Re: Iberia returns to Rio de Janeiro GIG

Confirmed and it is opened for reservation on Iberia web, iberia will serve Caracas nonstop 3 times a week with a350. Iberia is relaunching Caracas and Rio same day from October 30, 22. Great news for Iberia… The updates of the reservation system vary, there is nothing officially confirmed by the a...

Re: ATW Airline of the Year - Korean Air

Fantastic airline pre-Covid, some of my best ever flights. But how any airline could be “airline of the year” in the current situation is ridiculous. I guess they have to give it to someone, but Koreanair, where on gods earth are they flying to? If it’s purely for freight ops I guess they’re a cand...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q2 2021

Anyone know how many Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners will have Vistara by 2021? Apart from London Heathrow and Frankfurt, what other destinations do you have planned?

Re: United Fleet, Network, and Discussion Thread, Q1 2021

Is there information on which flights United will operate in the summer to Europe? I haven't seen any updates on OAG from UA to Europe

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

Armenia, Colombia as well which Spirit has served now I think for almost 15 years. CTG/MDE demand is overwhelmingly East Coast. I can’t imagine DFW service. Miami is probably around 70-75% of the market and New York is 20%. Texas in the fifth state in the US with the most dispora of Colombians if t...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

Agreed, I’ve always said that I believe LAXGRU cancelation would be one of the first to be reversed. Huge local market and South America is seeing a much more quick recovery in travel. The JFK-Colombia adds are especially interesting because it is on top of a 50% boost in Miami-Colombia flying, plu...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

xJonNYC points out that JFK-BOG/MDE/CLO/SCL is incoming: https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1360790766780616704?s=19 Looks like they are doubling down on South America and JFK in general. I bet they will reverse themselves on LAX-GRU. Agreed, I’ve always said that I believe LAXGRU cancelation would...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

When will JFK - ATH / TLV be announced? I am going to move PHL - ATH to JFK - ATH to be operated with Boeing 777-200ER, and leave B788 free for Latin American markets What? Excuse the translation error, what I wanted to say was, I think AA is going to move its flight PHL - ATH to JFK-ATH, from JFK ...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

When will JFK - ATH / TLV be announced? I am going to move PHL - ATH to JFK - ATH to be operated with Boeing 777-200ER, and leave B788 free for Latin American markets

Re: QF - Project Sunrise

georgiabill wrote:

QF could take advantage of Norwegian's decision to drop long haul flying and pick up a few of their 789'S.

Re: QF - Project Sunrise

This should also be the time to simplify. QF no longer needs jumbos, and so they could do 737 (A320 at Jetstar and QantasLink), A330/A350 (one pilot group) and 787. The A330 stays since it shares a type rating with the A350. That would mean writing off the A380s. The real question might actually be...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2021

Just a few thoughts on this: 1. I wouldn’t have thought that BNE-LAX would be a top priority route to open first. So if you removed that, would there be enough hardware then? 2. With the JV between QF and AA, surely AA supplying planes would assist? 3. What about flights between the east coast and ...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2021

I have all 14 Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners can do SYD/MEL/BNE - LAX SYD - DFW SYD - JNB SYD - SCL MEL - PER - LHR SYD - SIN - LHR It still doesn't seem like an exaggeration to me that they grounded all the A380s, I think they needed to look for some second-hand B787s Sure but when are those rout...

Re: Emirates Network & Fleet Discussion - 2021

Emirates to resume flights to Seattle in February 2021 with 4 weekly flights operated by the 2-Class B77W. As far as I am aware, EK does not sit on a 2-class B77W that is fitted with a CRC. So It'll most likely be a 3-class B77W or 2-class B77L. https://www.emirates.com/english/experience/our-fleet...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2021

I have all 14 Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners can do
SYD/MEL/BNE - LAX
SYD - DFW
SYD - JNB
SYD - SCL
MEL - PER - LHR
SYD - SIN - LHR

It still doesn't seem like an exaggeration to me that they grounded all the A380s, I think they needed to look for some second-hand B787s

Re: Irish Aviation Thread - December 2020

Ryanair's long term commitment is only to Ryanair! I am not convinced their motivation is only cgeaper fares but increase a burgeoning profit. Then I suppose that is capitalism. I don’t think anyone suggested it had been cut, they just they were surprised it wasn’t an early casualty. MIA, MSP, PHL ...

Re: Alitalia News and Discussion Thread

Analysis of new alitalia plan by former chief strategist at IAG Robert Boyle https://www.gridpoint.consulting/blog/another-rescue-plan-for-alitalia I did not understand something here, are you going to keep the A332? but if they don't have the range to fly to EZE and LAX and those routes are going ...

Re: Qantas and Japan Airlines Plan Joint Venture

Such good news ! I hope Qantas will be awarded the Virgin Australia HND slot as they will not use it

Re: Alitalia News and Discussion Thread

As I don't speak Italian, AZ eventually plans to fly to HND & NRT from FCO? If there is that much demand surely NH or JL would jump in the water as well. If one was served from MXP or another airport I can see that work, but is there that much demand to make FCO-TYO double daily year round work...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2020

Quito and Guayaquil are both going 3x daily from Miami and they will each have a 787 round trip each MIA-BOG as well with 4x daily flights, 2x are on the 788. Earlier today I went through most of AA's South American routes for April and onward and it looks like DFW-BOG/LIM/SCL/EZE, MIA-LIM/BOG/MDE/...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2020

AA's placing the 787-8 on DFW-BOG in April. Additionally, AA has now schedule four daily flights on MIA-LIM from April 2021 and onward, one of them on the 787-8. AA originally intended to increase MIA-LIM to 3x daily in 2020 up from 2x daily in 2019 but didn't due to COIVD Overall, 2021 MIA-LIM cap...

Re: Alitalia News and Discussion Thread

As I don't speak Italian, AZ eventually plans to fly to HND & NRT from FCO? If there is that much demand surely NH or JL would jump in the water as well. If one was served from MXP or another airport I can see that work, but is there that much demand to make FCO-TYO double daily year round work...

Re: Alitalia News and Discussion Thread

How come they are going to be flying to Tokyo? Where is all that demand coming from? I thought they were going to focus more on where expats are. Japan and Italy have had great alliances since the First World War, the demand between two countries is very great, many Japanese visit Italy and many It...

Re: American Airlines flights in Japan over time

May 21, 1987 was the first DFW-NRT on the 747SP. https://i.ibb.co/0BQQtMc/NRT.png Here are some other dates I have handy: 1991 - SJC-NRT October 1991 - SEA-NRT May 1998 - ORD-NRT April 2002 - JFK-NRT April 2004 - LAX-NRT February 2011 - JFK-HND February 2016 - LAX-HND I dont have launch dates for D...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2020

What happened to LN 887/893/905/913 that were for Vistara? because they didn't take them, what was the problem

those planes were ntu from Hainan Airlines?

American Airlines flights in Japan over time

Someone has information on the first AA flight to Japan, if I remember correctly I think it was between the late 80s or early 90s with DFW-NRT with Boeing 747SP And when destinations has AA flown to Japan? At the beginning of the 2000s DFW / ORD / SEA / SJC - NRT and DFW-KIX were flying all with Boe...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q4 2020

He asked me what will happen to Haneda's slot? slots on HND are as valuable as one on LHR because they are even harder to come by and it is unheard of that no Indian airline will show interest It was preferable to give it to another country such as Switzerland, the Netherlands or New Zealand than if...

Re: A350-900ULR: a one-off concept?

I think it is not necessary at the moment, the normal version of the A359 can fly SIN-LAX / SFO without restrictions and I think that for SQ at the moment it is better to focus on the west coast of the US than on the east coast, with a drop of I don't see the demand for business travel as very profi...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - November 2020

Could Virgin Australia Acquire Boeing 787 Dreamliner Quickly?

Some airlines returned B787 to their respective lessors and Boeing also has a white tails

It would be feasible and thus in October of next year SYD / MEL / BNE - LAX would return and launch BNE-HND

Re: Official Election thread

I have a question, does the Senate still have a chance to win the Democrats?

Re: A330 and A340 Movements/Write-off/Retirements/Scrap Thread - 2020

https://insideflyer.dk/det-er-nu-endegyldigt-slut-med-airbus-a340-ved-sas/

Scandinavian Airlines dumps all its Airbus A340-300s in December

Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

I know that EWR-CPT is off the table in December. With South Africa reopening, do you think they will resume it in January? https://www.google.com/amp/s/thepointsguy.com/guide/south-africa-is-reopening-for-tourists-but-will-u-s-travelers-be-allowed-to-visit/amp/ Interesting, hoping we can get it as...

Re: Boeing 777 Production/Delivery Thread - 2020

I’m thinking they might be the last two to be built as well. Geoff They are not. Looking at the specifics and trying to assess the consensus here ; 17 unfilled orders for the 777-300ER 6 built , 3 stored and 3 soon to be delivered to British Airways 11 potential further builds 2 for KLM expected to...

Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

Could United launch Long-Haul operations from JFK in the future as LHR, NRT, FRA, GRU?

Re: Official Election thread

what's going on ? Some outlets are removing Arizona and Pennsylvania from blue status as Biden's winner, because Arizona, Nevada, Georgia are taking so long to deliver results? and what will happen to Michigan y Wisconsin

Re: Official Election thread

in which states will the votes be re-counted? and because North Carolina and Georgia still do not give definitive results

Re: Lufthansa Group Fleet Thread - 2020

Lufthansa increases Frankfurt - Sao Paulo to daily flights in December with Airbus A350-900 replacing Boeing 747-8i
Are more A359 added to FRA?

Re: Starlux News and Discussion thread

They should focus on aligning themselves with AA/AS in USA and operate to AA's hubs initially as BR is Star Alliance whilst CI is Sky Team. TPE-MIA nonstop would only be possible with the A359ULR as its 17 hours block time and therefore its probably best to serve it via Tokyo with JL code share for...

Re: Official Election thread

what horrible anxiety with waiting for Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Georgia !!!!
Give the electoral results quickly!

Re: Official Election thread

what a plot twist! Now Pennsylvania and Georgia about to turn blue! I think nobody expected that, how many votes are needed in both states?

Re: Official Election thread

Does Biden have a chance to win in Georgia and Pennsylvania?

Re: Kuwait Airways takes delivery of world's first A330-800

Anybody knows the Business Cabin layout for these Kuwait AW Airbus 338s? With 32 full flat seats, even with a (classic) 2-2-2 configuration the business cabin should extend beyond door 2L??? https://twitter.com/KuwaitAirways/status/1324413912847101952?s=19 business class cabins are 1-2-1 configurat...

Re: Official Election thread

What is happening in Nevada that they are not reporting the votes ???

Re: Official Election thread

what happened to Michigan ??? supposedly the official voting page in the state says Trump won

Re: Ethiopian AIrlines News and Discussion Thread

For this winter Ethiopian Airlines is very strong along with Delta Airlines in passenger traffic between Africa and America, the routes with more seats offered this season are: 1. Addis Ababa (ADD) - Washington D.C. (IAD) / Ethiopian Airlines / Daily / Boeing 787-8/787-9/777-200LR / 2139 seats per w...

Re: BER News and Discussion Thread - 2020

I have a big doubt about the capacity of BER, last year TXL transported 24 million passengers and SXF about 11 million, giving a total of 35 million I understand that the demand fell due to Covid-19 and can be recovered to the levels of 2019 in 2025, but can this new airport cope? I understand that ...

Re: Ethiopian AIrlines News and Discussion Thread

As I speculated, ASKY and Ethiopian are going to work together in the JNB-NYC sector via Lome
The Lome-Johannesburg route will have direct connections with Ethiopian flights to New York JFK and Newark

https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1323590774810943489?s=19

Re: VS to launch LHR - SVD in S21.

It would be better for VS to launch services to BLR (Bangalore, India) which has a TON of J traffic to both the UK and USA. I still can't beleive they launched Pakistan before BLR. I agree with you, BLR is needed in the VS route network, it is a destination with good yields much better than Pakistan

Re: Interjet Discussion and News thread

I have too many doubts, with which aircraft is Interjet flying if they do not have A320 and A321 and what will happen to all their international routes?

Re: Updated: ANA to retire 35 aircraft in 2020

LAX, JFK, SFO, FRA, MUC, and LHR are more profitable than the 3 US routes I mentioned so they need 77Ws too. I assume that ORD, IAH, and IAD will become 789 routes if NH is retiring 13 777-300ER's? Why? They still have 15 77Ws. It may be that the routes that go to Haneda remain with Boeing 777-300E...