Re: AA & B6 announce Northeast Partnership

... if they didn't make their own aggressive moves teaming up with Latam, invading Seattle and Boston. I doubt JetBlue would have been getting in partnership with AA if DL didn't make such an aggressive push in Boston.... You reap what you sow. DL has had, in one form or another, sometimes weak, so...

Re: Delta Narrow Body Thread - 2020

Looks like 2 B763s scheduled tomorrow on LAX-SBD. Assume this is for storage? TBC. These are apparently 76Z's, not L's or T's. 1506 - https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl9965 1504 - https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl9966 Both are 76Zs but part of the 6 ex-Gulf Air 763ER fleet wi...

Re: AS to join OneWorld / AA to make SEA an Intl gateway

Seattle will be more loyal to AS if it becomes a fight to the end. No doubt of that. Prior to 1978, AS was wavering back and forth between being a scheduled airline and a charter company in the state of Alaska, with a grand total of one destination in the lower 48: SEA. In the meanwhile, Pan Am, No...

Re: Will Delta relaunch SEA-HKG when the A330neos arrive.

Yes. But it’s going to take a few years. Delta’s Pacific Growth Strategy (PGS) includes three strategic vectors. The first is the acquisition of JV agreements with VX, NZ, HA and CX. These are complicated deals involving acquisitions, divestitures, airline alliances, equity investments and multiple...

Re: Confirmed: Jetblue Announces Flights to London from JFK and BOS from 2021

I don’t think jumbojet has even flown in his life. In another thread he claimed to be a 49 year old NYPD cop. But yet he talks about traveling the world in business class. Funny, I’ve never known the NYPD to have to send their cops all over the world in business class. I think he is a 13 year old k...

Re: FAA Probes Southwest Airlines Over Baggage Weight Discrepancies- WSJ

...and nobody weighs passengers or their carryons. This should be done for weight/balance. I'm not the lightest person. I'd be OK if bags and carryons were weighed and you pay a fee over say 100kg. Lightsaber :o Woah. Wait. What??? Who takes 220 lbs of stuff with them? Never mind the fee if they ar...

Re: How does extreme cold affect flight ops?

I think the OP is speaking in Fahrenheit, as OP is talking about the weather in ORD. A high of 6F and a low of -21F would be: -14C to -30C. I don't think that those are perfectly normal winter temperatures in many parts of the rest of the world. In Alaska, Canada, Siberia, Scandinavia, perhaps. But ...

Re: RUMOUR: VS to re-launch BOM ‘19

AAMDanny wrote:

Only US connection available with them slots would be JFK with the VS25/26 rotation. Similar schedule to their DEL timings.

Re: Delta A330-900 routes

. To try and revise history is a slap in the face to the people who worked so hard... Good advice....perhaps we should start with your posts: Putting an A330 on something like TPA-AMS or JFK-STR will jist kill the route all together. DL doesn’t fly JFK-STR. . Previously you could fly something like...

Re: 10 yrs since DELTA & NORTHWEST merge!

Came in to see another a.net thread turn into a dumpster fire. Leaving satisfied.

Good to see our friend continue to spew misinformation about DL, still in anger all these 10 years later, because DL dared to stop flying the all first class service 747 to his beloved Ft. Dodge.

Re: Delta and Haneda

FWIW, the current daytime HND slots are 1x HA (HNL), 2x DL (LAX, MSP), 1x UA (SFO), 1x AA (LAX) and 2x JL (SFO, JFK), 3x NH (LAX, ORD, JFK) So today we have: Star 4 One 3 DL 2 HA 1 If we assume that the Japanese carriers will get 4 of the potential 8 slots, and they split them, that will leave us w...

Re: More to the Story? United ERJ (swapped for CRJ) turns around from CHA because ERJ-175 "too large to land"

Over a decade ago, before the NW/DL merger, I was in MSP when I saw a DL 777 drop in for a medical emergency. It parked at a NW gate, ambulance pulled up, and they got the passenger off. Then it must have been decided to get the passenger's bag off too, because next thing I saw was NW ramp personnel...

Re: Viability of "Tag-On" Flights Returning to Domestic U.S.

DTW-PLN-APN

Re: Will PHF ever grow?

I just drove thru the area a couple of weeks ago and still can't believe both PHF and ORF continue to exist. There simply does not seem to be the need for 2 decent sized airports that close together, in that sized population area. bb It's because of the traffic. For those not familiar with the area...

Re: Indianapolis Aviation Thread - 2018

I thought about this for a while and looked around at other markets and it appears lots of eastbound to Europe is wide open right now, while westbound is booked solid. After some thinking, I think I might have an idea why. Americans take earlier vacations because of school ending in late May - so t...

Re: Delta to serve Mumbai nonstop in 2019

It is also worth noting that when Delta served India before, it was thru CDG. Not nonstop from the US. Not quite. DL's nonstops to India, in order of most recently operating are: AMS-BOM ATL-BOM JFK-BOM CDG-MAA CDG-BOM FRA-BOM Add FRA-DEL to that list, which DL flew 3-4 times weekly between 1992-19...

Re: Airports with most 747 service

PatrickZ80 wrote:

This is all in the USA, and since no US-based airline flies the 747 anymore they're all foreign.

Re: Delta wants to be the launch customer for 797

The only aircraft they have really been on record dissing is the A380. A brief interruption (to set the record straight), but DL did publicly complain quite a bit about the poor performance of the MD-11 when they first started flying them. Also, to a much lesser extent, they also complained openly ...

Re: OAG Changes 1/28/2018:AS Drops DAL-SFO?; DL Adds SLC-PIT; F9 Drops MCO-CUN; UA Drops IAH-BDL, LAX-TUS

The most logical places for them to grow are SEA and BOS...both former NW hubs that were downsized after NW sold to DL. If not for DL making that huge mistake, AS and B6 would likely not have grown as big as they are today. I won't comment on SEA (since AS grew SEA after deregulation at the expense...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Thread

Yes , I believe US 131 north of GRR is the fastest stretch of highway in the US. Traffic moves along at 80--85mph! We'll see how it goes. I am usually inclined to take early flight originators as practice due to higher reliability generally everywhere. PLN I probably would be less likely to trust a...

Re: DTW C Concourse

Yes, it was built in 2004 after NW had committed to increasing it's CRJ fleet to 129 jets. This story confirms it was built primarily with CRJ's (not Saabs) in mind -- "Northwest (Nasdaq: NWAC) plans to replace its C concourse at the terminal with a $46 million, two-story terminal designed to ...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Thread

I am retiring to Leelanau in about a year or so and I am pretty sure I will just pay what it takes to fly in/out of TVC. I figure in winter when I would be most likely to fly in/out , there would still be deals to be had. I just priced out TVC-PVR for next week and found $500-ish. The drive to GRR ...

Re: Flights between Luxembourg and America feasible?

IMHO JFK maybe with a 321/757 aircraft. LUX just isn't that big of a market and the dynamics have changed so much since FI did the LUX-KEF-JFK thingy. Dare I say a BBJ with a split J/Y cabin "may" work but with the quick hops to LHR and the others I just don't see LUX-NA as fruit that nee...

Re: Delta at SEA, BOS, and RDU

They are greatly handicapped not only by the size of their terminal facility which can't really handle widebodies conveniently, but also by the lack of CBP which limits greatly the amount of international flights that they can have. However, with the addition of 100 A321NEO's I fully expect to see ...

Re: DL May Push C-Series Order to AM Avoiding Trade Duty

Is there a legal loophole to doing the final assembly in the USA? For example ferry the aircraft to Mobile from Canada in a mostly complete state, but installing the final part in Mobile? Say the installation of the exit signs? How does that work and what constitues a complete product? Mercedes doe...

Re: Delta C Series

with DFW being the bridge between the two. Random. Why would they do that there, when they can use one of their actual hubs (e.g. MSP)? If I'm not mistaken, they used MCI (?) as the connecting point when they first started flying the 717 out west. So why not DFW? I can't think of many markets out o...

Re: DL outlines A350 routes

N501DN is enroute to DTW. Yup, as DL 9970. Landing in 7 minutes. Why oh why cant DL allow some of its best elite fliers on one of these flights? Are you sure? I'm in northern KY today, and there is what appears to be a DL A350 doing laps and/or touch-and-goes at CVG. I've counted 5 laps so far.

Re: The Rest Of Ohio Part 6

I have pictures of the gate area but I need to know how to add pictures. Thanks You have to put the URL of the image inside tags like this: [img]www.google.com/[/img] You need to have the images online somewhere. I usually just upload them to Wikipedia Commons, but you can use services like Photo B...

Re: The Rest Of Ohio Part 6

I have seen it a few times recently. Here is a picture from the departure board two weeks ago, a DL flight from LAS arrived and departed at gate B3. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Delta_departures_board_at_CVG.jpg Thanks for the photo. No one here is trying to argue that DL wil...

Re: The Rest Of Ohio Part 6

The argument that was being made, that completely eluded you, was that any airline that flies into CVG that isn't named Delta has to depart from a non-concourse B gate. Yes, Delta owns B and yes they may have to allow airlines to park at an international gate when necessary but Delta does not have ...

Re: The Rest Of Ohio Part 6

Those are operated for vacation charters, not actual G4 service. They plan to run their own branded international flights starting next year. It doesn't matter if G4 is flying their own branding, flying for Apple Vacations, or some other vacation group. The point I'm trying to make is that G4 alrea...

Re: The Rest Of Ohio Part 6

Allegiant said late last year they would begin international flights in 2018, so it certainly makes sense they would want international gates. Allegiant already has international flights into CVG today. You won't have to wait until 2018. However, I would assume DL would give up the B22-28 area, whi...

Re: Air France will launch Atlanta from Guadeloupe and Martinique

AF will launch flights from PTP (Guadeloupe) and FDF (Martinique) to Atlanta 2 times per week from December with an A320. http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-france/air-france-will-link-atlanta-french-antilles-december-2017/ Another dumb move by AF. ATL? Everyone and his/her emotional support lobst...

Re: The Rest Of Ohio Part 6

CVG is getting a Terminal modernization in the Main Terminal, Concourse A, Concourse B, and Customs Area. There are very little details currently, however, it does look like the old carpet in Concourse B/Customs area will be replaced. It also looks like this is a focus on Concourse B, which is need...

Re: Another United gaffe - forces doctor off plane

They could have arranged for other transportation for their crew. We did that a number of times at my airline when we needed to move a crew. If there were no other flights, we would charter an air taxi, or arrange ground transportation if that was feasible. Louisville is not very far. We NEVER woul...

Re: Heck, ATL is having it bad.

Why would you fly that out of the way routing anyway. Part of the problem is people accepting these BS out of the way routings over ATL. DAY-CVG-BOS, DAY-DTW-BOS are way better and you avoid that hub from hell. When you trandfer at ATL you're playing Russian roulette. What equipment does DL use, an...

Re: SFO to Get First Public Pre-Security USA Outdoor Observation Deck?

Hey all, But are there any current pre-security, public observation decks in the United States or is this truly the first in the USA in this modern time of aviation? / Nantucket. Crosswinds restaurant. While not officially a "deck", this ground level restaurant at ACK does have a pre-secu...

Re: AS: "We Will Not Make Monday Deadline to Complete Merger"

The complete dissolution of the partnership with Delta would hardly be surprising - and of course was likely only a matter of time, anyway, absent regulatory intervention. DOJ to Alaska: "You must end the Delta partnership." Alaska to DOJ: "Oh no, please no, don't make us do that.&qu...

Re: WN v. DL Dallas Love Battle Goes Back to Court

Well that's the rub isn't it. DL had the chance to buy the UA gates and decided they didn't want to pay the market value for those gates. What makes you think that DL will all of a sudden want to pay VX/AS to purchase their gates when they can just continue to squat on Gate 15. I see Airlines like ...

RE: No Gate For QR755 In ATL Inaugural

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/captainmeeerkat" class="quote" target="_blank">captainmeeerkat</a> (<a href="#68" class="quote">Reply 68</a>):<br/><i>Name for me please all the...

RE: FAA: ORF Doesn't Need Parallel Runway

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nkops" class="quote" target="_blank">nkops</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Is there no room to extend the current cross-win...

RE: Delta Flights From Pasco To Los Angeles?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ASFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">ASFlyer</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Who cares how long Delta, or the companies...

RE: Delta Flights From Pasco To Los Angeles?

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RE: Delta Buys 11 B777 From Singapore?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flyabr" class="quote" target="_blank">flyabr</a> (<a href="#157" class="quote">Reply 157</a>):<br/><i>I think a rogue virus from <acronym title=...

RE: DL Announces Q3 2015 Pretax Profit $2.2 Billion US

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/321neo" class="quote" target="_blank">321neo</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>Because US regulators have fallen asleep and...

RE: DL Announces Q3 2015 Pretax Profit $2.2 Billion US

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/a380787" class="quote" target="_blank">a380787</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Bottom line - both <acronym title="Aalborg...

RE: Delta Giving Pay Raises 2nd Time In 2015

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RE: FAA Steps Into DAL Debate - Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Cubsrule" class="quote" target="_blank">Cubsrule</a> (<a href="#57" class="quote">Reply 57</a>):<br/><i>At the international terminal, and often...

RE: FAA Steps Into DAL Debate - Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Cubsrule" class="quote" target="_blank">Cubsrule</a> (<a href="#55" class="quote">Reply 55</a>):<br/><i>What did the City promise to do and fail...

RE: DL To Cancel Airplane Order

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Deltal1011man" class="quote" target="_blank">Deltal1011man</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>and more 321s would not bother...