Aviation is also quite vital to the world economy because of its ability to quite rapidly move people and goods across oceans -something other modes of transportation simply cannot compete with. It would seem to me that any tax trying to encourage sustainable energy would be better directed at indu...
Jump to postflyenthu wrote:Hello!
Are there 3 daily flights by SQ from LAX and 2 daily from SFO? Isn't that a lot to sustain? Perhaps these markets are growing robustly.
Any thoughts?
Flyenthu
The market is really nothing special compared to peer cities across the nation. They should be glad they have what they do. I'm not so sure. LDS generates alot of traffic, especially for missions, and they have a fair bit of international travel as well. I'm not sure if they exclusively use DL for ...
Jump to postJust putting it here. "The captain told me the aircraft weighed 272 metric tons on takeoff, just eight shy of its 280 ton maximum take off weight. We had 101 tons of fuel on board at take off. The captain expects to burn about seven tons an hour in the early part of the flight (we are carrying...
Jump to postRunway28L wrote:Didn’t AA recently make a similar move or am I mistaken?
If they go down the LR path (and they most likely will) chances are Europe will be the first market to see them. But, like you said, they have 85 neos on order, so Latin America is the next logical step (and tbh they can't really go anywhere else). I wish they would open more LGB routes with the LR...
Jump to postI have spent sometime looking at this particular issue. From what I saw, lr will be hard pressed to reach places like rio and São Paulo from fll. However, xlr seems to have the range from to do so and also reach Santiago and eze. Since they are more in hurry to go to Europe, I would think they woul...
Jump to postThe bigger question for me is, why do they even need to operate 5th freedom to begin with if they want to fly to SE Asia? If HA so desired, they have the plane even right now to fly non-stop to the furthest part of SE Asia (BKK/KUL/SIN/CGK, all at around 5300-5500nmi) from HNL, with their A332. NRT...
Jump to postDidn't they just announce a month or so ago that they were going to be focusing more on DFW/CLT? It should come as no surprise then that the new adds are mainly from those airports and not hubs like PHX.
Jump to postI don't know how ATC works, but surely they are keying these movements into a computer system to help them keep track of some sort right? It would seem rather easy to have that system also be feed data on the real time position of these planes on the airfield and be able to do some rudimentary error...
Jump to postI think the U.S. airline industry is mature to the point that the carriers aren't "putting the screws to" each other like they were right after deregulation. I think that DL sees a major opportunity for a network carrier operation in BOS and SEA. The writing has been on the wall since AA/...
Jump to postAlaska is opportunistic looking for O/D in california without too much competition. Virgin America had the opposite business model where they competed on high volume highly competitive routes. Virgin tried to win market share by having a better product. That wasnt a particularly profitable market s...
Jump to postewt340 wrote:To be fair though, the -300 fits their European routes pretty nicely. The 3000nm-4000nm operations between JFK/PHL/MIA and Europe/South America seems more viable with A330-300 or B767-300ER.
Routes like DUB are do able from BOS. Is UK/Mainland Europe reachable with the A321LR from BOS? If not, they probably have to buy A330s or A330neos. And that's not something I really see happening anytime soon. UK is prob do-able from BOS with 321NEO let alone LR. 321NEO operated on KEF-LAX (4300mi...
Jump to postHow about on A330s, as pictured? :stirthepot: I think 330neo's make so much sense for B6. Especially if they could pickup some quickly and for good pricing. Let's be realistic, the 321LR will be great for secondary Europe cities, but for BOS/JFK/FLL - LON/PAR, they could easily fill 330's and have ...
Jump to postI have a question. Does it really make sense to tanker large amounts of extra fuel just so an aircraft can maybe make a 15 to 20 thousand mile flight nonstop. You may save on fueling costs and landing fees. Non stops like this mean doubling and tripling crews due to required rest periods. Due to th...
Jump to postQantas needs to stop thinking about First Class it takes up too much space and too heavy for 18 to 20 hour flights. Leave First Class for the 777-9 to LHR via Singapore and Sydney to LAX. The nonstop to LHR and JFK needs Business Class and Premium Economy. The Economy passenger takes the one stop o...
Jump to postSo, what is the big deal if B6 gets dragged into as well? B6 was also nearly last (WN) to add bag fees. They are slow to these product changes, although Mint appears to have been a great move. Because B6 right now is the best positioned to be a "premium" experience in ecomony. There is a ...
Jump to postI hate Basic Economy and find it to be a scam, but frankly it's the gateway drug that sells ancillary. B6 can't have a lowest price that is more than the US3 and survive outside key markets like BOS, particularly when NK/F9 are both undercutting even Basic Economy. When the lowest fare menu looks l...
Jump to postI get the impression B6 has more of revenue problem than a cost problem - I'm not quite sure how BBB helps with that. They need someone that specializes in revenue development. Jetblue has a cost problem compared to ULCCs and a revenue problem compared to legacies. I just wonder whether he was brou...
Jump to post77W can also haul over quite a bit more cargo from Asia, especially to SFO.
Jump to postI feel like AA needs an A321 between the standard config and the T, which will basically be what a standard TATL A321LR would be. Order enough to handle TATL needs and premium but not T premium transcon. Maybe something like 12C/16W/24Y+/112Y (no idea if that fits) The problem is, AA has likely the...
Jump to postJFK-SEA/LAS/SAN are all not doing well at all. Facts to back it up? here is 2018Q1 for SAN/LAS CityPair Dist Carrier Board %Regional AvgFare NSFare ConnFare % NS LF AvgAsm PRASM JFKLAS 2248 AA 48019 0.00% 255.12 255.22 254.54 84.42% 87.17% 222.49 0.099 JFKLAS 2248 B6 81343 0.00% 252.95 252.63 286.6...
Jump to postBoof02671 wrote:And yet AA couldn’t make PHL-TLV work, or so they said.
Smart. They can sell connections all over Asia with JAL. NRT-ORD loads must be pretty low to change it up like this.
Jump to postI feel like at the spirit Price point they should be able to fill an a320 in any market I think their business model is ultimately flawed. They pack 20% more seats into a plane than say jetblue, and charge half the fare. They make up the difference on fees. The ticket as a loss leader thing only wo...
Jump to postIf the DOJ would allow it I think AA/UA/DL would snap them up very quickly. All of that Asia/South Pacific flying would fit in very well with the JV's that the US3 have. Not to mention reducing the number of competitors a bit on US-Hawaii routes.
Jump to postThe NEOs are coming in as domestic planes. They will find their way on 757 routes over time (PHX-Hawaii, South America and then East Coast to Europe) but they are primarily domestic birds. This is my thinking too, they are just domestic planes, a very efficient one at that. I expect to be flying on...
Jump to postI'm guessing some management at PSA may well be on the chopping block after the last few days...
Jump to postI've always thought it was rather funny that all the news basically described it as a "war" between the US3 and the ME3, while AA was partnered with QR/EY. Obviously DL doesn't like the ME3, but that's because they were more in competition. AA doesn't fly to basically anywhere a customer w...
Jump to postSo the reality is that being tucked away in the Northern half of basin far reduces the airport's catchment area when compared to much more central airport like LGB. LGB is definitely more central, no doubt. If you're defining catchment area as 60 minute drive away, LGB is going to have a HUGE area,...
Jump to postI think ONT's Catchment area is pretty bad. Yes there are some affluent suburbs west of ONT, but there's not much east or south of ONT. If you're west of ONT and used to driving to LAX, you'll probably keep doing it unless it's cheaper at ONT.
Jump to postIdea to move JetBlue LGB focus city to BUR is largely nonsense to me. BUR has a far smaller catchment area - 17 percent of the regions potential domestic passenger base, versus over 40 percent at LGB with its very accessible location. BUR works for primarily for the northern portion of the Greater ...
Jump to postLupineChemist wrote:Bets on the next airline to get this status? I'd say AT.
I think it would be a very smart move to move the LGB hub to BUR. They could probably do well with mint to JFK with the entertainment industry.
As for ONT, no way. Here is the problem with ONT (and LGB to an extent)
https://www.trulia.com/home_prices/Cali ... -heat_map/
I'm surprised that people here are taking this lady's side saying that of course it's racism. This is perfectly normal from Southwest and whoever did it was doing it for extra security. If this happened to me where I'm in a similar situation to the person it happened to, I would be slightly annoyed...
Jump to postMost of AA's 77E Pacific flights were poor-yielding and are now flown by 788. A little growth would be to 789. Before the 788 AA had no ideal aircraft for the Pacific, as the 77E was the smallest plane that had the range. To be fair this could have been due to the layout. Having a 16F cabin and ang...
Jump to postIs this the same operator as Cal Jet Elite?
Jump to postFor B6 to grow that much, would they at long last look at Canada? They could easily fill 1-3x daily from YYZ, YUL, YOW, YQB, YHM, YHZ in winter. Do B6 do any seasonal destinations? Most like not Canada, more likely Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and Northern South America. Lima, Aruba, Providen...
Jump to postchrisnh wrote:The SAT thing HAS to be 'Boston.' Why else use the word 'Historic?'
Sounds like this thread was made for nothing. The investor meeting is not even happening until the 22nd, don't know where the OP got news that something was being announced today. Earlier in the week I saw something about the 17th as well, but now I can't find anything on the link. Wonder if it got...
Jump to postTheir are many new cities in the Midwest and the South that JetBlue could expand to. Many may disagree, but I miss an airline like the old Eastern Airlines, that covered the eastern potion of the country like no other, their other issues not withstanding. But their coverage of cities large and smal...
Jump to postThank you for the numbers, they are more than interesting. That's what I have been saying all along. Overall, B6 seems like it is doing quite well in the markets they serve. I fail to see why they would consider a merger with anyone, especially not now when they are starting to expand westward. Wel...
Jump to postFLLLAX 2342 NK 26282 109.24 90.04% 98.36 0.042 36.90% FLLLAX 2342 B6 51677 300.92 88.59% 266.57 0.1138 100.00% FLLLAX 2342 VX 56949 285.14 90.69% 258.58 0.1104 97.00% Major adds needed. The yields have only improved in Q1. Should add 2 more flights if not more . Thanks for this info! very interesti...
Jump to postFlyinRabbit88 wrote:Also looks like the these are Bookable too.
BUR-BOS (Sept 5)
BUR-JFK (Morning Flight)(Sept 5)
ONT-JFK (Sept 5)
I could see a small chance of B6 taking HA's 338 order, for the right price - or picking up some a333/339. If B6 gets LHR slots they are going to want to use something larger than a 321. A330 would allow them to 1. operate heavy routes like NYC/BOS/FLL-LON or CDG with a higher capacity plane. 2. ope...
Jump to postSo let's say a theoretical airline wants to offer consistent low fares with no price fluctuations, or price gouging at Christmas or for football games (yes, sadly this happened). Okay, so I really hate to break it to you, but this is not going to work. It is a surefire way to lose money. Travel dem...
Jump to postSo we know that the pipes are to simulate passenger heat output, not to accurately simulate mass. There are additional tanks to simulate mass. If those tanks were present and how many liters of water was carried on this flight we don't know at this point. I don't see what all the fuss is about, unl...
Jump to postThe cost to truck the cargo to LAX wouldn't be that prohibitive. We regularly have shipments bound for LAX land at SFO/LAS and trucked to LAX. ONT is way closer.
Jump to postThe big variable in this is oil prices. If Oil goes up to 150-200+ the glut will disappear as frames are retired/converted. If oil goes back to 30, the 77E and 77W will be around for ages and the 77X, A350 will be hit hard. I'm more of the opinion that it will head towards 30 longer term. Electric v...
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