Didn't know things were so bad. They are truly not that bad. Challenging? Yes. Workable solutions present(ed)? Yes. Yet, GOL's Board chose this route. GOL's management has done this, to renegotiate leases on their aircraft, and this move puts them in such a (advantageous) position to do so, here in...
Jump to postMaybe some restrictions on Hawaii-Japan but the point-of-sale is overwhelmingly Japanese (few U.S. consumers to protect) and those markets are pretty competitive. HA and JL already codeshare so I doubt there would be any restrictions there if HA were to join Oneworld. Of note, though - will be how ...
Jump to postThere’s a Saudia 77W at MIA. No idea for what. This, from the Caribbean Aviation - 2023 , https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1479963 forum recently: Looks like the CARICOM officials are courting Riyadh Air https://antiguanewsroom.com/saudias-new-12-hour-flight-to-miami-barbados...
Jump to postSo here is a problem for BW. Passenger intransit via POS have to go through passport control when there is only ONE HOUR in transit. So what happens when the incoming flight is delayed by 30 minutes, leaving no time to line up for passport control? They strand the passenger in POS? The passenger is...
Jump to postA bit surprised re: no initial service from TQO to DEN as well. Especially with DEN seeing so much build-up of late. DEN as a local market can absolutely support some of these leisure destinations and is certainly not only pulling from surrounding "mountain towns." That said, I don't thin...
Jump to postOn another topic - as the company navigates these changes, I do wonder how/what this does to their priorities. Case in point, with current N.A.T.O. 're'-armament, and the recent demonstrated needs for defense, I could see key projects/foci - particularly those with pending security/defense repercuss...
Jump to postCan the current administration (and/or one that will bear fruit from the current political situation/upcoming elections in the U.K.) be willing to 'support' Rolls Royce? Will the be able to, or willing to, ignore a plea for financial 'assistance'? Past the political debate of the merit, as an outsid...
Jump to posthttps://www.flightglobal.com/safety/inspection-finds-windows-missing-after-titan-a321lr-aborts-climb-out-of-london-stansted/155379.article ...an incident in which a Titan Airways Airbus A321LR was found to have missing windows after departing London Stansted. The twinjet had taken off on a transatl...
Jump to postOr they could just put a 77E JFK-HND if they are awarded the slot. If JL drops 1 of its 2 daily JFK-HND flights, then yes, AA would use the 77W. All depends on whether AA thinks there's enough premium demand to justify a 77W, I think there probably is. Especially given that the 772s would struggle ...
Jump to post- If PHL is to grow further, what are the changes needed (and/or perhaps the justifications for these changes, in the present - save of nostalgia of a past purpose of PHL)? -...in other words, for PHL to expand as per the latest actions/intentions of AA, what would be future/upcoming changes/milesto...
Jump to postI do wonder if/when Indigo Partners will begin to 'connect-the-dots' to other operators within the group? Case in point, with Lynx focused on American destinations currently (and building out destinations in future, congratulations in advance) - there is opportunity to grow, with change being needed...
Jump to postIt seems like the combined area of Fort Pierce and Vero Beach should be able to support more commercial service than they currently have or historically have had. But not both airports. I would, in past circumstances, have generally agreed with you - however, particularly as of late, growth in thes...
Jump to postI do wonder what other values (and, yes, admittedly, spending is King for this discussion) AS (and in this case, partner AA) as well as B6, will gain, in the short/medium term from many of those that do transition from DL, to them. What, perhaps, 'lower value' spenders DL sheds (with a much larger n...
Jump to postCongratulations to San Antonio, in advance. There are quite a few things to actually look forward too (as well as this route announcement). Case in point: https://woai.iheart.com/featured/san-antonios-first-news/content/2023-09-18-san-antonio-airport-to-add-new-terminal-aims-for-more-nonstops/ ... o...
Jump to postAMS-rest-BOM-rest-FRA-rest-DEL I would like to clarify - the AMS-BOM routes were done on KLM metal, and the BOM-FRA on NW's - correct? Exclusively, or were the destinations served by both? No, BawliBooch made a typo, he meant to say AMS-rest-BOM-rest-AMS-rest-DEL. KL/NW operated two cooperative fli...
Jump to postOne FA who was part of the DEL base exclusively flew DEL-FRA -rest-DHA/BAH/KHI-rest-BOM-rest-DHA/BAH/KHI-rest-FRA-rest-DEL circuit - each circuit was 7/8 days. For a short while, they also had a eastern DEL-BKK-DEL circuit of 2 days. They werent allowed to bid on other flights! She later joined Jet...
Jump to postEspecially at the time of PA’s actual collapse, they were tiny at that point. The trans Pacific and trans Atlantic route sales were huge event in PA’s history and the course of future growth for today’s airline, but in terms of impact on daily life it was minimal as the routes still continued to op...
Jump to postSkyGods is a great book telling some of the story of what went wrong. Many moons ago, I had Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction, Volume 35 which included Skygods. I lost the book and wish I had kept it. The ending where Gandt writes about the logo on top of the Pan Am Building getting replaced ...
Jump to post...But that brings up the second issue. Airlines like Pan American and Braniff thought deregulation wouldn’t last. They wanted everything in place before the music stopped. Buying an entire airline like National did exactly that. Aircraft, crews, ground equipment, etc. everything ready to go. If th...
Jump to postI do wonder if Biman did own these aircraft, or, rather - if the leases on these aircraft were up, and aircraft to be returned. If the first, then they will have the benefit of 'off-loading' high demand aircraft that can be taken on by another operator. If the first, then the carrier can solidify th...
Jump to postIf only Canada had the length and breadth of route combinations and permutations the US had. It never ceases to amaze me when various airlines discover unserved so called secondary markets in the US, with cachement areas half the size of Calgary. Meanwhile, Canadian carriers fight over markets with...
Jump to postIn order to maximize the benefits to SAT, why not court N0 (Norse) who has bases at LGW (conceivably better for connecting than LHR if not partnered with BA - at lower costs), CDG (as was requested and logically well argued above), with the added benefits of potential to OSL (a base) to the North, o...
Jump to postWhat about a MIA-JFK-HND route? IMO fits in with DOT's expectation of Delta growing Miami as one of the conditions of Latam JV approval and provides competition from JFK/NY market where UA/AA already enjoy JV HND access (?) With DL’s JFK hub, would the DOT consider this route no different than an a...
Jump to postLiable? Are you serious? Lol. It was a simple conjecture. QR is paying incentives to select partners, mostly oneworld carriers, to fly to DOH while QR gets out of this airframe shortage. AA had to ask to move the flight to keep the incentive. It would make sense that the incentive was in place wher...
Jump to postThe 242T A333’s are definitely staying. The older frames built in 2002 may eventually be replaced by A330neo’s, but not until SAS starts making money again. Come to think of it, if SAS were to get rid of the A321LR’s, what would replace their flying? Well there is only 3 of them, so nothing. Grante...
Jump to postIt looks like Avianca's new Bogota - Belo Horizonte service may not be meeting the airline's traffic expectations. Effective 29OCT23, service on the route will be reduced from 5 to 3x w, A319 equipment. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230825-avnw23intl Avianca is slightly reducing Brazil capacity. A...
Jump to postYea, I'm going to go ahead and say that you all need to stop rationalizing and realize the obvious thing that happened here. Yeah, it is naive to suggest there was no coordination. DOH, the airport, is subsidizing these routes. There is not some firewall between DOH and QR. AA rang up DOH to move t...
Jump to postAA’s international network is such a hot mess that their so called “transatlantic gateway” is now serving Doha but not a single place in all of Germany, Scotland, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe etc.. Make it make sense! Simple. AA doesn't make money flying to Germany, Scotland or Eastern Europe. Or do...
Jump to postJust curious about the setup ANA has with Air Japan. Seemingly all of their 767s and 787s are operated by Air Japan. Does this mean that Air Japan has a separate pilot pool than ANA? Or is this similar to what Austrian Airlines had a while back with all their aircraft operated by Tyrolean due to a ...
Jump to postInteresting you mention LCY. The team behind this carrier are the same people who proposed the A220 business class airline Odyssey flying from LCY. What are your thoughts viability and/or potentials for success/failure? With an A220, the carrier (or, a well placed partner) could/would do well, no? ...
Jump to postThe issue they will face is the in-grown mindset of looking to the UK, yes there are many Bermudians who travel to the US, indeed the idea behind this airline is that it is very expensive to get to Bermuda from the USA with limited airlift by US carriers. A economic case exist for more airlift to B...
Jump to postI'm going to piss everyone off and say that since there are no 50k lbs thrust engines on the horizon, the MoM should be a 3-engine narrowbody with 753 capacity powered by LEAPs or GTFs. Thoughts on the RR UltraFan? https://www.rolls-royce.com/innovation/ultrafan.aspx Those technologies are scalable...
Jump to postTWA acquired 10 767-200s in the early 80s and by 1984, they were among the first, if not the first, 762s to fly across the Atlantic. TWA's finances in the 1980s weren't stellar, but I never understood why they didn't go for more 767s which were more efficient than the 747s, that, while iconic, had ...
Jump to posthttps://dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2023/07/16/jac-dominican-republic-strengthens-its-air-connectivity-with-strategic-markets/ Jose Marte Piantini informed that the plenary heard Sky High Aviation’s request to perform 317 flights under the Special Permit modality from August 13, 2023, until Febru...
Jump to postThe remaining order is fully ten. The current 3x 789 didn't come from the order but being leased since the beginning, with 2 being HU-ntu leased from CALC and the remaining one is ex-HU leased from GECAS. Bamboo even yet to place a formal order with GE or any engine provider for its 789 firm order....
Jump to postDCA-FSD feels like a route we'll see AA add at some point in the not too distant future. Why do you think AA is going to add service from DCA to Sioux Falls, SD sometime soon? Their service to CLT is only seasonal as is DL's to ATL and those are much larger hubs. That route would tie up a plane and...
Jump to postAlways thought the A339 would have been a better fit for them, given their small size and A320 family fleet. Wish them luck! I’m guessing that no new widebodies would have been the best strategy. Starting with used A330s with low cost leases on short terms would probably have been a better entry po...
Jump to postThe original “A318” (it was never given that name) launched in 1997 was a joint venture between Airbus, Aviation Industris of China (AVIC), and Singapore Technologies Aerospace (STAE). It was a clean sheet ~100 seat 5 abreast design which was going to be built in China. Singapore eventually pulled ...
Jump to postIs it likely that we may see leased capacity added at AC, to compensate? If so, from who is it most likely? Have, or how can, partners and alliance members, able to help (increased frequencies, larger gauge, rebooking et al)? While these MX issues are a rather, hopefully, temporary issue - the Canad...
Jump to postair astana has a dedicated LCC subsidiary called FlyArystan. They have apparently shifted the E295 network to FlyArystan, but my understanding is that FlyArystan is strictly P2P (at least they explicltly say that they do not offer connections with their own or other airlines' flights), so one canno...
Jump to postexplain away the reason for changing "business model" to prospective customers. If an established player is changing business model and have no need for RJs then others must pause for thought. Maybe. However, few other carriers are experiencing that level of change. The A321NEO(LR, and po...
Jump to postThis isn't good news for Embraer: https://simpleflying.com/air-astana-phase-out-embraer-e190-e2s-2024/ Air Astana are phasing our the E2 Not only does it shake the confidence of potential purchasers but it releases 5 young airframes on to the market which new planes need to compete with. To limit s...
Jump to postI feel there are several factors impacting Delta with PDX and MSP. 1) changes in how companies approve business travel budgets. Many companies that flew marketing and sales teams around the world are now pushing for greater use of remote meetings. This means only those who are responsible for manuf...
Jump to postThis is a long thread but it is pretty interesting reading. The underlying dilemma is DL most likely cannot profitably operate 7 flights from 7 different cities in the US to HND which is in opposition to DOT's preference to spread out flights to as many cities as possible. Something has to give: DL...
Jump to postAny predictions for what will happen at EWR/PHL? Likely to see growth at both, and the A321NEO likely being key to 'key notes'. At EWR: - I can see UA expanding further, with that platform if only to stave off ambitions of B6 in potentially picking up EWR-Europe with Mint (and particularly so, if B...
Jump to postI've always thought that was the way to go. AS/B6 makes far more sense than NK/B6, and you wouldn't have to make any kind of argument in court because there's practically 0 network overlap, apart from a few transcons. JetBlue's current management already blew the VX merger. Now they've lost the NEA...
Jump to post240 seats is a result of reduced pitch.... shoulder/hip space is still good as nothing changes with the existing 6-abreast comfort. Mexican people are shorter on average, so the reduced pitch is not the issue it might be in the USA or Europe. Not sure about Europe, but F9 already flies their A321NE...
Jump to postWhy does everyone think DL will keep HNL-HND? H heck Hawaiian isn’t even operating 2 of 3 HNL slots nor the KOA slot. When end of October comes that’s three additional Hawaii-HND flights alone with suppressed demand. Hawaiian can’t afford to lose a huge portion of its business and the advantage of ...
Jump to postAlaska Airlines personel where in Guatemala City to evaluate to open a route to Guatemala. Regards Interesting. If this is true then I imagine the route would have to be from LAX... but there are already four airlines (UA/DL/AV/Q6) flying LAX-GUA. The route is low-yielding to begin with and it seem...
Jump to postThanks for sharing the schedule. Definitely the MDE-MIA-MDE will have some connections with DL out of MIA, probably BOS, MCO, JFK and LGA. And maybe even LHR with VS! Times fit well. While LIM-ATL is a necessary link for the JV and the alliance, I do wish them well and hope for expansions on the ro...
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