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by PapaAlpha
Fri Nov 11, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Football/Soccer Charters World Cup, Champions, Europa League, etc. 2022
Replies: 75
Views: 12633

Re: Football/soccer team charters for worldcup in Qatar

From the teams that qualified to 2022, here's what they used in 2018: Teams that use a charter aircaft: - Tunisia on a Rossiya/Aeroflot 737-800 (VP-BOB) Tunisia uses Tunisair Flag Carrier A320 TS-IMP for Russia For Qatar, they will use A320neo TS-IMX https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221111/2a6594...

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by PapaAlpha
Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:19 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022
Replies: 1776
Views: 332576

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

AS A320 N851VA is en route from SFO to VCV for retirement. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N851VA One day closer to AS being able to claim "proudly all Boeing." Are there already new operators lined up for these 320s or can we expect them to remain in VCV for an extended perio...

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by PapaAlpha
Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:44 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Turkish Aviation February 2020
Replies: 181
Views: 21746

Re: Turkish Aviation February 2020

Also I had a recent IST-FRA experience last year, June 2019; TK 1589 was operated by TK 333, TC-JOM and I was sitting at 1K, it was not lie flat. TK fleet designation as 33L, one of its kind at TK. It was a short and sweet flight, but the plane was in mediocre shape, from the seats to the restrooms...

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by PapaAlpha
Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:17 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Turkish Aviation February 2020
Replies: 181
Views: 21746

Re: Turkish Aviation February 2020

Have TC-JMM and TC-JMN left TK's fleet? They haven't operated flights in a long while, especially TC-JMM. Those two bird have very bad interior... kingfisher... with 32C... get reconfigured in 2017...Now they have to be fitted with better seats... or leave the fleet... Envoyé de mon SM-G955F en uti...

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by PapaAlpha
Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:16 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 111
Views: 18710

Re: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019

:arrow: Cancellation of a flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines and arrest of its crew, any more news on that? :eyebrow: These people are accused of violently assaulting another crewmember after a night out at a hotel in Gammarth. Their victim was found in critical condition by the hotel pool and had to...

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by PapaAlpha
Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:16 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 111
Views: 18710

Re: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019

:arrow: Cancellation of a flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines and arrest of its crew, any more news on that? :eyebrow: These people are accused of violently assaulting another crewmember after a night out at a hotel in Gammarth. Their victim was found in critical condition by the hotel pool and had to...

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by PapaAlpha
Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:08 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 111
Views: 18710

Re: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019

QR will upjauge the flight to Tunis QR1399/QR1400 starting from JUL01 to A350-900. Until today the flight is done by a B787-8.

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by PapaAlpha
Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 111
Views: 18710

Re: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019

Hajj and Umra flights are certainly, as one can guess, their bread and butter... The very interesting part in your article linked is about "the no state interference" in TU management here and after: "Nous avons aussi obtenu ce pourquoi nous luttons depuis presque 20 ans : la gouvern...

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by PapaAlpha
Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:52 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 111
Views: 18710

Re: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019

Is the high season still in July-August or like recently shifted towards December/January ? Which destinations will be the most impacted by the 750 flights cancellations ? I don't know which destination are impacted but today the CCO of Tunisair saying that since May they cancels 30% of the flights...

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by PapaAlpha
Wed May 22, 2019 5:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Etihad A380 with 20 pax on board
Replies: 35
Views: 16304

Re: Etihad A380 with 20 pax on board

I flew one time IST-DOH on TK A321 and I was the only passenger (Business Class)... the crew told me that the return flight is overbooked... That definitely dont mean that TK have bad load factor...

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by PapaAlpha
Mon May 20, 2019 10:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 111
Views: 18710

Re: Maghreb & North African Aviation Thread - 2019

Tunisair’s punctuality disaster relates to its labour strife and cash flow issues. This airline is a relic of the past and has failed to evolve and modernize with the times. With an open skies agreement with the EU imminent (tourism destinations) and Tunis the capital within a few years, I don’t se...

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by PapaAlpha
Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:23 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: West African Aviation Thread - 2019
Replies: 249
Views: 39179

Re: West African Aviation Thread - 2019

:arrow: Air Senegal has received its first Airbus A330-900neo on Friday the 8th of March. The airline becomes the first operator of the brand new A330neo aircraft type in Africa registered as 9H-SZN. Its current fleet consists of two Airbus A319 airplanes and two ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft. The ...

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