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When someone has anything definitive that asserts a counterfeit, non TSO part, I'll be the first to respond. All of this maintenance and parts replacements are logged and the FAA has full time people assigned to monitor it at the site, as well as pilot training and other standards. As of now, it's just uninformed people yacking.

Yes I am.

This seems to be taking a vector that is not informed. Aviation parts are subjected to what is called "technical standards order." That means that all parts used have to meet standards that are FAA governed. They can't be simply purchased from Amazon. They have to be TSO compliant, or cannot be used.

Some thoughts. Regarding age, see B-52. Introduced 70 years ago. Airplane parts are not simply purchased without having to meet standards, no matter the supplier. It appears the uncontrolled damage from the no. 1 engine impacted the no.2 engine, resulting in insufficient thrust to remain airborne. Aircraft wing mounted engines are designed to separate from the aircraft before causing damage to the wing/flight controls. It shouldn'tbe too hard to figure out why the no. 1 engine separated. Regarding insurance, I'm not sure how UPS handles this, but most US airlines, since 9-11, are self insured. Flying boxes is way more profitable than flying people, and cargo aircraft are a lot less expensive.

Living here, I don't think your view is accurate. There wasn't one time in the cycle where she had a chance. He endorsed her and provided add content for her. His legacy is just fine and I expect we will hear from him again. I for one, would be delighted if he re-emerged on the national scene. Smart. Talented. Great speaker, Natural, genuine enthusiasm. Not a career pol with debts to entrenched forces.

They have every right to be sick.

I want to have reliable, responsible, efficient air traffic control. I don't, and I firmly believe that service being removed from our federal gov and the massive costs associated would be far better if handled by the private sector. I have absolutely no doubt about that claim.

Younkin has had an extremely successful term. He would have easily been re-elected if Virginia law allowed. He has no responsibility to try to salvage a completely lethargic campaign by the state Rep Party.

They have every right to not work if not being paid. The airlines pay huge taxes to the gov for this service. They are also losing tons of money because Congress is unable to manage its responsibilities.

No worries mate. An honest overlook. The point is that we should do it and remove this function from political manipulation;

New Zealand. Australia. Canada. Germany. 100 countries. Self funded. Detached from gov funding. "Today, roughly 100 countries receive their air traffic control services from user-funded utilities. Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.K. all have newer, more-advanced technology than our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and all of them are self-funded and independent of government budgets. If any of their governments were to have a shutdown like ours, air traffic control would continue to operate normally." https://reason.com/2025/11/05/americas-longest-government-shutdown-shows-why-we-must-free-air-traffic-control-from-politics/ Roundy isn't bright enough to know this. Others are, and it gets this necessary system away from idiotic political manipulation.

Is this a serious question? The answer is that it works just fine in other countries, and it isn't working here, on so many levels. Not "horrible idea." Best idea.

Completely different situation. The ATC strike was an illegal violation. This is not. This is a political game using human pawns. They have every right to call in sick when the gov refuses to pay them. All the more reason to privatize the ATC function of the FAA, so it can no longer be used by stupid, reckless politicians. No matter. This tragedy has nothing to do with the FAA and looks like an uncontained engine explosion which may not have been possible to recover from, though time will tell. Engine failures are trained to all the time, and engines have kevlar to keep parts "contained." This may have been beyond that ability.

Horrible tragedy. Nothing to do with politics.

The Virginia Gov race was never seriously in question, except being promoted that way by the national media to get ratings and ads. Nobody knew anything about Winsome Earle-Sears until Labor Day. A well known conservative talk show host pointed out that in late Aug he called her election campaign to get her on the radio and never got in touch with anybody. There was simply no campaign activity. Spanberger, in contrast, announced her candidacy in 2023, was extremely well funded and was on local media at least three times per week since then. If the Republicans want a chance at the Gov house here, they have to name a credible candidate and run an aggressive campaign. They didn't and the only reason she ever got any traction was because of the lunatic texts and conversations from the now elected AG. From my perspective, the Virginia Republican party doesn't work nearly as hard as the opposition.

Because the US thinks that Maduro is directly involved in drug trafficking to the US. One of his relatives was arrested and convicted but eventually released on drug trafficking charges. The US, to my knowledge, has not directly tied the Colombian or Mexican political administrations to direct trafficking.

Thank God she finally timed out.

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. No history. No knowledge. It takes well over a year to train a controller. Who does that out this issue on. Pete Buttigieg was an abject failure that performed miserably, and we are paying the price. Duffy is an infinitely better Sect. of Transportation, and is fixing the issue. The destructive Shumer shutdown only points that the ATC function should be privatized because the gov has proven to be incapable of performance. Your stupid cub reporting of aviation items has no insight, no knowledge, no ability to judge and no perspective. They are dumb posts.

Homey's recent is completely unrelated to the thread, and silly.

I saw a news story the other day that 33 counties in Eastern Oregon have given favorable consideration to secede from Oregon to Idaho, and 13 of those have passed items to look into it formally. Their view is that they have no representation in the Oregon state gov.

Maybe I missed the news. Have we done anything offensive in Venezuela? I haven't seen anything except claims on this forum

Perhaps. But smuggling is done on an individual basis decision. Being vaporized in the Carib is probably not worth the payoff. Either way, my point is that we are letting them know we will kill them, and I really doubt there is is any US interest in a strike at the Venezuelan mainland. Makes no sense.

First, take oil out of the equation. We really don't need their high sulfur oil.\ Second, this nonsense about the CIA. Think about this. If the US was going to operate a significant CIA operation in a foreign country, do you think they'd announce it? Absolutely not. It is a ridiculous conclusion. This is a signal, as have the boat strikes. The message is that we have intel that lets us know what you are doing and when, and we intend to eliminate you if you operate. All meant to dissuade folks from engaging in drug smuggling into the US.

is there any evidence of this intent?

Carriers are a signal. If it fits the carrier and airwing schedule for workups, why not? Cruise in the area to let them know we care. But, the point is, I have no idea why we would ever strike Venezuelan military targets on terra firma.