When you consider that only 2.5% of CO2 emissions come from aviation, you see how utterly stupid this legislation is.
Jump to postI realize this is still probably years away (if at all) but will SMF ever see direct service to Asia/Europe? If so where and which airline is most likely? I know the proximity to OAK,SFO and SJC hinder the chances but what are the chances? Will SMF have to extend a runway to make it happen? Thoughts?
Jump to postI'm assuming most airlines and airports will get some type of government bailout but which airlines and airports will be the most negatively effected by COVID? Which airlines run the biggest risk of folding entirely? Which airlines will have to drastically change their route structure, fleet and bus...
Jump to postAs much as I hate to see people lose their jobs, there are many airlines out there that probably should fold. If it wasn't for national pride and governments propping up poor performers, we'd probably have a healthier industry. Now COVID has clearly effected all airlines ,so all airlines (including ...
Jump to postOffhand, what is the long term outlook like for NRT as an international airport serving Tokyo? With most foreign carriers eventually transferring to HND and even Japanese carriers moving US, Europe and some Asian flights from NRT to HND, how will NRT grow and compete? What will the competitive lands...
Jump to postI know this still needs to be worked out between the 2 governments but I'm curious as to when we'll see non-stop Vietnam flights from the US?
I could see UA starting SFO-SGN or VN starting LAX-SGN and LAX-HAN just to start.
Thoughts?
Just curious as to why UA chose to launch service to CPT over JNB? I'm guessing there would be more business traffic to JNB.
Thoughts?
MIflyer12 wrote:No. SFO has the connectivity of the UA hub but LAX is a vastly larger market. This is basic demography. It's like asking if PHL is going to overtake NYC in TATL services.
I think a better route would be SFO-SGN nonstop.
Jump to postWhy not eventually move all international flights from Terminal D over to the new terminal F. Have a dedicated AA/(One World) International terminal
Jump to postI was curious what the timeline is looking like for BA to launch an all new MOM aircraft (797)?
Are the ongoing 737 issues effecting or delaying this at all?
I was just wondering what the future of NRT will be? It seems more and more long haul international services are moving from NRT to HND and I'm curious to know what will happen to both airports as a result. Both airports have has issues with expansion (NRT due to land constraint issues and HND would...
Jump to postThis looks nice!
https://m.sfgate.com/travel/article/obs ... 588918.php
I know SFO-ZRH-SFO for LX (and now UA) is tops for Roche/Genentech.
Jump to postWith UA this week announcing their SFO international expansion plans, I was wondering if SFO will have to expand the International terminal (especially the G gates)? If so how and where would they expand? When would it happen? How many gates would be added? Or will they just utilise gate space in te...
Jump to postI know ,with the range of current aircraft, flying eastbound or westbound around the world can be done with 1 or 2 stops but do you ever see an airline attempting it? I realize 5th freedom rights may have to come into play to make it profitable but what airline would attempt it? What would the routi...
Jump to postLove the fact they gave a flight number of 49.
As in San Francisco 49ers. Or an ode to the gold rush in Northern California in 1849.
Will we see any new airports being built from scratch in North America or Europe in the next 20 years? I’m not talking about extending current airports like FRA or LHR but rather new, large, international airports being built from the ground up. I know about existing projects like IST (which is tech...
Jump to postMasturbating on a plane... What do we call that?.................. Half Mile High Club.
Jump to postThe truth is always somewhere in the middle. I don't think it's as bleak as Boeing suggests and I don't think it will be as successful as Airbus thinks it will. If Airbus decides to make improvements or develop the freighter version then I think the A380 has a chance. If not, then they will only sel...
Jump to postYears ago it was expansion into the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
What about MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) right now? I could see more services into MEX, IST (with new airport), CGK and LOS.
I posted this question a few years back- What are some current Int'l city pairs that are either underserved or where service hasn't started yet? Which routes makes business sense to either start new service or expand on existing service? I realize there are a myriad of reasons why services on some c...
Jump to postAside from SEA, ORD and DEN..
What about IAD (1 stop)?
I always figured we'd see expansion at PDX, PHX, SEA, DEN, SAN, and LAS. All of these places have some but not all of the above mentioned carriers serving them. To a lesser degree, I've always wondered if cities like CVG, SMF, IND etc.... could handle at least 1 nonstop European flight a day. Especi...
Jump to postI was just wondering what 2 US cities will be the next to receive nonstop service from Europe from LH, BA, AF, KL and TK?
I realize we may be a few years out but where will they all expand next?
SQ- Yes- I agree. They need to freshen it up.
Jump to postI was just looking at pictures and thought that a number of airlines need either a new or at least revised version of their current livery. What are your thoughts?? Airlines that cater to mind UA (I think they need a whole new look) JAL (I know they went back to their old livery not too long ago but...
Jump to postNow that the 787-10 has FAA certification, I was wondering who else will order the 787-10?
Aside from the 11 current companies (AF/KLM, ALC, ANA, BA, EY, EVA, GECAS, SQ, UA, Unidentified, and EK-pending) who else will order? Who will surprise us and NOT order?
Thoughts?
Sometimes you need to take 2 steps backwards before you can take 10 steps forward. While closing the line will hurt in the short term, in the long run it'll be better for Airbus. They can now focus their attention on the A350, a MOM jet to compete with Boeing and the A320NEO.
Jump to postFrom SFO (future routes)
SFO-SGN
SFO-FCO or MXP
SFO-MEL
SFO-GRU
SFO-DEL or BLR
I was just curious to see what people feel the likelihood of each of the following future trends/ideas will be....Give me your prediction or percentage of happening or not happening....... 1. The Boeing 797 (MOM a/c) flies before 2027 2. Boeing shuts down the 747 line before 2023 3. Airbus shuts dow...
Jump to post2 more important details, if you could add them to you post that would make this a little more realistic. How much money am I starting off with? Is it international or domestic? If domestic, then are we just setting up shop in our own back yards? OK. You can choose either domestic or International a...
Jump to postI'm curious to find out from my fellow A.Netters. If you were to start an airline- What aircraft would you choose? Or not choose? What routes/market would you enter? Or stay away from? What fleet size would you look get to? Would you lease or buy? What hub cities would you choose? What hubs would yo...
Jump to postOffhand, when will we see the construction of a new terminal? Terminal D?
Jump to post[quote="flyingcello"]UK - Ireland must be up there too...[/quote
Oh yeah. I totally forgot about UK - Ireland.
There is also
Germany - Spain
UK - France
Japan - China
Korea - China
I was just wondering what is the current leader in terms of business country pairs. Both in number of passengers flown as well as number of flights.
For example is it-
Taiwan - China
US - Canada
UK - Spain
US - Mexico
Australia - NZ
I'm curious which TATL routes Norwegian could go after next. They seem to be they are nicely filling voids between city pais that are either under served or not served at all.
Off the top of my head I'm thinking
Bay Area (SFO or OAK) to FCO or MXP
DEN-ZRH
IAH-ZRH
IAH-FCO or MXP
Thoughts??
winterlight wrote:A good time for them to bury bad news. Looks like it'll be a Green protest vote for me in June.
I know this is probably many years away but when do you think Boeing will stop trying to improve upon the 737 and create an all new narrow body design? In addition, what do you think the new plane will look like and what technologies will it incorporate? I know the 737MAX is in it's infancy but it s...
Jump to postI was just looking at the worlds busiest airports and it dawned on me that IST has no US carriers flying there. I think it's the business airport without a US carrier offering direct passenger service. I was wondering why? I realize there are geo-political and security reasons perhaps but you'd thin...
Jump to postI'd say Swiss.
It's not a very big airline by European standards but it's a fantastic airline to fly.
What about SJC?
Another carrier with direct service to Silicon Valley.
I don't know if this was rumour but what about
VN
SGN/HAN-LAX
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/727LOVER" class="quote" target="_blank">727LOVER</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>t sounds like you are blaming the airport....
Jump to postI've been doing a lot of work travel recently and have been able to travel through some airports (most were former hubs) and I've noticed that there are quite a few that have too much capacity. In other words they have more terminal, gate and runway capacity and that capacity doesn't come close to m...
Jump to postIt's official-I'm an airplane/airport geek <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/>. You know it's bad when you can just look at the drawings and tell which airport it is without needing to look in the upper corner to...
Jump to postWhat about Las Vegas? I thought there was talk of building a brand new facility out near Primm.
What's the latest on that?
I was just wondering if we'll ever see another brand new international airport here in the US built from the ground up. I'm not talking about new terminals or adding on to an existing facility. I'm talking about a new airport from scratch (like we are seeing in Dubai and Istanbul). Thoughts? When an...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CANPILOT" class="quote" target="_blank">CANPILOT</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Airbus' ability/willingness to offer major...
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