Why is only the Sinai area of Egypt open? Can't they traverse pretty much the rest of Egypt?
Jump to postThis isn't a tail number request, but any idea what LH was sending to MAA in 1999 and 2001? Apparently I took the flight both years but was too young to remember any of it. According to Flightmemory entries for LH758 FRA-MAA a B747 was used in 1999 and 2001.(only one entry for 08/2001 shows an A340...
Jump to postWhere else in India might VS expand? CCO Juha Jarvinen said “there is a huge opportunity for us in India" and "we’re anticipating a huge growth in demand." https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/virgin-atlantic-grows-india-capacity-bengaluru-launch-additional Maybe ...
Jump to postI wonder if we'll see B6 cut PVD & ORH entirely at some point; especially given their close proximity to BOS. Might be better for B6 to try to convince those two markets to make the drive over instead of having outstations there and cannibalizing the BOS operation (to a degree). ORH was said to...
Jump to postRather than starting a new hub for the west, why don’t they fortify their operations from the core hubs (BOS/JFK/FLL/MCO) to the western half of the country? For example, they only fly 1x BOS-PHX while AA has 3+ flights a day. NYC-DEN is barely 2x daily while others operate several per day. That is...
Jump to postRather than starting a new hub for the west, why don’t they fortify their operations from the core hubs (BOS/JFK/FLL/MCO) to the western half of the country? For example, they only fly 1x BOS-PHX while AA has 3+ flights a day. NYC-DEN is barely 2x daily while others operate several per day. That is ...
Jump to postHas BOS-SEA always been just 1x daily outside the summer season? I just booked SEA-BOS for May, and I only saw the red eye flight. Seems strange considering that this is a high-business traffic transcontinental route which DL and AS operate at least 3x per day. Even JFK-SEA is only once a day. Also,...
Jump to postPhilly is still the 4th largest media market and has a massive metro GDP that rivals all the cities of its stature. I don't mean to take the conversation here, but Philadelphia really suffers from an irrelevancy problem. Yes, PHL might have a large GDP, but to say that it rivals other metros is rea...
Jump to postPhilly is still the 4th largest media market and has a massive metro GDP that rivals all the cities of its stature. I don't mean to take the conversation here, but Philadelphia really suffers from an irrelevancy problem. Yes, PHL might have a large GDP, but to say that it rivals other metros is rea...
Jump to postI saw that DOH-TRV is a 788 today. Was this an unplanned equipment swap? I think this is the first time I have seen a wide body on that route. A pleasant surprise.
Jump to postWouldn't PHLs lack of Int'l carriers be a benefit here. Boston travelers have a choice of connecting carriers, dilution of random nbrs BOS 100 psgrs to 8 int'l carriers, VS PHL 60 psgrs via 3 carriers. Same for India, Asia etc. In the same vein for Asia, pre covid BOS gets JL,AN, KE, CX and some Ch...
Jump to postAnd yet BOS has had service recently by two African carriers (AT & VR) and PHL never has :roll: No one implied or said BOS was known as an African hub except you. What I did say (and is 100% true) is that BOS, ORD, SFO, LAX and IAH don't even have service to BRU on SN, so no shot that PHL would...
Jump to postI heard that LH group wants to make BRU a connecting hub to Africa. What is the demand like for PHL-Africa?
Do you think SN could serve PHL for this purpose?
I expect a new AA agreement. Why wouldn’t Europe last its perfect for BOS and JFK. I really think UA is a better partner long term for B6. Of course they should not do this now. But when the day comes that B6 is profitable and willing to grow, they need to get a better footprint west of the Mississ...
Jump to postI thought they had a decent stint going in DFW, no? DFW is a market they are very familiar with and similar to MSP in how it is dominated by one major carrier that would tolerate 2X weekly flights and is closer to reach South Americia. Yeah I thought that would have been DFW. Don't forget that ther...
Jump to postSo, basically BOS, JFK and Northeast to Florida. Not sure if Europe will last in the Fall. Overdue but necessary. I really do wish them the best. It does seem like a new arrangement with AA similar to the AA/AS agreement should be pursued. Even the judge said that would pass muster. The prior propo...
Jump to postHere are all the LAX cuts, from June: -SFO, SEA, MIA, LAS, RNO, PVR, LIR, CUN -34 daily departures going down to 24. Other network cuts (non-LAX): -Bogota, Quito, Lima, Kansas City, Newburg, NY (Stewart Airport) Further: -FLL to AUS, ATL, BNA, MSY, SLC all being cut -JFK to DTW -TPA to Aguadilla, P...
Jump to postThe biggest problem I see is a lack of cooperation between the city and AA. Not really sure who is to blame, but neither one has a good reputation regarding the "commitment" word. It;s almost like one is waiting for the other one to take the next step. The city should step away from AA to...
Jump to postBy this I don't mean alliances (like the defunct NEA) or JV's, where many other assets can be shared. I'm referring to simple codeshares. For example, let's take the UA and EK codeshare. UA's sole flight to DXB is from EWR. EK serves most of UA's hubs on its own metal. Can EK just place a UA codesha...
Jump to postJust BOS and JFK.
BOS because it is my local airport.
JFK because sometimes the fares are several hundred $$ cheaper than BOS.
The B787-8’s will probably start leaving towards the end of the decade when they will be getting quite old by ME3 standards. Gosh I still remember when these were first introduced into the fleet back in 2012/13. It always strikes me that in many Eastern countries, airframes regularly get dumped whe...
Jump to postI really don't know what they plan by way of "big aircraft orders." Don't they already have plenty on order? I'd assume the A32N's and 7M9's will replace the A320ceos. But will they really need 50 A32N's? They don't have plans of retiring the 77W yet. But they have 18 A35K's, 13 789's, and...
Jump to postI'm guessing mine was MAA-CCJ on the now defunct Indian Airlines (merged with Air India) in 1999. I was just a year old so I wouldn't know for sure.
Jump to postI really don't get how an airline can be upset with Boeing delays given that the manufacturer has rushed things through which led to serious safety problems. Either you get a potentially unsafe aircraft fast, or you wait to get a safe plane that adheres fully to quality standards.
Jump to postAA isn't loosing any sleep over AI's unrealistic aspirations...let's see how DFW-DEL works for them, It won't! AA did their Research and said hell no when they saw the numbers they came up with re:DFW-DEL Your argument rests on the idea that AI and AA have the same obstacles and cost structures. Th...
Jump to postIf JFK-DEL is low premium, then why are they even operating such a long route out of a city that is low on their hub ranking? It made sense when the route started in 2021, as COVID restrictions were still in place and resulting competition was low. Now all those competitors are back in full scale pl...
Jump to postLong term, I don't think Delta and China airlines will both serve the route as they are codeshare partners. It will probably be one or the other.
Does Starlux have a decent connecting network at TPE yet? If not, I think they would be first to duck out. Either way, BR will certainly remain king.
Today marks 10 years since the BOS service was inaugurated!
Jump to postToday marks 10 years since EK launched DXB-BOS service! I still remember it being such a big affair. There were Emirates ads scattered all over the city, and on the MBTA Red Line cars. :lol: It even made the local news that morning! This was truly a revolutionary moment in BOS's history as it was a ...
Jump to postInterestingly enough, if you google ‘Malaysia Airlines’ the first suggestions that come up include ‘flight 17’, ‘flight 370’, ‘disappeared’, etc. Everyone I know in real life, especially non-AvGeeks, still associate MH with the two crashes. I agree completely. My relatives recently flew MH from Ind...
Jump to postWith this impending loss of a carrier, I think Skyteam will really push through with having AF/KLM buy TAP. Also, Spain is going to be pretty much dominated by IAG now. Iberia, Vueling, Air Nostrum, and now Air Europa. The only other option, especially on the Spanish domestic side is going to by Rya...
Jump to postI will never forget coming home from the gym and reading "Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 disappears en route to Beijing." on CNN. Nor will I forget about the loss of her sister ship 9M-MRD just 4 months later. Unbelievable that this year marks a decade since both tragedies. We will never for...
Jump to postWasn't there also an SFO-BOS 757 flight that encountered wing damage last month?
Jump to postI know you say you’re confused, but think for a second, does what they are working to become maybe sound like a very successful airline on the WC? I’m all for it. B6 has strengths, that they’re finally starting to play to. If they do this right their value proposition to both leisure and biz travel...
Jump to postwhy do you think jetblue has flat beds why do you think airlines like united airlines have flat beds and also have basic economy tickets for low cost customers United is the leader in long haul international among US airlines, so of course they have flat beds. They are a premium airline and are ver...
Jump to postI'm not going to lie but it seems that UA has had some scares lately. They had that MAX with the rudder pedal issues at EWR. Didn't a flight out of IAH just have flames shooting out the engine? Last month, an SFO-BOS flight had a damaged wing. Then just over year ago, they had that 777 dive out of M...
Jump to postNK adding BOS-EWR starting May 8th, twice daily. They continue to grow in Boston. I was there last week and saw they were using both their B gates plus both of the two new B gates in the B-C connector. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1763400650488971466 A little sad seeing them replace JetBlue....
Jump to postThat number makes sense because of the few options PHL flyers have when going to South Asia. When the only 1-stop options are LHR, DOH, and FRA (less than dailly), people cannot help but look elsewhere for more options and better deals. Just recently, my relatives from Dubai went to visit their dau...
Jump to postThe PDEW is only 90 according to stats released by the PHL airport. That number makes sense because of the few options PHL flyers have when going to South Asia. When the only 1-stop options are LHR, DOH, and FRA (less than dailly), people cannot help but look elsewhere for more options and better d...
Jump to postAA could only make it work if they rely on their connecting passengers at their PHL fortress hub to fill the plane. O/D, definitely not. I just don't get how PHL doesn't have enough O&D when the Philadelphia metro is consistently in the top 10 for South Asian population in the US. The PDEW is o...
Jump to postAI is not starting PHL, lol. They already serve JFK (multiple times) and EWR catches the Indian diaspora in the region. AI has so many more markets to focus on right now to expand such as LAX, SEA, DFW, and soon IAH and BOS and increased frequencies to IAD. If anything, I could see AAL launch PHL-D...
Jump to postDamn so pretty much all of the 772's will become 30 years old? I sure hope they make it to 2030.
Late 90s and early 2000s babies sure feel a lot younger knowing that a/c's as old as them will still make it through this decade!
Thanks for sharing. I've read a few articles from them before and they seem somewhat legit on there postings. Just to have fun with this, basically if a direct flight is in the works it would be either AA or Air India and I feel it would be AA even though I'd prefer Air India for more international...
Jump to postThis articles headline is "Philadelphia Airport Plans to Introduce Direct Flights to India" The article mentions there are 66,422 annual travelers between Philadelphia and India. Mentions you can fly to India via DOH, FRA, LHR. Personally I don't think there is any weight to this article ...
Jump to postThere seems to be strong speculation that Southwest is going to set up a codeshare with Icelandair and funnel passengers to Europe through BWI. Not great for chances of getting Icelandair back to PHL and another airport to absorb Europe pax from the PHL market, which loses a ton to EWR already. If ...
Jump to postChicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago and Los Angeles are East Coast? According to this link, those four airports have more AA passengers than the six (two in NYC) eastern hubs. https://thepointsguy.com/news/american-airlines-fleet-hubs-by-the-numbers/ Apart from DFW, none of those hubs are doing parti...
Jump to postIf any airline is thinking of doing business with a Carl Icahn-owned company, they need their heads examined. That vampire - and I say that apologizing to legitimate vampires for the vile comparison - will do everything he can to suck every penny out of JetBlue and then leave the carcass. Long-term...
Jump to postThis is much better than AA's hub network, which is concentrated on the East coast. Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago and Los Angeles are East Coast? According to this link, those four airports have more AA passengers than the six (two in NYC) eastern hubs. https://thepointsguy.com/news/american-ai...
Jump to postBeen following mediterranean diet as much as I can for last 4-5 years. But I live in an Indian household so we do our best to make healthy Indian recipes. Antioxidants rule all. I believe that traditional indian cuisine is pretty healthy, at least as long as you avoid adding too much fat (some reci...
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