What's the latest on the potential for longhaul service out of AEP? Allegedly AR was interested in AEP-MIA as well as UA on AEP-IAH. I'm in Buenos Aires right now and the city and country of Argentina are amazing, I hope there is more connectivity in the future. I also hope for the privatization of...
Jump to postVery interesting. BA and I are two months apart in age. It is a shame they are no longer the carrier they once were. I remember all the jovial stewards from the 90s joking around with me and giving me such good service, even in World Traveller. All of that is now sadly gone, and the service on BA is...
Jump to postI don't think it is the last time we will discuss a postponement of the MC-21 program. Nobody needs it. Few orders, no new orders for 7 years. Russia has all the planes they need for the next few decades. What they need is places to fly them to. I am not convinced that the Russians have the capabil...
Jump to postHow was this NOT caught? Does the gate system not check for duplicate use of the same boarding pass? Wouldn’t the gate agent managing boarding receive an error message? Wouldn’t an error message trigger an investigation into why a boarding pass was used twice? Exactly. One would think so. Maybe it ...
Jump to postIrkut will need to be especially careful to ensure that any aircraft designs conform to FAA/EASA specifications so that the MC-21 has a market after the war. The aviation world, particularly in the West, is still jittery after the complications of the SSJ. Irkut will thus need to distribute parts a...
Jump to postIrkut will need to be especially careful to ensure that any aircraft designs conform to FAA/EASA specifications so that the MC-21 has a market after the war. The aviation world, particularly in the West, is still jittery after the complications of the SSJ. Irkut will thus need to distribute parts an...
Jump to postB6 needs to stop being afraid of expanding into the middle of the country where fares are outrageous, even in markets dominated by WN. B6 won't be able to rely on its northeast business forever, and the West Coast is also too competitive with WN dominating the landscape. The carrier needs to start ...
Jump to postWith this impending loss of a carrier, I think Skyteam will really push through with having AF/KLM buy TAP. Also, Spain is going to be pretty much dominated by IAG now. Iberia, Vueling, Air Nostrum, and now Air Europa. The only other option, especially on the Spanish domestic side is going to by Ry...
Jump to postFrom what I read if Air Europa doesn't merge they might be history so if IAG(and IB) are the only viable ending with a positive AE result then let them merge. Does the Spanish Government really want an airline closing their doors leaving several thousand employees with no jobs. That doesn't look &q...
Jump to postI think if there is a change in Administration that JetBlue won’t be around for 4 more years. I would fully expect the company to be sold and broken up. The little airline that could, just doesn’t have many options in a constrained market, and so north east heavy. Maybe I’m being a little dramatic,...
Jump to postI understand there is a lot of competition on this route, but given DL’s recent focus on LAX and the importance of the LHR market, this is a very surprising move. “Delta first started operating this route in 2014, and then canceled the route in 2015. After a nearly eight year suspension, the airlin...
Jump to postGenerally mediocre performance by B6 on ATL-FLL/LGA. I think they should give ATL-LGA back to AA and add a morning JFK as there are few if any connections to be had on B6 out of LGA. There is also some offline international transfer business to be had on a morning JFK departure. ATL-FLL fares have b...
Jump to postOkay, so this is being looked at from a one sided perspective. Air China is not a founding member of Star Alliance. Do they have a strong influence in the alliance to make it happen? As far as I know, with the exception of Lufthansa Group, United Airlines and Air Canada, their relationship with mos...
Jump to postOkay, so this is being looked at from a one sided perspective. Air China is not a founding member of Star Alliance. Do they have a strong influence in the alliance to make it happen? As far as I know, with the exception of Lufthansa Group, United Airlines and Air Canada, their relationship with mos...
Jump to postTo me as a passenger, I often wonder what, exactly, I’m sitting in and when it was last washed. It is true that cloth seats can harbor a wide variety of vermin most would rather not think about. And we know airlines don’t change them that often. Leather seats can be wiped down quickly, and fewer thi...
Jump to postWasn’t the current blue seat color a carry over from Song? No. Song's interior was light blue seats with purple, yellow, and orange trim. Correct. However I thought the shade of blue was the same. Perhaps it was lighter. I remember the different color trim — and the shaken cocktails. For those who ...
Jump to postNot sure what to think just having seen it, but I do like the darker hues. I wish they had put just a touch of branding on the seats and introduced cloth on the backs and bottoms of seats on its long-haul fleet like AF has. I also wish we could go back to some of the eye-popping color palates of the...
Jump to postBack in the '80s the late Stephen Piercey authored several 'Sky Truck' books that dealt with old freight-hauling prop aircraft. A big chunk of his photos were shot in Bolivia, which had a thriving airfreight scene at that time. Everything from the expected DC-3/4/6s to B-17s and -24s. Lots of meat-...
Jump to postB6 obviously knows the writing is on the wall and that it still needs to do something about the revenue environment. The rejected merger gives the company fewer options to improve market conditions, and getting rid of staff isn't going to save the company. It is likely to do quite the opposite. Any ...
Jump to postNotice how it's always the non-unionized staff that are asked to leave before the unionized staff? There's obviously a benefit to being in a union.
Jump to postThe Brazilian Real is down over 30% compared to five years ago. That cannot be helping things. GOL likely needs to renegotiate enough to cover the difference. They’re in a tough spot.
Jump to postSpirit and Frontier operate in some of the most busiest airports in the US. They will never get the efficiency that Ryanair has. Just look at Southwest when the airline moved from operating out smaller less used airports into LGA, ATL, DCA, BOS, MIA, etc. Ontime performance once a standard they rul...
Jump to postA United Airlines flight (UA37) from EDI to EWR was canceled this morning after one of the pilots was arrested for having a taser in his luggage at Edinburgh Airport. The pilot was charged with a firearms offense, as it is illegal in the UK to possess a taser. United Airlines representatives confir...
Jump to postPart of the problem with the ancillary model is that if you make up your fares with add-ons that people don't want to pay for, they will do anything in their power to find a way around paying for them. Most people traveling on NK now know that you have to arrive at the airport already checked in, t...
Jump to postPart of the problem with the ancillary model is that if you make up your fares with add-ons that people don't want to pay for, they will do anything in their power to find a way around paying for them. Most people traveling on NK now know that you have to arrive at the airport already checked in, th...
Jump to postStrange reactions in this thread. This opens up tons of connections to leisure markets in Florida and the Caribbean, as well as Delta's massive domestic network. Never seen people so up in arms about new transatlantic service that as of right now isn't at the expense of any other SK routes to the U...
Jump to postFor intercontinental, I think if a carrier flies a route more than once a week, it should count as year-round/daily service. DL, for example, flies 3x weekly ATL to CPT, and that is enough to make it count as “year-round/daily” in my book. Routes to South Africa in particular are tricky as most flig...
Jump to postI can’t help but feel jealous of some cities in Europe who can get long-distance rail links directly out of their airports when the US does not see any purpose to run Amtrak through its terminals. In most cases, you have to take a bus or another train to the rail station and usually at a great dista...
Jump to post737 revealed. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBbapLpXgAARoVA?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBbapLpXgAARoVA?format=jpg&name=medium While I do like the green color, the designer could have been much more inventive. I don't really like how the Mexicana logo fits just one part...
Jump to postNot to be pedantic, but between the simple and rugged Bandeirante and the E-Jets you have two distinct, progressively more advanced and highly successful models: The Brasilia, which ruled the 30-seat prop market during the late '80s and early '90s, and the very significant ERJ-135/140/145 family of...
Jump to postSo basically, the employees will lose the value of their shares as well as their jobs if the company goes under. Sounds like Milei. Opening Argentina’s skies could also kill Aerolíneas over time. Once the employees have ownership, they will never be able to agree to a price with a foreign carrier to...
Jump to postOne thing to suspect here is drugs. He ate two meals on the aircraft and even ate chocolates meant for the crew. A voracious appetite is of course a sign of the munchies. But impulsivity, a lack of respect for others, lying and breaking the law could imply antisocial personality disorder in which c...
Jump to postApparently the USA according to this article. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/132203-romanias-hisky-europe-secures-first-a330 Interesting development. Flying OTP-JFK on an A321LR with a fuel stop would not be attractive unless pricing were competitive. Hopefully, they would consider using t...
Jump to postOne thing to suspect here is drugs. He ate two meals on the aircraft and even ate chocolates meant for the crew. A voracious appetite is of course a sign of the munchies. But impulsivity, a lack of respect for others, lying and breaking the law could imply antisocial personality disorder in which ca...
Jump to postVery smart move on the part of UA and way overdue. Many people in BCN like to fly to SFO in the summer and vv. I'm very surprised nobody like Level has ever started this market. SFO-MAD is also a glaring hole not just for UA but also for IB. What gives? EI already flies SFO-DUB, so adding UA might h...
Jump to postFavoring consumers is the goal. If merger is allowed all connections to American Airlines must be dropped. One World affiliation also must be dropped--anti competitive You’re speaking about the AS-HA merger? Doesn’t the codeshare bypass the anti competitive laws due to it being done through the all...
Jump to postBack when they started HPN, at the press conference he said they would fly from there since there’s customs in DUB/SNN and HPN wouldn’t need to have an FIS. Even if they wanted it, HPN couldn't possibly squeeze anything more into that airport, much less an FIS. I suppose the ability to preclear cus...
Jump to post[quote="Brickell3] No need for she were transiting via SJU or MIA, she wouldn’t have argued with being denied boarding because she didn’t have a passport.[/quote] If she were entering US space she would have had to go through immigrations and customs. Not so in POS with BW to BW transfers. Any...
Jump to postTW800 become TW925 after the crash I still find TWA800 to be such a fascinating accident, as TATL flights almost never crash (the only other one I can think of is AF447). It also permanently ‘cursed’ July 17th, if TAM 3054 and MH17 (whose B772 was built exactly a year after TW800 crashed, as we all...
Jump to postAt some point, AS/HA will need to invest in a Mid-America hub if it wants to chase incremental revenue. The combination is almost purely an exercise in brand extension with just a little upside and a stronger FF base. The only cost savings would be in eliminating duplicate administrative costs and ...
Jump to postAt some point, AS/HA will need to invest in a Mid-America hub if it wants to chase incremental revenue. The combination is almost purely an exercise in brand extension with just a little upside and a stronger FF base. The only cost savings would be in eliminating duplicate administrative costs and i...
Jump to postexFWAOONW wrote:I know of one incident in the USA of a big3 carrier. So it happens.
Plenty of transport aircraft are well maintained and fly for 30+ years and many airlines. Emirates just has chosen not to go that route usually. We've seen this before, and passengers do not like it. If you look at Delta's 767s, they're been refurbished many times, but passengers see them as old an...
Jump to postMCN (Macon, GA) has only one departure to BWI on certain days of the week while on others it has two departures to BWI. The flights are operated by Contour and have been in place for a number of years. MCN has historically benefited from EAS subsidies and used to have flights to ATL, but that contra...
Jump to posthttps://simpleflying.com/allegiant-top-airports/ This is from 2021.. probably not much has changed since then. SFB LAS PIE IWA PGD CVG FLL VPS AVL TYS The build-up of LAX, BNA, and AUS would usurp CVG, TYS, and AVL, I believe. It's too bad G4 hasn't been able to expand more out of AVL. Meanwhile, i...
Jump to postATL has given incentives for new international service to Africa and Asia, and AI to DEL was on that list. If anything, given AI’s brand refreshment, and Indian Americans in ATL preaching for AI service in the past, ATL is probably on AI’s radar, but they will probably resume service to LAX before ...
Jump to postChina Southern launching LUX-CGO-CAN on A359. 1x weekly starting December 2023. Is this the first nonstop long-haul passenger service out of Luxembourg in its history? https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231112-czdec23lux Air Bahamas Loftleider Luxair/ Luxavia with 707 and 747Sp to South Africa come to ...
Jump to postI used to work the CRJ2 as an FA. Was a huge improvement over the Saabs and Dashes I worked on before. I did hate dead-heading on them, though. The longest stage I ever did was DCA-MCI-DCA. That was painful. Yeah, the CR2 was a great airplane to work as an FA. And I didn't mind being a passenger on...
Jump to postThe scary part of working for a regional is not the pay or the advancement but rather the stability of a regional carrier. FedEx has been around for years and is likely not going anywhere. As a regional carrier, PSA could lose contracts and end up with no flying to do. Just look at ExpressJet for a ...
Jump to postThe USDOT has responded https://paxex.aero/schiphol-slot-cuts-us-response/ The treaty in question is the US-EU open skies agreement, so the beef is really with the EU as a whole and not the Dutch government. It is therefore incumbent on Brussels to find a solution to this. Any restriction, even a s...
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