Re: Cubana News and Discussion - 2024

I flew on the world's only scheduled -E model last month, unless the -F is a major upgrade, avoid at all costs!

Re: Iranian Airlines Fleet Question

At a guess: 77Ws - even used - are much more desirable than A346s, so it is simply easier to acquire the A340s. If no one else wants them then owners will be more inclined to get them to Iranian airlines. 777s ear easier to place, so owners go for the easier and more lucrative options. The other th...

Re: Turkish Aviation - 2024

There are some updates about TK's lounges at IST Airport in the article below: https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/ugur-cebeci/gencler-meksikaya-ucmayin-42428065 - TK International Lounges at IST will grow double in size - TK will have a new exclusive passenger lounge at IST with a la carte dining...

Re: LOT Polish News and Discussion - 2024

Is there any more news or talk on the proposed large aircraft (E-Jet replacement) order for LOT?

Re: Why is such a lack of airline service in Bolivia?

I am not an expert on Bolivia, but having traveled there in the late 90's, a few things struck me. For starters we were able to book a 4 star hotel in the middle of La Paz for around $30. We were also able to book last minute tickets within the country on Aerosur for very cheap. I did enjoy LAB fro...

Re: Rare types in service 2024

I am looking for Europe, with easy links to the UK as possible. I'm particularly interested where Eastern fly their JS41's. The AIS JS31 is a good call. I can fly quite cheaply YVR - KEF then get Play to CPH, get the AIS JS 31 to Karup, then get down to BLL and get the BA 328 to LCY. Maybe you want...

Re: Strange Routes And Their Reasons

Thank you for the generous response! Were the PrivatAir 737s split between a business class configuration and traditional economy seats? Amazing the big German influence in that part of India, wonder what drove that (pardon the pun). Initially, the PrivatAir 737 was all business class configuration...

Re: People who work in aviation or frequent flyers, what is the worst city you have visited and what made it so bad?

Baku- a stunning city that mixes old with new, but I felt the people let it down. Lots of road rage, scamming taxi drivers etc. Harare- as mentioned by Plymspotter, a slightly unsafe vibe in the city at night, with huge crowds of people on the streets and a lot of poverty. Caracas- So this city I di...

Re: Rare Connections

From my personal flights, taking the MIAT 738 all the way from Ullanbaatar to Berlin TXL, and parking beside the various Euro shorthauls was interesting

Re: New Zealand Aviation - October 2023

Saabs being introduced on 3C's AKL-WHK flights from 20 November, resulting in: - A drop from 3x to 2x daily services on weekdays - No early morning service to AKL (except Mondays) or early evening return to WHK - No Saturday flights One quite negative response on the 3rd Level blog site reporting t...

Re: How many diverted flights have you been on?

A few but my most interesting was in 2005, flying on a Zoom 767 BFS-YHZ-YYZ, an antiskid failure resulted in a gas n go at Gander instead of Halifax. Passengers destined for Halifax had to fly onwards to Toronto, clear immigration, grab/check in bags again and hop on the waiting Eastbound 767 an hou...

Re: Irish 9/23: Remember, remember, sun in September

Yes as the DUB-LHR sector is classed as a Duty Free Flight as it is EU to non EU (did it myself 2 weeks ago when we had the SSK fiasco but that's never to be discussed again) But is BHD (as my final destination) classed as non EU? Not related to your duty free query but are you flying Dublin to Bel...

Re: Current and past 2x4x2 seating on 767’s

In recent years I flew Ukraine International KBP-BKK, and Utair (767-200) DYU-VKO in 2-4-2, both pretty cramped

Re: LOT Polish News and Discussion - 2023

WROORD wrote:

LOT has announced retrofitting of their older B787. Especially noticeable will be changes in business class where the current 2+2+2 layout will be replaced with 1+2+1. Also, they will finally install WiFi onboard.

Re: Aer Lingus domestic in the UK

Please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-travel-area-guidance/common-travel-area-guidance All routes between the Islands of Ireland (republic and northern) and Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales and other areas that is considered as part of UK) are known as CTA (common Tra...

Re: Icelandair confirms 13 A321XLR plus 4 additional on lease

I'm thinking, how an airline such as FI with its transfer pax performs in comparison to the same pax flying direct? I wonder how the economics look like if you fly for example cdg-jfk or cdg-kef-jfk. I would assume that a direct flight on a 789 would be much more cost efficient than a transfer flig...

Re: Icelandair confirms 13 A321XLR plus 4 additional on lease

Yeah but.... What about FISH ? Is there space enough in the cargo to move all the needed FISH ?? :white: :white: I don't even remember what the point was but old timers here will recall for sure :lol: Btw I searched quickly and couldn't find THE thread, does someone have it at hand ? I'd like to re...

Re: Norwegian to acquire Widerøe

What modern passenger aircraft could Wideroe buy which can use a runway 800m long ? What about the ATR 42-600S STOL? It had its first flight May 2022 and has a planned certification in late 2024. It’s more quiet, has a more modern interior, more comfortable seats, bigger overhead bins and more mode...

Re: Hawaiian Air CEO looks for a 717 replacement

FluidFlow wrote:

Are there any available high density 319ceos available? Didn't Easyjet had 319 that could seat 150 due to the double overwing emergency exit?

Re: Your most extreme airports by Latitude and Longitude

North: HVG Honningsvag, Norway 71°00N
South: TNM Teniente, Antarctica 62°11S
West: CHT Chatham Islands, NZ 176°27W
East: TRG Tauranga, NZ 176°11E

Meridian: LCY
Equator: EBB Entebbe 00°02N

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

Austrian 767 OE-LAZ diverted into BFS last night, while en-route from Vienna to JFK- medical emergency. Aircraft still on the ground while OS engineers check it over due to a heavy landing. Believed to be the 2nd time Austrian have had a 767 in Belfast. Has Austrian ever served Dublin? It would sure...

Re: Aerolineas Argentinas schedules flights to MIA from AEP, Buenos Aires downtown airport

Wow! I was expecting to read a 737 MAX service (with fuel stop) but this is impressive! A bit outside of MAX range, it is nearly 200nm longer than the longest current MAX route. The flights (especially departing MIA) also tend to be carrying an insane amount of luggage. It is normal for entire fami...

Re: Aerolineas Argentinas schedules flights to MIA from AEP, Buenos Aires downtown airport

Wow! I was expecting to read a 737 MAX service (with fuel stop) but this is impressive!

Re: Irish 4/23: Summer is a comin' in ...

Very interesting. Perhaps EI or LA will consider launching DUB-GRU down the line? DUB's geography may work (somewhat) for acting as a hub from South America to Europe (unlike anywhere east), albeit not as much as LIS or MAD. I'd say the yield for TAP is rock bottom though, no doubt there is a decen...

Re: Icelandair signs MOU for 13 A321XLR's

Icelandair aren't a very big airline. Going for both OEMs competing products is typically done by larger airlines who have the economies of scale to make operating both aircraft types worthwhile. The 737 order never made much sense on the surface. A fleet of A321s and a few 787s makes the most sens...

Re: Icelandair orders Airbus

Fantastic news, and to be expected IMO. I think it'll be interesting to see what FI chooses for it's heaviest routes...a few young A330CEOs could make sense on the 753/767 routes, and in particular any in North America with long layover times (if that still happens)

Re: Longest domestic and Shortest international flights

Longest domestic ORY-FDF 6855km/8 hours on an AF 777
Shortest international SXM-AXA 19km/7 mins on a Trislander

Re: I want to fly on a 767-200

bhxdtw wrote:

Prob not easy enough right now but I think there's a few rattling around in Russia

Re: Your Most Disappointing Aircraft Swaps.

In the 1960s, I was to fly SVO-SNN-YUL on an Aeroflot IL-62. It was substituted with a nonstop to YUL on a TU-114. Everyone was disappointed …… but me! Wow! That's fantastic! My bad changes: -AZAL/Silkway 727 to A319 GVA-GYD (cancelled ticket before travel) -UIA An-148 to 737-500 KBP-DOK -Laser DC-...

Re: US Airlines lobby to restrict competitors access to Russian airspace

What about closely allied countries/carriers like EL AL, who still fly to Russia? I can't see US authorities telling them what to do

Re: Ethiopian adding Denver [?]

Whether this story has any truth or not, Denver must be one of the largest US cities not directly connected to Dublin, and it's a Star hub, so Ethiopian with 5th freedoms could indeed work. Throw in pre-clearance if the stopover times suit (not 5-6am like the current fuel stops). Did the previous AD...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

KLM are going 12x weekly over the summer months from BHD, with the E195-E2 showing on some services.

Re: Any plane that still uses a bulkhead projector?

About 7 years ago I think an Atlas 767 I flew on still had them..

Re: Bypassing sanctions, Iran received 4 A340-300 over the Xmas weekend

How do you know they were Iranian crews? I obviously don't....but I doubt Burkino Faso has that many qualified A340 crew & engineers. Just because the planes were registered in Burkino Faso doesn't mean they were flown by crew from that country. Before being registered there, they were register...

Re: Irish 12/22: Looking back on another year

They made their decision, fine..... but I don't get why they just don't come out and be honest about it. It has nothing to do with Brexit 'issues', and is a mere excuse. It’s been explained numerous times on this thread that yes, this is a Brexit issue, some people may not like that fact but it is ...

Re: Regional UK Airlines - Thread

Emerald Airlines UK, having recently been granted their UK AOC, operated it's first passenger flight today. Other Emerald ATRs based at BHD will be re-registered from EI- to G- in the near future.

Re: Fly Atlantic - latest UK startup

Does FI and Play (and previously Wow) operate a 'scissor' style hub out of KEF to some extent ? Just to be clear about the difference between a 'SCISSOR" hub and a "CONNECTING" hub: 1. SCISSOR HUB: There are only a few good examples of true scissor hubs, perhaps the best example was ...

Re: Flybe News and Discussion Thread

The blame is being put on the Q400 having reliability issues. But why? Wideroe don't seem to have problems and they are operating in much more challenging circumstances (heavy snow etc). Did Flybe1 not look after them? are the crew not treating them right? is Flybe trying to cut costs and only repa...

Re: Fly Atlantic - latest UK startup

Indeed, quite a snazzy Fiji-esque scheme! Putting aside the challenges of longhaul low cost, they're going to have quite a challenge with operating at BFS, where the core of the international infrastructure has seen little change since it was built in the 80s, the airport has no transit facilities ...

Re: Fly Atlantic - latest UK startup

Doesn’t this look a bit like Norwegian with its B737 from DUB, SNN, EDI and so on to Stewart back in 2018? Didn’t they actually served BFS too? They certainly did, Providence too. Beating EDI by just a couple of hours BFS holds the title of launching the first revenue MAX flight across the Atlantic...

Re: Fly Atlantic - latest UK startup

Indeed, quite a snazzy Fiji-esque scheme! Putting aside the challenges of longhaul low cost, they're going to have quite a challenge with operating at BFS, where the core of the international infrastructure has seen little change since it was built in the 80s, the airport has no transit facilities a...

Re: Least known airlines you've flown on

I've flown a few obscure ones with other A.netters: SiLA An-28/L410 with Dennypayne, Irkutsk region Cello 146-200 with Cedarjet, BHX-DUB Ayit Aviation Shorts 360 ETH-SDV, Summit Air RJ85 YZF-YEG and Sunair PA-23 with Plymspotter. Others that come to mind include: Anguilla Air Services Trislander Ali...

Re: Irish 8/22: An august institution

Thank you all for the replies, very helpful! I'll aim for a 7am arrival

Re: Irish 8/22: An august institution

Has anyone gone through US Preclearance at DUB recently? What are the queue times typically like? I'm on the UA22 later in the week (0920 dep), and can't work out what time to arrive at.

Re: Irish 8/22: An august institution

Not a good start to the day for poor old EI. Computer system which produces load sheets seems to be out of action. Several flights delayed. I'm on the 152 and we've been told is likely to be after 7 before we get it, if we're lucky. This is where knowledge of manual loadsheets is good to have. I re...

Re: Irish 7/22: Sunshine and Neos

Dublin surely is quite full at this time of year with just the single runway and is it not the company ACL who look after the slots? the positive from this is how Kerry was able to handle the flights. Until Dublin expands it's boarding gates and pier capacity which may well take another couple of y...

Re: Irish 6/22: Brought to you by the letter "Q"

Are these flights filling gaps in the schedules or have other routes been reduced? It looks as though additional rotations to Manchester and Glasgow have been added on some days of the week effective 7 July so another ATR will be required. Crazy to see these flights being added just over a week bef...

Re: Cubana Fleet - News and Discussion Thread

I flew on CU-T1250 a few years ago as part of a round the world, an interesting service, with cheap airport upgrade in Madrid. I'd flown the type a few times with Aeroflot so knew what to expect. Definitely not 5* service but a fun experience- bring a book though!

Re: Satire: IL-86 to be back in the air

I was scratching my head when I read that they had sold out the first flight and then looked up all the S7 IL-86 fleet history seeing all had been turned into brewski cans. It would have been interesting to see these brought back to life though. Unless it has only been scrapped very recently (a qui...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1499683037398851585?s=20&t=bRmq1wTYvKKjxeBeGflUjA S7 will suspend all international flights. Lack of demand, or a sign that they don't have any intentions to relinquish their leased aircraft and don't want them repossessed? Somebody knows what percentage of ...