Re: Lufthansa Catering Reductions in economy and premium economy

Does LH staff its long haul flights with more than the minimum required number of FAs? If so this could be the first step in dropping an FA.

Re: Why do sports charters sometimes use BED at Boston?

NYPECO wrote:

Adding to that, there's also a Delta 757 and some kind of KC-135 parked at BED on Google Earth.

Re: Rumor: LH to start FRA-BDL?

There are rumors that Allianz is considering acquiring The Hartford. MUC-BDL is 3,422 nm.

Re: KLM collective agreement: one fewer cabin crew member on intercontinental flights, new Y catering

Anyone have current staffing levels on various air craft, or typical FA to PAX ratios?

Re: Largest US international Routes Pax Counts for 2017

Nothing from the mainland to Tokyo in the top 10 . Does anyone have combined NRT/HND numbers?

Re: New NYC airport

Unfortunately there's only so much airspace available to add more airplanes into a confined space. Simply adding more flights to nearby airports doesn't fix the problem, it compounds to it. Like I said before, more gates and runways isn't the fix here. The only significant improvements would come f...

Re: Busiest airports without full length taxiways

Is LCY still scheduled to get a full length taxiway? IIRC there was talk of that.

Re: Norwegian going 3x daily LGW-JFK

The block times seem off. Too long westbound and too short eastbound.

Re: American to start ORH to PHL

That was added after I made my original post.But, from word of mouth, I had heard that the flight times were actually: PHL-ORH 21:30-22:39 ORH-PHL 08:00-09:05 meaning the plane would overnight here. Someone may have gotten their a.m./p.m. mixed up. Is that timing going to work with single crew, dut...

Re: KEF 2018 stats

I haven't been through KEF in a few years, was the terminal ever expanded? And if so, how is it handling the extra traffic? And if not, any plans?

Re: JFK Diverting Flights due to shear

BA 117 diverted to BOS an is headed back to JFK after an an hour and half on the ground.

Re: Northeast USA Winter Storm 1/4 Thread

From UA Cargo, "no shipments will be loaded on flights scheduled to arrive in these locations [EWR, BDL, BOS, LGA, MHT, ORF, PHL, PVD and PWM ] before 12:01 a.m. EST Sunday, January 7."

Ramp issues?

Re: How do they work Cape Air's cessna aircraft into the pattern for approach to BOS?

Well, here's how they work a Cessna 172 into ORD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ovGFhJCRU0 "You'll be following a heavy B 747", whoa. When flying a C 172 near JFK I thought it was pretty cool to have tower let me know "your traffic is a heavy Concorde departing 13R, will be no fac...

Re: DL JFK-SEA makes unplanned stop due to bathrooms

Wait, I thought only JetBlue had lav issues, and not Delta.

Re: Cargo carriers (UPS, FedEx) up-gauging aircraft, flights during the holiday season?

As we are looking at late autumn freight peaks, we shouldn't forget those urgent-to-get, heavy wine bottles from France. Two million bottles, or close to 1,400 tonnes of Beaujolais Nouveau[...] 20 years or so go my company shipped 2 to 8 pallets every day CGN-EWR with UPS. Day in - day out, year ro...

Re: JFK reconstruction update?

Ah, the infamous Van Wyck Parking Lot! That's the main reason I dread picked up South Korean relatives who visit us in Northern New Jersey. (I can avoid the Cross Bronx Parking Lot by going a different way.) My last time going to JFK everything was a parking lot. I seriously thought it was going to...

Re: TSA Failure Rate Around 80%; Agency "Badly Broken"

A friend of mine had an internship with MassPort in late 80's. One of his tasks was to try smuggle weapons past the screeners. He was shocked that he could get through about 1 in 4 times.

Re: Is IST the world's busiest airport to use separate runways for arrivals and departures?

JFK's most efficient configuration is VOR approaches to 13L and 22L, and departures off of 13R. Worst case is ILS 13L departing 13R.

Re: BA upgauges AUS to 747 starting Summer 2018

What's primary direction in traffic flow? Ex AUS or LHR? O & D percentage?

Re: United opens. New summer seasonal routes!

klwright69 wrote:

I suppose the current seasonal flights will return: VCE, HAM, ARN, ATH, SFO-MUC, etc.

Re: Canada's airports runways aren't long enough

Do any Canadian airports have an EMAS?

Re: United launches "Classified" an invite-only restaurant at EWR

A $65 breakfast? And they don't put bourbon in it or nothing?

Would you go back? How long is the invite good for?

Re: ONT unveils new branding, launches marketing campaign

LAXintl wrote:

Per the airport authority, it seeks to market the airport as “Southern California’s preferred alternate airport.”

Re: What is next for KEF?

Have they started a terminal expansion or new building? It was crowded enough 5 years ago and totally bursting at the seams last time I was there about 18 months ago.

Re: China Airlines considers cancelling New York route

KarelXWB wrote:

- China Airlines' New York route difficult because of new cabin crew agreement

Re: Actress Jennifer Lawrence's private plane suffers dual engine failure

What's the Hawker 400XP's glide ratio?

Re: Cirrus vision SF50 - the $2 million single engine private jet

N766UA wrote:

Great, Cirrus owners with jets...

Re: Boston Aviation - Part 13

NE – Departures can still go off of 9, but obviously arrivals will be affected. Perhaps the visual to 4L could be used during good weather. "the FAA proposes to establish two temporary approach procedures: an Area Navigation (RNAV) approach to RWY 4 Left (4L) and a “side-step” maneuver to the ...

Re: Why are some United Express flights in the North East so expensive?

Random date in June UA will get you from BDL to EWR for as little as $227, but you'll be connecting in IAD.

I noticed the flexible economy is $676 ($100 premium) nonstop and $1,000 ($700+ premium) via IAD, what's up with that?

Re: "British Airways 'turning into Ryanair' as first class passengers are the latest to lose perks"

When people pay the premium that they do for first class, they are absolutely entitled to expect a certain level of comfort. It's not like they paid Y fares but got upgraded. And the airline certainly needs to have some sympathy for them, because they need those customers to come back. Anyone have ...

Re: Worst-Timed Commerical Flights

I hate LH 401, departs JFK around 4:00 PM and arrives FRA usually just after 5:00 AM. The holiday makers going Mallorca aren't even drunk yet.

Re: British Airways announce LHR-PUA, BDS, ZTH, MPL, NTE, TLL & MJV

BA's new routes page mentions there's a weekly STN-TXL flight. What's up with that?

Re: What is it so difficult to directly ship air-cargo directly with a cargo carrier?

DHL / UPS / FedEx provide a door to door service, and you will pay for that. A freight forwarder can set you up for airport to airport shipments. If you are a member of a trade association ask them, specialist forwarders probably pitch them. Call some forwarders, stress consistent volume, an LD3 per...

Re: Wow Air launches KEF-MIA

787fan8 wrote:

WOW Air's growth has really impressed me. Hopefully they don't outgrow themselves.

Re: DL to all LHR flights to T3

I just connected 10 days ago in LHR from AF to VS (all with DL flight numbers) and it was a royal pain. I did that 10 years ago with all CO flight numbers but with vintage terminals. Not pleasant to say the least. Bonus points for the liquids ban was brand new, took close two hours to get through s...

Re: UA to launch Key West - EWR, ORD