It is sad and bad for prestige, but not surprising. These were the first two "terrible teens" and they are simply worth more in their individual parts than as whole aircraft. These may also not be the last, as there were around 20-ish "terrible teens", so there could be more to c...
Jump to postNothing is said about what happens to normal Economy. Will it be downgraded to "encourage" people to upgrade, or will the new PE simply fill the gap left by J being upgraded?
Jump to postthe aircraft pushing right up against the scope weight clause as it is Only the ER (85,969 lb). The LR is already beyond (88,626 lb). At 81,240 lb, the STD still has some margin. Admittedly, the 820nm range of the STD is not great and might make it unattractive in its target US market... Assuming t...
Jump to postThe reason for the power failure is a faulty insulation on a copper cable, reported the airport on Monday afternoon. This damage resulted in a violent short circuit that included numerous adjacent cables. The short circuit resulted in the power supply of the cogeneration plant of the airport. Hmm.....
Jump to postGuess the next member? I honestly thought the first platform would be for the G650. :spin: With the Global 7000, Gulfstream must improve that airframe. a 7% cut in fuel burn coupled with a bit more thrust would allow a small stretch to stay competitive. I was referring to the next member of the BR7...
Jump to postOnly question: Has HAM built an A380-ready gate since I left over a year and a half ago? Last time I saw EK in HAM, that 77W could barely fit at all, not to mention that taxiing is always a major problem because of its sheer size. They always needed the follow-me car to guide them, despite the fact...
Jump to postAt 7% (*) better fuel burn with 9% more thrust, while keeping the same nacelle footprint, this necessarily implies a new, smaller, more efficient core. High pressure compressor & turbine stages are staying the same as BR710 at 10 and 2 respectively, so no change in overall core architecture. On ...
Jump to postI would surely have expected them to return on a new biz jet in the future after loosing out on the Gulfstream, but this quickly? Work on the BR700NG program has still been going on these past years, even if it moved behind the scenes, or partially changed name (Advance2). The engine was developed ...
Jump to postI'm not sure either, but I think the idea is that the eastern extension will accommodate most of the needed landside capacity. That's my take as well. it will have a higher capacity, since the spacing would allow at least partly independent operation, but I agree that close parallels are more reali...
Jump to postAfter the AB takeover, KH group has >70% market share at VIE. The market size is constrained by LH group's monopoly fares. Though of course BTS provides some competition. There is plenty of margin for competition. But not all will survive the bloodbath. I think the LCC's are well aware of it, but ar...
Jump to postIn Galicia, Spain, LCG and VGO come to mind. Though at 1.14 and 1.06 million pax respectively, they don't qualify as busy.
Jump to postThe MRJ-70 will be the only next gen regional jet that will fit within the rules of the U.S. "scope clause". Actually, Sukhoi has also launched the SSJ75, which should be very much compliant, and offer a few more seats than MRJ. Though I don't give it much of a chance in the US market. So...
Jump to postoverseas flying, it will require considerably fewer gates than comparable passenger growth on the domestic side. Some may also come from upgauging of existing routes OK, but gates are not the only limiting factor in airport growth. Terminal facilities such as baggage belts, security checkpoints, ch...
Jump to postWhat is it about Austrian labor regulations that everyone absolutely wants to have an AOC there? I am not familiar enough... With Wizz, plus the FR takeover of Laudamotion, plus the usual EW, the bloodbath is guaranteed. OTOH, LH group has such a firm monop...errr grip on the market that the potenti...
Jump to postOverall, I am underwhelmed, given that 2037 is 20 years out I was expecting something more ambitious. Runways: - That foreshore runway, apart from the high cost and enviromental impact, would likely not even add the capacity of a full runway due to its dependency on the others. - I see the south clo...
Jump to postYou can read about why the rail link got cancelled here:
Here's the track of the Vueling flight. Towards the end you see the approach towards EDHI, then a slight correction, and if you slide the little aircraft icon you'll notice a short increase in altitude. From the track, it looks like the flight was initially routed towards a landing on 15, then was ...
Jump to postSome nice pics of the Spantax Convair at the bottom of this article on the incident:
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/anflug-auf- ... n-30405056
In widebodies, the market is moving towards a double duopoly (Airbus-RR and Boeing-GE). I wonder if this will change, and manufacturers will consider engine options again for the next widebody program. This is still many many years out however, and much can change until then. I suspect that the T100...
Jump to postCan anybody post a link to this master plan and/or a relevant presentation? Otherwise it's more difficult to follow the discussion.
Jump to postShouldn't this policy be reviewed and instead of a blanket(sic) ban shouldn't more modern quieter planes be allowed to land at night using the equivalent fo the green sticker on the windscreen of german cars e.g. if your machine doesn't conform to certain standards then you aren't welcome around he...
Jump to postAlso, it looks like the A340 will stay around for a while, allowing some expansion together with the A320 recently received (2 ex-Monarch A320, and an additional 2 A320-neo). On a related note, Iberia has opened a new round to recruit pilots. Those A346's will have to stay around, otherwise the num...
Jump to postAs per below German article, Antonov Airlines could station up to 6 An-124's in LEJ, negotiations are ongoing. Their offer consists of: - 2 An-124's stationed permanently, for immediately availability (as today with 1xAntonov Airlines & 1xVolga-Dnepr) - increase to 4 or 6 in cases of high demand...
Jump to postIsn't LHR already open 24/7-ish, but with a noise quota? LHR prohibits aircraft noisier than QC/2 to operate at night. Everything else counts towards the quota. I find that much more sensible as it favors less noisy aircraft, without completely shutting out everybody without exception like the infam...
Jump to postI'm afraid BBD comes a bit late, since a LOI for 40 SSJ's has been signed already, with Sukhoi committing to specifically develop a more "russianized" SSJ100R, replacing some US suppliers by Russian ones. Notably the Honeywell APU, to be replaced by the TA18-100 by Aerosila. http://www.air...
Jump to postWhy did we turn this one into a USA thread? Because this is a.net, and this is what happens on every HSR thread ever since I've been a member here. this country is really so spread out that High Speed rail doesnt make sense in a lot of places because the advantage of air travel gets lost pretty qui...
Jump to postHigh speed rail in the US would be extremely costly to build It would, but this seems to be a US-specific problem, linked to regulations and bureaucracy. A mile of subway in NYC costs significantly more than the equivalent in Tokyo. Switzerland recently built the longest and deepest rail tunnel in ...
Jump to postThe components being subsituted specifically for Iran involves only the APU, this is enough to reach the target. All other import substitutions are mostly to have commonality with the MC-21 with a CF wing and a big weight reduction programme. In fact it will probably no longer be called Superjet. I...
Jump to postYou can't really compare the situation at BER with other German companies, I can assure you that the company that I work for has major commitments with several German companies and one in particular that always achieves it under budget and always on time. The shambles of BER can't be generalised as...
Jump to postFrom what I understood from reading from different sources is that seat pitch will go from 34" to 32". But with the new seats in phase 2 it will gain one extra inch of legroom. So pitch remains at 32" while legroom (due to sculpted seat back design) increases by 1 inch. Not quite. Fr...
Jump to postThis T1-E proposal is actually one of the more creative solution ideas that have come from BER. Here's my personal idea: Build it - while keeping SXF and TXL open - this buys time to demolish and rebuild T1... :scratchchin: Then build T2, enabling to close down SXF. By then, demolition of T1 should ...
Jump to postThe BER threads are well on their way to becoming such a popular a.net topic as "When will DL retire the DC-9" or "Should Boeing restart 757 production"... This is not much news really, this new Master Plan was presented end of last year. Possbily the "news" is the 2020...
Jump to postQuite a number of SSJ sales recently, 98 firm and 25 options in the last week.
There is still a significant shortage of seats in Germany; the AB gap has not been completely filled yet. See also EW wet-leasing pretty much anything they can get their hands on. The summer season is coming so this will not get any better in the coming months. It will probably not be until 2019 tha...
Jump to postAirside as well for connecting passengers. But it really needs to be tied in with the rest of the airport a bit better. I wonder if 2G will live that long though. The place looks so temporary and short term, as if it is only in place until a new terminal opens... Indeed the place looks like a quick...
Jump to postIts pretty clear the owners care more about functionality than looks, If only it were that! Then at least you would have a functional, if ugly, design. But this investment plan is even less than that, it looks like a quick cheap solution for short term gains with no long term vision for the airport...
Jump to postMetro 17 will get two stations CDG 2 and CDG 4 Makes good sense. REB B get two stations CDG 1 / CDG 3 (need to get on CDGVal to reach CDG1) and CDG 2 This is already the case. So no RER at T4? CDG Express will terminate at CDG 2 Why not extend to T4? If you're building the tunnel for the metro anyw...
Jump to postSeat recline comes from the days of 32" pitch being standard on Economy. Because you had "generous" pitch, you could offer recline. In the future of 28-29" pitch, offering any kind of recline is an insult and will at best only lead to increased air rage incidents. A 28-29" s...
Jump to postThe Serbian government has let itself get bent over the table on this one. This is a sign of Vinci's true intentions - have a comfortable investment with no risks, guarantee themselves no competitors, invest as little as possible, keep milking the cow, sit back, relax and enjoy. Growth needs to happ...
Jump to postA bit more details in this German article: - Common seat for LH, LX and OS, introduction 2019 onwards on newly delivered aircraft. no plans for retrofit - pitch 28-32" depending on row: standard pitch 29", last 2-3 rows 28", first rows 32", then 31". - 7.9kg weight per passe...
Jump to postI don't think I saw references to this on other threads. Should we call it the 787-8 NG? 787-8 MAX? 787-8 version 2.0? 787-8 reboot? I would just call it "a little bit more production-standardized, less odd-ball 787". There is nothing particularly capability-enhancing about this change. A...
Jump to postCDG 4 should be located as follows (striped area): Thanks for that. Seems like a pretty obvious location. Looks like it will get a Metro 17 station - but hopefully also an RER B station, which the article doesn't mention... so that you have a one-seat ride and don't have to transfer on the CDGVAL. ...
Jump to postFor starters you can't have a runway long enough to operate long haul flights. Second, there's only room for 1 runway under current separation rules. I'll give you the runway length, but there is definitely space for a parallel 08/26 spaced by around 1800-2000m to the north. Whether that would be a...
Jump to postcurrently only doing 39 movements per hours) That is rather low - what is the limiting factor? A well-optimized single runway should be able to do 45/hr. 4 runways seriously??? common Lisbon is a medium city in a smallish country with a low GDP. 4 no, but 3 yes. And nobody has suggested 4 runways a...
Jump to postOne also has to consider that MAD has a much well less developed North American network than BA to flow connections off of That is true and some NorthAm growth at MAD may be necessary... but then again, you only have to fill an A321. Current feed might be enough. I'm not saying take everything away...
Jump to postAs I said earlier, every rejected slot application at LIS is a champagne bottle popped open in MAD. LIS handles 27 million with the current severely constrained facilities... who knows what its true potential would be if it had growth capability to offer. 2 independent runways is the minimum just fo...
Jump to postCame back from Hamburg with Eurowings, who are currently renowned for flights being operated by any airline with any equipment. Even so, I was a little surprised to see it operated by Laudamotion It was a weird mix of everything. Air Berlin safety video (they didn't even bother to change the Air Be...
Jump to postWhy is this thread not in Military Aviation..? the attempt to get a German AOC seems to be ´reverse sanction busting´! Quite ingenious indeed. Even then, there would be a capability gap until the new AOC is obtained. Serves Western powers right, for not having any long term strategic airlift strateg...
Jump to postI'm pretty sure there isn't enough space for a full-fledged airport at that site. There looks to be room for two parallel 08/26's spaced around 1800-2000m apart. With the right navaids, that would allow simultaneous ops. The residents of Samouco would not be happy though... However with LIS hitting...
Jump to postIMO IAG needs to utilized MAD and IB as their Africa gateway. LHR is for whatever relies on London traffic. The Western part of Africa can easily be covered with A32xCEOs today, and IB has a handful of routes. With NEOs, let alone A321NEOLR's, they could cover most of the continent. This would enabl...
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