Re: Rare planes you can fly: 2017

PatrickZ80 wrote:

MH017 wrote:

How about the E-110 Bandeirante ?

Abaete in Brazil still operates a few of them. Also Air Rarotonga uses the E-110.

Re: Rare planes you can fly: 2017

How about the E-110 Bandeirante ?

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2016 (Q1)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airevents" class="quote" target="_blank">airevents</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>Just coming back from a flight in a ve...

RE: Air France Unions Announce Two January Strikes

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/global1" class="quote" target="_blank">global1</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Why can't Air France be more like KLM?</i>...

RE: KLM 787-9 Dreamliner Welcome Flight 22-11-15

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TBloemink" class="quote" target="_blank">TBloemink</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>I really can't tell. I have not flown ...

RE: KL 789 In PIK And SNN

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DALCE" class="quote" target="_blank">DALCE</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i> yup, training flights are on schedule for today...

RE: F100 In Western Australia

Thanks for sharing !!! That Fokker 100 still looks like new, both inside and out: good to see the "Dutch Lady" still operational as such  

RE: KLM 787-9 Dreamliner Welcome Flight 22-11-15

What a great report and thanks for sharing this experience so fast !

The PH-PBA Dakota had not flown in from Lelystad, but had been towed from Schiphol-East Hangar 10, just for this event...

RE: What's The Most "exotic" Airport You've Flown

Old Crow in Canada...little small Terminal, friendly people and dirt-runway...

Best US Frequent Flyer Program

Heard AS has the best in the US program, esp. when it comes to reward tickets; interesting to see some "non usual" airlines in their program, like Emirates !

Any thoughts ?

RE: KLM CityHopping! LHR-AMS-TLS And Back Pt2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/michaelg90222" class="quote" target="_blank">michaelg90222</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> (Not sure if the F70 fli...

RE: Delta Non-Rev Travel Questions

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mike89406" class="quote" target="_blank">Mike89406</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>3. If i plan fly to Europe what a...

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2015 (Q2)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/visualapproach" class="quote" target="_blank">visualapproach</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>Make sure you book a Buffalo...

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2015 (Q2)

Was able to book following types for June next (and quite happy with that): DO328JET <acronym title="Billund (BLL / EKBI), Denmark">BLL</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM) (closed), Germany">MUC</acronym> EMB-145...

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2015 (Q2)

Does TAG still operate their Bandits on the GUA-FRS v.v. flights ?

RE: Rossiya Suspends AN-148 Ops.

Flew it last Summer on a <acronym title="Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) - Pulkovo (LED / ULLI), Russia">LED</acronym>-<acronym title="Kiev - Borispol (KBP / UKBB), Ukraine">KBP</acronym> flight: it was pretty comfortable and far less noisy than the 146/RJ  <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/a...

RE: Best Airline Europe To YUL

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/reifel" class="quote" target="_blank">reifel</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym>...

RE: Best Airline Europe To YUL

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mika" class="quote" target="_blank">mika</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>This one is very interesting for sure...i'm trying...

RE: Longest Flight

DOH-IAH on a QR 77L.

airtime was 15 hours and 22 minutes.

date: 17may2009.

RE: Best Airline Europe To YUL

Maybe a bit of a detour for you, but I would go TK hands-down - great service, ameneties (even in Y) and catering !

Usually they've great fares too...

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2015 (Q1)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Loran" class="quote" target="_blank">Loran</a> (<a href="#86" class="quote">Reply 86</a>):<br/><i>When I flew with them in May 2012, they said t...

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2015 (Q1)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dba4u" class="quote" target="_blank">dba4u</a> (<a href="#84" class="quote">Reply 84</a>):<br/><i>Braathens is flying the S2000 on behalf of <ac...

Airbus A340-500 Schedules

Hi, Still need to fly the A340-500. According the time-table AZAL uses them on the <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> route, but how about <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> or <acronym title="Eti...

RE: Beaver, Otter Or Norseman Out Of Vancouver

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TupolevTu154" class="quote" target="_blank">TupolevTu154</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>I managed to get a return to Nanai...

RE: Beaver, Otter Or Norseman Out Of Vancouver

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YVRLTN" class="quote" target="_blank">YVRLTN</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Saltspring Air exclusively operate the Beaver ...

Beaver, Otter Or Norseman Out Of Vancouver

Would like to make a sea-plane flight, either out of Vancouver Downtown Seaplane-base or Vancouver Airport (South Terminal) to anywhere a Norseman, DHC-2 Beaver or DHC-3 Otter operates. NOT interested in the Turboprop variants, just the (original) piston engined ones...any suggestion as to airlines,...

RE: QR, EY & EK, Best Premium Product?

Although you didn't ask but IMHO WY (Oman Air) is top-notch in Business- and First Class !!! Their route-network is somewhat limited, though...

RE: Cathay Pacific's Business Class: HKG-SGN

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/pokfur" class="quote" target="_blank">pokfur</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>The Flight Cathay Pacific <acronym titl...

RE: Flying Rare/Classic Aircraft In 2014 (#3)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YVRLTN" class="quote" target="_blank">YVRLTN</a> (<a href="#97" class="quote">Reply 97</a>):<br/><i>Seems it is confirmed that 4N are indeed pha...

RE: Flying Rare/Classic Aircraft In 2014 (#3)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Loran" class="quote" target="_blank">Loran</a> (<a href="#89" class="quote">Reply 89</a>):<br/><i>Just had a look and realised that the EMB-110 ...

RE: Flying Rare/Classic Aircraft In 2014 (#3)

Anyone know of any EMB-110 still operational (preferably in Europe) ?

RE: Airports With A Single Longhaul Carrier/flight

SLC to AMS will be a new one this W14  

RE: Gulf Islands DHC-2 Flight Revisited

Absolutely stunning pictures: thanks a lot for sharing !!!

Makes me wanna go there next year for vacation  

RE: Airports With A Single Longhaul Carrier/flight

RSW to DUS with Air Berlin

RE: Favourite Aircraft Flown And Wish To Fly On

Too many to mention, but for 2014:

Most favorite sofar: Antonov AN-148-100

Most wanted: Dornier DO-328JET

RE: Getting On A KLM MD-11

Go one-way on KLM and return on Delta/Air France: it will definitely bring the price down a lot.
Or buy a return and use a one-way only (?)

RE: KLM - Preferred Seating

23B will not be blocked off for her, however, row 23 is an Economy Comfort seat with more legroom and recline than the regular Economy seat...it's a good deal IMHO ($82 for a roughly 10 hour flight)...

RE: Connecting AA To KLM At ORD

yes, you can thru-check-in your bags, even though on seperate tickets: just show them both to the check-in agent and ask them to be labeled to the final destination <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> yes, I would go for the E75, giving you a better and more...

RE: Flying Rare/Classic Aircraft In 2014 (continue

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Birdwatching" class="quote" target="_blank">Birdwatching</a> (<a href="#93" class="quote">Reply 93</a>):<br/><i>I'm tempted to book a Wednesday ...

RE: The Craziest Route You've Taken On Purpose

Not flown yet, but will be doing <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>-<acronym title="Stockholm - Arlanda (ARN / ESSA), Sweden">ARN</acronym>-<acronym title="Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) - Pulkovo (LED / ULLI), Russia">LED</acronym>-<acronym title="Kiev - Bor...

RE: KLM Fokker 70 Replacement

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/factsonly" class="quote" target="_blank">factsonly</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>The KLC network knowns both long (<acr...

RE: Flying Rare/Classic Aircraft In 2014 (continue

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/HAM" class="quote" target="_blank">HAM</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i>I just noticed today that <acronym title="British ...

RE: New/updated Livery For KLM

https://blog.klm.com/am-i-the-only-one-who-sees-a-dolphin-here/8741/?WT.mc_id=C_<acronym title="bmibaby (United Kingdom)">WW</acronym>_SocialCampaign_Facebook_Editorial_People_null_Livery30april2014&WT.tsrc=SocialCampaign This is the idea behind the 'wave' or 'dolphin' livery of the <acronym tit...

RE: New/updated Livery For KLM

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KarelXWB" class="quote" target="_blank">KarelXWB</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i> <a href="http://news.klm.com/klm-welcom...

RE: New/updated Livery For KLM

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/singel09" class="quote" target="_blank">singel09</a> (<a href="#85" class="quote">Reply 85</a>):<br/><i>We will know it all when the EMB-190 Lan...

RE: New/updated Livery For KLM

PH-EXD will be delivered 29apr14 <acronym title="Sao Jose dos Campos (SJK / SBSJ), Brazil">SJK</acronym>-<acronym title="Recife - Guararapes (REC / SBRF), Brazil">REC</acronym>-<acronym title="Tenerife Sur - Reina Sofia (TFS / GCTS), Spain">TFS</acronym> and 30apr14 <acronym title="Tenerife Sur - Re...

RE: New/updated Livery For KLM

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KarelXWB" class="quote" target="_blank">KarelXWB</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Most likely, the new livery for the wide...

RE: Flying Rare/Classic Aircraft In 2014 (continue

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747forever" class="quote" target="_blank">B747forever</a> (<a href="#78" class="quote">Reply 78</a>):<br/><i>Regarding the RJ70, I dont think t...

RE: AA/US Combined Non-Rev Policy

Where will Interline (ZED) staff be in priority, after D3 ?

RE: Aeroflot IL96 In 2014 / Final 6 Months

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TUGMASTER" class="quote" target="_blank">TUGMASTER</a> (<a href="#132" class="quote">Reply 132</a>):<br/><i>Was speaking to the crew, and they w...