My only issue is that they LEAD with "San Francisco Bay" in the name. Oakland only comes in later. They could have gone with "Oakland-East San Francisco Bay Intl" or "Oakland-East Bay Intl". It doesn't confuse people from the very start in letting them know that it's s...
Jump to postI live a couple miles from OAK, I am very familiar with the stations and area. I have shopped there, I drive and bike on that stretch regularly. As you seem to have bought into the hype, the reality is quite different and hundreds of people weekly shop in the neighborhood and manage to not get 'jac...
Jump to postEveryone knew this was happening, at least now everyone is dropping the facade
.UPDATE 2-US says China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/1-us ... 33604.html
Completely understand SFO’s position and support it. The airport is set to invest A LOT of money into new facilities and related infrastructural upgrades to support expected growth. Any “leeching” that jeopardizes that is not going to be received well by the airport or bond-holders that help pay fo...
Jump to postThis will make the evening and morning news .... https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/boeing-737-max-diverts-idaho-after-flight-emergency Wow a faulty Cargo Smoke alarm. Just take a trip thru Av Herald and see how this happens to AB as well. This reporting by the media is getting out of hand. Brou...
Jump to postHow are the other aerospace companies able to operate being headquartered around DC?
Jump to postWhich part of " demoralized staff who not even necessarily know, what's "the right thing" or how to come about learning, how to do "the right thing" do you insist on missing? Of course workers who do poor quality work are no heroes. And of course "every quality issue t...
Jump to postwasn't the 350 ordered PMUA? so that was ordered under Tilton not Smisek. Current ceo Scott Kirby used to work for US Airways, who got dirt cheap prices for their 22 A350-900s. I imagine that's why United is so unhappy with the price negotiated. Comparison is the theft of joy. AIRC the original US ...
Jump to postWell, that's that..............Next post.
San Francisco Bay beef: Keep our name out of your airport, SFO tells Oakland
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2 ... 200742007/
Ugh, those are depressing spaces. There are going to be fist fights down there. Every time you hear about fist fights at MIA, it's always in that commuter concourse at the end of D, with the low ceilings and fewer windows, where lots of people get crammed together. When there's weather or other del...
Jump to postSo tear the T1's (Terminal of Tomorrow) satellite concourse to make room a wider and longer concourse that would also be further away from the T1 terminal yet provide more ramp space. This satellite must be built first before tearing down the old T2. So the new T2 is connected to the new satellite b...
Jump to postIt does seem ironic that so many on this board criticize Boeing for prioritizing finance over technical performance, when to me, GE and Jack Welch were/are the poster children for that behavior. That the appliance operation in KY that was state of the art in the 50s and 60s now belongs to the Chine...
Jump to postBowlingShoeDC9 wrote:Corporate splits are so hot right now
Can’t wait for mergers to be big again in 30 years.
This details FEDEX view of the contract. I bet UPS wrote the contract so they will move Priority on the ground the majority of the time. That would fit into their system. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-deactivates-17-more-aircraft-as-cost-controls-pay-off "Meanwhile, Chief Customer Off...
Jump to postFor FEDEX to walk away it must have been low margin business. UPS will no doubt move most of the Priority on the ground where they have a more robust system and lower costs. So it's worth it for UPS. I am curious how this will affect the FEDEX day flights that carry a lot of this USPS freight. I've...
Jump to postFor FEDEX to walk away it must have been low margin business. UPS will no doubt move most of the Priority on the ground where they have a more robust system and lower costs. So it's worth it for UPS. I am curious how this will affect the FEDEX day flights that carry a lot of this USPS freight. As f...
Jump to postFor FEDEX to walk away it must have been low margin business. UPS will no doubt move most of the Priority on the ground where they have a more robust system and lower costs. So it's worth it for UPS.
I am curious how this will affect the FEDEX day flights that carry a lot of this USPS freight.
They moved to DC to be closer to the Pentagon. LM is already near there.
Jump to postFix the crime at the gas stations on Hegenburger and traffic will come back. Having the rental car agent remind one not to gas up a half mile from the return center due to crime may damper return customers. Did for me.
It is a good airport, fix the surrounding area.
With fewer pilots, higher labor and fuel costs, and eventual emissions limits on commercial aviation, I expect the current regional system in the US to slowly wither and die. If a city cannot support a mainline 100+ seat flight to a mega hub, that city won't have air service. That is what EAS is fo...
Jump to postRemember back in the late 80s when Delta had a run of incidents from the DL 727 crash at DFW, a flight landing at the wrong airport? https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-08-mn-2686-story.html There was a third incident, can't remember. But the FAA took "action" and investigated ...
Jump to postThe military involvement gives it a fighting chance.
Jump to postAt Atlanta I see DC-9s, 727s, MD-80s, 737-200s, 757s, L-1011s, DC-8s, A300s, 767-200s, even a 747-200. Wow. Only the 757 remains. It was a fun time. Choosing your itinerary based on the equipment flying it. In the old timetables, you can tell which flight was a widebody because sometimes it was in ...
Jump to postDELTA " RED COATS " used to hang around the EASTERN gates back then. when EA cancelled or delayed the flights. DL would book the passengers on their flights ... they were like vultures circling a wounded animal ... Common practice for sure back in the day. UA used to do it all the time to...
Jump to postHere is an old 8 mm movie of ATL back from 1980 before the new terminals opened up ... you see a lot of old names and the true cluster that the old terminal really was ..... love the outside view deck they had back then ... it's a little over 5 minutes long ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxCOL...
Jump to postThe competition at ATL between DL and EA was STRONG back then. It got a little personal at times, imagine if social media was in existence back then. It's good when two corporations are competing for the same consumer. I think this generation has never experienced that. However, the one thing airlin...
Jump to postRichard Anderson did an amazing job with Amtrak.............................................that is sarcasm.
Jump to postThat must have been a very intersting meeting. A situation like in a Hollywood Mafia blockbuster: The airline bosses sitting on a table with the Boeing Board, discussing the fate of a person, they no longer trust and who was not invited. You realize that the envisioned come to "J" meeting...
Jump to postOf course they're not, Boeing incompetence also makes things harder for Airbus. I wouldn't be surprised if the certification for the A321XLR was made slightly more difficult as a result of Boeing's issues with their 2nd class plane. Airbus said as much. Certification is harder now from EASA and FAA.
Jump to postI never understand why some people feel the need to defend the status quo of Boeing management at every step of the way. To be clear, this is not an attack on anyone here, but I just don't see how anyone can see the head of the metaphoric fish as anything other than completely rotten. I would die l...
Jump to postIf I'm an AUS based FF, why would I go with Delta? DFW can get me just about everywhere I need to go, but flying DL would require backtracking for just about most cities. DL is also prohibitedly expensive these days and lacks a POS here. I'm based at AUS and fly WN by default because they have the ...
Jump to post#1 - Delta’s not competing against its own hub 45 minutes away. I also imagine AA’s FF base would be keen to migrate to a carrier that’s committed to Austin. Delta’s primary sponsorship of SXSW that included a branded lounge in downtown was largely targeting that base. Also AA and WN have been at w...
Jump to postThis could have been so much worse if this happened four or five hours later. I too am surprised by the lack of protection for the piers, but let's get serious, 100K tons moving is a lot of kinetic energy.
Jump to posthttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/26/boeing-ceo-who-could-replace-calhoun.html ‘We need someone to fix Boeing.’ Here’s who could replace Calhoun as the troubled plane maker’s CEO Larry Culp General Electric CEO Larry Culp is “probably at the top of the list for a Boeing CEO,” said Richard Aboulafia, mana...
Jump to postI think it is not so much a new management Boeing needs the most but more of a new strategy. The investors must greenlight the senior executives to go for some more engineering minded route again and not so much for milking the company without planned major investments while they retire experienced...
Jump to postMortyman wrote:A very professional response from Airbus
Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ueJkZ8OcLo
Someone mentioned John Leahy upthread, that would be interesting and funny if he was part of the new leadership, considering the past. That said, perhaps someone with his drive and his persistence is needed at Boeing. https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/selling-the-sky-the-man-who-made-air...
Jump to posthttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/25/boeing- ... risis.html
Watch the interview with Calhoun,
No one will say it but I bet this shakeup is the price the FAA (the government including DOD) wanted to allow an increase in 737 production which is the lifeline for Boeing. What increase in 737 production would that be? They are capped at 38/month indefinitely. They aren't doing that right now as ...
Jump to postNo one will say it but I bet this shakeup is the price the FAA (the government including DOD) wanted to allow an increase in 737 production which is the lifeline for Boeing.
Jump to postTIL former Continental ceo Larry Kellner worked at Boeing. Not sure how he did there, but it's a shame he's leaving. You would think he's a perfect fit for the company. Trying to figure out how he survived the MAX fiasco, IMO, he did a great job at Continental, but he did a horrible job on Boeing's...
Jump to postAlso - Google Earth Pro has updated their satellite imagery as of 3/2/2024: - You can see a plane parked at one of the two new stinger gates - The West half of the new T5 parking ramp looks topped out with the East half partially up - The new temporary C gates at the South end look complete and rea...
Jump to postStTim wrote:kalvado wrote:Airbus: here is our list price. Any fries on the side?
Nowadays they don't publish a list price.
It is an odd pattern for Boeing stock to rise after very negative press showing continuing management/safety issues. You would think Wall Street would punish Boeing for not making a serious effort to get it's house in order. Could you imagine how the German and French governments would act if Airbu...
Jump to postBehind paywall. But apparently, T2 is going over budget. In other news, water is wet and the sun will set in the west. O’Hare Revamp Turns Contentious After Going Billions Over Budget United, American are in talks with the city to tame expenses Design tweaks are under review to get project back on t...
Jump to postIsn't AA stuck at Terminal 3? I have yet to see any rendering of rebuilding T3. As a poster stated, it will be over a decade before it happens. Looking at the rendering how is AA to gain gates? Is the long term plan to move AA to the rumored west terminal and entrance? A rebuilt T3 eventually become...
Jump to postFrom what I can tell, there is going to be space for a new lounge..... Not just more walking space. https://www.cot3.com/about-the-project "Phase 1 of the Terminal 3 Improvements project will consist of a three-story expansion along the airside of T3 to create additional square footage to impl...
Jump to postI thought the next generation of airships were supposed to fix this problem........................By the way, where are the next-gen airships that they stated were on the way?
Jump to postTrouble in Paradise. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2024/03/18/airbus-a220-ramp-up-strained-as-workers-now-prepare-to-strike/?sh=fa871add5988 Airbus A220 production could slow down after workers in the Mirabel plant in Quebec, Canada, voted to reject Airbus’ latest wage increase and favor...
Jump to postNew details emerge in case of Alaska Airlines plane where door plug blew out The NTSB said Boeing is blocking it from getting all the information it needs. https://abcnews.go.com/US/boeing-overwrote-surveillance-footage-door-plug-repair-ntsb/story?id=108084196 No, Boeing says the information the NT...
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