little more than a PR grab What are you talking about?!? This is not PR... this is the plan they have laid out and communicated in advance. PR is paper and powerpoint slides lol Why are people such negative nancies? Yes, the odds are stacked against them... but these are plans coming into fruition,...
Jump to postI thought I might try it out just for the novelty of flying an older widebody into FNC from my home airport but 2-4-2 on the 67 sounds like more of a punishment than a treat. I prefer the old 67 wide body any day over the A321 sardine tube. The A321 neo did not make it better for the passenger, jus...
Jump to postI didn't have a chance to watch the video, but too late it is now missing.. my guess Johnny got served by Boeing -maybe due to some embellishments, untruths or ignorant statements. He can be over the top with the commentary. If anyone has it or can find it, please post.
Jump to postWhat to do with the planes already delivered? Well, the planes delivered are going through checks for this specific issue. Otherwise, all planes will go through the normal ABCD checks, which are extensive. I am sure airlines and the authorities will investigate any new findings. I wouldn't be surpr...
Jump to postMy take.... the NTSB/FAA will mandate more process checks which will require more people and more oversight on the fuselage build process at Wichita. This will slow down output and add costs to each unit. Any removable egress whether it is bolted or a physical door will require sensors. At the end, ...
Jump to postAzores is expanding in Boston next summer, 1x weekly BOS-OPO https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230806-s4ns24opo This is fantastic!!! Just did a search and these are the flight time... odd itin with same day flights... but I will take it! I travel to OPO dozens of times throughout the year, so this is ...
Jump to postHainan tentatively restarting service 2/17 with Beijing (PEK) & Shanghai (PVG) Excellent news! I thought they had given up. It is true. I cannot believe they came back so fast. [/quote="adamh8297"][ Agreed all good news. But with China failing miserably with their covid policies durin...
Jump to postPress release: Great, so we have a manufacturer with zero experience in aviation hiring an outside firm with zero experience building engines to design and help build engines for an airplane going at Mach 1.7. If it ever gets off the ground, there is ZERO chance I will go anywhere near the airplane...
Jump to postThey just announced the name of this new variant... A350XTS -Extra Tight Seats
Jump to postlesfalls wrote:TP doesn’t codeshare with B6 anymore. No wonder they’re at T1 at JFK (as of yesterday) and not T5.
Skywatcher wrote:All I can say is that there's a reason nobody wanted to buy it. The sad truth is it has no value.
Simply, not enough or no customers asked for it...
Jump to postI don't get why when in this thread I write anything about OPO, their fanboys attack SCQ. :roll: Because half the time you are OPO doom and gloom fanboy. Your message almost ends up becoming irrelevant and dismissed. Again, you are bashing OPO during a pandemic as if these are normal times. lol Bre...
Jump to postnice. but I would love to see the 80's livery on the new A330/321Neo...
Jump to postI think it's inevitable airlines/authorities will find cracks and defects with the A330NEO's Trent 7000. Its a flawed engine design; not dangerous but requires huge amount of maintenance, money and a lot of oversight to make sure it doesn't get to that point. If I were Airbus, I would reach out to G...
Jump to postGreat article on this topic... https://apps.bostonglobe.com/business/g ... buildings/
Two things that don't allow tall buildings in Boston:
1) Faa Restrictions
2) City ordinances of not allowing shade over the Boston Common.
I still don't understand why they don't offer BOS to OPO on the A321. It's a missed opportunity, offering service to Northern Portugal and Galicia.
Jump to postPEOPLE, it's a free site lol. You want quality reporting you need to pay it. I have a theory, Airbus is supporting these folks...lol because I find their articles very biased to favor Airbus. Even the comments are so over the top anti-boeing and are not accurate.
Jump to postPerhaps, Airbus is coming out with the twin-engined A380X with a folding wing. haha very much like the A340 ended up as an A330 success.
Jump to postFor people working in tech, Boston is actually slightly more affordable than Raleigh. Yes, the cost of living is higher, but the salaries in Raleigh are much lower. Look at the last chart in this article: https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/09/cost-of-living-best-worst-cities-housing-adjusted-salarie...
Jump to postI don't think it's any surprise that of the three, PVD has been the most successful -- it has the most actual, local population, giving it a strong base, and it's invested in rail. Even with PVD great location, it lacks flights -every major should have hourly shuttle flights to their hubs. So, it r...
Jump to postCongratulations to United and Airbus! Hopefully this means a follow up to more A320 series aircraft. United has such a large fleet they will need A320 replacements down the road and the MAX can’t cover them all. And not every city can handle an A321, so there will be a need for smaller variants. Th...
Jump to postThe A330NEO's engines are a derivative of the Trent 1000. Will those engines also experience degradation? Will TP face the same engine issues? If not, why not? Also, Boeing touted how the 787 can perform engine swaps during the 787 design phase. This is predominantly for lessors? Did that feature ma...
Jump to postIt's a go, according to Reuters, with environmental conditions:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-airport-montijo-idUSKBN1XA21I
Truly remarkable how a once bankrupt airline has skyrocketed to be the premier world airline. I suppose a combination of factors got them to this point, favorable US bankruptcy laws first and foremost, labor unions that sacrificed a lot, give it to the forward-thinking management and of course the U...
Jump to postI’m not here to validate this thesis, but FORBES is asking whether AA let Boston ‘Get away from them.’ More Americans Are Moving West and South https://www.voanews.com/usa/all-about-america/more-americans-are-moving-west-and-south True, but those Americans that move south are typically in the lower...
Jump to postThe number of Germans visiting Portugal also fell last year. I suppose that's to do with Brexit as well? While numbers are down to Spain and Portugal, numbers are up to Greece, USA and Turkey among others. So perhaps a weaker pound may put people off going to Eurozone destinations but other than th...
Jump to postI think the routes to Germany can be easily covered by FR/LAUDA bases if indeed there is demand..As for London City, with TP gone, BA can add LIS/OPO to its route network and increase their dominance..The OPO-BCN/LYS is already covered by Easyjet,Vueling, Transavia France, so i dont think there wil...
Jump to postgatibosgru wrote:Still waiting on BOS-OPO on the LR to be announced!
Plus 10x per week to Miami. Daily to Chicago and Washington, Finally 4 x daily to New York. Crazy growth!
Jump to postIt's because Europe generally has much better weather than the United States. In addition, busses clear out passengers from congested terminals quicker and the boarding is also quicker. In the US we have lousy weather, it's either too cold or too hot. So jetbridges is a must to protect the passenger...
Jump to postYeah, ATL may be an interesting choice but I am sure TP did their research. There are a few corporate clients, the usuals based in Atlanta that have European businesses as well as Out System a fast-growing Portuguese unicorn. Their US headquarters is based in Atlanta so you will see commuters going ...
Jump to postMAH4546 wrote:
I'm sure they are. The fares have been dirt cheap.
Sad to see the whole program fail this way. If there is no second-hand market for these planes, I'm sure there be many more scraped A380s too come till they are all gone. This plane won't last another 12-18 years. I wonder if the SQ lease payments paid for the procurement of these planes. Also, did ...
Jump to postDon't be surprised if the NMA is going to be a 767/757 like project... Boeing released the 767 and the followed up a year or two later with the 757. This is my guess, as I am sure Boeing has peripheral vision and looking at all programs at all times. They don't just focus on one program. They have t...
Jump to postPeople comment here like they know... lol -if Boeing doesn't release numbers than you don't know. Most Boeing employees don't know. So all these are guesses or assumptions based on the news, or facts like the backlog or deliveries. One thing we do know is that Boeing would not leave a line open if i...
Jump to postThis is all about cost and money. Has nothing to do with capability or favorability. The 777 current generation is just cheaper and Boeing had positions, so its a win-win for UA/Boeing.
Jump to postAs a Portuguese immigrant living in the Boston area for almost 30 years I have never even once met anyone from Porto. You need to venture out to Milford, Hudson, Framingham, and as far west as Ludlow to spot folks from Northern Portugal. New Bedford\Acushnet has lots too. But you are correct, Azore...
Jump to postTAP don't has Boeing on their fleet due historical reasons. After the accident in Madeira with an B727-200 TAP partly blamed the manufacturer for the characteristics of the airplane and also the information about the training. From there, TAP began to stop operations with the Boeings and never boug...
Jump to postIt's only a little over a billion euro project... chump change when it comes to building/expanding airports. If this gives LIS a breather than it's not a bad deal. They can continue working on a permanent solution for 2035 and beyond. I believe TP preferred this as they will have an airport pretty m...
Jump to postJust crazy expansion... how will LIS airport handle all these new flights? I hope they hire new immigration officers, baggage handlers and expand the areas for all the new foot traffic. All these jets flying in at the same time each morning it's going to be chaos. I hope it all works out and they in...
Jump to postIAD.... on the new A330neo. I thought it would be the west coast first.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/11/29/tap-air-portugal-expansion-airline-ramps-up-u-s-presence/2147275002/
Surprised they haven't announced OPO to BOS. I thought it would be a sure thing with the A321NEOs.
Jump to postI recall from the original 787 marketing that Boeing was going to design the airframe so you can easily swap engines with a common/standard engine pylon. This is particularly useful for lessor's sake of being able to market used planes. Did Boeing go through with this feature and is it certified? I ...
Jump to post[ Well I dont think they capture or target too much of the Europe bound traffic (I'd drive to BOS before connecting in EWR too) It's their hub for gods sake, they should factor passenger types. The cost of flying to a hub should be the same no matter if your are flying from BOS or PVD. Otherwise, y...
Jump to postYup! I tried to reach out to PVD management and United on this to no avail. The airports response they cant control where the airline flies and what they charge. For United it is the current schedule and they evaluated periodically. bah blah! I fly overseas a lot and via PVD would be more convenient...
Jump to posthttp://www.providencejournal.com/news/20161214/norwegian-airline-recruits-providence-based-flight-attendants-says-talks-with-tf-green-ongoing Here you go... they are probably testing the waters for talent.... "The company says, however, that no contract has yet been signed to operate flights o...
Jump to postI've always been curious about something and thought my fellow BOS experts might be able to way in. When you look at the top 10 Combined Statistical Areas (CSA) in the U.S. Boston comes in number 6 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area What I'm curious about is how number 5 San ...
Jump to postNice write up here...
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160512/cape-air-tests-waters
Competition is heating up!
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