Someone might consider Fred Smith and FedEx, him, his Memphis-model, and FedEx have changed shipping freight a lot.
Jump to post1. Juan Trippe (PanAm) He built air travel as we know it. There would be no list, sans his vision. He created an airline that set a high water mark in travel (whether by sky or any other means) that I am certain will never be bettered. If he made any mistakes, treating PanAm as his toy, remember his...
Jump to postI will start out by saying that before the merger, I have thought <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> had some of the best reservations/ticketing service amongst US airlines. I have had a few issues since the merger began that are troubling me. I am getting married in two months and ...
Jump to postYou know, <acronym title="Baghdad - International (Saddam International) (SDA / ORBS), Iraq">SDA</acronym> (Baghdad Saddam International <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" alt="Wink"> ) has commercial flights in and out - I think it should be eligible for the list. While the...
Jump to postI am glad - I hope it helps - it was my first trip to Amman and it was certainly an interesting experience in the airport, especially after having just come from Egypt and the sideshow that is Cairo. Have a great trip to Jordan and enjoy the airport.
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Jump to postThis was the conclusion of my Middle Eastern holiday - my long journey home. I'm afraid no pictures on this trip - I promise I will put them up on my next trip report. Air France 587 - Amman to Paris <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> - 9 January -...
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Jump to postAnother leg from my epic Middle Eastern holiday - and perhaps the pleasant surprise of the trip. I found this leg to be oddly expensive for being a one-way and being so short, especially with more than on airline on the route, but c'est la vie, I guess. Royal Jordanian 502 CAI-AMM - January 5 - E-19...
Jump to postDuring my recent trip to Egypt we did a very long day trip from Cairo to Luxor - flying Egyptair there and back - leaving early in the morning and coming back in the evening. During the holidays especially Egyptair has a slew of flights between CAI and LXR - giving me all assortment of opportunities...
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Jump to postThis was my first experience with Egyptair and I was met with good and bad surprises. I must, however, offer the opinion that the Cairo airport should be completely leveled and they should entirely start over - and do they have a hatred of jetbridges or what? Egyptair 121 - CAI-SSH - 28 DEC - Airbus...
Jump to postSorry folks - no pictures - my D70s was all packed up and the fiancee gives me grief for taking pictures on the aircraft. <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> 1532 - <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</...
Jump to postBeautiful <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym>, thanks for info! I would agree that <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> has C and J nailed down, but for Y they are rather frigid (not to mock your cold flight). They are just lacking in warmth on the whole, even if t...
Jump to postMy sentiments exactly! I have done long, round-about flights myself just for the love of flying. You are spot-on. <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> is a tremendous airline and an example for others throughout the world (it's my dream someday they'll be allowed to service the US domestic marke...
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Jump to postYou could transit through <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> or <acronym title="Barcelona (- El Prat) (BCN / LEBL), Spain">BCN</acronym>? Would a two-stop be a big issue for you? <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emira...
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Jump to postInteresting... with LH however, they seem to be continuing to take deliveries of CFM A319 and A320 and IAE A321. Is there a reason for this division?
Jump to postI have something of a question about <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym>'s A32X fleet. Looking at images on here, I've noticed that their A319 and A320s have the CFM56's on them, but for some reason the A321's have IAE V2500. Why did they choose to put different models of engines on th...
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Jump to postVS might get a lot of press, but it isn't much of a rivalry, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> could wholly absorb <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> and would not be proportionately much bigger. As I see it, the great rivalries: USA: United and Americ...
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Jump to postClearing customs in Cancun is unquestionably better organized and more pleasant than at Mexico City. There seem to be a decent number of non-stops from europe to Cancun, at least on charters. I'd say it's a toss-up, going <acronym title="KLM Royal Dutch Airlines">KL</acronym> or <acronym title="Cont...
Jump to postSo to recap what we have so far (and to make a few additions) - all in statute miles and all non-stop. North American Intercontinental Carriers: <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> - <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym t...
Jump to postI flew on US Flight #2 maybe 8-10 years ago from <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> on a 767-200ER... when you think about it though, there isn't much r...
Jump to postIf there is another large expansion planned (as mentioned on this thread), where will Austrian get the aircraft for this. They let go of their A330 fleet. Are new aircraft planned, or will cuts have to be made elsewhere?
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Jump to postThe summer before last <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> was running 747-400s from <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> to <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> and back for ...
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Jump to postthanks for the think.... very interesting to see! the economy looked rather unremarkable to me... but that's sort of what economy is expected to be, i suppose. Like in the 777-300ER, the business class is impressive, easily good enough to rival many competitors first class offerings (though perhaps ...
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Jump to posthere is an idea... Arpey and crew up in the board room should do it, tack on a $5 pilot surcharge to give the pilots their raise. next month they can add a $3 dollar flight attendant surcharge when they also want their old wages, the month after another $3 for the mx workers and then all the good pe...
Jump to postNWA has several routes that the 744 is too large for and thus has poor yields or poor load factors. <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>-<acronym title="Osaka - Kansai International (KIX / RJBB), Japan">KIX</acronym>, the dropped <acronym ti...
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Jump to postI really don't think this is a response to the US. I'd like to think governments aren't that childish. Brazil and its visas is fair, but picture and fingerprinting I think is an entirely independent issue in Japan.
At least they aren't doing it to transit passengers.