Re: Have you landed on the Alphabet - 2024!

A- ALA, AIT, AEP, AUH, ARN, ASB, ATL, AMS, ABQ, AUS B- BCN, BOS, BHM, BZE, BFL, BOI, BDL, BER, BOM, BNA, BWI, BKK, BLQ, BUR, BUF C- CCF, CRL, CUN, CEB, CAI, CLE D- DTW, DEN, DUB, DXB, DAD, DFW, DEL, DCA, DPS E- EZE, EVN, EUG, EWR, ENI F- FRU, FRA, FCO, FEZ, FLL G- GYD, GEG H- HNL, HKG, HKT, HPN, HND...

Re: Fiji Airways US Expansion

Correct, FJ is not really in the market for connections. I flew SYD-LAX with them. The SYD-NAN leg was delayed like 4 hours, so the LAX connection was missed. There were only 3 people forced to overnight in Fiji (not the worst thing in the world) Fiji vs Raro, Fiji population is 950,000, the Cook Is...

Re: CAAC Airlines questions

I did an independent small group tour/exchange in the summer of 1986 in China. Flew 3 CAAC segments. Was not the most plane saavy then, but for sure was on a 737, then probably a Trident and either a IL62 or TU154. Segments were Guangzhou-Guilin, Guilin-Kunming, Kunming-Shanghai (the old school orig...

Re: Airlines You've Flown Exactly Once

Buta GYD-TBS Turkmenistan ASB-MYP Myanma RGN-NYU Aerosvit RIX-KBP Mohawk ITH-BOS Wizzair KUT-BER Pluna AEP-MVD Egyptair LXR-CAI AirLib PSA-ORY Kingfisher BOM-DEL Airswift ENI-MNL Cebu Pacific CEB-PPS Wings Air DPS-LOP Thai HKT-BKK Aero California MZT-TIJ Air Seychelles SEZ-AUH *EY metal, operated HM...

Re: Airports You've Transited Through In Cities You've Never Visited

Been to so many airports, but can only think of 4 in this criteria

ARN
SAL
TPE
OMA

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

shortest widebody, have to go way back to the PSA L1011 LAX-SFO or perhaps VN 772 SGN-DAD
longest narrowbody: DY 738 ARN-DXB

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

edit duplicate post

Re: Your orphan flight segments?

all single segments unconnected to other air travel segments

ASB-MYP
RIX-KBP
MZT-TIJ
BZR-LTN

Re: Least known airlines you've flown on

Myannma in Myanmar
AirSwift in the Philippines
Mohawk in upstate NY
Pluna in Uruguay

Re: How many airports did you fly from around your place of residence?

home in LA, so

LAX, BUR, SNA, LGB, ONT, PSP, SBA and BFL once to use up “use it or lose it miles”

private aviation add oxnard and camarillo

Re: AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines plans fleet renewal: 20 A320neo family and 9 B787

they also wholly own Buta, doing the regional work on E190s as a quasi LCC. Georgia, Turkey, Russia, etc. (I’ve flown them and the short missions like TBS are suited well to the Embraer)

Re: Has Boeing permanently stopped production of all 777 passenger jets except 777X?

I had a number of AUH-LAX legs on the 77L. Longest clocked in at 16:45 or so. When it started on EY it was 3rd or 4th longest in the world by distance, not sure on endurance. (done 15:30s on LA HKG, far from the longest, but up there at the time for endurance esp. in Winter)

Re: Philippines military plane crashes with at least 85 on board

Number of news sources saying either 49 or 50 fatalities. (Al Jazeera, CNN, Philippines news Agency) 3 were on the ground. According to PNA: The aircraft was one of the two C-130H acquired through a grant from the US government that arrived in the country last January 29. It was formally welcomed to...

Re: TU-154..what is it's legacy?

Flew on an HY b model in 2010. Was so excited when the bus at TAS pulled up to it. Unique plane and exactly as described in the experiences above. Also our bus drive right by an SY IL96, what a beauty.

Re: What is/was the worst vanity air route?

TH and MH had some real winners serving the States. Also Saudia to LAX? Enjoyed a number of empty EY flights also to LAX, always in Y and always my own row (except during the holidays)

Re: American Airlines and Google Flights

Interesting, I just looked into LAX to a few AA hubs like DFW and MIA and got no listings (like not one), BUT I do get LAX-PHX listings on AA metal. I guess its a glitch of some sort.

BTW, I have never, once, gotten a WN listing on google flights or ITA Matrix.

Re: Boeing Considers Selling Seattle-Area Jetliner Headquarters

Soundstages are in HUGE demand, there is a shortage of them. Huge sets are still built for the simple reason that visual effects are just as expensive as a large set.

Re: PIA closes Roosevelt Hotel.

This should fall within the Midtown East zoning plan. Huge increase in allowable build, its a tear down and worth a damn fortune.

Re: A little light hearted ATC fun...

At first I was thinking how did some 12 year old get on frequency? Then, 100% racist.

Re: End of an era: Last Qantas 747 retired today

VCVSpotter wrote:

The777Man wrote:

Very nice tribute and very nice pictures ! Hope to see it at LAX before it goes to VCV.

The777Man

She will be retiring to MHV, not VCV. Departure out of LAX will be Friday at 11AM.

Re: Busiest 747 Airports (of the past)?

The busiest would have to be Haneda. JAL had 114 orders for the 747, ANA had 46 total 747 orders. With 160 between those two and heavy domestic use of 747s, I can’t imagine any other airport but HND would even come close.

Re: Updated: BA fleet parking, will retire 747 fleet

For personal reasons I love the 747. I have maneuvered to have every one of my TATL flights on a 747 (in the past, not too difficult from LAX). But this is a necessary step. Sad, but required. Lightsaber Last TATL I also made sure I was on a BA 744. Kinda dated interior, but those old seats are soo...

Re: Long Beach (LGB) increasing number of air carrier slots

It was nice while it lasted for B6 at LGB. They just cut so much, Portland in particular. That I haven’t flown from there in years. Lightsaber, you had to wait 20 minutes at TSA there? I don’t think it ever took me more than 5, ten tops. I will always fondly remember taking B6 up on All You Can Jet....

Re: Frankfurt airport: what happened to it on Google Maps?

Google has removed cars and trucks from highways for a couple of years now. Digitally removed. Perhaps they are starting to do this with airports now? There is a nose and wing of a LH 748 on the center taxiway, lol. Just checked LAX and HND and the aircraft are there. Also looked at AUH and there ar...

Re: Reasoning behind PSA/US merger

All of West Coast airlines got killed. It sucked, Air Cal, PSA, Reno Air. It was merge and kill. Sure opened the market wide for WN.

Re: COVID-19 News and Reference Thread

Buffet sells ALL airline holdings at a serious loss, just walked away: (Berkshire-Hathaway held about 10% of each of the big 4, DL, AA, UA, WN) Berkshire sells entire stakes in U.S airlines: Buffett (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) sold its entire stakes in the four largest U.S. airlines ...

Re: Doubt: Norwegian 737-300 to DXB

Yes, it was a 737 800, I needed a one way ticket LAX-DXB as part of a 15 country trip 2years ago and the cheapest routing was Norwegian LAX-ARN-DXB the ARN-DXB was on the 737. I remember it being pretty full, I don’t think they blocked seats.

Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - March 2020

Thanks to their ungenerous change policies, NZ just screwed me out of my complete air fare. Since I booked LAX LHR in early December for May travel, they are only allowing credit up to that date of booking. I only have 2 travel windows to use my fare credit, May and Christmas. They need to change th...

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020

Well, in a bit of good news for the airlines, oil prices are TANKING, down 30% in one shot. This is more Saudi pissed off at Russia for not agreeing to cuts in production as well as Coronavirus fears. We are talking oil at $30. Astonishing drop.

Re: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash

It slammed into the hill on the wrong side for CFIT. Unless it turned 180 to head back to the East. I hike about a mile north of this area and know where this is exactly. If visually following the 101, it does curve sharply, but does not turn back on itself. And Las Virgenes is a tiny road compared ...

Re: QF A380 LAX Runway Performance

If an A380 struggles at LAX, at sea level, where temps rarely exceed 25C, and are mostly under 20C, then Airbus really messed up in their calculations.

Re: Fokker 100 Crashes in Kazakstan

Why? I have to ask also.........why is that scary? Think folks. It's the same exact flight that he flew on a few months ago. And that flight just ended in a crash.. I totally understand the poster being a bit spooked. And I nearly asked to be booked on the the Air Bagan F100 that crash landed on a ...

Re: Boston skyline height restrictions

Building height is very much an issue at MIA. Many ‘supertall’ proposals there and the FAA has only allowed a few to proceed. You can see the pronounced dip in skyscraper height on the east approach to MIA. The height dramatically shortens as you go north from downtown. Probably MIA and SAN are most...

Have you flown the alphabet?

I see the airports landed thread, how about Airlines Flown? Using the 2 digit IATA codes, have you flown the alphabet? (And the numbers?) And I am going to count merged and bankrupt airlines of years past, so flying Pan Am counts in this thread! Same with the regionals, go to town... A: AA, AF, AQ, ...

Re: Have you landed at the alphabet?

A: ARN, AUH, AIT, ABQ, ALA, AEP, ASB B: BCN, BUR, BUF, BOS, BNA, BKK, BOM, BOI etc... C: CUN, CDG, CCF, CRL, CAI, CEB D: DFW, DUB, DPS, DEN, DXB, DAD, DTW, DEL etc.. E: EZE, EWR, ENI, EVN F: FCO, FES, FRU G: GEG, GYD H: HNL, HND, HKG I: ICN, ITH, IAD, IAH, IST J: JFK, JOD K: KUL, KBP, KUT L: LAX, LA...

Re: Sun Country to operate 10 B737s for Amazon

Amazon Sun, Prime Holidays, you read it here first.

Re: Video - Flying the A320

Thanks for posting that.

As for a better camera, the best small camera is the Sony RX 100 series. The sensor on the RX series is many times bigger than any phone or even the gopro. And especially the Sony for video, they get high marks. Should easily fit in yout flight bag, very capable camera.

Re: History behind idiosyncratic IATA airline shortcodes

STLflyer wrote:

Always wondered where WN comes from, anyone know?

Re: History behind idiosyncratic IATA airline shortcodes

To correct the original post:

Finnair is AY, EY is Etihad.

Re: LAX west remote gates

Been there a few times, DY to ARN last year and NZ from RAR this year. And a few times before that.

I wouldn’t call them a waste. Lots of folks go way slow on stairs, at least the gentle slope of the ramp makes the accessible to those who need it.

Re: Buta Airlines. Experiences?

Yep, flew them last year GYD-TBS. great flight, new E190 and great views of Baku on departure. You use the old terminal, though.

Re: LAX to end curbside pick-ups by rideshare companies, taxis

From the Greater LA blog on KCRW:

Views of the new pickup area and the busses

Re: LAX to end curbside pick-ups by rideshare companies, taxis

This will go over like a lead balloon. 1)I find the hotel and parking shuttles are the worst offenders, all the time swinging in and blocking 2-3 lanes to pick up. Real A holes 2)The article says frequent shuttles and tha ability to walk there, that can only mean old Lot C? (Which I have had to wal...

Re: LAX to end curbside pick-ups by rideshare companies, taxis

This will go over like a lead balloon. 1)I find the hotel and parking shuttles are the worst offenders, all the time swinging in and blocking 2-3 lanes to pick up. Real A holes, most of them. 2)The article says frequent shuttles and tha ability to walk there, that can only mean old Lot C? (Which I h...

Re: NASA flight Palmdale - Stuttgart, Germany?

While waiting for family to arrive at LAX this morning I noticed the same NASA flight on FR24. Also noted an 330 tanker inbound over Canada, an AN 124 was Tulsa bound, too. Forgot how entertaining poking around on FR24 can be, as well as sitting at In-n-out and watching traffic.

Re: AS announces San Luis Obispo from PDX & SAN

I flew out of BFL a couple years ago to IAH...oil flight. BFL is a great little airport.

(I did it to visit Houston and go somewhere new with a low dollar flight credit to use before expiring)

I don't think the IAH flight has survived?

Re: Spirit Airlines will offer comfier seats.....for free !

How about on time performance, my recent tries with them have been 0-4 in that metric. Short hop LA Vegas is fine, longer, nope, unless buying the big front seat, which is a fine product BTW. But if you're hours late, umm, no. And you have to price that big seat and compare to mainline, too. Its pre...

Re: Boeing 777X Testing Thread - 2019