Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Isn't that the exact strategy AA just attempted and failed at and now are cutting/have cut most of the routes because of the lack of demand? And doesn't AA have a larger FF base in Austin due to the proximity to DFW than DL has? #1 - Delta’s not competing against its own hub 45 minutes away. I also...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Well, we know they invested considerable $$ into the SkyClub which is easily the best lounge at AUS at the moment. So that by itself was enough for me to choose DL by default (when not flying WN nonstop) since I have an Amex Platinum card and must fly DL to get in there. The views from up there are ...

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Well I'll be glued to the news for the day then, as others I will be interested to see the parachutes and the reaction to them. I'm afraid I am the same as the standard public these days and as interested in the reaction to the news as to the news itself. Props to a.net for being ~12 minutes faster...

Re: Japan Airlines is nearing an order for wide-body jets

Apparently not. A resounding message of loss of confidence to Boeing. Indeed. As a Seattle native this hurts, but they deserve it. I'm hoping they've finally learned enough to realize that compromising safety is not good for profits, but I'll believe it when I see it. I don't think an airline like ...

Re: Washington State Aviation - 2024

SEA-PEK will not be available for booking. Why not? Kind of makes SEA a waste of time, then. Why not do BOS-ANC-PEK if it's "just" going to be a fuel stop? ANC would be less of a detour than SEA, so I'm clearly missing something and am curious what that is...TIA. Can you pickup spare airp...

Re: Status of PAP Port Au Prince Operations

I see the last AA flight to MIA was on 2 March, almost 3 weeks ago.

Re: Japan Airlines is nearing an order for wide-body jets

More B78X is comimg............ Apparently not. A resounding message of loss of confidence to Boeing. Indeed. As a Seattle native this hurts, but they deserve it. I'm hoping they've finally learned enough to realize that compromising safety is not good for profits, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Re: Washington State Aviation - 2024

tespai wrote:

SEA-PEK will not be available for booking.

Re: Washington State Aviation - 2024

Yes China. I’d argue 20% of SEA TPE PAX are transiting onward to China. CI BR have the ability to connect to tier 1-2 cities. China does not allow its citizens to transit via Taiwan from the mainland. I doubt China can fill the capacity. I don't think CI BR ever takes the Chinese transfer market in...

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

Nolinor have a 'new' 737-400: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/nolinor-unveils-new-branded-737-400-869497318.html https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2357427/Nolinor_Aviation_Nolinor_Unveils_New_Branded_737_400.jpg?p=publish Technically this is just a repaint of the 734 that was with Nolinor's OW...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation - 2024

Since the Reno Air Races are leaving Reno, the Reno Air Racing association has narrowed down their options to three cities. Those three cities are Casper, Wyoming, Pueblo, Colorado, and Roswell, New Mexico. https://www.kolotv.com/2024/02/29/reno-air-racing-association-selects-three-finalists-air-ra...

Re: Rumor: SAT Air Service Announcement

Quite an overstatement. Indeed, however, that SA still is trending pretty well, having read that they had a 13% increase YOY. That’s no small deal. That’s what AUS had then (and now?), even if the dynamics are a little different economically speaking. AUS had 4.77% more pax in 2023 than 2022, so it...

Re: Rumor: SAT Air Service Announcement

What a letdown...lol

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

It's well-known that international yields from AUS have plummeted over the past several months. With BA, KLM, LH, and (formerly) VS all flying transatlantic, fares have been dirt-cheap, and airlines were (and still are) bleeding money on these routes (which is why VS pulled out). Not sure how that ...

Re: Boeing 777X Testing / Production - 2024

I fail to understand how a third-generation variant that is close to 500 orders already and might rack up as much as 600-750 orders over its lifetime can be considered a loss-making program or even a cash write-off. Not even the 747 boasted such luck. Third? The 777X is the second generation of the...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Link to AAC meeting 1/10/24 https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=421436 Concourse B will open with 6-10 gates with construction continuing for a total of 20 gates. Full build out of concourse B is 40 total gates. Currently AUS has EIS completed for a total of 57 gates, 37 at BJT a...

Re: Rumor: SAT Air Service Announcement

AVLAirlineFreq wrote:

DL to AUS as part of their Texas hub buildup. Book it.

Re: Boeing 777X Testing / Production - 2024

Noshow wrote:

Good for A380 fans but not good for the business case 777X. Should Boeing abandon it and stretch the 787 instead? Or start from scratch?

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

January 2024 numbers are out, quicker than expected: https://www.austintexas.gov/news/january-2024-passenger-cargo-traffic-austin-bergstrom Highlights vs Jan 2023: Pax dropped 1.57% Enplanements dropped 2.31% WN up 5.6% at 605k pax AA down 6.4% at 361k DL up 14.7% at 187k UA up 4.9% at 180k AS down ...

Re: Delta develops AUS focus city with expansion

Reflecting their pre-pandemic strategy, I anticipate DL revitalizing and reinstating their focus city plan for Austin, while also mirroring this approach in Miami. Restored DC capacity in the coming years will enable such a focus city approach in AUS (and RDU for that matter). I'm curious about the...

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

cledaybuck wrote:

Runway765 wrote:

It is too far south for effective E/W connections

Some of the biggest airline hubs in the country are in Dallas and Houston. I think Austin's geography would be fine for many connections.

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Is it just me or is international pretty soft from Austin at the moment? Or at least prices are more soft than they've been in probably 5+ years. Maybe the post-Covid travel boom has peaked and is declining? Or just the impacts of higher interest rates hitting the general economy? Or maybe the airl...

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

And for the life of me, I can’t figure out what the purpose is of AUS being so big for WN. Yes, I get AUS is a city growing by leaps and bounds, but it’s so fragmented and AUS doesn’t serve a strategic purpose in WN’s network. AUS is a decent O&D market. It relieves DAL from being a connecting ...

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Southwest changed their search page to where you pick one leg at a time. You cannot see the prices/times for both legs at once. That's dumb. I see what you mean, and I agree. That was a beneficial feature for me for weekend trips; I could decide on a Friday evening departure if there was a well-tim...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

December 2023 passenger, cargo traffic at AUS & year-end numbers for 2023 Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – December 2023 was 22,095,876 , up 4.77% compared to January – December 2022. January – December 2023 enplanements totaled 11,050,652, up 4.54% https://www.austinte...

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

Probably the same reason all the others were removed. It’s not used that often and isn’t worth replacing if broken. PAPIs aren't used that often?? I'm only a private pilot, but PAPIs help me quite a bit, especially at unfamiliar airports so I'm curious. I would have a guess to that most planes goin...

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

Anybody knows why YUL removed its last PAPI on 24R recently? Probably the same reason all the others were removed. It’s not used that often and isn’t worth replacing if broken. PAPIs aren't used that often?? I'm only a private pilot, but PAPIs help me quite a bit, especially at unfamiliar airports ...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

They are suspending service to five AUS markets from March 4 through April 3: BNA, IND, MSY, PSP and RDU. Isn't that pretty much all of the non-hub AA Eagle service remaining at AUS? Are they having issues with maintaining AA Eagle feed at the hubs? Given the 4-week suspension I suspect it's more a...

Re: Washington State Aviation - 2024

SEA is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year - here's a link to info about things going on, a little history of the airport and some passenger figures for 2023 etc https://www.portseattle.org/news/seattle-tacoma-international-airport-kicks-75th-anniversary-after-near-record-volumes-2023 Thank ...

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

swafa wrote:

WN Flight Attendants vote 98% in favor of strike authorization. With 17k out of 21k flight attendants voting.

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Seats slightly down vs 1H23, however, I'd expect that number to slightly change given placeholder schedules are still in place for May/June https://i.imgur.com/X0rTtwG.png https://www.airlines.org/dataset/state-of-us-aviation/ There will still be a decent amount of p2p routes left (for now): BNA RD...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

January – November 2023 Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – November 2023 was 20,293,283, up 4.76% compared to January – November 2022. January – November 2023 enplanements totaled 10,130,124, up 4.53%. https://www.austintexas.gov/news/november-2023-passenger-cargo-traffic-aus...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Not a huge surprise but future schedules for AA AUS-MCI/ELP/ABQ/IAD/RSW/SMF have all been removed. For what period of time? Is it just for two months like the earlier-announced cuts, or do these new cuts go beyond that? Have been removed from all future schedules. As in they don’t show up anywhere ...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Jshank83 wrote:

Not a huge surprise but future schedules for AA AUS-MCI/ELP/ABQ/IAD/RSW/SMF have all been removed.

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

Per the report from the Jan 10 AAC meeting Gate 13 should be up and running sometime in the next month or so. Can anyone shed light on who will be using G13? During her presentation on 1/10, Lyn Estabrook, who leads the Expansion Development Program, said the gate is open and would be used for irre...

Re: Austin Aviation - 2024

https://www.kvue.com/article/travel/austin-airport-changes-planned/269-2aca7cc8-d5b2-41ba-95b2-2ca0ecc5bdb0 Interesting that we now have a completion date for concourse B at 2030. "Additionally, a new Concourse B will be constructed along with a direct connector to the Barbara Jordan Terminal....

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

ericm2031 wrote:

Western727 wrote:

Given the MAX9 door plug thing...I cant imagine I'm unique in being grateful that WN has no MAX9s (or MAX8-200s) with said door plug.

The MAX 8 200 door isn’t plugged

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Given the MAX9 door plug thing...I cant imagine I'm unique in being grateful that WN has no MAX9s (or MAX8-200s) with said door plug.

Re: Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues; many aircraft grounded

I've noticed in UA A321neo videos that the distinct "vulcan-like" howl is almost non-existent. Do newer engines have a change that affects this, like something with a pressure differential? Or, are UA pilots careful on the throttle? Just an observation. Any insight is appreciated. -Rowen ...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND