F9 added PHL-BOS/LAX/ORD. Interesting adds in my opinion. Most should be successful though. I wonder if PHL will become a connection option for BOS travelers on F9 - it's the first route where connections could naturally occur without going hundreds of miles out of the way. If such is F9's intent; ...
Jump to postDaytrips won't be possible based on the current schedule - the plane flies to BOS then immediately turns around for PHL. If they're only starting with one round-trip flight a day; I'm inclined to agree. That said, if F9's schedule isn't accommodating for such; then one can book just a one-way ticke...
Jump to postF9 added PHL-BOS/LAX/ORD. Interesting adds in my opinion. Most should be successful though. Agreed. I wonder if PHL will become a connection option for BOS travelers on F9 - it's the first route where connections could naturally occur without going hundreds of miles out of the way. Interesting inde...
Jump to postI’d be curious on the perspective of those with technical knowledge and are able to properly analyze and discuss a topic comparing 4, 3, and 2 engine commercial jets. It’s pretty obvious that the market has spoken on the efficiency, value, and savings of commercial jets that have been designed with...
Jump to postAirline rescues Ocean City High School cross-country team after its flight out of Philly was canceled Key Excerpts From the Philadelphia Inquirer article ( Bold emphasis added): As Frank Fabi sprinted across the 5K finish line of Disney’s Cross Country Classic on Saturday, helping secure first plac...
Jump to postI wonder what the aviation world would look like if UA took over US back then Right off the bat: The merger of those two carriers would've meant that there would've been three hubs (IAD, PHL & PIT) within 300 miles of each other... at least initially. Given the size of the merged carrier; even ...
Jump to postNE's modified Yellowbird scheme didn't last too long. One maybe two years at best until the 1972 merger w/DL.
What is PHL lacking to become a bigger airport? What can PHL do to improve given it's current situation. A few users mentioned making B/C into one Terminal but lose a few gates. Another suggested is upsizing the F gates to accept larger aircraft maybe like the E175 (A321?), is this even possible? I...
Jump to postThe PHL capacity solution is well defined and approved by the Government. it's called the "Capacity Enhancement Program" (https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/records_decision/phl/media/rod_phl_201012_figures.pdf). The approved redesign is illustrated in Figure 2-1. Unfortunately, t...
Jump to postThe latest news report from a Philadelphia news station stated that the rating was adjusted/downgraded to a 4.1; the last time a quake of that magnitude occurred in Delaware was in 1871. I was working in Philly at the time it hit. I didn't feel a thing although a couple of co-workers mentioned that ...
Jump to postGSPSPOT wrote:Agree, the flower-shape of the prior logos seem more fitting. The smaller, circle-shaped logo looks kind of dull IMHO. Jump to postI like the plane livery update, but prefer the prior logo.
I probably wrote something similar way back when on this forum regarding past and/or family cars. Nonetheless, and in case my older post(s) had any omissions; here's the rundown up to present vehicles owned (starting from as early as 1966) Currently-owned vehicles are shown in bold : Myself: 1969 Fo...
Jump to posttysmith95 wrote:Esteban Santiago is the name of the shooter. I hate to come to conclusions but that name doesn't sound Islamic too me, it sounds Hispanic.
PanHAM wrote:Nixon wasn't impeached; he resigned from office before such was to happen. Jump to postAll Presidents have been controversial, some more and some less. Nixon was controversial and was impeached.
Quoting Okie (Reply 1):It was called a Mercury Cougar. No, Thunderbird=Cougar. Mustang=Capri. Actually: '67-'73 Cougar = Mustang of the same period '74-'97 Cougar* = '77-'97 T-Bird *Cougar name was also used for Mercury's entire mid-size line-up from '77-'79 (against Ford's LTD II) and '81-'82 (aga...
Jump to postusairways85 wrote:The new DOA Director is on record saying that the new runway project is now on hold.Either way, PHL traffic is steadily falling. They won't need a new runway for a long time at this rate.
I haven't had a chance to scroll through the numerous pages in this thread so pardon if this wasn't already asked or commented on but does anybody viewing this via computer (as opposed to a Smartphone) keep getting prompted a "Do You Want to Leave this Page" or "Stay on this Page"...
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/phlwok" class="quote" target="_blank">phlwok</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Quoting usairways85 (Reply 3):I am pretty sure...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20160417/new-philadelphia-international-airport-boss-says-runway-project-no-longer-top-priority" target="_blank">New PHL Boss Says Runways Project No Longer Top Priority</a> Article excerpts: <i>A native of Ligonier, Pa., with 26 years of aviation expe...
Jump to postGiven that Lincoln is <i>trying</i> to further distinguish itself from its Ford counterparts; I don't believe such (a Lincoln-based Mustang) would be too well received. Especially since most if not all Ford dealers now sell new Lincolns under the same roof. History has indeed <i>not too kind</i> pre...
Jump to postMy first DC-9 flight was during Christmas 1971 on a family trip to Florida (from <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>) on <acronym title="European Regions Airlines (Spain)">EA</acronym>; I was 6 at the time. My final DC...
Jump to postI recall seeing a <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> ad with George Kennedy, just after <i>Airport '77</i> was in theaters, talking about whether people can still afford to fly (due to inflation and rising oil prices). I haven't had much success in finding it on YouTube but I bel...
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/zippyjet" class="quote" target="_blank">zippyjet</a> (<a href="#53" class="quote">Reply 53</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> <img sr...
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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/DeltaMD90" class="quote" target="_blank">DeltaMD90</a> (<a href="#65" class="quote">Reply 65</a>):<br/><i>I hope he goes back to the Senate</i><...
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Jump to postI was 20 at the time, on semester break & working at a restaurant when I heard word of the Challenger disaster. Somebody brought a small black-and-white TV that was in the breakroom and we saw the event replayed in the newscasts.
Jump to postHaving recently attending the Philadelphia Auto Show; a 2016 Dart, 200 & Grand Caravan are/were on display. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/af773atmsp" class="quote" target...
Jump to postSuch would give a whole new meaning to the term Sh*tbox.
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/FedExFlyerPHL" class="quote" target="_blank">FedExFlyerPHL</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Yes, as stated before <acronym...
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/PHLJJS" class="quote" target="_blank">PHLJJS</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Quoting jlbmedia (Reply 7): Didn't <acronym ti...
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/MD11Engineer" class="quote" target="_blank">MD11Engineer</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Well, the Pope received an old F...
Jump to postI'm surprised that nobody on here, given the nature of this particular site, hasn't chimed on this one yet: <b>Baseless merger/speculation threads</b> (ones that aren't based on an actual event/conference). <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/duck.g...
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/bmacleod" class="quote" target="_blank">bmacleod</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Quoting L-188 (Reply 5): Still a sad loss,...
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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/TSS" class="quote" target="_blank">TSS</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Quoting falstaff (Reply 14): I would have loved to...
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Jump to postHe also assumed the role of Major Tony Nelson (originally played by Larry Hagman) in a couple of <i>made-for <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym></i> movie versions of <i>I Dream of Jeannie</i> during the 1980s. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><fo...
Jump to postIf memory serves, the 717/MD-95's original target market/mission was to be newer replacements of older DC-9s, 732s & F100s that many airlines were still flying at the time. What worked against it was that by the time the 717 was launched; many airlines wound up using smaller RJs (which had just ...
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/TWA772LR" class="quote" target="_blank">TWA772LR</a> (<a href="#70" class="quote">Reply 70</a>):<br/><i>Ford made the Ranger and Mazda made the ...
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/alfa164" class="quote" target="_blank">alfa164</a> (<a href="#66" class="quote">Reply 66</a>):<br/><i>Quoting American 767 (Reply 1): They would...
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/Polot" class="quote" target="_blank">Polot</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>Quoting PHLBOS (Reply 40): Actually, the Linco...
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/kiwirob" class="quote" target="_blank">kiwirob</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>Quoting PHLBOS (Reply 26): One major diffe...
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/wn676" class="quote" target="_blank">wn676</a> (<a href="#65" class="quote">Reply 65</a>):<br/><i>Quoting ckfred (Reply 60): Let's remember that...
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/luckyone" class="quote" target="_blank">luckyone</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Lincoln already has two rather insipid r...
Jump to postif you're not too keen on SUVs and want more room than a Focus or Magnum wagon; maybe a mid-size to full-size cross-over (CUV) type vehicle might be the way to go. As an example, the boxy Ford Flex (first model year was 2009) might be something worth checking out. Those are probably one of the more ...
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Jump to postPersonal take: I think that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> will definitely by doing some flight shifting at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (Municipal) (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>. Its status as a domestic hub for connections will probably rema...
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/KiwiRob" class="quote" target="_blank">KiwiRob</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Doc has a Jetta TDi to sell, 15,000 miles on...
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