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Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

WkndWanderer wrote:
Jordan and western Iraq seem to have cleared out pretty quickly, a U.S. tanker doing circuits in the area and the RAF looks to have just sent a tanker up from Cyprus.

Squawking 7700 (general emergency) per FlightRadar24!!

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

FAA issues have nothing to do with it... pretty ordinary day-of-week frequency adjustments as the schedules go from placeholder to finalized. Though delays from OEMs might have a hand here as actual delivery schedules firm up. Yes, they looked pretty minor to me. Also looked like there were almost ...

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Re: United, FAA steps up oversight.

Where does United perform most of its heavy duty maintenance? I think I read years ago that IND was to UA what TUL is to AA. Is IND their biggest maintenance base? The IND base was sold of to AAR at the time of the UA bankruptcy. United currently seems to do heavy maintenance primarily at contracte...

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Re: United, FAA steps up oversight.

Where does United perform most of its heavy duty maintenance? I think I read years ago that IND was to UA what TUL is to AA. Is IND their biggest maintenance base? The IND base was sold of to AAR at the time of the UA bankruptcy. United currently seems to do heavy maintenance primarily at contracte...

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Re: Detroit Aviation - 2024

More anecdotal, but I wonder how much the addition of TK and FI at DTW have hurt B6. Several bargain shoppers I know who found DL too expensive, would in years past fly B6 to connect in BOS/JFK onto a foreign discount carrier partnered with B6, to get a “discounted” TATL flight. Just wonder how muc...

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Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

As they are not co-terminals and are spread across 3 states, is there any way to find breakdowns among BOS MHT PVD regardless of the criterion used in this T-100 sheet? Table 1a from the same source breaks the traffic and fare figures down among the individual airport pairs for combined markets. Ju...

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Re: American Airlines Network - 2024

Pretty sure LGA-PHL does not need 6x frequencies. Pretty sure this is slot squatting. I doubt that's for just TATL service especially when you get a better product out of JFK US Airways once did 20x daily PHL-LGA on Turboprops back when they had a slot portfolio they didn't know what to do with. Ta...

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Re: American Airlines Network - 2024

Looks like AA made some cuts to LGA this summer and/or late spring, basically reducing a bunch of markets by 1-2 daily. Nothing major, although interesting given their increases in PHL. LGA-BHM/DAY suspended LGA-CHO down to 1x daily LGA-CVG down to 2x daily LGA-STL down to 2x daily LGA-YUL down to ...

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Re: The Rest of Ohio Aviation - 2024

Good catch! At the moment, here’s what UA in June from CMH looks like: (using June 21) DEN: 2x (738) EWR: 6x (1x 170, 3x 175, 1x 319, 1x 737) IAD: 4x (175) IAH: 3x (1x 175, 1x 737, 1x 739) ORD: 5x (2x 175, 1x 320, 1x 737, 1x 738) SFO: 1x (320) Total: 21 departures (10x mainline, 11x regional). Nota...

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Re: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024

AA adding an additional PHL flight to retaliate against F9 The air service fairy came to grant more service this week: NK is increasing IND flights by 31% in April WN's IND-PHX is 3x daily (ex-Tue/Wed, 4x Sat) in October +1 YOY, extended from August/September WN's IND-LAS goes 4x daily (ex-Tue/Wed/...

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Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

Although I also thought about RDU as a possible location for a new UA hub, until it was pointed out a lack of gates. Then I had to wonder the benefits of RDU over IAD. No expert on hub operations, but the distance between IAD and RDU makes me wonder the impact on IAD. IAD relies on transfer passeng...

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Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

Although I also thought about RDU as a possible location for a new UA hub, until it was pointed out a lack of gates. Then I had to wonder the benefits of RDU over IAD. No expert on hub operations, but the distance between IAD and RDU makes me wonder the impact on IAD. IAD relies on transfer passeng...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

Does anyone know what general types of routes Delta uses its 738s for (vs its similarly sized a320 fleet)? I'm curious why AUS has seen a dramatic increase in 738 flying. Up to a few months ago, it was all Airbus - no 738s, no 739s. Now its sending 738s to JFK, MSP, SEA, LAX. Thanks in advance Migh...

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Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

For the same sample day I gave the United DEN hub domestic departures and arrivals (July 20, 2023) above in this thread, here is a chart of departures by 15 minute interval, which gives a much clearer outline of the bank times. (Data is from USDOT On-Time database and other FAA sources) https://i.im...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

funny, i saw this (and its great, btw) and came to the opposite conclusion. I see the chart and it looks banked to me...just that there are banks every hour. For slightly more clarity, here are only DL domestic departures graphed for the same day (July 20, 2023), with the arriving flights not graph...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

Now that 2023 USDOT On-Time data is available and I finally found the time to run an analysis, here's a time plot of the Delta ATL hub banks for the sample day of Thursday, July 20, 2023 (Note that this is again domestic-only) Looks almost entirely de-banked. Shows the size and scale of the ATL ope...

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Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

Now that 2023 USDOT On-Time data is available and I finally found the time to run an analysis, here's a time plot of the Delta ATL hub banks for the sample day of Thursday, July 20, 2023 (Note that this is again domestic-only) https://i.imgur.com/8377fSV.png A comparison to July 21, 2022 (however th...

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Re: Denver Aviation - 2024

Now that 2023 USDOT On-Time data is available and I finally found the time to run an analysis, here's a time plot of the United DEN hub banks for the sample day of Thursday, July 20, 2023 (Note that this is again domestic only) https://i.imgur.com/evf02tQ.png For comparison with the year before, her...

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

Now that 2023 USDOT On-Time data is available and I finally found the time to run an analysis, here's a time plot of the United DEN hub banks for the sample day of Thursday, July 20, 2023 (Note that this is again domestic only) https://i.imgur.com/evf02tQ.png For comparison with the year before, her...

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Re: Brawl on Ryanair flight

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SumChristianus

Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Ran a few more Southwest cities for maps of top 50 connecting flows: HOU https://i.imgur.com/7dRFbn9.gif BNA https://i.imgur.com/gMWAmlG.gif ATL https://i.imgur.com/wxx3W9o.gif Very similiar to BNA but a bit more short haul focused. OAK https://i.imgur.com/oOmepJf.gif MCO https://i.imgur.com/6fa5dkh...

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

Would you be willing to put the data of most connecting markets for each UA hub in this format? You did it in the other thread with a GCMap and that is much appriciated, but I would love to see it in this format if youre willing! :) Just the beyond hub destination markets from a single route into a...

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

What's the route out of FAT? FAT-DEN-ORD is in the top 100 of UA @ DEN connecting flows. Here are UA FAT-DEN's top 20 beyond DEN connecting markets: Top Beyond Markets for United's FAT-DEN PDEW FAT ORD 13.2 FAT MSP 9.8 FAT BWI 5.3 FAT MCI 5.0 FAT IAH 4.7 FAT FSD 4.6 FAT EWR 4.6 FAT GRR 4.5 FAT BNA ...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

LAXdude1023 wrote:
SumChristianus wrote:
A few more top 50 connecting flow maps (Q3 2023):
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Would love to see IAH.

Excluding Hawaii the top 50 for UA at IAH:

Including Hawaii:

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Thank you! I’d be curious to see how similar CLT looks to ATL. I’m sure both rely almost entirely on Florida to make all the connections work. Jeremy DL at ATL https://i.imgur.com/A9rfFD4.gif AA at CLT https://i.imgur.com/mxtoou3.gif Interestingly, CLT for AA looks closer to AA's PHL hub or UA at I...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

A few more top 50 connecting flow maps (Q3 2023): UA at ORD https://i.imgur.com/1dpUstH.gif AA at ORD https://i.imgur.com/pKrpFAw.gif The two hubs at ORD are pretty similar. I'd say UA is a little longer haul focused with its domestic connections through ORD, but its close. Funny how for both carrie...

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

Been playing around with USDOT DB1B data for Q3 2023 today and here's a map of the largest 100 or so connecting itineraries through DEN on United (excluding Hawaii): https://i.imgur.com/UP5UZhh.gif IAH-BZN at about 54 PDEW carried by United through DEN in Q3 2023, was that quarter's largest UA @ DE...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

And AA hubs (plus a few other key airports) AA Domestic O&D Q3 2023 Q3 2022 YoY Change DFW 25,634 23,940 7.1% ORD 14,196 14,912 -4.8% CLT 12,957 12,752 1.6% PHL 12,794 11,445 11.8% DCA 11,781 10,611 11.0% MIA 11,126 11,620 -4.3% PHX 10,369 9,905 4.7% LAX 9,859 10,037 -1.8% I find this one inter...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Would it be possible to get one for UA at IAD? Thank you! And UA at SFO please :) Thank you! Here's IAD's domestic top flows (also excluding Hawaii > ORF-HNL is around #34) https://i.imgur.com/sLZIXj9.gif Switching to top 50 only because its a little less cluttered And SFO's top 50 domestic connect...

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Re: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024

Midwestindy wrote:
Perhaps the coolest airport installation.....ever?

Are people actually playing on it?

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

WN Domestic O&D Q3 2023 Q3 2022 MCI 864 365.3 136.5% Small numbers, but seems WN is intent on using the new MCI terminal as a connecting complex. Ahh thanks, didn't catch that. I was surprised DL JFK and UA EWR were low to begin with, but I suspect its because a lot of their connection flow is ...

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SumChristianus

Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Top 100 UA domestic connecting flows through IAH (also excluding Hawaii to declutter map):

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

I think NYC is particularly notable here with both UA EWR and DL JFK/LGA big decreases. In my view, I think the substantial decreased connections is due to increasing O&D from NYC as demand returned. This shows DL and UA moved connection flows from other hubs to maintain their NYC hubs (can't b...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

I think NYC is particularly notable here with both UA EWR and DL JFK/LGA big decreases. In my view, I think the substantial decreased connections is due to increasing O&D from NYC as demand returned. This shows DL and UA moved connection flows from other hubs to maintain their NYC hubs (can't b...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

And through Alaska's SEA hub (this time I left Hawaii in)

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Also, here are the top 100 domestic connecting flows for Delta at ATL mapped (also Q3 2023):

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

I think NYC is particularly notable here with both UA EWR and DL JFK/LGA big decreases. In my view, I think the substantial decreased connections is due to increasing O&D from NYC as demand returned. This shows DL and UA moved connection flows from other hubs to maintain their NYC hubs (can't b...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

I think NYC is particularly notable here with both UA EWR and DL JFK/LGA big decreases. In my view, I think the substantial decreased connections is due to increasing O&D from NYC as demand returned. This shows DL and UA moved connection flows from other hubs to maintain their NYC hubs (can't b...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

I think NYC is particularly notable here with both UA EWR and DL JFK/LGA big decreases. In my view, I think the substantial decreased connections is due to increasing O&D from NYC as demand returned. This shows DL and UA moved connection flows from other hubs to maintain their NYC hubs (can't b...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Those numbers have to be disappointing for our AA peeps in Chicago American is also dropping slowly on ORD O&D as well so the UA to AA gap is widening in local O&D as well as in connecting flow. AA ORD Domestic O&D (PDEW) 2023 Q3: 14,195 2022 Q3: 15,004 UA ORD Domestic O&D (PDEW) 20...

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Re: US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

With connecting traffic decreasing for WN and AA at PHX YoY, does this mean O&D traffic has gone up? The airport is on track to have a record-breaking year for pax numbers. Yes, or, that international > domestic connecting traffic has increased by a lot, but I'd be willing to bet that domestic ...

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

Been playing around with USDOT DB1B data for Q3 2023 today and here's a map of the largest 100 or so connecting itineraries through DEN on United (excluding Hawaii): https://i.imgur.com/UP5UZhh.gif IAH-BZN at about 54 PDEW carried by United through DEN in Q3 2023, was that quarter's largest UA @ DEN...

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US Domestic Hubs Connecting Traffic Comparison (Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2022)

Been playing around most of today with the newly released Q3 2023 USDOT DB1B data and thought I'd share this, a comparison of the domestic connecting "flows" in daily passengers "through" each hub of the US Big 3 in Q3 2023 as well as a year over year comparison. This is again NO...

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Re: United Airlines Network - 2024

I wonder if UA has considered additional adds from BUR? Particularly IAH and EWR - everything I've heard (and seen personally) suggests that JFK-BUR does very well for B6 (IIRC they've done 2x daily on that route in addition to BOS during the summer). UA themselves seem to be doing very well on EWR...

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Re: New York City NYC (JFK/EWR/LGA/SWF/HPN/ISP) Aviation - 2024

USDOT just posted Q3 2023 DB1B data, so here's the domestic O&D revenue share amongst all New York City airports for Q3 2023: https://i.imgur.com/W9X0UOH.png It's interesting to see how JetBlue is in 4th place and how Alaska (due to longer average market lengths and higher yields) beats Southwes...

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Re: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024

USDOT DB1B data for Q3 2023 was just posted, so here's IND's domestic O&D market share by carrier.

Also here's the domestic O&D revenue share for the same quarter:

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Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

No,that didn't. The plane was depressurized. The rear door on a 727 opens inward. If pressurized, nobody would have been able to open it. I believe D. B. Cooper told them to fly low the entire time. Thanks, that makes more sense. So would that mean that darkroast is right about all doors opening in...

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Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

https://www.flightaware.com/live/fleet/ASA/cancelled

That still seems rather low for a 737 MAX fleet of 66 aircraft.

SumChristianus

Re: Salt Lake City Aviation - 2024

Where do you find O&D percentages ranked by airport? Various ways. I use USDOT DB1B data to get domestic passenger Origin and Destination totals in PDEW (per day each way) format. Q2 2023 is the latest available through that source. Here were the US top 50 airports in that quarter 1 MCO 59,626 ...

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Re: Washington State Aviation - 2023

Something possibly missed in the AS vs. DL at SEA discussion that I just noticed and found quite interesting is that DL isn't actually trailing "too" far behind AS in terms of revenue share of the domestic market. 25% for DL vs. 37% for AS in Q2 2023. This gap is also almost exactly the sa...

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