Re: Amazon Fleet News and Discussion - 2023

Is there still a plan to use Hawaiian Air (HA) and A330s? Haven't heard much about this in a while... Still shows on the wikipedia page as planned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Air There is still a plan to have the first Amazon A330s in service in late 2023. It's only been 3 months since th...

Re: DFW & AA surpassing DL’s ATL hub

Atlwarrior wrote:

Mods what is the point of keeping this thread open now?

Re: Bill introduced in U.S. Congress to raise pilot retirement age to 67

All these people saying "if they can pass the medical" why not... well, as long as you can fog a mirror and pass a BASIC eye test, and prove you don't have diabetes you are GOOD TO GO! I don't think the public really knows what these medicals screen for. Hint, it's basically nothing. I've...

Re: Air Cargo (non-Amazon/DHL) Thread - 2021

Saw N398AN (owned by CAM) this morning in SNN after we landed. Looks like it just came out of conversion in TLV and is approaching CVG. Maybe it is being pressed directly into service before paint? I thought it would likely proceed to ILN. I goes to CVG for Customs, then hops over to ILN. Doh…. Of ...

Re: Air Cargo (non-Amazon/DHL) Thread - 2021

Saw N398AN (owned by CAM) this morning in SNN after we landed. Looks like it just came out of conversion in TLV and is approaching CVG. Maybe it is being pressed directly into service before paint? I thought it would likely proceed to ILN.

Re: UPS fleet

It actually is 391 that remains the be converted. I just misread some information. It will go through conversion this month, but is indeed still in Europe flying. Not sure when they are bringing it over. I’m wasn’t aware of a firm policy of the CAM aircraft being restricted to Europe, but the JAL p...

Re: UPS fleet

391UP is the last one to be converted and flew out for conversion last week (ILN I think, but not sure). Not sure what is going on with 392. They were moving some stuff around on those CAM aircraft to bring things into alignment with the rest of the fleet. Radio locations on the panel, etc, ability...

Re: UPS fleet

So here's a UPS Fleet question or three: Are the LDS mods on the 767s on pause for some reason? Although I may have started keeping track after a couple were done, I still show 13 as unmodified, not counting the 5 leased from CAM. That means at least 56 have been completed, which is cool. However, ...

Re: Peak Season 2020 Cargo/Express Discussion Thread

Also, folks should note that Longtail received permission in the last 10 days to fly a charter for a company called CargoJetX (dunno if related to Cargojet, probably not, because it's a charter not a wet lease) from 1/1-1/31/21 on a route TLV-LGG-JFK-LGG-TLV, for ten round-trips (which should take ...

Re: Do you see airlines changing crew rostering strategies in future?

TW870 wrote:

I could see the legacies doing staffing like UPS

Re: UPS / FDX / Atlas scheduled vs charter % ?

For UPS Flight numbers: 3 digit and 1,xxx - Next day air 2,xxx - Normal 2nd day air flights 3,xxx - extra section to normally served city 4,xxx - charter 5,xxx - USPS 6,xxx - Charter 9,xxx - Reposition A little more specifically... 0-999 generally are international international 1DA flights with a ...

Re: UPS / FDX / Atlas scheduled vs charter % ?

For UPS Flight numbers:
3 digit and 1,xxx - Next day air
2,xxx - Normal 2nd day air flights
3,xxx - extra section to normally served city
4,xxx - charter
5,xxx - USPS
6,xxx - Charter
9,xxx - Reposition

Re: US ATC Impacts from Coronavirus Thread

Is there something closed over central/southern Ohio? There are no aircraft above 20,000 feet in that area. For example: NK1251, MSY to EWR, flew due north to Chicago and then due East to Newark. There doesnt appear to be weather in that region. Yes, portions of ZID (Indianapolis center) are on ale...

Re: UPS at YXX ?

It’s for cockpit conversions to the Large Screen Displays. Mods are being carried out at YXX and BFM for 757s and at ILN for 767s.

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

The 767 is equipped with. RAT (Ram Air Turbine) that deploys to provide hydraulics and electricity. The RAT doesn’t provide any electrical power. It exists solely to generate enough hydraulic pressure to move the primary flight controls. No gear, flaps, trim, etc. It deploys only in the event of a ...

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

The 767 is equipped with. RAT (Ram Air Turbine) that deploys to provide hydraulics and electricity. The RAT doesn’t provide any electrical power. It exists solely to generate enough hydraulic pressure to move the primary flight controls. No gear, flaps, trim, etc. It deploys only in the event of a ...

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

The 767 is equipped with. RAT (Ram Air Turbine) that deploys to provide hydraulics and electricity. The RAT doesn’t provide any electrical power. It exists solely to generate enough hydraulic pressure to move the primary flight controls. No gear, flaps, trim, etc. It deploys only in the event of a ...

Re: Runway extension projects around the world

23R at TYS is currently being rebuilt. Not sure if it is being extended as well. Airport sits on a hill, so I don't think it could be extended too much. Maybe on the southwest end.

Re: UA Flight to LCK

Plane came in from SWF. Army is playing Ohio State tomorrow. Could have been a charter from West Point.

Re: Which airports in the US operate 24h?

I think the most active airports as far as operating flights through the night hours are MEM, SDF, CVG, ANC, HNL, LAX.

Re: Amazon Fleet Growing

For clarity, It isn't as if Atlas hasn't been able to get it up and running. At this point in the calendar the staffing model hasn't become impossible. Later this year could get quite interesting, however. Amazon chose to have Atlas staff the hot spare in ABE. Crews have been staffing reserve in ABE...

Re: Amazon Fleet Growing

There is some talk that the next Atlas route will be SEA-ABE starting in late March. I think you will find that that route will be operated by ATI as of 4/1. What routes Atlas has coming will be interesting to see. I can think of one ABE-based one that it should get, assuming that that route contin...

Re: Amazon Fleet Growing

There is some talk that the next Atlas route will be SEA-ABE starting in late March.

Re: Amazon Fleet Growing

BI: Two and sometimes-three of the ATI 767-200s have been down for maintenance the last few days, so ABX has been covering. When they have a 3100-series flight number, it's ABX's route. When it's 3300-series, it's ABX covering ATI. So...I think we should see that flight going back to ATI soon. I'm ...

Re: Are there any regional carrier redeyes?

Continental Express used to have PSP-IAH, BFL-IAH, PHX-IAH, and DEN-IAH on the E45X. Additionally there were red-eye departures through Mexico from LAX. LAX-BJX-IAH, LAX-AGU-IAH, LAX-MLM-IAH and I think LAX-QRO-IAH. For a time DL also had LAX-MFE as a redeye on an RJ. Most of these ended in 2008 or ...

Re: UA 2 scheduled stops in HNL

Quick question re: deadheading flight crew HNL. This might be a contract issue so i'm asking: I know DH is usually considered "on duty", however if in an F seat, is the flight to HNL also considered part of the rest period for a pilot having maybe a 12 hr total day? If deadheading into an...

Re: Asking to raise/lower window shades

If you look around and your shade is the only one up, do a little self evaluation and be courteous. This isn't difficult. Being in a window seat should not give you the power to annoy the entire cabin. You guys or gals that don't care what everyone else wants or needs have a pretty big sense of self...

Re: North Korean airspace- what airlines use it & avoid it?

Atlas/Polar use Pyongyang FIR when flying US-ICN/HKG when the winds require flying further north. The route doesn't actually overfly the land in N. Korea though. All over water east of the peninsula.

Re: Small nation - big airline

I think the UAE easily has to take the cake in this category. After that SQ and CX serving basically city-states.

Re: Amazon Fleet Growing

Atlas has its first Amazon flights on the schedule in August. SEA-ILN

RE: Interesting Flight Path Around FRA (search/scan?)

Look like aerial survey tracks to me.

RE: China Southern Sells 757 Fleet To Boeing

EAT is adding a lot of 757 freighters for DHL in Europe. But I am guessing those have already been sourced.

RE: Holiday Cargo Charters

Atlas has a total of 11 aircraft in peak service for FDX and UPS. <acronym title="Memphis - International (MEM / KMEM), USA - Tennessee">MEM</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> <acronym title=...

RE: Longest RJ Flights By Aircraft Type And Airline

From my time at <acronym title="Cambodia International Airlines">XE</acronym> a few years ago, the longest ones I remember on the E145 were: United Express <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (Metropolitan) (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym>-<acronym title="Tulsa - Internationa...

RE: Southwest Airlines At Concord Regional, NC (KJQF)

Most likely a NASCAR charter to <acronym title="Birmingham - Shuttlesworth International (BHM / KBHM), USA - Alabama">BHM</acronym> for the Talledega race. Actually it was to Anniston for the same race... <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA8060/history/20150430/2200Z/KJQF/KANB" target="_...

RE: Why Hasn't The 777F Taken Off?

As far the stopping goes... That is all about freight loads. At Polar/Atlas, we used to fly <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym>-<acronym ti...

RE: UA Discontinuing STR

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ScottB" class="quote" target="_blank">ScottB</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>Er the <acronym title="MNG Cargo Airlines (T...

RE: UA Discontinuing STR

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mah4546" class="quote" target="_blank">Mah4546</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>There is probably more traffic travelling ...

RE: LH A388 At Miami "landed Below Final Fuel Reserve"

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/777stl" class="quote" target="_blank">777stl</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>That's 6k lbs of fuel. Just one of those eng...

RE: Lufthansa Receives Its 75th 747

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/na" class="quote" target="_blank">na</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Thats wrong. They flew in GSS livery which was simil...

RE: Rumor: Centurion Cargo To Receive 748s

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rotating14" class="quote" target="_blank">rotating14</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>I wonder if those (3) 748f's from <acr...

RE: GSS Still Flying?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/na" class="quote" target="_blank">na</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Actually our BCFs are alrea...

RE: GIA8011 On 30 Mar 14

Looks like it continued to TUS. I think there is a repair facility there. If I'm not wrong HA performs B712 heavy maintenance there.

RE: Where Are The Qantas 767-300ERs Going?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Kent350787" class="quote" target="_blank">Kent350787</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Aren't the <acronym title="Trans Asia ...

RE: UPS Christmas Push Catch Classics

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tjwgrr" class="quote" target="_blank">tjwgrr</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>GTI8945 B763 Portsmouth Intl At Pease (KPSM) G...

RE: UA 895 ORD-HKG-SIN Chronically Late

The winds across the Northern Pacific and polar routes have been horrendous this past week as well.

RE: Best Airport Restaurants In The US

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sulley" class="quote" target="_blank">sulley</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I love Frontera Gri...

RE: De-Hubbed Airports

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flyguy89" class="quote" target="_blank">flyguy89</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Actually, all...

RE: Air Canada Cargo, Qantas Cargo, Air NZ Cargo?

Looks as if QF have decided to cancel adding its own 747F...

http://www.smh.com.au/business/qanta...reighter-plane-20130903-2t2nf.html

RE: UPS A300 Crash In Birmingham, AL. - BHM Part 3

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/7BOEING7" class="quote" target="_blank">7BOEING7</a> (<a href="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i> Here are the criteria for reporting to ...