Aruba From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 128 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2978 times:
Hi, many years ago when I was young, I flew from Montego Bay to JFK, I remember it was a widebody aircraft. It was Air Jamaica, from Montego Bay to JFK. It was in November of 2000. I don't know if it was a A310 or A340. Any tips?
Thanks so much
Will O.
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B738,B752,A310,A319,A321,A343,A346,Dash8,EMB170_JFK,BDL,MBJ,SJU,AUA,DKR,JNB,CPT,HDS,IAD...But South Africa is the best!
Chris133 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 303 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2974 times:
Yes Air Jamaica flew A310 from Montego Bay to JFK, BWI and i think at least one other place. Actually it was a great flight great service but way to much champagne.
HummingBird From Jamaica, joined Mar 2007, 2884 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2965 times:
Quoting Aruba (Thread starter): Hi, many years ago when I was young, I flew from Montego Bay to JFK, I remember it was a widebody aircraft. It was Air Jamaica, from Montego Bay to JFK. It was in November of 2000. I don't know if it was a A310 or A340. Any tips?
Thanks so much
Will O.
You were on JM 011.......Aircraft was an A310.....
The A310s were deployed to MIA, MCO, JFK,EWR,BWI,ATL,NAS,GCM and HAV........
Aruba From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 128 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2869 times:
Thank you all so much, I have been wondering that for 8 years. Thanks
Will O.
B738,B752,A310,A319,A321,A343,A346,Dash8,EMB170_JFK,BDL,MBJ,SJU,AUA,DKR,JNB,CPT,HDS,IAD...But South Africa is the best!
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5530 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2821 times:
Weren't the Air Jamaica A-310's old Pan Am/Delta birds?
Dl_mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2818 times:
Quoting Wedgetail737 (Reply 5): Weren't the Air Jamaica A-310's old Pan Am/Delta birds?
No, they were all ex-DL (none flew for PA).
It's not going to the Moon.....It's just going to California
ImperialEagle From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1230 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2711 times:
I remember them ops into ATL as I flew on quite a few flights to MO-Bay with them. Makes sense they would ops into JFK.
I miss the A-310's. I always like an over-powered airplane.
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough!"
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5530 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2532 times:
Quoting Dl_mech (Reply 6): No, they were all ex-DL (none flew for PA).
Really? I thought that the only reason why DL had A-310's was due to the DL/PA merger. So were these airplanes ordered by PA, but delivered to DL?
Imiakhtar From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2466 times:
Quoting Jm017 (Reply 14): This how they did the tranatlantic flights non-stop? I am confused as folks on A.net were saying the flights to LHR made a tech stop en route.
I'm pretty sure the flights were indeed non-stop. I believe PK at one time regularly had the A310s doing non-stop transatlantic flights from MAN to ORD, JFK and YYZ at one point.
When the route was relaunched, it had a tech stop in Halifax as the aircraft was not ETOPS certified.....The stops in Haifax were on the westbound legs ......A rare occurence.....After receiving ETOPS certification, the aux tanks were added to enable cargo operations........
HummingBird From Jamaica, joined Mar 2007, 2884 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2452 times:
Quoting Imiakhtar (Reply 15): Quoting Jm017 (Reply 14):
This how they did the tranatlantic flights non-stop? I am confused as folks on A.net were saying the flights to LHR made a tech stop en route.
I'm pretty sure the flights were indeed non-stop. I believe PK at one time regularly had the A310s doing non-stop transatlantic flights from MAN to ORD, JFK and YYZ at one point.
The distances between MAN and ORD, JFK and YYZ are within the A310s range.......LHR-MBJ with cargo and without ETOPS routing was pushing the limits of the aircraft......
Mats From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 585 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2359 times:
What about LAX?
They used to actually fly to Terminal 7 or 8 (i.e. the United terminal). Was that with an A310?
JM017 From Jamaica, joined Jun 2002, 1222 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2351 times:
Quoting Mats (Reply 18): They used to actually fly to Terminal 7 or 8 (i.e. the United terminal). Was that with an A310?
Nope. They never flew the LAX route with the A310. I am aware of JFK, EWR, MIA, BWI, ATL, GCM and PTY. I think they also used it to PHL when it shared the same flight with BWI. JM also used the A310 to PTY from KIN. They ran that route for about a week.....
"It's okay to cheat, if you just really don't like to lose."
AirJamaica From Jamaica, joined Aug 2006, 2316 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2281 times:
Quoting JM017 (Reply 19): Nope. They never flew the LAX route with the A310. I am aware of JFK, EWR, MIA, BWI, ATL, GCM and PTY. I think they also used it to PHL when it shared the same flight with BWI. JM also used the A310 to PTY from KIN. They ran that route for about a week.....
Actually they did fly the A310 on MBJ/LAX sometimes but this was extremely rare. I did Air Traffic Control between 1996 and 1998 and I have seen them dispatched that acft on some Sundays to LAX. As I said it was very very rare though.
AirJamaica From Jamaica, joined Aug 2006, 2316 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2275 times:
Quoting HummingBird (Reply 2): The A310s were deployed to MIA, MCO, JFK,EWR,BWI,ATL,NAS,GCM and HAV........
They also deployed the A310 to Belize City & Providenciales when they flew those routes which were discontinued as expected. Thats way too much acft for those routes.
HummingBird From Jamaica, joined Mar 2007, 2884 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2266 times:
Quoting AirJamaica (Reply 22): They also deployed the A310 to Belize City & Providenciales when they flew those routes which were discontinued as expected. Thats way too much acft for those routes.
Providenciales was a Sandals Staff Express......Belize was a " trial and huge error".............
Akizidy214 From Jamaica, joined Sep 2006, 408 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2256 times:
Quoting JM017 (Reply 19): JM also used the A310 to PTY from KIN.
Quoting AirJamaica (Reply 22): Belize City & Providenciales when they flew those routes which were discontinued as expected.
Hopefully the new JM management will have the insight to get some ATR72's so these routes can start again.
DCA
25 HummingBird: The new owners plan to strengthen core US routes and open new markets in Europe........ BTW.....Plans for the ATR for domestic flights has been shelv
26 ChiGB1973: Seems to be the case. I have seen it posted on here in the past. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Delta%20Airlines-history-a310.htm M
27 Akizidy214: Pure foolishness! JM will never make a dime running airbuses between MBJ-KIN. The only bus that seams to make money in Jamaica is the light blue coun
28 JM017: Thanks for the correction. To Belize? Yah, waaay too much bird for those routes. Shelved, reconsidered, shelved....It's like a freaking yo yo. What a
29 AirJamaica: Many people will probably ask " If they could not get a city like London with the tourist/VFR traffic to work how will any other European city work f
30 Akizidy214: JM was flying the wrong a/c for this route. Jamaica by far is not a 3 class destination. If they were to get the 332 they could make London work agai
31 Dl_mech: Only two PA ordered A-310's did not go to DL. These two PA-configured A-310-300's instead went to Ecuatoriana. From what I heard, the DL ordered A-31
32 HummingBird: Hopefully the new owners will seriously study this aircraft for its intra caribbean domestic operation....The aircraft was not acquired due to intern
33 MD90fan: No wonder those routes aren't around. Those routes would struggle to fill a modern turboprop, let alone a widebody jet.
34 Viscount724: In addition to the 7 A310-200s and 14 A310-300s that went from PA to DL in 1991, DL also took delivery of 9 new A310-300s in 1993.
35 LimaMike: Even given the level of Spanish investment in Jamaica's tourism, a VERY detailed review of these "potential" European destinations would definitely n
36 Akizidy214: The A332 is a much better a/c for JM. As much as I like the 763 it just doesn't match up luggage/cargo wise.
37 Jm017: True. But what about something like an ERJ 145 or CRJ 100 or 200? Smaller. Probably more economical for the short island hops. Are there that many vi
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