DL currently has 56 767-300ERs in the fleet, and only has 25 (now 35?) 339s on order. I'm guessing they're still hoping the 797 will be a viable option for them to replace the remainder of the 763s, along with many of the 752s and possibly the 753s. There are current 763/764 routes that could probab...
Jump to postEurope Summer 2019 rotations EWR-FRA & TLV eff 3/30 EWR-BCN & CDG eff 4/29 EWR-BRU & DUB eff 5/22 These destinations make sense for a high-capacity aircraft with a good business class product. I'm assuming it's the afternoon EWR-TLV flight that is going 78J, and that the late flight wil...
Jump to postI would think that DTW-BUR would come before JFK-BUR Why on earth would you think that? The appeal of BUR is proximity to the valley and, more importantly, studio and production traffic who frequent above all other destinations - New York City. Got a lot of production travel up there to Detroit? I’...
Jump to postThe 788s really aren't doing much long haul flying over the winter. Looking at February schedules, I see 3x daily ORD-LHR, 3x weekly ORD-NRT, 5x weekly DFW-CDG, and 6x weekly DFW-PEK. The rest appears to be short haul flying: ORD-PHX, 2x daily ORD-CUN, DFW-SFO, DFW-CUN, and a 4x daily bridge between...
Jump to postMy understanding is that when AA built the additional gates at ORD on Concourse L, some of the RJ gates elsewhere would revert back to mainline. So, seeing some of the frequency reductions, you wonder how many routes are seeing straight reductions with no change in aircraft, and how many are seeing...
Jump to postusairways85 wrote:PHL-LAS
2016
Q1: 685
Q4: 642
2017
Q1: 694
Q4: 606
2018
Q1: 602
AA LAS-PHL FEB 3>2[3] MAR 4>2[3] On PHL-LAS there's a departure at 6:30pm and one at 9pm. No morning or midday flights. NK and WN must completely control the local market from PHL to Vegas. I just double checked this, and NK and WN aren't even competitive in this market in the winter. WN has no fli...
Jump to postAA LAS-PHL FEB 3>2[3] MAR 4>2[3] Yikes! AA's winter transcon presence from PHL is truly pathetic. On PHL-LAS there's a departure at 6:30pm and one at 9pm. No morning or midday flights. NK and WN must completely control the local market from PHL to Vegas. Other AA PHL transcon markets in Feb/Mar: SE...
Jump to postIt wouldn't surprise me if B6 had more capacity from NYC to the Islands than DL @ JFK or UA @ EWR. B6 easily has more capacity to the Caribbean from NYC than either UA or DL. B6's affordable pricing and low-premium aircraft seem perfect for the huge VFR markets to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Repu...
Jump to postWith BUR being pretty close to some of the major movie studios and Atlanta becoming quite a significant production center, plus BUR being a decent option for downtown L.A., I see this route doing just fine for DL (probably with some targeted marketing so that people are aware this new option exists).
Jump to postI noticed that some of Delta’s 737-900ERs delivered this year are not ETOPS. This was discussed on post 649. The remaining deliveries will be non-etops equipped airplanes. Does DL use their ETOPS-equipped 739ERs for their routes to Hawaii? I just came back from Hawaii (O’ahu, Maui & Kaua’i) ten...
Jump to postWhat additional growth can we see from RDU? RDU-SAT, MCI and SJC? I think the biggest glaring hole in the RDU network for DL is PIT. Sure, AA's still flying that one, but given AA's recent penchant for pulling out of non-hub flying, I think DL could pretty easily push them out (same goes for BOS-RO...
Jump to postI would expect a higher influx of L-US A319s coming to DFW within the next few months. Seems like they have been replacing the lower-end capacity of the MD-80 whereas the L-AA B738s have been covering the higher end. Those plus an influx of CR9s and E75s with higher frequency on some routes (look a...
Jump to postJFLANY wrote:FSDan wrote:
LAX-LHR (switched to all-VS)
MIA-LHR
LAX-LHR was operated by AF with a DL code-share as I recall. Has DL ever operated this with its own metal?
I see the first 77HB is in revenue service. Does anyone know when the next 77L frame will be headed to SIN for mods? I also see it was used on a 77HD route which makes sense. My question is how many HB frames would they need to insert it into a 77L route (ie. LAX-SYD) LAX-SYD requires two frames to...
Jump to postThe article states that they're dropping BCN-LAX and BCN-PUJ until they have more aircraft available. So it sounds like a return may be in the cards in the future. However, the fact that they'd rather enter BCN-JFK (a market that already has up to 4 daily flights between JFK and EWR) over keeping BC...
Jump to postWhich European routes are no longer served by DL? I believe they have cut especially from JFK. These are the ones I can remember since I got really interested in commercial aviation back in 2007... SEA-LHR (switched to VS) LAX-LHR (switched to all-VS) MSP-FCO ORD-CDG (switched back to AF) CVG-LGW, ...
Jump to postWhich European routes are no longer served by DL? I believe they have cut especially from JFK. These are the ones I can remember since I got really interested in commercial aviation back in 2007... SEA-LHR (switched to VS) LAX-LHR (switched to all-VS) MSP-FCO ORD-CDG (switched back to AF) CVG-LGW, ...
Jump to postAlso, I have to wonder if LAX can sustain a 10x weekly A359ULR nonstop service, given that the tech sector is closer to SFO and also would justify the SEA route. Singapore has more than just tech. It's a major world financial center and has one of the busiest ports in the world, both of which could...
Jump to postToday I noticed the summer ‘19 nonstop routes to HNL from both MSP and DTW were swapped from a 763ER to a 764ER. Delta seems to make numerous aircraft changes, even far in advance, on Saturdays (for whatever future days of the week) from my experience with them over the years. My question is why do...
Jump to postAA flies JFK-MAD and JFK-CDG on 767, and they plan to pull all 767s from JFK so that makes those routes candidates for the chop block. Maybe they fly those routes during the summer on 777 but I'm not willing to bet on it. AA can have JV partner Iberia add an extra frequency on JFK-MAD. Delta and Ai...
Jump to postI think it's great that it is scheduled for transcontinental service!! I believe they'll deploy it on European routes from EWR once these transcon proving flights are over. I think UA said six TATL routes will be flown with the 787-10 by the start of the Summer 2019 schedule. I don't see the 787-10...
Jump to postA lot of BOS routes have too much capacity right now. But in terms of BOS-BNA, it's the best performing out of DL's new routes out of BOS. So if they are going to add, it's probably the right place to add. in Q2, all 3 had LF is the high 80s to over 90. Do make a note that DL runs 76 seaters on thi...
Jump to postIf anything, AA should focus on trying to lure JL into T8 with them to provide a more seamless experience for their NYC-TYO passengers. CX has HKG covered very well. The only market where I could see AA trying to gain some type of foothold is JFK-PVG, but I don't see any reason why that would end u...
Jump to postIf anything, AA should focus on trying to lure JL into T8 with them to provide a more seamless experience for their NYC-TYO passengers. CX has HKG covered very well. The only market where I could see AA trying to gain some type of foothold is JFK-PVG, but I don't see any reason why that would end up...
Jump to postHeeseokKoo wrote:Maybe DL (and others too) would switch some of its DCA-SLC to DCA-SEA if it happens.
I don't care about Delta's finances. Obviously... The fact is that I no longer have as many non-stop international flights on Delta. I'm pretty sure that statement is incorrect. DL has started way more international flights (and increased frequencies) than they've cut in recent years. If you're spe...
Jump to postIt is a bit sad to see UA and AA expand service to new and exciting destinations (PPT, AUK, DBV, MEL, TXL, BLQ, etc) while DL just adds more lift to JV partner hubs (AMS, CDG, LHR, ICN). I get that it is a sound strategy financially and has the airline making record profits. But you have to admit, ...
Jump to postAnd I might throw AUS-SJC out as a potential new route to look at for the A220 as well. DL's doing a pretty good job of connecting cities with major tech economies (SEA, SJC, AUS, RDU, BOS, etc.), and this could fit into that strategy.
Jump to postIf I worked in DL route/schedule planning (wishful thinking), these are some routes I'd want to study for the A220. Note that I'm not saying these routes should go all-A220, but it wouldn't surprise me to see at least one or two flights a day on the type. Existing routes (excluding already-announced...
Jump to postToo bad to see TUS-CLT go. I flew it for the first (and likely last) time last week on a trip to Savannah. Seemed mostly full both ways, but the yields must be struggling... This flight is the only redeye from TUS, which opened up a number of unique itineraries including lots of connections to/from ...
Jump to postIn the past, the DOT has taken alliances into consideration. If they do that again, I would believe UA would get zero, DL three, and the remaining spot goes to either HA and AA. I think a flight to DFW would be seen as more benificial to the country as opposed to a flight to Hawaii. If DOT goes tha...
Jump to postHaving recently moved from Madison, WI to Tucson, AZ, I've flown AA more recently in the last month than any other airline. Definitely underwhelmed. Had a misconnect in PHX a few weeks ago where the gate agent for my second flight wouldn't hold the departure for 5 minutes to allow three connecting p...
Jump to postThere are good arguments about which airport it belongs at, but I don’t understand the idea that ATL-TYO is in danger of losing service altogether. It has a long history of service with no feed on the TYO end. It connects one of the world’s largest cities to the world’s largest hub. That hub is loc...
Jump to postSo far everyone has forgotten that DL also flies NRT-PDX. So there are 4 TPAC flights that need to be considered. I'd guess SEA will move to HND due to the higher level of competition in SEA-TYO; the other 3 markets are DL monopolies. Of the others, I think DTW-TYO has the largest local market, and ...
Jump to post727200 wrote:SEA, with all due respect, doesn't have that many business located near it not to mention a small population of just 724,000.
I do like the video. As an AvGeek, I especially appreciate that they were accurate in showing a connecting dot when necessary, while omitting that for ORD-PVG and MUC-SFO that have nonstops.
Jump to postAre there any more 76L->76Z conversions planned before S19 at this point?
Jump to postMSP is a recipe for disaster in that it will draw locals only, and how many of them will take this given other options? Looks like the DL Route Planning boys are back to their dart board for new markets. Sorry, nothing about your statements makes any sense... 1) How would MSP-PVG be different than ...
Jump to postflymco753 wrote:I know MCO wants a regularly scheduled Paris flight
Hopefully this comes to fruition, but this is a very far out route announcement, and a lot could change between now and summer of 2020. I suppose it's necessary to jump on it as soon as possible given the limited available frequencies to China. Thanks to jrkmsp for pointing out that this request ent...
Jump to postI'm hoping DTW-GRU sticks around (although since it's just 3x weekly I also wouldn't be surprised to see it go...), but it makes sense to me that MCO-GRU is ending. By dropping this route, DL gets two 763 frames back to use on stronger transatlantic routes (e.g. the recently announced upgauge of BOS...
Jump to postWhy a 739 vs a 738 on this route? If low yields were an issue here when they ran it with a 757, I'm not sure why they'd start out with more capacity. Is this a part of the "beat WN by upgauging/lowering CASM" strategy they've been using with Wall Street? Does DL use 738s on transcons anym...
Jump to postAlso, given the AA/BA JV, AA must have seen enough LHR-PHL/CLT-CHS transfer passengers that they think this will work.
Jump to postVery interesting! I didn't expect this, but it does seem to follow along the lines of their recent MSY and BNA additions - 2nd tier U.S. cities that have strong tourism industries, booming culinary scenes, and are generally "trendy". I bet they'd be in PDX too if DL hadn't beaten them to i...
Jump to postThe S80s seem to be completely confined to DFW in the January schedule. The three ORD flights (MSP, STL, RDU) are gone. They still show up in later schedules, but I'm guessing those aren't finalized yet and the S80s will probably stay put in DFW for the duration of their existence in the AA fleet.
Jump to postI think the business and leisure traffic to Italy should be more compare to Netherland. But I don't know why UA serves more flights to AMS rather than MXP and FCO Why do you think that? I'd venture to guess that UA knows what they're doing in these markets, having the demand and revenue data... UA ...
Jump to postLondonXtreme wrote:I think the business and leisure traffic to Italy should be more compare to Netherland. But I don't know why UA serves more flights to AMS rather than MXP and FCO
LAXdude1023 wrote:Does anyone know how many destinations IAH has?
IAD-MEX surprises me (and to some extent BOS-MEX), but the others don't. Plenty of competition in SJC-GDL and LAS-MTY, and PDX-MEX seemed a bit out of left field to me when it was announced.
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