RB probably follows SQ aircraft write down practices, so after 10 years the 788's are no longer an asset. The 788s will be about 15 years old by the time the first 789s arrive. I can understand replacing relatively young aircraft for something more economical or capable - e.g. 767s for 787s, but as...
Jump to postYeah,these incidents should be non news but " If it is Boeing,I.m going" turns out to be "If it.s Boeing,i publish..". Sickmaking journalism if you can call it journalism.. It's straightforward to avoid bad press: Maintain an obvious, genuine, transparent, effective commitment t...
Jump to postI would be surprised if LGW-JFK is profitable. The market already has a ton of cheap Y seats across BA, VS, AA, UA, and DL, and Norse lacks the premium traffic which makes this route so lucrative for the legacies.
Jump to postChina had 1,000km of high speed rail in 2008, it now has 42,000km. However, domestic flying has been resilient for a number of reasons, including: - GDP per capita quadrupled from 2008 to present day, so overall travel demand has been growing - China is huge - many city pairs are still better served...
Jump to postSpare a thought for those in Y on the BA8 HND-LHR on 10th November - Flightradar24 shows a flight time of 15:58.
The flight was Westbound which is unusual after the Russian airspace closure. BA6 on the 10th strangely flew Eastbound.
The Ryanair prices fluctuate more on how long/short in advance you book, much less so on the month of travel, in my opinion/experience Just try booking a flight for tomorrow! Flights in the summer peak are generally much more expensive. Of course there are deals to be had particularly if you book f...
Jump to postWizz fly and have flown some very odd routes (e.g. Krakow, Poland to Kutaisi, Georgia) as Western Europe is very well served by legacies and LCCs. They have a choice between going head to head with competitors in well served markets (e.g. UK to Spain) or try to emulate what Ryanair have done by open...
Jump to postAir France has a couple of A320s in Guadeloupe, would be strange seeing one next to an American Eagle ERJ.
Wizz Air flies to the Maldives - definitely would look out of place.
BA is selling 50 Club World seats on these flights, being 8 in First and 42 in Club World. I don't know why this is being done, one reason could be that there is low demand for First Class seats, so selling the seats as Club World could fill them and generate revenue. Fewer cabin crew are needed as...
Jump to postI am booked from London to Shanghai in Club World in December, on a 4-class 787-9. First class does not appear to be available to book on any dates although the 787-9 appears to be the only aircraft on this route. Does anyone know why First class is not being sold? I am also wondering whether it wil...
Jump to postLondon City Airport is unique due to the combination of its short runway, steep landings, and central location. Over the years many airlines, routes, and aircraft types have come and gone including the BA A318 to JFK via Shannon. Over the years I have flown through it many times on E-Jets, A220s, Da...
Jump to postFor nearly 3 years, up to January 2023, China operated a 'five-one' policy. The policy restricted Chinese mainland carriers to operating one flight per week on one route to any country and foreign airlines one flight a week to China. This meant for routes such as London to Shanghai, an economy ticke...
Jump to postThe engine having issues is nothing new though, and GoAir only needed to look at what was happening over at Indigo with their GTF fleet to realize what a foolish business strategy it was to have their own fleet so heavily dependent upon the GTF. Yes the lack of replacement engines kept half their N...
Jump to postIt looks like a flying doorstop. The world doesn't have enough hydrogen for Airbus. So it'll be interesting to see where they plan to get their's from. Lots of electrolysers will be coming online in the next few years, I would imagine the availability of hydrogen will be the least of their worries....
Jump to postA Swiss startup is developing a hydrogen powered mach 5 passenger aircraft which will cruise above 100,000 feet, with a planned EIS of 2030. City pairs including Frankfurt to Sydney, which is over 10,000 miles, are being advertised. https://destinus.ch/hypersonic/ Like other supersonic transport sta...
Jump to postHow exactly can you bribe a private company? The company is free to enter into any kind of business with it's partners right? Is taxpayer money invested in AirAsia in any way? AirAsia boss is founder and CEO, Tony Fernandes. Who else should Airbus be dealing with at AirAsia? No. The CEO is supposed...
Jump to postWhat I'm wondering is, why Monarch? What went wrong? EZ, FR, Thomas Cook, Thompson, Jet2 are all doing well, and have done well for several years. From an outsiders perspective they all seem to be doing the same thing, more or less. What factors have caused Monarch's dire situation? I feel terrible ...
Jump to post9 across Y seat across the entire cabin, that's a nightmare. Would love to hear those people that claim seat width don't matter have to say about a 16.5 inch width seat. I've flown on AirAsia X KUL-HND return, and it's really not terrible. Considering the price and the stage length of these aircraf...
Jump to postWhat a POS, the new owner is a Elvis nut. obviouslyEven if, after the millions, upon millions of dollars it will take to ever get this horrid plane airworthy again, it'll be obsolete immediately, with few engine options available & to what point? So, who would fly in this aircraft? One could sp...
Jump to postILUVDC10S, Maximum cruise speeds are fairly irrelevant, the reason why airlines don't fly their planes at maximum speed is that drag exponentially increases up to mach 1, which exponentially increased fuel consumption and engine wear. Even with cheap oil, fuel and maintenance costs are greater than ...
Jump to postWith the A320, A330, 737, 747 and 777 these aircraft became truly successful many years after they were first launched. As Channex757 pointed out, given the current uncertainty, and the fact that the 777X won't even fly for a few more years, it's far too early to draw conclusions. My 2 cents is that...
Jump to postWith a domestic fleet of 13 aircraft, with 7 on order, UK do not have a strong network in India. Also, I get the impression that international flying to and from India is pretty low yielding, with AI, 9W, EK, EY & QR in particular bringing fares down in all three classes. Perhaps UK would start ...
Jump to postMany past First Class passengers have alternatives including long-range corporate or personally owned jets. Many businesses will no longer pay for 1st Class, even on long haul flights, only allowing Business or even only coach plus or basic coach. As demand declines for premium seats, then they wil...
Jump to postI have about 0 sympathy for people who aren't comfortable in first class. Seriously get over yourself. You're completely missing the point. If you spend thousands of pounds for an F or J ticket, you expect value for money. Not that I can afford to fly F or J, but if I could, BA would probably be my...
Jump to postIt would certainly be a long flight, but there could be the yields to make NBO-JFK work.
Connections on either end, UN (connecting 2 of the 4 UN HQs), business, tourism, VFR, NGO traffic etc. might be enough.
Well, the number of air passengers carried each year increased by roughly a billion from 2000-2010, and from 2010-2015 that number increased by about 800 million. It doesn't look like air traffic growth is slowing down either. There should always be a market for VLAs, no matter how small this market...
Jump to postriddle: Who can park countless widebody frames with no routes to fly them and not have to worry about profit? Answer: Government subsidized Emirates Airlines. Now, if anyone still believes Emirates is not receiving billions in subsidies, than I have a bridge to sell you. Absolute rubbish and pure s...
Jump to postFor those flying UK-IAH, flying SQ sure beats UA and BA!
It is of course difficult to quantify, but I'm sure SQ's stellar reputation, product and service will help the MAN-IAH flight.
Certainly this debate is far more complex than it appears on the surface. But there is one crucial point that is usually missed out - the US3 are far more profitable and powerful than they have ever been, and with record margins. Therefore, among other reasons why this discredits the US3 argument, t...
Jump to postThey need a plane first. 321LR is not going to do it. Like a 757, but not a 757...the plane doesnt have the payload to reliably do US flights westbound year round. B6 will likely order something bigger to put their tow in the European pool. Remember, they are getting 321s in the future. No commitme...
Jump to postI would imagine that the increase in range is due to lower operating weights. A commercial 747-8 would have hundreds of passengers as well as cargo, while a 747-8BBJ would usually operate with much lighter payloads. Lighter payload = greater range.
Jump to postHi Jeff, would you please consider bringing back the respect rating system? Or perhaps some other ranking system (novice, expert etc.). It was very useful being able to differentiate between the longstanding members of the community who regularly contribute posts of high quality and the members that...
Jump to postI'd say 40% chance on JFK for 2018. Really? 40%? Is there really a market sufficient to justify a direct U.S.-Kenya flight on a U.S. carrier? It seems like the plethora of 1-stop options available via Europe and the Gulf are more than enough to serve this market. The demand should be there. Connect...
Jump to postHello A.net, I recently wondered about the emergence of SST startups like Boom aero and one of the biggest problems currently is trans-land travel and sonic booms. For example, if Virgin Atlantic decided to order it, and operated it from LHR to LAX or HKG, could polar routings be the solution to av...
Jump to postAre they going to be 11 abreast to match the comfort level of the 8 abreast 767? The UIA 767s, I believe, may be the most uncomfortable long haul aircraft flying today. It's an interesting experience! I'm sure that UIA will need to replace them relatively soon as at least from the inside they look ...
Jump to postGreat trip report! I flew SOU-LBA on a T3 ERJ-135 a few years ago and it was a wonderful flight. A real treat flying on an ERJ in Europe, particularly as we only had fewer than 10 passengers onboard. It felt like a private jet! The flying experience on T3 was exceptional, particularly as I mainly fl...
Jump to postQueenoftheSkies wrote:Amazing to me how they always manage to top themselves. Can't wait till the reveal.
Thanks for the replies folks - Helps my understanding of their business model. Why are they not expanding or shifting focus to the huge booming aviation sector in Asia, if they have the great connectivity to US; Can't they leverage that to connect passengers through UK? The only large market in Asi...
Jump to postCan someone explain the reason behind the terminal swap?
Jump to postThis is what happens when you don't repaint regularly with full colour liveries.
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As others have pointed out the A340s are the least of SAA's worries, they have similar economics to the 777Es which are still widely used throughout the world.
SAA needs to get their house in order before spending billions of dollars (of taxpayer money) on new aircraft.
You would hope that SAS warns passengers that are flying from these destinations that lounge access will not be available.
Although SAS+ is not a true J product, lounge access is probably the greatest selling point of the product.
As someone who's flown a lot over the past few years, I can say that hands down the worst flying experience you can have is on an 8 across 767.
It makes Air Asia X, Ryanair and the like luxurious in comparison.
I'm really surprised that the software these airlines/fare aggregators/travel agencies use allow these error fares to be generated and sold. Surely they should have software in place that detect fares that are far too low. Even a simple distance, booking class and price calculation could raise flags...
Jump to postJesus, those are some epic flights you've booked! I can't believe you could be going around the world almost twice in J for so little money.
Sadly, I think these are just too good to not get cancelled.
Thanks for the info B747forever, happy travels if they don't cancel!
Hi all, it's probably too late, but there were some unbelievable deals today ex-Florence and returning to Dusseldorf. http://www.fly4free.com/flight-deals/europe/error-fare-business-class-open-jaw-flights-from-europe-to-asia-africa-australia-new-zealand-from-e576/comment-page-2/#comments I have a fe...
Jump to postTo make a flight of this length work the yields will have to be very high, but somehow I don't think they will be able to achieve the desired yields. I also question the premium of flying non stop on a flight of this length, I for one would take a stopover somewhere any day. There are so many option...
Jump to postif there's money to be made, airlines are already there. that's how the market works. the notion of an underserved market is a bit silly: after all, if it's underserved, then the yields are high from demand and there's incentive for more service to maximize revenue. While in many cases that is the ...
Jump to postDid they do a "Homer" and lucked in to the fuel burn? I have never heard, at least recently, of expected fuel burn being better than that obtained at the simulator, and OTOH generally having worse fuel burn because of first frames being overweight. Bad simulation model perhaps? Possibly j...
Jump to postAn important point to make is that it is very difficult to build a hub without a decent amount of O&D traffic, I can't think of any.
Building a decent network without O&D and with limited connections would be very unprofitable. Connecting traffic is also lower yielding.