Air NZ's current service to Chicago is not the first time that this great American city has had a connection out to NZ. Way back in 1973 over 50 years ago American Airlines flew Boeing 707s on a interesting route ORD- HNL - PPG - NAN- AKL This is from their April 1973 route map: https://www.departe...
Jump to postLightmac, What metric are you using for " worlds biggest " airlines? That's a bit of a nebulous descriptor IMHO. Is it based on fleet size, profitability, ASKs, CASM, number of continents served from a carrier's home base etc. ? Are you considering only destinations flown with a carrier's ...
Jump to postI routinely see departure boards that say « Paris/De Gaulle » referring to CDG. I reckon Sydney/Bird Walton and Sydney/Kingsford Smith could work. That being said I’m not sure many non Australians are very well aware of Kingsford Smith as it stands so might not be the best moniker after all? I do a...
Jump to postThis is a crazy thread. Perth is a small country town with no cultural links to France. Somewhat insulting to both Australians and the French population. In Australia (and I'm sure, France) we do not insult America's Veterans Day or the importance of such, in the name of travel. No 'cultural links'...
Jump to postFromCDGtoSYD wrote:I was expecting something like « Cathay Express », a similar rebranding as the one they did for Dragonair
Nope. Qantas paid absolutely nothing for its LHR slots. They were given to them when it was the nationalised flag carrier. It was the same for NZ and most other Commonwealth nations. I seem to recall that QF acquired a pair of slots at LHR in January 2004 for somewhere in the region of UK 20 millio...
Jump to postNope. Qantas paid absolutely nothing for its LHR slots. They were given to them when it was the nationalised flag carrier. It was the same for NZ and most other Commonwealth nations. I seem to recall that QF acquired a pair of slots at LHR in January 2004 for somewhere in the region of UK 20 millio...
Jump to postMy memory could be failing me, but isn’t the ‘Australian registered investors’ just the Queensland state government? I thought that the ownership coming out of administration was Bain had a 90% ownership stake, while Queensland put in a minor investment of 10% in return for the HQ remaining in Bris...
Jump to postIt's all rather odd that the problem isn't with VN's shareholders or creditors, but with the listing agency. Would we accept NASDAQ telling Microsoft how to run its business? I'm sorry, but the answer is clearly YES . You only need to look - for example - at the cannabis stocks listed on the NASDAQ...
Jump to postSWZ would make sense for Bonza, but we're still 3-4+ years away from SWZ opening, and a lot can happen in that time. Personally, I think SWZ would be a better option for ZL as an alternative rather than compete with QF and VA head on. And thinking/speculating out aloud, SWZ would be an ideal place ...
Jump to postYep, Flight Centre, was originally scheduled for SIN, but was relocated to LAS. Thanks. Have QF run them before? NZ ran flight centre charters BNE-LAS on 744s a decade ago, possibly on 772s once the 744s retired? QF operated the HNL charter, which IIRC was 2017. EY operated SXF in 2018. Where was 2...
Jump to postWhat also has escaped attention here is that a number of other A350 operators have experienced the same issues as QR, to varying degrees. That includes Finnair. Remind us again, how many non Qatar A350s are grounded due to paint issues? Somewhat irrelevant, given that the true issue here seems to b...
Jump to postIt seems to me that everyone is attacking AAB, rather than Airbus. It is true that AAB has and is being demanding on answers from Airbus. He has also stated that QR cannot be sure / unsure regarding the safety of these A350 aircraft and their pitting.. So far, Airbus has issued statements indicatin...
Jump to postAnother point that is somewhat odd, in my opinion : Airbus may be being somewhat 'childish' or recalcitrant in cancelling QR orders. But why cancel A320-series orders? Perhaps, it would have been wiser for Airbus to 'suspend ' or cancel the QR A350 order - until the technical issues can be resolved...
Jump to postI think it much more likely that Airbus figured out the issue only exists to refuse taking units while Qatar doesn´t need them. When a company gets to the point of not doing business with a customer it is because the company doesn make money with this customer. best regards Thomas As mentioned earl...
Jump to postI see this going either of the following two ways 1) Airbus and Qatar severe relationship for this generation. Airbus must be at its wit's end to take such a harsh stance. Boeing is the major winner (But will have to deal usual QR tantrum, but knowing very well they can quell that easily). Airbus i...
Jump to postThe youngest 737s will still be around well into the 2030s Not if they exercise all of their options before that timeframe. They won't, they'll likely do them gradually. Qantas retires aircraft at around 20 years, due to the way depreciation works in Australia. If they could depreciate their aircra...
Jump to postThe only routes I can think of where Qantas might need 500+ seats are SYD-LAX and SYD-LHR, which are also the two routes that supported First Class. As for whether all 12 return, I personally think that’s unlikely as there are only so many routes that support an aircraft that large. If they are sho...
Jump to postPi7472000 wrote:This makes sense. American does not have a long history serving Australia with its own metal.
I can't understand why that is the case. Other less developed countries or less affluent ones are miles ahead of Australia when it comes to COVID vaccinations. Its very simple, really. Since this pandemic began some 17 months ago in February 2020, Australia has experienced relatively minimal societ...
Jump to postWhilst the element of 'price' cannot be underestimated in examination / projection of this QF order, how about we look at some of the other elements that are relevant to both Qantas and the two primary airframe manufacturers? First, let's be clear about the 'urgency' or timeline of such an order. Qa...
Jump to postLAX772LR wrote:kimshep wrote:There is a difference.
...but considering the total subjectivity of such a claim, it's without a distinction.
...Universal/Harry Potter, Nickelodeon, Chocolate Kingdom, Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld, LegoLand, etc etc. Not to mention tons of international expos and conferences, rivaled only by the likes of LAS. Probably not sufficient to attract Australians to an 18hr nonstop; but let's not pretend that t...
Jump to postApart from Disney and Epcot, Orlando doesn't have a lot of other major international-grade attractions. ...Universal/Harry Potter, Nickelodeon, Chocolate Kingdom, Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld, LegoLand, etc etc. Not to mention tons of international expos and conferences, rivaled only by the likes...
Jump to postPretty much. Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York are fat and away the largest O&D markets to Australia. IIRC Boston is the next largest market east of the Rockies, but numbers are way down compared to NYC. Don't forget DFW, which has been quite successful for QF. If you look at BOS and IAD ...
Jump to postI have a question regarding this: if QF does get to start a route like SYD-JFK, would they drop the BNE-LAX-JFK rotation, placing that traffic on AA instead, potentially requiring a wide-body on AA's end? The arrival slot would make sense but the departure would need to be pushed back an hour or 2,...
Jump to postWhich is why CDG and FRA are also listed as eventual potential destination cities for Sunrise. The areas around LHR CDG and FRA capture a significant part of the commercial areas of interest in Europe for Australia (ie where the business is) and I doubt they'd need much more than that to generate a...
Jump to post- Virgin Australia {as of 2016}; https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/about-us/media/2016/VA-Strategic-Alliance-HNA-Equity-investment/ In support of the alliance, HNA will make an equity investment in the Virgin Australia Group. The investment will be made in the form of an A$159 million placement...
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1. America West
2. Western Airlines
3. National
4. Malev
5. Jet Airways
Airlines can determine what they will accept but there needs to be a global solution agreed via UN or WHO so common approach is used by all countries who choose to make vaccination mandatory before foreigners can enter. To just let airlines or IATA run around and create their own solutions with no ...
Jump to postAirlines can determine what they will accept but there needs to be a global solution agreed via UN or WHO so common approach is used by all countries who choose to make vaccination mandatory before foreigners can enter. To just let airlines or IATA run around and create their own solutions with no ...
Jump to postSeems to be a lot of unverified speculation on the question of COVID-19 Travel Certificates. Some other options that haven't been mentioned: 1. American Airlines is using a software product developed by DAO Software called VeriFLY. Available for download on the Apple i-Store or on the Android Google...
Jump to postTypically when multiple stretches of an aircraft are offered, it is the middle stretch that always sells best. I imagine Boeing expected the 787-9 to do best from the get go, but put out the 788 regardless. Whilst I agree with the principle, I'm not sure that I agree with your logic here? Whilst th...
Jump to postAnd it's not bashing to call a spade a spade. The aircraft flopped and is out of production. Also 'out of production' is the B747-8i, which for a passenger model - even you would have to agree - was an even larger 'flop'. Common sense tells you that when a global pandemic hits and travel stops worl...
Jump to postWrongs. Your wrongly assumes qf fills the premium seats. No guarantee that they will. Always the easier to fill lower price 789 than 380. Joyce right that 789s betterer. Sorry - but I assume nothing. QF does fill it's premium seats .. and frankly does a better job of filling their 14 First Class A3...
Jump to post"If we were to fly two 787s tail-to-tail, the per-seat cost would be less than the A380," the Qantas CEO said. Yep, it's a wonderful, attention-grabbing quote - but more important for what it didn't say, rather than what it did. 1. Tell me - if the quote is bible-fresh true, why did Qanta...
Jump to postPresumably not going to happen now but were there any special or retro liveries planned for the centenary ? Other just a "100 years" sticker applied to the standard livery of course. In addition to the '100 yrs Centenary B787-9' frame mentioned above, there is also a retro-themed B737-800...
Jump to postHello everyone, I have published a book recently about the design of paper airline tickets, many of them were true design masterpieces. Now I know that most airlines replaced them with electronic tickets in 2008 but I have come across a few airlines that still seem to be issuing and using paper tic...
Jump to postArcticSEA wrote: The airline-within-an-airline concept will definitely work this time. While the track record of the model is definitely sketchy at best, some airlines actually made it work. Among them ANA with their subsidiary Peach. AFAIK other airlines that made it work are LX with WK and QF wit...
Jump to postIt's a sad day for the 747, but inevitable. I don't want to seem like the guy who's complaining, but as an airline worker, I have given this a thought. I tried to imagine how much it would cost Qantas to do this publicity stunt. Of course, I came up with these numbers by searching on the internet a...
Jump to posthttps://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/12/26/42961/ https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/11/14/qantas-may-fly-to-chicago-and-american-to-serve-good-food-and-coffee/ These say SYD-ORD and MEL-DFW Both these quotes date from late 2015. I suspect that many details re: Australia <Austra...
Jump to postIn years to come it will be interesting to see how cost-effective and scalable Elon Musk's 'Hyperloop' system will become. Naturally, luggage transfer would be a fascinating case study in moving objects quickly over comparatively short distances, with minimum human intervention. First step could be ...
Jump to postWhat I find interesting is that in all the oneworld hoopla PR announcement, that no ' sponsoring ' carrier has been announced / specified for Royal Air Maroc's entry. This is an unusual departure from previous entrant announcements. Could it be that Qatar Airways (QR) is the sponsoring carrier, give...
Jump to postAA/Qantas/Cathay are not integrated in their respective alliance? I would have thought they are the most active within oneworld alongside JL and BA. These carriers have extensive codeshares (AA+QF, QF+JL, CX+JL, CX+AA, JL+AA, BA+JL, AA+BA and recently CX+QF) If ever, I would say UL, MH and RJ are n...
Jump to postThis phenomena can also be clearly seen with QF loads. For QF, cities such as LAX, SFO, JFK and DFW are all served ex SYD. It is not uncommon for passengers to fly into one port (DFW in this case) and fly out via another (ie. LAX or SFO). As an example, it is not unusual to see a passenger fly QF SY...
Jump to postand chastise me for not reading y ou post... when you had in fact managed to totally miss the point of mine. Also your use of the apostrophe to pluralise "regos" is incorrect. .. kind of like your poor use of incorrect propositions, I guess? Congratulations on accuracy, bud. Miss the poin...
Jump to post1. XAM2175's question regarding the only remaining B747-48E (ex-Asiana, now VH-OEB) was answered immediately and correctly by ZK-NBT .. within <60 seconds of posting. I didn't feel the need to 'add' to what had been previously answered and which XAM2175 revealed as a 'joke'. 2. I am not "desper...
Jump to postSorry mate, it was a joke ;) Kimshep's not the first poster to assume the entire QF fleet of 744s are all -438s, ER or not. You might want to re-think' that remark XAM2175.. I am perfectly aware that QF's B747 fleet consists of a mixture of ER and non-ER variants. In fact, I've flown most of them. ...
Jump to post@QF789 and AN767 - thanks guys. Inadvertently flagged BNE-NRT-BNE as B747-438 .. instead of SYD-NRT-SYD. Fat-Finger Syndrome .. apologies.
Jump to postCurrent A380 and B747-438 are 'in flux' right now as QF a) transitions away from DXB and re-routes through SIN to LHR and b) introduces the new B787-9 route(s) LAX-MEL-PER-LHR-PER-MEL-LAX QF A380-800 SYD-HKG-SYD is a ' seasonal ' A380 route. Due to return to HKG shortly. SYD-DXB-LHR and vv is still ...
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