Thread: Airline News

Originally Posted by chinthee

Neither our current or next generation aircraft now poised
> for
> funding & production can in any way match the performance of this Russian
> aircraft NOW FLYING in any near combat situation. Somehow the bankrupt
> Russian aircraft industry has out produced our complex politically tainted
> aerospace industry with this technology marvel. Scratch any ideas of
> close
> in air-to-air combat with this aircraft in the future .

Looks really impressive. For sure it would run circles around you in a dog-fight, but who does dog-fights anymore?

The Yanks proved it a long time ago back in WWII. There used to be a saying; "You can't out-turn a Zero". But they didn't have to out-turn them. They had faster planes. They could line up for a high speed attack run, hit them, and be heading off into the distance negating the superior maneuverability of the enemy.

Throw into the equation the eye-in-the-sky flying control towers, and the better electronic warfare that the Yanks have, and prolly not many modern air forces will be shaking in their boots.

Delta and Northwest agree to combine

By HARRY R. WEBER, AP Business Writer 18 minutes ago

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world's biggest carrier.

The announcement comes a year after the two carriers emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Both carriers are losing money again but are in much better shape than the four much-smaller airlines that have filed for bankruptcy or gone out of business in recent weeks.

Delta and Northwest agree to combine - Yahoo! News

I suspect there are a few other struggling airlines out there that may follow suit during this period of rising costs.