Thank you for all the great updates on the progress of the A320 refurbishments! I recently flew on 599JB (not refurbished), and while the IFE system was old, the plane was impressively clean! A quick question: I believe some people have said that 503JB has some differences than the other A320s in th...
Jump to postTo the OP's question #1, not sure what "alot of islands in the Caribbean" to which you refer, but B6 only operates to STT and the DR from SJU. The other islands are operated from JFK or FLL. Thank you everyone for the additional information! In response to this last post, I should have cl...
Jump to postHello, Out of pure curiosity, I have two questions about JetBlue flight crews: 1) I know JetBlue has a lot of flights out of San Juan to islands in the Caribbean, but I believe they do not have a crew base in SJU. From where are the crews for those flights usually based? Florida or farther north? 2)...
Jump to postSince JetBlue doesn't normally service SAL, how do they get a pilot to fly the plane back? Do they fly another plane in first and then the flight deck crew switches?
Jump to postIt looks like according to FlightAware, Jetblue's newest A320, 834JB, flew to San Salvador as B66481 on January 29. Was this for a different reason than Phase 2?
Jump to postA quick question: The 7xxJB and 8xxJB planes were delivered with the "refreshed" Airbus interior, including (I think) the newer overhead bins, LED lighting, etc.) which differed from the older 5- and 6-series. Are the overhead bins, etc. still being replaced as part of the phase 2 retrofit?
Jump to postHi All, I'm curious if anyone knows what is happening with JetBlue's A321 907JB--I've noticed it's been in MCO that past few days and FlightAware is showing it was scheduled to fly a bunch of flights that were cancelled, except for one roundtrip to BQN. There appear to have been a lot of delayed or ...
Jump to postThanks for the responses! The flight isn’t until this September (2019). It’s interesting because the Alaska website says the regular 739s do have the sky interior, but I guess it’s incorrect: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/our-aircraft/737-900 With it being so far out, are you saying ...
Jump to postHi Everyone, I'm planning to fly on an Alaska Airlines 737-900 (not ER) later this year and have a few questions: -The seat map from which I chose my seat shows three rows of first class, while the seat map on the website shows four rows. Are they reconfiguring first class? (Premium Economy still be...
Jump to postWhen I flew on 627JB (refurbished with Phase I) towards the end of December, the wifi and in-flight entertainment were not working. Was it just an issue with this plane, or are the planes being returned to service with the IFE not yet activated?
Jump to postOne other very subtle difference: I’ve found that on the Airbii with the “new/refreshed” interior, the chimes are on the softer side (like the 777s) and there’s a delay between when, for example, the seat belt sign is turned off and the corresponding “ding” is heard about 2-3 seconds later. On this ...
Jump to postI just flew on 627jb and the interior comparison is really night and day—it was hard to believe from the inside that the plane wasn’t brand new! I agree that the seats were generally comfortable (adjustable headrests are a big plus) but not as much as the old seats. Everything felt new and fresh. Th...
Jump to postHello, I have a quick question about JetBlue's JFK-ORH-JFK flight. The JFK-ORH flight (676) arrives in the 11pm hour, and the ORH-JFK return (671) departs the next day before 6:00 a.m. I would imagine that the same crew isn't used due to the overnight turnaround. My question is, where do the crews f...
Jump to postI may have missed it in the thread (sorry), but from whom did they get the 767s?
Jump to postHello, I noticed that Alitalia's A330 EI-DIR was flown to Tel Aviv a few months ago and remained there for quite a while before returning to Rome and resuming long-haul flying on July 10. Is TLV where AZ does heavy-duty maintenance? Were there some modifications being done to the plane? Thanks! Soxf...
Jump to postHello, In the American inflight magazine, there is a page that lists the different types of planes in the fleet, and the amenities they may have on board. There is a footnote than one AA 757 does not have wifi. Does anyone know which aircraft this is, and why it does not have wifi? Is it scheduled f...
Jump to postHello, I was scheduled to fly economy on an A332 BOS-PHL in a regular window seat (2x4x2 configuration). However, in checking it looks like the flight has been switched to an A321, and I am now in row 5 (bulkhead) at a window. While I'm disappointed that I won't be able to fly on a widebody on such ...
Jump to postHi All, Today JetBlue operated two A320 flights from Boston to St. Thomas, yet they took very different flight pays. Flight 807 (584JB) stayed along the east coast for most of the flight before moving across the Atlantic to St. Thomas, which resulted in it arriving significantly behind schedule. Ho...
Jump to postHi All, Today JetBlue operated two A320 flights from Boston to St. Thomas, yet they took very different flight pays. Flight 807 (584JB) stayed along the east coast for most of the flight before moving across the Atlantic to St. Thomas, which resulted in it arriving significantly behind schedule. How...
Jump to postHi Everyone, Air France's website shows that it is updating its Premium Economy cabin on certain planes; a link on the page shows the 777-300. Does anyone have additional information about the refreshed cabin? Is it significantly different than the current Premium Economy product? And, will it be ex...
Jump to postThanks for the responses! Are they planning to perform any other interior upgrades to the A330s (new sidewalls, overhead LED reading lights, overhead bins, etc.) to mimic the newer "refreshed" cabins delivered by Airbus since, I think, 2008?
Jump to postI'm looking to fly BOS-PHL-BOS in May 2017 and still see the A332 on the schedule for a few flights. Do you think these will stay as A332 flights or will they be downgraded to, say, an A321 or 738?
Jump to postHello, I was looking at flights between Montreal (YUL) and Geneva, Switzerland (GVA) on Air Canada next June 2017, in Premium Economy. I saw that AC operates flight 834/835, an A330-300 with open Premium Economy seats. However, when looking at the A330 seat maps on the Air Canada website and SeatGur...
Jump to postHello, I recently flew Alitalia FCO-BOS on an A330; in the past I've flown on their three-class aircraft, but this flight was on a two-class A330. Planespotters says there are two of these in the fleet, and FlightAware shows that while they usually fly to Abu Dhabi, my aircraft (I-EJGB) has been fly...
Jump to postHello, I recently flew Alitalia A330 EI-EJK from Rome to Boston. In looking at FlightAware, I noticed that it had landed at JFK on June 27 (scheduled flight AZ602), then remained there for a week before flying back on July 4 as a ferry flight (AZ8801). Any idea why the plane remained so long at JFK?...
Jump to postHello, So it looks like FlightAware says JetBlue A320 #804JB has been out of service for quite a while in Florida until a test flight two days ago. Was this plane having some heavy-duty maintenance performed, even on a pretty new frame (2012)? Seems like it's been out a long time unless something ma...
Jump to postWow, that sounds thorough! A quick question from a non-insider: What does FTIS stand for? Thanks for the insight!
Jump to postThanks! Any idea if the maintenance is only to the exterior (as indicated by the photo) or to the interior as well?
Jump to postI flew on JetBlue's "Bluemanity" A320 (598JB) back in September. While the livery was beautiful and the paint still looked fresh, the inside of the aircraft seemed pretty tired, including an overhead panel piece that was hanging down. I noticed on FlightAware that the aircraft has been in Orlando fo...
Jump to postHello, I apologize for the vague title as I couldn't think of an easier way to write it. I think that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> has a crew base in Buenos Aires, and I believe some in Latin America as well. Are those crews allowed to work domestic flights within the US? Fo...
Jump to postThose both sound very plausible--in checking FlightAware the flight did not operate on July 9th or July 11th, but every day since then. So, maybe they knew ahead of time that they had a charter scheduled and needed the aircraft, or an aircraft was up for maintenance. Thanks! <img src="http://c...
Jump to postHello, A few months ago I booked a flight for yesterday, Thursday, July 9, on Air France flight 322 from <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>-<acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS<...
Jump to postHello, I recently flew on three of Southwest's 737-300's: 391SW (a 1994 delivery), 631SW (1996), and 366SW (1993). I noticed that there were (I believe) some small interior differences in the three planes; for example, in 366SW, the overhead speakers (for PA announcements) were simply squares of hol...
Jump to postHello, I'm wondering if Southwest's 737-300's and 737-500's are being retrofitted with the "Evolve" interior, and if so, how many have been completed. I recently flew on 391SW, 366SW, and 631SW (all 733's), and I believe all three had been retrofitted with the new seats. Also, are there plans for th...
Jump to postYesterday (Tuesday, March 17) JetBlue flight 807 <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-STT on ship #662JB diverted to <acronym title="West Palm Beach - Palm Beach International (PBI / KPBI), USA - Florida">PBI</acronym>;...
Jump to postHi Everyone, I have a friend who traveled on Aer Lingus flight 137 from Dublin to Boston on 2/21. Due to inclement weather in Boston, the flight held in the air for several hours before diverting to Bangor to refuel, and then continued to Boston. The flight landed in Boston about 5-6 hours late, for...
Jump to postHi All, I know the weather in the northeast has been wreaking havoc on flight schedules. I was supposed to fly today on <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym> #1352 to Boston and the flight was cancelled, however it shows that the usual inbound aircraft will be flying with a two-hour de...
Jump to postI have another thought: I think this new concept would benefit many passengers, especially on long-haul and/or redeye flights, because the amount of "dings" associated with the call button would be reduced. I remember a few years ago I flew on a redeye from <acronym title="Tel Aviv (-Jaffa) - Ben Gu...
Jump to postIt seems to have been a few years now since US Airways started offering their DineFresh "premium" meal offerings to coach passengers on certain international flights for $20.99. I'm curious if anyone knows how sales are going, and if people are willing to pay such a surcharge for a chilled meal, eve...
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/Dalmd88" class="quote" target="_blank">Dalmd88</a> (<a href="#70" class="quote">Reply 70</a>):<br/><i>Some of the Ex Song planes were early buil...
Jump to postThanks for all the great responses. I've heard it on <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> ground ATC and so was wondering if it meant the tugs were attached to planes or just transiting to another area of the airport but requ...
Jump to postHello, At times on Ground ATC I hear request by tugs to reposition to different taxiways (for example, "Delta Tug 4 on [taxiway] requesting repositioning to [different taxiway]"). What is the reasoning for this repositioning? Thanks, Soxfan <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forum...
Jump to postHi All, Does JetBlue have any A320s or E190s on order, or are they focusing on the A321s? For the latter, how many are they planning to turn into the Mint configuration, versus all-core like their other planes? Are they looking to retire or replace any of their "older-but-really-not-that-old" A320s?...
Jump to postWhat's the reason for Virgin Atlantic flight 10 <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> on Friday 9/12 being delayed from 9:30 p.m. Friday night to 3:...
Jump to postNow, according to the Delta website, it looks like the flight is delayed to tomorrow (Friday 7/25), departing <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> at 10:00 a.m. If this is true, could it be related to the crew timing out, or is a spare plane...
Jump to postYesterday and today I saw that some scheduled evening flights from Florida-Westchester (<acronym title="White Plains - Westchester County (HPN / KHPN), USA - New York">HPN</acronym>) were/are being diverted to Newburgh (<acronym title="Newburgh - Stewart International (AFB) (SWF / KSWF), USA - New Y...
Jump to postHello Everyone, I know JetBlue has two main US locations for maintenance: <acronym title="Lake City - Municipal (LCQ), USA - Florida">LCQ</acronym> (Lake City) and <acronym title="Everett - Snohomish County / Paine Field (PAE / KPAE), USA - Washington">PAE</acronym> (Snohomish). Is the same maintena...
Jump to postHi Everyone, A quick question: For Delta/Shuttle America flight 7314 (<acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="West Palm Beach - Palm Beach International (PBI / KPBI), USA - Florida">PBI</acronym>) tomorrow,...
Jump to postHi Everyone, I have a hypothetical question: Let's say a passenger is traveling from Florida to Boston through New York (so, for example, <acronym title="West Palm Beach - Palm Beach International (PBI / KPBI), USA - Florida">PBI</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - Ne...
Jump to postIs it still the case that on domestic A330 (and 767) flights, apart from Hawaii, there is no IFE? Is there a downside to activating it on those flights, since it's already installed? Also, did US ever fly the A330 to STT, or is the 767 the largest plane they flew? Thanks! Soxfan <img src="http...
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