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Re: Los Angeles Basin (BUR/LAX/LGB/ONT/SBD/SNA) Aviation - 2024

bzcat wrote:
LAXPolaris wrote:

MSC South was only possible because AA gave up its maintenance hanger so they had a lot of leverage to get the lease terms it wanted.

I thought I read recently that AA was going to move their maintenance to the old United/Continental hangers just to the west. Can anyone confirm that?

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WALmsp

Re: Los Angeles Basin (BUR/LAX/LGB/ONT/SNA) Aviation - 2023

When is the south end of the midfield concourse going to start construction and then be completed? They already started. Currently erecting structural beams. Saw that today while departing LAX. Are there plans to demolish the big AA hanger next to where the new concourse is being built? It's still ...

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WALmsp

Re: Salt Lake City Aviation - 2023

Hawaiian Airlines to add direct route between Salt Lake City and Honolulu

https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2023/11/29/hawaiian-airlines-add-direct-route/

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WALmsp

Re: Salt Lake City Aviation - 2023

Per the press release, SBA will be the A223.

https://flysba.santabarbaraca.gov/deltareturns

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Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2023

FINALLY, a documentary on PanAm 759 at MSY! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcr3t-qCqfg Interesting; TheFlightChannel always does great work. Completely unrelated (and unimportant in the scheme of the video) - a TWA 747 was shown taxiing at MSY early in the video. Was TWA serving MSY with 747s in 1...

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WALmsp

Re: Your shortest mainline flight and longest regional flight

Regional: DFW-SBA American Eagle CRJ-701ER 1316m
Mainline: LAX-ONT Western 737-247 47m

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SBA closed due to storm flooding

All flights were canceled on Monday at Santa Barbara airport due to storm runoff flooding parts of area. The region has seen 8 inches of rain in the past 12 hours and is expecting another 8 inches over the next two days. Even so, the airport is expected to resume flights tomorrow. I used to live les...

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WALmsp

Re: Time to talk about.....old airlines!

Airlines I have flown but don't exist anymore:

Western
Golden West
North Central
Jet America
Air Hawaii
TWA

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WALmsp

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Passenger who broke Southwest flight attendant's teeth in mask fight sentenced to 15 months

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/passenger-broke-flight-attendants-teeth-mask-fight-sentenced-15-months-rcna30954

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WALmsp

Re: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?

Western
Air Hawaii

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WALmsp

Re: Aircraft at Gander on 9/11/2001

Two additional sources that may or may not have additional information regarding aircraft types are The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland , by Jim DeFede 9/11: Control the Skies , a National Geographic documentary airing later this week, focusing on a Canadian air traffic cont...

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WALmsp

Re: JetBlue/JMP going forward with JFK terminal 6 project

As for the HQ project, a number of functions are still being relocated to Florida, and I understand overall square footage is being reduced, but it's still nice to see that JetBlue will remain officially in New York. Seems to be a recurring theme: every few years, B6 looks at relocating to Florida ...

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WALmsp

Re: Time to bring back (some) regulation

As mentioned before [...] Mandatory rebooking on the next available flight regardless of carrier or cost. [...] My suggestions. Imagine the following conversation at a car dealership: Sorry sir, your $14K Mitsubishi Mirage has been delayed from the factory. But, the dealership next door has a $455K...

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Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

AS has begun service SBA-SAN with an E175. It had originally intended to begin this route just prior to the Covid outbreak.
https://keyt.com/news/top-stories/2021/06/17/santa-barbara-airport-launches-daily-flights-to-san-diego/

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WALmsp

Re: American 727 titles

LOL!!!

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WALmsp

Re: LAX Aviation Thread - 2021

As I understand it, T0/T1 was/is going to be all WN. Has that changed? I can see the LCC operating out of T1.5 but will southwest be giving up gates?

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WALmsp

Re: LAX Aviation Thread - 2021

HA was fighting the move. Did they change their mind or did they have no choice?

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WALmsp

Re: LAX Aviation Thread - 2021

Corruption in politics?!? Never! (Please read with extreme sarcasm). I am curious as to whether this is unique to LAX or if this is more common place at other airports as well. Not surprisingly, the reporter did mention that once they started questioning things, LAX started to move quicker to get th...

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WALmsp

Re: LAX West End Terminal Question

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericonaro ... ed-public/

WALmsp

Re: LAX West End Terminal Question

WALmsp, I do miss being at the WAL HGR. I grew up in that HGR when my dad wok outside line. I do like the location of our new HGR, and one thing I won't miss is trying to drive down Century to get to work during the Holidays. Drove by the Old WAL HGR area yesterday and the Rail goes right thru wher...

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WALmsp

Re: LAX West End Terminal Question

Lots of musical chairs/hanger rearranging. Qantas moved to the far west side of the airport to make way for the MSC. Delta moves out of the old WAL/DL hanger to make room for T9, and moves next-door to Qantas. UA moves to Century Boulevard and AA moves over to the old CO/UA site. When the music stop...

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WALmsp

Re: How upset are airports that spent massive $$$ on a380 infrastructure?

The A380 line may stop producing but the plane will still be in the skies for years to come, so this is not a significant loss.

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WALmsp

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

For SOME Reason I can not add the photo, Is the new 100 years Livery for Alaska in service I can not see any reg number? Why wouold they be doing a. 100 years livery. They are still quite a wass away from 100 years? The Boeing Company was formed over 100 years ago... in 1916. So I'm not sure what t...

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WALmsp

Re: Avatar Airlines News and Discussion Thread

Hard to see how they can be unaware. Apparently, they haven't been reading A-net! :D Aside from that, there are a lot of people in this world who fall for the latest scam. That is why all these robocalls/scams continue – somebody is making money from it. I read recently that the success rate of tho...

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Re: Avatar Airlines News and Discussion Thread

CEO gave Crankyflier an interview as it seeks to drum up investor funding. https://crankyflier.com/2021/03/18/a-qa-with-avatar-airlines/ What a horrendous interview! A bunch of non-answers, generalities, and blind optimism. "We'll sell out because we're going to have cheap tickets" and &q...

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Re: 'Serial stowaway' arrested at ORD

Ada Quonsett would be proud. On a serious note, the fact that she managed to fly so many times is also a cautionary tale that so much of the security we see is much more theater than processes that surely will catch folks like this. Surely she's not the only one who has managed this. So, essentiall...

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'Serial stowaway' arrested at ORD

She has been arrested multiple times since 2014 for attempting to board flights or get into the security zones without a ticket. At least Mrs. Quonset from the movie "Airport" was a little more fun. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/us/marilyn-hartman-arrested-ohare-airport-trnd/index.html

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Re: AA adding seasonal SBA-ORD

MIflyer12 wrote:
SBA is an affluent market but it's not like it can support 5x daily to ORD.

True, we definitely don't have that kind of market here in Santa Barbara. That's why I think United's pre-Covid plan of a redeye flight made sense because it set up connections in Chicago.

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WALmsp

AA adding seasonal SBA-ORD

American Airlines will be adding Saturday/Sunday midday flights between Santa Barbara and Chicago beginning May 8 and running through September. It is being assumed that this is being aimed at the leisure travel market. United Airlines was supposed to have started that same route this spring but it ...

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WALmsp

Re: The Search For D. B. Cooper (video)

Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies at 94, once admitted FBI 'had good reason to suspect me'
https://www.foxnews.com/us/db-cooper-suspect-dies-at-94

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WALmsp

Re: WN adding SBA & FAT in Q2 2021

Yes, it will fit a 737. I flew American Airlines to Dallas a year ago out of that same gate in an A319. BTW, the gates have been re-drawn and Gate 1 is now at an angle rather than straight in like you currently see on Google maps. https://image_www.flickr.com/photos/ericonaroll/50763244621/in/datepo...

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WALmsp

Re: WN adding SBA & FAT in Q2 2021

Bradin wrote:
wait what? SBA? Isn't that runway only 6000 feet?

Yes, 6052 ft. For comparison, SNA is only 5701.

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WALmsp

Re: Airline orders that never were.

FWAERJ wrote:
Allegheny A300B2 (CAB denied request one year before EA; said AL needed to “buy American”)

Didn't that also happen to Western Airlines with the same aircraft?

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WALmsp

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

wnflyguy wrote:
LAXintl wrote:
SBA will still be it main 24hr mega processing warehouse.

Flyguy

Do you mean SBD? SBA is Santa Barbara.

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WALmsp

Re: Odd CAB routes

BAINY3, Thanks or the MSP memories!

I traveled to Minnesota for summers as a kid on my uncle's farm and always begged my dad for the MSP-FSD-PIR-RAP-CPR-SLC (or its reverse) but he always picked the nonstop. I got to fly part of NC's run from MSP-Mankato-Fairmont (where I got off)-Wilmington-SUX-DEN.

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WALmsp

Re: C-130 Crash at (SBA) Santa Barbara Airport, CA

The airport was temporarily shut down until the aircraft could be moved, about 18 hours IIRC but don't quote me on that number.

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Re: Palm Springs, CA for Christmas

https://palmspringsairmuseum.org/

WALmsp

Re: Will there ever been a new greenfield major airport in the USA?

When it comes to HSR, particularly here in California, NIMBYism and government ineptitude/bureaucracy are major problem. The cost have skyrocketed exponentially here to the point that even the person you develop the initial plan that was placed on the California ballot has disavowed the entire conce...

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WALmsp

Re: Greensboro (GSO) Aviation Thread - 2020

I doubt it. WN has a significant presence in Raleigh that draws from the GSO area. I don't believe there are enough passengers at GSO to justify a separate station.

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WALmsp

Re: South Florida Aviation Thread - 2020

I am flying SBA-FLL tomorrow and was hoping to avoid changing planes in DFW. I much prefer PHX but seasonal doesn't help me.

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Re: Santa Maria, CA (SMX) New Service Announcement Jan 10 2020

FATFlyer wrote:
There is currently no DL service at SBP. I suppose it is possible this might be a SMX-SLC to serve the Central Coast.

But there is 3x SBA-SLC on DL so flying from SMX may not work

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WALmsp

Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

The777Man wrote:
unitedchicago wrote:
jetblastdubai wrote:

heard from a Global Services rep at LAX that they've already broken ground on T9. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!

That is NOT true. They have broken ground on the new United hangar.

The777Man

And they are still in the process of demolishing the old WA/DL facilities on that site

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WALmsp

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

According to a Toulouse local on Facebook, the first Aeroflot has left the FAL and is on position 30. Tail is painted with actual livery. But no image since it's apparently forbidden. I'm only reporting news from an eye witness. Is there a possibility that we see a new livery or a minor change in p...

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WALmsp

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

Nice!

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Re: 2019 NFL Charters Thread

The 49ers will be on a UA 772 this year (in the domestic configuration). Here's their flight to Denver today: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2540 They actually have a mix of aircraft this season depending upon destination/distance. Week 1 @ TAMPA BAY, 777-200 SJC-CVG Week 2 @ CINCINNATI via...

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Re: LGB files criminal charges against Mesa Airlines for noise violations

CobaltScar wrote:
I've changed my mind about LGB and hope jetblue stays there and grows it, finds a path forward with it. I'm a huge fan of the small airports. As someone who has never lived in South Cali, is Long Beach far enough south of LA to avoid the evil traffic?

Different area; different traffic.

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WALmsp

Re: LGB files criminal charges against Mesa Airlines for noise violations

A lot of people here are arguing the airline should leave. That is exactly what the NIMBY"s would like

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Re: Airports with Hotels, smack in the middle of Terminals

Sheraton Four Points Hotel at Huntsville HSV

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Re: 2019 NFL Charters Thread

Cowboys today https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9458 An A321? For the Cowboys? I get that SBA isn't exactly going to be confused with LAX, but c'mon, man... (And, yes, I get that it's probably impossible to get anything larger than a 737/320 into SBA, but, ouch.) It's a short flight so probabl...

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WALmsp

Re: 737-8200?

Dash 8?

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