BaronHamstead wrote:the airline continues to lose money and carries a heavy debt burden
I still don’t really get the shift towards a much more diverse fleet. From a relatively simple 777/A380 and subfleets within, to 787s, A359s etc. For the size of fleet and complexity of route structure it adds a whole level of presumably expense and organisation. Yes Im aware smaller carriers using ...
Jump to postI'm absolutely shocked that this has gotten as far as it has. I'm actually starting to get optimistic. Shock, definitely... but optimism is still a stretch for me. There's such an enormous gulf between the XB-1 and Boom's latest concept renderings that this amounts to nothing but a PR grab. At this...
Jump to postany sign of double daily GLA with the anniversary celebrations?
Jump to postslightly off topic, but the BA 757 in Landor colours was the only one with underbelly to cheatline variation, where the navy blue gently curves downwards beneath the cockpit. Other aircraft its plumb horizontal. Apparently all sorts of fuss, authorisation and redesign was needed at the time (simila...
Jump to postslightly off topic, but the BA 757 in Landor colours was the only one with underbelly to cheatline variation, where the navy blue gently curves downwards beneath the cockpit. Other aircraft its plumb horizontal. Apparently all sorts of fuss, authorisation and redesign was needed at the time (similar...
Jump to postnothing to see there.. rehash of stuff before and the only person promoting unsurprisingly is ‘Visit Scotland’ himself Gordon Dewar
Jump to postlavia wrote:
I am led to believe a OW lounge may be opened at MAN, EUK would likely use this.
More (rumoured) expansion coming though.
im kind of bored of UX/Air Europa. I don’t think they add much that can’t easily be replaced merger or not and will soon be forgotten. Bring back the old stripe Air Europe offshoot on charter runs!
Jump to postpre-arranged one off for World Athletics event. Theyve done similar in the past
Jump to post‘Peace’ of nonsense. I give it a few months. These collaborations never last
Jump to postmost will just be booking these via KL and not as VS codeshares. I doubt they’ll be giving gains up just to support VS. Its like BMI all over again and we know what Star UK connections did to them
Jump to postMAN maybe on a 787. Not sure UA has the right aircraft for GLA unless a 757 becomes free again from another route. You do wonder if 7K per year pax on EWR route now just fill an EDI rotation? Don’t see LGW at all.
Jump to postWhen is the next international announcement, apparently with some more Euro routes?
Jump to postDobboDobbo wrote:BACF, as speculated elsewhere…
Increasingly US centric now here so better off on the ‘other’ UK centric fora
Jump to postYes running half empty 767’s consistently during the summer Play months after launch. Prices were very much cheaper during that period and swamped the market. FI have never used the 767 so consistently over months (having only been adhoc previously). Make of that what you will..
Jump to postAny updates on Play to KEF? Rumours ‘elsewhere’ it will indeed be back for further season. Im doubtful myself after what seemed like some FI ‘dirty tricks’
Jump to postIt was noisy and cramped but did many trips to SYY and Wick. Emb far quicker and I suspect ATR far duller, but deffo time for Saabs to go. I’ll miss the single seats if ATRs.
Jump to postBA planning to add more seats to/densify its E190 fleet - does anyone have any more details? https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/ba-cityflyer-add-more-seats-its-e190-fleet All the updates you need here https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/2143889-cityfl...
Jump to postlavia wrote:Los Angeles was a success for the one season (S19) they had operated it.
scbriml wrote:I can't recall a single incident that has previously resulted in the grounding of an entire type
wonder what Norse will do to VS at LAS if it lasts…
Jump to postSaid by who? and didn’t ‘they’ say that more than 10 years ago. Airlines are not daft, if it was a moneyspinner, they would be all over it.. I see noone lining up. Thai don’t know if they’re coming or going.
Jump to postyou would think its maybe a standard fit and maybe the just choose not to use it? The cabin dividers can be fitted/retrofitted if needed. Im sure the plan was to.
Jump to postany updates on if EK will return to double daily service at GLA? Seems A380 over 90% full each day. Providing a great service with dedicated lounge etc and First Class provision.
Jump to postdrgmobile wrote:I don't really get the Europe flight announcements from eastern Canada. Seems a bit odd to add flights to Europe AFTER decimating your feed to them. They expect enough local traffic?
Looks nice. But prefer standard livery, infact time for a refresh? Shame BA don’t have their own paintshop anymore
Jump to postMy first widebody was a Britannia 767-200 to IBZ with the tube air earphones IFE and plastic headrest covers.
Jump to postWhilst there are areas I’d like to see BA spending money on (eg a full refurbishment of LHR lounges, rather than a “refresh”) it is encouraging that they are starting to pay down debt. Agree, with profits like that, they should invest where its noticeable. It has certainly put me off booking premiu...
Jump to postIts all cyclical/ swings and roundabouts, the current set up winners and losers will bear no resemblance in 5-10 years. The US bubble will burst and everyone will flock east again. Fuel prices will fluctuate, if the drop all sorts will open up for a few years, Wars will come and go. So theres every ...
Jump to postespecially gauling when UA launch Faro… I mean Faro?!
Jump to postnot uncommon for 737-800s to be involved in runway issues, do they have poorer performing brakes? Wild weather mind you.
Jump to postno way brand new A359’s would go straight into LGW… would be a major precedent even in good times.
Jump to postId rather they didn't.. they're a basket case and will drop it again as quick as you can say runway potholes
Jump to postNo great surprise the rumours come up with routes already heavily subscribed. I thought JetBlue might venture into non heavily competitive new markets.
Jump to postIndianicWorld wrote:I like it, but it gets really confusing following their branding strategy. So many changes over time that it is hard to keep up.
Do people flying the short-haul flights not connect onto the long-haul flights. Its not set up as a hub model. LGW long haul is low cost point to point and BA holidays. Not many early AM arrivals would logistically connect to wave of longhaul, even though feasible. The GLA-LGW does however which is...
Jump to postthink the mini Boom has got FAA approval now for test flights… if going to be a total flop why are the persisting/progressing?
Jump to postCan see 'Glasgow' written on that UK map that appears briefly at the beginning. Which may tie in with local rumours that GLA have been talking to AA ? The pre pandemic PHL service was a long running US Airways 757 routing. Prior to that AA had operated a GLA-ORD service on 767's. Don’t think thats ...
Jump to postContinentalEWR wrote:The boom on TATL demand is showing it has limits, further out into Winter, in line with seasonality and may have peaked.
‘could do better’ is my opinion
Jump to postBA adding ‘a larger aircraft’ on the route presumably to aid bring back passengers early plus anyone else who books. Suspect it will be a case of something and nothing in a day or so.
Jump to postWonder how they VSDL didn't predict Barbados wouldn’t be a flop? think even the amateurs raised eyebrows at twice a week mid winter. So they most certainly don’t get it right.
Jump to postAnyone know how well VS’s EDI-MCO is doing in comparison to when they operated it from GLA? Was it a case of, they actually thought the flight would do better from EDI, or to save money by consolidating operations/staff with the DL flights? I always thought that more passengers would use this fligh...
Jump to postIve a feeling this is going nowhere…
Jump to postSuspect it goes on all the time… even outwith IAG BA and AA coordinate eg MIA flights swapping schedules.
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