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tpaewr wrote:

Atlas isn't freight. Rather is super J heavy 744

qf002 wrote:

tpaewr wrote:

Atlas isn't freight. Rather is super J heavy 744

Ah, okay then. Have done a quick google, are bookings open to the public? Still a bit of a grey area IMO.

intotheair wrote:

The inhibited continents? Maybe they need to loosen up with a scotch or two or a skinny dip in the ocean...

DariusBieber wrote:

qf002 wrote:

tpaewr wrote:

Atlas isn't freight. Rather is super J heavy 744

Ah, okay then. Have done a quick google, are bookings open to the public? Still a bit of a grey area IMO.

Aren't they technically "charters" by the Oil Companies in the area?

LAX772LR wrote:

IAH has already had and claimed this distinction for years, ever since NZ began service.

AKL is every bit as much the same continent as Australia or Oceania or WhateverWe'reCallingItThisDecade; that LHR is to Europe.

Same continental plate, same general geographic location, blah blah blah.

RyanairGuru wrote:

LAX772LR wrote:

AKL is every bit as much the same continent as Australia or Oceania or WhateverWe'reCallingItThisDecade; that LHR is to Europe.

New Zealand is NOT part of the same continental plate as Australia, unlike the UK/Ireland and Europe.

edmountain wrote:

This thread is where all the pedants come out of the closet.

FlyingSicilian wrote:

To be clear the Atlas Air flight called the "Houston Express" for Sonair is now fully open to the public for booking.

Jetty wrote:

FlyingSicilian wrote:

To be clear the Atlas Air flight called the "Houston Express" for Sonair is now fully open to the public for booking.

Can you aware me how? ITA Matrix can't find it, it isn't mentioned on the Atlas Air website and the Sonair website is dead.

RyanairGuru wrote:

LAX772LR wrote:

IAH has already had and claimed this distinction for years, ever since NZ began service.

AKL is every bit as much the same continent as Australia or Oceania or WhateverWe'reCallingItThisDecade; that LHR is to Europe.

Same continental plate, same general geographic location, blah blah blah.

New Zealand is NOT part of the same continental plate as Australia, unlike the UK/Ireland and Europe. By a purely geological perspective New Zealand, Hawaii and the other Pacific islands do not belong to a continent per se. “Oceania” is a purely political construct to give them something to belong to.

The777Man wrote:

There are not many other airports with service to all continents either; JNB, DOH, AUH and DXB are the only other ones that I can think of.

The777Man

NichCage wrote:

What's the link of where you can book IAD-LAD? I wouldn't actually do it, but searching for the website didn't work out well for me and I couldn't find it.

Also, EY cut AUH-GRU, so AUH only has service to five continents, not six.

BreezyIAH wrote:

Maybe the African connection might be more legit if ET did ADD-LOS-IAH in the future?

edmountain wrote:

This thread is where all the pedants come out of the closet.

LAX772LR wrote:

RyanairGuru wrote:

LAX772LR wrote:

AKL is every bit as much the same continent as Australia or Oceania or WhateverWe'reCallingItThisDecade; that LHR is to Europe.

New Zealand is NOT part of the same continental plate as Australia, unlike the UK/Ireland and Europe.

You are incorrect.

Please pay closer attention before attempting to admonish; I didn't say "New Zealand"... I said Auckland, which (along with the rest of the north island) very much ~is~ on the same plate as Australia:

BoeingVista wrote:

New Zealand is not a part of any continent.

Zealandia ( /ziːˈlændiə/), also known as the New Zealand continent or Tasmantis,[2] is a nearly submerged mass of continental crust that sank after breaking away from Australia 60–85 million years ago, having separated from Antarctica between 85 and 130 million years ago.[3] It has variously been described as a continental fragment, a microcontinent and a continent.[4] The name and concept for Zealandia were proposed by Bruce Luyendyk in 1995.[5]

The land mass may have been completely submerged about 23 million years ago,[6][7] and most of it (93%) remains submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean.[8] With a total area of approximately 4,920,000 km2 (1,900,000 sq mi), it is the world's largest current microcontinent, more than twice the size of the next-largest microcontinent and more than half the size of the Australian continent. As such, and due to other geological considerations, such as crustal thickness and density, it is arguably a continent in its own right.[9] This was the argument which made news in 2017,[10] when geologists from New Zealand, New Caledonia and Australia concluded that Zealandia fulfills all the necessary requirements to be considered a continent, rather than a microcontinent or continental fragment.[4]

BoeingVista wrote:

New Zealand is not a part of any continent.

Revelation wrote:

BoeingVista wrote:

New Zealand is not a part of any continent.

Not even Zealandia?

Zealandia ( /ziːˈlændiə/), also known as the New Zealand continent or Tasmantis,[2] is a nearly submerged mass of continental crust that sank after breaking away from Australia 60–85 million years ago, having separated from Antarctica between 85 and 130 million years ago.[3] It has variously been described as a continental fragment, a microcontinent and a continent.[4] The name and concept for Zealandia were proposed by Bruce Luyendyk in 1995.[5]

The land mass may have been completely submerged about 23 million years ago,[6][7] and most of it (93%) remains submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean.[8] With a total area of approximately 4,920,000 km2 (1,900,000 sq mi), it is the world's largest current microcontinent, more than twice the size of the next-largest microcontinent and more than half the size of the Australian continent. As such, and due to other geological considerations, such as crustal thickness and density, it is arguably a continent in its own right.[9] This was the argument which made news in 2017,[10] when geologists from New Zealand, New Caledonia and Australia concluded that Zealandia fulfills all the necessary requirements to be considered a continent, rather than a microcontinent or continental fragment.[4]

mariner wrote:

BoeingVista wrote:

New Zealand is not a part of any continent.

I was taught that NZ was part of the continent of Australasia.

mariner

santi319 wrote:

So this is the annual topic where we discuss how in America there are more than 5 Continents, while the rest of the world uses the standard: Africa, Asia , Europe, America and Oceania.

Something about Australia being a continent and the rest of the South Pacific Islands being continentless doesnt make sense but hey to each its own..

santi319 wrote:

So this is the annual topic where we discuss how in America there are more than 5 Continents, while the rest of the world uses the standard: Africa, Asia , Europe, America and Oceania.

Something about Australia being a continent and the rest of the South Pacific Islands being continentless doesnt make sense but hey to each its own..

FlyingSicilian wrote:

santi319 wrote:

So this is the annual topic where we discuss how in America there are more than 5 Continents, while the rest of the world uses the standard: Africa, Asia , Europe, America and Oceania.

Something about Australia being a continent and the rest of the South Pacific Islands being continentless doesnt make sense but hey to each its own..

Actually there are multiple standards worldwide, not US seven versus five. To consider the Americas as one continent is just as absurd to many as to NOT consider Europe and Asia one continent.

There are five, six, and seven continent systems taught which vary all over the world (there is even a four model). There is no "standard". So off the high horse.

Plenty of Islands are not considered part of continents by the way; again these are theories all over on the issue.

Wikipedia (while often flawed, and not perfect in this case) does a decent job of explaining the various conventions used and geological vs geographical models.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

"The seven-continent model is usually taught in China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, parts of Western Europe and most English-speaking countries, including Australia[22] and the United Kingdom.[23]
The six-continent combined-Eurasia model is mostly used in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Japan.
The six-continent combined-America model is often used in France and its former possessions, Italy, Portugal, Spain,[24] Romania, Latin America,[24] and Greece.[14]
A five-continent model is obtained from this model by excluding Antarctica as uninhabited. This is used, for example in the United Nations[25] and in the Olympic Charter.[26]"

Varsity1 wrote:

santi319 wrote:

So this is the annual topic where we discuss how in America there are more than 5 Continents, while the rest of the world uses the standard: Africa, Asia , Europe, America and Oceania.

Something about Australia being a continent and the rest of the South Pacific Islands being continentless doesnt make sense but hey to each its own..

How are Europe and Asia separate then? Literally no deliminator.

Shout out to all our Asian's on A.net. Airbus - Asia's biggest manufacturer.

BoeingVista wrote:

FlyingSicilian wrote:

santi319 wrote:

So this is the annual topic where we discuss how in America there are more than 5 Continents, while the rest of the world uses the standard: Africa, Asia , Europe, America and Oceania.

Something about Australia being a continent and the rest of the South Pacific Islands being continentless doesnt make sense but hey to each its own..

Actually there are multiple standards worldwide, not US seven versus five. To consider the Americas as one continent is just as absurd to many as to NOT consider Europe and Asia one continent.

There are five, six, and seven continent systems taught which vary all over the world (there is even a four model). There is no "standard". So off the high horse.

Plenty of Islands are not considered part of continents by the way; again these are theories all over on the issue.

Wikipedia (while often flawed, and not perfect in this case) does a decent job of explaining the various conventions used and geological vs geographical models.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

"The seven-continent model is usually taught in China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, parts of Western Europe and most English-speaking countries, including Australia[22] and the United Kingdom.[23]
The six-continent combined-Eurasia model is mostly used in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Japan.
The six-continent combined-America model is often used in France and its former possessions, Italy, Portugal, Spain,[24] Romania, Latin America,[24] and Greece.[14]
A five-continent model is obtained from this model by excluding Antarctica as uninhabited. This is used, for example in the United Nations[25] and in the Olympic Charter.[26]"

Nice try but on the subject of New Zealand you will notice from the Wikipedia page you link that New Zealand is included in NONE of the continent models.