That’s a shocker - BOM must be low-yielding for them, no? It’s sort of a dangerous road they’re on though - what’s next, JFK goes JOON? What’s to stop them from turning everything over to JOON over time and then renaming it France Air? Seems AF/KL management hasn't got a clue. AF has endured so man...
Jump to posttphuang wrote:I don't understand why they are intentionally picking fight with as. Weird strategy
What are you trying to say? You cant just agree with one person to change the definition of a word. We might as well give up talking. If you are just trying to say WN is similar to the legacies, fine, but there are plenty of real words to use to say that. US4 works well. I'm not sure who are are ad...
Jump to postUnless WN drastically changes their business model and decides to contract-out operations, they will have a huge need for small to medium-sized narrowbodies. Once the 73Gs come up for retirement, the Max 7 is an obvious choice. I expect them to have a large fleet of Max 7s someday. I would agree. T...
Jump to postNo offense, but I absolutely know what the term legacy means, I come from an airline family whose father and brother both flew for airline long before deregulation.. My comment stands that it is an out-of-date way to refer to airlines. I consider WN as much of a "legacy carrier" as anyone...
Jump to postThe A321neo (for that matter any NEO data) has not been included in any of the airport planning documents, however the ACAPS does show the A321 can takeoff and land in 4000 ft with reduced payload . For takeoff the ACAPS shows the A321 will carry 25,000 lb more on takeoff compared to the A318. Per ...
Jump to postLooks similar to the new terminal at IST, and someone like Daxing in China.
Jump to postNow this was 40+ years ago, but I vaguely remember walking through Concorde when it was in Boston (probably to try to convince MassPort to let it land there). I can't imagine an airline letting the public roam through one of their aircraft today, but that was another era. I was surprised at how sma...
Jump to postWhat do you guys think the chances of Nashville actually getting a flight to Japan are? I know it wouldn't be anytime soon, but do you guys see this actually being pulled off? We'll have to see how BA does. A few years, but I think it could happen. Nissan North American HQ. Bridgestone. A large num...
Jump to postThe notion that someone's going to challenge the likes of the four Legacies + WN/NK/F9/G4 on shorthaul, by offering higher service standards as their differentiating factor, and not lose their shirts in the process... needs to review the tenure of Virgin America (and before it: Legend, and several ...
Jump to postWhat do you guys think the chances of Nashville actually getting a flight to Japan are? I know it wouldn't be anytime soon, but do you guys see this actually being pulled off? We'll have to see how BA does. A few years, but I think it could happen. Nissan North American HQ. Bridgestone. A large num...
Jump to postWhat do you guys think the chances of Nashville actually getting a flight to Japan are? I know it wouldn't be anytime soon, but do you guys see this actually being pulled off? We'll have to see how BA does. A few years, but I think it could happen. Nissan North American HQ. Bridgestone. A large num...
Jump to postIs there currently not enough competition among airlines in the states? Well, if you listen to the AvGeeks on this site, who constantly conflate "number of airlines" with "competition," to the exclusion of *ALL* other factors... then you'd think there wasn't. But that's a very s...
Jump to postThere's already a thread started on this, for some reason the system isn't letting me paste the link.
Jump to postkbmiflyer wrote:I have been a loyal AA flyer since 1998, making Gold most years. I can honestly say the move to this configuration of the 737-800 has me seriously thinking moving by business to Delta.
Nearly parallel??? I thought they were definitely parallel? No? Well they are numbered 25's and 24's, I don't know if they are actually parallel or offset by a few degrees. I'm sure somebody here knows. The numbering probably is just to differentiate the north and south sides, not reflecting an act...
Jump to postWhat are the chances that one of the Mexican Airlines (Aeroméxico, Interjet, Volaris) looks to add BNA over the next 2-3 years? Would Nashville’s business community, Mexican community, and leisure travelers be enough to support a daily to MEX, GDL, or MTY? Volaris might pull off a 3x weekly to GDL....
Jump to postIt makes no sense to not retro fit these planes for air-to-air refueling. In the possibility of some catastrophic, nuclear conflict, the plane should stay aloft as long as possible. Any future nuclear exchange is likely to be limited in scope and duration. When the E-4B and VC-25 were developed dur...
Jump to postWhat are the chances that one of the Mexican Airlines (Aeroméxico, Interjet, Volaris) looks to add BNA over the next 2-3 years? Would Nashville’s business community, Mexican community, and leisure travelers be enough to support a daily to MEX, GDL, or MTY? Volaris might pull off a 3x weekly to GDL....
Jump to postSo our great negotiator has worked out a deal which is going to save 100.000.000, well quite impressive you might think, but then again, the 4bn was for 3 aircraft if I am not mistaken and for new instead of refurbished, yeah the art of the deal. :lol: Firstly he's not "your" great negoti...
Jump to postSo where are the refueling birds going to come from if the US is nuked? The US is quite large and has many large runways all over the place. Dispersal plans for planes have existed since the 1950’s. If things escalated such plans would be implemented. It makes no sense to not retro fit these planes...
Jump to postThe reason you've never seen an answer probably has something to do with the fact that the 747-8 is only offered in two main variants - the passenger version, which has the marketing name "747-8 Intercontinental" (8i), and the Freighter (8F). Of this I have always been aware. My point was...
Jump to postAll good possibilities. This would probably be a long shot, but I would also add AA Eagle to LAX on the E175. From LAX, AA would go into AMA, LBB, MAF, and maybe GRK before ACT. Add on, for any addition on AA towards the west it'll be PHX first WAY before LAX. That's what PHX is there for anyway (L...
Jump to postI'd imagine the usual suspects; UA to ORD and IAH, AA to ORD, Allegiant or F9 1x to some place warm on Sat or Sun. I wouldn't expect a lot of freqs, though. And for all the muttering from DL wanting to address their deficiencies in Texas, they did just get rid of GRK--so I think ATL is a longshot. ...
Jump to postI've never seen an answer to this. Are they 8's or 8i's? The reason you've never seen an answer probably has something to do with the fact that the 747-8 is only offered in two main variants - the passenger version, which has the marketing name "747-8 Intercontinental" (8i), and the Freig...
Jump to postI've never seen an answer to this. Are they 8's or 8i's? Would be cool so see the colors on an 8i. It would be a good place for the press to sit and keep the lower deck top president and various AF business. They are 8i's. Already built, originally ordered by Transaero. Never delivered, and have be...
Jump to postI've never seen an answer to this. Are they 8's or 8i's? Would be cool so see the colors on an 8i. It would be a good place for the press to sit and keep the lower deck top president and various AF business.
Jump to postIt's really too close to AUS and DFW. If anyone comes in it'll be G4, but that's a big if.
Jump to postagree lots of Europeans would like to come to nashville... Not really a business destination but I think once they start coming they will like it. We will see with the 787-8 service starting up this summer on BA. I honestly thing AF or LH could start up a daily flight in the not too distant future....
Jump to postPlease let it be FI over WW. I expected one of those would follow BA into Nashville. I'm pretty sure it will be WW, considering their next round of expansion is likely to be in the southeast, where they lack a presence currently. It seems FI is only willing to try small market airports where there ...
Jump to postThis article says PDX is number one on its wish list with RIC being number two. It also says BNA is close to landing an Iceland flight. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/02/27/with-the-west-coast-conquered-and-london-on-the.html?ana=fbk Please let it be FI over WW. I expected one of t...
Jump to postPDX is pretty obviously the biggest domestic hole. I'd argue that SJC and maybe SFO (on WN) are more interesting than RIC, but they also use a ton more aircraft time. The chances of RIC depend almost entirely on WN's strategy for ATL. If at some point the need to force feed connections through ATL ...
Jump to postHere is an article that also talks about the next route targets. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/02/27/with-the-west-coast-conquered-and-london-on-the.html?ana=fbk Richmond seems like a random interest, but the business community seems to want it. Seems Southwest could support this ...
Jump to postPoint taken, but not all mergers, hubs and airlines are the same. Wasn’t SFO the biggest station and home base for VX? I would expect that would skew things in SFOs favor right out the gate. I get where you are coming from. My point is I think in a year from now, some AS routes will have gone, some...
Jump to postHoly Guacamole ! 5 hours, the E jets are quite confortable but 5 hours... heck 5.5 hours on a 739 or A320 is also my top....afterwards I get claustrophobic. Did not know that had that much range... TRB I'd fly the E75's 2x2 anyday over a 3x3 config. I don't get this thing that the bigger E-jets and...
Jump to postRemember when Mesa was a commuter airline HQ in New Mexico. It was independent for a long time before code showing with America West at PHX. Rio Airways had 1900 ops out of DFW in the 80s and 90s. http://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/1/3/2052310.jpg?v=v40 I never knew Rio flew the Beech....
Jump to postI flew Air Midwest from Kansas City to Columbia, MO, between 2006 and 2008. I usually bought my ticket from US Airways. In about 2007 the codeshare deal was announced with Midwest. I often flew BOS-MCI-COU. The Air Midwest flights left from a lower level gate area in Terminal A in MCI. The cabins w...
Jump to postYou would think so, but so far all their actions are to cut SFO and grow SJC. Of course they won’t *cut* SFO completely, but the trend seems towards SJC. Over the years I've learned to not read much into early route movements following mergers. There aren't a lot of routes where AS would not meet c...
Jump to postenilria wrote: AS Keeps expanding at SJC and cutting SFO. Maybe they are seeing better opportunities at SJC? I think we'll see a lot of route tweaking as the merger moves forward. VX has too large a presence at SFO to let it go. That's not to say they won't grow SJC or OAK. I suspect when it's all ...
Jump to postQuite a bit earlier, but a September 1988 timetable shows them flying to Roswell, NM. I think at various times they also flew from DFW to Hobbs, Clovis, and Tucumcari. There was also the short lived CR2 servis between Ft. Worth Meacham and Houston (Hobby I think). That was HOU but they also did SAT...
Jump to postQuite a bit earlier, but a September 1988 timetable shows them flying to Roswell, NM. I think at various times they also flew from DFW to Hobbs, Clovis, and Tucumcari. There was also the short lived CR2 servis between Ft. Worth Meacham and Houston (Hobby I think).
Jump to postenilria wrote: . If that comes true, coupled with SFO-MEX going away (and MSP-SFO is also going away right?), I think that makes me wonder if they are committed to making SFO a "hub". It seems to me strategically that LAX is a quagmire. They can't win there. They don't have the resources ...
Jump to postNo, it is an issue with the physical concourse itself. Here is a quote from the BNA Vision environmental assessment Concourse B also requires modifications to accommodate larger aircraft. Larger passenger loads require larger hold rooms and the existing gate configurations at Concourse B are unders...
Jump to postI doubt DL will put anything larger than a 737 on a regular basis at BNA until Concourse B is modified to better accommodate larger aircraft Will the apron expansion help with that, or is it primarily an issue with the gates/concourse itself? No, it is an issue with the physical concourse itself. H...
Jump to postI’d like to see DL get into larger aircraft on BNA-DTW, occasionally there’s a 739 or 757 but to see that regularly would be great. I doubt DL will put anything larger than a 737 on a regular basis at BNA until Concourse B is modified to better accommodate larger aircraft They occasionally bring in...
Jump to postI'm surprised it took this long. Are support animals properly trained or can anyone show up with an animal and claim that they require it for support? Support dogs are very well trained as a whole. People always want to pet them and the owner has to tell them no, If the little girl or her parent di...
Jump to postThat is probably it then. I believe DL flies more mainline out of BNA than AA, so that would explain the higher numbers. I think DL has ceased using 50-seaters at BNA. CVG has been a CR9. Not sure what goes to DTW and MSP (DTW gets some mainline, don't think MSP does).. ATL is all mainline. SLC is ...
Jump to postAA’s BNA hub was really interesting. It wouldn’t have lasted regardless I’m sure. Supposedly they closed it because lack of local passengers, and early 90s recession. I’m sure it didn’t help RDU was next door, and had MIA down south. I saw an interview years ago with Bob Crandall saying dehubbing N...
Jump to postThat information is why I asked the question. That information may not be accurate, according to the BNA Vision EIS (that claims American is still the second largest at 20 something percent and Delta is at 15 something percent). That data is correct, it is straight from the USDOT as sourced on wiki...
Jump to postDoes anyone know where you can find information on the airline market share at BNA? I cannot seem to find it on the website. This shows only the top 5, with other stuff. I don not place much emphasis on Wikipedia, but it's all I could find. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_International_Airp...
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