https://la.urbanize.city/post/heres-look-laxs-future-concourse-0?fbclid=IwAR2h3fj111__7l3PY_uH2GKedeEP_Gb3q3ExvSJDCZHhUgDwJ60J8uQjMaY_aem_ATXiMkIHgfvDT2rEl1RqopcxtYON3fsmZo4ET1MTKFA0LyBOJVcZVdYi-Mx3k6If-cKSFaJdpyXTtgco9LH5UpnL More detailed look at what concourse 0 will look like at LAX...
Jump to postEverything ex-LAX, except PPT will be on 350s sometime in Q4. That's also going to allow only one frame to cycle between LAX and ATL. From here on out, LAX likely all A350 flying except for seasonal LAX-PPT. I suspect after the 767-300ERs are taken off international flying in four years, the A350-9...
Jump to postAs for DTW-BCN vs BOS-BCN vs. the 2nd JFK-BCN... JFK and DTW have better connectivity than BOS. JFK has more O&D than BOS. BOS isn't going to be the obvious choice for a 2nd TATL flight after the first from JFK or ATL. But BOS likely has more O/D to BCN than DTW does, while DTW obviously has mo...
Jump to postIn hindsight, the current state of this route is really making me question why Delta was so against trying PDX-HND, or even bidding another city (JFK, 2nd DTX/ATL, BOS, SLC, hell, even SFO). Sure, this route has the potential to succeed, but with the amount of capacity that's popping up in such a s...
Jump to postYes, I do think it's significantly crowded compared to those airports. JFK and LAX are different stories because they are airports of multiple, individual terminals and largely cater to O/D traffic. I've never heard the running joke that on your way to hell you have to change planes in DFW or DEN. ...
Jump to postRealistically, what is ATL’s current capacity? Like he said, a lot more. Connecting (domestic) passengers don't put incremental load on security. While intra- and inter-terminal baggage handling sees increased work, the baggage delivery carousels do not. The City will bend over backward to bond and...
Jump to postI'm in Atlanta for the next few days for business and I just saw this on the news. The Metro-Atlanta area (which is most of north Georgia) is now the 6th largest metro area pulling ahead of both Philadelphia and Washington D.C. "Data released later in the morning also showed metro Atlanta inch...
Jump to postFor these, and in particular the A330 ceos I think this is when the 787 has a shot at DL and in particular the -10. The A330 has been mentioned as the most profitable aircraft at DL. What a 787-10 brings to the table as a replacement is a bigger aircraft to account for growth, superior CASM, greate...
Jump to postThe real question is what will eventually happen once the PMNW A330ceos and the 767-400 fleet reach retirement in the early-mid 2030s. For these, and in particular the A330 ceos I think this is when the 787 has a shot at DL and in particular the -10. The A330 has been mentioned as the most profitab...
Jump to postThe cabin redesign is part of a larger branding redesign that will include a livery refresh , new uniforms, airport (Check-in, Gate, etc) branding and marketing and advertising. The work has been going on for some time — slowed down and then redirected. Delta worked hard to develop and maintain its...
Jump to postThere are pictures out there showing the new cabin colors on a refurbished 757. It is indeed the darker look seat colors. Yes. Ive seen them, but they are from the company's internal website so I won't post them here. What TPG is showing is different; not sure where they got their info from. But Im...
Jump to posthttps://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-air-lines-cabin-refresh/
I think it looks more upscale than the current look. The darker hues are more in line with JV partners AF, KL and VS. Discuss...
Seems coincidental. I fly all models of them and don't commonly have delays for mx at all. I've also been off for a few weeks. Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself for my next rotation.
Jump to postAre you sure this plane is actually 747-8F in the video? I looked at the video few times and I see just 2 engines not 4 engines. Looks like either 767-300F or A306F. They said Boeing then it should be 767-300F have 2 engines one under each wing and light showing one engine under each wing and cant ...
Jump to postWhiplash6 wrote:I’ve seen a photo of the #2 engine and it has a hole about 10 inches in diameter blown out of the cowling of the jet exhaust nozzle at the 2 o’clock position
2 questions. 1. Does a compressor stall warrant a "Pan Pan Pan" call? 2. Did they have to dump fuel? It hasn't been confirmed that it was just a compressor stall. If you look at the footage, parts of the engine were being ejected out the exhaust in addition to flames. I suspect it's more ...
Jump to postI am guessing SEA-PKX would come first given Delta is already back to daily on SEA-PVG but not DTW-PVG. But DTW-PVG daily is first in line then a return of LAX-PVG. Could be some time before Delta flies to PKX. I agree that SEA-PKX would launch first. DTW-PVG is already in ULH territory without Rus...
Jump to postAA flew LAX-PVG until the pandemic shut down China traffic. AA was the weakest perfomer on the route as UA/DL had more strength, UA had the strongest PRC presence of the US3 and DL had MU at PVG. SEA never got off the ground because of the pandemic and then Russian airspace closure killed it off. I...
Jump to postHere’s a thought If UA and AA eventually retire their 77W fleet without an equivalent or larger replacement ie, the 779 then Delta with its A350-1000 will operate the largest widebody amongst the big 3 passenger airlines in the US I would say it's much more plausible that AA would retire their 77W'...
Jump to postProject Sunrise A351s have 322t MTOW, an ACT, and a 250 pax limit. The MTOW increase and pax decrease are necessary to carry the fuel to fly across Australia after flying to Australia nonstop (which a 789 can do) . DL won't be flying like that so the current 319t spec and no ACT should be sufficien...
Jump to postBut DL will have plenty of A339s for that route and others like it. And the older A333s can do West Coast to HI just fine, or East Coast to Europe.. Noting that the A339s will beat the A333s on fuel when the trip is over 5 hours. Is the implication here that the A333 outperforms the A339 on fuel ef...
Jump to postDelta buys cheap airplanes Not sure the planes this thread is actually about are "cheap." It is not as simple as being cheap - like any smart company, DL is looking for the most efficient plane for the mission, considering other factors, like MRO deals, etc. To diminish this to "chea...
Jump to postI don’t see anywhere for the current 787 to fit into DLs fleet. If Boeing manages to get it together and reengine and more importantly certify a second generation 787, I could see DL jumping on that to replace the PW A330s. Airbus won’t reengine the A330 again, and I’d expect the 787s lighter weigh...
Jump to postUntil Boeing gets their act together any Delta 787 order is likely dead in the water. For those asking what will replace the 767 fleet, look no further than a potential A330-800Neo order. Delta flies a small fleet of A330-200s that will eventually need replacing. This makes the most sense. Boeing h...
Jump to postThere seems to be somewhat of a consensus that DL will be ordering another batch of 339/359 but I fail to see the advantages of the 359 over 339. It is heavier and in DL configurations has only 25 seats more and its range is marginally longer than the 339. Also, it is much more expensive. Per the t...
Jump to postThis is just one example of the DTW hub. In the NW days they flew 4X daily from RIC-DTW all DC-9's ( DC-9-30 and DC-9-10's). I flew on this route many times connecting to the West Coast. The flights were always at least 2/3 full to full. Now DL flies RIC-DTW 3X daily with one 717 mainline (usually)...
Jump to postThis is just one example of the DTW hub. In the NW days they flew 4X daily from RIC-DTW all DC-9's ( DC-9-30 and DC-9-10's). I flew on this route many times connecting to the West Coast. The flights were always at least 2/3 full to full. Now DL flies RIC-DTW 3X daily with one 717 mainline (usually)...
Jump to postThere is nothing MORE premium than being able to get virtually anywhere in the world from 1 place. I can assure you, most people do not mind connecting in Atlanta. I feel like everyone talks about ATL like it is pure chaos. The concourses are actually much nicer than they were in the early 2000s. I...
Jump to postNew for 2024: -JFK-NAP/MUC/SNN -ATL-ZRH -LAX-PVG -SEA-TPE -More flights on ATL-VCE/ICN/CDG, JFK-BCN, BOS-ATH, DTW-CDG/KEF, CVG-CDG What I'd like to see for 2024: -The return/launch of ATL/MSP-OGG (both were shelved due to the Lahaina fires) -More SEA-Asia as a preemptive strike against AS getting H...
Jump to postATL can be operationally fine and awful from a passenger experience at the same time. At this point I feel pretty confident saying it’s Delta’s worst hub to spend time in. It’s fine from a connectivity and operational standpoint. But it’s cramped, it seems rather filthy every time I’ve been there, ...
Jump to postIs SLC an under-utilized asset in DL’s network? DTW for sure is. Meanwhile ATL is bursting at the seams everyday. Atl bursting at the seams is laughable. You may find it funny, but it's not. DL is going to keep building ATL back up to 1000 flights a day while DTW looks like a ghost town compared to...
Jump to postA new year, and pushing back on this narrative yet again. In what way is ATL bursting at the seams? It's not gate constrained (at least not for DL), and total aircraft operations are down around 15% from 2019. You can make the argument that the network isn't serving a bunch of flows very well by dr...
Jump to postIs SLC an under-utilized asset in DL’s network? DTW for sure is. Meanwhile ATL is bursting at the seams everyday. A new year, and pushing back on this narrative yet again. In what way is ATL bursting at the seams? It's not gate constrained (at least not for DL), and total aircraft operations are do...
Jump to postquestions wrote:Is SLC an under-utilized asset in DL’s network?
This discussion of A339 performance is interesting, because while the A339 has options for a higher MTOW than the A333, it is more fuel efficient (so it requires a lower fuel load for the same stage length), has a more efficient wing (at least for cruise, perhaps this improvement is a trade-off wit...
Jump to postThe Airworthiness Directive has something to do with the bleed air valve I believe. I know that a maintenance inspection is required if a takeoff or go around is performed with the bleed air valves closed. The crosswind procedure is a RR Trent limitation relating to compressor stalls that can happe...
Jump to postOne has to wonder what it is about Airbus planes at DL that seems to confuse people so much as to their capabilities. See the A350 which apparently turns into a short to mid range airliner once it dons DL’s livery. The DL 321ceos didn't get extra tanks, and, indeed, are not reliably U.S. transon-ca...
Jump to postI do think there have been talks about a de-densification of the 339 similar to the 350 fleet, bringing total pax count down closer to the VS 339 at 262. I've heard this rumor as well. Perhaps the new batch of deliveries could benefit from that and be used on longer routings that the 350 would be t...
Jump to postOne has to wonder what it is about Airbus planes at DL that seems to confuse people so much as to their capabilities. See the A350 which apparently turns into a short to mid range airliner once it dons DL’s livery. I couldn't agree more. We always seem to find what an aircraft can't do and at the s...
Jump to postWestbound winds on the northern GC routes can be atrocious in the winter. You may notice that eastbound, a less direct southerly route is often flown. ICN may not seem much further in a straight line (GC) but traffic often dictates a dog leg right somewhere over Japan. Also, LAX-AKL is a 350, not a...
Jump to postThis has to do with the terms of our lease agreement with RR for the Trents on the -900. The A330 has 3 climb thrust settings; derate 2, derate 1 and regular climb thrust. Per our lease agreement with RR, we are required to use derate 2 immediately at acceleration altitude until (you guessed it) th...
Jump to post. One thing I still don't quite understand is the absolutely abysmal climb rate of all of DL's A330s. I'm ATC over northern Michigan and all of DL's A330's leaving MSP going to Europe climb at 500fpm after leaving the mid 20's. It's not uncommon for them to finally reach cruise at Sault St Marie. W...
Jump to postWhat would be interesting is to compare to 787-9 takeoff performance using same conditions, and at same take-off weight. They should be similar. Both 787-9 and A300-900 use the same engine, and have comparable wingspan. But the 787-9 has a higher MTOW than the A339 and it also uses a bleedless vers...
Jump to postI was recently on a “weight-optimized” Delta A321ceo ATL-LAX where no carry ons could be checked. Felt bad watching the poor flight attendants trying to play Tetris to get everything to fit in the cabin. This is disturbing. It means the weight of carry-ons doesn’t have to be acknowledged unless che...
Jump to postI was recently on a “weight-optimized” Delta A321ceo ATL-LAX where no carry ons could be checked. Felt bad watching the poor flight attendants trying to play Tetris to get everything to fit in the cabin. This is disturbing. It means the weight of carry-ons doesn’t have to be acknowledged unless che...
Jump to postThere's obviously a capacity hole (320/738) with no known plan how to fill, if it even gets filled. Speculation is that either a 225 or MAX order is forthcoming at some point. . I don't know that a similarly sized aircraft will be ordered to replace those. Almost all new narrow body orders have bee...
Jump to postDelta to TPE will be the beginning of an even bigger increase to Asia on Delta. Seattle is an amazing hub for Delta and they are committed to the market and growing their service across the Pacific. Delta to TPE will do great from SEA. I wish I could agree with you but everything you just said soun...
Jump to postThis is a rumor I’ve been hearing, but from multiple sources an airline is wanting to establish a focus city in SLC sooner than later. Maybe these additional gates is for that at that SLC is potentially planning for that. I thought United upping flights in SLC was not a rumor? Aren’t they getting a...
Jump to postflymco753 wrote:If EY joins Skyteam that is likely DL’s answer to competing with TK at DTW concerning South Asia.
MAH4546 wrote:STT757 wrote:MIflyer12 wrote:American is growing back LAX just like UA. And will have significantly more gates than DL or UA when all is said and done.