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by United_fan
Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:56 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation - 2024
Replies: 62
Views: 7879

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2024

ROC gets the 717 again. 1 rt to DTW .

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by United_fan
Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: End of Delta Connection CRJ200's at MSP
Replies: 59
Views: 9739

Re: End of Delta Connection CRJ200's at MSP

Anyone who curses the CR2 has never ridden in a J31/41. Those were awful. E120's weren't any better.

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by United_fan
Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2023 NFL Charters
Replies: 187
Views: 30113

Re: 2023 NFL Charters

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight ... /KBUF/KEWR

Makes me yearn for when they used World MD-11s. Yes,I'm that old.
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Looks like the Bills are back,again,with Delta. 767-300 this week. Last season they used all types of heavies.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight ... /KBUF/KEWR

Makes me yearn for when they used World MD-11s. Yes,I'm that old.

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by United_fan
Sun May 14, 2023 11:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023
Replies: 201
Views: 39971

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

Are the AA mainline ORD-ROC flights just for the PGA ?

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by United_fan
Sat May 13, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Why no flights to MDPP?
Replies: 2
Views: 1190

Re: Why no flights to MDPP?

Thanks. Makes sense. Must mess up hotels and tourists.

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by United_fan
Fri May 12, 2023 12:14 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Why no flights to MDPP?
Replies: 2
Views: 1190

Why no flights to MDPP?

https://flightaware.com/live/airport/MDPP
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Looks like no flights to POP yesterday or today. Not even the daily MIA and JFK flights. Are they paving or something ?

https://flightaware.com/live/airport/MDPP

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by United_fan
Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Eagle News and Discussion - 2023
Replies: 575
Views: 110920

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion - 2023

Any idea what happened to the Saturday ROC-MIA flight ?

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by United_fan
Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023
Replies: 201
Views: 39971

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

What happened to the Saturday Eagle ROC-MIA service ? I took it in Feb,and it was great .

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by United_fan
Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023
Replies: 201
Views: 39971

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

For BUF in 2023 wishlist: - Southwest getting back to daily Vegas and Phoenix flights. Those flights did very well pre pandemic. - A legacy carrier showing more faith in the Airport. -> Which I think that has already started with Delta, American, and Frontier using A321s for some of their routes. -...

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by United_fan
Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:50 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023
Replies: 201
Views: 39971

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

I assume the AA additions are temporary for the PGA? ROC hasn't had AA mainline in 20+ years. Never had it to DFW except for Eagle CR7's a long time ago. Avelo would be nice. ROC has had AA mainline metal since the merger with AWE in 2015, but if you’re referencing legAAcy (couldn’t resist) AA rout...

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by United_fan
Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023
Replies: 201
Views: 39971

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

I assume the AA additions are temporary for the PGA? ROC hasn't had AA mainline in 20+ years. Never had it to DFW except for Eagle CR7's a long time ago.

Avelo would be nice.

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by United_fan
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023
Replies: 4249
Views: 934715

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

It looks like DL has downgauged BOS-ROC again. Was an A319. Then a A220-100,now it's a RPA E-175. I thought the whole idea for the flight was for cheaper RON parking .

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by United_fan
Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:36 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Potential United Widebody Order: 787, A350 being considered
Replies: 190
Views: 37175

Re: Potential United Widebody Order: 787, A350 being considered

Wasn't the A350 order to replace the 744's ? Seems to me,they should stick to 787's to keep fleet commonality.

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by United_fan
Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: MIA infrastructure updates
Replies: 11
Views: 3031

Re: MIA infrastructure updates

The G terminal is the crappiest terminal @ MIA.

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by United_fan
Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: DHL Network And Fleet Thread - 2022
Replies: 65
Views: 16003

Re: DHL Network And Fleet Thread - 2022

In ROC,DHL has changed things up. It used to be Kalitta Charters II 733 or 734 (occasionally a 727!) ran CVG-ROC-BDL,sat all day @ BDL and returned at night.Then they changed it to CVG-ROC,sit all day in ROC nad go back to CVG at night (how boring for the pilots). Now,they run the 737 CVG-ROC,then ...

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by United_fan
Sat May 28, 2022 12:33 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022
Replies: 356
Views: 64755

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

Nice to see F9 inbound from DEN,today. I don't think ROC has ever had DEN service.

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by United_fan
Sat May 28, 2022 12:32 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: DHL Network And Fleet Thread - 2022
Replies: 65
Views: 16003

Re: DHL Network And Fleet Thread - 2022

In ROC,DHL has changed things up. It used to be Kalitta Charters II 733 or 734 (occasionally a 727!) ran CVG-ROC-BDL,sat all day @ BDL and returned at night.Then they changed it to CVG-ROC,sit all day in ROC nad go back to CVG at night (how boring for the pilots). Now,they run the 737 CVG-ROC,then b...

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by United_fan
Sun May 01, 2022 12:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air Canada Orders 2 New 767 Freighters
Replies: 115
Views: 34546

Re: Air Canada Orders 2 New 767 Freighters

I thought the Rouge 767 fleet was going to be converted to freighters?

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by United_fan
Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022
Replies: 356
Views: 64755

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

According to Wikipedia,ROC gets a Midway flight back,again.

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by United_fan
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021
Replies: 373
Views: 105978

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021

Allegiant does not fly to ROC all the time. They are not coming here til Nov 19th. IDK how they can retain employees when they don't work for weeks at a time ?

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by United_fan
Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2021 NFL Charters
Replies: 104
Views: 24118

Re: 2021 NFL Charters

It's interesting that UA does not leave the plane @ BUF overnite like other airlines do for away team charters.

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by United_fan
Sat Oct 02, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021
Replies: 373
Views: 105978

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021

Something that is so fascinating to me is the fact that F9 is seeing so much early on success in ROC after 4 months of operation, and yet after 6 years G4 continues to remain completely stagnant. Generally speaking where one is successful, the other seems to be as well. I don't understand G4's stag...

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by United_fan
Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:08 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021
Replies: 373
Views: 105978

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021

It's interesting that Frontier is expanding so aggressively at ROC on already-served routes to Florida. TPA and MCO are likely almost entirely O & D; is WN planning to make TPA and MCO daily again? I don't know numbers, but suspect that a certain amount of AA's traffic at MIA is connecting. May...

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by United_fan
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:04 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Question about whether Sands 747SP was damaged at Lake Charles
Replies: 56
Views: 23112

Re: Question about whether Sands 747SP was damaged at Lake Charles

jfk777 wrote:
Was in Las Vegas airport on August 10th when one of the Sand's 747SP did take-off. There were two 747SP and one A340-600 at the Sands Hangar.


They only have 1 SP left,and the A340 is a -500.

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by United_fan
Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:32 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AA Crew Restrains 13 y/o To His Seat OGG-LAX
Replies: 117
Views: 16326

Re: AA Crew Restrains 13 y/o To His Seat OGG-LAX

You would think zip ties would be easier to use than duct tape..

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by United_fan
Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021
Replies: 373
Views: 105978

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021

The Zero G 727 is coming to ROC 9-19 !

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by United_fan
Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021
Replies: 373
Views: 105978

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021

Buffalomatt1027 wrote:
Things are getting back to normal at BNIA in Buffalo

Jetblue - BUF - LA fight is back
American mainline is back for Charlotte
Frontier using mostly A321s flying to florida

Still not back to 100% but getting there.


BUF-PHX and LAS are gone.

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by United_fan
Sat Feb 15, 2020 4:28 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iraq to pay 4.8M€ for YI-AGP/ALM parking fee
Replies: 22
Views: 5370

Re: Iraq to pay 4.8M€ for YI-AGP/ALM parking fee

http://www.airport-data.com/images/airc ... 200639.jpg


Did someone use the rudder for target practice?


I think it's swinging in the wind. Leaving those JT9D's open for decades a'int good. They'll never fly agin,sad for the -SP. It has low hours.
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Antarius wrote:
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United_fan wrote:


Did someone use the rudder for target practice?


I think it's swinging in the wind. Leaving those JT9D's open for decades a'int good. They'll never fly agin,sad for the -SP. It has low hours.

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by United_fan
Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iraq to pay 4.8M€ for YI-AGP/ALM parking fee
Replies: 22
Views: 5370

Re: Iraq to pay 4.8M€ for YI-AGP/ALM parking fee

www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/la ... 200639.jpg
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look pretty rough

www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/la ... 200639.jpg

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by United_fan
Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Concorde at Memphis - 1979
Replies: 35
Views: 6014

Re: Concorde at Memphis - 1979

Came to ROC in '95 for the Ryder Cup.

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by United_fan
Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2020
Replies: 219
Views: 32324

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2020

Air Canada first used Dash 8's when ROC service started. Air Ontario,I believe.

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by United_fan
Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:45 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines Network Thread - 2020
Replies: 2786
Views: 356564

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2020

We had Eagle CR7 service ROC-DFW years ago. Maybe it could be added in the future. ROC-PHL mainline was rumored ,but never happened.

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by United_fan
Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Alaska meltdown at SEA
Replies: 119
Views: 22600

Re: Alaska meltdown at SEA

When I was in Seattle last month,there are help wanted signs everywhere …..

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by United_fan
Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Freight Peak Season 2019 Discussion
Replies: 109
Views: 14051

Re: Peak Season 2019 Discussion

Looks like Atlas is using a 747-400BCF for FDX this year.

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by United_fan
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air Transat tentatively schedules last A310 service in 2Q20
Replies: 106
Views: 23175

Re: Air Transat tentatively schedules last A310 service in 2Q20

Any chance they'll use them on YQB-FLL this winter ?

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by United_fan
Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: NASA flight Palmdale - Stuttgart, Germany?
Replies: 18
Views: 4948

Re: NASA flight Palmdale - Stuttgart, Germany?

It will be doing night work around Europe.

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by United_fan
Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: SAS 737-600 Retirement
Replies: 74
Views: 15936

Re: SAS 737-600 Retirement

Maybe EG&G (Janet) will buy them for parts of to add to their fleet.

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by United_fan
Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Thread - 2019
Replies: 399
Views: 71843

Re: Upstate New York Thread - 2019

Anyone know when the KC135 will depart ROC?

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by United_fan
Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines MD-80 Retirement Discussion Thread
Replies: 652
Views: 145175

Re: American Airlines MD-80 Retirement Discussion Thread

So,how are the crews getting back to DFW? Is there space available on the Eagle flights ?

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by United_fan
Thu Aug 08, 2019 7:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Tower Air
Replies: 96
Views: 20896

Re: Tower Air

Didn't they have issues with fuel on the Athens flights ? I remember reading the old 747's sometimes had trouble with range on those flights.

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by United_fan
Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2019 NFL Charters Thread
Replies: 144
Views: 30446

Re: 2019 NFL Charters Thread

I wonder if the Bills will be using Atlas 767 and 747's this season?

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by United_fan
Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:48 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: LH Cargo considers prolonging lifespan of MD-11F's
Replies: 170
Views: 54318

Re: Lufthansa Cargo considers retiring all MD-11s in 2020

UPS757Pilot wrote:
Western Global?


Good possibility.

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by United_fan
Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: LH Cargo considers prolonging lifespan of MD-11F's
Replies: 170
Views: 54318

Re: Lufthansa Cargo considers retiring all MD-11s in 2020

wrenchon727 wrote:
FedEx


For parts,that's probably it.

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by United_fan
Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:50 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fate of AI/EY 777-200LRs?
Replies: 16
Views: 4065

Re: Fate of AI/EY 777-200LRs?

There's probably no way to convert these to freighters? Because of the floor beams?

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by United_fan
Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:21 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: JetBlue Sues Walmart Over Jetblack
Replies: 29
Views: 4746

Re: JetBlue Sues Walmart Over Jetblack

Isn't jetblack a driveway tar sealer,too?

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by United_fan
Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Ex United 744 - (N119UA) LAX to HKG today?
Replies: 28
Views: 9246

Re: Ex United 744 - (N119UA) LAX to HKG today?

BAorAB wrote:
Seems like Atlas Air is operating. Going for Freighter conversion?


Nobody is converting 747's into freighters,anymore.

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by United_fan
Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Thread - 2019
Replies: 399
Views: 71843

Re: Upstate New York Thread - 2019

jworks158 wrote:
United_fan wrote:
I have written permission to take pictures from US Airports. Knock on wood,I haven't been rolled up on in 5 years.


How did you manage that I was told there would be no blanket permits issued.


My irrefutable charm,i guess.

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by United_fan
Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Thread - 2019
Replies: 399
Views: 71843

Re: Upstate New York Thread - 2019

I have written permission to take pictures from US Airports. Knock on wood,I haven't been rolled up on in 5 years.

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by United_fan
Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Upstate New York Thread - 2019
Replies: 399
Views: 71843

Re: Upstate New York Thread - 2019

Well if 4/22 is closed,there is nowhere to spot. Guess i'll stay home. Hopefully it won't be too long. There are still quite a few places! Mainly for 28 arrivals the gravel driveway behind the 7/11. Also if you have a lens that is long enough on top of the parking garage especially from the corners...

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