Re: Former Global Crossing Chief to start Florida based A220 airline: Air Flo

Seems like Progressive will be insuring their aircraft.

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

NMA wasn't going to be a 737 replacement, it was the mythical "middle of the market", 767-sized plane that Boeing talked about for years. Any 737 replacement that Boeing comes up with be likely be a single aisle NMA akin to the 757 or a A321XLR (but better capacity/range). Delta will be a...

Re: John Oliver's Take on Boeing

I didn't have a chance to watch the video, but too late it is now missing.. my guess Johnny got served by Boeing -maybe due to some embellishments, untruths or ignorant statements. He can be over the top with the commentary. If anyone has it or can find it, please post. Try here: https://youtu.be/G...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024 (merger plans terminated as of March 4)

B6 wouldn’t be venturing into LH territory of Eastern Europe. It would likely help get star alliance more options from BOS/JFK to western EU Why would LH work with B6? They already serve BOS/JFK directly themselves. To the extent they need to connect anyone beyond those points to other cities, they...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024 (merger plans terminated as of March 4)

I'm not sure OTP is really low hanging fruit though, especially in BOS and JFK. I don't think there is a big secret on what it would take to fix it, but it would cost quite a bit of money. Of course it costs money to fix. But it costs even more to have a broken operation. That’s airline 101. Just l...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024 (merger plans terminated as of March 4)

Why can’t they revamp it? They were willing to take on a merger. They have done other stuff that was never in the JetBlue original mission. A merger mint transatlantic and so it. Its not THAT hard to open lounges or add a 1st class product. However after covid how much business flying is there. But...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024 (merger plans terminated as of March 4)

Access to a potential code share partner. JFK/B6 can be pretty attractive to an EU carrier, regardless of Alliance affiliation. I just don't see a European partner when B6 wants to fly those routes themselves. B6 wouldn’t be venturing into LH territory of Eastern Europe. It would likely help get st...

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024 (merger plans terminated as of March 4)

A new terminal 6 is being built at JFK to be occupied by JetBlue and Lufthansa, So JetBlue has something in mind for the future Lufthansa? At T6? Why? Access to a potential code share partner. JFK/B6 can be pretty attractive to an EU carrier, regardless of Alliance affiliation. I just don't see a E...

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

Any idea which European destinations will see OS 787 ? Here are some routes I can think of: IB MAD-LHR 350 UX MAD-AMS/ORY 787 SK ARN-CPH 350 AY HEL-LHR/AMS 350 LX ZRH-ATH 77W in April and May Can MAD-LHR still be considered intra-Europe? If you consider ZRH-ATH to be Europe, then yes. My understand...

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

OS is going to fly their „new“ 787 from VIE to some European destinations for crew training purposes, in addition, they’re planning 777-flights to destinations such as Larnaca, but you’d have to look up their website for more specific information on dates and everything. Any idea which European des...

Re: Cleveland Aviation - 2024

F9 should really look @ adding more flights to compete w the legacies @ CLE, especially in shorter duration. ORD, DTW comes to mind. Prices are super high to Chicago with AA & UA, and SWA barely helps. Same with DTW on DL…F9 should look to connect CLE & CVG as well onna ferry flight. Kinda ...

Re: Performance of WN, B6, MX, F9, and NK in November 2023

Some of the Hawaiian interisland stuff all comes from, or dumps into the Mainland WN service which pays the freight so not too concerned at the low LFs. Terrible take. WN entered the inter-island market to put a dent into Hawaiian and frankly have failed. All WN has proved is that no matter how low...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

Today's WBs with their respective derivatives all do a decent job of covering most mission needs very economically while offering fleet simplification. Although l understand and respect this argument, as a spotter, all l can say is - the more types the more interesting spotting becomes! Not to ment...

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

CMH-MYR added as well, beginning May 9th. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1763570943656341997 Looks like this is 4x weekly (MWFSa) through early August. It will go up against WN which is 2x weekly (Sat, Sun) but starts about a month later. G4 is also running MYR from LCK up to 5x weekly in the ...

Re: Allegiant News and Discussion - 2024

You are correct. It appears I read the year wrong. LoL https://www.travelagentcentral.com/hotels/now-open-sunseeker-resort-charlotte-harbor So now Allegiant may used their "trapped hotel" to boost revenue. Although a 25,000 Sq ft. Food hall vs a 7,100 sq. ft fitness center tells me how th...

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

NK adding CMH-LGA 1x daily. Interesting. I think this has a way better chance of success than the F9 to PHL. They should be able to fill a 319 once a day for people going on their once a year trip to someone in the NY metro. Business fliers (and connections) will still be on UA/AA/DL, but IF any of...

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

NK adding CMH-LGA 1x daily. Interesting. Looks like this starts May 8th. CMH-MYR added as well, beginning May 9th. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1763570943656341997 Looks like this is 4x weekly (MWFSa) through early August. It will go up against WN which is 2x weekly (Sat, Sun) but starts abo...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

I'm also baffled by the assertion voiced by some here that AA needs to be operating 8000 nm transpac ULHs for the A350 to be worth their while. BA, IB, VI, AF, TK, AY, DL and LH all "abuse" their A350s on shorter transatlantic routes every day. Probably comes from the same place that asse...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

The Reuters article says that there's a possibility AA orders the MAX 10 too, which would be a surprise: The final mix of aircraft is still in flux, with the U.S. carrier also considering whether to include Boeing's forthcoming 737 MAX 10 as part of the deal following certification delays. If this ...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

Avgeek21 wrote:

The 787 is not a competitor to the A350.

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

The Covid boom is over so a lot of airports are seeing numbers drop and consumer spending is down due to inflation so that hurts air cargo as well What are you talking about? Consumer spending is not down. https://www.bea.gov/data/consumer-spending/main Almost every major airport in the US is repor...

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

The February 2024 Columbus Regional Airport Authority Board meeting packet is out. Not too much crazy or exciting except for CMH beating 2019 numbers in January and showing solid growth over 2023. Southwest continues to lead growth by passenger total s with Delta slipping a bit. The CRAA also funde...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

there's almost a 100-seat gap between the E-175 and the MAX8. That's too much. Doesn't seem to bother United. They have over 210 B737-700, A319 and A320. I'd be shocked if those entire fleets get replaced with MAX8's or larger. They currently have hundreds of narrowbody orders, with none smaller th...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

theVagabond wrote:

ty97 wrote:

It seems like upgauging has been an industry trend for the past several years (at least). Does the MAX7/319neo have a place in that world?

there's almost a 100-seat gap between the E-175 and the MAX8. That's too much.

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Runway765 wrote:

It is too far south for effective E/W connections

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

How many seats were flying to IAH from CVG on DL and UA in 2017? I'm guessing there weren't many (any?) mainline aircraft. I count 346 seats from CVG to IAH on Monday May 20, 2024 for reference. DL added a second daily on CVG-IAH in 2018/2019, so I’d imagine capacity is still down. Plus WN dropped ...

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

Update, routes loaded so far are CVG-BOS/CLT/FLL/IAH/PWM. IAH/CLT have been big holes at CVG since DL pulled out and I've been expecting F9 to add them, so nice to finally see. I actually think IAH and CLT are going to be the trickiest. Going up against hub carriers to places that aren't exactly va...

Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

Update, routes loaded so far are CVG-BOS/CLT/FLL/IAH/PWM. IAH/CLT have been big holes at CVG since DL pulled out and I've been expecting F9 to add them, so nice to finally see. BOS/PWM are interesting, not sure how those will do. FLL is a resumption of a route they've tried numerous times, but kind...

Re: Cleveland Aviation - 2024

As someone who has moved from a non-hub (IND) to a hub city (CHI) (obviously two completely different markets), nonstop air service makes a huge difference. Whether it is marginal or not, less nonstop destinations makes it harder for businesses to operate in a city, and businesses bring jobs and bu...

Re: Cleveland Aviation - 2024

Without getting too deep about the specifics of Cleveland, air service absolutely factors in for site selection. I remember when Cincinnati lost a prominent company (I forget the name), already established there, to Charlotte. Air service was cited as the prime reason. Here in Pittsburgh, we lost H...

Re: Is the 787-10 failure or underestimated

I don’t understand this thread. 787-10 is about the only thing about the 787 program that went according to plan. Orders and deliveries seem perfectly reasonable.

Re: Cleveland Aviation - 2024

Without getting too deep about the specifics of Cleveland, air service absolutely factors in for site selection. I remember when Cincinnati lost a prominent company (I forget the name), already established there, to Charlotte. Air service was cited as the prime reason. Here in Pittsburgh, we lost H...

Re: Cleveland Aviation - 2024

, they return home to a flat population and fewer educational, employment, restaurant, shopping, recreational opportunities/choices than they otherwise would have if the city remained a UA hub. How is that any different than when the hub was in Cleveland? Population growth has been more or less fla...

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

FrenchPotatoEye wrote:

PM wrote:

It's beginning to look like RR are just giving up on the 787. Perhaps a prudent strategy.

So they should

It it's a damaged and rubbish engine vs genX.

Rr should focus on 350 family.

Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

Amazingly, UA still has a loyal following in CLE after twice de-hubbing the city. And it meets the 'sunny, but not necessarily warm' criteria. And as a city, it is woefully underserved. If UA were smart--though they have made many a mistake in the past--they'd re-open their CLE hub. How do you figu...

Re: Airbus ramps up work on clean sheet A320 successor

Very interesting indeed. Airbus is going full forward with a "Next Generation Single Aisle". If Airbus brings to market a new single aisle around late this decade, Boeing will be left in the dust. The 737 is obsolete already, and all sorts of workarounds are creating issues. Boeing has no...

Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

It would have to be MCO. The goal of a Florida hub is to get people to/from Florida. MCO best serves that purpose. FLL is too far south, and would be useful if they didn't already have a South American hub, but they do (IAH). MCO's location is better for actually serving as a Southeast hub. Think a...