And especially that the existing YVRAKL are never full. The one I flew with a few weeks ago, was only half full. I got 3 seats for myself. No point in adding a Yyz-Akl. How is it possible to equate one single flight to "never full"? If that were the case, why would AC fly the route, a rou...
Jump to postWhen did AC start putting a little Air Canada logo on the outside of the engine cowling? Saw 2 77Ws in the new colors today, one had a logo and the other didn't. A rondelle on the engine cowling has been part of the newest livery since it was introduced, but on the inside facing passengers: "A...
Jump to post76 aircraft = 17 A321s and 5 A320s at Rouge, as well as 30 XLRs, 16 A321s and 8 A320s at mainline. As noted in the second paragraph of the announcement, the “These key enhancements to the avionics on our Airbus A320 family will result in a modernized flight deck environment consistent with our othe...
Jump to postThis one could be interesting Air Peace want to start operations to London. Naturally they want to go to Heathrow, but as we all know getting slots there is very difficult leaving Stansted and Gatwick as alternatives. Air Peace however are taking issue with this. "It took seven years for them ...
Jump to post“Up to 76 aircraft”, I’m assuming that includes some of these upgrades include the A321LRs as there’s only 40 A320 aircraft in the current fleet…. It almost certainly includes Rouge. Ah yes, forgot about Rouge… According to the AC web site, there are 35 mainline and 40 Rouge aircraft for a total of...
Jump to postNigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast are all over 4,800 miles. I do not think A321XLR will have the legs for any of the destination directly. DSS is an airport they be able to reach…. I think we will likely see them in airports in Europe and north Western Africa. Agreed. I think the 330s are the best pla...
Jump to post1. I can't remember the last time an airport built such a large drop-off zone right in-front of the terminal. It seems like the trend is rather to rely on people movers and build intermodal infrastructure. It also seems this might be oversized when the REM line is up and running. Have you been drop...
Jump to postCurrently Ci flies the A359 and BR flies the 77W. YVR-MNL is flown by PR 77W. Not sure if AC has widebody metals for both routes. Both probably require a minimum of B788 or B789 for the routes. I do not think the A333s have the legs for both routes. The A333s don't have the legs and AC doesn't use ...
Jump to postshoelessjoe wrote:Or rebuilding the half of the Aeroquay that was demolished?
This is great and badly needed, however, they will also need to start thinking about how to improve and expand terminal capacity as well. It is my understanding that the current terminal has a capacity of around 25 million passengers per year (or is it 20 million?) and they set to surpass that numb...
Jump to postWhile certainly it has been a slow start, it should be remembered that they’re now up against a bigger competitor who is willing to accept a $5Million loss on every A220 sold. In this situation it’s impressive that they’re apparently selling E2s above cost price and Embraer is making a profit. I do...
Jump to postMeanwhile, in Canadian nanny culture developments, apparently Air Transat will be asking passengers to lower their window shades during the big bad dangerous eclipse next week. This while Delta will be adding special flights -- presumably encouraging people to look out their windows! https://globaln...
Jump to postAnd, at fewer than 300 E2s sold, there doesn't see to be much momentum there. While certainly it has been a slow start, it should be remembered that they’re now up against a bigger competitor who is willing to accept a $5Million loss on every A220 sold. In this situation it’s impressive that they’r...
Jump to postEmbraer seems to lack a quality that is pretty important when considering the monumental energy and investment needed to launch a truly new product: Momentum. They need to sell E2 first to get the cash to fund that investment. At least, 1,000 of them just to start, I would say. And, at fewer than 3...
Jump to postEmbraer seems to lack a quality that is pretty important when considering the monumental energy and investment needed to launch a truly new product: Momentum.
Jump to postBermudair will be starting weekly service to Halifax beginning in May and will also be serving Toronto. https://bernews.com/2024/03/bermudair-launches-flights-canada/ It’s been quite a while since there was a direct BDA-YHZ flight. Air Canada previously flew it with an A320 I think though I can’t r...
Jump to postBermudair will be starting weekly service to Halifax beginning in May and will also be serving Toronto. https://bernews.com/2024/03/bermudair-launches-flights-canada/ It’s been quite a while since there was a direct BDA-YHZ flight. Air Canada previously flew it with an A320 I think though I can’t r...
Jump to postMilk runs are out of style, but connections are common these days,. Personally I’d like to see PD run a few milk runs. Tack a YQR-YWG leg on the end of YWG-YOW. And maybe a YOW-YQB leg on the other end. The old “same plane service” is is out of favour with marketing - of course nonstop is better, b...
Jump to postMilk runs are out of style, but connections are common these days,. Personally I’d like to see PD run a few milk runs. Tack a YQR-YWG leg on the end of YWG-YOW. And maybe a YOW-YQB leg on the other end. The old “same plane service” is is out of favour with marketing - of course nonstop is better, b...
Jump to postI wonder if Porter plans on expanding to YQR, as they have already done for YXE. I would assume YQR is in the works in the near-to-medium term future. You'd think YQR would be coming soon given the recent circumstances. Lynx was supposed to start there 3x a week in June but obviously, that's no lon...
Jump to postI was on their web site yesterday. It's still quite thin. Interestingly when you plug "Will Riyadh Air..." into Google, it finishes the sentence as "...serve alcohol?" I didn't see a definitive answer one way or the other.
Jump to postWith Riyadh Air being set up, Saudi says it will pivot away and focus primary hub at Jeddah along with expand operations at Madinah which would give Riyadh Air te space and capacity to build its own hub without much overlap. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-21/saudia-set-to-move-out-...
Jump to postThe question isn’t whether the E2 is a good aircraft, it’s whether there is enough demand for an aircraft of that size Well I'd agree that the E2 is not a bad aircraft, so that's not the question... your second question is a good question and the answer is probably no. Bit of a glib answer to a lar...
Jump to postHmmm. Porter announced its jet order in July 2021, in the middle of the pandemic. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't recall WestJet clawing back its operations east of Toronto before the pandemic. It was part of Alexis von Hoensbroech's recovery plan. AC also cut back on its western flying after PD ann...
Jump to postIt sure wasn't Porter, considering their 49% LF on YYZ-YUL in December, and 32% on YYZ-YOW. No one, and I mean no one , can compete with AC in the triangle; WS pulled out because it's not profitable to compete with AC, not because PD has them shaking in their boots. AC hasn't even tried to squash P...
Jump to postlook who won in the Eastern Triangle It sure wasn't Porter, considering their 49% LF on YYZ-YUL in December, and 32% on YYZ-YOW. No one, and I mean no one , can compete with AC in the triangle; WS pulled out because it's not profitable to compete with AC, not because PD has them shaking in their bo...
Jump to postAviation Week has an article about Jazz and its fleet. According to the report, "Jazz the sole regional operator to fly for the national carrier under a capacity purchase agreement." Under what kind of arrangement is PAL operating flights on behalf of AC? https://aviationweek.com/special-...
Jump to postAviation Week has an article about Jazz and its fleet. According to the report, "Jazz the sole regional operator to fly for the national carrier under a capacity purchase agreement." Under what kind of arrangement is PAL operating flights on behalf of AC? https://aviationweek.com/special-t...
Jump to postAnd i got moved to a double connect :( I'd call AC and push for a 1 stop. Either via YYZ with MS or via FRA/MUC/ZRH/VIE/BRU. Don't settle for the 2 stop. Come on, 3 flights for the price of one, I sign anytime :) Regarding Yul, all those praising the easy connect International>Domestic, it's just t...
Jump to postI just flew Nassau-YUL last week. It took 15 minutes between disembarking from our plane to getting into a taxi. We only had carry-on luggage which helped but still no delays at all. Peak hours in summer are a nighmare however. There's a huge new parking facility farther from the terminal which sho...
Jump to postI just got an ad email promoting their new service to Deer Lake. I find this quite interesting given that Porter had been operating seasonal service to Stephenville (l believe subsidized by the community) which I don't believe has returned since the pandemic. The new owner of that airport has been m...
Jump to postJuju2004 wrote:It is. OWG no longer has contracts with Hola Sun.
Air Flo? If my Aunt Flo is involved, on time performance will be a nail biter on a monthly basis.
Jump to postWell, the B789 beats out the A339 in virtually every metric. It's lighter Can carry more payload Has more range Flies faster Can presumably fit in the TS hangar And considering the number of used B789s available, this order should be Boeing's to lose. This being said, I wonder if TS is going for th...
Jump to postIs there really a need to replace these aircraft? Replacement? Growth? The three oldest are 23, 24 and 25 years old. It's not premature to be talking about strategy. The original post speaks about replacement, not growth. 23-25 years old is not THAT old, particularly in the leisure sector where air...
Jump to postYUL was, after all, a Domestic airport for the longest time, meaning that when Int’l flights shifted from YMX in 1997 (with the exception of Transat and Corsair, who moved in 2004), the airport suddenly was performing tasks it wasn’t designed to do. Unfortunately, the consequences of that are still...
Jump to postYUL is going to be a madhouse this summer, lots more walking to the terminal from the traffic jam. I’ve never flown through YUL. Why is it such a mess? I have heard that the connection from domestic airlines o international is basically stupid. Some sort of gates but no real separation, narrow term...
Jump to postYour proposal is to take an A380, fill it with massive tanks of hydrogen and fly people around in it? Maybe they could also put a big orange, white and black flag on the tail and fly it between Germany and New Jersey.
Jump to postWouldn't make sense it what sense? People will take a circuitous route if the timing and price work. I was just chatting with somebody who was saying her routing from Edmonton to Ottawa for a business trip was over Vancouver. I've connected through Toronto on business trip flights between Ottawa an...
Jump to postThe availability of connections out of PDX doesn't necessarily mean that anyone from eastern Canada will want to get on any of them. AS has a list of direct flights on their website, which shows 76 out of PDX. Of those, one is in Canada; one is Seattle, which already has service, and one is Everett...
Jump to postcrosscheckyyz wrote:Doesnt ONEX/Westjet have enough currently on their plate with incorporating Swoop and Sunwing into WestJet? Too many eggs in one basket.
I love that there is just absolutely no substance to any of the arguments in favour of it. It's pretty much, "WS and PD both have airplanes, therefore a merger makes total sense." :lol: Nobody is chatting about a WestJet/Porter merger as anything other than a theoretical possibility, give...
Jump to postOh, isn't it just delightful how everyone's chattering about this WestJet and Porter Airlines merger as if it's already set in stone? Because, you know, clearly we should all jump on board and discuss it as if it's a guaranteed future reality. How wonderfully naive of us all. I love that there is j...
Jump to postWith Lynx gone, one has to ask where the other airlines sit within the country. Westjet is not growing but more so keeping afloat. Air transat is a flakey one that can just decide to add routes and drop one when it feels like it. Porter is the only one that seems to actually have a strategy and wan...
Jump to postWith Lynx gone, one has to ask where the other airlines sit within the country. Westjet is not growing but more so keeping afloat. Air transat is a flakey one that can just decide to add routes and drop one when it feels like it. Porter is the only one that seems to actually have a strategy and wan...
Jump to postI could understand motorcoach over flights for these short connections but why would you go to the airport in these communities versus a more central/accessible location, such as downtown?
Jump to postbrand03 wrote:One can only hope Flair/Lynx come knocking on their door in need of aircraft. The writing has been on the wall for these guys for a very long time. How they are still operational is beyond me.
Looks pretty wide open so far but I'll confirm with my eyeballs. Peak S23 on YYC-YOW was: WS: 3x 738/7M8 F8: 1x 738/7M8 AC: 1x 223 Currently bookable on peak days for S24: WS: 4x 737 mix AC: 1x 321 Y9: 1x 7M8 PD: 2x 295 4th WS is a redeye. The daily F8 in S23 was sometimes redeye, sometimes a morni...
Jump to postOn a separate note, PD start YYC-YOW today: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/porter-begins-flights-on-new-ottawa-calgary-route-876367975.html @Acey, curious to see in the coming weeks whether you observe the YYC-YOW having average loads that differ from YYC-YYZ. Looks pretty wide open so far b...
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