Day One The Grinch Wants A Bigger Gun

The DDG 1000, Americas longest and most costly Destroyer is going to get a better less expensive cannon round for Christmas. Already hailed as the most complex floating machine with a high end price tag of four billion dollars. The Grinch wants for Christmas a better gun.

Raytheon Excalibur Round Set to Replace LRLAP on Zumwalts

The Navy would not confirm any details of the change saying the change was, “predecisional.”

Huh? Predecisional!! tis the seasonal fah la la la la la la la (imaginary Christmas Tune) the Grinch will get his way as government intelligence is put to the test on this one.

The Long Range... oh well the LRLAP $800,000+ costs per rounds having a 60 mile reach would be replaced by Raetheon's Excalibur Round only going half the distance and costing just a third and will save the the national debt about two billion out a 20 trillion tab. Instead of 4 Billion spent arming the Navy ships with LRLAP's it could arm the same fleet for about 1.5 billion with 2,500 rounds of 155 mm shot. The "Let's Replace Ludicrous Artillery Projectiles" (LRLAP) program is taking a turn for Christmas.

Day 2: Alaska's North Pole Merges With An American Virgin

... and other news hits the wire at 10:pm. The Grinch couldn't have planned it better this close to Christmas. The Alaskan Air and American Virgin merger makes for an awkward headline when conserving headline words. The news editor gave it a thumbs up because both parties are celebrating in San Francisco and this a normal headline for the city by the bay. 

Alaska Air-Virgin America merger is in the works.

Alaska Airlines takes over operations of Virgin America

Day Three: That Free Finger Drink Could be Cancelled in Asia

Airlines in Asia are considering cancelling free alcohol on its flights over the ocean. The Grinch has found a solution for this problem. Three Free drinks are selected from a fish bowl drawing, selecting 12 Seat numbers at the start of each flight from economy. The Grinch could not be reached for comment as the story was still breaking. 

Three Free Grinch Drinks 

The Grinch has slammed charging passengers for alcohol on the other side of the date line which runs through the Pacific Ocean just off Asia. He was last seen in Singapore slinging his way across the flight line before he was lifting off.

Grinch Slinging his way to his next stop.

Free alcohol on flights may end as Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines costs rise

"Budget airlines including AirAsia and Jetstar, which is owned by Qantas Airways, have long tried to squeeze extra cash from customers during flights. Michael O'Leary, chief executive officer of European low-cost airline Ryanair, in 2009 suggested charging customers to use the toilet."

Day 4: Donald Trumps Attacks 150,000 Taxpayers aka Boeing Employees

Personnel attacks are never pleasant and going after big ticket costs are so popular, it’s like you are doing something without doing something. Boeing is such a victim of Donald Trump’s wrath. His “make it cheaper” mantra appeals to Billionaires wealthy enough to buy a 787 BBJ and is so "Donald". So just go do your thing before the inauguration day festivities and then shut-up until summer. I'll be on vacation by then and if I didn't hear it, it didn't happen. Vacations are special that way. The campfire eliminates those who revel in profoundness without a clue.

Okay Boeing make it cheaper and my guys will come and buy one.

Letters: Trump is attacking Boeing? Really?

Day 5 Weight Reduction Extends The Terminal lines

The 787, long known for its CFRP body is making the 787 per sq foot of passenger space the lightest of aircraft in its class. Over fifty percent of the aircraft is reinforced carbon fiber constructions. Going further in key areas, all portions of the 787 have under gone a goal that every component weight matters. From the flight crews flying work space to the lack of fasteners typically found on one of its cousin's aluminum constructs. The goal was to build everything lighter and more efficient. The 787 from passenger seat materials to the soap dish amenity signals a very light behemoth considering its girth.

Airlines bid to beat their weight problem

The Grinch has just proposed a brilliant ideal that Boeing is looking into from the Jet way level. The Grinch looked at CFRP early on, and he has suggested to Boeing that all passengers in the Northern Hemisphere are lacking in a high fiber diet and could reduce weight further on the 787 by insisting all airport terminal restaurants serve extremely high Carbon Fiber Reinforced Foods (CFRF) two hours prior to boarding an aircraft, thus making the 787 drop down to its lightest "load" per seat. The Carbon Fiber Reinforce Food could reduce the weight of each passenger by 5% before boarding a 787 aircraft.

The Board of Directors of Boeing were enthusiastic supporting the Grinch's proposal. Even though there is no developed or known CFRF's, Boeing will add another Billion to its "sunk" costs for the 787 program, bringing its total going into the "hole" at 30 billion dollars US.

Day 6: Boeing Had a Parts of The Engine Failure Down Under

The 787 suffers a "two fer" on separate 787 airplanes. The parts problem is reported by the parts guy as the culprit on one GE and one Rolls engines both of which affected a Jet Star and Scoot aircraft. Another day and another lone engine problem on the duo engine aircraft. Maintainers were dispatched and fixed it.

ATSB: Part Failures Behind 787 Engine Incidents

Day Seven Boeing is Ready For 137 787's

The Boeing delivery schedule documents 137 Dreamliners will be delivered making it to 500 787's delivered since keeping program statistics per AllThings787 data. The CEO of Boeing was quoted to say,

"I love it when a plane comes together"

Boeing has positioned itself for completing the year's production plan through December 20, 2016 when it delivers 787 #500 to Avianca. The Christmas break reloads the upcoming production year for delivering close to 144 787's in 2017.

Day 8: The Truth About The F-35

The F-35's truth is that nobody really knows what the F-35 really has for the US Military. Stealth, fusion, avionics and weapons. But what really is the difference maker in combat? Could it out perform a fully loaded and renovated F-18 or a souped up F-15? How about a very tricky F-16? Does the F-35 hold an edge over all of the US legacy aircraft? If one thing is known it generates more questions than answers, and that is probably its greatest strength at this time. Nobody knows what it can do in combat facing the world's best fighters. After-all that is the trillion dollar question, what can it do?

F-35 here we come 

All the pundits have since weighed in on this matter with glitchy, problematic, and costly proposals of why the F-35 fails without answering the real question of what can it do better in any category of a war fighter and perhaps we are looking at only a knight in shining armor riding on horseback facing a high tech hoard of fourth generation capability.

The answer does not come from money spent on a "Walter Mitty" program for fighting wars, it comes from a fear of losing this nation from an insane rabid adversary nipping at the doors of freedom and peace. That is what is hoped for when defending this nation and not stock holder profits for all the players in this epic tale of deceit, greed, and fraud to the American people by a few leaders of government and industry. 

The solders, employees, and supervisors really believe in the F-35 while the questions never seem to be answered about its real combat capability. The answer comes after a war is started and it’s too late to change direction when saving a nation. The secrets of the F-35 starts with trust and confidence that its people of this nation got it right instead of the greedy skimming trillions from the Taxpayers.

Whoville defended by The F-35

9 Days Of Christmas Report

The 787-9 is what you want for Christmas Cindy Lou. Already 70 orders this year even though one was a dash away eight and it will go to Tanzania and only one and nothing more for the 787-8.

Tanzania orders a new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to expand international flights

Day and Night #10 Victoria-Qantas is Hot With News

When all the flight seats are flat as can be, dreams of LA dance in their heads. Qantas just announced the Victoria Melbourne out bounds and incoming clear from LA which is not so far from San Jose.

Do you know the way to San Jose?

Dateline December 13, 2016:

"Tickets for the new 787-9 Melbourne-Los Angeles flights will go on sale on Christmas Day. The choice of Melbourne-Los Angeles was in keeping previous statements from the airline saying the 787-9s were bought to gradually take over routes operated by the 747-400."