Re: Delta 757 hard landing this morning at Azores PDL

I think US workers are protected from paycheck deductions. They would have to file civil suit to demand payment from the employees which would set a bad precedent for them. I think unless they could demonstrate negligence very easily they wouldn’t bother because a pilot isn’t going to be able to pay...

Re: DCA to close for July 4th Celebration

KFTG wrote:

Hoping for rain.

Re: Federal Prosecutors Expanding Boeing Investigation to CHS 787 Production Site

I don’t think too big to fail necessarily means that companies are literally too big to fail - it’s just that those companies who are “too big to fail” are so deeply entrenched within the government and economy that when they begin to fail, they take large amounts of the economy down with them, maki...

Re: DL CEO Says SLC-ICN "On Our Drawing Board"

I’ll give a little perspective on the situation in SLC - gates are going to continue to close and open but overall there will be a capacity decrease. O/D is up but connecting traffic is actually being cut from SLC which is where I imagine the majority of the revenue will be made. I imagine that with...

Re: Salt Lake City (SLC) & LCCs

SLC is a huge airport for a city the size of Salt Lake City. Although the catchment area is big in size, not huge in population. The airport has the non-stop international flights it has because of the hub. I don't know what the contract The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has, but my g...

Re: Salt Lake City (SLC) & LCCs

Also, the SLC metro area only has 1.2 million people, ranking 48 in the US. This puts them smaller than Louisville, Memphis, Richmond, Jacksonville, and others, and only slightly larger than Birmingham (AL) and Buffalo. For a city of its size, SLC is more than adequately served by DL as others have...

Re: Delta A330-900 routes

It's sad that Delta regressed so much under Anderson and Bastian. Delta started service to some exotic places in Europe, the middle East, and Africa in 2006/2007. These days the only new service we see is to AMS, CDG. I guess the A330 fits the bill for hub to hub flying and the poor folks who now t...

Re: SLC Terminal Construction Updates

Passed thru SLC recently and was pleasantly surprised by how little impact the construction has had on the overall passenger experience. There are no construction 'snarls' impacting use of the airport. Well done I'd say. Yep, the only impact is that terminal drive makes some really weird curves and...

Re: SLC Terminal Construction Updates

Delta added ~700m to the cost in improvements they asked to pay for themselves. Much of it was widening and upgrading the plans for the north concourse (which will be wider than the south concourse) including improved international facilities and a much better sky club. I believe they also asked for...

Re: Delta to get rid of single use plastics

I hope that if they're getting rid of plastic straws, they're replacing them with paper ones. There are people who need straws for health reasons, and other people just prefer to drink with one, especially when sitting in a confined space. They will be replacing them with compostable straws pin req...

Re: Delta to get rid of single use plastics

Nice move by DL, hopefully we'll see all other major airlines follow suit soon. I wish they would remove the plastic straws, stirrers and disposal non-renewal cups from my office, but to be honest, washing out a coffee cup after every use is a waste of water. Can't win. It depends on how you look a...

Re: Korean Air announces Boston

SLC is the next most likely ICN destination for KE/DL, not as likely because of both MSP and BOS adds but I would like to see it for next summer season. It is definitely feasible because most of SLC's O/D intercontinental is to Asia + good relationships with Chinese airlines

Re: Which Airports are at Full or almost Full Capacity?

SCL, specially in high season and morning rush hour, though it's being expanded and due to be finished by 2020 I think you would mean SLC :-) Haha I actually did mean SCL. You should see how overcrowded the terminal is during peak season (Winter and summer vacations) and the morning rush hour. Hope...

Re: Which Airports are at Full or almost Full Capacity?

NearMiss wrote:

SCL, specially in high season and morning rush hour, though it's being expanded and due to be finished by 2020

Re: What's The Next Non-hub Delta 767 Route?

Delta considers Amsterdam and Paris hubs. I believe the only nob-hub routes would be ones like MCO-GRU.

Edit: misunderstood the post sorry if this came off as pedantic

Re: CIs next US city-MKE? What others?

trex8 wrote:

After starting ONT, which has its own thread, wh---.

Re: GUA closed due to nearby volcanic eruption

Yikes, I'm going to be in Antigua and Chichicastanango next month... hoping everybody is safe and this clears up

Re: SQ to start LAX non-stop; considering additional US city

Would have expected Toronto, but maybe Seattle? Maybe it is referring to another one stop destination, I could see something like SIN-(CPH/ARN/MUC)-ORD

Re: It Appears That DL Kills Dogs, Too,

These stories make me so sad

Re: Southwest ask mother to prove Bi-racial child is her own

I don't have an issue with the fact that WN tried to verify the child's identity with any level of suspicion. I most definitely DO have an issue with the fact that the employee chose to disregard the passport even though it verified the child's identity, that the child's dad who shared the last name...

Re: Is the EU law (EC) No 261 enacted by European Parliament in 2004 to protect Air Pax is ever enforceable?

Will airlines prevent you from flying with them again or mistreat you if you sue and collect?

Re: SilkAir becomes 'Singapore Airlines'

Am I the only one here who will be sad that SilkAir branding will be gone? It has build up its name and loyalty over the decades as a leisure driven airline and their new cabin and product offering that comes with B737NG introduction was a breath of fresh air. MI's crew seems, to me IMO, much more ...

Re: Delta To Resume CMH-SLC, Confirms CMH TATL Interest

Nardone said the airport is “getting close” to European service. He said it’s a big investment for an airline to add a European flight, representing a commitment of $45 million to $50 million. A daily flight is more like $120m. They are talking about seasonal, non-daily? I'd think DL is the least l...

Re: Airbus Claims that A350XWB is quieter than B787, but is it really?

The posters here need to understand that the noise in the aircraft is highly dependant on your location in the plane. If you sat in the front of a 787 and just behind the engine of an A350, the A350 is going to sound louder. Obviously Airbus would take the time to standardize their testing methods.

Re: What effect would a RNWY extension at OGG have

It's nonstop, but with payload restrictions. Tokyo and Seoul would be logical, but would require customs. This was considered early in the decade but didn't pan out. ATL, IAH, and SLC have been flown in the past and could be candidates for resumption. I suppose New York could work as well. DL flies...

Re: What effect would a RNWY extension at OGG have

- United could go direct to Chicago instead of having to stop in Kona (do they still do this?) It's nonstop, but with payload restrictions. Tokyo and Seoul would be logical, but would require customs. This was considered early in the decade but didn't pan out. ATL, IAH, and SLC have been flown in t...

Re: Westjet New Livery

I love the new one! Much better than the La Croix can pure flavor dot-com looking livery. Being a.net I know everyone is going to complain because that's what we love to do about anything and everything new. But I think it's a very respectable change for them that looks modern and competitive but ma...

Re: UAL, DAL & AA, who is # 1, 2 & 3 across the Atlantic?

tphuang wrote:

Well aa hands off all its flying duties to ba so it’s kind of an unfair comparison here.

Re: Could a major airline ( like AF) actually go under ?

Question is what alternatives does KLM have then ? Will they be dragged under too ? Either the Air France KLM group will be dissolved before that happens if the situation gets bad enough and the Dutch get angry enough, or Air France will take KLM down with it. They exist as a single company with tw...

Re: Could a major airline ( like AF) actually go under ?

Question is what alternatives does KLM have then ? Will they be dragged under too ? Either the Air France KLM group will be dissolved before that happens if the situation gets bad enough and the Dutch get angry enough, or Air France will take KLM down with it. They exist as a single company with tw...

Re: What to expect on KLM's HKG-AMS-HAM-AMS-HKG, AMS-JFK-AMS? KLM is a top airline?

Move to travel / polls / preferences

Re: BER new terminal to open with rest of airport in 2020

Well tons of people were saying it would open in 2021... if they could get it done by 2020 that would be "great".

Re: Virgin Atlantic Officially Closes ORD

I would imagine that this is more important from London's end than from Chicago for Virgin flyers. VS flyers needing to transfer seems like an oversight.

Re: Volotea 717 Fire at OVD

They have 17 717's... 1/year is unacceptable. First of all they have 17 B717 and 11 A319. According airfleets. Second, We are talking about 50000 thousand flights a year. This means only 0.002 of their flights have a problem. Third, we are talking about incidents with no crashes or fatalities...som...

Re: Volotea 717 Fire at OVD

They have 17 717's... 1/year is unacceptable.

Re: 1st Int'l long haul Airline out of MKE?

bfitzflyer wrote:

A long shot, but maybe DL to AMS or CDG similar to what they have done in PIT and IND.

Re: How large could DL grow at JFK?

DL also has a hub at LGA, and DL's LGA hub is bigger than its SLC, LAX, and SEA hubs and its CVG, BOS, and RDU focus cities. DL has around 275 daily departures out of its LGA hub, and DL's LGA hub is bigger than its JFK hub. However, DL has nonstop service to international destinations and domestic...

Re: Why don't low-cost airlines fly to ski airports in the US?

Delta has it's 4th largest hub at a ski resort

SLC is closer to it's resorts in the cottonwoods and Park City than many ski airports in CO are to their airports.

Re: Future of DET (Detroit City Airport)

klm617 wrote:

blockski wrote:

DET is only 264 acres. MDW is 650 acres. Even SNA is just over 500 acres.

There’s simply no business case here. High cost, low reward.

The airport is NOT a business it's a public facility.

Re: Middle East Airlines (MEA) decision next month: Airbus A330-900neo or Boeing 787-9

My only wish is that they change their logo :/ They are introducing a new livery next year with the A321neos. Is it just the livery or will the logo be updated? Their logo looks like it was made in Microsoft paint and pushed around on the internet for a few years before it came back pixelated and s...

Re: Future of DET (Detroit City Airport)

Please don't make extraneous threads - DTW air service thread exists. DTW managing board wants to protect DTW's position as sole airport. DTW isn't over capacity and has no need for a second airport beyond things like Allegiant wanting cheap landing fees. DTW isn't too expensive to operate at. DET ...

Re: Middle East Airlines (MEA) decision next month: Airbus A330-900neo or Boeing 787-9

My only wish is that they change their logo :/

Re: Future of DET (Detroit City Airport)

Please don't make extraneous threads - DTW air service thread exists. DTW managing board wants to protect DTW's position as sole airport. DTW isn't over capacity and has no need for a second airport beyond things like Allegiant wanting cheap landing fees. DTW isn't too expensive to operate at. DET w...

Re: OAG Changes 4/15/2018: WS Drops YYC-DFW/ORD, BOS-YUL; UA Adds IAD-PBG; AS Trims More Transcons

Why are there so many TATL cuts from Delta? Are there not enough aircraft?

Re: CAN gears up to rival HKG as world's top 10 hub airport?

Between 63m and 120m people live in the Pearl River Delta. Shenzhen, for example, sprouted out of nothing in 30 years. I think it's reasonable to expect CAN's growth rate to get even faster until the Chinese economy inevitably falters due to the housing bubble and piss poor economic practices of the...

Re: Most unique long-haul movement(s) at your local airport

SLC-AMS on KLM

Re: Delta and Korean sign JVA

There is no market. Very little O/D to Asia in DTW You want to put up some data on that, because I'm thinking of Toyota Tech Center in Ann Arbor and Denso + Aisin Seiki on the long-standing DTW-NGO route, plus Big 3 and supplier traffic to NRT. I should have rephrased. Detroit has Asia O/D but much...

Re: Delta and Korean sign JVA

I am curious has Delta not already violated this stipulation when they reduced DTW-ICN from a 744 to an A350 The joint venture wasn't approved until just recently. They can't retroactively enforce the rule. Delta didn't downgauge expecting for the stipulation, either Yes but I would think that the ...

Re: Delta and Korean sign JVA

The condition is, 1. keep total overall (combined) capacity on ICN-US and 2. do not reduce (combined) capacity on each of ICN-SEA DTW ATL LAS IAD How many daily flights are there from the U.S. to ICN? I am curious has Delta not already violated this stipulation when they reduced DTW-ICN from a 744 ...

Re: Decade since Delta's merger with Northwest

The reason that Delta doesn't celebrate northwest's heritage is that they began removing special liveries (other than SkyTeam) to try to begin a brand turnaround following the merger. You need to take a look at what Delta was to consumers 10 years ago. Delta had a horrible reputation as an airline. ...