Btw. rumours are around, that AirCairo will lease the B777 fleet of SOUTHWIND for Russian charter flights ex HRG & SSH. I guess this is not anymore a rumour. Aeroroutes published the routes for this winter: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231101-smnw23ru They are already flying since the beginni...
Jump to postCU-T1251 has not flown since January, does anybody have any updates on it? CU-T1251 still in service. CU-T1254 still waiting for maintenance?? Cubana has not flown any regularly scheduled international trips since March. One of the (if not the) last flights was a HAV-EZE-HAV rotation. CU-T1254 need...
Jump to postGemuser wrote:Which countries civil register of aircraft are these aircraft on?
Gemuser
There is no pressure to partner so there is no must but it makes sense, as they can offer a lot of connecting flights via SU which are beneficial.
Jump to postMaybe this is just another outlet to get a relatively well maintained 747 to Iran?
Like it was done before via Armenia where they put random destinations into the flight plan and suddenly had to divert to an Iranian city. 24 later the plane will be already repainted.
Interesting. Will it be a 5th freedom like their KWI-DOH flight? DMM will be just a tag on from BAH with no 5th freedom flights between BAH and DMM. This is just done to make the DMM bound travellers the immigration easier. The one at the bridge can be a pain But it will be fun to be on a 5 min 777...
Jump to postIt’s harder and harder for the smaller traditional charter outlets as the big players, mostly EW, these days took over many routes which AB served for years. And EW can offer the tour operators a lot cheaper bulk fares than e.g. ST. I remember the days when there was the following line up at SCN on ...
Jump to postI was surprised Eurowings didn't jump into Berlin-SCN, but then I imagine the market is too small to sustain multiple daily flights. It is also interesting EW's relation with airports near the border. A few years ago I flew MST-SXF on Germanwings but now it is closed. EW also operated NRN-MUC for a...
Jump to postActually to give some more insight: some years ago Luxair flew both LUX-SCN-HAM and LUX-SCN-TXL as a milk run with mostly Q400. They also had a E135/145 based in SCN for flights to MUC but when their ERJ fleet got phased out they stopped flying that route. There was also a through flight SCN-LUX-LCY...
Jump to postIt will not end. SCN (my home airport) is just upgrading the runway and therefor the flight is direct for 4 weeks. Also the passenger share is around 50-50 for LUX and SCN. And it’s so comfy that it’s worth the premium. Especially for commuters with limited time
Jump to postSeanM1997 wrote:LHR01 wrote:BA should be announcing Islamabad or Lahore soon perhaps?
Do you have a source or is this a personal view?
i was reading that they are interested in Ejets ( dont know if current gen or E2s ) for their regional network grow
Jump to postSpeculation, and invite corrections. The 380 is really big It likely takes the place of two smaller planes And it has to be in an international terminal for immigration and tariff reasons (big problem) A gate designed for the 380 needs to be used 6 (?) times a day to be profitable Every airport in ...
Jump to postJust booked a ticket on the first Ariana KBL-EXT flight. Was really hard to get tickets but thanks god they fly it now 5 times a day with their new 707s
Jump to postActually numbers in VKO mainly raised cause charter flights to AYT have resumed during last year. So they factor in the biggest increase. Also regional carrier RusLine switched Ops from DME to VKO in order to cooperate with UTair ( the two offer now many codeshares )
Jump to postThere are other airlines with a single long haul plane, Air Greenland comes immediately to mind. They usually charter ACMI when their own bird is in the hangar. But for SomonAir, it could work actually if they get it for the right price, although i would think a used 77L would be the better plane. T...
Jump to postThere is a simple solution, make the AB slots available to any interested airline. FR would be flying within 4 week and bring cheap tickets to the German market. Ryanair had the chance to fill these gaps, and the still have its but for many routes like the domestic shuttles they aren't interested. ...
Jump to postI could see 77W with low cost carriers but that is a lot of plane to fill. But these planes are good for charter operators as base costs are low and they don't need to fly them 20+ hours every day. For example Nordwind just recently took 2 77W from EVA and fly them for tour operators to the carribea...
Jump to postI am a bit surprised that LH takes over LGW. On which routes will they put the Bombardiers? I thought that LH was done with turboprops. Will they fly for Austrian or Brussels? My guess is that they will be put on german domestic flights, where EW or before 4U already used Cityline CRJs. those poten...
Jump to postI experienced in all Eastern European Countries, especially Russia, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia it is rather common to clap after a flight. People told me it is in order to thank the crew for a good flight. Well last week, after two missed approaches and diversion to HAJ, people also were relieved when...
Jump to postIt seems to me that the whole EW longhaul becomes more and more like Edelweiss. Edelweiss also started only on leisure routes, but with the A340s now also more and more routes, especially to the US, which aren't only leisure-driven. They also have installed the current LX business class, just with m...
Jump to postStrange, why would BA replacement flights go to AGP when they already serve GIB? I suppose the pilots of the replacement aircraft (which I think actually Qatar Airways planes with Qatar Airways pilots) can't fly into Gibraltar as they would require special training, which I assume involves making t...
Jump to post10 757s? Depending on their condition some of them may attract interest from more volcanic climes...? Wish all affected employees well. One of the issues with these 757-200 is that they are on Russian registry. On the one hand, VIM did import them, paying all Russian duties and taxes, etc. -- i.e. ...
Jump to postYesterday also the few flights that operated, operated with several hours delay out of VKO instead of DME, as they have a high amount of debts for fuel and airport charges in DME...unfortunately I think a few days and they will be gone. I always thought they have a solid business when they operated...
Jump to postMaybe to anticipate the arrival of one LCC on this route ? probably not, as this route is mostly used by business travelers, which need the frequency of LH. LCCs would not implement a shuttle like schedule anyway. Also the DB is already very fast on this route and if you book early tickets within G...
Jump to postYesterday also the few flights that operated, operated with several hours delay out of VKO instead of DME, as they have a high amount of debts for fuel and airport charges in DME...unfortunately I think a few days and they will be gone. I always thought they have a solid business when they operated ...
Jump to postHi guys,
which routes are mostly if not completely kept alive, because a certain company books a set amount of seats on every flight?
For example I think LH's NKG (Nanjing) service is mostly driven by VW employees, as they have a big plant there.
Cheers!
I think EK will order a few of those 380 Plus for the times when they start to phase out their oldest ones.
Jump to postI think we wont see a lot colorful anymore, simply because of the cost factor. I hope that cheatlines will have a renaissance, but IMO there are also nice eurowhite liveries like LH, BA.
Jump to postThe money can last longer, since its summer and many planes are full. However you might be right, the cash is only released to Air Berlin for flown tickets. Other cash is held on an escrow account. So any loss will be eating straight into the 150m line which is not yet paid out, if to believe press...
Jump to postJust read in CH aviation that Hi fly of Portugal will add 380s so it's probably this bird
Jump to postI guess you are as serious as the spelling of QANTAS is correct....
But other than that its very easy to open up an airline with 100-200 planes...
Its a tough market out of ATH.
The yields are not the highest as it is a lot of VFR traffic and it even to the East Coast a long flight.
A3 is happy enough to feed LH and other star alliance partners through central Europe. Especially the FRA flight has always a lot of US connections on it.
Just also read that all booked refundable tickets have been changed into non-refundable ones.
Jump to postFrankfurt (FRA) B733 Air Baltic B734 LOT B736 Tunis Air B737 SAS B738 Sunexpress B739 Somon Air B744 Lufthansa B748 Korean B752 Icelandair B753 Condor B763 MIAT B764 Delta B772 United B77E American B77L Ethiopian B77W Singapore Airlines B788 Omanair B789 LATAM A300-600 Iranair A318 Tarom A319 Air Ma...
Jump to postStill happening every 15 min on then mobile site on iOS. This makes the site nearly unusable. Keeps going on for a month now.
Jump to postIndeed it has last been seen in Voronzh.
Here is the most recent picture of it, although its also from Jan 26th.
https://russianplanes.net/id203845
Motor Sich has also other interesting types like the AN140 and the AN72. Usually they switch them around their network fairly often, so you can end up on any of the three types. In anyway it will be fun! Enjoy!
Jump to postHello guys,
looking at buying some loafers. Is there any company which you would recommend with a mid range price tag?
Recently bought some Melvin and Hamilton shoes and quite happy with them (so far)
Great report! I really enjoyed it! Were you confronted at any time in Chinsau though or was it quite safe? Moldova has always interested me a bit. Hello Les, I found it is a safe place, in fact safer than other big cities, but mostly because it was not crowded and its a rather small city. Also I fo...
Jump to postWonderful report and so interesting to see photos of Moldova... Thanks a lot! So glad to read a trip report about Air Moldova and Chisinau. I'm trying to make a trip to Ukraine and possibly Moldova soon and Air Moldova's FRA-KIV route seems like a very nice option Its worth it, also to make it over...
Jump to postLuxair did some sightseeing flights on the E145 during the airport festival in SCN.
Jump to postJust checked flightradar and it seems they kicked out Atlantis - work is now taken over by DART of Ukraine: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ur-cii Interesting choice as with this plane they cant operate any of their routes to Russia. On sunday Atlantis was still going strong. On a side ...
Jump to postHi, great TR - as always and a nice read!! Exotic Air Moldova Well, this airline is now longer "exotic" - but there is a new gem in Moldova FLY ONE: https://flyone.md/en/ Offering cheap flights (as low as 100€ ow) from Western Europe to DME or VKO - that's an exotic airline (flights are o...
Jump to postPlease find the pictures here. Hello dear readers, some time ago I was browsing again flights to Moscow and like often before Air Moldova showed up again as one of the cheapest options. I already took them on the Frankfurt-Chisinau-Moscow Domodedovo route three times before and in my opinion they a...
Jump to postDoes anyone know what Titan will do with the aircraft? Reconfigure it to a standard Y cabin, keep it like it is as executive charter with the occasional lease to BA? Everything I've heard says it will be kept as an executive charter aircraft, with occasional leases to cover maintenance on BA's rema...
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