Re: End of Delta Connection CRJ200's at MSP

What hub cities and operators remain for the DL Connection CR2s? DL got rid of the CRJ2 out of most of their network about a year and a half ago. The only ones that remained were the OO at-risk EAS operations out of MSP, DTW, and SLC. Now I think the only way to get on a CRJ2 would be out of SLC to...

Re: End of Delta Connection CRJ200's at MSP

What hub cities and operators remain for the DL Connection CR2s? DL got rid of the CRJ2 out of most of their network about a year and a half ago. The only ones that remained were the OO at-risk EAS operations out of MSP, DTW, and SLC. Now I think the only way to get on a CRJ2 would be out of SLC to...

Re: Brazil imposes a perimeter on Rio's SDU airport

Forget everything you have read on this thread thus far. The Brazilian government made a 180 turn and changed its mind over imposing a perimeter at SDU. Instead, an effective JAN2024, it will impose a capacity cap on the airport: 6.5M pay/year from the current 10.2M/year, without restrictions in te...

Re: Denver Aviation - 2023

With frequent thunderstorms in Denver, I can't see a gondola work. It is a creative idea. Wind issues or what's the thinking? Lightning? So you need to shut it down occasionally for high wind and weather. It wouldn't be shutdown more than the current train system and would provide much needed capac...

Re: Denver Aviation - 2023

Is there any realistic limitation to having someone like Doppelmayr Garaventa Group come in and install a gondola or tram system like the Peak to Peak at Whistler? Installing something like this around the perimeter of the concourses seems like it could add a lot of capacity without the immense cons...

Re: Minneapolis Aviation - 2023

Nice to see DL add some routes back. Would love to see them top 400 a day like it was pre pandemic. More flight and connection opportunities. 400 may be a reasonable ceiling, but I doubt anything over that. Removing the 50 seaters and consolidating those to higher capacity aircraft has really chang...

Re: The Rest of New England Aviation - 2023

Not as tough a loss as it could be. In my experience BTV is served very well by the legacies. Each of them flies to 3 or 4 of their hubs and has decent frequencies, and prices are quite competitive. I mostly gave up flying B6 not so much for the schedule or JFK connection risks as that I could get ...

Re: Two GA aircraft "Clip" wings at Houston Hobby

video included in the Chronicle article linked in reply #2 shows a Hawker 800 N269AA with seemingly minor damage to the wingtip/winglet while N510HM a Cessna Citation Mustang has a little bit more damage to the back end and vertical stabilizer. If I'm not mistaken it was the Hawker on the takeoff r...

Re: Spirit Cancels Hundreds of Flights After 25 Planes Out of Svc

Believe it or not, it is a “good sign” that paperwork issues are discovered and enforced. In this industry? Any missed or ignored compliance requirements aren't a good idea. I lost 5 coworkers because my carrier elected to ignore them. Here is what I was trying to say. Requirements get missed somet...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Have all of OOs CRJ-200 service been switched to other aircraft beginning in November? I seem to remember reading that 200 retirement order coming from Delta earlier this year. I'm pretty sure they're already gone now. Starting this past week I've been seeing CRJ7s and CRJ9s going into previous OO ...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

SY is trying its luck with 2 more EAS bids: BRD and RHI. Similar service pattern to EAU. Year round, sub-daily flights to MSP with seasonal leisure routes on top (with PHX mentioned as a possible too). That EAU experiment must have worked out financially for SY. OO is applying as SkyWest Airlines, ...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

SY is trying its luck with 2 more EAS bids: BRD and RHI. Similar service pattern to EAU. Year round, sub-daily flights to MSP with seasonal leisure routes on top (with PHX mentioned as a possible too). That EAU experiment must have worked out financially for SY. OO is applying as SkyWest Airlines, ...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation - 2023

SkyWest (not SkyWest Charters) has bid to the DOT for EAS service from CIU and IMT for 13 weekly RT each, to a combination of DTW/MSP. Breakdown by DL hub not specified in bid. Bid is for a two year term, and flights would be DL connection branded. Most interesting, the proposed equipment would be ...

Re: White House nominates Michael Whitaker as FAA Administrator

Network enabled self separation was the vision 20 years ago. May I ask what area of aviation you proudly do work and/or have experience? What you're suggesting is going into the real world testing phase, but more so with en-trail spacing. And only one airline has ponied up the equipment and money f...

Re: White House nominates Michael Whitaker as FAA Administrator

Not sure how to respond to that. An attempt at humor I guess. I think that any honest assessment of the current system would show that it is outdated. I have no confidence that the people operating it can update it. It was a sarcastic suggestion of what’s possible with current and upcoming tech but...

Re: White House nominates Michael Whitaker as FAA Administrator

A commercial person? Looks to me like he has no technical experience....flight ops/techops/regulatory. But I agree better than the last nominee. From OP: "Whitaker previously served as FAA’s deputy administrator from 2013 to 2016, where he oversaw the transition to satellite-based air traffic ...

Re: Sun Country Airlines News and Discussion - 2023

Saw this on another discussion, but Jude Bricker mentioned the airline is contemplating more premium offerings due to increasing demand among travelers. This could include a lounge at MSP. I could see things like this being included in the T2 expansion plans. SY is already much more "premium&q...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

With GIG having seasonal service to both ATL and JFK this winter, what are the chances that DL goes year round to GIG sometime soon? The new SDU restrictions make it so that almost everyone going to Rio is going to have to use GIG soon anyways. Peace :box: SDU closure has minimal effects on US/inte...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

With GIG having seasonal service to both ATL and JFK this winter, what are the chances that DL goes year round to GIG sometime soon? The new SDU restrictions make it so that almost everyone going to Rio is going to have to use GIG soon anyways.

Peace

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Great to see ATL-BUR and SLC-SBA return. ATL-BUR was on the 73G, but those are gone now so I'm curious to see what they'll use instead. Looks like all of this except ASE flights will be mainline too! Awesome! ATL-ASE is going to be on a regional carrier? Isn't that flight over 2 hours wheels up to ...

Re: Lufthansa Adds FRA-MSP/RDU and MUC-SEA; Swiss Adds ZRH-IAD/YYZ

If I’m not mistaken, they still haven’t 100% finalized the RDU time slots. I know Lufthansa wants a 6pm departure from RDU, but the only way they can get that is if they arrived around 2 at the international gates, then after offloading is taxied over to the D Concourse for a 6 departure. And by th...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

Is a CRJ550 coming to SkyWest Fleet soon? Alex It owns 26 of the CRJ-550s that GoJet flies. That being said, a 2-class 550 would meet the new Delta Connection service requirement. Skywest could easily fill a two-class -900 to the Northlands cities in the summer. But in the winter, the -200’s will f...

Re: Private Terminals for Commercial Flights