Hey, LATAM engineer over here! That is speedtape. It is there to cover parts of the wing that have missing paint. As the 787 is mostly composite material, when the paint is peeled away because of the sun, you need to cover the exposed composite to avoid damage to it caused by the sun and the environment. This is a 787 worldwide problem, which Boeing has taken quite a long time to fix; the paint on the 787 is peeling away much faster than expected 🫠. To avoid operational impact (you know, stopping a plane for days just for a paint job) operators put this tape on top of the exposed parts. Then, when the aircraft stops for a programmed maintenance, paint is reapplied
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this clear explaination !
@vicholabbeh7 ай бұрын
Sure thing! We know it is ugly, and it understandably scares some people to see a plane wing full of tape, but as long as there is no solution by the manufacturer, the minimum we can do is explain things the best way we can 😊
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
You are right ! And Is the 787 the only aircraft concerned by those wing paint issues and are all models concerned or just some of them?
@vicholabbeh7 ай бұрын
@MillionMilesMarc paint peels happen on all planes, which is a normal and expected fenomena, yet the problem with the 787 is that it happens too quickly, much before than the programmed maintenance events. I think it has to do with the type of paint not having a good adherence with the composite (I am expeculating here, I am a powerplant engineer, so airframe is not my expertise). As long as I am aware, yes, the 787 is the only plane with this problem (I might be wrong on this, since LATAM does not operate other composite based aircraft I cannot say with certainty. To clear doubts, you can investigate if the same problem happens on A350s, yet if it does, it is probably not as dramatic as the 787). Also, yes, all 787 models are affected.
@mescanilla7 ай бұрын
Thanks @bicholabbeh for your explaination, I love airplanes but if I SEE this wing covered with tape in My travel, I m sure I Will not be quite.
@mariobezanilla57627 ай бұрын
I ‘ve flown several times from SCL to Ack on LATAM and had always had a great experience . Good video!
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Grimmes127 ай бұрын
are there are many NZers and Aussies on that flight or is it mostly Chileans returning from vacation etc...?
@mariobezanilla57627 ай бұрын
@@Grimmes12 I guess both!
@Grimmes127 ай бұрын
@@mariobezanilla5762 cool, thanks!
@69odor7 ай бұрын
Q rasca el nivel de la comida en esa wea de lan
@MotherAotearoa7 ай бұрын
Nice video! Truly liked it 👍 Wouldn't have minded a longer version, and some of the darkness views of the South Pacific, specially if you have a window facing the Southern Pole, to catch a glimpse of the Auroras 😁 Greetings from Wellington, New Zealand 👋
@moshesierra68497 ай бұрын
I’ve traveled to Auckland from Santiago de Chile , amazing flight experience
@luisalexicabrerabarra26643 ай бұрын
Amazing Flight! Thanks for this video
@MillionMilesMarc3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@quattrobajeena86236 ай бұрын
I've been curious about how does this route actually look like since I haven't seen it covered that much here on YT. Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo. Très belle!
@MillionMilesMarc6 ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup !
@emelinabc23873 ай бұрын
Que raro yo cuando fui a ver a mi hijo a Opotiki, hice este mismo viaje en Latam el año 2018, y en Aeropuerto saliamos de la manga directo al recinto, no teniamos que bajar y subir a un bus como se ve aquí en el vídeo, seguramente estaba en mantención o algo por el estilo. Saludos desde Viña del Mar.
@jdgouveia7 ай бұрын
I remember this flight in 2012 on A340 Lan Chile. Same route.
@MrPmendel7 ай бұрын
13:37 Someone pointing a laser beam from the ground.
@gustavogoncalves39003 ай бұрын
Love this Chilean - Brazilian company
@Worldtraveler-887 ай бұрын
Hi. I love watching your videos. I got questions to ask. What type of camera do you use to film your videos? What software app do you use to edit your KZbin videos and is it free to use? Do you use your phone or laptop to do your video editing? Whilst you film your videos, do you use tripod or selfie stick - what brand is it? I am still learning on how to film and edit my travel videos. Any advice would be very helpful
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you! I use a Gopro here 7black, my iPhone 13 mini and I edit on my macbook pro on iMovie
@Gaurav_Sharma31127 ай бұрын
Most awaited video
@Grimmes127 ай бұрын
Saludos Iquiqueños desde NYC, que bueno ver el Arturo Merino Benitez
@PAAviation7 ай бұрын
Nice trip report!❤
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@CarlosAraya-cf2lv7 ай бұрын
Nice trip report 👍👍👍👍👍 Greeting from USA
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Thank you !
@mrjl52537 ай бұрын
Apparently it is anti-corrosion band-aid. Boeing is coming with a better paint formula to protect the wing from the elements. That is what I read earlier last month. I think that the A350 has a similar issue. Qatar reported it. That route is just nuts, there is no way I would fly it. One engine, 5 hours to the nearest airport. Yikes, hopefully no emergency ever occurs. Can they land on the ice? I saw a video of a luxury tour to Antarctica. They fly an a340 and land it on the ice. But I don’t know where that runway is located.
@flygatwiga7 ай бұрын
At approximately 15:47 he covers the possibility of diverting to one of Antarctica's Ice Runways (NZIR). I am such a nervous flyer, I can't imagine seeing that wing (even if it is only a paint issue) and knowing how far away we'd be from an emergency runway. 😳😳😳
@elviejoperro30777 ай бұрын
We are not allowed
@gbosqueh7 ай бұрын
Great review! It'd be nice if you walked around the cabin during the flight. We like to see the bathrooms, see if the crew left some snacks on the galley etc.
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes I usually do it on all of my reviews but this time I was Blocked against the Window and didn't even stand up once unfortunately
@MultiSUPERLATIVO7 ай бұрын
15:50 IPC (Easter Island), PPT (Papeete) and RAR (Rarotonga Cook Islands). In my humble opinion, both meal services are very poor, even for Economy standards. The lighting on the runways and sides is very good at AKL (the lamps on the ground are huge)!
@pablopalma80197 ай бұрын
Sí, desde que la aerolínea chilena LanChile compró la aerolínea brasileña TAM, para convertirse en LATAM, la calidad bajó muchísimo 😩
@ticolandia1007 ай бұрын
Love it ❤❤❤❤ grettings from California USA 🇨🇷🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸I am from Costa Rica 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷buy one day I will visit chile and new Zealand 🇳🇿 and Australia 🇦🇺 nice videos 😊
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Thank you !
@Roadoro4 ай бұрын
Hi, do economy seats come with 100V power outlets?
@MiguelLeonardoLópezÁvellan9 күн бұрын
que terminal sale los vuelos a Oceania
@claudiomoncada47637 ай бұрын
26:15 😍 the 747
@brian4023 ай бұрын
That food looked univiting,was it as bad as it looked?.
@Daniel-vj2dk7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the trip report! Love your videos. How can you afford flying so much?
@HereforaMoment7 ай бұрын
What is with the laser from the ground at 13:35?
@fideoloco8307 ай бұрын
some idiot pointing, the pilot reports it to the control tower and there could be an investigation because it is a crime 🤣
@edwardcannon2917 ай бұрын
I suppose the tape keeps the wing together 😁😆
@athrua187 ай бұрын
The name is high speed tape, is Specially for wings of the Airplanes
@giuseppeodello76247 ай бұрын
In August 2023 my flight was Brisbane-Vancouver with Air Canada... 13 hours of flight... 😁
@anapanizzi332327 күн бұрын
Hello, I have a flight from Santiago to Aukland where I will make a 1:30h stopover, I'm afraid I won't have time to board for the next flight, has anyone done this stopover?
@emanailu4385 ай бұрын
Dalla nuova zelanda all australia quante ore di volo ci sono ?
@pablopalma80197 ай бұрын
La peor pesadilla, es viajar con bebés llorando 😩
@MikeBauman-j4r7 ай бұрын
Such an endurance test (13 hours) rates automatically a 👍.
@georgewalsh46137 ай бұрын
I see a lot of that tape specifically on 787's not on other types of aircraft
7 ай бұрын
Sin saber de aviación me llama la atención esa situación.
@vengodelfuturoyseloquevaap23577 ай бұрын
@ Es para el contra peso .
@Kai-NikolausSchmitt-u4y7 ай бұрын
An aircraft with tape. Dio Mio. Was sind das für Fluggesellschaften?
@elviejoperro30777 ай бұрын
Google it, mein freund
@gavoussaliasenthilkumar88277 ай бұрын
To and fro flight duration difference due to tail wind.
@ChristineBauer-w3k7 ай бұрын
schönes Video. C. Bauer
@MillionMilesMarc7 ай бұрын
Danke !
@angelerodsan16997 ай бұрын
Nice 😊
@prettymiffedbrit7 ай бұрын
That is a lot of speed tape. I wonder what is going on there?!
@elviejoperro30777 ай бұрын
Google it
@semsemeini79057 ай бұрын
The legroom is awful. Very famous flight since a week. Headphones are nice. Desert is a joke. Rest looks OK. Breakfast looks nice. Wonder if this is the plane that dropped. How long the flight? Maybe I missed it.
@keirra50967 ай бұрын
Nice!🙂
@deepalperera45927 ай бұрын
wished this was day flight
@manuelgorgulho22093 ай бұрын
Some A350s are also experiencing the paint peeling on the wings.
@rodrigovasquez44817 ай бұрын
13:34 no falta el pastel con el láser.
@pablopalma80197 ай бұрын
Será una discoteca 🤷🏻♂️
@gavoussaliasenthilkumar88277 ай бұрын
Lufthansa captain performs wing wave.
@fernandobalao90707 ай бұрын
El ala llena de cinta y eso que son nuevos 😢
@guilherminasilvabaltazar32512 ай бұрын
Gente, esse bebê não dormiu ? Kkkkk
@Kai-NikolausSchmitt-u4y7 ай бұрын
Not for 100000 Euro i would fly again
@luisdonoso19137 ай бұрын
20:00 haahhahahaah
@Dialoguematters7 ай бұрын
Most uncomfortable 787 in the industry!
@bspvdj6 ай бұрын
Worst are LATAM 787's with recaro seats. Those are unbearable. At least in the old interior, you get a bit more of leg room and a comfier seat
@josephusanthonybumaat96902 ай бұрын
Not a lot of food unlike United 😂
@nikolauswolff57917 ай бұрын
In this plane you got less space as a human than a rat in a cage. 👎 God bless that there is no smaller type available for this long haul route over water.