Re: Will Alaska debub SFO&LAX?

"Wouldn’t it be simpler to simply set up a hub at SJC instead of trying to go at it against everyone else in SFO?" There are simply not enough available gates at SJC for AS to go beyond their current schedule, even with operations spilt between terminals A and B. There are 10 to 12 tow mov...

Re: No flights from SFO/SJC/SEA/PDX to all of South America? And just 1 to Central America?

As mentioned, Copa and Avianca pretty much have it covered through PTY and SAL. Lots of frequency and plenty of connection opportunities with both. With the exception of LAN's SFO-LIM, I can't think of any previous nonstop service between SFO and South America. Even long ago, Braniff and Pan Am took...

Re: Alaska Airlines to announce new markets soon

Besides my wishlist (realistic or not) of SEA-MRY and the return of STS-LAS and SEA-COS. Some additional routes and returning routes/cities would include BTM, SEA-BOI. SEA-BOI was not cut. It's still operating. Yes, Butte was cut close to 10 years ago. He may mean SEA-BOI on AS metal. It has been f...

Re: Alaska Airlines to announce new markets soon

olddominion727 wrote:

They have the gate space in SJC. So maybe they will move some SFO stuff to the South Bay?

Re: Updated: AS employee steals and crashes Q400 at SeaTac

WPvsMW wrote:

Mods. A topic title of "Updated: AS employee steals Q400 at SeaTac and crashes" would be far more accurate. No crash at SeaTac. This thread is going to be around a long time.

Re: Aeroméxico E190 Accident in Durango July 31

Excellent work by the flight crew in getting everyone off the aircraft quickly.

Re: Central Coast California Air Service (SBA, SMX, SBP, MRY)

I know SBA is wanting ORD and has been exploring possible Canadian service. They met with a lot of airlines at the Jump Start conference. UA has upgauged quite a bit at SBP with the new terminal and the flights not being OO prorate CRJ200s anymore. For AS, MRY is lacking SEA service...and could pot...

Re: Alaska Airlines Network Thread 2018

Or maybe move it to SJC? :D It would be nice to have a daytime flight on this route. It would have to be a mid day or a redeye, unless something got moved or discontinued to make room for it. There's simply no overnight gate space with 12 to 14 AS RONs and 6 AS gates. They're even parking planes ov...

Re: Alaska Airlines Network Thread 2018

Will AS pull the plug on BOS-LAX/SFO? Or maybe move it to SJC? :D It would be nice to have a daytime flight on this route. It would have to be a mid day or a redeye, unless something got moved or discontinued to make room for it. There's simply no overnight gate space with 12 to 14 AS RONs and 6 AS...

Re: Texas International

For this SoCal kid, TI was sort of an exotic creature back at 1970's LAX. With their three big DC-9 non stops to Albuquerque that continued on to such locales as Roswell and Hot Springs. I flew on them just once DEN-SLC (with a full hot lunch) back in June 1975.

Re: Airbus conducts 330 testing in Mexico.

[quote="ojjunior"]Nice catch. Would love to see some pics either but sadly the Mexicans apparently aren't that aviation enthusiasts...[/quot

My guess is that you've never tried to find a spot on the pedestrian bridge across from McDonalds on Blvd Aeropuerto at MEX on a busy afternoon!

Re: UA Adds FAT - LAX Red-eye??

flyguy84 wrote:

rnav2dlrey wrote:

it's a nice way to RON an aircraft so that it's not taking up space at notoriously congested LAX.

Except this goes into LAX from FAT. This might be trying to sell seats on a plane Skywest is moving out of maintenance each night to the line.

Re: Air Canada flight 7084

My guess is it's repositioning to TPA to bring the Winnipeg Jets home on Sunday. Don't know what it was doing here in SJC but it came in about 2pm today from LAX and FLL.
Tomas SJC

Re: Central American Aviation Thread - 2017 (3rd)

This picture from GUA was probably taken in the 70s. It's featuring the Pan Am 747 as well as multiple 707s. http://imageshack.com/a/img922/4610/T2DGn4.png Regards. No longer a link there...can you repost? I'm quite impressed with Pan Am's presence in Central America in the 70s. Thanks. Tom in SJC

Re: Eastern @ HVN

By the way.....looks like they were gone by September, 1972 I've got a September 1973 schedule that shows 2 departures a day. One to DCA and one to BWI. Both continue south, one to ATL and the other to MIA. No equipment type mentioned. The February 1968 schedule shows 2 Electra Prop Jets that go &q...

Re: SFO Flying Tigers hangar circa '70?

I believe that hanger was either incorporated into the United maintenance base, or torn down when the base was expanded in the 70s. The small double arched roof hanger across from it still exists today as part of the UA base. A few of those Shell Oil storage tanks still stand just behind what is now...

Re: United 744 utilization with full fleet

I did LAX-DEN on a UA 744 a few times in between '97 and '99. Always thought it was odd.

Re: Next new international carrier/route for SJC?

It would also seem as big and busy SJC is getting, AC would give YYZ another crack, or UA into IAD, or Maybe AS would expand into another tech city and re-open SJC-RDU? When did Alaska fly SJC-RDU? Perhaps he meant SJC re-opening the route, as Midway once flew SJC-RDU? Who ever comes in next, inter...

Re: Viva Aerobus announces LAX

How many Guadalajara flights do you need from LAX since Delta, Volaris, Aeromexico, and Interjet already fly to it. Then, you have ONT doing the same with Volaris and Aeromexico. How about open up other destinations. Don't forget Alaska flies LAX-GDL too. There's plenty of demand from all of Califo...

Re: Viva Aerobus announces LAX

How many Guadalajara flights do you need from LAX since Delta, Volaris, Aeromexico, and Interjet already fly to it. Then, you have ONT doing the same with Volaris and Aeromexico. How about open up other destinations. Don't forget Alaska flies LAX-GDL too. There's plenty of demand from all of Califo...

Re: New Alaska Airlines Flying from Paine Field

Pardon me for this off-topic detour: any AS insiders have any news about when AAG might be announcing the 3 new MEX-routes? I believe other cx (e.g. B6?) have announced details of their new Mexico City routes so I assume the required government approvals have been issued. Now back to the Paine Fiel...

Re: AS Fires Menzies in SEA, Will Bring Jobs Back "In-House"

PlanesNTrains wrote:

If Menzies is aweful, and McGee is hiring the vast majority of those folks, how will things materially improve?

Re: Special 737-900 painted too show "more love" in AS/VX merger

Yes, a third re branding in a year doesn't make much sense. However beautiful the special livery is, I think it would be hard to maintain. Sorry I'm slightly lost, what have been the two rebrandings already this year? V/F I can't speak for the poster, but I would guess the new AS livery unveiled so...

Re: Special 737-900 painted too show "more love" in AS/VX merger

Yes. Agreed. It would be fantastic if this was a new fleet-wide livery moving forward. AS is well into their rebranding. Changing it at this point doesn't make a lot of sense. And their rebranding has been well-received, so no need to change it. Honestly, I doubt it's even under consideration beyon...

Re: Where? KLM DC-7C over California (?)

Could have been anywhere outside of LA back then. My wild guess is north, perhaps around Santa Maria?

Tomas SJC

Re: What's happening lately at SAN?

In not such good news, it appears that Volaris is axing their SAN- MEX route sometime (exactly when?) and I’m not sure if they’ve already dropped GDL . If so, that of course would mean SAN loses another cx (besides Seaport…) Neither has been even close to a major player here but, IMO, it’s always un...

Re: Historic tag-ons, multi-stops and round robins. Many local pax back in the day?

My first wide body trips were on a LAX-SAN-LAX tag on. AA and NA DC10s and DL L1011s. I took a 4 stop National 727 between MIA and LAX while the rest of the family was on the nonstop Stretch 8. In 1975, joint fares allowed for a LAX-IPL-YUM-PHX on a Hughes Airwest F27 connecting to Frontier 737 PHX-...

RE: Air China Finally Coming To SJC

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RE: How Is Philippine Airlines Doing At JFK?

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RE: CP Air Livery - Question

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RE: AS Adds SMF-SAN/SJC-BUR

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RE: AS/VX Merger Story With OZ Crash Photo

I love the relevant comment after the article:

"Wow! What an excellent photo. Keep up the stellar work."

Sarcasm at it's best....

RE: Latam New Livery Painted Aircraft

That's more A319s painted than I thought. I also had no idea that there was a LAN (LATAM) Ecuador!

Thanks for the post...it will be interesting to keep any eye on the progress of the fleet.

Tomas SJC