Absolutely awful, but "Bollard Man" (he one who stood on the top of the escalator wielding a metal bollard or whatever it was) is a true hero, as is the officer who took him down. My thoughts to those who lost friends and family. The PM basically said if he wants citizenship that he has i...
Jump to postThere was another stabbing in Western Sydney that the police are saying is a terrorist attack. A teenager stabbed a popular bishop and priest and then things got a little active outside. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/16/sydney-church-stabbing-bishop-mar-mari-emmanuel-wakeley-as...
Jump to postI flew EVV-CVG once, and it must've been an onward connection to ATL to visit family. It was before I was into aviation, but would've been late 80s and a small prop of some sort. Pretty quick flight. I'm surprised that UA isn't back at EVV. If they couldn't make ORD work, maybe another hub, ORD was...
Jump to postIn the Qantas fleet thread there's speculation that it's a religious group charter.
Jump to postI flew EVV-CVG once, and it must've been an onward connection to ATL to visit family. It was before I was into aviation, but would've been late 80s and a small prop of some sort. Pretty quick flight. I'm surprised that UA isn't back at EVV. If they couldn't make ORD work, maybe another hub, ORD was ...
Jump to postI live in Sydney and the videos coming out of the Westfield shopping centre were both horrific and also it made me a bit proud at the same time. The video of the guy confronting the killer on the escalator made me proud. The interview of the two brothers who helped maintain the attacked baby, who is...
Jump to postNo sure why 200mm would not be sufficient, unless you are looking for pictures of Polar Bears. My understanding is that you will mostly be photographing landscapes. No polar bears on an Alaskan cruise. They are much further north. I do agree with you about 200mm being long enough, though. One other...
Jump to postIn July I'll be on an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver. I'm wondering if I should bring my 150-600mm lens or stick with my 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses. One big day is in Glacier Bay National Park. Does anyone know if I'd need the 250-6600mm lens there?
Jump to postIs YQS still active? I caught her SYD-HBA at the end of March. And ironically if that's my last 717, it was also my first.
Jump to postI keep on wondering this, will my recent B712 flight be my last? If it is, ironically it's on the same airframe that I got my first B712 flight on back in February 2015. Flown EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA5755 | E145 | N932AE CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 | N979UY RSW-DFW | JAN 12 | AA2979 | A321 | N321A...
Jump to postNonrevhell wrote:Gary Indiana, Chicago's "Other airport!"
I'm looking at replacing my every day lens. I'm not sure how much it would be used in spotting, so that doesn't matter. My spotting lenses are a 70-200mm or a 150-600mm. My body is a Canon 90D and was looking at the 24-70mm f2.8 (Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM). As my everyday lens, it would be ran...
Jump to postOn Friday, a terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow led to the death of 133 people with ISIS-K claiming responsibility for the attack. The attack involved a shooting rampage and a fire breaking out and there was initially suspicion by Russian forces that Ukraine was responsible. This is a ver...
Jump to postAA - B77W
JQ - B788 (it was over the Pacific to HNL, I'm counting it)
QF - A333 (as above, to HNL and I'm counting it) A388, B747, B788
In a few months I can add AC B77L.
Here are the Bureau of Transportation Statistics numbers for the past 12 months at EVV. Of Note at EVV: CLT saw a nice increase of locals using it for their connections. Top 3 airports for connecting passengers 1. ORD 2. DFW and 3. CLT. https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Ri...
Jump to postHere are the Bureau of Transportation Statistics numbers for the past 12 months at EVV. Of Note at EVV: CLT saw a nice increase of locals using it for their connections. Top 3 airports for connecting passengers 1. ORD 2. DFW and 3. CLT. https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Ri...
Jump to postMy very first one was August 2013 when I flew on a QF B744 LAX to SYD. I was too nervous to really enjoy it, I was going to company's Sydney office (my now permanent office) for a three month stint. I had just gone through hell getting ready (my house, my car, mt cat and so on) and to make things wo...
Jump to postLAX, SFO, DFW & HNL (SYD)
ATL (CUN)
Assume others here can tell the type just by hearing it? It's an avgeek thing right? They are overhead from me at about 2000ft on departure off 19R My observations: JQ 787's are the quietest aircraft on departure JQ 320's are the noisiest aircraft on departure A350 are distinctive but much noiser t...
Jump to postGotta give it to them, not many businesses publish the CEOs cell number on their site.
Jump to postKudos for having this capability. Normally, one reads of military aircraft doing this. The US CDC has a special business jets for highly infectious: https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-ebola-plane-now-being-used-for-covid-19-patients-2020-4 COVID seems to still be a bigger issue in the US than e...
Jump to postHow long will Aircalin using metal from Amelia? I was spotting at SYD today and it appears I just missed them after I left. Would like to get out there again to capture a rare A319 (to SYD at least).
Jump to postMy first Airbus flight ever, that I can remember, was in 2000, on an A321. I flew ORD-PHX-SAN on US, but I didn't keep track back then and can't remember if it was the ORD-PHX leg or the PHX-SAN leg, but I definitely remember it not being Boeing and it was a big deal to me. My first A320 flight, who...
Jump to postI love how an narrow body order spirals into a debate over widebody AvB. Classic A.net. Don't change.
Jump to postAn An-12 crisscrossed the country the past few days before making a smokey departure today to AKL. Anybody have any insight on the cargo mission it's was, or is still on? Could be something SaliGP related? Don't think so, looking at their schedule. After flying to Auckland, it then went off to the ...
Jump to postAt the tail end of the Qantas double status points promo, I snuck in another flight, I booked one to Melbourne for the weekend. Flown EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA5755 | E145 | N932AE CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 | N979UY RSW-DFW | JAN 12 | AA2979 | A321 | N321AN DFW-SYD | JAN 12 | QF8 | B789 | VH-ZND P...
Jump to postMy last trijet, I can't remember who it was, but it was a 727-200 in the early 2000s, flew FLL-ORD possibly UA. My last quad was early January 2020, QF A380 DFW-SYD. I got upgraded to business, which I needed. Not even 24 hours before, I was in the ER at a hospital and had no sleep that night. Being...
Jump to postAn An-12 crisscrossed the country the past few days before making a smokey departure today to AKL. Anybody have any insight on the cargo mission it's was, or is still on?
Jump to postIs QF all B738 on SYD-MEL now? I just booked a flight in May and all I saw was B738. To be honest, I filtered my search for afternoon and evening flights, but in the past I've seen A332/A333 flights on this route. There are still a few A330s on MEL-SYD but I think they are more for repositioning th...
Jump to postIs QF all B738 on SYD-MEL now? I just booked a flight in May and all I saw was B738. To be honest, I filtered my search for afternoon and evening flights, but in the past I've seen A332/A333 flights on this route.
Jump to postThe first one I can think might be was late 90s when I flew on Aeromexico from Atlanta to Cancun, I think it was a 767. I do not think it was a 757. My most memorable early widebody flight was in September 2001. I was working for a software company in San Diego, and shortly after 9/11 and the skies ...
Jump to postI use a credit card to get Qantas points, and will double dip when I can. Buy from their online shopping mall to get points and use my card too. I switched the points from the grocery store near me to Qantas points as well, so that helps. And I book my hotels through Qantas and earn more points from...
Jump to postQantas has a double status or double points promo going on now, so I booked a few flights to take advantage of it. I would assume no other bookings until June or July when I look at a US Christmas trip. Flown EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA5755 | E145 | N932AE CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 | N979UY RSW-DFW...
Jump to postLast August I booked on QF SYD-AKL-DUD, with the AKL-DUD on NZ. We were late leaving SYD because of no crew. By the time we got to AKL and I got through customs and headed to the domestic airport, I missed the flight. I spoke to NZ and was told I was rebooked for the next day. Nobody on the SYD-AKL ...
Jump to postThere is always that one passenger trying to 'import' fresh food by carry-on luggage... :sarcastic: It happens more than you think. There is a show here in Australia that's filmed in the international airports and it's the border patrol teams catching people bringing all kinds of meats and other st...
Jump to postflipdewaf wrote:
My worst experience was about 10 days ago YUL-LHR, another not quite long enough flight but this time with a cold and so painful.
Fred
Velocirapture wrote:Naw... They need to try Hawaii!
j/k, of course.
If it is ORD, would guess it is AA. The tweet, or X or whatever, didn't hint at a new carrier, just new service. Or maybe DL resuming MSP? Or another G4 flight to elsewhere in Florida (west coast)?
Jump to postOctober is still the IATA Summer season, so much of the additional capacity from United hadn’t started yet. Even before the NW started, their LFs were horrendous. Given how cheap fares were (by Xmas/high season standards), UA definitely had a poor performing summer into Australia. Anecdotally that ...
Jump to postI see there is a flight out of Perth tonight EMJ85 to Honolulu anyone know what that one is for? What kind of aircraft? I think I read somewhere that the band Blink 182 or something is in Perth and one of the members of the band is married to a Kardashian. If it's a GA aircraft, maybe the plane is ...
Jump to postA Perth baggage handler left a little note on a heavy bag. https://au.news.yahoo.com/qantas-baggage-handler-will-never-work-again-airline-after-crude-note-passenger-070318117.html What gets me is this comment, "Menzies, our ground handling provider at Perth Airport, has assured us that the bagg...
Jump to postThis whole conversation is really great and all, but not really what the OP asked about. The OP was asking about hypothetical routes it would have been used on.
Jump to postNot sure if international travel counts, and I only remember one red eye flight and it was after an international flight. After the Covid border closures were lifted in Australia, I flew to the US for Christmas. After flying SYD-LAX, I had a LAX-CLT red eye flight and that was brutal. And my day was...
Jump to postI'm going to pay for more carbon to offset that what others paid to offset carbon.
Jump to postWhat's the deal with the ALL CAPS when naming a manufacturer?
Jump to postArticle from Sky News discussing accessibility to BNE": https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/calls-for-a-stronger-push-to-strengthen-transport-to-brisbane-airport/video/9bec556d25f193555cff7bbce9c8df4e The AirTrain service to BNE is horrendously overpriced and also poorly service...
Jump to postI overheard my parents talking about how early Easter is in 2024 and with the 4 day Easter weekend, I booked a trip for that long weekend to one of my favourite places, Tasmania. Planned EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA 5755 | E145 CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 RSW-DFW | JAN 12 | AA2979 | A321 DFW-SYD | JA...
Jump to postAnyone know what the construction is at EVV next to the terminal (on the A gates side). Doesn't appear to be a hangar as there are no taxiways near there, but it is a large, maybe a warehouse type building.
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