Unless people stop lining up to be recruited, the alleged abuses will continue. EK IIRC also had a spate of highly publicized incidents regarding errors by crews. I presume the Gulf carriers have a fire-first, ask questions later approach… inducing a culture of fear rather than transparency. Again, ...
Jump to postIf they can get flights from MIA at the current airport, it kinda makes the new airport project seem like a waste. DOM doesn't need a lot of airlift and is unlikely to ever attract much even with an international airport. Agreed. I'm not sure DOM really needs nonstop flights to the UK or other Euro...
Jump to postI see the fed govt in the US and similar countries stepping in soon and mandating vaccination for pilots and cabin crew. The feds would be protected by sovereign immunity from lawsuits and reiterate that aviation is a vital industry to interstate commerce and national interests. No other justificat...
Jump to postI think a better means of reducing the health risk to travelers is for airlines to permanently institute the fare and schedule flexibility they currently provide for all fare classes. Back in the good old pre-COVID-19 days, I can’t tell you the number of sick people I’ve encountered on airplanes. I ...
Jump to postNo, because if push comes to shove the US can deny export licenses for things on Airbus products destined to China. This process is indicative of bargaining with Beijing under the guise of IP concerns. Honestly, China has some of the world’s most prolific MROs so the PRC already has access to Europ...
Jump to postFirst post in some time... I’m curious if anyone has flown on the elusive example of the A321ceo in the new oasis configuration. https://thepointsguy.com/news/aa-project-oasis-a321-enters-service/ It appears that the retrofit regime for AA’s existing fleet of A321s has been paused due to the MAX cri...
Jump to postI'm trying to understand how a set of consumer advocates think they can overrule the FAA and cabin design subject matter experts by asserting that there is a link between reduced seat pitch and safety? There is zero suggestion in real world crashes that short pitches lengthen passenger egress in eme...
Jump to postI've witnessed pushback happen while people were still taking their seats on an LAS-LHR flight on BA last year. This might be a just a European airline thing.
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/neutronstar73" class="quote" target="_blank">neutronstar73</a> (<a href="#92" class="quote">Reply 92</a>):<br/><i>41 percent believe that more l...
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Jump to postWith the purchase of <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym>, does this mean that <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym> will now attempt a lie-flat transcon service product? They will be the only major with a domestic first product but no lie flat service between <acronym title="...
Jump to postThis accident is truly infuriating and probably avoidable. This accident is likely the result of yet another poorly planned, poorly executed project under the laxed, inept and/or corrupt regulatory environment of a developing nation. According to the article, Air India got permissions from various 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/Airnerd" class="quote" target="_blank">Airnerd</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>The interesting thing here has been the co...
Jump to postDoes the US State Department have authority to change export control policy? If so, does this mean that the US Congress needs to act to make such policies permanent? I assume that if Congress does not have to act, Boeing is more concerned about a Republican winning this year's election and reversing...
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/777Jet" class="quote" target="_blank">777Jet</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Or stop flying with them and paying for it to ...
Jump to postJust reading the story from the post link sends chills down my spine. If the allegations are true <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> should be in deep trouble for this. However, there is also no indication that the employees reported this to <acronym title="Hahn Air Lines (Germany...
Jump to postThe transportation of of the POTUS is a huge deal. I think most people on this thread have whittled this issue down to an argument of prestige or accounting. With POTUS transport, the POTUS is the executive of the US government and Commander in Chief of our armed forces no matter where he or she tra...
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/747megatop" class="quote" target="_blank">747megatop</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>After all <acronym title="Air India"...
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/Roseflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">Roseflyer</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>I've also heard about some evacuation re...
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/karadion" class="quote" target="_blank">karadion</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>I decided to use Ascend for my source on...
Jump to postI thought the 787 was designed to open medium cities to larger markets. I'm not sure if <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> is using their 787s to their full potential as much as <acronym title="Japan Airlines">JL</acronym> has with Boston and San Jose. Is this a union contract thi...
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/DLPMMM" class="quote" target="_blank">DLPMMM</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>The quality of life in Coastal South Carolin...
Jump to postI think this entire ordeal is ridiculous. Emirates and their counterparts tend to provide top tier service at a fair price, while US carriers tend to provide passable service at relatively low value. I mean come on... the last couple times I've flown <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acrony...
Jump to postNot sure what everyone's problem is with the current <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> livery. I think the near 40 year old paint scheme has much to do with the ire over the current livery. Us A.neters don't like that much change... and totally understandable because the aviation...
Jump to postThis war between <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> and <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym> may push <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym> to <acronym title="Executive Airlines (USA)">OW</acronym>. That's the only way <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (US...
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/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Mainline pilots still make less than they di...
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/capejet" class="quote" target="_blank">capejet</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Pilots, especia...
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/mayor" class="quote" target="_blank">mayor</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>Generalize much? Dramatize much? As an example...
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/300CAP" class="quote" target="_blank">300CAP</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>A Norwegian company called Norwegian Air Int...
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/ATLTPA" class="quote" target="_blank">ATLTPA</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>Here's another article in which Marty Shugru...
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Jump to postAs people have said before, <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>/US will make concessions to low cost competitors in certain markets and the lawsuit will go away. I'm certain the Obama administration has very little stomach for the political bloodbath the onslaught of airline and pr...
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/LY4XELD" class="quote" target="_blank">LY4XELD</a> (<a href="#67" class="quote">Reply 67</a>):<br/><i>Agreed. I think pre-flight safety demos sh...
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/brilondon" class="quote" target="_blank">brilondon</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>This is US. They suck at customer servic...
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Jump to postI think everyone is on edge here, but I didn't think America would be back to the same backwards post-9-11 thinking that every brown person harbors or is a terrorist. Preliminary reports seem to indicate that the <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA ...
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/BHXDTW" class="quote" target="_blank">BHXDTW</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>Someone correct that if its wrong, but it wo...
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Jump to postBoeing should be shopping for new marketing and sales people... this is just embarrassing. While they're at it, the Boeing shareholders should clean house and fire the board and everyone else that signed off on the 787 and the NEO as they are now. I really do think that this spate of poached Boeing ...
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Jump to postI suppose if a merger was to occur between <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> and US with US managers taking the helm... the whole <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> re-invention to become a premium flag carrier goes bye-bye. US has been aiming for the last 5 ye...
Jump to postDon't understand why Premium Economy is marketable to business fliers who's companies won't pony up the dough for business class. Most, if not all those companies will only pay for the cheapest seat available, which is never premium economy anyway. Most often than not the cheapest seat will be the m...
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/Aesma" class="quote" target="_blank">Aesma</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I'm guessing they're expecting a very low price ...
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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/klmflighter" class="quote" target="_blank">klmflighter</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Check this livery out, I think it ...
Jump to postIt is unlikely that Airbus can accommodate a new set of deliveries for wide-bodies within 9 months. Furthermore, the customers like <acronym title="Qatar Airways">QR</acronym> have highly customized interiors that take more than a year to design, test and certify (even that's sporty). My suspicion i...
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/Viscount724" class="quote" target="_blank">Viscount724</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> The Boein...
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Jump to postHuge blow for Boeing. US Airways has moved itself to become an Airbus only airline. As soon as the remaining A330s, A350s and the A32X NEOs come we can say goodby to the remaining 767s and 757s in the fleet. The only question still stands is how will the new American phase out the 737-800s currently...
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