Also, the union has no say in what narrow bodies go to rouge. That is purely a company decision. Sure, but it’s the long term play at strengthening Rouge and weakening AC mainline, which would be sold under the PR guise of “better pax experience”. You are either shrinking AC’s fleet or saddling the...
Jump to postMust be weight restricted, especially departing BOG. I wonder how much of a penalty they would have to take going northbound? Seems like 60 seats will be left open on the flight to YUL. https://www.avianca.com/en/about-us/av-news/2024/enero-10/ The press release mentions the route will be flown wit...
Jump to postCan an A320neo even make BOG-YUL nonstop given altitude at BOG? I would imagine YYZ/BOS are already pushing the limits. AV flies one of its two BOG-EZE dailies with the A320neo. EZE-BOG is 2,522nm v YUL-BOG 2,439 nm. Must be weight restricted, especially departing BOG. I wonder how much of a penalt...
Jump to postThanks for clarifying that for me @CrewBunk. My understanding was the opposite, and I'm sure we were told that by some former Cp staff, but I guess something was lost in translation. I understand your Father’s anger. But, if you look at it rationally, you can see how it happened. Before the merger,...
Jump to poststewartg wrote:Can't wait to give them my credit card information!
I’m guessing by “full payload”, you mean maximum zero fuel weight, or maximum volumetric capacity. I can tell you that in 35+ years of airline flying, the only time I’ve ever flown an aircraft close to MZFW was flying 737 Combi/Freighters in Canada’s arctic. Extremely rare. It’s just not that commo...
Jump to post^ interesting potential route map for the A321XLR. Tough to make out, but I see: YUL-DSS YYZ-ARN YHZ-LHR Berlin Budapest Prague Copenhagen Frankfurt Edinburgh Marseille Bordeaux Porto Madrid Barcelona A lot of destinations are currently operating, but a lot are also ex. Rouge 767 routes that still ...
Jump to postExtremely short widebodies and down a 77W because of the fire. Who ever decided on the route planning for this summer with the wide body situation the way it is should be fired. AC is struggling to manage their route system and there are delays and cancellations throughout the network. It is about ...
Jump to post[*] Word on my street is that it was a Flaps 20 takeoff and once Acceleration Height was reach to start retracting flaps on schedule, flaps were brought up from 20 to UP skipping 15 and 5 completely on accident. At max gross weight and low speed Boeing drivers, does the flap lever have a gate to pre...
Jump to postSo no faulty autopilot setting or some other flight protection mode designed to keep the flight safe gets activated before pilots confirms settings? Gear up . Flaps Up and obtain a positive rate of climb. That’s a completely false statement! Any pilot facing a WS event will maintain the aircraft’s ...
Jump to postThats nice, but not gonna happen. The article says they still aren’t allowed daily to one point in Canada. What are they at in YYZ - are they still stuck in Transport Canada’s 1970s “three weekly” policy, or have they progressed to a 1980s “four weekly”. Maybe by 2030, they’ll make it to YYZ daily ...
Jump to postThe thing is, I find it very difficult to believe that "fiduciary duties" dictate reviewing proposals for the A220. The business judgement rule gives very wide latitude to directors. I think it is more about keeping abreast of the market and constantly reviewing assumptions to see if they...
Jump to postYou’re all too quick to judge. The A220-300 size advantage & superior casm over the E2 is a far better fit as a 700 replacement. My bet is on the 220-300a in southwest colours. The MAX 7 is the 700 replacement. Southwest is looking at the A220 so they can understand the economics of the plane t...
Jump to postYou’re all too quick to judge. The A220-300 size advantage & superior casm over the E2 is a far better fit as a 700 replacement. My bet is on the 220-300a in southwest colours.
Jump to postGross miscalculation!
Jump to postYYT’s biggest asset was their geography in terms of attracting transatlantic flights. As narrowbodies begin stretching their range, unfortunately the need for YYT dwindles. And it doesn’t help that Newfoundland’s economy is in the hole and tourism has dropped super low. There probably isn’t enough ...
Jump to postAC's domestic market share is around 45%. Westjet's is around 25%. As a comparison, the Lufthansa group's domestic market share in Germany is 87%. Comparing the domestic markets of Canada and Germany is probably the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Lufthansa's main competitor on domestic routes i...
Jump to postFrankly, anything else would be a major embarrassment considering Air Canada is basically operating a monopoly the way the government protects the air routes. This guy ...... Back in this neat space called reality, WS are deferring MAX8s bc they can't deploy them profitably. US3 are slashing USA<>C...
Jump to postThe 319’s economics, even in all Y config, aren’t even remotely close to newer 737-800’s when it is all said and done. Fuel burn, maintenance cost, daily utilization, seat capacity, amongst other things, conspire against that airframe, even with a zero capital cost. It don’t work... You really thin...
Jump to postThe 319’s economics, even in all Y config, aren’t even remotely close to newer 737-800’s when it is all said and done. Fuel burn, maintenance cost, daily utilization, seat capacity, amongst other things, conspire against that airframe, even with a zero capital cost. It don’t work... You really thin...
Jump to postChecking US DoT data in 2017 loads on YUL-FLL were as follows: Rouge: 85.8% Sunwing: 82.2% Transat: 83.3% WestJet: 82.5% WestJet's overall trans border loads averaged 84.8% in 2017, compared to 84.5% at Rouge, 79.1% at Transat and 74.9% at Sunwing. You can imagine just how poor the yields are on YU...
Jump to postI don't recall seeing an announcement of this rather significant strategic cancellation, but Air Canada has quietly withdrawn from Gatwick. Routings from Canada to Gatwick are mostly via DUB and are not remotely price competitive with even their LHR n/s service. It would appear Air Canada was unabl...
Jump to postWhere’s jumbo in this discussion? Everything was all ok & safe according to him.
Jump to postLAX772LR wrote:Wow, and they were the ones I thought would be the most immune to government pressure to buy these. Interesting.
Doesn’t Air Transat serve ADZ from YUL in the winter?
Jump to postAny suggestions as to where they will be deployed?
Jump to postWhile the 787 is fantastic for them, it isn't the perfect solution. It's cost of acquisition in today's market makes things like the A333 much more competitive, and significantly lower risk. They will eventually have to replace the A330s and likely continue to add a few widebodies per year for grow...
Jump to postWhy doesn’t EK focus on hiring local Emeraties, rather than depending on foreign pilots and scouring the planet for flying talent? How difficult would it be for EK to set up a massive local training center capable of training hundreds of pilots on an annual basis? Not nearly enough! Locals are bein...
Jump to postAnd there you have it, Westjet has grown to be a full airline folks ... it now has to deal with big boy issues. I was surprised to hear that they were looking to hire WS pilots to fly for SWOOP, by offering them leaves of absence. Shoddy practices that would not make their existing They never were ...
Jump to postAnd there you have it, Westjet has grown to be a full airline folks ... it now has to deal with big boy issues. I was surprised to hear that they were looking to hire WS pilots to fly for SWOOP, by offering them leaves of absence. Shoddy practices that would not make their existing employees happy....
Jump to postJAL could try seasonal YUL? Star has the dominant market share.
Jump to postFrom what I have heard, the focus will be Toronto, and initial routes will be to Asia (countries were India, China and Japan). I’m sure Vancouver will see some action, but to what extent I do not have the answer. Also, where are you seeing ANZ going to 10x weekly, max I see is daily during peak sea...
Jump to postFrom what I have heard, the focus will be Toronto, and initial routes will be to Asia (countries were India, China and Japan). I’m sure Vancouver will see some action, but to what extent I do not have the answer. Interesting, I’ve heard 3/4 YYZ and 1/4 YVR, at least initially. From their investor d...
Jump to postBut that is not actually the case. New CEO Ed Sims, whose background includes running Air New Zealand’s long-haul operations, views WestJet’s coming long-haul offering as more akin to Air New Zealand’s—and Air Canada’s—long-haul offering than Norwegian’s. With Ed Sims now in the mix at WestJet - th...
Jump to postKind of a useless thread without a pic. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/908/41808523582_0ed6d52976_c.jpg Don’t like the horseshoe/ leg design. Not efficient & vulnerable to delay pushing back! Couldn’t they just create an infield terminal like Zurich where 10-28 is? I have a hard time seeming ho...
Jump to postI've always had trouble coming to terms with unionized pilots, some of whom earn in excess of 200k per year. They want to be the "manager" of their aircraft but benefit from union tactics at the same time. If pilots aren't prototypical "management" who is? I hope they give up an...
Jump to postbriguychau wrote:Until AC starts YYZ-VIE, I don't see YVR-VIE even having the possibility of happening.
I think what people are referring to is when factoring acquisition cost, 330NEO maybe be more cost effective. 787 will still have an edge on variable costs. Probably the case over the Atlantic but doubtful for long haul routes. https://leehamnews.com/2018/02/08/airbus-boeing-square-off-a330neo-787-a...
Jump to postThenoflyzone wrote:These 4 A333s were built in 2009. The highest MTOW option available that year was 233t. So better than AC's 230t birds, but a far cry from the 242t frames rolling out of Toulouse today.
Also, I really don't see much more Rouge long haul expansion, just reviewing AC's numbers last year, J class ridership was up over 7 percent, with revenues from J increasing even more. They just appointed a new manager of airport experience, opened a brand new exclusive J lounge at YYZ that sits ab...
Jump to postteriyaki wrote:Nor should anyone want to be on that product for that amount of time. Flew Rouge 763 long-haul to Japan, vowed never again. Would pay the difference for a proper carrier across the pacific.
This is Airbus order to lose. They can offer the best package deal - from the A (CS)-100 up to the A321... Actually, Embraer should have been the front runner. Even at similar pricings, chosing Embrear would allow crew trg savings and a favorable conversion of the 20 undelivered E190s. Embraer can'...
Jump to postJomar777 wrote: Stick to facts - the E-Series sold much more than the C-Series can actually dream in selling right now. Yes, the E2 has less orders but the whole E Program is a different fact. 767333ER: His sentence made perfect sense. I completely understood what he was saying. You’re manipulating...
Jump to postJomar777 wrote: Stick to facts - the E-Series sold much more than the C-Series can actually dream in selling right now. Yes, the E2 has less orders but the whole E Program is a different fact. 767333ER: His sentence made perfect sense. I completely understood what he was saying. You’re manipulating...
Jump to postI was really hoping Rouge would have been a failed experiment but unfortunately, it looks like Rouge is here to stay. If I may ask, why is that? What is wrong with Rouge? The main issue is the uncomfortable seats. Reduced seat pitch is expected on a low cost carrier but why does the seat itself hav...
Jump to postI don't know why BBD doesn't move the Q-400 production to the old CRJ facility at Trudeau (YUL). It's a huge building and looks more or less dead every time I take off on the runway beside it. They build Challengers there now. Not quite at the same clip as CRJs back in the heyday, but still more th...
Jump to postpar13del wrote:...were they that negligent investing in other nations airlines or just hood winked into thinking that such investments would buy them good will?
Keep telling urself that. Spare yourself Yuri. The very existence of Embraer is nothing but a subsidy. Embraer didin’t get so far ahead based on it’s technologically expertise. It was a state owned company for 30 years, so yeah, if you wanna embare urself and call that subisidy, go ahead. No embarr...
Jump to postAnd all the while Boeing manages to loose an almost guaranteed multi billion dollar super hornet deal! Flabbergasted!
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