Chepos From Puerto Rico, joined Dec 2000, 5990 posts, RR: 12 Reply 2, posted (12 years 6 months 14 hours ago) and read 707 times:
The highs for me are:
Iberia putting the A-340 in the SJU-Madrid route
The launch of the A-380
US Airways introducing the A-330-300 and the Airbus A-319
Jet Blue
The lows were:
Legend Failing
National in Bankaruptcy
The crash of Singapore Airlines(and so many others)
Brithis Airways dicontinuing the world images
Mexicana and BA leaving the SJU market
Watewate From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 2283 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (12 years 6 months 13 hours ago) and read 677 times:
high
-A380 launch
-777s racking up sales
-Startups in Canada
lows
-Bankruptcies
-Proposed UA-US merger. I don't trust UA to handle all that traffic- they can barely handle their existing schedule.
-Recent announcement by Air Canada on 3,500 job cuts.
Nicolaki From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (12 years 6 months 13 hours ago) and read 678 times:
Highs:
- A380 launch
- AF propose YUL as one of it's A380 destinations
- Canjet to YUL
- Royal preparing to kick AC butt
- First photos of the A340-600
Lows:
- AC/CP merger
- Concorde crash
- SIA crash
- Like watertate I find disgusting that AC will be cuting 3,500 jobs
- UA/US merger
- No order for Boeing 747X
Ishky15 From United States of America, joined May 2000, 717 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (12 years 6 months 12 hours ago) and read 665 times:
Highs:
Continental orders 753, recieves first 767-400 and 767-200
UA/US Merger(pretty unlikely, but if happens, many airlines will gain flights, such as DCA, etc)
Continental anounces New York-Hong Kong
TWA pulls out of some New York markets
American supends JFK-FRA
UA pulls out of JFK-CCS and MIA-LIM
Lows:
Continental reluctant to order more widebodies
United anounces New York-Hong Kong
No new international flights out of Newark
Aussie_ From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1765 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (12 years 6 months 10 hours ago) and read 634 times:
Highs:
- Cheap airfares in Australia and more interest for
spotters with the arrival of Impulse 717s and Virgin
Blue 737-400s (especially the BNE-ADL route!)
- Launch of A380
- Qantas ordering Airbus
- Kendell's introduction of CRJs on Canberra services
- The go-ahead for the new Adelaide Airport combined
Domestic/International Terminal - about time!
Lows:
- Crashes, especially the possible demise of the
Concorde
- Ansett's 100% sale to AirNZ. They should have let
SIA have the stake rather than the current
arrangement via Air NZ
- KLM, AOM, Alitalia pulling out of Australia
- reduction of services on ADL-SIN by Qantas
- Demise of airlines such as Virgin Express (partial
demise), Lan Peru and some US carriers.
N960AS From Switzerland, joined Apr 2000, 466 posts, RR: 8 Reply 13, posted (12 years 6 months 5 hours ago) and read 611 times:
Thank you T154
While this year has seemed to have it's ups and downs I would have to say the downs were quite large.
The Alaska MD-80 crash. I've never been so effected by a plane crash before. I know it's sort of wrong to say, but I think it because this one hit so close to home. The crash took place Monday 31 Jan. That Saturday I flew Alaska to PDX on a MD-83 and back to LA on Sunday, but on a 734. It was a combination of things I think. Not only is Alaska the airline I usually fly, MD-80 the plane I usually fly (and my favorite) or maybe the fact that I flew the airline the day before. I'm not sure what exactly it was but that one really got to me. Maybe it was the thought that what if I was on that plane on Saturday and it happened then. I wish I knew, but oh well. I'm not going to see a therapist or anything.
Does anyone else have a crash that effected them like that? Am I the only one?
Anyway RIP Flight 261 passengers.
I've been quite a downer so I'll add that I'm so happy the 717 is out and about flying!
Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Reply 14, posted (12 years 6 months 5 hours ago) and read 615 times:
Highs for me were:
A380 launch
SIA's 25% stake in Air NZ
SIA testing inflight e=mali and internet
British Airways grounding their Concordes
Vietnam Airlines buying 777s
SIA buying A380
SIA being the first one going to fly the A380
Lows were
SIA 006 crashing (RIP)
Air France Concorde Crash
SIA wanting to buy in Air India
SIA not being voted best Business Airline by Condé Nast
British Airways staying in Oneworld
B737-700 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (12 years 6 months 3 hours ago) and read 603 times:
Highs :
- Flying aboard the 777 for the first time on Monday night
- Having my longest flight ever aboard that 777 flight (13.35h)
- Jumpseat landings/take-offs aboard A321s/A310
- Lufthansa announcing PHX and DEN as new US destinations
Lows :
- Concorde crash
- See Canada 300 leaving STR
- SIA crash
Gibberish From Switzerland, joined Sep 2000, 424 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (12 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 558 times:
Highs:
- flying my best flight ever (Swissair GVA - ZRH; A320) the pilot had announced we couldn't land immediately in ZRH due to very high traffic and runway constructions, so he takes us on a scenic tour of the beautiful Swiss alps
- flying a very nice longhaul flight (Swissair ZRH - ATL; MD11) great service and comfort!
- A340-600
- A380
Lows:
- SQ006 crash; it struck one of the world's best airlines
- a horrible flight (Delta ATL - ZRH; B767-300) uncomfortble seats, unfriendly and lazy flight-attendandts, I had to fly Delta although I booked SR (I'm glad their partnershiphas ended)
- Unprofitable Sabena
- SAirGroup having talks with Alitalia over alliance
Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9705 posts, RR: 10 Reply 21, posted (12 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 552 times:
The aviation highs in 2000 for me were:
-Flying with Cathay Pacific for the first time (and it was on the Millenium plane 747-400, B-HOX!)
-the Launch of the A380
-The A380/B747-400 orders of Qantas and Virgin Atlantic
The sad news:
-The Air France Concorde crash and the Singapore Airlines B747 accident
-The Alitalia order for 777s (instead of 747-400s)
-No good news about the chances of the B747X
-The new livery of Delta
EIPremier From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1533 posts, RR: 2 Reply 22, posted (12 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 536 times:
I think 2000 was not a very good year for aviation. More delays, more accidents, more labor problems and more financial hardships (higher fuel prices) than the year before. The lauch of the A380 seems like one of the very few brightspots.
I have to agree that all the airplane crashes were depressing, espescially AS261. Firstly, I'm also a big MD-80 fan, and I certainly didn't want to see them classified as "unsafe," because I know that's not true. Secondly, I was dreading what was going to happen to AS after the crash (esp. in terms of reputation and financial situation). I was worried that the maintenance investigation from late 98/early 99 would be exposed again. And...the concern was justified. Also, the accident occurred by the media capital of the world, and the wall-to-wall coverage it received was very disturbing. No other accident this year received so much TV coverage. Obviously, I feel sorry for the passengers in any aviation crash, but this was certainly the toughest on me from an emotional standpoint.
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