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lijnden

Re: Emirates Tim Clark proposed to Airbus an A380 replacement

Maybe he should look more into speed instead of volume? I think a 300~350 seat plane that goes 2 or 3 times the speed of the A380 is better for Emirates. Just my two cents!

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lijnden

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Look at the history; KSSU (KLM SAS Swissair UTA) was the first start of the airline alliances. Similar fleets and combined maintenance were back then the key focus and were done very successful. This focus has shifted to the modern airline alliances for mainly passengers and hubs today. But I wonder...

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lijnden

Re: KLM cancels flights to Far East due airspace restrictions

I guess an option is routing via ANC to Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and China...

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lijnden

Re: US Airlines lobby to restrict competitors access to Russian airspace

If this is done, we will see a reverse reaction in the brics+ countries against the pro-america / nato countries. Think what that will do to, for example, Australian aviation and tourisme? Too much populist saloon socialism going on these days.

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lijnden

Re: FAA NOTAM Outage

And nobody thought of maybe having a back-up system that runs on a diesel aggregate somewhere near the FAA headquarters? Now I wonder what else has no back up but should…

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lijnden

Re: Your Most Flown Airline?

KLM
ANA
Delta
United
American

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lijnden

Re: Pre-Christmas 2022 Midwest Snowstorm impacts

Reminds me of the movie Planes, Traines & Automobiles with John Candy…

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lijnden

Re: A few A380's returning to service?

Question remains about the status of the Thai aircraft after two years plus of storage, some harvesting of parts, and Thai’s financial situation. So, for now that means that Thai, Malaysian, Etihad, Air France - KLM, Lufthansa and China Southern retired/stored/wfu the A380’s so far. Not sure how lon...

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lijnden

Re: Air France/KLM News and Discussion Thread - 2022

With a strong dollar (or weak euro) I think that KLM looks for sure at Airbus to replace the 77E. Also the environmental restrictions at AMS and EU politics might push for Airbus.

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lijnden

Re: Boeing 767: 40 years in airline service

My first 767 flight was on a United B767-200 from ORD-LAX in 1985. My last 767 flight was on a Delta B767-400 from DUS-ATL in 2019

In between I had many more 767 flights:

Delta: B767-300, B767-400
United: B767-200, B767-300
US Air: B767-200
Air Mauritius: B767-200
KLM: B767-300

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lijnden

Re: Monkeypox outbreak...what could it mean to commercial aviation???

One virus that has been in the planning is the Marburg virus. They are already producing ‘vaccins’. I think that Marburg will be a bad one and will ground many airlines indefinitely and reset the world.
Just my two cents!

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lijnden

Re: SAS files for chapter 11

In the 60-80’s they were part of KSSU (KLM, SAS, Swissair, UTA). Now only KLM is left.

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lijnden

Re: AMS putting a limit on international passenger traffic through the airport

Also problems at Canadian airports. Why? Well Canada and Holland are pilots for the WEF / UN travel programs and agenda. In order to make things more acceptable they create first chaos followed by creating and implementing their ‘solution’ on a political level. How else does one of the best run airp...

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lijnden

Re: Boeing 777 Movements / Write-Off / Retirements / Scrapping Thread - 2022

Does anybody know the ANA hours and cycles of the retired 777-300er planes? I think they might be all high-hour frames. I flew on all of the retired frames multiple times (mainly between IAD-NRT). Maybe that is why they cannot be sold?

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lijnden

Re: Return of the flying Honu – ANA to relaunch Airbus A380 aircraft to Hawaii

Talked to an ANA officer I know and they probably will bring one of the A380 on the route NRT-ORD twice a week, hence the semi leisure seating configuration. Also the restart to DUS with a 787 is on the agenda.

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lijnden

Re: LH operated to DME today

Can we see more of these political Uber-flights? I know that many diplomats were expelled from Russia and due to leave in May. How about the other way? Russian expelled from EU countries.

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lijnden

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

Did not check if this has been mentioned before.
Did anybody check the passenger list? Seems some interesting passenger was on the flight as well as 7 of her colleagues…

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lijnden

Re: FedEx Eyes New Frieghter Order per Reuters

Maybe FedEx can look at some of the stored A380. Wasn’t FedEx interested in them before? I am sure that some airlines will go along with a conversion program; Emirates, Lufthansa, MAS, China Southern, Singapore, etc. that also have them already and also cargo divisions.

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lijnden

Re: Air Afrique

I remember their 747 (TU-TAP) from my spotting years. Not sure if she was a combi or a full 747.

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lijnden

Re: Stored Olympic 747 tips on tail due snow in Athens

Ship SX-OAA went to TWA if I remember right. Ship SX-OAB is the one in this story. What happened to the ex SQ birds they bought in the early 80’s after Greece entered the EU? I think there were 2 or 3 of them?

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lijnden

Re: HS Trident

Flew once with a CAAC HS-121 on a inter-China route back in 1985. Planes was very comfortable. Flew also on Tridents of BA. I think CAAC had a substantial fleet of Tridents.

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lijnden

Re: 777 Retirement/Scrapping Thread - 2021

Most of the ANA 77W must have low cycles and high hours. I flew on all of the retired birds as recent as late 2019 - early 2020 when Corona started. My flights were about monthly from Washington Dulles to Tokyo vv. or Chicago to Tokyo vv. always in business class. All flights were typical 12+ hours ...

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lijnden

Re: 20 years without Trans World Airlines

My first B747 flight was on TWA ship 17104, an early build B747-100, from LHR-LAX
My first L1011 flight was on TWA from SFO-JFK (red-eye flight)
My last L1011 flight was on TWA from AMS-JFK
So yes, TWA was important to my aviation life…

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lijnden

Re: Feeling nostalgic about 747s. Who’s have you flown?

KLM
Air France
ANA
CAAC
Iran Air
Lufthansa
TWA
China Airlines
Delta
American Airlines
United Airlines

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lijnden

Re: The most 747s in a single photo

JFK in the 1980’s:
Pan Am, TWA, International Terminal Most Airliners flew their 747 on a daily base:
Aer Lingus, Sabena, British Airways, British Caledonian, KLM, Lufthansa, Air France, SAS, ElAl, Alia, Iberia, Alitalia, Olympic, Swissair, Aerolineas Argentinas, Varig, Korean Air, JAL, etc.

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lijnden

Re: Air France planes' names

CPAir called their planes Empress of ……, making their fleet truly ‘feminine’ as it should be.

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lijnden

Re: Jet Airways 77W VT-JEW at AMS

Well the plane VT-JEW is over 15 years old and I think it will be scrapped at AMS soon. I do not see any KLM rescue plan for it. KLM must worry about their own existence in the near future as well as looking for B777-200ER (almost 20 years) and A330 replacements soon.

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lijnden

Re: Lufthansa DC-10 routes

Back in the 70’s I flew with LH DC-10’s and B707’s to Grand Canaria. I think the planes flew on to south america or south africa. Not sure.

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lijnden

Re: Upgrade B744 and retirement

Maybe that is it? I am not sure. I talked a few years ago with a Delta captain and he said that Delta did not wanted to do that and was instead retiring the fleet.

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lijnden

Upgrade B744 and retirement

With Covid given as the main reason for the rapid retirement of the B744 worldwide as passenger planes, I remember that the whole B744 fleet also needed a costly upgrade (by 2021 I believe). Don’t remember the exact details about the upgrade.

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lijnden

Re: SpiceJet Applies For U.S. Flights - DEL-JFK With 737s

Very ambitious plans... Did anybody tell them that a B777 or an A330 also has two engines? I remember that Braathens SAFE tried long distance with little planes as well. Actually the SAFE stood for South America Far East.

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lijnden

Re: Lufthansa Group introducing buy on board in Y

Let’s be real, most airlines are technically bankrupt. That includes Lufthansa Group, AirFrance/KLM, British Airways, Malaysian, Thai, American, JAL, SAS, etc.. all are on the ‘public’ life support systems. To cut the meals is simply easier then cutting union-heavy fa’s on almost empty flights. The ...

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lijnden

Re: Air France KLM - Master Thread

I love KLM but not at any price! And what is up with these unions? The pandemic will last for at least another year, if not longer, and recovery after that will be a five year plan, at least. Unions are arrogant saloon-socialists. Simply turn the tables on them and bust them. You know that for 3.4 b...

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lijnden

Re: Air France KLM - Master Thread

I love KLM but not at any price! And what is up with these unions? The pandemic will last for at least another year, if not longer, and recovery after that will be a five year plan, at least. Unions are arrogant saloon-socialists. Simply turn the tables on them and bust them. You know that for 3.4 b...

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lijnden

Re: Final Passenger flight for the Boeing 727

Feeling old now. Flew many T-Tail tri-jets in my life.
HS121 Tridents of BA/CAAC
Tu154 of CAAC
B727 of DL/EA/IB/LH/AZ/UA/US/Piedmont/AA/Mexicana/etc.

Last flight on 727 was on Delta ORF-ATL (2002 I believe)

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lijnden

Re: Family of 12 year old sues Delta

The next no-no items in aircraft are all electronics and cell phones... that way there will not be any evidence on how the airlines 'handle' things.

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lijnden

Re: Your Classic 747 Flight Log

1976: LHR-LAX / N93104 / TWA 1976: JFK-AMS / PH-BUF / KLM 1977: AMS-JFK / PH-BUB / KLM 1977: JFK-CDG / N28903 / Air France 1978: JFK-CDG / N28903 / Air France 1978: IAH-YMX-AMS / PH-BUB / KLM 1979: AMS-JFK / PH-BUK/ KLM 1981: AMS-JFK / PH-BUL / KLM 1981: LAX-HNL / N9664 / American 1982: HNL-DFW / N9...

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lijnden

Re: New Airliners.net Homepage Preview

With the classic website, I enjoyed visiting Anet. With the new look, that has gone. It just isn't the same. May hold a web-referendum among your registered members to decide the look?

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lijnden

Re: Why isn't KLM getting rid of Asia brand?

Right now KLM is part of a French holding company. Should the crown not be gone now it is not Royal (Koninklijk) anymore? I think KLM Asia still exists solely for tax reasons.

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lijnden

Re: KLM 744-400 ORD No Markings

KLM will fly at least to 2021 with them and celebrate 50 years of constant 747 service. BA (BOAC) and LH (and maybe QF?) are the only other airlines that can claim that. Would like to see some special liveries...

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lijnden

Re: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion

My Anet has lost its uniqueness! It has become so...so very 'Air France'...

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lijnden

KLM/Pan Am Collision Tenerife March 27 1977

Today 39 years ago, the worst crash in aviation took the lives of 500+ people when 2 B747's colided in Tenerife.
RIP

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lijnden

RE: B747 For Domestic Flights In USA

Didn't America West fly some domestic 747 flights in the late 80's and early 90's?
Tower Air? Tiger Air (passenger division of Flying Tigers) with ex SQ 747's in the late 70's / early 80's...
Evergreen doing charters and mac-flights...

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lijnden

RE: MD-80 Freighter, Whats Going On?

I thought I saw a mexican one in QRO last Tuesday. Forgot the registration.

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lijnden

MAS To End 777 Operations In March

The <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> tripple-7's are done. There is no after market for them and they will be scrapped. Planes like that are simply worth more in parts, and a conversion into freighters are simply not economical do-able. Don't forget that some of these planes are pushi...

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