with 25%+ reduction in seat mile cost the A321neo case could be made where a 757-200 with the same load would not be efficient. Paid off plane vs new plane, big difference. ANC would require all incoming passengers from Asia to deplane, process customs and replane. That is a big reason we haven't a...
Jump to postIf this made sense delta could do it today with a 757. with 25%+ reduction in seat mile cost the A321neo case could be made where a 757-200 with the same load would not be efficient. Paid off plane vs new plane, big difference. ANC would require all incoming passengers from Asia to deplane, process...
Jump to postA few months old but helpful, Weekly one way seats, so divide by 14 to get daily seats per direction. Domestic: http://blueswandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DL005.png International: http://blueswandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DL006.png Source: https://blueswandaily.com/airline-insigh...
Jump to postPHL has plenty of room to grow. It is not slot-constrained and AA has plenty of gates to work with. Except PHL is not JFK or BOS - how much AA can fill the plane with premium passengers will be interesting to see. This has been discussed several times in multiple threads - a NYC customer will not t...
Jump to postI think this is a great idea. Need to keep the brand fresh and evolving. The new signature lounge looks great. To the posters above saying make it more Canadian, they are doing that with touches such as the Signature cocktail etc. They are targeting the premium transcon passengers. One top, internat...
Jump to postAA PHL as the large hub in the area of flow all the connections. They use BOS and JFK for the O/D. Seems like a winning combo.
Jump to postI do think they will go with something below the A320 sized space. Interesting how Airbus plays the Cseries. While it would great to see B6 dabble in trans-atlantic, is the A321 the plane for that? Those routes a 1/3 longer from JFK vs US West Coast with Mint today. DL/UA/AA could be flying tons of ...
Jump to postAA with the B797 in the near future: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/american-still-eying-nma-despite-recent-787-order-447664/?cmpid=SOC|Twitter|Flightglobal|sf186896142|sf186896142&sfid=701w0000000uP3H#sf186896142 The industry downsizing trend is quite depressing... 737 to replace 7...
Jump to postA330 seems to be perfect for them. Not much value add for the A350. Maybe earlier on for the 787 but the A330 order appears to meet their needs. My take is that they might want to leverage further discounts as they will be the largest NEO operator Another huge win for the Dreamliner coming? Man I ho...
Jump to postThe 737 Max 200 has to be worth kicking the tires on, literally built for ULCCs.
Jump to post= When your latest competition is a newcomer trading on dubious accounting practices, falsely dampening fares and yields in an attempt to create demand and eventual profit, it is clear to anyone other than those who see Norwegian as the low cost long haul Messiah that something has to break. =. Don...
Jump to postWhat if IAG is bidding because there are other parties that have bid and BA wants to throw a wrench in those plans?
Jump to postI'm pleased with this. If people want more from their BA experience, then they can pay more for it. Unbundling makes sense both for the consumer and the airline - why should I pay for 20kg of luggage when all I want is a rucksack for a long weekend. There's no longer a place for sentiment or entitl...
Jump to postI'm pleased with this. If people want more from their BA experience, then they can pay more for it. Unbundling makes sense both for the consumer and the airline - why should I pay for 20kg of luggage when all I want is a rucksack for a long weekend. There's no longer a place for sentiment or entitl...
Jump to postI'm pleased with this. If people want more from their BA experience, then they can pay more for it. Unbundling makes sense both for the consumer and the airline - why should I pay for 20kg of luggage when all I want is a rucksack for a long weekend. There's no longer a place for sentiment or entitl...
Jump to post$30m per frame for the refit, I guess that explains why they are waiting to introduce on new planes vs refit existing.
Jump to postAny airline that can keep 100 A380s and >100 773ER busy and full is just incredible. Talk about exposure to fuel prices though... Are they exposed though? The A380 and 77W are the best CASM birds their size on the market. Sure the A35k will be better but that isnt available in quantity yet. Their n...
Jump to postAre there any LCCs/ULCCs that operate anything smaller than the A320/737 in any sizeable number? RJs are expensive to operate relative to the amount of revenue they can bring in. Only legacies operate regional jets in any reasonable numbers. Maybe the CS300 can change that, but too much of the flyi...
Jump to postAre there any LCCs/ULCCs that operate anything smaller than the A320/737 in any sizeable number? RJs are expensive to operate relative to the amount of revenue they can bring in. Only legacies operate regional jets in any reasonable numbers. Maybe the CS300 can change that, but too much of the flyin...
Jump to postThat is 100% the assertion that I made. This thread is about the merger. I am stating it is not reality that DL is disparaging DTW and MSP for the sake of ATL. It is driven by what yields the best return of DL. You said it yourself, NW was not sustainable. That is why they merged with DL. I know yo...
Jump to post[quote="klm617" That is simply not true Delta has a history of not operating a route or reducing it's frequency to maintain the profitably of other routes by forcing connections through ATL by up gauging and creating a more convenient schedule. JAX and LHR are two that come to mind out of ...
Jump to postWhat are you basing the profitability/potential of MSP or DTW being greater than ATL? Don’t put words in my mouth - I never made that or any other assertion your posting addressed. You claimed that NW’s business wasn’t sustainable and that’s what I responded to. NW went bankrupt for the same reason...
Jump to postOops... :bomb: Well... er... I hate to say it, but the A350-900 could almost certainly do it. In the Boeing world your choices are the 787-8, the 777-200LR, or the 777-8. Doubt AA will add 77L or go back to A359 but could a 788 really do JNB-MIA with a full load? AA will have 42x 788 (largest opera...
Jump to postMSP and DTW also could not sustain NW. You're basing this on? You do realize the ATL Superhub pushed DL into bankruptcy, too? "Sustainability" has more to do with the legacies better controlling their costs (a product of bankruptcies for UA, AA, DL, NW & US; and CO receiving bankruptc...
Jump to postNW's seasonal DTW-ANC, BZN, and JAC flights went where after the merger? ATL. DL ended NW's DTW-CHO, CAE, ROA, CRW, and SHV and where'd the capacity go? ATL. NW's high frequency MSP-west coast routes were cut down to make room for who? ATL. See the trend? Trend is simple. Where can DL (a business) ...
Jump to postWow American Airlines debt load is so huge now. It really is staggering, and what has surprised me is that we haven't to my knowledge heard a peep out of AA management as to how they anticipate reducing it. Quite the contrast to DL's balance sheet focus. AA drops hint that they are replacing older,...
Jump to postDang, that wave line does wonders for the UA livery. Love the look!
Jump to postThis sounds like it could be big: https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/66031-southwest-mulls-large-b737-max-order . The Midwest's (WN's HEARTland) and (I assume) the US economy seems to have taken off in the past few years, but WN is pretty bullish. Even though I like growth, I hope they don't d...
Jump to postAA still is fundamentally the customer in this relationship. As the customer, particularly a large customer, you have to do a lot more to piss off the other party generally. It’s not a symmetrical relationship. When there are only 2 providers and pissing off one would mean paying higher prices as a...
Jump to postIf they order additional 787s to replace all 767s and 330s, then the 350 should still be in game as a 777-200 replacement. But the question is: which routes do they fly the 772ER that exceed the 787-10 range? I think not too much, so one could ask why they should add an A350 subfleet if the 787 can...
Jump to postthe only question that really bothers me is who is that idiot PR at Boeing apparently AA is planning to announce on Monday and some dude decided to put it up first same story happened on HA 787 order as well ...... https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2018/04/06/american-announces-787-order-and-737...
Jump to postThis is interesting to watch as they are replacing the 763s with 788s. Will be interesting what DL / UA do in that space. I still think the MoM fits there. But none the less, this is a great order for the 787. Still years down the road, so they will get their money worth out of the 763s.
Jump to postLH still uses B744 on the DXB route, and BA still uses B772. Both are outdated, and even if their aircraft are refurbished, compared to what EK uses on those routes, they're decades behind. I'm curious to know what is the logic behind this? Both have newer, cutting edge equipment to use. I understa...
Jump to postLove that font.
OzarkD9S wrote:Is it just me or is it cool as hell to see a NYC terminal with British Airways and Alaska on the frontal facade? Both ANC and LHR are roughly the same distance (give or take 100 miles). Any other terminal in the world have two so different carries on the building itself?
EK is a very numbers driven company. This is why they are so profitable. They can and will switch equipment even for minor changes and while strange by industry standards, it is quite normal for EK and smart from a business POV. They can make fine changes between the 77L and 77W, change weekly freq...
Jump to postThat is a long flight! I am curious where the demand and use might end up being. Airlines are upgauging even their widebodies to earn more revenue per flight and to spread the costs. Connecting the dots P2P on more premium routes is where I think these planes will be used most on the longer segments...
Jump to postWhile it is certainly modern, it is no doubt also less expensive to maintain. Airlines are cutting costs everywhere they can. Except in executive compensation and bonuses, you mean. Generally, those are tied to performance metrics. So cutting costs shows up as much as adding revenue. Like it or not...
Jump to postIAH already is already carrying the 1 stop Austrailian bound traffic. This is a very logical add by Air New Zealand, benefiting from United huge hub, the large population that easily connects 1 stop to NZ or now Oceania. While I don't disagree that the route will be successful, the midwest is in no ...
Jump to postWhile it is certainly modern, it is no doubt also less expensive to maintain. Airlines are cutting costs everywhere they can. How is it less expensive? White is the cheapest paint available and there’s less of it on the new livery than the old. The yellow in the old logo certainly shouldn’t have be...
Jump to postIf you will excuse me Sir, tastes are necessarily different....so I cannot follow you. For me the new modern state of art livery is indeed especially Fitting to THIS airplane as the most modern one which is in the Lufthansa fleet now. Well done Lufthansa! ^^ While it is certainly modern, it is no d...
Jump to postThat's not true. Their A332s could fly the route with no problem. Absolutely true. But that is a long route for an A332. Given they are a fair bit smaller than the 789 and in slim numbers only 11, I think it is not much of a stretch to see why the 789 is a better choice. Um, did you even read what ...
Jump to postThis is the dumbest concept I have ever heard. The airline industry is a mature commodity marketplace. Everyone flies the same planes and sells the same products (air travel) to the same consumers. Norwegian couldn't be any further from an online retailer. More like an oil company that loses money ...
Jump to postDL would have to pull a 777 which they do not have many of (their A350s are spoken for as well). That's not true. Their A332s could fly the route with no problem. Absolutely true. But that is a long route for an A332. Given they are a fair bit smaller than the 789 and in slim numbers only 11, I thi...
Jump to postLAX772LR wrote:Awesome move by AA!
Shame on DL/AR for getting beat to the punch, especially since the route is hub-hub for SkyTeam.
For those criticising Norwegian....look up "The Bezos Doctrine". They are following that exactly. Get Big Fast. Wail Street (no typo BTW) was down on the company Bezos founded, calling it Amazon.bust at one point. Now look at it. The Bezos Doctrine is grow fast, aim for volume and the pro...
Jump to postGreat add and cool to see the new planes opening these new routes between partner hubs.
Jump to postI would assume having a tie to a JV or close partner to feed the flight. PER? BNE? 2 weekly to RAR? (kidding).
Jump to postWhat does that even mean? It means “sour grapes”. It means that Boeing has sacrificed lots of revenue in trying to kill the A330NEO. Will be interesting to see how often they are willing to do that. Really? Is it entirely possible, that AA, with a current fleet of 787s and A330s (lots of data), sel...
Jump to postUnited clearly still struggles to get it right. They still cant get the basics down like business class meal service. Then there is: 767 Polaris in business, only good if your a solo traveler. If your traveling with a partner, there couldn't be a worse product so doesnt matter how comfy the seat is...
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