Shortest mainline: SNA-SAN 76 miles (tag to SAN-ORD) UA 733
Longest regional: SFO-DFW 1464 miles CRJ. This was the red-eye.
NFL: the Cheeseheads NBA: Lakers and Warriors NCAA: Oregon (aka Nike U). I won't wear or use any Nike products. Also Arizona State and UCLA. MLB: Don't care. After growing up on the North Side of Chicago, and being an avid Cubs fan, I lived through the constant collapses, but in my early 20s decided...
Jump to postI took the rapid test two days ago. You register in advance on CVS.com . I registered on my phone and the app opens a session in your phone's browser. Then pick a location and time slot. They have you park somewhere else in the lot and when you let them know you are there, they tell you to move to t...
Jump to postI don't see FTW as much of a factor. It is really near the edge of the populated area compared to DFW and DAL.
Jump to postDC-8-70 series. If the UA Saul Bass livery couldn't make it look good, nothing could save it. UPS and DHL even worse looking.
Turboprop...Shorts 330. Those were fairly common arrivals at ORD.
Collin County TX (NW Frisco Target, Allen Super Target, Frisco Mega Kroger, and McKinney Wally World) Pasta is still in short supply. Just a lot of bare shelves with very little Spaghetti or Lasagne, but the spaghetti that is available is thick and off brand. Two weeks ago we picked up some DeCicco ...
Jump to postTearing the papers was a petty act. It does not change my opinion of Pelosi or make me more likely to vote Republican or less likely to vote Democrat. Also very interesting is the video of Pelosi, already preparing to rip the papers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR5Z6bKRp9A She had planned this a...
Jump to postSoftware Engineer. Mainframe Assembler.
Soccer Referee on weekends.
I notice with some curiosity that none of the people condemning this move are volunteering to go act as a human shields in Syria, which is effectively what the U.S. soldiers in there now are. I don't remember the republicans volunteering for any of the wars they've started since 9/11, especially th...
Jump to postSupposing that Trump does not win 2020, there is potential for a bar fight here and there. Outside of that, this whole thread is a ridiculous attempt to reinforce the "enlightened liberal" need to caricaturize the other side as uneducated mouth-breathing racists.
Jump to postThe 'x' ending is pure SJW since Spanish is a language with gender built into all kinds of inanimate objects, for example shoes and fire. If I could guess the pronunciation, it would be rhyme with "thinks". The flow of spoken Spanish would suffer incredible disruption if half the words end...
Jump to postIn 1984 UA went from 46 states to 50. Here is the route map a few weeks before they added ND, DE, WV, and MS
http://www.departedflights.com/UA100184.html
Max I am sorry for your loss and hope that you are adjusting well.
Jump to postNot here for dating because my wife and I will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary this summer. OK then why did I open the thread? Because several years ago I trled to access a.net from work and it was blocked as a "dating site", so I wanted to find out if the "net nanny"...
Jump to postI have been a registered Republican since I was old enough to vote, but I would not spend my own money trying to mine the a.net Non-Av forum to identify Republicans, Trump Voters, or anyone who occasionally agrees with either of those. I might place a wager on the non-liberal participants being less...
Jump to postWe have been on a handful of cruises, some between Florida and islands like the Bahamas, Grand Cayman and Jamaica. We took a repositoning cruise from Vancouver to San Fran. Some of the older (not us at the time) passengers had boarded in Alaska and were set to take the entire trip through the Panama...
Jump to postThey should sell the naming rights like they do with stadiums. Maybe to a Mexican beer company... Corona Orange County International Airport or Pacifico Orange County International Airport roll off the tongue nicely... Would have to be Pacifico. There is a Corona Airport in the City of Corona in Ri...
Jump to postThat the airport was ever named after John Wayne is unusual. He was hardly a local civic leader, he was merely a local celebrity. How many other airports in this country were named after local celebrities? Maybe LAX should become Kim Kardashian West International Airport? Fact is, Eddie Martin’s — ...
Jump to postI would love Aer Lingus, British Airways & KLM to do the same thing & come visit my door. I have my dna test already done for ease & convenience. That would be unfair to persons who have less of those DNA profiles, some of whose ancestors were brought here against their will. Why are Am...
Jump to postWell. That is a fun ad. Hopefully that can be done by every single airline to give people of its operating country discounts. Think about it... complimentary flights (or nearly) to a home country for every immigrant. Isn’t that amazing? i was wondering how many people applauding AM would approve of...
Jump to postWell. That is a fun ad. Hopefully that can be done by every single airline to give people of its operating country discounts. Think about it... complimentary flights (or nearly) to a home country for every immigrant. Isn’t that amazing? i was wondering how many people applauding AM would approve of...
Jump to postWharton, TX has a population of under 10,000.
2010 Census
Hispanic: 39.4%
White: 31.9%
Black: 26.4%
Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Wharton-Texas.html
Esperanto failed because it was a fake language that no one spoke. How can you get everyone to start from scratch? Maybe wide adoption of the metric system put out the message that different standards could be adopted, but starting over on written and spoken communication makes less sense. Besides, ...
Jump to postLove Field is a nice terminal, although the roadway at arrivals and departures causes some congestion, but still nice and less tired looking than DFW. From my location in McKinney, it is 28 minutes to DFW at midnight and 26 to Love Field, but in traffic, it is easier to get to DFW, so for much of t...
Jump to postLove Field is a nice terminal, although the roadway at arrivals and departures causes some congestion, but still nice and less tired looking than DFW. From my location in McKinney, it is 28 minutes to DFW at midnight and 26 to Love Field, but in traffic, it is easier to get to DFW, so for much of th...
Jump to postA few years ago, my wife and I had a long layover both directions on DFW-LAX-PHX. On the outbound we took a cab to Westchester for the $20 minimum and walked back. On the return we took a cab to Proud Bird and walked back. Maybe not for everyone but we had lived in another part of Southern Californi...
Jump to postDid UA Y- on DFW-TUS and the IAH-TUS segments were on E175. No need to pay for a seat selection because all seats are either window or aisle. I always check one bag so no big deal about carry on. Unfortunately the IAH-DFW segments are on those 737s with the Spirit-like seat pitch and not nearly as c...
Jump to postLooks like part of the fuselage is missing.
Jump to postRest in Peace, Mariner. Humankind will continue our research and continue to develop more effective treatments against cancer.
Jump to postOh crap! The LA Times claims that authorities uncovered this problem during the Clinton Administration: http://articles.latimes.com/1995-06-13/news/mn-12638_1_rio-grande Understood that some of you may have been in elementary school at the time but try researching before sticking your foot in your k...
Jump to postGodspeed Senator McCain. It was a privilege to vote for you in the 2000 primary election and in the 2008 general election. It is unfortunate that you did not prevail in either, especially with the potential to have avoided the Iraq War altogether. Although I am not a physician, I do think that the s...
Jump to postAs far as my work experience goes, I’ve heard of personal days interchange with bereavement leave. If this is the case at AA, then I’m disgusted. As for the “Not calling in sick during critical periods” rule, I don’t think this would fly in any other developed country. You can’t legitimately expect...
Jump to postTri-leads Dual Density 3350s VDTs causing carpal tunnel, unless you were a programmer... then you were writing the cost justification for one on your desk. NFL games in baseball stadiums (OK.. the Raiders still). Six pro hockey teams in North America, all where ponds freeze in the winter. Odd-even g...
Jump to postin 2007 my daughter came back from a summer in Europe with bedbugs. My wife and I attributed it to the hostels she stayed in (Italy, France, Holland, Germany(, and then our daughter wonders why we stay in hotels. She flew AI LAX-FRA and then I guess LH from FRA-FCO. I was lurking a.net at the time a...
Jump to postI sat next to someone Palm Springs bound on a WN flight to ONT on a Friday afternoon with a 6:30pm arrival. She had no idea the distance she still had remaining. The SMF market may not be all that big from PSP since it is not the county seat. With all the destinations PSP has, I don't know if adding...
Jump to postThis proposal completely forgets that the Free State of Jefferson will not be satisfied with being a voiceless part of NoCal, in addition to the Oregon counties that want to be part of Jefferson. As much disdain as I have for NoCal, I have even greater disdain for Texas. I could never allow Texas to...
Jump to postLet's assume the most likely capitals Northern California: Sacramento SMF would retain flights to major hubs and to the two new state capitals. Would also retain flights to LAX and SAN, even if those are not selected as capitals of the respective new states. However, there would be reductions to all...
Jump to postUsed airstairs for a 767 on DEN-LGB in 1986
AirMatt wrote:AA flew a DC-10 to ONT during the late 90's for a short period, prior to the new terminals opening and it was a stairway. Also, I believe HA flew a DC-10 as well in the 90's.
Matt
The connectivity is a problem unless there is a demand for connections to SLC.
Maybe the aircraft could get a new crew for a fifth freedom leg to JFK. That would probably make more sense from the CI market, but OIAA's goals would be better served if it was to ATL.
EYW is 100' wide and has mainline aircraft. Once again, as a Canadian I am still amazed at how much excitement Americans have for college athletics. Up here, nobody cares about college/university athletics beyond the current student body of the school. The idea of chartering planes for fans to watch...
Jump to postcoolian2 wrote:Beardown91737 wrote:When you want to bring up southern states (which are ours to ridicule, not yours) just remember France.
I love this argument
Bet you've got a strong opinion on abortion when it ain't your uterus to control
CCPVG The Italian Prime minister had sex with a child prostitute while in office. I think we've got a way to go before we reach European levels of depravity. We're working on it.. The difference is not what they do, the difference is the legal system. If police in Europe hears about rape or child p...
Jump to postYou guys must be getting bored in this left wing echo chamber, bouncing your canned talking points off each other with no disagreement. These kids should not be bringing guns to school. Don't they know it is against the school rules? I for some reason it is not against a school rule, it is so stupid...
Jump to postYeah. Did it start with Obummer or Odumba or was it earlier than that with W? We have to admit, everyone called Nixon "Tricky Dick". I don't consider Dubya a nasty name, more funny. W was entertainment on his own, accidentally introducing a new word to the English language every two or thr...
Jump to postMAGAT = (M)ake (A)merica (G)reat (A)gain (TS) I see. A derisive label for people that you disagree with. Libtards anyone? We can all share how people call others mean names. I really wish everyone should step up and call out EVERYONE who does such, but we don't. (I myself tried to get some posters ...
Jump to poststlgph wrote:MAGAT = (M)ake (A)merica (G)reat (A)gain (TS)
January 2017 ORD-DFW AA 789 My wife and I got an outer row with the 2 seats (in front of a rear galley)
Jump to postYou know no one up in F just randomly was handing out blankets to the Coach passengers as they walked past. These 2 just each grabbed their own blankets as they walked thru F and took them to their seat. Lots of assumptions there. Just like the assumptions that AA made and subsequently apologised f...
Jump to postOne was because the analysis that LA juries are too full of engineering types that need real concrete proof of something happening, otherwise they have reasonable doubts Which is reasonable and if more Juries where competent like that, you would probably not have murdered so many innocent people in...
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