I think AC could definitely make LOS work on the a330 with the large ties between the two countries/the Nigerian diaspora here. DSS/ABJ/ACC would be more difficult for AC I'd think. DSS is the only one of the list that can be done with the 321XLR. I think it personally has a good chance of launchin...
Jump to postI wonder if AC wouldn't make more money launching say YYZ-LOS, considering UA flies to West Africa themselves? AFAIK, YYZ-LOS and YUL-DSS are the only African routes that featured on AC's investor day and conference route maps. I'm not sure ACC or ABJ have formally been considered, though realistic...
Jump to postYVR-SIN is a long flight, perhaps occasional load restrictions may take place. I wonder if TPE and MNL may be in future plans? Currently Ci flies the A359 and BR flies the 77W. YVR-MNL is flown by PR 77W. Not sure if AC has widebody metals for both routes. Both probably require a minimum of B788 or...
Jump to post1. I can't remember the last time an airport built such a large drop-off zone right in-front of the terminal. It seems like the trend is rather to rely on people movers and build intermodal infrastructure. It also seems this might be oversized when the REM line is up and running. Have you been drop...
Jump to postADM has published a better video that shows what is planned. It makes a lot more sense than what the journalists reported. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4Sb7a8lAM The new jetty will be located on what used to be the 10/28 runway. It doesn't seem like this replaces Aeroquay and the press has a ha...
Jump to postWho's competing for Asia traffic, especially Tokyo traffic? Outside of AC, WS has one flight to Tokyo, NH has one flight from YVR. That's it. JAL and Zipair are ones you missed from YVR. Claiming that there is only really AC from YVR to Asia (whether 'Asia' is limited to Tokyo or expanded to the co...
Jump to postAs always, QR orders are 25% about fleet planning and 75% about geopolitics. Qatar is perpetually in a geopolitical high-wire act and aircraft orders do a lot to keep both Washington and Brussels listening to its leadership. With that said, it probably needs Washington most at the moment, and so I ...
Jump to postMany here forget just how difficult and how much of a bloodbath the LCC market was in Europe at in the 90s/early 00s. The Canadian market probably needs and can sustain a ULCC. It needs to be better thought out, match the Canadian travel needs/demographics, take a slower pace in expanding, get its c...
Jump to postLH Group is just musical chairs at this point. The group and its airlines needs stability rather than people constantly moving to different roles. There's a clear lack of focus that comes as result of all these movements.
Jump to postJakeLRS wrote:Flair dodged a bullet, which seems to be quite rare for them.
My main question, or observation, is the claim the bus/airplane connection will be protected under the same rules (APPR I presume) as if it was a plane to plane connection. ATC delays, either for staffing or aircraft traffic, are not protected. So if one is on an AC bus to YYZ and stuck in the usua...
Jump to postThat's how YHU has decided to brand themselves. I assume that they are leaning on Metropolitan as it can go in both languages. No different that MCI being KCI locally really. Why does the branding have to be aligned to their IATA/ICAO codes? It should be aligned with something, don't you think? &qu...
Jump to postThe swap makes a lot of sense. I do wonder though what the difference in cost would be to just fully integrate RV into AC and have a simplified operation rather than doing the swap. Obviously AC has done the math but it seems RV's advantages are mainly LOPA related rather than structural/operational...
Jump to postNo PD won't be "flying the majority of their Montreal operation from YHU". They clearly stated they'd keep a split operation. They have TS to feed, which they can't do from YHU. Nowhere has PD stated that they will operate more flights from YUL than YHU. The only thing they said was that ...
Jump to postAS will want to be able to connect all the eastern provinces to the Atlantic Ocean as well ... they will wait until PORTER puts their Montreal plan in motion .. AS won't be able to in any meaningful way. Simply because PD, if they are still around by the time the new terminal is built, will be flyi...
Jump to postPBG-TPA schedule has been removed for May onwards (the route only begins in February).
PBG-MCO and BTV-TPA/MCO still loaded and unchanged.
I would love for AC to rebrand again because I have never taken to the latest livery. It’s so bland and militant for a country that exudes so much warmth. The new livery fits with AC improving the premium product and trying to appear as a mature brand rather than a toothpaste brand of P&G. If t...
Jump to postA lot of this has to do with the fact that they operate single engine aircraft, which many EAS communities just aren't willing to have even if it is the only proposal (and instead opt to ask for more proposals with dual engine aircraft from other operators), while many of their former routes have b...
Jump to postSIN-GVA-BOS wouldn't exactly be the worst of ideas for a new route.
Jump to postHope everyone gets out safe.
Something has to be said about the seemingly poor ARFF response, from the stream it seems there's only one fire truck around the aircraft ?!?
YYZORD wrote:QR was looking for a Canadian airline partner replacing AC, they already have interline agreement with PD. I think the interline agreement will expand to a codeshare and QR starting DOH-YYZ is a given, moving pax thru YYZ and onto PD flights.
It is obvious that YUL is much lower-yielding, so even though bookings may be good, the profit margins aren’t there. Maybe I am wrong and this will change, but still. EK has been in YUL for less than 6 months and had pretty much no lead time before launching. Give the route time. It's obvious other...
Jump to postWhat are the odds that Porter grows out of the Q400 destinations in the US? MDW/IAD to YOW seem possible with the growth happening in Ottawa. Regardless of location, it’d be interesting to do a deep dive to see what kind of utilization PD are employing on the 29 strong Dash 8 fleet at present. Is i...
Jump to postYou may have a different definition of "share shift" but from where I come from when someone who travels 7 times in the fall usually on AC and switches to flying those same flights on Porter, that is the very definition of share shift. But maybe we come from different places..... People c...
Jump to postI believe Flair doesn't have an ETOPS certification either.
Jump to postLamp1009 wrote:given that Toronto (or really any Canadian City) doesn't have much, if any semblance of an aerospace industry left.
But in the UK you STILL need a pre-clearance on your Boarding Pass to go through your flight to anywhere in the US. The Uk Authorities would ot check if you have a UK VISA to be in the UK in the first instance but they will check if you are cleared to get to your US Destination. It is highly likely...
Jump to postWestJet continues a policy of running the APU on the 787 fleet when the planes are on the ground in Calgary, no matter what, including all RON aircraft regardless of outside air temp. I conservatively estimate this burn to be a million litres for 2023, though it's far more likely to be between 1.5 ...
Jump to postMaybe the question isn't where could they source 75 aircraft so quickly, but why do they need them so quickly, especially in this environment. Not exactly a rational market right now, so better pile on more and even faster? Maybe they think they can expedite the demise of another airline with this ...
Jump to postThe YHZ operation is quite interesting. YYZ-YHZ remains 3x daily right now and mostly relies on aircraft flying out and back from YYZ. The rest of the operation at YHZ will be convoluted with aircraft flying to YYT, YOW and YUL in lots of different patterns. Hopefully PD will have enough crewing to ...
Jump to postThe money goes straight from the lessor to Embraer, and Porter sees none of it, but it has to be done that way because the lessors would only agree to buy the planes if they had absolute certainty that the lessee would have no choice but to lease the aircraft. It's public knowledge as to how the de...
Jump to postSpirit's 4Q 2022 ASL was 998 miles with an average 10.8 hrs utilization per day. Each Spirit tail generated an average of 737,199.5 asm's a day, operating 4.02 sectors a day, with each sector generating $71.31 of ancillary revenue per passenger. I don't think it's very fair to compare Spirit with F...
Jump to postYou can't connect Western Canada - LHR-BOM without a night stop. Of course you can, YVR-YYZ/YUL/YYC-LHR-BOM all work. Sure it is a 2 stop itinerary, but it removes the night stop. YYC-LHR-BOM is a one hour connection at LHR. [ Thanks for all the info. Appreciate the insight. I'm sure you're aware t...
Jump to postWith all these US West Coast destinations being teased, could we see PD open a YVR base sooner rather than later? In the current loaded schedule, PD could already easily add some West-Triangle flights after some of the evening YUL/YOW-West flights and before the flights to YUL in the morning. I don...
Jump to postThe ULCC game is all about high asset utilization 7 days a week, (esp with high capital cost iron), juniority and high segment creation to drive ancillary revenue. It's hard to see where Flair fits into the equation, esp when selling last minute 3hr+ sectors for a net of c$60 an hour including anci...
Jump to postWhat is WJA picked up Lynx and its fleet. Consolidated its position even mroe in the West (granted Lynx moving capacity out of YYC). Would mean Franke and Onex need to play ball together. Tough one. But WJA plans to IPO. Does a bigger airline with the removal of a competitor - and maybe Franke part...
Jump to postAS is a good start but PD really needs a partnership with AA more than AS. AA already serves many of PD's destinations on a n/s basis. Would people fly from YYJ/YVR/YYC/YEG/YWG to YYZ to connect to AA, who fly to their eastern hubs over more direct and often n/s flights? YYZ-YVR to connect to AA to...
Jump to postAS is a good start but PD really needs a partnership with AA more than AS.
Jump to postThey need to get their banks in order at YOW. The E2s are scheduled to have a lot of downtime between flights next summer arriving around 3PM then leaving at 6PM with nothing in terms of quick connections except EWR/BOS (in a single direction, like most of their destinations). They could also easily...
Jump to postIceCream wrote:Yikes they need to cut their losses and pull out, that is horrific for a ULCC
Less than 20 pax on YUL-MCO today Ouch. That's fine if it's the first flight of the season in late October, but in December, yikes! All, except for one, of their MCO-YUL until year end are sold at US $44 one-way. YUL-MCO does a bit better between Christmas and New Years but the yield is otherwise d...
Jump to postConsidering loads were impressive on the Montreal route during S23, could we potentially see Emirates sending the A380 to Montreal for S24? They downgraded YUL to B77L so I doubt it will be getting the A380 anytime soon. Isn't the downgrade just for the winter? No, it's showing through next summer ...
Jump to postI listened to the investor call and whilst there was a question about where AS might deploy the 787s (as quoted above), I found AS management very taciturn about how they saw the widebody fleet fitting in to their long-term strategy/vision. It really didn't match what I expected AS would say. None ...
Jump to postI listened to the investor call and whilst there was a question about where AS might deploy the 787s (as quoted above), I found AS management very taciturn about how they saw the widebody fleet fitting in to their long-term strategy/vision. It really didn't match what I expected AS would say. None o...
Jump to postI don't see "Hawaiian will join oneworld" in there. What I see is "access to oneworld network" and "FFP will include oneworld benefits" but, you know, Level is part of Avios. It's one airline with two brands. HA will be part of oneworld. Last time I'll say: one airline...
Jump to postslowrambler wrote:I don't see "Hawaiian will join oneworld" in there. What I see is "access to oneworld network" and "FFP will include oneworld benefits" but, you know, Level is part of Avios.
I think many here are making the dual-brand thing more complicated than necessary: -It's not hard to run two brands in parallel. AS can just print their airport signs with both brands next to each other. DL does this with AF/KL. AS doesn't even need to do this at all the airports, probably only thos...
Jump to postIt was announced from day 1 of their initial 30 aircraft order and every message thereafter that they were launching the jets from YYZ, YOW, YUL and YHZ They never said 90% of them would initially be based at YYZ. Neither did they say that YHZ/YUL were way down the road or that YHU would join the p...
Jump to postPorter' plans were announced almost a year prior to WJs decision to pull out. Name a single market they competed effectively when in a 3 carrier environment against AC and PD. They lost every time. Have had this view expressed from at least 2 different senior WJ folks. Since they have now pulled ou...
Jump to postAC dominates every market out of Canada, not just LHR. NRT/HND, FRA, South America (all), FCO, GVA, DUB, the US (all), TLV (before war), ATH, MAD/BCN… the level to which AC ‘owns’ the market is insane, hence why the EU blocked their merger with Air Transat. The only place AC doesn’t dominate is at ...
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