Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

UA735WL wrote:

Per OO's instagram they're opening a pilot base in AUS. Can't find an official announcement on the web yet.

Re: New York City NYC (JFK/EWR/LGA/SWF/HPN/ISP) Aviation - 2024

This is random but I'm watching flightradar24 JFK approach and i've seen like 3 or 4 times where Delta planes were given priority and crazy shortcuts, it's weird. Like at first maybe one had declared a pan or emergency but then two ir three Delta planes got crazy shortcuts/cut the line. Is the cont...

Re: JetBlue Network - 2024

You have the lie-flat trans-con history wrong. DL/AA/UA all had flats before the first Mint flight in 2014. UA/DL on select 757s, and AA on their 321T config. I will certainly give B6 credit for free fast wi-fi. Maybe the interwebs are wrong but I thought it was: Jetblue Mint : Oct 2013 https://www...

Re: Rumour: Delta to cut London-Los Angeles

Until we get confirmation that this LHR slot will be redeployed to a new route via the GDS or an official announcement I wouldn't be so sure the LAX-LHR route is axed. Playing devils advocate here but a couple of alternative theories: (1) - DL is trying to pull A339's out of LAX (an A350 crew base) ...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

MSY seems like it would be a given. It's the last AA point-to-point route besides IND with a daily RJ that isn't served by DL. If the expansion continues I'm thinking MSY, another Florida, and either CUN or SJD. If AUS is going to be positioned as a "Texas gateway" Mexican leisure would s...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

The London slot can only be added at 5x frequency elsewhere right? Five is likely the minimum with few exceptions anyway. There was another slot, not sure where now, pre 2019 shared with Portland I think 4x LHR-PDX and 3x LHR-DTW? Trying to recall at what point in time DTW went to 12 weekly DTW-LHR...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Per the report from the Jan 10 AAC meeting Gate 13 should be up and running sometime in the next month or so. Can anyone shed light on who will be using G13?

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2024

Will the 40J A350 layout keep the existing Delta One suites using the Thompson Vantage XL seats, or will they debut the a new hard product? A leaked LOPA showed the seats arranged the same as the current A350 suites. So definitely still the Vantage XL but possibly with different trims, features, etc.

Re: Delta LAX Terminal modernization opening

Speaking of co-location; what about AF & KLM then? I remember back in the day - VS,AF,AZ,KL (SkyTeam basically) were all located in T2 (https://www.travelcodex.com/air-france-lounge-at-lax/). The FIS facility was crappy. Any plans to co-locate all SkyTeam partners back in T2? AF & KLM are n...

Re: Minneapolis Aviation - 2023

MSP made an official announcement for their $242 million renovation plans that are set to wrap up before 2026. 75 gates and 6 concourses at T1 are being overhauled - the renovation excludes concourse E, for now. This is considered the end of nearly 10 years of construction and overhaul at Terminal ...

Re: Major AA cuts in AUS?

Ready for a major DL route announcement any day now.

Re: JetBlue Fleet - 2023

Going to start a new livery tracker in this thread: A321ceo Mint Livery (3/63 + 1 in paint): N982JB N983JT N986JB N985JT (Entered SLN on 10/9/2023) A320 Spotlight Livery (2/129): N554JB N629JB (Exited MCN on 10/15/2023) Any help with this list would be appreciated. :) Can anyone shed light on how s...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

DL is suspending ATL/JFK/BOS-TLV until at least 10/13. I think TLV is out through the entire schedule. If the Isreal issues are prolonged, I see can see A330s/A350s flying there relocated to other international markets (this is similar to what United is doing as the planes that would fly to India a...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

LAX-CDG will switch from 339 to 359 early next year. I forget the specific date.

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

Approximately how many letters of the alphabet do DL 757s cover? Is there a reference for what each letter means? 75D - "D for domestic", standard 193 seat domestic fleet. 75H - "H for Hawaii", Same config as the 75D but with full ETOPS certification. These are all about to be f...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

There is currently 0 A220 flying scheduled out of ATL during the October schedule period (10/09/23 - 11/04/23). However, I believe there is time for the schedule to undergo further updates so perhaps this will change. Nonetheless, there is no way to know what routes/frequencies will hypothetically ...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

There is currently 0 A220 flying scheduled out of ATL during the October schedule period (10/09/23 - 11/04/23). However, I believe there is time for the schedule to undergo further updates so perhaps this will change. Nonetheless, there is no way to know what routes/frequencies will hypothetically b...

Re: Atlanta Aviation - 2023

jetlanta wrote:

The next project is the small four-gate domestic expansion off the end of E35/37 towards the TOC.

Re: Northern Pacific Airways News and Discussion - 2023

I am not sure how stopping in ANC saves fuel? "Starting early next year, McKinney said, Northern Pacific will offer flights from cities in Japan and Korea to Anchorage, and then to Lower 48 destinations. Stopping in Anchorage means saving fuel, and he expects their flights to be 20% cheaper th...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2023

Oooh. Any intel on whether it's "just" going seasonal and will return by S24? Currently they have 3x weekly loaded on the route in W23. It was supposed to be daily, then got reduced to 4x weekly; and now to 3x weekly. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if that route were to go. I agree. After ...

Re: Los Angeles Basin (BUR/LAX/LGB/ONT/SNA) Aviation - 2023

Since the NEA between AA and B6 will likely be dismantled, a few high level implications at LAX: 1. B6, AA network adjustments 2. B6 terminal situation; there is no longer any value for B6 to remain in T5. Colocation with AA is currently the primary benefit of T5 for B6 so another terminal is likely...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

I found the bins on the 321s to be much better than the aftermarket 320/319 ones, but thats just my opinion, as those seem to always have trouble opening up fully. Funny enough, United chose the 321 bins for their airbus fleet retrofit... so lets see if these will have the same issue closing when b...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

Are there any plans to add ViaSat IFC to the widebody fleet in the future? And if so what is the timeline? Sorry if this has already been covered. Delta became the first major U.S. airline to introduce fast, free Wi-Fi for all, in partnership with T-Mobile. The experience is available on most domes...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

Are there any plans to add ViaSat IFC to the widebody fleet in the future? And if so what is the timeline?

Sorry if this has already been covered.

Re: LAX TBIT Lounges and Arrivals

Until something is built in that space, I don't see them going anywhere. Why give up the capacity? This is especially true for as long as LAWA and CBP are idiots and keep allowing only the Bradley FIS to be open. I wouldn't rush to say this is the wrong move. Pre-covid, T2/3/4/5/6/7 had FIS capabil...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

ATL-TLV ATL-DUS ATL-STR LAX-LHR MSP-HND and of course, SLC-ICN :duck: It will be interesting to see how LAX-LHR does. DL operated the route for some time around 2015 or so but that did not last too long. I believe it was the B763 at that time. I’d be curious to look back and see DLs size at LAX the...

Re: Delta LAX Terminal modernization opening

This article says DL is looking to give some LAX routes bigger aircraft. What routes do you think are candidates for this? https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-terminal-3-lax-sky-way/amp/ Maybe the transcons? Several routes have already seen equipment upgauges since that article was written. HNL; 75...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Delta's now year round on JFK/ATL/BOS-FCO. I wonder if part of the future solution to the AMS passenger cap for SkyTeam will be to start flowing some connections that used to flow over AMS via FCO instead. A logical next step there might be to make DTW-FCO year round and re-add MSP-FCO seasonally (...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

Will the neo replace the 752 on SNA-ATL eventually? I’m guessing the A220. Not sure if the A321neo’s runway performance is good enough for SNA, happy to be corrected! I think AA fly SNA -JFK using 321n AA actually uses a 321ceo. However it’s one of the A321T configured AC with ~ 50 fewer seats than...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2023

Per Delta: As of June 5, Delta will increase daily frequencies from AUS to the following cities: JFK to 4x SLC to 4x And as of July 10, Delta will up frequencies to: ATL to 10x BOS to 3x LAX to 4x MSP to 4x RDU to 2x SEA to 3x https://news.delta.com/delta-gets-bigger-texas-new-routes-dallas-love-fie...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Schedule has been updated to reflect the new year round TATL services.

Of note: LAX-CDG will change from 359 to 35L on 10/29/23 (service previously scheduled to end 10/27/23). Appears to remain daily even with the increased seat count.

Re: Austin Aviation - 2023

Noticed that ATC at AUS is now testing using 18R/ 36L for takeoffs and 18L / 36R for landings only. Should be this way for the next few weeks. This also means that all GA aircraft are making a long taxi. Why would they want to do that? I'm curious about the logic behind that. Just a guess, but 18L ...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2023

Delta does not routinely use the 75S (D1 equipped 757s) to Hawaii and & I wouldn’t expect the D1 equipped A321Ns to be any different. I’m not even sure if the premium A321N will be ETOPS certified. It’s primarily for premium trans cons out of SEA/JFK/BOS/DCA. The D1/DPS frames (deliveries #51-#...

Re: Long Beach (LGB) increasing number of air carrier slots