Re: Delta pilots climb in/out of 737 cockpit window

Delta's paint scheme for this plane was the General Lee. Later they jumped the plane across a pond on their way to Tulsa. I was going to make a Dukes of Hazard joke, dammit! Their chief pilot is shown a copy of this video and a narrator asks “just how do you think these boys are gonna get out of th...

Re: Condor launch new livery

This livery tells us instantly who they are and what they do. You can almost imagine the interior being a sandy beach floor with poolside lounge chairs. Fantastic work!

Re: Aeroflot flying over Canada despite airspace closure to Russian aircraft

I am calling the police!

Re: Lack of international flights at RDU

The only thing missing from this thread is JPlatts telling us which routes and on which airlines are possibilities from RDU...

Re: United Announcement 12/1/2021

It’s a gate change announcement for the flight to Wichita - it is now departing from gate B34!

Re: Finnair announces DFW, BUS, HND

AY adding HEL-CLT is also possible in the future due to both being strong OneWorld hubs for AY(HEL) and AA(CLT) and with Finland having opened an honorary consulate in Charlotte back in 2016. Of course some will say I am making this up and pulling out of *ahem* finn air... Finland opens honorary con...

Re: How likely is it that WN will start DAL-CVG?

DaCubbyBearBar wrote:

I think this thread has run its course when we are talking about several potential routes…..thread was DAL-CVG, NOT EVERY CITY from DAL not served

Re: 6.5kgs of cocaine found on Caribbean Airlines 737 at Miami

This happened on Spirit one time. Their flights started operating 3 days AHEAD of schedule...

Re: Upcoming Pentagon Report to Congress on US Military UFO/UAP Encounters

Sigh.... totally underwhelming. Nothing but plain Eurowhite liveries on those UFO's.

Re: Delta Wants Sky Club Volunteer Work

Offer customers flying on the most discounted of tickets in economy complimentary SkyClub lounge access passes. When they walk into the club, hand them gloves, Comet, and a toilet brush...

Re: DL wins JD Power award for best North American airline

N766UA wrote:

Interesting to see DL, AS, WN, and B6 within just a few points of each other, while UA and AA lagging by quite a bit. That certainly checks with my experiences…

Re: April’s fool: Airline edition

United Chooses ATL for SE Hub; Giving Atlantans Luxurious Air Travel Options

Re: What are the black patches on the apron?

The black patches on the apron are actually pockets so flight attendants can hold things like napkins and coffee stirrers...

Re: Female passengers removed from QR flight for invasive examination

For almost all women, determining if a woman very recently gave birth could have been done simply by looking at their stomach. It's not like the stomach goes back to its original size immediately after delivery and the mother puts on her size 6 cocktail dress. Conducting a rudimentary genital examin...

Re: WN to Launch IAH and ORD service in 2021

Very interesting! I know the IAH to DAL route has been sorely missed by many business travelers who live in North Houston and have business in Central or East Dallas (and vice versa). I could easily see this route being part of their plans for IAH.

Re: Question about flight AA11 on 9/11.

It did change. PSA 1771 was the result of an employee getting a weapon past security as in those days flight crew bypassed the metal detector screening. PSA 1771 changed that. Flight crew (pilots, flight attendants) routinely bypass security screening even today through a program called Known Crew ...

Re: Last ERJ - Embraer Regional Jet Delivered: a end of an era and the history behind it !

on February 11, 1998 a Continental Express, now United Express, ERJ 145ER (N14931) crashed in Beaumont, Texas on takeoff during a training flight. NTSB reports that after the incorrect application of rudder during a V1 cut maneuver, the left wing stalled. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair."...

Re: Washington Redskins Name Change on the Way?

Since Washington Nationals is already taken, How about the Washington Dulleses?!

Re: Doug Parker makes the day for a WN FA

Anyone that works in the airline business knows that employees flying on another carrier's metal is a very routine, everyday occurrence - especially amongst pilots and flight attendants that commute to and from their base. .

Re: Safety information cards

I wonder if safety information cards will be updated to instruct you to remove your mask before using the oxygen mask...

Re: American Airlines might file bankruptcy again

IMO - Even if we find a miracle cure for COVID19 today this will have devastating effects on the industry as a whole until at least next year. Anyone sitting at a computer this morning wanting to book a summer or fall trip to Rome, Italy will probably find themselves in Rome, Georgia instead - or fo...

Re: Three Interesting Eastern Air Lines History Facts

Eastern was my favorite airline and they’re why I love aviation. I remember flying by myself EWR-TPA when I was about eight years old on a Eastern L-1011, it was White not Silver, and the Flight attendant took me into the cockpit during the flight to meet the pilots. I remember the view, from there...

Re: 5,5 hrs layover in IAH, what to do!

dfwjim1 wrote:

Why would one want to visit Houston?

Re: United Fleet/Network Thread - 2019

I've always secretly wondered about the catering carts and the CA777 signage but never asked! I always assumed they somehow came from Air China. Being a former FA myself, it is not totally unusual to be provided Atlas containers from catering that, while the supplies inside are correct and what you ...

Re: What would United be Like If The US Airways merger had gone through?

Like American Airlines, but change Dallas for Houston and JFK for EWR, keep all the rest. Would they have continued with IAD? They'd have IAD, PHL, EWR... If UA had merged with US instead of CO they would not have had EWR as that belonged to CO originally. Nor would UA have had IAH since that also ...

Re: Republic pilot punches female co-worker

What I find most shocking is that the press correctly identified this as a Republic Airways crew and not United, American, or Delta. This is probably due to the fact it first appeared on FlyerTalk. Whichever mainline carrier it was they were flying for, you know their P.R, department is breathing a ...

Re: Unticketed Pax Clears TSA, Boards DL Flight

Nothing surprises me anymore. At MSP I went through TSA Pre in the south end and went to the north end security to wait for my dad. As I am waiting I see some guy walk up the stairs from the baggage claim area with his bags. Im like wtf? I look down there and there is a TSA agent. But afaik once yo...

Re: Flight attendants and configurations

The hourly wage and other benefits an airline pays for one additional flight attendant may seem trivial, but you also have to factor in the additional hotel costs for overnighting that FA; additional training costs; and not to mention the many gallons of extra jet fuel that gets burned just to fly t...

Re: Delta Flight Attendant Eases Deaf Teens Travel Worries With Note

From the article, it was actually an Endeavor Air flight attendant that provided the kind gesture, but either way, good on Delta for contracting with the fine men and women that make up Endeavor Air.

Re: Question: UA from CPT-EWR on 787-9

I'd look at the seat map; if I see plenty of open seats in economy, where the chances of the middle seat being open if not the entire row (it happens!), then no, I wouldn't pay for E+. Most standbys would be cleared into E+ seats first, depending on the prowess of the gate agent, making E+ fuller. A...

Re: United going after hidden-city travellers

It's taken me 3 days to figure this one out, so go easy on me: Hidden city travel is akin to going to the movies, purchasing a $5.00 ticket to a 4-hour movie, and instead, enjoying a different movie that costs $8.00 but is only 2 hours long. -AND/OR- Hidden city ticketing is the reverse of a movie-g...

Re: When did El Al fly to DFW?

It's been 84 years, and I can still smell the fresh paint. The baggage sizers had never been used. The gate seats had never been sat in. DFW was called the station of dreams, and it was. It really was.

Re: How come DL185 (ATL-PVG) is not a polar route today but DL583 (DTW-PVG) is!?

The reason for no polar-route out of Atlanta is that Delta does not want their more prestigious Atlanta-based customer to look out the window in-flight and see firsthand the devastating effects air travel has had on the climate.

Re: Jeffrey Epstein’s aircraft

It would be interesting to know if that 727 ever flew for Trump Shuttle? It's possible because of the friendship between Epstein and Trump - maybe Trump gave him a great deal on that 727, if it was indeed his originally.

Re: Atlanta Mayor OK's Smoking Ban at ATL

This is why I vape - you can do it very easily in a restroom stall, an aircraft lavatory, etc. and people are none the wiser. (The vape I use does not emit a huge cloud of steam).

Re: DCA to close for July 4th Celebration

I just feel so bad for the passengers booked on these affected flights as well as the passengers booked on flights down line that will also be delayed. I feel bad for the affected airline crew members and the airport staff that will have to assuage many upset travelers during the delay. I also feel ...

Re: Is there meaning behind WN Flight Numbers?

I have always wondered about this! With the way Southwest numbers many their flights you'd almost expect to board a Saab 340 turboprop

Re: Will Delta relaunch SEA-HKG when the A330neos arrive.

questions wrote:

. The third and final vector is a new livery and branding initiative that reflects DL’s global presence on the world airline stage.

Re: Buying a ticket to an unknown destination and airline sends you where they want.