Why doesn't American Airlines operate 747s?
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American Airlines first introduced the 747 in March 1970. While American used the 747 to carry passengers for only a few years, it served as an all-cargo aircraft for longer. This oversized aircraft was capable of carrying oversized cargo such as one of San Francisco's famous streetcars.
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Because Columbia said they couldn't afford it.\n\nReally.
228907
America is in "Arabia" because some idiots decided it would be a good idea to crash planes into buildings. if America was just there for the oil, i wouldn't be paying nearly 3 dollars a gallon for gas. I don't remeber anyone from ghana being on one of the planes.
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A plane would only have to travel at approx 1000mph to go around the Earth in 24 hours.  Some supersonic jets easily travel that fast.  Throw in time for slowdowns to meet with tankers and landings to refuel.  I believe that it can be done.  I'm surprised that the government didn't have the Sr71 attempt it during its career.
706825
yes this aircraft is designed for close air support ( cas ) and this is something where he is up to .\nBut boming industrial areas , a larger area , you can better take a Buff for it .
1000472
Their plant continues to manufacture 747's.
1159653
The FAA does not hire flight attendants.  The airlines do.\n\nMost rules prevent convicted felons from obtaining such jobs - but it does depend on the nature of the crime and other factors.  Not all felony convictions automatically disqualify someone from employment.  But under the standards of Homeland Security there may be newer problems I do not know about.
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“The airlines use the public air space and public facilities to profit from the transport of millions of people who have no alternative but to use their services"\n\n“The price-rule compliance issues must be addressed by the people who created them directly with the people who are demanding them.”\n\n=)
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We are fairly close.  The current generation of jets are what is called fly by wire.  What this means is that computers deliver all the commands that make the aircraft fly.  Airbus, for example, does not use the conventional aircraft steering yoke (steering wheel) but uses a joystick beside the pilot.  Both Boeing (an American aircraft manufacturer) and Airbus (located in Europe) say their new aircraft can indeed take off, fly to a destination, and land the aircraft by inputting the origin and destination locations.  This is as close as we are presently to flying a plane by "pushing a button".\n\nHope this helps and isn't too complicated.  Maybe some day I will fly on an aircraft of his design!
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Most airlines are poorly run, and with the increase in oil.  this will sound the death knell for them.  I would keep away from all airline stocks except for maybe jetblue
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With newer technology, todays planes while not superosnic still are faster than the average planes from 20 years ago when the concord was first built and are more econmoical.  In the US, the concords were not allowed to break the sound barrier due to the sonic boom so they had to wait until outside of US air space to reach full potential.  The reason there is no successor is that boeing's and airbus's newer planes are faster, more fuel efficient and the time savings are not as great now.  With the US still having restrictions in regards to the sonic booms, there isn't a market in the US for such planes.
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counterquestion: (will you ask it for me?) why where the planes that crashed into the towers only filled up 1/5. not one of the airlines would have taken of with so few people on board. at least they say so.
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Some of them do.  Lufthansa announced several years ago (following the 9/11 attacks) that they were installing video cameras to record cabin activity.  Southeast Airlines (a US-based charter carrier) made a similar announcement in 2003.  Why don't cameras exist on ALL airlines, then?  The answer is that the camera's aren't mandated by law and therefore it's up to each carrier to decide for themselves if they will use surveillance cameras or not.  Airlines compete heavily for passengers and they never want to do anything that would make passengers uncomfortable and seek other airlines, so it may be that factor contributes to the decision as well.  In any case, video cameras DO exist on some airlines.\n\nHope this helps.
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Some airlines now charge obese people extra. Sounds like a good idea to me. They cost a lot more in jet fuel to fly because they are so heavy, plus they flow over the armrest into my space. Gross! They should really ban them from flying, or at least make them buy two seats.
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Small aircraft can be designed and constructed by amateurs as homebuilts. Other aviators with less knowledge make their aircraft using pre-manufactured kits, assembling the parts into a complete aircraft.\n\nMost aircraft are constructed by companies with the objective of producing them in quantity for customers. The design and planning process, including safety tests, can last up to four years for small turboprops, and up to 12 years for aircraft with the capacity of the A380.\n\nDuring this process, the objectives and design specifications of the aircraft are established. First the construction company uses drawings and equations, simulations, wind tunnel tests and experience to predict the behavior of the aircraft. Computers are used by companies to draw, plan and do initial simulations of the aircraft. Small models and mockups of all or certain parts of the aircraft are then tested in wind tunnels to verify the aerodynamics of the aircraft.\n\nWhen the design has passed through these processes, the company constructs a limited number of these aircraft for testing on the ground. Representatives from an aviation governing agency often make a first flight. The flight tests continue until the aircraft has fulfilled all the requirements. Then, the governing public agency of aviation of the country authorizes the company to begin production of the aircraft.\n\nIn the United States, this agency is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and in the European Union, Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). In Canada, the public agency in charge and authorizing the mass production of aircraft is the Department of Transport.\n\nIn the case of the international sales of aircraft, a license from the public agency of aviation or transports of the country where the aircraft is also to be used is necessary. For example, aircraft from Airbus need to be certified by the FAA to be flown in the United States and vice versa, aircraft of Boeing need to be approved by the JAA to be flown in the European Union.\n\nRecently, as quieter aircraft are becoming more and more needed due to the an increase in air traffic, particularly over urban areas, MIT has designed a delta-wing aircraft that is almost silent and appears to be a practical design for widespread use.
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Depending on where you live, there are noise restrictions at certain times. So it's not like no planes fly at all, it all depends on the decibel output their engines make.
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There seems to be a part missing.\n\nPossibly airplane:Wright::telephone:Bell