Re: SEA congestion INTL arrivals

I don't blame them. They're the largest single user of the airport and they're going to get punched in the mouth for something that isn't going to benefit them but will benefit their main rival at the airport. Yeah, no. Yet AS is happy to be the sole beneficiary of the North Satellite project, whil...

Re: Major US carrier announces reduction in Recline

I don't care who announced it, I like it. I refuse to recline into someone else and I hate when someone does it to me. I flew DEN-LHR in Y a few weeks ago and the muppet in front of me was reclined from wheels up to top of descent. I generally agree on daytime and shorter flights or during meal ser...

Re: SEA congestion INTL arrivals

You can thank Alaska Airlines for delaying start of construction of the new IAF, if anybody has forgotten. http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025558052_seatacgrowthxml.html I don't blame them. They're the largest single user of the airport and they're going to get punched in the m...

Re: Major US carrier announces reduction in Recline

I don't care who announced it, I like it. I refuse to recline into someone else and I hate when someone does it to me. I flew DEN-LHR in Y a few weeks ago and the muppet in front of me was reclined from wheels up to top of descent.

Re: St. Louis Aviation Thread - 2019

I would assume they are, it is busy enough, if not they could just fly to STL on the way back. KCPS isn't a designated port of entry, so they would have to go to STL(or SUS). Interesting, thanks for the update. I forgot about SUS also. I didn't know SUS was until I looked it up. It makes sense thou...

Re: Major US carrier announces reduction in Recline

Ok?

Link? Airline?

Re: St. Louis Aviation Thread - 2019

Since the Cards are in MTY and they use CPS, are they equipped to handle the return in regards to customs? Their website does not really say. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8890/history/20190411/2210Z/KCPS/MMMY I would assume they are, it is busy enough, if not they could just fly to STL on...

Re: St. Louis Aviation Thread - 2019

Just because you are a vendor, and your card may work, does not mean you get to wander in closed off areas of the airport. If you have no business there you will be in trouble. If you have no business there and taking pictures you will be in real trouble. Exactly, just because his card technically ...

Re: Confirmed: Jetblue Announces Flights to London from JFK and BOS from 2021

I would be surprised to not see B6 order 10-12 B789s concurrent with this, for use to London, Paris, and also Tel Aviv, along with some transcon. From NYC, the UK, France, and Israel are all strong O&D markets. I really don't see Jetblue going all in on this and ordering a bunch of brand new ai...

Re: St. Louis Aviation Thread - 2019

TVNWZ wrote:

My bet AA thought it was a big deal going places he’s not really supposed to go for his job and videoing it. I just hope he keeps his job.

Re: Phoenix Aviation Thread - 2019

At least it's not a 77E or a 787. It bodes well that BA has "upgraded" to a more premium heavy airplane based on the percentage of seats. I'm surprised as hell at this. Same # of F, slight increase in J and W, rather large cut in Y compared with our current 744. I wonder if cargo needs ar...

Re: AA Fleet Updates - 2019

Why hasn't AA recanted yet on the whole OASIS mess, are the beancounters really that good at their jobs that they can ignore their customers and employees? It seems like they've realized they've gone too far, if not publicly. If I'm going to fly the equivalent to Spirit, at least give me Spirit pri...

Re: AA Fleet Updates - 2019

AAlaxfan wrote:

Since the 757 line is no longer in play, could MD start the MD80 line again?

Re: Phoenix Aviation Thread - 2019

At least it's not a 77E or a 787. It bodes well that BA has "upgraded" to a more premium heavy airplane based on the percentage of seats.

Re: AA Fleet Updates - 2019

I'm pretty sure the autistic screeching for AA to hang on to the MD80s longer is the new "Boeing needs to restart the 757 line" thread of the moment. It's. Not. Going. To. Happen. Aircraft are no longer owned. Parts stocks are depleted. Still operational aircraft require mx checks to keep ...

Re: JAL announces first A350 route

masA380 wrote:

It’s probably for crew familiarisation first and later on be sent for international routes.

Re: HA Starts HNL-BOS Today. Longest Scheduled Domestic Flight in US HIstory

Airliners.net in a nutshell.....

Two page thread, of which 70% is pedantic arguing about some meaningless statement.

Re: The 744 at UPS

Moosefire wrote:

Some of the FX -11s are factory built freighters.

Re: The 744 at UPS

The next question : Why are already six (all PW powered !) Fedex MD11F aircraft retired BEFORE the previous generation MD10-10/30 aircraft. Retired Fedex MD11F aircraft : N521FE, retired Feb 2019 N524FE, retired Sept 2014 N527FE, retired Jan 2015 N580FE, retired May 2015 N644FE, retired Nov 2014 N6...

Re: Qantas FA sacked for drinking alcohol inflight

Link failed, google led me to: https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/qantas-steward-sacked-for-drinking-quarter-bottle-of-vodka-on-flight-20190403-p51afp.html The Fair Work Commission dismissed her claim that she was unfairly sacked in October last year after she admitted to drinking a quarter ...

Re: Welcome to 'Cattle Class'

StrandedAtMKG wrote:

This is what happens when your company doesn't employ any disabled people. Legally we have a right to be accommodated on airplanes, and this just would not cut it.

Re: Phoenix Aviation Thread - 2019

From this morning's Arizona Republic: Condor Airlines looks to expand Phoenix-Germany flights. https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2019/04/03/condor-airlines-expands-phoenix-frankfurt-germany-flights/3268504002/ Now, Condor's second season of Phoenix flights is about to take off and the...

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

You people spreading this racism should be ashamed of yourselves. This is just absurd. Calling his competency into question isn't the slightest bit racist. I've heard the same rumors about him. He was fired from Mesa because he was having some sort of psychological/emotional problems. I hadn't hear...

Re: Phoenix Aviation Thread - 2019

Speaking of fly-overs, a B-17 flew by our house in Avondale yesterday around 1730 at fairly low altitude, heading south-to-north, clearly on approach, and as he went below my visible horizon, it looked like he banked right toward Glendale airport. Anybody know anything about this? I was thinking it...

Re: Flight Attendants are Selling Their Seniority

Again ... if you didn't read it here, you would never know this was occuring. So, what does this bother you so much? To me it is that seniority is being mis-used, that over all this is just "gaming" the system. One of the things about seniority, is that one can use it as they see fit. &qu...

Re: Phoenix Aviation Thread - 2019

Speaking of fly-overs, a B-17 flew by our house in Avondale yesterday around 1730 at fairly low altitude, heading south-to-north, clearly on approach, and as he went below my visible horizon, it looked like he banked right toward Glendale airport. Anybody know anything about this? I was thinking it...

Re: Number of daily London-USA flights?

I pulled a random Saturday in April, 4/20. *This list is far from all inclusive so don't blast me if I missed a city or a flight.* PHX 2 AA, BA MSY 1 BA AUS 1 BA IND 1 BA SEA 3 BA X2, VI DEN 2 BA, UA SAN 1 BA SFO 6 UA, VI, BA LAS 2 VI, BA MSP 2 DL DFW 5 AA, BA IAH 3 UA, BA EWR 7 VI, UA, BA JFK 18 BA...

Re: Flight Attendants are Selling Their Seniority

According to me. 12 year FA at one of the majors. Top out pay is $65 an hour. If I fly 100 hours a month (which is very realistic) my base salary is 78k. That is before any per diem, LOD pay, purser pay, profit sharing, international pay. etc. A typical line is, what, 80 hours/month? 80 hours x $70...

Re: Flight Attendants are Selling Their Seniority

Most FA's at the us majors are making close to 6 figures once they reach top out pay (year 11-13). According to who? It looks like most of them top out at $60k-$70k for an average line. Now, sure, you can pickup trips and work some ungodly number of hours and maybe get close to that, but not on ave...

Re: AA Ends 767-300ER TATL Service From JFK

Boof02671 wrote:

They are keeping the A330-200s. They aren’t scheduled for retirement unlike the 333s.

Re: Phoenix Aviation Thread - 2019

It's great that the AA flight has started but I have no desire to fly an AA 777 in Y. Especially if the alternative is a BA 744.

Re: Flight Attendants are Selling Their Seniority

Because you can expect to make $100k a year after a few years and that is without much overtime. Its also more varied and interesting than sitting at a desk all day thinking about your two weeks of vacation a year. That is absolute TOTAL rubbish. NO carrier is paying flight attendants anything near...

Re: USAF Considering New Build F-15X

It’s not particularly political, as Mizzou and Texas are both ‘red’ in the senate, but having 2 US senators opposed from Texas makes it tricky, anyway. I don’t see a big ‘win’ to killing F-15X for the House dems, but making it dramatic is perhaps a goal for that side. Mizzou is a university, not th...

Re: USAF Considering New Build F-15X

It’s not particularly political, as Mizzou and Texas are both ‘red’ in the senate, but having 2 US senators opposed from Texas makes it tricky, anyway. I don’t see a big ‘win’ to killing F-15X for the House dems, but making it dramatic is perhaps a goal for that side. Mizzou is a university, not th...

Re: Flight Attendants are Selling Their Seniority

luckyone wrote:

All these posts for a concept that blows my mind. What idiot junior PAYS to work?? Pay me to take your shift, sure. But I’m not paying someone else to work more....

Re: Flight Attendants are Selling Their Seniority

If a crew member has the seniority to hold a trip its theirs fair and square. It's none of anyone's business what they do with it. Most posters comments aren't of any merit since it's not their career. Go back to your cube and start another Doug Parker bashing thread or another e-shrine to DL You'r...

Re: 30+ Year Old Aircraft in Scheduled Passenger Service

KLM has a couple 744s that are 29 years old. Eritrean has a 767 that's 34 years old. Air Canada has a few 767s over 30. AC and LH both have a few A320s that are knocking on 30. DL has a few 757s still active that are closing in on 30 this year too.

Re: What MLB Team Flies the Farthest

Tampa's not close to much in MLB terms. Just look at a map of MLB teams: there's a whole lot of nothing in the area south of the Ohio River/East of the Mississippi, except for Atlanta and Florida. And of course, the two closest teams to Tampa are NL teams. And their entire division is up on the eas...

Re: Can AA Reactivate MD-80's to fill in for MAX8's?

This same silly thread came up a week ago and the answer is still the same - lack of current pilots, lack of suitable candidate airframes, mx involved and a number of other factors make this a non-starter. To think otherwise is a gross simplification of the logistical challenges involved in such an ...

Re: American Airlines A330