Re: Tom Brady joins Delta Air Lines

honestly though, if he really wants to learn how teamwork functions in the industry, and actually create value for delta from bottom up, he should spend many days in the field: 1. throwing bags 2. checking strollers at the gate 3. working behind the desk during a major ops/wx meltdown at a weather/...

Re: UA flight numbering system

I knew someone in Route networking at my former airline gave NYC flight numbers 718 516 212 914 and a BDL flight 203

AF

Re: Memphis Aviation - 2023

Airventure737 wrote:

Looks like Avelo has quietly ended operations at MEM. Flights no longer bookable and MEM does not show up on their route map. Too bad. Hopefully they'll try something else here.

Re: Gender reveal party turns deadly when a Piper PA-25 crashes in front of guests

What happened to just passing cigars out.... sorry for the pilot and his family though....

A.F.

Re: Update: DOT denies Delta’s request to move Haneda route authorities

a318 wrote:

I’ve heard through the rumor mills that they’re planning on working with the LIRR to make one stop train-plane service from ISP to HND via JFK.

Re: DL loses passenger’s dog at ATL

Lilj4425 wrote:

Why didn’t she just leave her dog at home with a sitter or something? I have a dog and never take it on an airplane with me. Only service dogs should be allowed on airplanes anyways.

Re: Hurricane Hilary and West Coast Ops Impacts

I'm hearing via twitter it was a 5.0 OOF

Re: Brazil imposes a perimeter on Rio's SDU airport

TonyClifton wrote:

Government forcing consumers to use a worse option to save face. They must have hired the PANYNJ as consultants.

Re: Mid Air Averted --

No one blaming the FAA/Controllers on this one?

Re: Eastern Airlines & MCI

Excellent Synopsis above.... love the photo, the Tower looks out of place to me, I'm used to the new tower I worked in Terminal B for 8 years

Andrew

Re: Black Helicopter circling Long Island

PSE and G doing line inspections, it was announced in Newsday this past weekend it'll be all over the Island this week

Re: Aviation Terminology Derived From Railroading

stuff going off the rails....

Re: The last Endeavor CR2 took it final revenue flight

Here is the article from another source- https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/maintenance/jetcraft-commercial-closes-deal-for-25-bombardier-crj-200-aircraft-frames#:~:text=Jetcraft%20Commercial%20has%20announced%20a,Bombardier%20CRJ%2D200%20aircraft%20frames.&text=It%20also%20has%20an%20agreemen...

Re: AF 447 - Airbus and Air France cleared

Nice and Timely 13 year decision.......

Re: Memphis Aviation - 2023

Bluegrass60 wrote:

....likely that extends to MEM

Re: Service Cuts to small cities

FLALEFTY wrote:

has just 10 CRJ2s left in their fleet

Re: AF/KL to begin charging for seat selection in longhaul Business class

Christ. a race to the damn bottom!

Re: Odd flight paths off FL Atlantic coast

Gonzalo wrote:

Maybe they were looking for the Flight 19...

Re: No more possible to change seat at check-in, traditional airlines included?

I wonder if its the fare type purchased, I know at my former airline, if you bought the cheapest fare you wouldn't even get a seat assignment until boarding. This didn't start until the Low Cost Carriers started....

Andrew

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

SYRflyer28 wrote:

F9 has now pulled out of ROC which makes me wonder if SYR is next. They are down to MCO and DEN/RDU seasonal. I see an opportunity for WN to go MCO and DEN daily if it were to happen.

Re: Spirit Airlines gate agent dumps man’s carry on into the trash at MSY

But but but people want that $59 fare......

Andrew

Re: Singapore Changi named best airport in the world

I see LGA is in there, did the MTA finally come up with enough slush money?

Andrew

Re: DL Working On New Uniforms

socalflyer00 wrote:

it’s evidence of DL’s straying from consistency in favor of trying to please a growing number of parties.

Re: Kansas City Aviation - 2023

(DL ran Sat only MCO-MCI service way back when,

Good lord I forgot about those, on Weight restricted Comair CR2s with everyone going on cruises..... fun times

Andrew

Re: Why no modified Q400 (Q350) to perfectly fill 65, 70 & 76 pax Regional Scope Clause Space?

Murdoughnut wrote:

Americans have a lot of preferences when it comes to air travel. None of them has ever managed to supersede fare. With the exception of the most seasoned business travelers, Americans would fly on a series of strung together pigeons to save $10.

Re: Why is it So Hard for ISP to Attract a Major Airline? HPN can..

TonyClifton wrote:

ISP possibly having the only single seat ride to Manhattan is a sad indictment of NYC transit, but hilarious.

Re: New Kansas City Airport Terminal

WOW looking great- WIll be going though there in a few weeks thank you for posting the photos.

Andrew
worked in Terminal B for 8 years

Re: New Kansas City Airport Terminal

As someone who got trapped in a men’s room stall at MCI a few weeks ago, the new terminal cannot open soon enough. But the locals love this dump :lol: Shoooot you got this right, I worked in term B forever, when we had to do a gate change everyone had to go though security again.....never figured o...

Re: A Question About US Mail Contracts

God only knows... I shipped something via US Mail from Orlando Florida to my friend in South Africa. it was some ridiculous routing, Orlando, Miami, New York, Doha, on to Johannesburg, then it disappears for a month in South Africa only to show up in my friends mailbox

Re: DL MCO-AMS nonstop being discontinued

[/quote]I would think that it would mainly be Dutch coming to Disneyworld, not locals flying to Amsterdam.[/quote]

only us Nonrevs.....

Andrew

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Based on the commentary an SLC announcement is about as likely as an SCL one at this point[/quote]
SLC-SCL?[/quote]

Re: Single Engine Aircraft (N19MT) from JFK Lost Contact 19JAN2023

I knew the pilot and passenger both well. I’ve flown with the pilot and he was an experienced pilot. Obviously LIFR engine failure is almost as bad as it gets, but what kills me is that they had the airport in range. I can’t bring myself to listen to the ATC yet, but I don’t understand why he was r...

Re: FedEx DC-10 fleet

How many are in Memphis still? Not that these do much but someone did make a petition to save N306FE and surprisingly 2100 have signed. https://www.change.org/p/tell-fedex-to-save-historic-md-10-n306fe?fbclid=IwAR1Ns44KxKTuX6gcpwndI1F3kLW_dJt_v_M-lbHCNrGv4B-ppYZD10IMqhU Thanks for posting that, sig...

Re: Any plane that still uses a bulkhead projector?

Historic onboard "Muzak" happy boarding music from Delta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5HmdbpHDew[/quote]

What a find! Thanks for posting!

Andrew

Re: Pre-Christmas 2022 Midwest Snowstorm impacts

evank516 wrote:

Made it out of MCI yesterday to JFK. 1 hour delay due to needing fuel and the main fuel lines at the airport being frozen. Otherwise very uneventful.

Re: Boeing 747 Classic (100/200/300/SP) Fleet Tracking Thread