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[Missed Approach]

WestJet's Encoure shortest service routes 

 

https://simpleflying...hortest-routes/

[Victoria Watcher]

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways use Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to deliver their inflight Wi-Fi, resulting in download speeds and upload speeds and latency that are better than the other airlines.

 

Many other airlines are also providing very usable speeds. Spirit Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Airlines, Breeze Airlines, American Airlines and Aeromexico all provide 10th percentile (where 90% of the results are faster) download speeds above 10 megabits per second (Mbps) and very respectable median download speeds. Furthermore, upload speeds on most of these airlines tend to support basic uplink connectivity needs like emailing. However, when the upload speed is observed alongside the many high-latency results, real-time uses like gaming or video calling are likely not possible (to the relief of all other passengers).

 

 

https://www.ookla.co...in-flight-wi-fi

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 July 2025 - 09:55 PM.

[Missed Approach]

First phase of WestJet's winter program, with Sun destinations released today. 

No change for YYJ headed south, but that could change in the coming weeks.

 

Only bit for YYJ, is domestically with Encore service to YLW going to 5 weekly flights, up slightly from the winter when it dropped to 3/4 weekly flights.

YVR a couple extra round trips per day over last winter.

YEG mainline service gets a little boost over the winter compared to last year.

 

* lots of scrolling *

 

https://www.paxnews....ipeg-costa-rica

[Mike K.]

Always appreciated, thank you.

[Missed Approach]

British Columbia
WestJet is growing in British Columbia with the launch of new non-stop seasonal service between Vancouver and Liberia, Costa Rica, as well as enhanced frequency on seven domestic routes.

Victoria airport will see an overall seat capacity increase of 10 per cent, while Kelowna airport will see an overall increase of 11 per cent.

[LJ]

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Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways use Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to deliver their inflight Wi-Fi, resulting in download speeds and upload speeds and latency that are better than the other airlines.

 

Many other airlines are also providing very usable speeds. Spirit Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Airlines, Breeze Airlines, American Airlines and Aeromexico all provide 10th percentile (where 90% of the results are faster) download speeds above 10 megabits per second (Mbps) and very respectable median download speeds. Furthermore, upload speeds on most of these airlines tend to support basic uplink connectivity needs like emailing. However, when the upload speed is observed alongside the many high-latency results, real-time uses like gaming or video calling are likely not possible (to the relief of all other passengers).

 

 

https://www.ookla.co...in-flight-wi-fi

They missed Porter Airlines with their free wi-fi, it works well.

[Victoria Watcher]

TSA will no longer require all passengers to take shoes off at airport security checkpoints

https://amp.cnn.com/...ity-checkpoints

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 July 2025 - 10:06 AM.

[LJ]

The only airport I ever had to take my shoes off was YYJ. Nexus worked everywhere else. You also don't have to take your electronics out of your bag or separate your liquids into a clear plastic container anymore.

[Matt R.]

Haven’t removed shoes in years, unless they are covering my ankle then it’s 50/50.

Are we still doing shoe bombs?

[Mike K.]

I had to remove my shoes back in October, in Toronto.

[Missed Approach]

Another round of US destination cuts and reductions ( some increases ) by Air Canada 

 

https://www.aerorout...250709-acnw25us

[Missed Approach]

Roots Air is making a comeback in Canada in 2027 !!!

 

Just kidding, but a look back at one of the fastest collapsing airlines in Canadian Low cost history

 

https://avgeekery.com/roots-air/

[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed more than 200 people last month showed three seconds after taking off, the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner immediately began to lose thrust and sink down, according to the report released on Saturday by Indian aviation accident investigators.

One pilot can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off the fuel. "The other pilot responded that he did not do so," the report said.


https://www.cbc.ca/n...eport-1.7583430

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 July 2025 - 04:00 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

8.08.42am: Aircraft reached max airspeed of 180 knots. "Immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec," the report said.

 

"The Engine N1 and N2 began to decrease from their take-off values as the fuel supply to the engines was cut off.

 

"In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff. The other pilot responded that he did not do so.

 

"The CCTV footage obtained from the airport showed Ram Air Turbine (RAT) getting deployed during the initial climb immediately after lift-off

"The aircraft started to lose altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall."

 

8.08.47am: Both engines' values "passed below minimum idle speed", and the RAT hydraulic pump began supplying hydraulic power.

 

8.08.52am: Engine 1 fuel cutoff switch transitioned from CUTOFF to RUN.

 

8.08.56: Engine 2 fuel cutoff switch also transitions from CUTOFF to RUN.

 

 

https://www.channeln...witches-5234636

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 July 2025 - 05:25 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

TLDR:   one of the pilots deliberately turned off the fuel supply to both engines, plane stopped flying.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 July 2025 - 06:05 PM.

[lanforod]

That’s an assumption. Maybe they turned off due to a malfunction and not a pilot?

[LJ]

It looks like maybe an engine failed/caught fire and one of the pilots shut off the fuel to the good engine. Realizing the mistake almost immediately he cut off fuel to the correct engine and turned the fuel back on to the good engine, too late of course.

At that altitude fuel shut off should not have been selected on either engine, just throttle the one engine back until you are at a higher altitude with the gear up, then assess the situation and take appropriate action. 

 

Pilot error regardless.

[Victoria Watcher]

It looks like maybe an engine failed/caught fire and one of the pilots shut off the fuel to the good engine. 

 

Nothing in the report indicates an engine fail or fire or any cockpit discussion of same between pilots.

 

Looks more like murder/suicide to me.   Would not be the first one.  Malaysia 370, Egypt 990, GermanWings 9525.  A couple other Asian ones with 100+ fatalities.  The guy that stole the Horizon Q400 in Seattle (just suicide).

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 July 2025 - 07:41 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

That’s an assumption. Maybe they turned off due to a malfunction and not a pilot?

 

The physical switches themselves appear that they can't really malfunction.