I have to imagine it's a strategic decision - to whatever extent of collaboration was legally allowed - with JetBlue. JetBlue announcing a shuttle as American steps back, with a full codeshare on those flights, isn't totally by chance.
Jump to postWhat kind of engine is on the Alitalia A330s? With the impending shutdown/re-brand, it's thought they'll pause on long haul flying. Maybe DL is negotiating on some of those frames?
Jump to postHi all - I'm trying to track down information on a flight I took back in 2011, but of course, finding that data is hard. All I know is it was IAH-HNL on March 10, 2011 and HNL-IAH on March 16, 2011. It was a 767-400 and presumably in 2011 it would have been Continental and not United? If anyone has ...
Jump to postThey want LHR, but they don't need it. LGW will work and Norwegian's Premium yields are proof of it. Norwegian flew up to 3x/daily 789s JFK-LGW and the route's success in the Premium cabin (pre-pandemic of course) was one of the main drivers behind increasing that cabin's capacity on the UK-based 78...
Jump to postTheir website is a Wordpress site (without the icon changed) and their mailing address is a coworking office space in Miami.
It ain't happening.
So who does SAS belong to? Denmark, Norway, Sweden? Aren't each of these countries rich enough to own their own airline as opposed to a common carrier? Answering my own question. SAS used to be owned by all the 3 listed countries. However, per Wikipedia, " On 27 June 2018, the Norwegian govern...
Jump to postTo say that it's AA de-prioritizing the route seems silly, although I know that perception and media influence in places like GEO could actually hurt AA in the long run. AA should know all about this from its days as the primary airline in the Dominican and Puerto Rico, but still, public perception ...
Jump to posthttps://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Norwegian-Air-abandons-Oakland-International-14905500.php This is the MARTY effect. Marty St George is aligning DY-B6. They are moving to B6 cities that will give DY more connectivity on paper. B6 gets benefit of all this. DY will fly to FLL/JFK/MCO/BOS/SFO. Th...
Jump to postBy the time M&A was handled, done, and on the books, the MAX issue would be long, long, long resolved. Tying M&A activity to the MAX doesn't make sense on a single level unless this analyst knows something extreme that we don't, i.e., the MAX is never ever flying again (lol).
Jump to postThey had to ditch MEX. it was low performing and only 3 B6 crew members(the rest were contract company). They need the MEX slots for 2020 DY Interline flights. Look for DY to fly into B6 terminals in 2020 BOS/JFK/FLL/MCO. This is all part of the big Europe plan coming in 2021. No room at the inn at...
Jump to postWith Delta Atlantic...err...Virgin holding 30%, I wonder how much counsel they'll receive from the folks in ATL?
Jump to postThere are some very talented people in the network team at Norwegian who are finally able to execute on plans they had 2-3 years in the making. I know this because I worked there in a capacity that was categorically close to them. With the CEO out and large turnover at the upper management levels, s...
Jump to postAlways felt Star and oneworld much more integrated and more active participants versus Skyteam. Bastian mentioned value for customers. On how many Star carriers can one use a UA SWU? On how many oneworld carriers an AA SWU? A Delta SWU on SkyTeam? I wish the alliances provided more value. I am a Un...
Jump to postIf for Norwegian, it would be due to the MAX grounding. Norwegian has used them many times.
Jump to postI have to think that this isn't about whether or not the aircraft can make a profit, but rather that it can make a higher profit somewhere else. Many Caribbean markets hold on to significant amounts of incentive dollars to attract and/or keep service (examples include Bermuda, Jamaica, Guadeloupe an...
Jump to postThe former head of product development and onboard service left jetblue to go to pepsi. Maybe he had something to do with it.
Jump to postNorwegian is using one of its 787s on DUB-SWF today and for the next few days at least. With their already precarious financial situation, this whole MAX grounding might be the tipping point. The economics on DUB-SWF with the 787 must be horrible. Not quite. They are combining the PVD and SWF fligh...
Jump to postNorwegian is using one of its 787s on DUB-SWF today and for the next few days at least.
Jump to postIt's London, at least in part.
The invitation for employees has the backdrop of the London tube seat pattern.
FYI, there are no wet-leases flying in the Norwegian fleet anymore.
Jump to postCorrect; the schedules are not finalized. Whereas many airlines do a full batch release of winter and summer, Norwegian releases schedules as they are ready.
Jump to postAre they in cahoots with S7? Joking aside, that is exactly like S7's MAX interior;
https://www.airliners.net/photo/S7-Sibe ... AX/5393517
With less assets around the country, JetBlue is also very particular about ensuring that equipment is placed where it can best restart the operation. An earlier poster commented that a plane was sitting in MSY, but the flight was canceled. This became a more standard practice toward the end of my ti...
Jump to postLGW isn't the problem for Norwegian - the loads are high and the Premium cabin is full, with good yield-generating fares. Of course, the competition is stiff, but Norwegian can hold its own. There are only 2 787-9s left in LGW with the 35/309 configuration. The rest are 56/282 and are quite full up ...
Jump to postI'm also amazed VS will have a 744 spare at such a busy time of year to do one-off flights. And yesterday they are using a Wamos Air 747 to do the LGW-MCO-LGW which has just landed, perhaps the charter makes more money. I would suspect they brought in Wamos to do recovery for the LGW shutdowns earl...
Jump to postBon chance, but terrible flight times. The tourism partners here have tried to persuade them to offer a schedule that would avoid mandatory overnight for clients seeking transit to other islands. By the time flight arrives its too late to make island connections. Even the ferry to nearby Moorea is ...
Jump to postAre they trying to be Africa's Emirates ? Of all the places Kenya Airways could fly a 787 to why 15 hours to JFK ? Wouldn't 8 hours to CDG have been a better deal since Air France is a Sky Team airline ? It's risky, but if SAA can do it (not saying they do it well) to South Africa on inferior equip...
Jump to postSo many of you are completely missing the point. The point was that, excluding Air Canada, British Airways was the largest foreign carrier in terms of passengers flown to/from the New York City area. As of July, Norwegian bumped British Airways out of that spot. The metric is PASSENGERS FLOWN - not ...
Jump to postEw no thanks, I’ll fly a real airline . Ok, I’m in a mood today as Mrs VS. is in surgery so I will bite. What by your standards constitutes a real airline? Essentially all airlines are the same, they all take you from A to B 99% of the time (cue B6 OTP complaints) , you pick the flight time you wan...
Jump to postThis is just not going to work, the same way their current system doesn't work. 8 EUR one-way is 16 EUR return. Can you still call it priority boarding when more than half the plane is queued up in there? They might as well let the non-priority board first as they will be heading straight for their...
Jump to postMost definitely to do with cleaning and longevity, specifically for things that get deep into cloth that can require extensive cleaning and slow down turns and/or require refabrication (i.e., gum and chocolate).
Jump to postThe attempt to monetize FlyFi (wifi) quickly came and went - I could see this being a target for revenue. It'd stay "JetBlue" by probably offering some usage for free, say 30 minutes, but then a paid option to continue.
Jump to postEven if they wanted to come back, I'm not sure they could unless they were willing to take very unusual times. There simply is no gate space, especially for an A330/A340.
Jump to postThe United policy is pretty clear, so even if the FA was maybe a little blunt about it, they were not wrong.
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/conten ... rgies.aspx
Norwegian Financial paper DN is speculating that: Boeing and Airbus can torpedo an IAG acquisition of Norwegian Norwegian's giga orders with the two aircraft manufacturers are probably packed with change clauses. Behind pay wall: https://www.dn.no/nyheter/finans/2018/05/24/1029/Borskommentar/boeing...
Jump to postALPA's initial argument was that NAI had a remote pilot base in Singapore, but all the pilots were actually European and the airline didn't even serve Singapore. As a result of ALPA's pressure, the base was shut down over a year ago. All of Norwegian's pilots are based in Europe and the United State...
Jump to postIt's due to RR engine issues - more reductions/cancellations/leases to come for sure. Their 787s are in a particularly impacted batch.
@bebopdeluxe - the EWR-FCO is still nonstop, just flown by Privilege Style instead of the Norwegian 787. Not sure about the offering though.
Is there any difference in the construction of the window unit itself in the OWWE versus a regular window?
Jump to postThey could by the Norwegian certificate!
**stirring the pot**
It just effects the MAD-LGW flight because of where customs/passport control is, so it's a problem for non-Schengen routes in T2 on all airlines. I know the airport is trying to fix it.
Jump to postPlane was late leaving Gatwick bc it was hit by ground equipment and had to be inspected.
Jump to postI wonder what the sentiment is within DY? Is there concern? My impression is that they act as though everything is on track and that it's just a matter of reaching critical mass. They all took those jobs trying to put the established carriers out of business. Now many will be looking for jobs with ...
Jump to postCan someone translate this for the financially inept?
Jump to postHello! First post from a long time lurker! ... May i ask people in the know if there is any similarities between EWR and LAX regarding landing profiles? Reason for asking is: Norwegian delayed and ultimately cancelled their flights from CPH/LAX some days ago due to "restrictions"! Could t...
Jump to postThe APD was a part of it - it was expected to be reduced by 50% and the government chose not to. The other issue was running EDI from both PVD and SWF. There was simply too much capacity for EDI to have flights from all 3 airports when BDL, in the middle, is only about 90 minutes from either.
Jump to postI'd wager EI pulling out once the subsidies from the CT government run out. And you can bet the government in CT will never make that mistake again! Do you know anything about the subsidy agreement? Yes, it's worth $14M and has shockingly flexible terms, all for the purpose of landing EI and keepin...
Jump to postI'd wager EI pulling out once the subsidies from the CT government run out. And you can bet the government in CT will never make that mistake again!
Jump to postBut if not TATL from BOS, or perhaps alongside, I'd expect to see a big South America push from FLL/MCO using the A321 LR to start giving LATAM and Azul a run for their money. JetBlue has been posturing FLL to be its gateway to the south. Now, the LR will allow them to penetrate much further than b...
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