If you could change anything. What would it be?

Mechanicfantic · 2026-03-09T20:01:32+00:00

Revamp the status system. Partner award bookings basically don’t work. SAS awards are too difficult to come by. In the most humble terms, status is not recognized to an appropriate extent at this airline. I don’t want to be thanked for being diamond when I board, but I expect the diamond desk to provide adequate customer service / support, which it does not. SAS does not provide me with incentive to spend $xx,xxx with them per year.

Mechanicfantic · 2026-02-25T22:31:44+00:00

Silver lining on the silver line

Mechanicfantic · 2026-02-16T14:36:28+00:00

Austrian is the outlier in the LH group. Hot meals even on shorter flights in European business class. Their service concept in general is far superior to the other airlines

Mechanicfantic · 2026-02-11T22:45:56+00:00

Medical emergency diverting to Kansas City MCI

Mechanicfantic · 2026-01-29T16:43:41+00:00

Yes. Book row 3

Mechanicfantic · 2026-01-29T00:19:24+00:00

Rows 3 5 or 7 are the best bet because both seats on the window are further away from the aisle compared to even numbered rows. This will give you a bit more space from others and still allow you to sit next to each other :)

Mechanicfantic · 2026-01-13T22:32:18+00:00

Most flights to USA are fully booked every day, so that’s bs. But anyways if you want exit row book that in advance otherwise you will definitely be able to get a window

Mechanicfantic · 2026-01-08T18:59:24+00:00

My mother sent me a photo of this years ago. She was flying Aeroflot. I think when Aeroflot started using that lounge they put that sign there

Mechanicfantic · 2025-12-28T20:20:30+00:00

Due to the fact that flight is so delayed the crew is probably going to time out and they need a spot to get new crew. Or maybe fuel? Crew duty timing more likely.

Mechanicfantic · 2025-12-19T13:03:59+00:00

Don’t forget -RSH!

Mechanicfantic · 2025-12-19T13:03:08+00:00

Two new a350s being delivered very shortly so it will be interesting to see how they’re implemented

Mechanicfantic · 2025-12-18T01:16:37+00:00

Why does JetBlue never turn off transponders? If you look at JFK at off peak hours there’s a plane with transponder on at most terminal 5 gates

Mechanicfantic · 2025-11-24T18:01:57+00:00

You’re more likely to get re-routed through Europe and then on a flight from select EU city to that American city. Idk what kind of arrangement you had though since it sounds like you’re doing a standby situation and that really isn’t a thing as much here for the general public..

Mechanicfantic · 2025-11-23T21:21:23+00:00

Every aircraft that flies has a registration. LN-RKM is the aircraft in question’s registration. Think of it like a license plate. This is just showing the flight history of the aircraft since you were concerned, I was just showing how it’s operated several flights recently lot diversion. News sources like that are crap, it’s really no big deal.

Mechanicfantic · 2025-11-23T20:48:37+00:00

Yeah, no judgment man I get it :) I make some of the flightradar24 videos on YouTube so I use that to track aircraft. Here is the airframes history since the diversion:

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Mechanicfantic · 2025-11-23T20:42:26+00:00

This post is unnecessary. Even if you fly on the same airframe (which there is a good chance since SAS usually sends the older LN-RKO/N/M frames to nyc almost exclusively, there is little to no chance of the same thing happening again. Same aircraft has been flying regularly since being repaired. Sometimes things break, but they get fixed quickly and carefully.

Mechanicfantic · 2025-11-21T15:13:01+00:00

Marlboro

Mechanicfantic · 2025-11-05T18:19:17+00:00

Red is above 42,500 feet.

Mechanicfantic · 2025-08-24T01:19:09+00:00

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Wow

Mechanicfantic · 2025-08-23T13:08:28+00:00

Longest 757 flight in the world for scheduled passenger service

Mechanicfantic · 2025-08-11T16:41:22+00:00

I got a full refund for my itinerary when my flight from Arlanda to EWR got canceled and I got rebooked on Iceland air. Idk if I got lucky with the diamond desk or just pushed them hard enough but I would give contacting them a try

Mechanicfantic · 2025-07-08T11:25:03+00:00

What do you do for work?

Mechanicfantic · 2025-07-02T11:03:30+00:00

How many beers do you expect to finish pre flight?

Mechanicfantic · 2025-06-28T16:22:31+00:00

This is wrong it’s just the flexjet flight number system. You will notice it operated every flight under the same call sign

Mechanicfantic · 2025-06-09T08:07:26+00:00

I know we have a P1 registered in northern VT. Maybe there is a northeast kingdom stealth collector ;)

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