel axel broke off, someone probably forgot to properly torque and or safety the wheel nut. Not the first time this ever happened. Not Boeings fault like media likes to imply
Lol. Delta passes United for oldest fleet award for a year and tim won’t shut up about it. Isn’t delta’s narrowbody fleet still older than United’s narrowbody? Haven’t looked to check recently so I won’t be dogmatic but the a330neo and a350 probably were a big help to BARELY pass United
But let’s not kid ourselves. The article is about an ancient delta 757.
I'm sure we can all come up w/ a definition for "premium" but Delta generated $4 billion more in revenue for 2023 and $2 billion more in profits than United, the only two airlines that have reported and the two most likely to be similar financially.
You are probably right about wear and tear. The 757 is still one of Boeing's greatest creations and it will be a sad day when Delta operates the last flight.
The good news is that day will probably be well into the 2030s.
Don't understand why it took hours to close the runway?? Take that long to push/pull aircraft a couple of hundred feet??
The DEI comment was totally unnecessary and has nothing to do with this situation, so hold your political satirical comments.
It could have been any number of things but the first employees I would talk to would be the pushback crew.
Of course DEI has nothing to do with this, that’s the point Ben is making. But plenty of people are already saying - without any evidence- DEI is to blame.
except Delta's fleet is not only younger than United's but it is actually in the air.
And the widebody fleet doesn't move the needle in fleet age.
The reason is the narrowbodies.
UAL's average A320 fleet age is 25 years. UAL's average 757 fleet is 24.7 years old.
but let's be clear here. United burned cash in 2023 because of its massive fleet replacement while Delta generated free cash. UAL is the carrier that has an older fleet and will take on debt to replace it while Delta will replace aircraft at a pace that will allow its fleet age to decrease but also to not have to go in debt during its fleet replacement.
You really should focus on what UA execs actually said in their earnings call and federal disclosures and not your personal bias.
Thanks for ignoring my comment and trying to redirect. I guess delta’s narrowbodies are still older than United’s narrowbodies. It’s very very easy to look up, especially in 10k season.
You are so amusingly predictable, tim
I’m sure when united inevitably passes delta in young fleet age with their current order book (your rage fighting the obvious on this is amusing enough ) you’ll be telling us how smart delta is to have old planes again instead of your new spiel singing the praises of fuel efficiency absent knowledge of ownership cost.
And in the air….? You must’ve missed the 900er news, timmy
The who cares story of the new year, none of us FLY, never have the $$$ to waste to be around all the violent booze a holic passengers, way SMARTER to drive a GAS powered car and use a paper map to navigate for FUN, remember when the world was fun like back in 2000 before the NYC twin towers were fire bombed by Yankee cia, past 24 years, no fun