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I drove past this aircraft yesterday, still parked, conspicuously beside the main highway.
Massive Russian plane might be stuck at Toronto airport for a while
If it's airworthy I say give it to Ukraine.
It looked clean enough, engines were covered, but yeah, 12-14 months without maintenance must cause some concerns re. airworthiness. I doubt there's anyone qualified in Canada to work on Russian engines.lol, how's a year of downtime in Canadia doing on that airframe?
It looked clean enough, engines were covered, but yeah, 12-14 months without maintenance must cause some concerns re. airworthiness. I doubt there's anyone qualified in Canada to work on Russian engines.
With She Drink Pee in Russia, it's time to start finding ways to stop importing Chinese crap.
If the 124 stopped at Alaska to top fuel tanks, why it wasn't stopped over there?I drove past this aircraft yesterday, still parked, conspicuously beside the main highway.
Massive Russian plane might be stuck at Toronto airport for a while
If it's airworthy I say give it to Ukraine.
With She Drink Pee in Russia, it's time to start finding ways to stop importing Chinese crap.
The article was posted on 28 February 2022, so over a year ago. I think when it landed in Alaska the US sanctions were not in place yet.If the 124 stopped at Alaska to top fuel tanks, why it wasn't stopped over there?
Exactly. I'm responsible for global procurement at my employer's, and have moved the entirely of our necessarily-SEA purchases from PRC to Thailand, Malaysia and Taiwan.Stop buying it.
I find political pomp and circumstance to be cringe-worthy, ridiculous, and hilarious, all at the same time.
Today's proceedings in Moscow had Putin and Xi enter a long, red-carpeted room from opposite ends, and then walk to greet each other in the centre.
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Apart from an intense desire to hear the theme from "Love Story" while they walked towards each other, I have to question the sanity of men who think that this imagery is in any way positive. If I was Xi, I'd be saying "What? You want me to walk halfway down a room to shake hands...just to take photos? Sorry, but I have better things to do with my time!"
Am I missing something here?
I am confused by this part of the articalMarch 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia's Black Sea fleet.
A Russia-installed official in the peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014, said the blast was caused by drones laced with shrapnel and explosives and targeted civilian sites. One person was injured.
A statement by the intelligence directorate of Ukraine's Defence Ministry said: "An explosion in Dzhankoi city in the north of temporarily occupied Crimea destroyed Russian Kalibr-KN cruise missiles as they were being transported by rail".
The statement on social media said the missiles, designed to be launched from surface ships in Russia's Black Sea fleet, had an operational range of more than 2,500 kms (1,550 miles) on land and 375 kms (233 miles) at sea.
Ihor Ivin, the Russian-installed head of the Dzhankoi administration, was quoted as saying the city had come under attack from drones and a 33-year-old man suffered a shrapnel injury from a downed drone. He was taken to hospital and expected to survive.
Reuters was not able to independently verify neither [sic] the Ukrainian nor the Russian reports.
Ukraine says missiles blown up in annexed Crimea, Russia says civilians targeted
Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia's Black Sea fleet.www.reuters.com
A large share of auto parts, either parts for auto manufacturers or aftermarket auto parts, come from China.Unfortunately, buying from China is in the system and will be until more people follow the Admiral's thinking. I had occasion to take a wheel off my wife's 2011 Ford Escape and discovered "Made in China" in the cast aluminum inside of the spokes. Not a custom wheel but stock. Although I know many parts come from China, I did not know large assemblies were from there.
China was a different place in 2011, and looked to be leaning towards western thinking, at least in appearances. And the other SEA manufacturing nations were not yet up to China's standards on cost, scale and consistency in 2011. One thing that gives me hope is that the procurement boss at Ford is a person, just like the rest of us, and one tasked buying stuff but also the critical role of risk assessment, both economic and political. If given the option between two SEA-made options of reasonably equally priced, specification, quality and delivery capabilities, our Ford boss may well recommend the non-China option.Unfortunately, buying from China is in the system and will be until more people follow the Admiral's thinking. I had occasion to take a wheel off my wife's 2011 Ford Escape and discovered "Made in China" in the cast aluminum inside of the spokes. Not a custom wheel but stock. Although I know many parts come from China, I did not know large assemblies were from there.