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QuoteBritish Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn. The UK airline is the world's largest operator of the jumbo jets, with 31 in the fleet.https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53426886
"It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire 747 fleet with immediate effect," a BA spokesman told the BBC. "It is unlikely our magnificent 'queen of the skies' will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic," the spokesman added.
The 747s represent about 10% of BA's total fleet. It had planned on retiring the planes in 2024 but has brought forward the date due to the downturn.
Quote from: Taaroa on July 10, 2020, 09:33:12 AM
Melbourne new case levels went from near zero a week or two ago to ~300per day yesterday, so the entire city (~5mil people) has gone back into lockdown and the state borders have been forcibly closed. Now you've got people in other states acting a bit smug over the current shitshow in Victoria, as though they themselves weren't guilty of earlier fuckups and potentially future ones.
https://twitter.com/ChrisReason7/status/1281463305513480192
Quote from: Hog on July 12, 2020, 09:37:07 AM
5 engined 747-SP!
I think it would look better, and probably perform better with a 6th engine in a mirrored position on the Port side of the a/c.
QuoteA new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704
It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say.
The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak.
While it is not an immediate problem, they say, it has "all the hallmarks" of being highly adapted to infect humans and needs close monitoring.
As it's new, people could have little or no immunity to the virus.
Current flu vaccines do not appear to protect against it, although they could be adapted to do so if needed.
QuoteIn South Asia, India has also been hard hit by the virus, with more than 500,000 confirmed cases in the country â€" the fourth-most worldwide
Quote from: albrecht on June 25, 2020, 07:05:10 PM
1/3 of Pakistani commercial pilots have fraudulent licenses, often hiring others to sit in for their exams.
QuoteYoung and patriotic, overseas students often defend their nation against its critics. But when many tried to return home during the pandemic, they became targets themselves.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/business/china-nationalist-students-coronavirus.html
Quote from: Taaroa on June 20, 2020, 02:34:51 AM
Victorian coronavirus restrictions tightening as cases continue to increase
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-20/victoria-coronavirus-numbers-increase-again-with-more-new-cases/12376316
QuoteVictoria will bring back tougher coronavirus restrictions in a bid to address a recent increase in case numbers. Mr Andrews has also deferred plans to allow more patrons in restaurants, and flagged the possibility of even tougher lockdowns being introduced in the hardest hit areas over the coming days.
He said that according to the Government's experts the numbers were being driven by families having big get-togethers and not following the advice around distancing and hygiene.
"Since April … half of all of our new cases have come from family-to-family transmission," Mr Andrews said.
"I'm frustrated by it. I'm disappointed by it.
"Unless we can break this cycle … then we are going to see more and more of these cases."
Quote from: Taaroa on June 12, 2020, 10:17:29 AM
Borders between most states in Australia, with the exception of WA, are reopening.
WA seems intent on keeping their borders shut to the rest of the country and their premier is acting like a petulant child - even NZ is wanting to reopen borders with the rest of Australia while WA isn't.
QuoteVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he was not concerned that South Australia would not reopen its borders to Victorians.
"I don't want to be offensive to South Australians but why would you want to go there?" he said
Quote from: Walks_At_Night on June 13, 2020, 10:48:00 AM
Yeah - that MLK statue isn't really freaky it is just some random guy.
Quote from: Walks_At_Night on June 13, 2020, 07:11:58 AM
Why is there a statue of George Washington in Trafalgar Square? Wouldn't imagine y'all would think too highly of the old boy. Or is Russia Today just confused? Or there are more than one George Washington?
Quote"Perhaps South Australia have a more confident view of Victorians than we do in the West," he said.
