BWIAirport wrote:Resurrecting this thread partially because I love this kind of trivia and partially because I found another noteworthy airport: Kalispell, Montana's Glacier Park International.
Someone83 wrote:Iberia is launching MAD-TOS 2x weekly from December to March, the coming winter.
This reminds me of the time a plane made an emergency landing in Iran due to mechanical issues and it was really tough to get it out of there, even on a ferry, due to the sanctions. Can't remember the airline but I think it was a Boeing if that helps trigger someone's memory. I think it was in the ...
Jump to postflyaa757 wrote:Can we agree that the HA 787 is perhaps one of the if not THE best looking airframe/livery combo
bols59 wrote:...my parents flew to JFK via ORD to JFK...
A manufacturer named Boom and an aircraft named Overture.
I wouldn't put any money into this based on those names alone.
YYZSpeedbird939 wrote:Europe:
I would imagine the LH and BA flights to AMM would count.
My understanding is you need a passport for MAD-LHR, but not ZHR-ATH. I guess it depends why the OP is asking. no passport needed for ZRH-ATH This is because both Switzerland and Greece are part of Schengen Area, while Spain is also part of it, but UK isn't. That's why you need passport when enteri...
Jump to postThe YUL-YYZ portion of the (same-plane) flight was super empty, with probably 30 or 40 PAX maximum. So much so people were lying down in each row! What's the point in lying down for thirty minutes? Why not enjoy the view from the window instead? During these last two years I was fortunate to have a...
Jump to postdangerhere wrote:LUX - MUC: about 25 minutes in the air (...).
Tristarsteve wrote:What happens to North Atlantic ETOPS with KEF closed?
SRQKEF wrote:KEF isn’t closed at all.
Tristarsteve wrote:Jump to postWhat happens to North Atlantic ETOPS with KEF closed?
Dude, the Sacklers have dozens of buildings named after them. They're horrible, awful people. Philanthropy is just a way of getting one's name on something and showing off to other rich people. These so-called benefactors are seeing their names disappear again from quite a few buildings, including ...
Jump to postEarlier this year I enjoyed four flights on JetBlue. I travelled from Boston via Washington National to Fort Lauderdale and back. All segments were operated by the Embraer 190. The aircraft were quite comfortable, the crews good, the service great - free drinks and snacks on each flight; thought tha...
Jump to post2AM take off from Beijing, 6:30am landing in Frankfurt, I am actually still suffering even after two weeks from Jetlag/ From Wikipedia: In commercial aviation, a red-eye flight refers to a flight that departs at night and arrives the next morning, especially when the total flight time is insufficie...
Jump to postHe might be American. In the US, Customs and Immigration are handled by the same agency (CBP); there are no dedicated Immigration officers any longer. Thank you for the explanation. I am shocked that you frequently take one day trips to the US and you haven't been questioned about it. During one of...
Jump to postMy question is, since I'll be flying alone, not leaving the airports and coming home the same day, would that raise suspicion from customs? Why would this raise any suspicion? The 9/11 hijackers were travelling in groups, not alone. And they didn't have return tickets for the same day. Customs supe...
Jump to postDo Europeans often go on vacation to DFW or Houston? Or Chicago or Philly or Seattle, for that matter? I travelled to all five destinations multiple times. The first two only for aircraft spotting though, the last three also to see something of the city. But I spend quite some time at their airport...
Jump to postSo much for objective news..Today a KLM 737 skidded off a taxiway in Gothenburg Sweden..One reporter here in Holland thought he was a rocketscientist and reported the 737 had problems with the landing gear... (...) So much rubbish reported without any knowledge what so ever. Every small issue with ...
Jump to postThis article was what I feel was the beginning of the disaster Boeing brought itself upon. (...) http://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna4057707 From the 2004 article: The document also confirms that Boeing one day anticipates closing its Renton, Wash., plant, although the timing is not stated. Alan Mu...
Jump to postDoes it really matter how many flight hours have been accumulated by Boeing aircraft? No. But the claim below certainly warrants the question. There are BILLIONS of flight-hours on their products and they have proven to be safe. As far as my knowledge goes, there are no billions of flight hours on ...
Jump to postThe fact is, despite the hand wringing and wails of the death of all quality work at Boeing, they build a good product and have good processes. This is not a fact. This is your opinion. There are BILLIONS of flight-hours on their products and they have proven to be safe. This is bad but it is not t...
Jump to postWhat I see and read about this here and elsewhere (even in "news" articles) is a bunch of emotional nonsense, more often than not, devoid of relevant technical details. What I see and read about this here is interesting background information from well educated forum members. What I see a...
Jump to postBobRoss wrote:Why would the Boeing CEO be scalped for something potentially (likely?) caused by Spirit Aerosystems, a completely different entity?
Forbes: "Alaska Airlines Cancels All Boeing 737 MAX 9 Flights This Week After Hole Blown Into Plane During Flight" I'm sorry? "Hole blown into plane"? Yeah, that's not a sensational, hysterical, ad-revenue-seeking headline at all. This is a media circus. The state of journalism ...
Jump to postPontiac wrote:Booked ABQ-SFO mid-April in F; no meal, just a snack. 890 miles, 2h 50m
Unfortunately I have no idea which airports are designated by codes like BKI, BOB, ECN, FUN, HBE, HGH, KMG, NLK, PKC, SBO and SUV, thus I have no idea how unusual the mentioned routes are. Why not just give the full name of each small airport?
Jump to postThis guy had the door in his backyard for 2 whole days and he never noticed it? Why would this be anything special? Are you a conspiracy thinker? Some people have gardens full of trees and bushes. Other people have other things on their mind than checking their gardens with regular intervals. Why n...
Jump to postNot to be disrespectful with the crew, overall they’ve managed the situation very well, but hearing the audio with ATC, the lady doing the radios sounded very nervous and shaky, on the verge of being overwhelmed. The moment you are writing the word but, you are being disrespectful with the crew. Oh...
Jump to postI can't believe during that press conference how some of those stupid reporters jumped to conclusions and asked how concerned the NTSB char was about the safety of the MAX fleet overall.Geez! Seems a completely normal and legimate question. To what conclusions did those 'stupid' reporters come? Unf...
Jump to postMy bad, I'll admit it, I didn't know there is an Ontario in California. Understandable. When I see the name Omtario I think of Canada first. But I read the news and it said Ontario, California. I have been to the Canadian Ontario, but not to the American one. The city of Ontario lies 35 miles east ...
Jump to postI'm sorry but some of you sound disappointed that the MAX 9 managed to maintain integrity and land safely with no loss of life. I think everyone is happy that this incident didn't cost lives. When the MAX finally returned to skies, many here claimed it was now the safest aircraft out there. I would...
Jump to postMassive delays and cancels have happened before when the incorrect safety card has been discovered loaded on the AC. Really? Most passengers couldn't care less about these cards. "Please study this card carefully", I hear quite often. When looking around after this announcement no one eve...
Jump to postAnd the media is spot on as usual.... Sky News is reporting that "planes have been grounded after a door and a window blew out in mid-air on a flight to California." "planes have been grounded" :checkmark: " after a door and a window blew out" :checkmark: "in mid-...
Jump to postBA in this context meaning Boeing, seems pretty obvious... BA means Boeing? I don't see an A in Boeing. There's no A in Boeing - NYSE either. Does BA stand for Boeing Aircraft maybe? For Europeans and many others BA means British Airways. British Aerospace, also mentioned here, was abbreviated BAe,...
Jump to postMorrofinch wrote:
AMS ended 2023 with 61,7 million passengers, sadly still ten million below the 2019 record of 71,7 million passengers.
https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/ ... an-in-2019
I'm heading back to Vegas again next June for a week but like last time I'm looking to make a day trip to Dallas this time for the JFK stuff..... What do you mean with flying to Dallas for the JFK stuff? Dealey Plaza where he was killed. I believe there's also a museum there too. Thank you. I didn'...
Jump to postPDX finishes its TCORE project! Entire new landside experience for PAX with new check-in counters and pre security amenities. And the return of post security access to all gates / restaurants / shops. What does this mean? Do airport visitors get airside access again? Like it was before 9/11 and as ...
Jump to postI hope to see the entire Finnair network restored to what it was in 2019. And I hope to see the airline fly over Russia again.
Jump to postEIDWDUB wrote:I'm heading back to Vegas again next June for a week but like last time I'm looking to make a day trip to Dallas this time for the JFK stuff.....
I am going to make a guess here. (...) 737 MAX / Discover, Lufthansa, Brussels (Brussels hasn't had new planes for ages and requires replacement for the A319 which, yes are being replaced by the A320neo)... Brussels Airlines recently acquired two Airbus A320neo's, apparently the first new aircraft ...
Jump to postRyanrap247 wrote:Also the flight prices are out of this world , does this seem normal for that time of year?
Manderson12 wrote:Chicago lost a few companies, Boeing, Citadel, and gained a few, Kellogg and numerous foreign regional headquarters.
MLIAA wrote:(...) allowing everyone the chance to sleep.
Schiphol has said that 483,000 flights should be possible in 2024. That is 50,000 flights more than in 2023. A few weeks earlier, the airport stated that 460,000 flights would be the maximum. The main reason for the lower number would be staff shortages. https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/catego...
Jump to postPassengers slipping and falling down stairs How did this happen? I see passengers using stairs in cold conditions all the time and no one ever falls down. So a trip that normally takes 13 hours has now taken 72 hours, two missed days from work and a airline that has offered little to nothing to com...
Jump to postKLM handed me a stroopwafel and tea on the 158 km flight from Amsterdam to Brussels. I was seated in economy, though.
Jump to postMaybe change the topic title to "Does Azul maintain its aircraft in Nahville? It seems you already were in the USA, travelling from Chicago. And I had to look up the BNA code.
Many aircraft are flown halfway around the world for maintenance or a new layer of paint.
lightmac wrote:How about ZRH with Swiss, Edelweiss and Chair and Helvetic?