Absolutely agree. This is not to say that CPK would not work, may well be needed, but the gamble is just too great unless there is a Polish carrier that can make it work. As far as I see it, this is not the case now. LO can grow at much expanded WAW and cargo, whether LO or others, can be developed...
Jump to postAnyone know at what rate A321neo are returning to LH's fleet from inspection?
Jump to postAccording to Israeli media the US has asked Netanyahu not to retaliate so I guess things should go back to normal in a few days. That said, I suppose airlines will be negatively affected by these detours as they add a lot of extra cost. Everyone is talking about the MEB3 but Turkish Airlines was als...
Jump to postDTWLAX wrote:I’m surprised LH767 diverted but LH756 went to FRA as usual without any delay.
KL878 BOM-AMS diverted to VIE.
Why aren't the US carriers using their frequencies to China? The market has more or less recovered and there are no more covid related travel restrictions? So what gives?
Jump to postLufthansa has suspended its Tehran flights. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germanys-lufthansa-suspends-flights-tehran-amid-middle-east-crisis-2024-04-10/ Interesting OS didn't suspend its service at the same time, given both are part of the wider LH Group? Maybe the suspension h...
Jump to postMeanwhile the same time they announced 6 new routes for the summer from BUD Source weirdly is only in hungarian on wizzairs website: https://wizzair.com/hu-hu/informaciok-es-szolgaltatasok/bemutatkozas/hirek/2024/02/28/hatalmas-utvonalfejlesztessel-a-wizz-air-tovabb-noveli-magyar-piacvezeto-szerepe...
Jump to postIs there still a pilot shortage in the US? I see Spirit is letting go 260 pilots, how easy will it be for them to find a new job? There has never been a pilot shortage in the US, as the saying goes, since Wilbur and Orville had to flip a coin to see who went first. Spirit has had a high level of at...
Jump to postIs there still a pilot shortage in the US? I see Spirit is letting go 260 pilots, how easy will it be for them to find a new job? The problem is other airlines are halting growth too, WN and UA due to Boeing’s problems, DL to an extent and B6 due to their restructuring. While theres still other opt...
Jump to postIs there still a pilot shortage in the US? I see Spirit is letting go 260 pilots, how easy will it be for them to find a new job?
Jump to postAre you... are you seriously arguing why no one has bothered to compete with Lufthansa? Both Skyteam and Oneworld have been historically weak in Germany. It's a tough fortress market to crack and everyone from the government to the business travellers to the VFR traffic is loyal to Lufthansa. They ...
Jump to postIf demand was there then foreign carriers would have stepped in and increased flights. Why didn't they? By your logic Germans are just waiting to fly but there are no more seats left so airport numbers are failing to reach 2019 levels. Are you... are you seriously arguing why no one has bothered to...
Jump to postBlerg. This! Double dailies are easier to cut! I had an A346 to MUC with FRA crew. They lack crew everywhere but you can commute as an airline employee (wow) if FRA is cut but MUC less so. You always push the demand channel BUT IT AIN'T SO. Sorry to disappoint but Germans are still traveling, 1 or ...
Jump to postMiami Airport confirms Air Serbia will launch BEG-MIA with the A330-200.
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/04/mi ... erbia.html
This will be JU's third US destination after JFK and ORD.
How competitive would CPK be as a cargo hub without Siberian overflight rights? I am asking because TK Cargo, EK Cargo etc. have no such issues and can freely operate throughout the world.
Jump to postWhere is ZRH in terms of traffic recovered? I know it's not included in a lot of EU reports. In JAN24 ZRH was at 92%, in FEB24 at 99%. They expect to be at or above 2019 levels in 2025. Some business routes are still below pre-Covid levels, such as Paris, London, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt. Leisure d...
Jump to postSome of the cuts from Frankfurt seem to reduce duplication with flights from Munich. And Lufthansa in the past did say that MUC is more Asia orientated than FRA. Then it's even more interesting that they cut MUC-HKG. Blerg, read the first paragraph of https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defe...
Jump to postIt's not just about local companies not being able to find workers, costs have increased a lot since Germany lost access to cheap Russian gas. This made them less competitive. Many companies have left like BASF which moved a part of its production to China or Audi that is building now its electric ...
Jump to postIt's not just about local companies not being able to find workers, costs have increased a lot since Germany lost access to cheap Russian gas. This made them less competitive. Many companies have left like BASF which moved a part of its production to China or Audi that is building now its electric ...
Jump to postI'm not an airline expert but an economist. It's not about the relative strength of the Bundesländer's economy (these are not states the size or independence of the US and economic cycles are the same across Germany - with level differences between e.g. east and west or north and south. But these l...
Jump to postTo me it looks like aircraft shortage (787). A good portion of LH’s 787 deliveries this year are to replace current 787s. Those 787s are now being kept longer by LH (impacting OS) which makes me doubt 787 delivery delays are the main reason for a majority of the LH cuts this summer. Especially with...
Jump to postGfgdfgv wrote:Oh of course, that would have been helpful!
Twitter link: https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status/17 ... 2350226800
And then there's a link to GCMapper showing the routes.
Is there really any room left at SEA? I was there a few months ago (SLC-SEA-AMS on DL) and I have to say that not only was the terminal ugly but it was extremely overcrowded. Next to us was QR so there was barely anywhere to sit and there weren't any shops nearby. Overall it was quite a horrible ex...
Jump to postLot's of cuts out of FRA this summer. MUC seems to be more stable, what could be the reason for that? Is the Bavarian economy doing better than the rest of the country?
Seems like MUC-HKG has been removed.
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240402-lhns24inc
Engine woes continue. Seen reports on twitter than 100 odd routes have been pulled this week https://dailynewshungary.com/wizz-air-will-lose-more-than-20-of-its-planes/ Do you have the Twitter link? Would be interesting to see where they cut. I noticed regional Romanian airports suffered quite a bit.
Jump to postIs there really any room left at SEA? I was there a few months ago (SLC-SEA-AMS on DL) and I have to say that not only was the terminal ugly but it was extremely overcrowded. Next to us was QR so there was barely anywhere to sit and there weren't any shops nearby. Overall it was quite a horrible exp...
Jump to postI think if indigo orders wide bodies, they should pick an underserved hub like HYD and launch international flights from there. They also need to pick a partner - either AF/KL or BA. They will have leverage because I am willing to bet either would love an Indian partner even if it is Hybrid (I thin...
Jump to postDo record profits etc not indicate the general public is far less concerned and continues to fly them? Record profits don't indicate much due to LH"s dominant position on the German market. How many people would be flying with them if Air Berlin was still around? When you look at the overall s...
Jump to postWhy would LOT even consider associating itself with a company that is desparately seeking any possibility to survive? This tops the list of the most bizarre comments I have read here. Ummmmm 80-90% of airlines are desperately are trying to survive. Don’t understand why my comment is bizarre. Sure L...
Jump to postWith all the strife at LH - I have no love for this airline btw; practically all my flights on LH have had interminable delays, off-loads, tech issues, strikes, operational issues, most of which were appallingly managed with little or no nod to customer service, how is LH in a position to acquire a...
Jump to postDoes IndiGo need a widebody? Looking at some trip reports online regarding their B777 operation, I have to say the product and overall experience is absolutely disgusting. Makes me wonder if this route is a success only because they have TK filling their seats. If LCC long-haul failed elsewhere, wh...
Jump to postDoes IndiGo need a widebody? Looking at some trip reports online regarding their B777 operation, I have to say the product and overall experience is absolutely disgusting. Makes me wonder if this route is a success only because they have TK filling their seats. If LCC long-haul failed elsewhere, wha...
Jump to postBefore Embraers started flying for LO, what kind of fleet did they operate? Did they have a plane in that range or...?
Jump to postAir Serbia finished 2023 with a profit of €40.5 million. Very good result I'd say. The airline carried 4.19 million passengers last year.
Press release:
https://www.airserbia.com/en/media-news ... 23~1730206
Austrian Airlines also went on strike yesterday, a total of 138 flights were cancelled. If I am not wrong this is their second strike in a week, the previous time they cancelled 110 flights.
https://simpleflying.com/austrian-airli ... s-flights/
So many changes and so much shuffling yet no one seems to mind Spohr. I wonder how come no one is looking to replace him.
I haven't flown LH since March 2020 and back then their product in economy was trash. Have they improved it since in economy long-haul?
How important was SK to Star Alliance? To what extent is this is a loss to them and a gain to AF-KL? SK operates relatively small hubs so I guess it has more to do with them providing feed from Scandinavia and more importantly Sweden and Denmark. With Norwegian not going anywhere, I don't think SK ...
Jump to postHow important was SK to Star Alliance? To what extent is this is a loss to them and a gain to AF-KL? SK operates relatively small hubs so I guess it has more to do with them providing feed from Scandinavia and more importantly Sweden and Denmark. With Norwegian not going anywhere, I don't think SK ...
Jump to postEmergency evacuation at BEG due to bomb threat: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/02/wizz-air-jet-evacuated-on-belgrade.html Didn't they have another hoax at KUT a few weeks back as well? According to local media it was a 12 year old kid who called it so he was arrested. Since he is a minor his par...
Jump to postSwiss continues to be the bright spot in the group. Adjusted EBIT and margin per unit EW - €205mil - 7.9% LH - €854mil - 5.3% LX - €908mil - 13.7% OS - €127mil - 5.4% SN - €53mil - 3.5% Cargo - €219mil - 7.4% Technik - €628mil - 9.6% Others - (-€206mil) - (-22.4%) https://investor-relations.lufthan...
Jump to postEmergency evacuation at BEG due to bomb threat: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/02/wizz-air-jet-evacuated-on-belgrade.html Didn't they have another hoax at KUT a few weeks back as well? According to local media it was a 12 year old kid who called it so he was arrested. Since he is a minor his par...
Jump to postHow important was SK to Star Alliance? To what extent is this is a loss to them and a gain to AF-KL? SK operates relatively small hubs so I guess it has more to do with them providing feed from Scandinavia and more importantly Sweden and Denmark. With Norwegian not going anywhere, I don't think SK i...
Jump to postAccording to their website some flights out of BEG were slightly increased after previously implemented cuts. These include: BEG-LCA 2 to 3 (previously 5) BEG-FMM 5 to 9 (previously 9 in winter) BEG-HER 2 to 3 (previously 2) BEG-BER 4 to 5 (previously 4) Seems like they are sticking with the A320 fo...
Jump to postFrom next Tuesday 04:00h LT to Wednesday 07:10h LT unions have called members of Lufthansa Ground staff to participate in yet another round of industrial actions at the following major German airports: FRA, MUC, DUS, BER, HAM and STR. Heavy disruptions must be expected!! Disruptions are already con...
Jump to postAbsolutely not good for Lufthansa and Germany overall. If this goes on people will start avoiding them. 'Germany's Verdi union has called on Lufthansa ground staff to strike from Tuesday morning. It's the latest escalation in a wave of industrial disputes which have hit the country's aviation indust...
Jump to postOS to wetlease two ATR72 from Braathens for regional flights with lower demand. https://www.austrianairlines.ag/en/2024/02/06/austrian-airlines-enters-wetlease-cooperation-with-braathens-regional-airlines/ I find it surprising that OS is leasing ATR72 to reduce capacity to (among others) KSC, citin...
Jump to postThe codeshare agreement between LO and B6 has been expanded. B6 will put its code on LO's flights from WAW to 9 European destinations (PRG, BUD, VIE, TLL, RIX, VNO, OTP, KSC, CLJ) https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240212-b6locodeshare Interesting that B6 is upgauging its codeshare partnerships with a ...
Jump to postWhy did the two 788 end up in the desert? Were they the first ones that were made and that were heavier? If I remember well ET had a similar issue with them but ended up taking them as they desperately needed planes for future growth. I think for LO a much bigger problem will be WAW and to what exte...
Jump to postHere is a complete summary of cuts from FRA, MUC, ZRH and GVA. Quite a lot of cuts. I wonder if this has purely to do with engine issues could it be that the economic situation in Germany also contributed to a certain extent. FRA -10.6% MUC -6.5% ZRH -3.9% GVA -1.5% Almost 11% in Frankfurt is a lot ...
Jump to postKuwait airways is struggling because of Imminent A330-200 & A320ceo"s fleet retirement and aircraft delivery delays from Airbus, US flights will be affected some European routes will be dropped unfortunately. At the moment these are the reductions that are loaded in the system. JFK 7 to 3 ...
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