There is massive under capacity on the Transpacific. The route matters less than the connections. I see a lot of transit through LAX, SFO being moved to SEA, DFW or DTW.
We should see less dominance of LAX and SFO.
Makes sense to have more airline at SEA,.and to other hubs.
Not sure it's a single incident. A few weeks ago a person I know flying Alaska on a same type of aircraft (not the same MSN) had a pressurization issue. Maybe not related but wait and see the investigation to see if it is an isolated incident or if the problem is more widespread.
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Jump to postThe majority of customers only care about one thing - the price of their ticket. Even more so if you're talking about a family with a couple of kids. If their fares are £/€/$100 less per ticket, it will mean a lot more to them than an inch less seat width. 10ab with your kids is better than 9 ab wi...
Jump to postHere is the unconfirmed report : https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/280069
The video at the bottom seems to show the loading cable was not properly released.
Range has become a surprisingly important factor for narrow body orders. Yes, I would rather say "flexibility" There is so much uncertainty for the years to come that some airlines depending of their network and model will give more priority on size/range flexibility. As someone pointed o...
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Jump to postCongratulations to ITA. It was needed to have a chance against their main competitors. It's not a surprise to see both A330 and A350s. European airlines have a big capacity gap between the A330 and the A350. Their current A330s have only 260 seats. A350s should have more than 320 seats I guess. The ...
Jump to postIf you are not traveling while your competition is doing extra to try and close business; you will lose business. It is that simple. I also do not know what it is you are comparing when we had lock downs, international trade down to a trickle and whole segments of the economy shut. Nope. The only b...
Jump to postThat kind of announcement does not help aviation at a time we are trying to look greener. Environmentalists are going to use this against us, arguing we won't change unless governments force us to change.
Jump to postWhen you consider what is more eco friendly it's not only about the engines. Larger aircraft are parts of systems allowing to increase load factors per flight. These large hubs that need very large aircraft are reducing the number of flights (and aircraft), which has also a positive impact on enviro...
Jump to postI think "fully digital" is way more about how the product is designed (CAD/PLM toolset, digital twin, Model based Systems Engineering - MBSE) than about how the aircraft is controlled in flight. How do Boeing leverage MANUFACTURING cost and schedule advantages out of digital design tools ...
Jump to postWhere it works the A380 generates a lot of cash. And cash is king. The problem is. There are now many planes that will generate as much profit (not necessarily revenue because of its size) but for much less risk Companies die not before of lack of profits but because lack of cash. Profitability is ...
Jump to postI think it's a general observation to be made not only for Europe but for Asia as well : there is too much downgauge of the capacity/infrastructure. There are few flights but they are 100% full, and I really mean 100%. I think airports have maintained their 2020 capacity while in 2021 the demand is ...
Jump to postWhere it works the A380 generates a lot of cash. And cash is king.
Jump to postFrankly, a pretty small step. Sadly, many people think that you can pump endless pollution into the environment and nothing bad will happen. You are assuming, like many, this decision is good for the environment. I think the opposite. This type of decision is like during a pandemic asking people to...
Jump to postI don't think it's a bad news for Airbus either.
This order means Boeing is not going to launch a new program soon to replace 737s. Which means Airbus can continue to enjoy its leadership on narrowbody a few years more.
Every sector needs to contribute. Reality is that those 3.5% are spent by less than 1% of the global population. . Air traffic is not only about passengers. Over 100 million jobs depend directly or indirectly from aviation. Netflix generates far more pollution per job created than aviation. Polluti...
Jump to postEvery activity generates pollution. Does aviation pollute more related to the activity it generates ? Aviation is a big activity, some estimate say over 100 millions jobs in the world depend directly & indirectly of air travel...and that's roughly 3 to 4% of CO2 emissions. Netflix, Youtube... it...
Jump to postThey probably have their reasons we don't know and certainly have figures we don't have! - in particular regarding the situation of the manufacturing supply chain. I'm not shocked to see Airbus being not catastrophic on the A320 production rates. I know In Asia a lot of demand has switched from wide...
Jump to postMy opinion may be against the general consensus : I think long haul networks could be more consolidated because it will take years before many "point to point" routes, many of those already struglling pre covid, come back. In particular they were more dependent of the premium traffic. So e...
Jump to postVLA's are the last thing any airline needs at the moment. The timing of COVID is terrible for the 777X programme. I am sure there are many interesting discussions between airlines who have any VLA on order and the manufacturers. I include the A35K in this. The only winners, as ever, will be the law...
Jump to postThe global ambitions of Aeroflot and the top Chinese airlines would be too much at risk if they fly internationally what would be seen as Russian made aircraft.
If it's only for domestic routes, the market would be too small.
So I think this program is too premature.
It's not the airlines deciding the fares, it's the market...
Jump to postThe proportion of westerners in this forum is too high...hence maybe some over pessimistic comments. 3/4 of the world population is from "emerging" countries or "to emerge" (hopefully). More people are educated (speak English) and have access to internet which stimulates demand f...
Jump to postwithout a final deal made before 1/1/2021 the UK will crash out* of the EU, and EU airlines will lose their ability to fly to/from/over UK and UK airlines to fly to/from/over EU territory. Which is more or less the current situation. I feel the effects of the Brexit are very much diluted within the...
Jump to postI'm not sure LH is more visionary than others, I think they are more in deep trouble than others. The german market is too fragmented so they have to operate large hubs to bring passengers from across Europe to sustain a significant network. Problem they were already losing more than others against ...
Jump to postWith the aircon on it will be probably the safest restaurant you can go.
Jump to postRestaurant are going out of business, one of the biggest employers in the country Transit systems, which are a total necessity, for much of the economy are in danger of going broke City and State governments are close to failure mode as tax receipts have collapsed Hotels and motels are in a world o...
Jump to postAither - I am not persuaded that the aviation sector should be as privileged as you seem to imply when it comes to government subsidies. Other sectors are as deeply troubled, but obviously not as politically powerful. I believe a particularity of aviation is that it helps directly and indirectly a ...
Jump to postHere is the back story re my comments about China. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1452159 We'll see. The proof will be in the pudding: the rate at which the Chinese airlines will keep accepting new aircraft deliveries will tell us about the level of travel demand in that c...
Jump to postNobody knows what will happen in the coming months yet people expect Airbus and Boeing to destroy a supply chain which can take a decade to build, based on elements nobody can predict? The current air travel situation is cataclysmic but it is not the end of air travel. The passenger demand is still ...
Jump to postPost covid we could easily see 80% of the transcon capacity from/to China being on Chinese carriers...
These routes were always making losses for the foreign carriers so they will not be a priority to restart.
There are interesting bits of analysis but there are also missing fundamentals points like the specificities of the aviation industry and the recognition that the global economy went bankrupt, which means everything is possible from now on. Put yourself in the shoes of the OEMs : do you kill your su...
Jump to postThe whole economy has to be bailed out. If you don't in 6 months there wont be anything left of the economy, just chaos. The bailed out is not only about money. It can be new working time agreements with more part time activities. It can be coupons or contracts freezes etc. And this for all the sect...
Jump to postI hope Airbus will continue to produce the A330neo. The ceo fleet is quite young and for the short medium haul routes the ceo already works better than any other aircraft. It has not been overengineered for long distances and it is easy to maintain. I think before the covid some airline ceos just wa...
Jump to postNo crew rest will also limit the max range the XLR can fly.
So a game changer only for a narrow band of flying distances. Unless we see more multiple stops
If the penalty of operating an XLR over a regular A321 neo is not too big they should have at some point a few XLRs. Even if there are not many new destinations they could serve with the extra range at least it gives some flexibility to adapt to market demand and be more opportunistic.
Jump to postA smaller market does not mean smaller widebody aircraft. A smaller market means less routes, less frequencies and more focus on the top markets. I believe what will suffer the most are the so called point to point routes or routes with little connecting traffic. Typically routes promoted by Boeing ...
Jump to postHonolulu needs more infrastructure, in particular public transport. This may be the good time for such investment. In the Philippines a few month ago they closed a major touristic destination to clean everything and make the destination more "premium" and efficient. Regarding home office, ...
Jump to postActually they will make more profits not flying international routes :) I'm a bit exaggerating here of course but the bread & butter of the Chinese airlines has always been the domestic market and even it it's down say 30%, fuel costs are also down. Overall they will be hit hard but far less tha...
Jump to postI think most A380s should stay. Even if the international market demand is let say 70% of pre covid (when is the question..) this would probably mean EK demand will be at pre covid. Like previous crises there will be consolidations of airlines and networks which will benefit to the most efficient hu...
Jump to postIf governments really want to greenify the planet they should let the economy fall... or invest in better technologies: The cost per year in the world of air pollution on our societies is estimated around 4.5 trillions USD. If true, and If through incentives in the transport industry you can reduce ...
Jump to postAir France will be a large A350-900 operator but will need something bigger to replace their 777-300ER & A380's. The A350-1000 is not large enough, the 777-9 is just about right. AF has some heavy premium airplanes so seat count will not be huge, their 4 class 77W seats 296. Air France is less ...
Jump to postRight now such a deal would heavily rely on politics.
So I agree it's probably EVA because of what's going on in the south Chinese seas.
Airlinerdude.. I’m happy with what Ive said regarding the 380, as I’ve personally seen the numbers first hand, I’m sure your source is also correct on the basis of certain costings and how it’s presented, but I know what I know and the proof is in the fleet numbers going forwards...however implausi...
Jump to postNobody should be surprised. This is what many LCCs have done during previous crises. Carriers like Emirates used to say in their early years they are carrying the demand other airlines do not want to carry. We are all monitoring what others are doing capacity wise. Today there are only losers but in...
Jump to postLAXdenizen wrote:Could the pilots have forgotton to extend the gear on the initial approach? .
Considering the Chinese airlines were making big losses on international routes, not flying these routes could help a bit the bottom line.
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