Re: FedEx DC-10 fleet

I'd say a good plenty of us here have a home airport that regularly saw FedEx DC-10 service for decades. Remember seeing it as a kid in the '90s at the old AUS Mueller airport in the old Federal Express livery next to the green and white BAX Global DC-8. Fast forward to 2002ish when I got into photo...

Re: MH370 trunnion door found off Madagascar

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/mh370-criminal-pilot-evidence-landing-gear-flight-crash-b1046704.html Mods feel free to move this to the other MH370 thread, but this news is about 15 days old, and I haven't seen any threads about it, so I decided to start an independent thread. There were 2 p...

Re: Your Most Disappointing Aircraft Swaps.

In August 2004 my UA flight DEN - PDX - SEA was on a 752 to PDX then an E120 to SEA but the 752 leg was canceled. I was rerouted to SFO and when I walked up to the gate in DEN, it was a 772! Then when I got to SFO for the SFO - SEA leg, it was another 752! I missed out on the UA Express E120 on that...

Re: Rock N Roll Heaven - Who's in the band?

Phil Lynott - Lead vocals of Thin Lizzy
Jimi Hendrix -Lead rhythm guitar and vocals
Robbin Crosby - Rhythm guitar of RATT
Randy Rhoads - Rhythm guitar for Ozzy
Cliff Burton - Bassist for Metallica
Vinnie Paul - Drummer of Pantera
Neal Pert - Drummer of Rush

Re: 36 Injured on Hawaiian Airlines Flight

Lots of commentary on if the injured pax are to be blamed for their injuries or not. I'd personally rather be strapped in to my seat and take my chances with loose objects flying around me than up there circulating the cabin with them, hitting every other object in my path, and finally slamming back...

Re: Why weren't North America-Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia money makers?

TG's BKK-JFK direct flights actually lasted between 2005 and 2008 with the introduction of the A340-500, but the 2008 economic downturn killed it off, and for some time TG tried to sell those A340-500s off to US Airways during the late 2000s/early 2010s but the deal fell through. On the other hand,...

Re: Boeing 757s retirement

They'll be around for a least a few more years given the maintenance and upgrades DL and UA have invested in their 757 fleets. Then you've got FedEx and UPS flying freighters who'll likely keep theirs for even longer! No there's not as many as there were in 2005 but the 757 will be around for a good...

Re: 737NGs Without Winglets

The early build NG aircraft were not provisioned for winglets from the factory. The cost and downtime to install winglets on the non-provisioned aircraft is significant. The factory provisioned aircraft allowed winglet install with minimal modification work. The fleet I'm very familiar with is the ...

Re: If You Could Have One Airline Serving Your Home Airport

Home Airport - AUS

Desired Airline: Miat Mongolian.

"Hey JFK, keep your endless links to every corner of the earth. We've got Ulaanbaatar 1x weekly on tap."

Re: Most impressive looking widebody aircraft

All the big 3 holers. DC-10, MD-11, L1011

Then all of the A340 variants.

Third I'd have to say the short fat twins 762 and A310.

Re: Examples of Government aircraft in livery of national airline?

Why has this thread been moved to Travel (it’s not about traveling), Polls (it’s not a poll) and Preferences (who cares if a government chooses the livery of its national airline?)? Just asking… It is about aircraft that govts prefer to travel on that are in the colors of airlines that civil pax tr...

Re: Most ridiculous aviation video on YouTube?

9 min well spent, for me at least. Love break-down vids like these. Of course most of us anetters could point out all of those reasons as to why such bombers couldn't economically be converted but still cool to watch. I'm sure someone, some where, at some time seriously considered such use for the B...

Re: What current commercial plane would describe as “iconic”?

Maybe the A350? Although a twin like everything else, it's the only production pax widebody with large winglets (visibly taller than the 330/340 winglets), apart from some modified cargo 767s out there in the hands of UPS, Amazon, etc. Then again, from a distance, the untrained eye still probably wo...

Re: Movies with airlines on them

All correct... Woke up this morning and remembered a few fictional ones from my childhood: The Langoliers - "American Pride" L1011 (based off TWA's double red stripe livery). David Morse played an outstanding captain in my opinion. Turbulence - "Trans Continental" 747-1/200 (bas...

Re: Movies with airlines on them

Isn't there a glimpse of an AA 727 in Top Gun? Or am I thinking of another Tom Cruise movie? Jungle 2 Jungle with Tim Allen has a scene of a Servivensa or Avensa 727 departing from what I assume is CCS. The next scene is him in his seat talking to his new-found son. Cool Runnings has two AA scenes, ...

Re: Air Cargo (non Amazon/DHL) Thread - 2022

Searched all over a.net and the rest of the web for answers before coming here to ask, and forgive me if it's right in front of me... Anyone know of when FedEx is going to retire their last MD-10-30? Quite a bit of info on their last 10-10 retirement but nothing about the 30 except that it's going t...

Re: United pokes fun at Southwest boarding process in a new ad

cedarjet wrote:

Two free bags, no change fees, and the crew don’t hate you. I know who I’d rather fly with

Re: Killeen in talks with various airlines

I will agree it would be more convenient to I-35 if the airport had been in the Temple/Belton area. That argument was made 20 years ago and the GRK location won out with a ready to use 10K ft runway, ATC control tower and next to the the largest government contract customer base. Again, we will see...

Re: Austin Aviation Thread - 2022

t18c97 wrote:

IIRC F9 did have a NS to MKE a couple years ago but dropped it.

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2022

JohanTally wrote:

This is most likely Texas Longhorns team charter from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Texas

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2022

Does anyone know about AA's flights that start with 9###? I noticed on fr24 today AA flight 9729 from DFW to AUS today (A321) landed, taxied passed the gates, and went and parked all the way at cargo ops near FedEx and UPS. I thought that was strange but I assume there's a good reason. Figured I'd a...

Re: Austin Aviation Thread - 2022

Sure going to miss seeing the FedEx #741 MD10 descend into AUS in the afternoons but the 763 is a nice sight too. Looks like the last MD10 came into AUS on Aug-26 according to flightaware. Correct me if I'm wrong. Was this due to downsizing or just the culling of the MD10 fleet? Off AUS topic but do...

Re: American Airliner livery

JBo wrote:

I think what OP is referring to is a slight change to the current livery that switched the base color from a silver mica to more of a flat grey.

Re: American Airliner livery

The grey livery you see debuted in 2013. By 2019 when AA retired the last of their MD-80s, the entire then-current fleet was painted in the new grey. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: Your shortest mainline flight and longest regional flight

Mainline: CO 752 AUS-IAH 140 miles
Regional: US Express CR9 CLT-AUS 1,031 miles

Re: Gasoline prices, it hurts.

Why have you been wasting money pumping 91/93 when it has absolutely no positive effect? Have you thought about reading at least the first few pages of the manual or...? Or what? Did you read my manual?? Have you personally driven my car on both grades? Maybe one it performs better on? Did you cons...

Re: Gasoline prices, it hurts.

Here in Central Texas, Austin area, it's about $3.79 average for a gallon of regular Unleaded gas but just a week ago it was $3.29. Getting pretty scary. I drive a '20 nissan maxima which thankfully has a gas friendly v6 but I've always put premium in it which is even higher. Joined a maxima forum a...

Re: Cruise Ship/Ocean Liner Thread -2022

Just got home yesterday from a 5 day trip on the Carnival Breeze. Left out of Galveston and went to Costa Maya and Cozumel. Saw the Mayan ruins in Costa Maya abd did a snorkeling trip in Cozumel. Fun trip overall and it was my first cruise. Lots of good experiences. Stayed on deck 9 in a balcony roo...

Re: New previously unseen footage of UA175

af773atmsp wrote:

Makes me wonder how much more footage is left out there that we haven't seen before, and also footage that we'll never see since it was destroyed.

Re: Which aircraft's winglets are your favorites?

Favorite has to be either the A310 or MD-11

Always thought the CRJ-7/900 looked good with it's winglets too.

Never was a fan of the 757/767 wnglets

Re: Cruise Ship/Ocean Liner Thread -2022

I depart on the Carnival Breeze from Galveston TX this coming Mon (Feb 28) for a 5 day Western Caribbean cruise. Stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya.

Anyone ever been on this ship or routing?

Re: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs