<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i> Quoting ytz (Reply 7): Never get ...
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Jump to postI had only ever heard of the <acronym title="Britannia Germany">BN</acronym>/BA/AF Concord interchange flights - I didn't realize there were others. And may I ask ... what was the point of a formal interchange agreement with equipment and crew sharing when they could have still had some kind of mark...
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Jump to postDSM is jealous for the destination, not necessarily for that particular service though, heh. Look at MCW though, with TWO destinations now, neither one of which is <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym>. Hope it ge...
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Jump to postHere in Iowa <acronym title="Des Moines - International (DSM / KDSM), USA - Iowa">DSM</acronym> is seeing some additional lift to secondary <acronym title="United Parcel Service (USA)">5X</acronym> hubs - <acronym title="Reno / Tahoe - International (Cannon) (RNO / KRNO), USA - Nevada">RNO</acronym>...
Jump to postWhat about Tower Air? <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bluefltspecial" class="quote" target="_blank">bluefltspecial</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i> Quoti...
Jump to postDespite the fact that there are many administrative restrictions between the two countries ... life is going on between the two moreso than ever before. A friend of mine from high school who visits Cuba often recently got engaged to a Cuban, and he was allowed to emigrate legally to the United State...
Jump to postThe <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym> flight loss isn't that big of a deal for PIA - because <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Il...
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/enilria" class="quote" target="_blank">enilria</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>US <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harb...
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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/dbo861" class="quote" target="_blank">dbo861</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>That's great, but when are they going to add m...
Jump to postWN's very happy with <acronym title="Des Moines - International (DSM / KDSM), USA - Iowa">DSM</acronym>. From an Iowa standpoint, what i've heard anecdotally and noted in a little research, <acronym title="Des Moines - International (DSM / KDSM), USA - Iowa">DSM</acronym> is the clear winner for Iow...
Jump to postDidn't this use to be a marketing thing back 10-plus years ago? For instance, my Northwest timetables from the 90s show same plane/same flight number service between <acronym title="Des Moines - International (DSM / KDSM), USA - Iowa">DSM</acronym> and stations like <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Wor...
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/tjwgrr" class="quote" target="_blank">tjwgrr</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Was that filmed from a building or a helicop...
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Jump to postShorter routes transitioning through ZAU (for instance, my <acronym title="Des Moines - International (DSM / KDSM), USA - Iowa">DSM</acronym>-<acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Des Moines - International (DSM / KDSM), USA - Iowa...
Jump to postNo one has mentioned yet that McD lacked the resources to even move this plane from graphic design to the research/prototype phase. Designing a new airliner from a blank page was simply beyond their reach at the time, and it seemed like a lot of people realized that at the time.
Jump to postI mean, economics tells us that the natural end game for large scale industries like aviation (with significant financial and regulatory barriers to entry, high liquidity, commoditization, etc. for both aircraft manufacturers and airlines) is only a few operators and manufacturers who are more or le...
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Jump to postLooks like United 201 <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL201/history/20140711/0015Z/PHNL/PMDY" target="_blank">http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...1/history/20140711/0015Z/PHNL/PMDY</a> Just happened yesterday. According to the graph estimates it took them about 80-90 mins to get on t...
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Jump to postI would assume they are taking a charter flight and chose the departure time for their own reasons?
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/CX+Flyboy" class="quote" target="_blank">CX Flyboy</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The article won't load, but assuming one...
Jump to postI feel like the Short SC.7 Skyvan looks like someone turned an airplane hangar into an airplane. It's not pretty, but boy is it functional.
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/UA900" class="quote" target="_blank">UA900</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>Still no FCT in sight for <acronym title="Unit...
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Jump to postLike everything, it basically comes down to
"If only History didn't happen like it did, there's a chance [XYZ airline] could still be around today."
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/FlyPNS1" class="quote" target="_blank">FlyPNS1</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</a...
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Jump to post2x mainline per day per destination seems to be the max for Des Moines (not counting Allegiant). We have 2x mainline a/c per day to the following: <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> (9 mon...
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