It's been a few weeks now that the new route BA996 / BA998 to Cologne has been operating. I'm very curious how the route is performing. As it's my local airport and BA is the only other airline with feasible long haul connections besides LH via MUC and TK via IST I'd love to see it perform well and ...
Jump to postI love the move by Saudia. It's a beautiful livery with tradition. The only thing is that it is quite similar to Iraqi Airways but I'm happy with that nonetheless.
Gonna miss the nice font of the previous logo though but I guess you can't have everything
The beautiful little airline Motor Sich from Ukraine.
Before COVID and the horrible war I had the chance to take 3 An24 flights within Ukraine: LWO-IEV, IEV-ODS, ODS-IEV.
I was hoping to get another chance to fly them again...
Delta had been and remains to be a fleet mess. I guess they grab anything with wings if they think it's a good deal. At least it keeps the industry interesting and I guess it's so many frames that it still makes some economic sense
Jump to postHoly cow!
I mean it's not boring but why oh why???
Their current yellow and grey livery with the old logo is beautiful. And why would they start to write Condor as condor now. What overpaid marketing genius is responsible for that nonsense?
2022 is really not a good year...
I think one of the advantages of FRA is its central location within Germany. Driving or taking a train to FRA is significantly easier and shorter for Germans from various regions than to DUS. DUS still serves a very populated area so I could still see a smaller longhaul base there for service to Nor...
Jump to postCondor is more and more following Air Berlin's long haul model but they do it significantly better. Their US network has become very impressive and going for non-leisure destinations like JFK and making it work is somewhat surprising to me but I'm happy to see it. It's interesting that they have a b...
Jump to postIt's just a matter of time till the Gulf states crumple under their established culture of abuse and human rights violations. The mindset that individual workers don't matter is deeply embedded there so I'm not surprised that after stadium builders, cabin crew members it's now the pilots who feel it...
Jump to postWhat a pity. Another nice livery got ruined. I seriously don't understand why anyone would pay money to get a worse result.
Jump to postDLH344 seems to be on a rescue mission too. It's a 748 from FRA to BAH.
Jump to postIt's sad to see the 763 leave but I think that the 339 is the best fit.
I wouldn't order any Boeing product at the moment and the 339 can be delivered pretty soon as well.
I was wondering if there's any current list of rare aircraft types that are still in service and what routes they're used on. Just looked up if Motor Sich was still existing and if they still operate their old An24 and was happy to see that that's the case. But as we're seeing a rather quick transit...
Jump to postI think it's a great and logical move. SK is very very focused on CPH for their longhaul operation and both ARN will like the added attention.
Jump to postI think it's very charming that she's doing this little routine.
Doesn't hurt or affect anyone so I don't see any reason why she shouldn't do it
A former great company that suffered massively under mismanagement and the toxic management is still largely in place. It's sad to see the decline of Boeing but currently no one should buy anything from them.
Jump to postI wouldn't be too surprised if Russia accidentally intercepts a few EU airliners in the future for some political leverage.
Europe is a nice idea but a very weak and dependent region. I don't even expect any serious reaction to Belarus now.
It's a bit late for April Fools
Jump to postHow can Spain to the Maldives be a market? Must be one of the least expected routes this year
Jump to postI really dislike what it has become. It's just too big for the overall livery
Jump to postThat does look promising. I've always wondered if it wouldn't make sense for airlines to announce their menu like 1-2 weeks in advance and let passengers choose before they fly. Even though not all passengers would use such an option but you could make those who preordered a specific meal combinatio...
Jump to postThe news that we were all waiting for about 5-10 years ago. Back then it would have been an important project for Boeing and today it's just a joke
Jump to postThat means the end of Croatia Airlines. So sad to see another small carrier die a slow death
Jump to postJFK is much more constraint and much more competitive than you'd like a hub to be. With a lot of O&D traffic for New York it just doesn't make much sense to hand out seats to connecting passengers. I've only ever flown to JFK once on the nonstop DL107 service from FRA and that was when I was sta...
Jump to postI don't think they would go for the 338. That wouldn't make much sense to me. I rather see them order the 321 XLR for less popular 332 routes and use the 789 for more popular 332 routes.
Jump to postDelta has far more to gain by making AUS a focus city. Unlike AA or UA they don't have a large network in Texas already and have far more potential than AA with their DFW hub so close by.
It doesn't matter if they start later than AA
oldannyboy wrote:They are a really good airline, with a young, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, an impeccably maintained fleet, and a really good onboard service. I wish them really well!
Sure, wasting resources to destroy something is super ecological...
Jump to postIf you can't trust the deicing people they can't be allowed to operate on any airport anymore. That's attempted murder
Jump to postSounds like some people will end up on the naughty list
Jump to postOver the past years I've become quite a Boeing skeptic but the news reports I've seen about it are complete bullshit. If the PW engines are getting inspected and the Rossiya 77W doesn't have them there's zero connection between the incidents.
Jump to postAs neither the US nor Iran have a real interest in normalizing their relations I can't imagine that we will see any development over the next 4 years unless we witness a revolution in Iran. The current administration will never let go of their nuclear plans and considering what they dream about it's...
Jump to postVery unexpected but a smart move.
LHR is served by so many UA partners that they can offer a lot of connections from there but London as such might already be enough to get a daily 763 filled once we're done with Corona. I'd love to go on a CGN-LHR-BOS flight
It will only be Las Vegas Airport for 99% of the people
Very very few airports go by name of there's not at least one other significant airport in the city
Bombs are found almost every week here in the Cologne area. It has become such a normal annoyance. If you dig anywhere in Cologne you either find Roman ruins/artefacts or WW2 bombs
Jump to postI've never quite understood why BA didn't pick a second hub in the north so this seems to be a long overdue step
Jump to postThe harsh reactions by some US states were in response to the irresponsible behavior of the federal government as a way to protect themselves. If a new US adminstration wants cooperation with Europe again I don't think we'll see more restrictions but a controlled opening instead. Looking at statisti...
Jump to postWith a new US administration coming into office in January, can we expect any changes to the current travel ban for people that have been within Europe (except a few exceptions) 14 days before their arrival in the US? Of course the current state of the pandemic requires certain measurements onboard ...
Jump to postStupid PR stunt. Will the do same for A380 if the A380 is also with drawn from services?? So you would rather that do nothing? Has the A380 been in service 50 years? I’m not saying they wouldn’t do it for the A380 but I would have my doubts. Yes - it's a waste of money at time when BA is loosing mo...
Jump to postLong time ago I started to notice that Chinese characters on aircrafts are written from left to right on the left side of the plane but written from right to left on the right side of the plane. Just take a look at a MU aircraft from both sides and you'll see what I mean. I've only ever noticed this...
Jump to postGermany just recently lifted the ban for Airlines from Iran. Strange IR not selected Hamburg, AFAIK the city with the largest Iranian dispora in Germany. But IR is serving HAM for years already. The decision to go for DUS seems a bit odd as they already serve CGN and could easily expand their opera...
Jump to post1 or 2 years ago I was considering to apply for the FRA base but the requirement was to have a either US citizenship or a greencard so I assume all the employees would have at least a greencard and be allowed to relocate to the US but I doubt anyone would consider this in the current situation.
Jump to postAdding the 787 now would just make the fleet more complex again. DL decided for an Airbus longhaul fleet and they had good reasons to do so. Considering Boeing's ridiculous reaction when DL decided to buy the C Series I cannot imagine that DL would be too happy to buy anything from Boeing unless the...
Jump to postClever move
Hope they can fill up the seats and make a little money
Perhaps Qatar will be next to acknowledge Israel and sign a peace pack. Qatar needs all the friends it can get in the Middle East right now. Qatar's best friend Iran won't let that happen and QR definitely needs the Iranian air space as long as the other Gulf countries cut them off. Tehran is alrea...
Jump to postI just can't imagine an LY jet flying over an Arab country and even land there. It just completely contradicts their well-established security concept. LY got its own security staff and I highly doubt the UAE would grant LY any rights at DXB or AUH. Chances are good though that we will see FlyDubai,...
Jump to postInternationally people know Miami but not Fort Lauderdale
No matter how geographically close they are, it just can't be advertised with the same effect although I would pick FLL over MIA any day
You might have missed it but we're right in the middle of a pandamic
There's little to no passenger demand