I recently came across an episode of ACI about AA965 which I had never heard of before. From my understanding, a series of fatal mistakes led to the 757 literally being flown into the side of a mountain. Much of the cause was blamed on the crew, but did any changes actually result from it? https://w...
Jump to postThe US3 seem to be having a rough time in India and China. You would think that there would be plenty of demand between the two countries but this is obviously not the case. Why?
Jump to postIt's an absolute shame what's happened to Shaheen Air, with a population the size of Pakistan and the fact that the airline previously used to fly to the United Kingdom I was hoping that the airline would get through it's troubles so it's a real shame to know that they have finally ceased operation...
Jump to postWhy are Brits so fascinated with “Southern culture?” As somebody living in FL and thus who has frequently been through Georgia and the Carolinas, the people are nice but I wouldn’t visit just to see “southern culture” and definitely wouldn’t fly from the UK just for that. No offense to Europeans but...
Jump to postDL has an hourly shuttle to ATL and throw ludicrous amounts of capacity on the route to fill up 17+ daily MCO-ATL flights. The number one destination from ATL is MCO, making it a gigantic station just on the basis of ATL alone, with more flights just to ATL than DL has for all daily flights to some ...
Jump to postTTailedTiger wrote:Not really. MCO used to be a much larger station for Delta. They pretty much had the entire airside to themselves. They allowed the LCC's to take away their market share.
As an Orlando local, I would be pissed about this except for the fact that I could never afford to fly it since prices were astronomically high. I can assure you that of all the reasons DL decided to end this, money was not one of them. Also, the fact that they added MCO-AMS fairly recently does mak...
Jump to postflyoregon wrote:southwest1675 wrote:Pray for the folks in St Louis. This is a huge slap in the face to STL.
Really...? It's not like the city was destroyed by an alien battalion.
We are at the end of an era of cheap airport real estate. I believe most aircraft after the 777X will have this technology. Just as I believe most new engines will have CMC turbine blades after the 777X too. Technology moves on. Yeah, but people said the same thing about dimmable windows. Looks coo...
Jump to postWith EWR being added, Denver is now the only Star Hub with no TK service. Any chance of TK heading that way? Might be a better option than Emirates IMHO. Good chance of it, TK has a knack for oddball non-Star destinations like ATL and MIA so DEN would be a walk in the park, especially without compe...
Jump to postAdipocere wrote:Have there been any instances of the main cabin doors freezing shut locking the pax in unable to get off until the ice thaws?
at this point who doesnt want it? The 797 will be the best-selling airplane ever built. Every man, woman, child, and their dog will want one and it will be the most successful plane since the Wright Flyer took off at Kitty Hawk. Airlines are gonna want more 797's than sharks want blood. In all seri...
Jump to postI was recently wondering, during big events in the DC area, such as an inauguration for instance, are planes allowed to land at DCA? I've never seen any pics of DC during large events as taken from a plane on approach to DCA, but you can definitely hear planes landing close in the background in vide...
Jump to postIt's a testament to how far BA has fallen. Even if BA still makes more money, there was a time not that long ago where the thought of somebody outdoing BA at their own game, NYC to LON was ridiculous because it was BA and they were the kings. Even Pan Am had its time, but the future belongs to DY.
Jump to postI don't know if it's just me, but it seems like whenever you want to fly within the continental US along the east coast and especially to/from FL, there are at least a few options involving a connection in SJU. Puerto Rico is a good distance just from FL and would be a massive backtrack even in the ...
Jump to postAppears that a jetbridge has collapsed at ISB. Unclear as to what caused it, but one person has been injured.
https://propakistani.pk/2018/10/09/pass ... dium=notif
I don't think this is realistic at all, that said, there is no way that it displaces more than a few thousand people at best. NY is big but its not that big. Some of the estimates on here about tens of thousands or 100K people are ridiculous and borderline absurd.
Jump to postShaheen Air of Pakistan has now returned all of its aircraft to lessors and ceased operations effective Oct 6.
Jump to postI wonder if maybe what ends up happening is that with updated security at the new ISB airport, PK is permitted to go nonstop to JFK, but only from ISB which meets the security requirements. Whether LHE and KHI resume JFK as well is a different story, but in my opinion, even if the latter two don't y...
Jump to postSQ789 wrote:DolphinAir747 wrote:CX from HKG or BKK?
Could be nonstop
Doesn't surprise me at all, by movements, ORD has always looked and felt busier than ATL, so it was only a matter of time before the numbers caught up.
Jump to postProtocols set forward from 9/11 are more streamlined across the countries these days. A fighter escort is anything but overkill. Outside of the cabin, no one really knows whats going on inside that tube at 35,000ft. The pilots would also be slowly getting information as FA's would have their hands ...
Jump to postI will never understand why people are so hypocritical about talking on planes. People talk in the car, on the bus, on the train, in the office, yet all of a sudden, do it on a plane and you’re the worst person alive.
Jump to postAll I know is that on a WN 737, if I drop something on the floor by my feet, I can bend over and pick it up. On an AA 737 in either configuration, it is impossible to do. I have to slide to the adjacent seen to be able to get down to the floor. This is by far the best description I’ve heard. Agree ...
Jump to posthoons90 wrote:I've noticed that Finnair occasionally flies over that part of North Korea as well.
The second I read Thomas Cook, I knew cock was going to be in it.
Jump to postPakistan should work on becoming Category 1. Then, take advantage of the new ISB airport and utilize it as the primary hub for the airline. I think a daily ISB-JFK and 4x weekly ISB-IAD, ISB-ORD are U.S. routes that could potentially work PIA can choose to operate some key destinations from LHE and...
Jump to postTo be honest, it's probably best if AZ didn't fail. People on here take airline collapses way too lightly; they're gigantic companies that have routes to all kinds of places which requires tons of agreements and paperwork worth years in one of the most heavily regulated and difficult industries in w...
Jump to postAs is mentioned above, a merger is the literal opposite of a complete failure, and at least half of the ones mentioned are mergers. Kingfisher is a good example of one of the biggest airline failures of all time. The founder Vijay Mallya, once known as the "King of Good Times" has now fled...
Jump to postThe World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran do not impact humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety. This has nothing to do with allowing Iran air to fly more routes or buy more airplanes. It allows Iran to continue to buy parts on the open market to...
Jump to postWas CX ever interested in connecting North America traffic to KHI across the Pacific back when it operated this flight? Might try this flight if it comes to be, but if targets the upper side of the market and is priced too high, I'll have to pass on it. The more I think about CX returning to KHI and...
Jump to postunrave wrote:Is there opposition within Pakistan for privatising PIA?
This isnt a rumour. The PIA executive management along with the Pak Govt audit committee published a 500 page report on how to revitalize the carrier and the main highlights they proposed were scaringly as follows: 1. 7 narrow bodies (A321s and A319s) to feed 25 wide body aircraft (11 B777s + 14 A3...
Jump to postI doubt it will return until next year if it does. That said, it should be one-stop both ways...on a Boeing 777-200ER (no need for an -LR - those can be dedicated to YYZ). PK hasn't made a total exit from NYC; it still owns the Roosevelt Hotel here, which the airline has owned since 1999, and I pre...
Jump to postRumor is PIA is making a return to JFK in the next month or so. It is unclear if it will be nonstop and what the frequency of it will be.
Jump to postThe UN has issued an order to lift Iran sanctions in an ICJ ruling at the Hague as it sides with Iran's case for humanitarian goods and civil aviation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/un-court-issues-interim-order-to-united-states-to-lift-iran-sanctions-linked-to-humanitarian-goods...
Jump to postThemotionman wrote:Did Delta give consent for this?
reltney wrote:If you have never fllew(pilot) or flown on/in a 747, sell your sole to do so.
Ben Baldanza (Spirit's former CEO) is now in JetBlue's board. Starting Basic Economy may be the first step towards transforming JetBlue into another ULCC. Time will tell. Funny to look back at when he first joined the board, people actually thought he was just going to sit back and observe with a h...
Jump to postSeptember 28 will mark the 50th anniversary of the rollout of what later became known as the Jumbo Jet. A truly magnificent airplane, and it will always be the queen of the skies. The 747 will be missed as it retires but its legacy lives on in spirit. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180927-the-boe...
Jump to postEverything government touches dies. Before it dies, it becomes outrageously costly. Private enterprise is the only way for any business to operate viably, including airlines. I wouldn't say government necessarily is the cause of problems. However, corruption is and it usually comes from the governm...
Jump to postQR can ensure it is going to have a 100% share of the World Cup traffic with the blockade in place. Doha will be sending a chocolate cake to Dubai and Abu Dhabi as a thank you gift as QR will have a complete monopoly with EK and EY out of the game.
Jump to postHorrid company with disgraceful behavior even by American standards.
Jump to postStart here: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subjectivity?s=t Then continue here: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fallacy?s=t ...report back what you learned. Care to elaborate? There are many prefaces for such a statement, but "logically" certainly isn't one of them. It's logical enou...
Jump to postSEA has more "recognizable brands" than NYC, TYO, LON, and PAR? ....allllllrighty then, lol. But anyway, DL serves the primary transpacific gateways for US traffic all nonstop from SEA: NRT, ICN, PEK, PVG, and resuming KIX. It also offers LHR, CDG, and AMS on its own metal; double daily f...
Jump to postDL has just about every major corporate contract in SEA for Intl wrapped up. Amazon. Microsoft. And so on...They'll be fine. That's pretty surprising. DL's network out of SEA is (really) weak for a city that has more instantly recognizable brands than any other city in the world. They have 3 TPAC r...
Jump to postWell then, what will Airbus do when GE doesn’t deliver engines? Because EU companies are not complying with US sanctions, they sell to whoever they want, but if it’s Iran, US law will prevent US companies from dealing with those EU companies doing business in nations under US sanctions. These sanct...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Then, how come the businesses are leaving Iran?.
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GalaxyFlyer wrote:Then, come the secondary sanctions when US authorities see Airbus aircraft with US components in Iran. US then shuts off American business with them. Which is still why reputable EU businesses are dropping Iran.
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