End of an era, certainly one of the most iconic airline/aircraft pairings to grace the skies. I was fortunate enough to fly on OEJ whilst it was painted up as "Wunala" in 2006 when I was 10. That trip helped energize my passion for aviation and it feels full circle to watch it depart for t...
Jump to postMCT-YVR? You've got to be kidding. Hardly any traffic or ties of any sort between Oman and BC. What can WY offer that the ME3 don't? Relatively little but under the current agreement EK can't add YVR and EY aren't in a position to expand. I guess if Oman wanted to try and tap into the connections m...
Jump to postikolkyo wrote:Only CX aircraft that I see it could be is B-KPW, hasn’t flown since 6/24
Boeing is in crisis. Place these crashes in context with all the other problems of the last 15 years......787 years late.....748 commercial failure.....KC46 years late and way over budget/commercial failure. And the unions have been compliant the last few years, they can't blame labor. And the stat...
Jump to postFrom my point of view these destinations could be possible CX additions: America: Montreal, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Mexico City, Lima, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile Europe: Vienna, Geneva, Munich, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Stockholm, Helsinki, Prague, Athens, Istanbul, Moscow Africa:...
Jump to postalex0easy wrote:Hong Kong Airlines is in T1. T2 is mostly LCC.
Air Hong Kong is a cargo airline.
The ME3 ? Yes, I don't believe we will see it's current structure of three large airlines last forever but I believe there is room for two. The economies of scale eventually balance out.
Jump to postHKG will never be able to compete with the sheer number of rising domestic flights that will serve CAN over the coming decade.
Jump to postThere are very few airlines let alone routes where this would offer a better business case than revenue cargo, this reminds me of the Boeing loft they floated when the 747-8 was nearing EIS. Of course that idea didn't go anywhere, this may have mild success with a few niche operators but in this day...
Jump to postThe 78J is probably the best TATL bird in the world right now. The economics are truly outstanding, which is probably why UA and BA ordered it. I could see ORD -FRA and EWR-FRA for starters. Throw in EWR-MUC and LHR. Anything hub to hub that is TATL. I agree with you that the 78J will be a very suc...
Jump to postIs CANADA and UAE in the process of re-negotiating the current bi-lateral. Apparantly Emirates is opening an office in Vancouver? At least that is the talk and they will open service to Vancouver. I think the rumour is not real, maybe to do with Dnata setting up shop in Vancouver and some confusion...
Jump to postI think I've seen the words "QF or Qantas" along with an order speculation for just about every aircraft type by now.
Jump to postI think the 777F whether in it's current iteration or a future 777X derivative is positioned quite well to replace the 744Fs. I believe you will see more airlines opting for this than the 748F.
Jump to postThe fact that the US3 are still on this train despite operating in protectionist market is fairly absurd. I'm near certain nothing will come of this but the posturing from the Americans is quite arrogant.
Jump to postExpanding into new markets is the last thing VA should be focusing on, as mentioned previously I believe there's a stronger likelihood of them exiting the long haul market altogether than there is adding new North American or even Asian destinations. The HKG route is tied to it's partnership with HX...
Jump to postThe A350 is an exceptional aircraft, I don't think anybody can deny that. I'd assume DL is happy with ops thus far, for what role it plays there aren't any supposed better alternatives. From my perspective, the aircraft has met expectations in terms of performance but has been a bit disappointing in...
Jump to postLooks pretty good, not as striking as some of their previous designs but much better than I was expecting given their last attempt.
Jump to postThese will no doubt be deployed quite extensively to Australia in my opinion, it's the perfect aircraft to compliment other more premium configured frequencies.
Jump to postCan we please cede the discussion that the 777-9 is much larger than the 77W when in reality it's not much larger. Whether it'll be competitive in that market is a fair discussion though.
Jump to postThis has to be one of the most oddly conceived and impractical solutions to the VLA discussions I've ever seen.
Jump to postThis is going to make for an interesting thread but it's spot on. The ME3 are big but give it some time and let China's aviation industry grow and the government subsidized airlines will only cause more trouble for competing "legacy airlines".
Jump to postThe A350 has and will get its share of orders but it is not a game changer and it will not dominate the upper end of the market like the 777W has for almost 20 years. This is the fascinating bit, Airbus think they have the sweet spot with the A350, and will dominate that sector. Boeing on the other...
Jump to postI thought it was only the 773 fleet that was going ten abreast, not the 77Ws? A 14 hour service to between HKG & JFK on a ten abreast 777 is the definition of hell (despite CX's rather good on board service). Changes like this show why SQ are head and shoulders above CX. SQ isn't going to be fa...
Jump to postIt's far too early and with many obscured details to comment on what the coming years will look like for Airbus. One thing is for sure though, they will still remain one of the two dominant manufactures.
Jump to postManual count is still sop on almost every regulated airline.
Jump to postThe fog crept back in at YVR, likely decided to refuel at risk of being put in a long hold.
Jump to postJohn Leahy put it best in an interview at the Farnborough airshow a few years back: "There are two manufactures out there, in the 100 seat and above market and there's a reason for that. This is highly complex, capitol intensive business, look at how many manufactures of cars or cell phones the...
Jump to postThis rumor has been drifting around for sometime and seems to resurface each time CX adds anything related to Star. IAD is a logical decision to continue adding capacity to the east coast of NA which has been one of the strongest regions in the network over the past few years. Cathay isn't leaving O...
Jump to postThe A350/A330NEO combination will likely replace the majority of the 747/777 operations in time at Delta. The 77Ls however are still quite young and I don't see any reason why they won't continue to serve in the fleet for many years to come. I doubt at this stage Delta would be interested in investi...
Jump to postRevelation wrote:In reality, this is what A and B both want: a stable duopoly.
Airbus continues to roll on into 2018, The 321NEO is an exceptional aircraft and seems to fit DLs needs very well. Boeing is no doubt very disappointed but they had to have seen this as a strong possibility given the politics surrounding the C Series debacle and how DL fit into that with tits sizabl...
Jump to postThe port authority has stated that they will not make the necessary changes unless multiple airlines show significant interest. Emirates have stated in the past they would like to operate A380 services to SEA but the port authority basically said sorry not interested.
Jump to postTWA772LR wrote:The demand for Sight Saver wipes will increase dramatically.
Touch screens will make the cockpit more intuitive. Smart move IMO. Does the A350 have touch screens?
So let me post a somewhat silly question, if they really wanted to send a message about the A380 why not order the next largest a/c available, if they had placed an order for 40 748i rather than 40 787-10 which in no way compete with the A380 what would the message have been? After all, they alread...
Jump to posta bit off topic, but noticed Korean Air low cost carrier JIN AIR, are using B777-200ER's to fly to HNL with 393 seats all Y class in a 3-4-3 arrangement(apparently some seats up front have more legroom). They also fly seasonally to CNS. Couldn't they fly Australia/USA as long as they stopped in som...
Jump to postblooc350 wrote:Id rather pay a full fare on a real airline than to fly something like Allegiant, frontier or Southwest across the pond.
Tip of the cap to Mr. Leahy, what a profound impact he's had on the industry. Fitting way to pass the torch
Jump to post5. ravished the title of "Queen of the Skies" ! Call the A380 "Whale of the Heavens" or "Pig of the Skies" if you will & lipsticked if you so prefer, but in everybody's right mind the crowning masterpiece is now produced by Airbus with all the added luxury airlines...
Jump to postEK have done an excellent job with the F cabin, excellent balance of functionality and innovation without changing too much. The Y cabin also looks good despite the tight width. I understand why they prefer the 7 abreast J product from a business perspective but from a consumer perspective it makes ...
Jump to postExcellent news for both Emirates and Boeing, I always had the feeling an order would be tabled at the Airshow despite TC straying the masses otherwise. The 78J is the ideal aircraft for the shorter high density routes that are currently operated by aircraft either too large or misused on those route...
Jump to postThe future of the A380 is on the stage here. Let's hope it works out, as the big bird hopefully still has her best years to come. :checkmark: :checkmark: Would love see some China orders, but the Chinese are not big on ordering at Air Shows. Cannot think of any other Asian carrier that would order ...
Jump to postmaortega15 wrote:I guess controlling your own temperature and lighting to adjust to your mood is something revolutionary?!
I generally enjoy Leeham articles but I have to disagree on the direction of this piece. I believe with the added support both financially and logistically from the Airbus group that the C Series will become very successful and will essentially replace the A319NEO size bracket. The comparisons to th...
Jump to postVery sad, eerie reminiscent of the Payne Stewart accident.
Jump to postPartially due to delivery slot availability in the wide body market but also simply because DL felt the Airbus offering fit it's RFP the best.
Jump to postI am referring to the banking industry. Houston is weak in that sector. Texas hasn't had much of a banking sector since its banks went belly-up in the late '80s. Houston has a large delegation of foreign banks, for whatever that's worth. But Hong Kong is more than just finance. HKG is a global hub ...
Jump to postKingboard never had any intention of keeping its shares long term, a quick turnaround investment for them. In terms of what this means I wouldn't read into very much. QR is attempting to diversify it's income as the political situation remains unclear.
Jump to postNobody will truly be able to step into Leahy's shoes, he was one of the driving forces that transformed Airbus into the company it is today however I don't believe that to be necessary. The commercial aircraft product line is the most competitive it's ever been, JL fought through periods where its o...
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