Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

I don't get it as French Bee and Air France fly to PPT with the A359...

Re: WN3695 engine damage departing DEN

With all those recents issues, almost always in USA and almost always on a 737...
Problem of maintenance in the 737 program within all airlines ?

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2024

SXDFC wrote:

Any chance of DL painting the Skyteam livery on some newer aircraft? The 738, and 764 are looking a bit.. tired..

Re: Alaska / Hawaiian Air Merger Discussion

JetBuddy wrote:

I remember reading that the cool down time is far too long, and that the RR BR715 on the 717 is one of the few engines that can do it.

Re: How to find tail number from old flight

Einheitsdesign wrote:

https://www.planes.cz/en/traffic/PRG?month=7&year=2016

Re: How many flights on a Boeing 767 do you have ?

2x 762ER with AA (ORY-ORD-ORY)
2x 762ER with TWA (CDG-JFK-CDG)
1x 763ER with Ethiopian (CDG-ADD)
1x 764ER with Delta (ATL-CDG)

Re: Airbus A330neo Production / Deliveries - 2024

I think they will replace the remaining four A333.
At the end, it will be a 100% fleet of A339.

Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlantic?

TWA 763
AA 762
Cubana IL-96
KLM 772, MD11
TAM A332
Delta A332, 764
AF A380, 789, 772, 77W
Corsair 743, 744
XL Airways France A332

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2024

AF will never leave NCE.
However, they will leave the ORY-NCE route and stay and the CDG route to feed the hub.
Transavia will replace AF on domestic markets, with the same frequencies, but it appears it will be fewer frequencies than previously mentionned.

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2024

Try a flight to FLR, they are mostly with A318s. Unless it has changed to A223?

Re: How to find tail number from old flight

How difficult would it be to find tail numbers from 1998 ? For a flight from France to Greece ? Please post as much details about the flight as you can and then only we can tell :) CDG-BJV 13/07/1998 (dd/mm/aaaa format) with a very early morning departure. Might be +/1 day BJV-CDG 20/07/1998. Might...

Re: How to find tail number from old flight

How difficult would it be to find tail numbers from 1998 ? For a flight from France to Greece ?

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

As this thread seems to have gone off onto a weird tangent whereby Europe is defined by politics and not Geography, here is another route with lots of widebodies: CDG/ORY-RUN In that case, you can add CDG/ORY to PTP/FDF/CAY. As well as AMS to BON/CUR (I don't know if an ID card is sufficient in tho...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Indeed, this is very fast.
I guess mostly end of June instead of during Q2...

Re: Shortest flight in F/C on an internationally configured long haul

YUL-CUN on TS A310 (upgraded from eco).

Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion - 2024

Is there any insight of EY joining SkyTeam after the strong collaboration with AFKLM ?

Re: Korean Air mulls removing A220 fleet

It has nothing to do with the engines problem ?

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2024

ro1960 wrote:

No mention of that in the article. The A350 will certainly not sit at NCE between May 13 and May 27 so there’s maybe a NCE-CDG flight to catch.

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024

I wonder if AS/HA merger will be accepted if NK/B6 is judged illegal.

Re: The Most Unusual Routes You Have Flown?

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

Airlined JFK-SBO-PKC, then operated PKC-PPT-BOB.

Re: Rare types in service 2024

I’d say the A330-800neo, as it’s easily the rarest modern aircraft out there, with only 7 in service. Uganda Airlines and Kuwait Airways have 2 each, while Air Greenland has one. This is a bit off-topic, but it could be a fun challenge to fly on every single A338 in service today. KU have 4 A338. S...

Re: Strange Routes And Their Reasons

A strange flight was AF100/103, LIM-PPT-HND 2x by 707 between 1973 and 1977. It was a way to AF fly to Tahiti, which UTA was a predominant carrier. AFAIK, the plans was to connect with LIM-MAO-CAY-CDG, connecting the Amazon (which has a industrial free zone) with Japan. Seems the pilot entering in ...

Re: Pacific Islands Aviation - 2024

I don't get the point of having a new type only for a NOU-XXX-CDG route.
The A339 is a performing aircraft and they should stay with AF connections in NRT and SIN.
However, I think HND is a better port than NRT with more connections with AF flights.

Re: Strange Routes And Their Reasons

Recently, maybe a seasonal route, KU flew KWI-AGP... maybe 3 or 4 weekly on the A338.
Kuwait and Malaga ??

Re: Updated: Air France/KLM Group order 50 A350 + 40 options

KLM's A350 seat configuration has been announced: A350-900: 34 business, 26 premium comfort, 33 economy comfort, 238 economy, total 331 seats. A350-1000: 34 business, 28 premium comfort, 32 economy comfort, 297 economy, total 391 seats. Source: https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airline...

Re: ITA Airways News and Discussion - 2023

Where ITA fly their A221 apart LIN-LCY ?

Re: AS to acquire HA; operate as separate brand.

I always though DL/HA merger would be a good one (with separate brands).

I really hope AS will keep HA brand separately, even in a long term process (aka AF-KL and IB-BA).

Re: LATAM Group News and Discussion - 2023

Despite the long runway, an A321neo could land there.

Re: JetBlue Wants KLM Out of JFK Over Slot Dispute

I'm surprised about this retaliation.

If an airline wants to land in LHR, but could'nt due to slot issue, I haven't seen any retaliation from them. Why it shoud be applied to B6 for AMS ?

Re: A350-1000 take-off weight hiked to 322t

TC957 wrote:

Unless AF have intentions of a service to PPT nonstop from CDG

Re: Air France will stop flying out of Paris-Orly by 2026.

Do Corsair, Air Caraïbes, or French Bee have any plans to leave ORY too? It seems a bit odd that after 2026 the only long-haul flights from ORY will be from those airlines. I would think ORY-JFK would make sense to keep since there is a lot of premium traffic that values being closer to the city. I...

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2023

Very much doubt Transavia will go long haul, although it may be interesting to see - just out of curiosity - if an A321XLR could reach RUN or FDF. It probably could, but probably not with enough payload to make it worthwhile. And I am not sure about the A330 competing against the 10Y A350s. No way ...

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2023

I don't think this is a good solution. I live in the southern part of Paris and ORY is much much quicker to reach than CDG. So, for the Nice or Toulouse shuttles, I wonder what will happen... Even for the Caribbean and Reunion routes... I understand only 3 or 4 77W based in ORY is few, but they can ...

Re: Defunct Carriers you have flown

Spanair
Ohana by Hawaiian
SilkAir
Joon
XL Airways France
TAM
Aerosur
CityJet
Régional
Brit Air
Airlinair
ScotAirways
Flybe
SkyEurope Airlines
TACA
TWA
Austrian Arrows
Blue1
EuroLOT
EgyptAir Express
South African Express Airways

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

You have a few options. What about VN, KR, CI, MU? Admittedly neither are quite as good as SQ, but KR isn't totally terrible, is it? I hear good things about VN. Schedules are not the best with SkyTeam from Europe to OZ/NZ. Long layover with KE in ICN on the way to Europe and long layover with VN i...

Re: Which airlines could join Star Alliance or SkyTeam next?

XVIII wrote:

I feel like TP will be in oneworld. AF-KLM will now be busy integrating and streamlining SAS. LH Group is busy with ITA. That leaves IAG as the only contender without too much on their plate.

Re: Which airlines could join Star Alliance or SkyTeam next?

I can see TP in SkyTeam, with new hubs in the north with CPH/OSL/ARN and new hubs in the south with OPO and LIS.

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

magtje wrote:

AF/KL with their new restrictions in AMS and CDG must upgrade their flights there, so they do have smaller A/C (both E-jets and A330) which they can transfer to SK, so they can build up their network via CPH hubs.

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

When will they join ST ? On January 1st 2024 ?

Now, next move : TP in SkyTeam !

Re: Updated: Air France/KLM Group order 50 A350 + 40 options

We were told, as reported in this thread over a week ago, that this order was between A359/A35K and 787/777X. It seems that AF/KL decided that the A330neo doesn't meet their needs. Except flights to South East Asia + Korea/Japan, the A330neo could fly to Africa, all America, Carribean and Middle Ea...

Re: Updated: Air France/KLM Group order 50 A350 + 40 options

Kalada7x wrote:

They did say the order is also to allow for flexibility to place these aircraft at airlines that may be acquired in the future. I.e. TAP

Re: TAP Portugal News and Discussion - 2023

Last I checked, Lisbon is in Europe and absolutely no one has to take their laptops from their bags. I just traveled from there 3 weeks ago and the laptop stayed inside the bag. I don't wear heels so I can't comment on that :rotfl: Not for me 3 weeks ago. They required the laptop out of the bag in ...

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2023

Maybe some A320neo are for routes from RTM (due to runway length) and other routes that doesn't need an A321neo capacity.

Re: AF/KL Shopping for 50+ Widebodies

I'm thinking for AF more 789 to replace A332 and a batch of A359/A351 to replace 77E and old 77W.

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Every time I go over to Europe, I lament the fact that DL lacks a day flight from one of the core hubs to LHR. I've gotten so that I refuse to do the redeye any more if I can avoid it. The only SkyTeam day flight to LHR is on Virgin from JFK and it leaves too early to be able to make connections fr...

Re: Biman Bangladesh Airlines to sign a MoU for 10x A350

AvObserver wrote:

Which variant(s)? If it's in the link I don't see it. Can't read French.

Re: Which airlines could join Star Alliance or SkyTeam next?

For SkyTeam, I hope for :
- TAP (if AF/KL buys them)
- LATAM
- Etihad
- Vistara
- Air Tahiti Nui

Re: Hawaiian Air CEO looks for a 717 replacement

I think HA will do a mix of today's schedules with WN schedules in order to keep the same frequencies as today. Less inter-islands flights with A319/A320 CEO (8x daily instead of 12x maybe ?) and more triangle routes (LAX-OGG-HNL-LAX and SEA-HNL-OGG-PDX for example) with the A321neo (4x daily instea...

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2023

A couple of weeks ago this article was mentioned in the Lufthansa thread: https://thebrief.com.na/index.php/companies/item/3209-zambia-airways-edelweiss-klm-plan-windhoek-flights It mentions KLM as one of the airlines planning to start WDH within the next 12 months, according to Namibia Airports Co...

Re: Discontinued routes that you wish could come back

SFO-LAS on DL.