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- Thu May 04, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Any ex BA 744s still flying ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1281
Re: Any ex BA 744s still flying ?
Their lack of use is likely not helped by being equipped with RR engines.
Jump to post- Tue May 02, 2023 11:12 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your longest Discontinued flights
- Replies: 87
- Views: 9116
- Tue May 02, 2023 11:10 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your longest flights out of specific airports
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3386
Re: Your longest flights out of specific airports
LAX: LHR BA 744 EWR: EDI US 752 JFK: LHR BA 77W ATL: LHR BA 772 ORD: EDI UA 752 YYZ: EDI AC 763 HND: LHR (Polar route) BA 789 HEL: HND JP 789 HKG: DXB EK 388 IST: EDI TK 321 TLV: LHR BA 77W DFW: LGW BA 772 AUH: EDI EY 332 DOH: KUL QR 77W PHL: EDI US 752 MIA: LAX AA 77W MAN: PHL US 332 MAD: LHR IB 34...
Jump to post- Tue May 02, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Newark (EWR) #1 for European destinations
- Replies: 108
- Views: 19504
Re: Newark (EWR) #1 for European destinations
Glasgow is still the third most visited city in the United Kingdom, only one spot behind Edinburgh which lies in second. No, that's not true. https://www.tripsavvy.com/popular-uk-cities-for-international-visitors-1661845 According to this, the third most visited city in the UK is Manchester. Glasgo...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:22 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 6704
Re: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?
US Airways A330-200/300
Etihad A330-200
TAP Air Portugal A330-200
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:15 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your favorite plane that you haven't flown on
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3202
Re: Your favorite plane that you haven't flown on
Concorde
IL-62
VC10
Lockheed L-1011
MD-11
DC-9
A300
Hawker Siddeley Trident
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 12:56 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody
- Replies: 172
- Views: 27555
Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody
Shortest in a wide body : EDI - DUB in a HU 788
Longest in a narrow body: EDI - ORD in a UA 752
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 12:47 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ex-Alitalia flight attendants strip off uniforms in protest
- Replies: 51
- Views: 15652
Re: Ex-Alitalia flight attendants strip off uniforms in protest
Quite a bit of ire on here for people peacefully protesting after losing their jobs through no fault of their own. I can't help but wonder how they'd feel in that position.
Jump to post- Tue May 25, 2021 3:09 pm
- Forum: Site Related
- Topic: RyanAir Flight FR 4978 and its non-discussion in Civil Aviation
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5175
Re: RyanAir Flight FR 4978 and its non-discussion in Civil Aviation
There have been a few political threads on here recently. See the thread about TLV being closed for a very simplistic pro-Israeli stance which goes frequently unchallenged, for example.
The inconsistency in this case is bizarre.
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: jetBlue's London In flight service details
- Replies: 79
- Views: 14930
Re: jetBlue's London In flight service details
That sound really impressive and they really are offering something different. A welcome addition for the TATL passenger.
Jump to post- Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Antonov makes first aircraft without russian components.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9609
Re: Antonov makes first aircraft without russian components.
However, Antonovs has mostly been the choice for those who needs a cheep and rugged airframe. And they've mostly been cheep since they've been available in droves second hand after the major Russian carriers stopped using them. I have a hard time seeing these carriers being able to afford new build...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:16 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Most geographically nonsensical routing?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 12712
Re: Most geographically nonsensical routing?
A friend of mine worked ticketing at JFK for Turkish. Said several years ago when Turkish offered $500/thereabouts roundtrip JFK to points like AMS, CDG, LHR, etc. - people came out in droves flying to IST then flying back to western europe to take advantage of the savings. They can be the cheapest...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: No chevron on GE9X ?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9941
Re: No chevron on GE9X ?
744SPX wrote:In any case I think they're fugly so I for one am glad they have advanced past them...
Each to their own, I quite like them and they help distinguish aircraft type. Jump to post
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:22 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Aviation Thread - 2020
- Replies: 115
- Views: 16617
Re: Edinburgh Aviation Thread - 2020
KingB123 wrote:Qatar sent in their B77W tonight!
High demand with repatriation flights? Jump to post
- Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:01 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: What former carriers have you flown?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 5291
Re: What former carriers have you flown?
Dan Air
British Midland
Monarch
Thomas Cook
Sabena
U.S. Airways
Go
Air Berlin
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Aviation Thread - 2020
- Replies: 115
- Views: 16617
Re: Edinburgh Aviation Thread - 2020
Secondly, there is absolutely plenty demand between Edinburgh and Florida. Why there isn't a service that is absolutely bound to print money is another unsolved mystery. Norwegian are currently trying to save themselves, TUI are seasonal. TCX were based in Manchester and never did much flying to th...
Jump to post- Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:05 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
by738 wrote:PlaneMad134 wrote:Qatar have announced EDI-DOH will increase from 10 to 14x weekly
How many weeks /months in summer is it increasing to twice daily? Wasn't it already running with quite low loads
Guess they mustn't be too bad or with good yields. Do we know if it'll be 2xA350 or an A350/788 mix? Jump to post
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:47 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
PlaneMad134 wrote:EasyJet announce new 13x weekly flights to Birmingham, great news for the airport!
Edinburgh cant stop announcing routes!
BE won't like that! Jump to post
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
by738 wrote:8herveg wrote:I went to EDI for the first time in about 7 years last week. My god, what a mess.
Oooft, the EDI usuals won't like that...
It's my home town airport and the security setup is awful. Jump to post
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:26 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Truly terrible Airlines of the past and present
- Replies: 84
- Views: 13812
Re: Truly terrible Airlines of the past and present
Flybe take some beating for being dire.
Jump to post- Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:24 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
I remember reading somewhere Qatar doing a double daily trial in April, is Edinburgh ready for a double daily service? Surely EK must have ate a bit away from Qatar? Im also wondering how much of an effect the emirates Edinburgh flight has had on its Glasgow operations? It's double daily today I no...
Jump to post- Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:41 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BA pilots to strike over the summer?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 8917
Re: BA pilots to strike over the summer?
Considering the glee with which the BA pilots not only crossed the BA flight attendants’ picket line in 2010, but actively worked with BA management to destroy it, I hope they don’t expect any support from other unions. BA pilots, in many cases, worked as scab flight attendants on their days off. N...
Jump to post- Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Euro Business Seats
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5996
Re: Euro Business Seats
UA777EWRTLV wrote:Which European airlines offer a proper F/J class seat on Narrowbody short haul aircraft? Anyone other than Aeroflot?.
TK I believe. Jump to post
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:52 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Federal Prosecutors Expanding Boeing Investigation to CHS 787 Production Site
- Replies: 154
- Views: 23918
Re: Federal Prosecutors Expanding Boeing Investigation to Alleged Shoddy 787 Site
Unions ordered a hit job by a friendly press on a non-union plant, federal bureaucrats use it as an excuse to harass a company now that the bank shake-down gravy train is slowing down. Simple as that. Boeing should respond to the irresponsible actions of the unions in this case by making sure the N...
Jump to post- Sat Jun 29, 2019 11:08 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
Steady growth continues with the busiest May on record for Edinburgh- 1,381,187 passengers, up 4.3% on last May. The running total for the last 12 months is up 7.7% with 14,738,065 passengers. https://www.edinburghairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/come-what-may Despite its many criti...
Jump to post- Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: British Airways crew ballot to strike
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1938
Re: British Airways crew ballot to strike
AirKevin wrote:First, the EVA flight attendants. Now this. Here's an idea. Why don't we all go on strike.
That's pretty condescending. Jump to post
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Qatar Airways named Skytrax airline of the year
- Replies: 99
- Views: 14980
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:54 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
BA Cityflyer to operate from LCY-EDI-DUS on a very short term basis.
Jump to post- Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
Re: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
Does anyone know how Hainan Airways are getting on?
Jump to post- Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Edinburgh Airport Thread - 2019
- Replies: 220
- Views: 39489
This could be great if it materialises https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/7895/Ed ... views.html
Jump to post- Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Glasgow Aviation Thread - 2019
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11995
Glasgow Airport passenger numbers fell by 250 000 ib 2018 according to this https://centreforaviation.com/news/glas ... 018-876459
Jump to post- Sun Nov 18, 2018 3:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
- Replies: 247
- Views: 34718
Re: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
Ryanair starts crawling back to GLA... https://www.glasgowairport.com/media-centre/ryanair-to-re-introduce-four-popular-european-routes/?utm_source=Glasgow+Airport+social+media&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Alicante%2CCharleroi%2CMalaga%2CPR%2CRyanair%2CWarsaw Alicante, Malaga, Charleroi ...
Jump to post- Sun Nov 18, 2018 3:53 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
- Replies: 247
- Views: 34718
Re: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
interesting Emirates have no plans to have a lounge in Edinburgh despite room in the new extension and offering 773 with first class. I presume less than daily or once daily similar routes elsewhere dont have any lounge facility? You mean that there is no lounge in EDI then for their F and J custom...
Jump to post- Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
- Replies: 247
- Views: 34718
Re: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
by738 wrote:Some big changes for EK services ex UK for 2019 (though unlikely to be any formal announcement until mid January at earliest)
What have you heard? Jump to post
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang
- Replies: 3187
- Views: 655182
Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangal Pinang
RetroRoo wrote:A little baffled at some people above who seem to be sadder about a 737Max8 being destroyed than the people who were inside it...
Me too! The mind boggles Jump to post
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Glasgow Airport Thread - 2018
- Replies: 67
- Views: 11637
Re: Glasgow Airport Thread
With EDI continue to grow at nearly 10% annually, the gap between the two largest airports in Scotland is widening. With all the political turmoil, fuel prices, Brexit, APD, potential local inbound tourist tax, maybe we should start a similar thread to DUB thread with 'When will EDI bubble burst' ?...
Jump to post- Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:17 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: EK's EDI flight not performing to expectation ?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 9930
Re: EK's EDI flight not performing to expectation ?
Still not clear why reduction so early in a routes launch Because not enough seats sold, despite certain EDI fans claiming the GLA flights were being propped up by Edinburgh based travellers. It's entirely possible EDI is not the Scottish commercial aviation 'centre of the universe' it's management...
Jump to post- Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Cities known mainly for Airports
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4636
Re: Cities known mainly for Airports
Newark has to be a shout. I doubt many non-Americans would know of it without the airport.
Smaller scale but places Ryanair use like Hahn, Weeze, Prestwick and Charleroi as well.
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:00 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ryanair cabin crew announce European strike dates.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2766
Re: Ryanair cabin crew announce European strike dates.
Good for the staff. Some of the practices at Ryanair are disgraceful in the Western world.
Jump to post- Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rouge / Air Canada Cancels Toronto - Gatwick?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 10626
Re: Rouge / Air Canada Cancels Toronto - Gatwick?
“I was forced to fly Rouge” “Never again!” If that were the case, loads would be abysmal. Rouge planes are full. I was on one this weekend. Yes, the seats are closer together, and no seat back IFE. That is what the market wants. People don’t want to pay top dollar to secondary markets. Air Canada i...
Jump to post- Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Countries and regions where the airport of the largest city is not the busiest
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4609
Re: Countries and regions where the airport of the largest city is not the busiest
Glasgow is the biggest city in Scotland but Edinburgh is the capital and has the busier airport. PIK calls itself Glasgow Prestwick but even combined EDI is still comfortably ahead.
Jump to post- Thu May 10, 2018 6:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Airbus Claims that A350XWB is quieter than B787, but is it really?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 51155
Re: Airbus Claims that A350XWB is quieter than B787, but is it really?
Channex757 wrote:That's also why the baggage bins actually float rather than have hard bolting points. They run on rails that allow flexing.
Every day's a school day on here
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- Tue May 08, 2018 4:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Emirates announces Edinburgh
- Replies: 61
- Views: 13205
Re: Emirates announces Edinburgh
There's TK at EDI too. Hopefully a piece of the pie for everyone though.
Jump to post- Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Confirmed: Etihad cancels EDI
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14350
Re: Unconfirmed: Etihad cancels EDI
Well given EDI's attempt in recent years to host ALL of Scotland's major air routes, you'd have to think Gordon Dewar will be off to Dubai soon to place an offer on the table... Why not? Anywhere else would do the same. You haven't had the misfortune of being stuck on the M8 motorway between Glasgo...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Confirmed: Etihad cancels EDI
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14350
Re: Unconfirmed: Etihad cancels EDI
Could EK serve EDI? Maybe even with one of the Glasgow flights when the upgrade work is done. Well given EDI's attempt in recent years to host ALL of Scotland's major air routes, you'd have to think Gordon Dewar will be off to Dubai soon to place an offer on the table... Why not? Anywhere else woul...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Confirmed: Etihad cancels EDI
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14350
Re: Unconfirmed: Etihad cancels EDI
Could EK serve EDI? Maybe even with one of the Glasgow flights when the upgrade work is done.
Jump to post- Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:34 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DY Pulls out of BDL
- Replies: 104
- Views: 18138
Re: DY Pulls out of BDL
Perhaps the initial hard-on over silly transatlantic routes like these is starting to subside a bit. Maybe we won't be seeing Binghamton-Bordeaux .... Erie-Saarbrucken ... Paducah-Tromso or State-College-Minsk any time soon. Thankfully. Yeah, it should not be shocking that random US city to random ...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
- Replies: 247
- Views: 34718
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:20 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
- Replies: 247
- Views: 34718
Re: Rest of the UK thread - 2018
Easyjet have added Seville and Jersey to their route offerings from EDI from S18. Both 2x weekly I think. BA are offering a new 1 x weekly service to Florence from EDI. QR will upgauge the DOH-EDI route from 788 to A359 in S18 most likely to boost J and Cargo capacity. Have the loads on the EDI rou...
Jump to post- Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:36 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Dimmed Cabin During Day?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1735
Re: Dimmed Cabin During Day?
I've only had this on westbound TATL flights with UA. My theory was the crew want to do a quick service then encourage sleep so they get left alone.
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