Thanks for sharing. Awesome to see DC-8s crossing paths in 2021. Hopefully it won't be the final time two airworthy DC-8s meet.
Jump to postglobalcabotage wrote:UA and NH real close in time. Maybe UA will move or leave the market (not sure Kirby would drop it),
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/chrisair" class="quote" target="_blank">chrisair</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Get 'em all winter in <acronym title="Ph...
Jump to postDoes <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> have the infrastructure available to support the A380 and the huge number of passengers arriving/departing simultaneously? IIRC the security checkpoints in <acro...
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Jump to postFor the business traveler, the COdbaUA operation is still a hit or miss. It has improved, but it is still has a ways to go in my opinion. A fair number of the flights are still leaving delayed (though still considered on-time given the DOT's 14 min policy). With the re-banking of the hubs, even a sm...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CALPSAFltSkeds" class="quote" target="_blank">CALPSAFltSkeds</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>I'm sue <acronym title="United...
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Jump to postI noticed today that over in Terminal 2, they re-did the ramp area (new concrete) and re-installed the jet bridge at Gate 1. Previously it was a Y shaped bridge (with Gate 1A and 1B). But, they just installed a standard bridge. I also noticed that Gate 2 now has a jet bridge attached (along with new...
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Jump to postIIRC Gate 4 at PHX Terminal 2 had a R1 jet bridge.
There's that vintage photo of a TW L10 at Gate 4 floating around somewhere...
How about a <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (Municipal) (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym>-<acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> that is year-round (vs the current seasonal). It could be timed to wo...
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Jump to postThai sufferrs from a "SQ does it, so should we" mentality. The problem is that <acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK / VTBS), Thailand">BKK</acronym> is not a financial or trade hub that <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> is. There is little...
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Jump to postIt could be possible if fuel costs keep rising. It costs money to carry all that fuel that you need for those longer flights across the Pacific. The ultra-long-haul flights (<acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Chang...
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Jump to postWhile I like the "Friendly Skies" slogan, it should be paired with the Tulip... not the cheap early '90's clip-art globe.
Jump to postGreat photos. Thanks for sharing. The livery looks great on a 77W.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dtw9" class="quote" target="_blank">dtw9</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Noisey and smokey. The plane I miss flying on the ...
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Jump to postIIRC there was never a 772 painted in the rainbow livery. I think the 772 joining the fleet was the launch of the battleship livery.
Jump to postI think that the "weak point" in the 787 will be where the carbon fibre sections are joined together. Those joints are most likely significantly weaker than the carbon fibre "barrels" themselves. I suspect that in the event of a crash similar to <acronym title="Asiana Airlines (South Korea)">OZ</acr...
Jump to postDon't forget that <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>'s <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym> is also competing with <acronym title="Los Ang...
Jump to postIIRC the old pmCO air-sick bags used to have a "SEAT OCCUPIED" on the back. I remember using it a few times to let the FA know (I was seated in an exit row before the departure safety briefing), when I went to use the lav.
Jump to postBeautiful. Although I was expecting a 5 door vs 4 door.
Any idea if the -10 will be a 5 door?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CONTACREW" class="quote" target="_blank">CONTACREW</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The entire 737NG fleet will be getting r...
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Jump to postIt takes a lot to admit something like this about a competitor's product.
"[The 777 is} a much better airplane," Airbus Chief Commercial Officer John Leahy conceded at a conference earlier this year.
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Jump to postBoth <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym> clubs will close and consolidate into a new club currently under construction in Terminal B (Northside). The <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (Municipal) (PHX ...
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Jump to postUA has loaded replacement flights for UA32 and UA33 18 JAN UA1760 <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>, operated by N787UA (PMUA) 19 JAN UA1761 <acronym ti...
Jump to postDidn't see this posted yet, but <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> has loaded substitute flights (at least for 18 January only). <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/United+Airline" class="quote" target="_blank">United Airline</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="United ...
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