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The article says the 777Fs will be operated by Atlas Air. Atlas still has 2 777Fs due for delivery…so the planes are either those two or two existing ones in Atlas’s fleet that will be dedicated to CMA-CGM. The A350Fs appear to be a new order…but unknown if newly added or if this is the 4 undisclose...
Jump to postNot sure if any of you guys have been to HVN before but its not happening. Avelo has that tiny place rocking and on lock with more destinations to be added this summer. Between terminal constraints,parking, gate space, ramp space etc HVN belongs to avelo. That can/will change once the new terminal ...
Jump to postThere's an argument to be had that the major carriers (especially the US3) are actually secretly happy about the reduction in frequencies that can be flown as this has allowed them to charge high fares. It’s not just about China too. Prior to Covid Chinese carriers were frequently offering garbage ...
Jump to postThe livery update is the swoop at the front going down further (and starting a bit further aft) so that the nose cone is entirely blue to eliminate slight misalignments of striping when switching them out. Being introduced on the A321neo.
Jump to postIt is likely “up to” 76 aircraft because it includes potential new-to-AC used aircraft that are not yet in the fleet or not yet fully finalized for acquisition. Conversely there are probably frames in the current fleet that won’t be upgraded because not financially worth it.
Jump to postLooks like the A320 series is hanging around at AC for much longer; AC is committing to a major avionics upgrade to the type, adding a HUD, and EEIS2 systems to make the cockpit similar to the upcoming A321LR's: https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-04-a-significant-a320-famil...
Jump to postWho handles Virgin nowadays? It used to be Cobalt but the offending tug isn't blue and I am hearing DNATA? Think it’s still Cobalt, but they have a load of lsd tugs nowadays, not all are blue. Apparently, it was a tow off, VS / handling company usually do 4 man tow. One riding the breaks One on the...
Jump to postSeems like Airbus is mostly worried about proprietary information shared across Spirit and Boeing getting their hands on it. And about the wing plant, Airbus might need it for building a wing for a new aircraft like an A322 or similar. Well Airbus needs the wing plant to continue to build the A220....
Jump to postFWIW - they'll be getting some practice on the plumbing arrangements with the 321T reconfigurations to Oasis. What's the anticipated timeline for the 321T's to be fully replaced and converted to standard Oasis? These birds are 10-11 years old, delivered and deployed on JFK-LAX/SFO from Q3-2013 into...
Jump to postCurrently Ci flies the A359 and BR flies the 77W. YVR-MNL is flown by PR 77W. Not sure if AC has widebody metals for both routes. Both probably require a minimum of B788 or B789 for the routes. I do not think the A333s have the legs for both routes. Probably not until we start seeing the 787-10s co...
Jump to postTo me it looks like aircraft shortage (787). A good portion of LH’s 787 deliveries this year are to replace current 787s. Those 787s are now being kept longer by LH (impacting OS) which makes me doubt 787 delivery delays are the main reason for a majority of the LH cuts this summer. Especially with...
Jump to postBasically everything is behind schedule as ramp up of all production lines has been slower than planned due to supplier issues. For the XLR there are also then the certification delays.
Jump to postNo staff conflict is eternal, and it would be silly to suggest these aircraft will never ever be operated by Lingus. Cabin reconfiguration is neither cheap nor casual. It’s a major operation just for the seats, and can be more challenging if the monuments (e.g galleys and lavs) are also changed. If...
Jump to postI don't think it was anything nefarious that caused the program to be terminated. They had certified aircraft for the U.S. market before. What aircraft had MHI certified before? The first was when MHI was part of the consortium, that developed and sold the NAMC YS-11. The MU-2 was produced for many...
Jump to postgearsdown wrote:Are Delta’s new A350’s automatically manufactured in New Production Standard? Or would that be an option specifically requested by the customer when ordered?
[ * Partners that could overfly Russia if required, potentially reducing direct insurance costs. I think you misread, Finnair can’t overfly Russia. This has severely hampered their hub/ operations as HEL went from one of the best locations for Europe-Asia traffic to one of the worst. They now have ...
Jump to postI think it would behoove AS to keep the B6 partnership. B6 gives HA what neither AS or HA can do themselves out of JFK & BOS The B6 pilot contact prohibits domestic codesharing with a carrier larger than B6. Assuming AS wanted to continue the codeshare it would require negotiations with the B6 ...
Jump to postThat is not my understanding, the heavy checks are done in MNL as these take up significant time and space in the hanger. It’s still a LHT facility, just not in FRA. LHT has an active A380 hangar with maintenance staff at Frankfurt and a huge maintenance base at Manila for up to A380 heavy checks. ...
Jump to postAny slot hoarding by Delta here? They may be willing to lease a slot pair or two. JFK is also seen as the more prestigious airport and in a competitive market like New York, you need all the help you can get. But with so few foreign carriers serving the airport, there's less competition at EWR. It ...
Jump to postI suspect SK will keep 1x daily CPH-EWR (maybe reduced in winter) but most of everything else will gradually shift to JFK. Remember Maersk’s (Denmark’s largest company) US HQ is in NJ which will probably keep a SAS presence at EWR.
Jump to postTC957 wrote:EDM seems to operate almost entirely to DME.
I think that they decided then and there that they have acquired the know-how to build, certify and sell aircraft and that actually delivering aircraft would not be a meanigful endeavor anymore. I wasn't happy about it back then, but in retrospect, if it means that they can become a leader in the n...
Jump to postThere are procedures in place to get parts into sanctioned countries to make repairs, but it is a tedious and time consuming process due to all the approvals you need. Norwegian had a 737 max divert in Iran because of a mechanical issue (iirc it was engine related)- it sat for several months while D...
Jump to postEastern Air Express is the former charter airline Hillwood Airways, which Eastern purchased last year. The pinstripe livery was Hillwood’s, and yes it’s all charter work.
Jump to postMost of those sold back A380s got damaged pretty badly in a hail storm. Lufthansa had to write off 46 million in damage for that. And there is basically no chance that they will ever carry pax again. Trying to model things. How feasible it is to accurately take out the interiors, and re-install the...
Jump to postThe remaining six frames were sold back to Airbus and AFAIK won't fly again but will be used for spare parts. Yes, but there are plenty of stored frames from MH or TG that could be taken over, not to mention all Asiana frames that will hit the market shortly. Not sure about MH’s frames but TG’s are...
Jump to postDelta already flies 763s on JFK-CPH and JFK-ARN seasonally; service on both are resuming the week of April 9 And SAS has announced ATL-CPH. We are a long ways from that route needing 2x daily flights. People need to temper expectations around SK joining Skyteam/JV. CPH, ARN and OSL are all much muc...
Jump to postAny KE ICN-SLC flight would likely be attempted with the 789 instead of a A359 (which will be larger on terms of seat counts or be too premium configured). DL has tried SLC-Asia (Tokyo which while had fewer connections has bigger O&D) in the past with the A332. Profitability is a struggle as the...
Jump to postI think at 480 you are talking about 48 rows. I think the A350-900 can handle much more then that. Anyone has an idea what the maximum amount of rows are in a A350-900? I think 480 would be quite a bit of rows more in actual fact, given that the fuselage tapers at both ends, and also you have to fa...
Jump to postIf one of the pilot committed suicide, the investigation needs to find out why he decided to kill himself. Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc. And the problem is that if there are no traces, notes, witness reports, medical exams or any event that could lead someone to depress...
Jump to postHow popular do we think the 767s will be on the second hand passenger market? Excellent Japanese maintenance/engineering must make them an attractive option, however the flight circles not so much? The market for second-hand passenger 767s is almost nonexistent. Freighter conversions on the other h...
Jump to postExcept it seems to continue to hemorrhage money Do you have any link that supports "the program is hemorrhaging money"? Airbus is planning profitability for 2026, which could have been 2024 had COVID not happened. Do Airbus annual revenues show a terrible dip because of this "hemorrh...
Jump to postOuch, that is a resounding no. I’m surprised with such a harsh rejection it ever even got to the voting stage. With the numbers they provided only ~ 5 workers voted yes on the contract.
Jump to postIs it still possible to access the Airbus Orders & Deliveries spreadsheet for 2020. Thanks As far as I am aware only if someone has a copy they downloaded and are willing to share. I only have as far back as 2021, not 2020. Airbus had zero orders or cancellations for any planes in January 2021 ...
Jump to postCX expects their mid-sized aircraft only in/after 2028. This is another no to A330neo. While I agree the 7810 will likely win this order, I am interested to understand why "2028 = no" for A330neo. Ditto. I also don't understand that. I think they are suggesting that since CX are not expec...
Jump to postWhy? Because they are negotiating with Boeing over compensation, and their position is they want to “be made whole” by Boeing. Yes, it would affect the AS fleet plan, and they’ll want to be compensated for that as well. All that said, It’s totally possible that 704AL continues in service with AS af...
Jump to postThe yokes are linked to each other, so if one moves, the other moves in unison. In order to do what you propose, the pilot monitoring would have to apply enough force on the yoke to "unlink" them. This would be the case in the event that a flight control surface was jammed for some reason...
Jump to postIn regards to 704AL, I wouldn’t be surprised if AS wants Boeing to take that plane back. At the very least, it’s part of their negotiations over the incident. Why? Airlines fix planes all the time. Unless Boeing somehow miraculously finds another delivery slot for a -9 that means AS’s fleet plan is...
Jump to postFrom S/N 424 (I haven’t yet checked before that serial number), I identified the following airframes as not built : #450 Qatar A35K as A7-AOE #456 Qatar A35K as A7-AOF #461 Qatar A35K as A7-AOG #467 Qatar A35K as A7-AOH #477 Qatar A35K as A7-AOI #486 Qatar A35K as A7-AOJ #493 Aeroflot A359 as-VP-BY...
Jump to postlutfi wrote:None, at some point they will all be retired, not many CX Tristars around these days
kalvado wrote:B787register wrote:I called it, the airline hadnt power cycled the aircraft...
while very possible, not fixing such a known bug tells a lot about the OEM.
I’m still impressed, but not surprised, that TK added another frequency for the summer. Doing a general search, TK appears to offer appealing prices to some of Detroit’s larger markets to Eastern Europe like Warsaw, Bucharest, Skopje, and even Zagreb and Sarajevo. Wonder how long it'll take before ...
Jump to postEuropean Commision approves KAL purchase https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_761 Remedy terms include sale of Asiana Cargo unit, along with providing slots, traffic rights, and access to aircraft for T'way to launch EU flights (Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome.) Why KE a...
Jump to postTK going up to 6x weekly instead of 5x as originally planned this summer, great to see! https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240312-tkjul24dtw So the text says 6 weekly but the schedule they provided shows daily… right? TK205 IST1510 – 1915DTW 789 x7 TK206 DTW2100 – 1400+1IST 789 x7 No, it is not saying ...
Jump to postI think Matt got confused of the qns. He was answering for A330neo maximum seating capacity, which he got it correct 460 according to Airbus website. And you are also correct for B787-9 maximum sat capacity 420. Yes you’re right. I was responding to the 339s capacity. Sorry for the confusion :) No ...
Jump to postThis on its own is useless news since there's no context into what a typical passing rate is. Government agencies (yes I know Boeing isn't a gov't agency) "fail" audits all the time An industry where you manufacturer commercial airliners for the flying public to fly on hundreds of times p...
Jump to postWhy not A359 with 10 across in economy? I would imagine too expensive. TS aren't exactly bringing in a ton of cash granted it is getting better. Used 787 or new 330Neos at a big discount (due to 321Neo late deliveries and engine issues) are the only 2 options I can think of. Also likely too big. A ...
Jump to postMileHFL400 wrote:Wasn’t Air Transat bought by AC or am I just hallucinating?