Re: What the heck is going on with American Airlines?

Doug Parker. There are tons of reasons why AA has fallen behind but a legacy airline being run by former US management HAS got to be one of the top, if not the top reason for the disaster they are currently in. What does give me hope is that UA was in an essentially identical mess for several years ...

Re: QANTAS' Very last 747 "domestic" flight between LAX and JFK today

Wonder if LAX-JFK will go away completely when JFK becomes nonstop.

Re: Qantas inaugural MEL-SFO today

I think MEL-SFO was a matter of time. But it should’ve been UA doing this first in my opinion. Nothing against QF but they aren’t exactly known for trying “new” routes compared to UA.

Re: Qantas SFO-SYD

Most likely the 787 but could be the A380 considering that both LAX-SYD and DFW-SYD have A380 service. SFO can definitely support it, whether they do it is another question.

Re: Airbus and Boeing meet Qantas Project Sunrise challenge, RFP to be completed by end of 2019

ewt340 wrote:

I can't tell who's goona be the next Taylor Swift. But I could tell you who is the current Azealia Banks: A319neo, B737MAX7, A330-800neo and B777-8X.
All subject to change of course.

Re: QANTAS' Very last 747 "domestic" flight between LAX and JFK today

Sad to see the majestic Qantas 747 disappear from the skies of New York. The 787 is nice but it will never have the same grace as the queen of the skies.

Re: United Announces EWR-PRG, EWR-NAP, SFO-AMS

What's surprising to me is that United isn't making the most of Aegean being a Star Alliance member. They have a growing domestic, regional and Middle Eastern network. United could offer connections to many destinations which could even help in turning EWR into a year-round destination.Yet in the e...

Re: DL Orders Shades Down for Taxi and Takeoff

mtnwest1979 wrote:

One more reason to enjoy AS/QX Q400s, they are shadeless.

Re: DL Orders Shades Down for Taxi and Takeoff

I have personally heard this announcement after landing in Dallas (and also in El Paso!) both on AA. But before takeoff? Never. Strange.

Re: New Airports in Europe or North America?

Mexico City comes to mind. As far as other airports, there is no doubt NY will get a clean sheet airport. When, I don't know. But NY knows they need it and the rest of us knew it 10 years ago. The current system is not exactly a disaster but is not a workable long-term solution as air travel continu...

Similarities between San Diego and Kai Tak

On a recent visit to SAN, I was surprised by the similarities between the approach at SAN and that of Kai Tak. Barring the checkerboard turn to final, the similarities are striking. Both are very congested, single runway airports with an approach over low terrain and in close proximity to buildings ...

Re: China Threatens U.S. Airlines Over Taiwan References

IFE maps are another issue... another example here aside from Taiwan is the South China Sea. I wonder if Chinese authorities also want to control the display of the names of the disputed islands? For example, the Philippines has its own names for some of the islands, for which China has its own nam...

Re: Emirates expansion in N. America

It'd be more likely for EK to start service between Dominca than anything new into Canada. EK's DXB-BCN-MEX has been postponed and will not commence any time soon as it stands. New allegations from US Admin. I may be missing something here, but what would the US have to say about a route between th...

Re: What is the aviation impact of a no-deal Brexit?

Arion640 wrote:

Brexit won, so clearly the country wants out.

Re: Air service announcement SRQ 08/28/18

With all due respect, complaints about the rental car of all things is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. The new rental car facility is indeed farther but its literally a train ride away and the actual facility is way better than the old one. I honestly do not believe it takes more than 5 minutes ext...

Re: KLM Started Phase Out Of The 747-400

Looks like retirement will be delayed by a year.

Re: Emirates expansion in N. America

dodgers702 wrote:

believeinflight wrote:

What would be Emirates' next destination in North America? My predictions are one of the following-

Calgary
Denver
Vancouver
Detroit
Philadelphia
DC

You forgot to add Mexico City (it is technically part of N. America)….

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

When DY enters the scene, BA is not going to leave unscathed.

Question about EK FLL ops

Just had a quick question. Does anyone familiar with FLL know around what time EK gets towed in for departure? I was wondering if I'll be able to spot it during a layover next week as I believe it spends most of the day on a remote stand before it get towed in, just wondering around what time so I c...

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

LH658 wrote:

They can send that plane to Islamabad, Lahore, or Karachi.

Re: ANA 787 faces extreme winds on approach, goes around.

Is that real!?!

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

As for feeling more free in Paris, Berlin, or London. I felt incredibly unsafe traveling in London at night, I didn't know when I was going to be mugged or attacked by a drunk. In Iran, I could be walking down a less than busy street at 3 am and I feel safe. I can personally confirm this. This is a...

Re: All FLL / Fort Lauderdale Terminals To Be Linked With Post-Security Passageways

Needs to happen. Too many connections between terminals, especially with international flights and the jetBlue codeshare with Silver. This really became necessary when B6 and Silver started codesharing. Yeah, I definitely agree, B6 and Silver are probably one of the biggest reasons for this. Not to...

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

The racism here is appalling.

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

Yes and if she goes to work without a hijab she Is arrested. You should respect cultural norms of any place you visit. In the US respect US norms, in Iran respect Iranian norms. Not everybody agrees with America. Also, on a side note, you can’t be arrested for not wearing a hijab, that is factually...

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

Iran represents the worst humanity has to offer - inequality, injustice, corruption, violence, lack of personal freedom. Iran does not contribute anything positive to the world. And yes, countries like Iran should aspire to follow Western values of equality and freedom, birthright of every human be...

Re: Rumour: No A350’s for Etihad

So basically EY's WB plan is to cancel the 777X and A350, grow with 787's and keep the current 777/A330/A380 fleet as is. This is pretty much what I expected, not surprised to see this course. I didn't want to see these cuts but am also happy they are making moves toward sustainability which is nece...

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

texdravid wrote:

Great news. Shows sanctions are working.
The west must continue to apply severe pressure to force the theocratic government to its knees and usher in the great Persian country that is modern and secular.

Re: BA drops Tehran from 23 September 2018

Unfortunate, but I hope to see it return one day.

Re: Delta ending PIT-CDG

cledaybuck wrote:

Do people really use TPA to go to Disney? It's not THAT close and it is not like MCO doesn't have plenty of service.

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

TPA did confirm it will arrive at F and depart at E. Will the aircraft be towed, or will it be a different aircraft? In other words, will it be flying AMS-TPA-AMS or TPA-AMS-TPA? I suppose if the route is TPA-based the 763 could hop up to ATL after arriving from AMS. I'd assume it'll rotate out of ...

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

As such, we are seeing airlines like try to diversify by flying to smaller points like Tampa and Dubrovnik and Cleveland and Bologna in hopes of catching a non-stop fare advantage. It makes a lot of sense. You're comparing Tampa to Cleveland, Bologna, and Dubrovnik? 1 of these 4 is a major internat...

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

Have to hand it to DL and Lopano's team, they really knocked it out of the park and brought home the first place prize with this one. Happy to support my local airport with this flight! I can see this flight doing well with connecting pax from UK's regions served by KL. Not everyone wants to take th...

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

It's DL to AMS

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

Here we go!

Re: AA announces PHL-TXL/DBV/BLQ/EDI, PHX-LHR, DFW-DUB/MUC, CLT-MUC, ORD-ATH

Interesting listen, podcast with AA VP of network planning discussing future int'l routes. Note at the 9 minute mark he illuminates that big international routes from both CLT and DFW are coming. https://soundcloud.com/american-airlines-internal-news Any dark horse guesses for CLT? How big is "...

Re: AA announces PHL-TXL/DBV/BLQ/EDI, PHX-LHR, DFW-DUB/MUC, CLT-MUC, ORD-ATH

So where's everyone at that was absolutely sure PHX was going to become the next STL or CVG? Yeah, exactly...crickets. I hope that this news will once-and-for-all stop all that constant, unending pontificating! They've moved on to now saying JFK will be the next STL or CVG. Which is also ridiculous...

Re: AA announces PHL-TXL/DBV/BLQ/EDI, PHX-LHR, DFW-DUB/MUC, CLT-MUC, ORD-ATH

barney captain wrote:

I find PHX-LHR the most impressive.

Re: UPDATED: AA drops ORD-PEK/PVG, reduces NRT

So NRT is the last Asia route for AA out of ORD? I give it a few months before they cut whatever is left of that too.

Re: TPA Announcing New INTL Route - 8/22/2018

Lopano isn't typically one to fluff up a short haul route as major so I think it's something big. In order of likelihood: 1. TPA-DUB w/ Aer Lingus 2. TPA-MAN w/ Thomas Cook 3. TPA-CDG w/ Norwegian On a completely unrelated note, I would definitely not be surprised to see TK here in the next 5 years....

Re: United's Kirby: Denver Getting Another United Euro Destination Soon

I want to say FRA but I'm leaning towards CDG as LH already does DEN while CDG is a hole not filled by AF, only DY and thus CDG would benefit DEN based UA FF and local companies that prefer UA over DY. FRA would be redundant as it is metal neutral for UA/Star unless it needs the extra capacity.

Re: AA announces PHL-TXL/DBV/BLQ/EDI, PHX-LHR, DFW-DUB/MUC, CLT-MUC, ORD-ATH

Today is the day AA hands ORD to UA on a silver platter.

Will air to air refueling ever be a thing in commercial aviation?

Air to air refueling has been done in the military for decades now, but never in commercial aviation. While in commercial aviation, making a fuel stop will probably always be the more common option, can air to air make sense in some capacity? With the rise of ULH routes, I could see it as an interes...

Re: B6 Raising Bag/Change Fees

A few years ago if you told me B6 had anything in common with NK, I would've laughed. Well, looks like those days are slowly disappearing. Whether it ends with a merger is anybody's guess. But it would be a consumer's worst nightmare.

Re: 5 B747 and one A330 of Virgin at Orlando airport today ( video ) all at the same time.

The downside of this is the terrible wait times at CBP with so many large aircraft arriving so close together. Yes the auto booths do help a little but not a fun experience after a 9hr flight with kids. MCO has the worst customs wait in the country for a reason. https://www.wtsp.com/article/money/m...

Re: Atlanta Air Service Discussion - 2018

The T expansion is a novel idea and I like it. The main problem is, this does absolutely nothing to solve the problem of a shortage of gates for widebody aircraft. This is a good stopgap solution for the interim but how long can they actually go in the long term without adding G? Also, I wonder what...

Re: Death of 747-400 Greatly Exaggerated

SmithAir747 wrote:

After BA retire all their remaining 744s, I wonder what they will serve DEN with (as DEN is a daily 744 route from LHR). I flew on one two years ago, and I'm booked on one in late October this year.

SmithAir747

Re: Is ATL really within a 2hr flight of 80% of the US population?

I guess it is a valid point that the statistic is pretty vague, ATL doesn't specify how they came up with the 2hr time, and it definitely is possible they messed around with it a bit. I guess the point they were trying to get across is that it hits a lot of big cities in a fairly short time. ATL-DC/...

Re: AA drops ORD-PEK

This sounds like an advertisement for TWA, Europe heavy and nothing to Asia. IF PHL can support all those Atlantic flights then Tokyo needs to start in 30 days( ASAP). ORD, whatever its faults is a two ocean hub and back around 1990 was AA biggest hub to Europe long before they flew to London Heath...

Re: 5 B747 and one A330 of Virgin at Orlando airport today ( video ) all at the same time.

Now if they could only get one of those down I-4 to TPA, without it being a diversion...*sigh* I agree. VS 747 G_VFAB "lady Penelope" and i have a live hate relationship. She used ti be a regular on the ramp during diversions to TPA plus she alsways seemed to take the Buccaneers to LGW. I...