Re: Spirit to close ACY base, open new Northeast Base

Oh yes, swoop into that highly lucrative ACY market.

Re: United Overstaffed due to Boeing Delays; To Offer Voluntary Program

A show of hands of those that think they will be short when the planes actually get delivered. :wave: Short sighted for sure! They will be scrambling again when Boeing does get its house in order. I think UA should just stop hiring and allow attrition to level out. It’s not short sighted at all! Th...

Re: United Overstaffed due to Boeing Delays; To Offer Voluntary Program

Okcflyer wrote:

This probably means the delays are much bigger/longer than most of us are thinking. If it was only 12-18 months, I strongly doubt they would implement such a program. I suspect we’re looking at a major reduction in velocity of new deliveries.

Re: Southwest nearly hits LGA tower

Numerous go-around's due to the extreme crosswinds. Even JetBlue had to go-around. I'm sure they were fully aware that they got blown off the centerline for Rwy 04 but just didn't acknowledge it. I was on a WN flight landing at LAS last year and it was extremely bumpy on final to Rwy 26L and as we ...

Re: JetBlue Network - 2024

crjflyboy wrote:

B6 needs to dump the Florida low yield market .. they will never be able to compete with Sprit, Frontier, Allegiant, Avelo, Breeze ... they need to focus on going East - West and the biz market with a hub in the Midwest ...

Re: United Airlines Fleet Discussion - 2024

The loss of UA's MAX-10 orders should be a real wake-up call to Boeing. This fiasco isn't just affecting UA. Boeing's bottom line will suffer for quite some time due to the reduced production and delivery capacity. Frankly I'm surprised we haven't seen other major carriers do what UA has done. Not ...

Re: Southwest seems to be seriously considering an alliance, again

Shot in the dark but what about Virgin Atlantic? They seem to have a pretty decent LHR/MAN-US market. Looking at their existing codeshare and interline agreements they have a solid mix globally with DL and HA being the only US carriers. I don't want to be the pessimist but I would rather see any ot...

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

WN just announced that, after March, all pilot hiring will be stopped for the remainder of 2024... :eek: Thanks Boeing. WN will need learn that being all Boeing 737 is a huge operational and business risk. Business risk? Yes, for sure. But at this point it's not an operational risk. They operate a ...

Re: Is the 787-10 failure or underestimated

So today I modified the code that produces my Cost and payload range information so that it could include wind in the calculation. The top chart shows nil wind and assumed landing fuel of 5t (typical for QF.) https://i.postimg.cc/XJY09gVv/Happy-WBPR.jpg This chart shows average 50kt headwind and la...

Re: UAL 2434 SRQ-ORD 1/10/2024

BTVB6Flyer wrote:

Assuming they chose to divert to TPA as they have a maintenance hanger there as well.

Re: Challenging landing for AA 777 at LHR

Do you think the two people at the controls of this aeroplane lost any sleep over this "incident"? Do you think that they spent their layover crying in their foggy London soup?? I can guarantee they walked away from that airplane without so much as a logbook entry. The worst thing that ha...

Re: Challenging landing for AA 777 at LHR

Find an airline pilot who would be ok with landing like this. I guarantee none of us would be. That’s what makes it worth talking about. Obviously there were two AA 777 jockeys okay with landing like this, so, what guarantee are you speaking of? Because they walked away from it without breaking the...

Re: Challenging landing for AA 777 at LHR

theVagabond wrote:

The wing dip right at flare looks concerning to me. Had to be interesting in the cabin for sure. Certainly a good bit of control by the PIC.

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2023

That’s why you let the competitor you want to acquire (Alaska) buy the Airline you don’t know how to integrate (Hawaiian) and pare the combined Airline down to 2 fleet types (737/787), work out all the pain points with getting the combined Airline pared down to something less overwhelming and then ...

Re: Aeroflot 777 Landing Gear Problem

Wow! Again, under horrible circumstances Russian pilots show their superior airmanship!! I really miss SU104 into IAD Huh? Have you ever flown in the j/s in Russia, in a jet flown by Russian pilots? Did it in the early 90’s while based in VVO. I found them no better or worse than western drivers. W...

Re: Aeroflot 777 Landing Gear Problem

phugoid1982 wrote:

Wow! Again, under horrible circumstances Russian pilots show their superior airmanship!! I really miss SU104 into IAD

Re: USA Thanksgiving Flight Issues - 2023

It's 0730 EST Monday, and 'Yesterday' FlightAware shows minimal cancellations. Looking at U.S. carriers by worst delay %: B6, 43% F9, 39% SkyWest, 30% WN, 30% AA, 26% DL, 21% Mesa, 20% UA, 19% AS, 15% Horizon, 12% If I didn't list a carrer, FlightAware didn't report it. B6 at the top of the list. H...

Re: Airbus A321XLR Development / Testing / Production - 2023

I'm not an aero engineer. What are the current limitations of the current A321 wing? What would a new wing improve on? More wing surface area, larger wing, more lift devices? The A321 could use a larger wing. The XLR has very high wing loading. A larger wing not just eases wing loading but also wou...

Re: KLM - why so many cancelations to JFK lately?

I don’t know specifically why KLM has cancelled a number of their JFK flights this week, but I would say as a short transatlantic flight it is a easy way to free up a 787 (if they are short due to maintenance issues / short of staff…etc) and with multiple daily flights with KLM and Delta (as well a...

Re: United Airlines Network - 2023

Question regarding range of planes in general…the xlr is marketed as 4,700 mile range a/c. some articles list the actual range will be around 4000 with realistic weights. Is the range based on west bound winds? For instance if the range turns out to be 4200 actual would ewr-prg work as gcmap lists ...

Re: FedEx Is Encouraging Pilots To Move To American Airlines Regional Carrier PSA

The scary part of working for a regional is not the pay or the advancement but rather the stability of a regional carrier. FedEx has been around for years and is likely not going anywhere. As a regional carrier, PSA could lose contracts and end up with no flying to do. Just look at ExpressJet for a...

Re: FedEx Is Encouraging Pilots To Move To American Airlines Regional Carrier PSA

I assume some junior pilots at FedEx will consider moving since they won’t be getting off reserve with minimum guarantee salary. There are other cargo carriers hiring if they want to fly 757/767s still Northern Air Cargo https://pilotsglobal.com/job/B767-first-officer-northern_air_cargo-US-17f0a996...

Re: Denver Aviation - 2023

Where is Spirit currently flying to from Denver?

Re: JetBlue Network - 2023

What part of temporary do you not understand? They were never granted permanent slots. So that makes it more equitable, does it? AMS being a government-enforced fortress hub… Equity? So any airline should be granted slots because it’s “what’s fair”?” I know of a certain airline that wanted JFK slot...

Re: JetBlue Network - 2023

24 airlines, including B6 have been denied access to AMS. I'm sorry, 24 airlines have to completely pull out of AMS? Delta losing a couple flights isn't a big deal. JetBlue has to drop the entire market. That's BS. What part of temporary do you not understand? They were never granted permanent slots.

Re: JetBlue Network - 2023

DL should be thrilled to hear that! Specifically at BOS, they seem to be going for all places that DL serves :P I doubt DL really cares. B6 can grab the low hanging fruit. With AMS, I think it's absolutely fine for KLM to give up 1 slot pair to B6 but the time slot should be up to KLM/DL. I mean, B...

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2023

Southwest will be north of the border in coming years, doing red eyes, flying to hawaii from denver, adding foreign currency capability to its systems that is about “live”. Its all info in the open, just gotta search for it. Get contracts settled and the max 7 certified and in the fleet. Oh and hel...

Re: US 3Q 2023 Earnings Thread

Interesting drop in passenger revenue per available seat mile. In 3Q 2022 DL 18.19 AA 18.08 UA 17.21 In 3Q 2023 DL 17.92 UA 17.01 AA 16.95 DL/UA both dropped a bit, but AA tanked. What happened there? I haven't had time to go through the 8-Ks in detail but it appears that the primary gap for AA is ...

Re: Updated: United orders 50 additional B787 and 60 A321s

Maybe it is just me and I am missing something, but how is UA going to have gates for all these new planes? Well over half of these new planes are for growth - not replacement. Seems to me like UA needs to figure out ways to get more gates at their hubs ASAP. And their hubs are in pretty big airpor...

Re: JetBlue Network - 2023

Quick question on FA bases i saw a clip on Instagram of a FA who lives in LA but commutes to NYC is the LA base very senior? Yes! Very, very senior. LAX in general is a very senior base for most airlines that have bases there. It’s what’s considered a quality of life base, and people who are bases ...

Re: Another 767 buckled fuselage hard landing

Not totally different things! Is it legal not to follow company SOP? If an FAA inspector in the cockpit jumpseat catches you not operating in accordance with your company's FAA APPROVED procedures will the FAA take enforcement action against you? they absolutely will! COMPANY procedures apply to pe...

Re: Another 767 buckled fuselage hard landing

Um yeah! What does the FAA do to you if you do not follow company procedures? It's not pretty, let's leave it at that! Next, name me one situation where transfer of control at less than 50'AGL is appropriate per any airline's operating procedures? I'm talking NORMAL ops. See where I'm going? Thus I...

Re: Another 767 buckled fuselage hard landing

I can guarantee that the captain did NOT grab it and save it, that is ILLEGAL per the FAA and there's absolutely no reason why it wouldn't also be illegal in Japan. Southwest 345 at LGA is a perfect example of why you NEVER do that. I'm almost certain that the pilot didn't "figure it out"...

Re: Another 767 buckled fuselage hard landing

Almost saw a kablamo yesterday afternoon at the obs deck in HND. I saw everything happen very clearly through my zoom lens. A JAL 763 was all set up for a beautiful touchdown, with a generous 15 knot headwind right down 16R. They touched down softly, at a reasonable angle, and then almost immediate...

Re: Southwest 1000th 737

Didn't see this posted - Southwest took its 1,000th 737, a MAX 8 late last week. Looks like s/n is 67961 of 67901 . can't find the tail yet. is it N8885Q or N8899H, or another one? Thanks Congrats SW. They have to have the record for the most 737 purchased by a single airline. SW has almost purchas...

Re: Flash flooding in NYC

Wow! These climate emergencies are becoming so frequent! Vermont had catastrophic flooding due to human caused climate change. We will need to make drastic changes to prevent these horrible climate emergencies in the future. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/flood-storm-new-york-bro...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion - 2023

How are they proving the DOJ case? Seriously? Jetblue is giving access to EWR/FLL/BOS/LGA to so far Allegiant and Frontier by coming to an agreement with Spirit’s gates/slots etc. This was to satisfy politicians who were on the fence about the B6/NK deal. It shows that B6 is willing to negotiate to...

Re: Lufthansa Adds FRA-MSP/RDU and MUC-SEA; Swiss Adds ZRH-IAD/YYZ

A couple items i havent saw posted: Will LH go to Terminal 2? I sure hope not. There has to be room near the E or C concourse for them. Frankfurt has been on MSP's wishlist for a while. Routing via AMS or CDG is just not competitive and there are big German employers in MN. Allianz, Zeiss, etc. Onc...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion - 2023

Plus great new opportunities for jetblue mint product out of NK hubs like DTW/ATL/IAH. Maybe a rethinking to create some sort of “mini mint”/ Big Comfy seat crossover for the all core aircraft…. Seems like it’s a growing feeling that some want a domestic like First class product for jetblue that’s ...

Re: jetBlue scrapping new livery?

Anything being delivered now was painted months ago. With supply issues, all manufacturers are seeing long delays from roll out to delivery. Changing a livery takes time at manufacturers. Need contract, engineering and paint to name a few. It doesn’t take time, they just don’t want to pay airbus a ...

Re: Where will you move to as the Climate Crisis Worsens?

The data shows that human caused climate change is accelerating. Would you consider moving to a safer climate zone? If you are considering moving where would you go to? Duluth, Minnesota is becoming a safe haven for climate refugees. Green Bay, WI is also similar to Duluth in many respects. https:/...

Re: Where will you move to as the Climate Crisis Worsens?

The data shows that human caused climate change is accelerating. Would you consider moving to a safer climate zone? If you are considering moving where would you go to? Duluth, Minnesota is becoming a safe haven for climate refugees. Green Bay, WI is also similar to Duluth in many respects. https:/...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet, Network and News Discussion - 2023

MAH4546 wrote:

Looks like Cleveland and Pittsburgh are temporarily merging into a round robin. From January 8th to February 14th it will be SEA-CLE-PIT-SEA daily instead of separate non-stops. AS is selling tickets on the CLE-PIT leg.

Re: Rumor - AA International Announcement

CO752 wrote:

Maybe AA is launching PHL-VIE, so students from the #2 music school in the country (Curtis School of Music in Philly) can visit the birthplace of Mozart and Haydn

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion - 2023

No brake drop until cleared to push. JetBlue can pad block, they choose not to so they can fly the jets more per day, it’s a trade off, other carriers don’t do it and accept the slightly worse utilization. Delta releases brakes before clearance to push. I can confirm that 100%. I’d suggest those cr...

Re: US carriers 2nd quarter earnings thread

Geographic shift in travel demand? B6’s bread and butter is NE-Florida/Caribbean and demand for that has hardly abated. Theyre making things up. The fact is that the public are getting wise to the fact that jetblue ruins your day. The operation is a *disaster* and that’s not sustainable. “What happ...

Re: JetBlue Fleet - 2023

I read an article somewhere I think in reuters that pretty much said AB would be willing to make some sweetheart A330 neo deals to certain airlines in place of the XLR. Honestly, I don't know why JetBlue wouldn't go for it. After all they've been in business over twenty five years, It's time to mak...

Re: United Airlines Network - 2023

What's happening with UA in Naples? Yesterday both flights (UA965 & UA967) from NAP to EWR diverted to SNN (Italian) https://italiavola.com/2023/07/30/napoli-oggi-entrambi-i-voli-napoli-new-york-hanno-fatto-scalo-a-shannon/ The same today as for UA967 which is on its way to Ireland right now. L...

Re: UA HD 777s to CUN

Well I guess it is possible for one to agree with the trend towards smaller, lighter, less capable aircraft yet disagree with the manner in which I described it. Utilizing an airplane for USA-CUN travel that is capable of flying 3 times further, ie., from CUN to any point in North or South America,...

Re: UA HD 777s to CUN

Even the A is too much airplane for many city pairs. Regarding some earlier criticisms of my comments: I didn't make up this trend. Airline managements have consistently decided to reduce seat capacity and airplane size for the last 30 years. Although the ultimate manifestation was the death of the...