Anyone know what's going on here: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ios3685 Flight is listed as "Skybus" AUS-MIA being operated by 741, and has been cancelled for the past 5 days. Is it some cargo airline? I found a "Skybus Jet Cargo" that operates two DC-8s Thanks in ad...
Jump to postWho (besides guardians/helpers for certain travelers and maybe spotters) is angling for a chance to hang out airside at ANY airport? Are folks sitting at home sad that they can't get to the Applebees on the other side of security or looking to browse the bestsellers at Hudson News and see if Brooks...
Jump to postThat is still a ridiculous amount of money. $500 million for a remodel of existing space coming out to over $1,000 per square foot. It is mind boggling. Yes this is insane, considering you could build an entire NFL stadium for $500 million. This should be public information, I might be curious enou...
Jump to postI'm also hoping we can get COPA and some other LATAM carriers at TIJ soon. But not at SAN? Okay... TIJ makes more sense to me than SAN for CM. Slightly shorter, easier customs for all involved, draw from the entirety of the market, cheaper operation at TIJ, etc. The only advantage of SAN would be a...
Jump to postThe funniest part is that legislators clearly don't understand that a 65 year old pilot is essentially useless from a "keep flights flying" perspective; all the super senior folks I've known of spent their last couple years at airlines doing stuff like flying a PHX-HNL turn once a month, ...
Jump to post"it will be midway between a luxury and budget carrier"
Isn't that just...a regular carrier?
Why do they need to divert to a different airport? Why not a different terminal? Tell me you've never been to JFK without telling me you've never been to JFK. Do you think they have a spare terminal worth of gates? Also, at least 3 (EWR, LGA, White Plains) nearby airports and 4 if you count Philly ...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Depends on the contract. DL separates out the -400 from the other 757/767 fleet pilots.
Imagine being so arrogant to demand what aircraft can and cannot fly to your airport when you aren't some hugely popular destination. They also don't understand that DL could decide Ghana just isn't worth it and cancel the flights, which gets Ghana no where. Ghanians will be left with United as the...
Jump to postEY's main purpose was to offer up competition and compel Dubai and EK to negotiate. It's fulfilled its purpose. Eventually they can merge at DWC and Abu Dhabi can be connected by rail to DWC. What makes you think they are competing? They are not exactly private businesses. The leadership of the UAE...
Jump to postSorry if this has been discussed but do they also need to redesign the MC-21? It'll be interesting to see the effect of sanctions on such a large country. Soviet aircraft industry got a huge boost after WWII, and was self sufficient up until the late 1990s, even though they were very inefficient co...
Jump to postSorry if this has been discussed but do they also need to redesign the MC-21? It'll be interesting to see the effect of sanctions on such a large country. Soviet aircraft industry got a huge boost after WWII, and was self sufficient up until the late 1990s, even though they were very inefficient com...
Jump to postIs anyone snapping photos of this IL-96 inbound to IAD? Or is there a separate thread for that?
Jump to postSo why would Boeing even give them a discount as they know Ryanair want their aircraft and not Airbus? I certainly would not. Could shoot Ryanair in the foot here.. Don't be so sure. Airbus can cut some pretty amazing deals and if Airbus really wanted to make a deal with FR, they could. It would ha...
Jump to postVirtual737 wrote:Interesting. It's carrying an awful lot of reserve fuel to be able to circle for that long and now divert as far as it already has. Where's it going? Italy? Northern Africa?
EDIT: Descending into Milan by the looks.
https://www.flightradar24.com/IRA723/290b73ef
IR723 IKA-HAM, circled HAM for about 2 hours and now flying S/SW on it's way out of Germany. Anyone know what is going on?
The logical location for some big 24/7 LA airport would be the high desert away from the coast. Like Palmdale, Victorville or similar. Cheap space, no noise concerns and good weather. This would be where some hyper fast train would make sense. Sell LAX land and move inland. You do realize that this...
Jump to postytib wrote:It has been about five years since the consolidated rental car facility opened at SAN. Are there any updates on what will happen with the former East Harbor Island land where the majority of rental companies were located?
They seem to be running the heck out of their first one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv13eeRh2-c
For those of us who don't speak the Queen's English. Nappie = Diaper
Jump to postIs this really what we've sunk to? Having highly paid pilots enforcing dress code on flights? The fact that we are in a place where this situation even exists is sad in the first place. Both the Captain and the passenger in that video were both being very stubborn, which doesn't make the situation a...
Jump to postThese are all, to one degree or another, outgrowths from FlyerTalk's mileage runners, and they seem to be, to varying degrees, thinly veiled referral/affiliate sites for travel credit cards. OMAAT is the best, TPG has gotten questionable, and SimpleFlying is freelance travel industry copy that just ...
Jump to postThis makes me so sad. No more Queens gracing the skies over my house in SAN. The worst part of this whole thing (aviation wise of course) is the little things we are losing everyday...the things we thought we had for just a little while longer, the things we thought we could count on, the things we ...
Jump to postBecause of the light flight schedule, planes from the north are turning final a little closer in these days just like the old days. With the airport being so quite and no automobile traffic jams on the freeways to flight anymore, reminds me of when I was a kid in 1970. Almost expect a PSA or Wester...
Jump to postWouldn't this make it slightly harder to see against a blue sky?
Jump to postPassengers should want this. Or do you really need a cup of coffee that has a lid pressed down on it by the gloved hand of a FA that has been doing tons of other things with that same gloved hand? Or ice for a coke that was scooped up with a small tool that has the FAs hand inside the ice bucket?? ...
Jump to postAnyone see this UA 772? https://fr24.com/UAL2572/242fb3ce Just flew over my house. Originated from MCAS Cherry Point. Marine charter I assume? Lots of surprises these days...I noticed that flight from TIJ yesterday, a 727(!) headed to Oakland County (MI) yesterday, and I noticed DL has upgauged the ...
Jump to postMy conclusion is that if you luck out with an over-enthusiastic FA, like T, who called me a ‘darling’ repeatedly, you will get Sam Chui–like treatment. If not, which is generally going to be the case, it is best to let FAs go their own way; but even though you probably should not photograph them, d...
Jump to postI've always wondered about Chui and his "luck" in getting cooperative crews. He must be quite the charmer... No luck about it, airlines have departments that handle VIP reservations and can flag reservations based on the info you enter while booking. Look at someone like Casey Neistat, th...
Jump to postOnly time I ever got yelled at was when I was taking a picture of an empty 747 cabin (during boarding) and the flight attendant was standing there (I didn't really see her) and she told me it is company policy (UA) to not take pictures of employees. I've always wondered about Chui and his "luck...
Jump to postNevermind...the guy is explaining it now.
Jump to postWell I did enjoy watching...
Perhaps this has been explained but why the 10 knot restriction? Is it because it is first flight, or is this normal?
Happy Day-After-Christmas to everyone!! BIG rain showers early this morning put SAN on reverse operations this morning, even for a while after it cleared up. I had hoped to get to several of the usual viewing locations in order to get some good video, but we're back to the normal 27 operations. The...
Jump to postExpectations have been driven so low that it's not surprising that "Airline Satisfaction Climbs to Record Highs". Stockholm Syndrome. :checkmark: Interesting that B6 is considered a low cost carrier. I wonder how much AS is Paying to keep them in the low cost category to win this award. D...
Jump to post"Looney" is a pretty good description for anyone who repeatedly rants about a place they don't know very much about. What you "Loony" Liberals can't seam to understand is that there are thousands of homeless individuals that need our help and you want to throw open the borders s...
Jump to postlots of good answers thus far, all with some element of relevance. I do think there is cultural expectations in the US of higher standard of "comfort" (ie, always being in climate controlled environments) then is widely accepted in Europe (as a comparable). I was recently at a tiny airpor...
Jump to postAbu Dhabi (used to, or does currently) have an in-town checkin facility with bus service to the airport. I used to drive by it everyday.
Jump to postWow so much misinformation and outright bitterness in the this thread. This is my opinion only..."flyover" country, being a colloquial term without a strict definition, I've always thought to mean the states with really low population density. Think of driving from Chicago to Denver. There...
Jump to postI flew my SR22 from Duluth, MN to Sabadell Spain. It was quite an adventure, specially due to weather as we flew on december all across the North Atlantic. Cirrus itself recommended a Ferry Pilot, Mike. What a great guy. We had a big time together specially when flying between Greenland and Iceland...
Jump to postVery interesting article on GA ferry flights. I've always wondered how you get a Cessna all the way to Europe from the factory, for example. I always thought they disassembled and shipped them. Guess not...
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34484972
Galwayman wrote:airtran737 wrote:sEK shouldn’t be able to enplane passengers from anywhere by the UAE.
Utter rubbish . Much more importantly European passengers travelling to Mexico should boycott the anti competitive US3
I just did SAN-IAH-MEX and back this weekend, and that's about as far as I'm willing to go. It's like an isosceles triangle.
Jump to postFascinating. Thank you so much!
We all forget about these early days and how fraught with danger, difficult, and (probably) adventurous flying an aircraft half-way around the world was.
Wow so cool! By far my favorite and the sexiest 737 in my opinion. Does anyone know the stats on how many 732’s are still active today for pax ops? Canadian North, Air Inuit, Nolinor, Air North, I assume a few other northern Canada airlines. You will also find a few down in Mexico, the Bahamas and ...
Jump to postIs this because of the engine issues or they really need that capacity? Hopefully the latter. I wonder how many 787s going forward will be RRs compared to GE How many going backward B787s are Boeing intending to sell? +1. Made me laugh. I hate the phrases "going forward" and "moving ...
Jump to postaemoreira1981 wrote:(however, TK can never serve Australasia nonstop beyond PER.
Welcome to San Diego Lufthansa! Now I have a *A carrier I can go directly to Europe with. Oh the possibilities... You also have British and Edelweiss. You may have missed the qualifier there (*A = Star Alliance). Anyway, British is obviously in One World, and Edelweiss is both seasonal/sporadic and...
Jump to postWelcome to San Diego Lufthansa! Now I have a *A carrier I can go directly to Europe with. Oh the possibilities...
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