JAL 787 on fire !!!! OMG WTF BBQ...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Arrogance and engineering... Not a good mix

How do you explain France's industrial prowess?

[Coligny]

Arrogance and engineering... Not a good mix

How do you explain France's industrial prowess?

Because we are THAT good... So it's not arrogance... It's just plain awesumness...

Totally different...

Also we sold out on the helicopter carriers, stop calling kthkxbye...

[Russell]

Air France Bomb Alert Forces Paris-Bound Jet to Land in Kenya

An Air France flight from Mauritius made an emergency landing in Kenya early Sunday and after a "suspected explosive device" was found on board, officials said.

The Boeing 777, with 459 passengers and 14 crew members, diverted to the coastal city of Mombasa after the suspicious item was found in a lavatory, according to airport and airline officials.

Pictures from the scene showed that at least one emergency evacuation slide was inflated after the landing, with passengers taken away on buses.

Flight AF463, bound for Paris, landed at 00:36 a.m. Sunday local time (5:36 p.m. Saturday ET), the airline said.

"The object, believed to be an explosive device, has successfully been retrieved from the aircraft which was destined to Paris," Kenya Airport said in a statement.

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Edit: authorities have confirmed that it was indeed an explosive device.

[Coligny]

Might be time to do like them amerkunz abroad and sew a canadian flag on mah backpack...

[Russell]

Might be time to do like them amerkunz abroad and sew a canadian flag on mah backpack...

Isn't the Quebec accent very different from the French?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Might be time to do like them amerkunz abroad and sew a canadian flag on mah backpack...

Americans don't actually do that. Canadians made that up.

[kurogane]

And it's probably the type that sew one on their own long after it stopped being sort of cool and became a standing joke.

[Russell]

Air France bomb scare: Suspicious device found in toilets was 'hoax', says airline's CEO

A suspicious device that prompted a bomb scare on an Air France flight to Paris was a hoax, the airline's boss has said.

Flight 463 from Mauritius was forced to make an emergency landing in Mombasa, Kenya, after the object was discovered in the toilets of the aircraft, which was carrying 473 people.

Kenyan authorities initially said the item was a bomb and had been removed by the country's navy to be detonated.

But Frederic Gagey, the head of Air France, said investigations revealed the device was made of cardboard, paper and a household timer.

"This object did not contain explosives," he told a news conference in Paris.

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[Samurai_Jerk]

:biggrin2:

And it's probably the type that sew one on their own long after it stopped being sort of cool and became a standing joke.

Come to think of it I can't remember the last time I saw anyone sporting that stupid patch. But maybe that's because my backpacking days are behind me and I stay in actual hotels when I travel.

[Coligny]

Might be time to do like them amerkunz abroad and sew a canadian flag on mah backpack...

Isn't the Quebec accent very different from the French?

Murder inducing would be the proper description.
A bit like chalk screeching on a blackboard or a dentist drilling bit hitting a metal filling.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Might be time to do like them amerkunz abroad and sew a canadian flag on mah backpack...

Isn't the Quebec accent very different from the French?

Murder inducing would be the proper description.
A bit like chalk screeching on a blackboard or a dentist drilling bit hitting a metal filling.

With all the French jihadis running around you might not be able to be able to fool them.

[Coligny]

tsss... my catm00flage is flawless...

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ok... almost flawless...

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[Coligny]

Air France bomb scare: Suspicious device found in toilets was 'hoax', says airline's CEO

A suspicious device that prompted a bomb scare on an Air France flight to Paris was a hoax, the airline's boss has said.

Flight 463 from Mauritius was forced to make an emergency landing in Mombasa, Kenya, after the object was discovered in the toilets of the aircraft, which was carrying 473 people.

Kenyan authorities initially said the item was a bomb and had been removed by the country's navy to be detonated.

But Frederic Gagey, the head of Air France, said investigations revealed the device was made of cardboard, paper and a household timer.

"This object did not contain explosives," he told a news conference in Paris.

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Kenya... Isn't it one of those shitholes where there phear to have their soul stolen when people take pictures ?

Wait... They have runways ? Electricity ?

Wait again... Just realized I have an old buddy (*) with heavy case of black fever always screwing around there... At least they got that going on for them...
(*) the ethnologist kind, not mercenary or PMC... One of the few people who can outdrink my mom...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Kenya... Isn't it one of those shitholes where there phear to have their soul stolen when people take pictures?

No, Kenya was colonize by Anglicans not Catholics.

[kurogane]

:biggrin2:

And it's probably the type that sew one on their own long after it stopped being sort of cool and became a standing joke.

Come to think of it I can't remember the last time I saw anyone sporting that stupid patch. But maybe that's because my backpacking days are behind me and I stay in actual hotels when I travel.

Yeah, the Cdn crowd at the Sakura Hostel off Hisago Dori seems to have occasional bouts of Maple Leaf patch fever, but the ones I meet all seem to be pretty prairified so maybe it's just the city/bumfuck-ville time lag, like rednecks with hippy hair. The bit that worries me is how many nice Americans I keep meeting in Asakusa (Cuz's Home Ground, etc) and Down Here and how utterly douchey the Cdns I meet are, though to be fair, all the Cdns I have met both there and down here are all JETs or alumni and the Americans aren't........... but it makes me think I need to rethink the Cdn Flag stitched on the inside of my brain BTW, I am fully hooked on this nicer hotel routine as well, esp. since my definition of that runs at about 5,000 yen per night. I just figured out how to make a proper bowl of soba with only the provided kettle, so I may never stay in a hostel again.

BTW, even I can tell the difference between surrender monkey French and Cdn French, and I don't talk no French no how. But like Coligny said, if they don't have some education or culture it's worse than full on Asstralian or a bad New England accent.

[Samurai_Jerk]

The bit that worries me is how many nice Americans I keep meeting in Asakusa (Cuz's Home Ground, etc) and Down Here and how utterly douchey the Cdns I meet are, though to be fair, all the Cdns I have met both there and down here are all JETs or alumni and the Americans aren't

When I was on JET in Saitama the Canadians had the worst reputation among other JETs.

[kurogane]

Yeah, you've mentioned that but I can't remember why. Was it that Rah Rah Maple Leaf crap or were they just A'holes in general? The Maple Leaf Forever crap can be good internet fodder but actually doing that in a social situation appalls me. 6 of 10 of the Americans in the Kanazawa area were a bunch of fat cliquey sorority boys but they had all come from the same college and were posted together, and everybody else agreed they were just generic idiots. The Canadian ones were a little rough around the edges but they were good drinking buddies and came through when I needed help a few times (I was on reasearch up in the hills and often pretty cabin feverish). I always wondered why they would post more than 3 of any one nationality to one locale but the whole recruitment system struck me as a complete shambles. One thing I know is to get ready to run away when a not overly fit young NAm'ican woman tells me she's a JET, especiallly if they mention their Master's degree within 3 minutes of first meeting. I like these new type over 35ers trained teacher types I have met here and there the past few years. Maybe that's just because the kids are so f'in stoopid these days and I am too old to put up with them?

Anyways, I get the feeling we're wearing out our welcome in the Anglosphere and it's not just that kneejerk anti-American BS or our recent adventures bombing Syrian refugees, but to be fair all the stereotypes were mostly BS from back in the day when only rich and well bred Cdns could afford to travel. Lots of Cdns are as rough as gritty sandpaper.

[Samurai_Jerk]

It was the rah rah maple leaf crap. All conversations had to turn to Canada. Especially if there was a friendly Japanese person in the room who needed a lesson on its uniqueness.

[Coligny]

Turkey downs Russian military aircraft near Syria’s border

Turkish military aircraft shot down a Russian jet Tuesday after Turkey says it violated its airspace near the border with Syria.

Russian officials confirmed that a Russian warplane had been shot down but claimed it had been flying over Syria and had not violated Turkish airspace.

The plane was likely shot down “due to shelling from the ground,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

The incident could mark a major escalation in the airspace conflict over Syria that could seriously increase friction between Russia and the West since Turkey is a member of NATO.

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Uh oh...

Basically they are shooting down the guys flying with us ....

What do we need to do for their monkey brain to get it ?
Link Russia -again- with the Normandie-Niemen squadron ?
Will confuse the shit out of those carpet shaggers to see planes with the Red Star and the French roundel (plus playfull as they are the Russian are going to stick a cross of Lorraine too)

Ok, my -late- bad here, we got the paint scheme covered since 2012...

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And effectively with the cross of Lorraine, the trefoil version from the 1477 update of the 1244 original straight back from the crusades...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Engine fire forces evacuation of JAL plane in snow in Japan

An engine fire before takeoff has forced the evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet in snowy northern Japan.

National broadcaster NHK showed video of passengers sliding down chutes Tuesday as snow fell on the tarmac at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. NHK reported that one woman sustained a minor hip injury.

The broadcaster says the Japan Airlines Boeing 737 with 159 passengers and six crew members was evacuated before takeoff after smoke entered the cabin.

The domestic flight was bound for Fukuoka in southern Japan.

[Coligny]

It overheated because the snow was not cold enough I guess...

They should have banged on the engine cowl to be sure no cats was sleeping init to stay warm...

[Tsuru]

In case anyone was wondering...



http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/j ... -las-vegas

Patched up well enough to be flown out to a nearby specialist facility where it will be painted, and after that it will be returned to service with BA.

[Coligny]

It's amazing to see how far accounting technology have gone.

The number of cars on the road with frontal programmed deformation Chassis components and impact load spreaders repaired with body filler boggles the mind...

Guess 3M shares are up after this kind of stuff, speed tape don't come cheap...

[Russell]

So, will they sell the plane?

[Coligny]

So, will they sell the plane?

Better check craiglist and carfax...

[Russell]

Plane with 61 on board crashes in Russia, survivors unlikely

Russian officials said on Saturday that a passenger jet crashed in southern Russia with all 55 passengers and six crew on board believed to have been killed.

Russia's emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, crashed at 03:50 (0030 GMT) at the airport in Rostov at the end of a flight from Dubai.

The aircraft had to abandon an initial attempt to land and came down while making a repeat attempt, according to a ministry statement.

An official from the investigative committee, a state body that routinely investigates major incidents, told Reuters from Rostov that "according to preliminary information" everyone on board the jet had died.

Most of the passengers on board were Russian, the regional governor said on television.

"Three foreigners were on the passenger list of the plane, but that information needs checking" an emergency ministry official said on Rossiya-24 news channel.

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[Coligny]

Yup, quite a hard landing. Will need moar than speed tape to fly back for repair...

[Wage Slave]

A falling out of the sky hard landing. Looks a lot like the pilot either had next to no control for some reason or deliberately crashed it. Daesh again either way?

[Russell]

Yup, quite a hard landing. Will need moar than speed tape to fly back for repair...

Looks like the angle of touch down was a bit off...

[yanpa]

Japan's biggest airline grounds its Dreamliners over engine problem

ANA’s decision to ground its fleet of Boeing 787s, the world’s biggest, expected to result in cancellation of at least 350 flights

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... ne-problem