Re: Question about the A321 and Jetway boarding

There are two different door sizes for 2L on the A321... a shorter door intended only as an exit and a taller door that may be unused for boarding and deplaning. It's more narrow than a regular door, but tall enough to comfortably walk thru, and therefore a missing overhead bin at this door. While 2...

Re: JetBlue Interested in Widebodies if London is a Success

rbavfan wrote:

tb727 wrote:

Baldanza said it won't happen. I'd take what he says as the most likely thing to happen there.

So Baldanza knows jetBlue. Wasn't he a former Spirit Airline CEO? So just how does he know B6 won't do it?

Re: United Airlines "Evolution" to Globe Livery coming in April

My first thought of the tail was the1990s Continental marketing globe, like the "Work Hard. Fly Right." magazine print ads.

Re: U.S. Airline F/A Bases

UA also has domiciles in LHR, FRA, and NRT. (Maybe HKG).

I thought that AA also had a foreign national crew base in South America (LIM?)

DL has a domicile in NRT.

Re: Sliding Aisle Seat?

I think it's a ridiculous and useless design, it just seems to only help the window seats board faster. Then at some point, the gate agents will have to tell the Flight Attendants to slide 50+ seats into position to board the middle and aisle seats. And with the middle seats jutting back into the se...

Re: Jetblue “Save the Date” All Hands - April 10

My prediction for the April 10th event is not just Europe flying, but revealing a new updated Mint product version 2.0. The CEO has said in the past he wishes we had put more mint seats on the aircraft because it'so successful, but we were confined by the A321door configuration, and with the new a32...

Re: AS new interior

I did wonder if anyone would fall over it in a dark cabin on a red-eye. I guess I'm surprised that a latching rope would not be deemed a safety issue in an emergency. I agree, though, that it gets the point across. I think the "rope" would only be used above 10,000 feet. Like the divider ...

Re: Where to buy old airplane seats

We purchased seats and beverage carts on both eBay and Craigslist.

Re: Are US Trans-cons Diverting for Fuel?

BOS-PSP inaugural blocked 7h01m last night, with 1 missed approach (winds). A friend had two tech stops this week BOS-LGB, one in DEN, another in PHX, the later being unplanned. BOS-PHX blocked 6h 53m alone. Said it had to do with headwinds and wx at destination airport and necessary alternates, thu...

Re: Airline job interview

I'm not sure about the humiliation part, but I know airlines like to use group exercises to judge if a candidate is a team player vs somebody that is aggressive and condescending or is timid and doesn't participate. (Meaning, can you show leadership skills without overreaching or being dismissive? O...

Re: United Airlines CEO to Make Historic Route Announcement Tomorrow (12/12)

Im betting SFO-SGN... that would be historic! And SFO-GRU/EZE? Some nonstops to South America to connect to the Pacific network?

Re: JetBlue Network Thread 2018

Seems the LGB-BOS redeye goes less than daily... or was that already reduced?

Re: Airbus , just stretch the A320NEO a few rows, 200 seats.

I feel like this A321neo should be renamed A320-300

Re: JetBlue hints at new tail design

I have a feeling it's another theme jet rather than a rebranding. Also, new tail designs are being debuted annually on Jetblue's corporate anniversary, February 11th., from here on...

Re: CAE to Get Air Wisconsin Crew Base

If CAE is a MX base, maybe they are ferrying planes in and out often enough to need crews to reposition aircraft, unless all mx is done only on planes that fly thru CAE and remain overnight. This would explain the need for pilots, but not sure if FAs are required for ferry flights. (I think some air...

Re: A220 (née CSeries) achieves ETOPS 180 certification

beechnut wrote:

lightsaber wrote:

Wow. ETOPS 180 . 6 hours is impressive considering the plane is has a range of 3300nm or just over 7 hours.

Umm, isn't 180 minutes THREE hours rather than six?

Beech

Re: Can anyone identify this logo (on a wine glass)?

Such pictures appear in an annual airline quiz. Where was that show held? Why didn't you ask the people who organized it? It looks like Royal Air Force of some kind to me or perhaps Monarch? It was at the annual Airliners International, held in DCA this year. Next year will be in Atlanta. The selle...

Can anyone identify this logo (on a wine glass)?

Can anyone identify this logo on this wine glass? Came across it at an airline memorabilia show...

Re: UA upguaging GUM-NRT back to 777

Which crews will get to work these NRT 777 flights? United or Continental Micronesia FAs? I was surprised to hear HNL crews worked the GUM-HNL route and a rumor they would be getting a HNL-MAJ turn too, so GUM based FAs would lose their only HNL layover (via the island hopper).

Leaked Sneak Peek: United New Uniforms

Saw some photos on Instagram... link to the story with some photos of the new United Airlines uniform.

http://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2018/05/12/united-goes-star-trek-leaked-photos-reveal-what-the-new-united-airlines-uniform-will-look-like/amp/

Re: Spirit Airlines Announcement?

Definitely don't think its an F9 merger... otherwise, wouldn't F9 have sent out a memo to their own employees about an announcement?

Re: JetBlue First Quarter Results 2018

Rumors of LGB reduction and elimination of most west coast-West coast markets. I’m seeing 34 daily some big increases in some markets. LGB to: OAK 4x SMF 2x LAS 5x JFK 2x BOS 2x FLL 1x SLC 4x SJC 4x SFO 5x SEA 2x PDX 2x AUS 1x This is the current schedule now, these increases made last year... othe...

Re: Alaska Airlines first-quarter 2018 result

Why such a big difference in Q1 earnings 2018 vs 2017? Is it all merger related?

Re: OAG Changes 3/18/2018:DL Adds BOS-LAS, SLC-ELP for Fall; SY Adds SAN-SJD

enilria wrote:

LA JFK-NRT NOV 0>0.9

Re: New TAP safety video - different

I liked it... but found that I wasn't paying attention to any of the safety info, I was too busy waiting to see which country each person was from. Only when a few "airplane things" popped up did it remind me it was a safety video LOL.

Re: Trouble in Paradise: HA cancels A321 flights due to PW engine problems

Yikes. Hope this doesn't effect the LGB-HNL inaugural.

Re: Alaska Airlines unveils San Francisco Giants A321 livery

Not sure why it took so long but N924VA has finally been delivered and got the San Francisco Giants livery applied: https://imagr.eu/up/smuq6_27579797_1572579452856473_2055438444397592576_n.jpg https://www.instagram.com/p/BfSdjZuhclT/ So they applied the Alaska billboard titles, but still nothing o...

Re: Alaska, Virgin America flight attendants agree to merger deal

Because both groups were AFA, the bylaws of the union spell out the process. Even if one group doesn't agree, the bylaws are the guide. Do we know in this case what those bylaws read?[/quote] AS is AFA, VX was TWU but no contract and then fell under AFA. AFA bylaws state date of hire integration fo...

Re: Forbes: New Indicators of JetBlue-Alaska Merger

IF this was to happen... rather than Alaska or JetBlue, the combined airline should be named Jet America!

Re: Aeroflot A320 VQ-BPU Fire onboard video

Aeroflot777 wrote:

Looks like stairs are being used and not slides?

Re: New Uniforms for AS

Just hope they are not as toxic as present unis. You’re thinking of AA....AS ditched their toxic Twin Hill uniforms a good five years ago. Yet AA, knowing that history, still chose Twin Hill as their uniform vendor. Been flying American Airlines a lot recently and am surprised how often there seems...

Re: Airlines vs. Air Lines/Airways

I find it interesting how airlines in Japan love their 3 letter abbreviations. Japan Air Lines = JAL, All Nippon Airways = ANA, Japan Air System = JAS (formerly Toa Domestic Airlines = TDA) and they even paint (or had at one point) their liveries as such. (There's even more, JAA, JEX, JTA...)

Re: Hawaiian to announce HNL-LGB service on Monday January 8 2018.

I wonder what Jetblue's involvement will be in this... the route map ("Where We Jet") on jetblue.com now shows the Hawaiian Islands, although no destination dot. It was never there before... hmmm, interesting. Also, apparent confirmation from Hawaiian's EVP/CCO... https://www.bizjournals.c...

Re: Virgin America 2018 A321 plan

Do they still have their JFK crew base? If so is it likely being closed? Good question. Its a tiny base. VX FA on my flight told me AS closed the JFK crew base pretty quick... something about NY labor laws allowing crews to call out up to 40 hrs per month without penalty and then using sick time or...

Re: What airliner is this?

I can't tell the airline, but its definitely a DC-10, both pics.

Re: South Pacific Adventure: 1997

Another great trip report. Brings back many childhood memories of HNL and GUM. My dad would take me to Hickam AFB and the reef runway for spotting and all the domestic widebodies. I miss all these classic jets and paint schemes. Thank you for sharing!

Re: Cabin lengths and galleys size

BREECH wrote:

- Are partitions mandatory in an airplane or can you have just one cabin stretching the full length of an aircraft?

Re: Naming Specific Routes

I believe AA or AS flies SJC-AUS and calls it “The Nerd Bird.”

Re: Is BUR-LHR/LGW a commercially viable possibility?

How many business people go to the airport directly from work vs from their home? Well, if you're on a business trip, it would be Airport -> Office/"Workplace" -> Airport. Hence all the talk about "Being close to business center". If you know LA well, you will see that there are...

Re: FlyDubai 737 MAX cabins

Same seat layout as Mint... but the footwells for the single seats look really tight!

Re: VN A321 : is this...allowed and safe ?

It would. Doors 3L/R are like this on B6 Mint A321s. No safety issue, allows for the same egress as an overwing window exit, if not more than. These doors are probably considered secondary exits too.

Re: Delta Employees to Get New Uniforms

It's like they couldn't choose between red or blue, so they went with both. Is there a reason for purple?? I remember reading it was because Delta wanted to standout from all the typical navy, black, or gray uniforms. Ed Bastian said Posen could use any colors but those... so they ended up with pur...

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production Thread - Part 7

Other than the new exit configuration on the A321neo, how have the central exits been modernized?

Re: 2018 SNA Slot Allocation Released

I thought JetBlue applied for slots... or is that for 2019?

Jetblue to be launch customer for Airbus A320 AirSpace Cabin

JetBlue will be the launch customer for Airbus' Air Space cabin, debuting in 2020, so assuming its for the A320neo. Wonder if this means anything for the delayed A320 classic cabin refit...

https://apex.aero/2017/09/26/jetblue-airbus-launch-a320-airspace-cabin

Re: Southwest to Hawaii ---- Theories

With their recent reservation system upgrade, could WN just be announcing a major codeshare agreement with Hawaiian?

Re: Alaska Airlines unveils San Francisco Giants A321 livery

Wish they'd put the SF logo on the tail and paint the length/span of the Golden Gate along the fuselage as an orange cheatline...

Re: Evacuating the Oil Rigs: Hurricane Harvey

Fantastic TR! Very well written, entertaining, suspenseful... I think its the only TR without pictures I've ever read LOL, and tops many that have plenty. Looking forward to part two!

Re: How did B6 market themselves initially?

Our main thing was new planes, the first airline with LiveTV in all seatbacks, leather seats, free snacks (mainly the blue potatoes chips), and all black uniforms.

Re: Malaysia Airlines plans lie flat direct aisle access Business class for 737MAX10

MAS could choose to have something similar to American's first class cabin that is currently on the A321 transcon fleet, the reverse herringbone seat, thought it will probably have to be modified slightly to fit inside a 737. http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/A321_transcon_f...