If anyone wants to know what <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym>'s problems are with the Airbus fleet, here is what I suspect: Since <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> operates in a "hot and high" type climate, the slow climb ability of the A340 series could seriously impact the r...
Jump to postDoes EL AL have any passenger B747-200s still in service? According to their website they do, but I don't think that is correct. If they do, what routes is it flying?
Jump to postAnother question, NY Times and CNN are reporting that it was an 11 hour flight from the US to Baghdad. How is that possible? It is a 9 hour flight to rome and at least 4 more hours from there to the Gulf region. It should be even longer in the reverse direction during winter.
Jump to postEK is the cheapest, if <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> flies into <acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Canada - British Columbia">YVR</acronym> that would work. I used this option to DAR (via NBO) and it was many hundreds cheaper than <acrony...
Jump to postHas Alitalia resumed their service to Dubai yet? And are they still flying any MD-11s?
Jump to postKLM used to fly into PHL as well. Not sure when or with what equipment.
Jump to postCorrect, This is simply a SkyTeam codeshare. CSA serves Prague from JFK and Newark with A310-300s.
Jump to postThe reason <acronym title="Qatar Airways">QR</acronym> would choose the 777-300ER and A340-600 is simple. The 773ER will be used on European and South Asia routes where four engines are not neccessary, while the A346 will do trans-Oceanic or polar runs, probably to Australia eventually I would guess...
Jump to postOn a related topic, the last time I arrived at <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> from London, the United people kept announcing a connection for Australia: that seemed odd to me. What European would choose to be routed dow...
Jump to postDoes <acronym title="Scandinavian Airlines (Denmark/Norway/Sweden)">SK</acronym>'s A330-300 have the range to serve destinations such as <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - Califo...
Jump to postMy parents flew LAB between <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> and Manaus, Brasil a few years ago, and it was fine (although they used a 727 for the 5 hour flight! Seems a bit odd . . . has since switched to A310 I think) It has a good reputation among d...
Jump to postBahadir is def. right: You can't really compare the A330-200 and the A310-300 in terms of ops flexiblilty. While the A330 has much more range, it is also MUCH larger overall, more comparable to the 777 than the 310. Thus, it is too much aircraft for shorthaul European routes on which THY sometimes u...
Jump to postI have flown in and out of <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> so many times I can't count. The airlines I have flown include: United, 767-200s, 767-300ERs, and 777 (domestic) to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewil...
Jump to postIf Virgin group were to set up base at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>, I guess that would mean a <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> London-<acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA ...
Jump to postperhaps when more 777s arrrive <acronym title="Shanghai - Pudong International (PVG / ZSPD), China">PVG</acronym> will go online. <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> seems an odd choice since United flew <acronym title="Washington - Dulles In...
Jump to postDon't any Asian airlines fly nonstop from MEX to East Asia? I thought maybe Japan Airlines or Korean did. Then you could do this trip with only one stopover.
Jump to postAs much as I appreciate lower fares at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>, I hope southwest does not destroy US AIrways' feed for its transatlantic flights . . . US Airways is really the only reason that <acronym title="Philadelphia - Interna...
Jump to postEK does not recieve direct UAE government money, but also does not pay tax, airport fees, etc I believe.
Jump to postWhat about Air Mauritius? They use their 767-200ER from Port Louis to Europe on flights well over 11 hours.
Jump to postWhat about Azerbaijan Airlines? They fly 757s from Baku to LGW, but not sure what other routes.
Jump to postDoes the A330-300 have sufficient range to fly nonstop between Scandinavia and the US west coast? And didn't SK used to fly to Singapore with their 767-300s?
Jump to postHamlet69 is correct: the issue is that there are currently no prospects of US airlines ordering this aircraft <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym> <acronym title="Albenga (Villanova d'Albenga) (- Clemente Panero) (ALL / LIMG), Italy">ALL</acronym>, which means that Boeing cant rel...
Jump to postI don't think they are crazy: African traffic will certainly be one of the growth markets in aviation in the next 10-15 years. And SAA manages to make a profit on its flights to Florida. <acronym title="Kenya Airways">KQ</acronym>'s strategy is to challenge SAA as the dominant network carrier to and...
Jump to postInterestingly, on the website it's listed as 757, which does not have BF seats. Who is correct?
Jump to postHi, just saw a <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> ad that listed Bogota among <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>'s nonstop routes from Newark. I was surprised to hear this, since I assumed such a route would only operate via Houston, and looked it up on <acr...
Jump to postIf neccessary, <acronym title="Kenya Airways">KQ</acronym> should withdraw from the KLM deal and go it alone. They could then launch <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> or <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JF...
Jump to postA while ago, SAA announced that they were going to start direct flights <acronym title="Johannesburg - International (Jan Smuts) (JNB / FAJS), South Africa">JNB</acronym>-<acronym title="Copenhagen - Kastrup (CPH / EKCH), Denmark">CPH</acronym>, but then announced they had cancelled the plan. Why wa...
Jump to postSorry if someone has already posted on this topic, the search function doesnt seem to be working: Passengers on JetBlue's overnight transcontinental flights can now go online to request classic music videos for viewing on the special show "JetBlue Redeye Requests" which airs on VH1 Classic. This cha...
Jump to postI think the B757-300 could be outfitted with a 3-class cabin if SIA wanted. Know Lufthansa considered this option before ordering A330s, since these would have been good for African and Middle East routes. It would be a good A310 replacement. And I take issue with the 767 cabin being dowdy: the new ...
Jump to postThai Intl Airways will begin A340-500 flights soon apparently. Why did SIA and ANA drop out? This is a HUGE star alliance hub. It seems that SIA has withdrawn virtually all of the routes they started of late, including Las Vegas and Chicago. I thought Chicago was only suspended, not cancelled. Will ...
Jump to postFinally SK starts a new intercontinental route! Now what about the SFO plans? Anytime soon?
Jump to postFor those who are interested, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s longhaul A32X flights are operated by their franchise carrier,British Mediterranean, on lower-yield routes to the Near East, Middle East and central Asia that do not warrant widebody aircraft. Overall, I think <acronym tit...
Jump to postAll UAL's international B767-300ERs have PTVs in all cabins: the only intercontinental aircraft without the PTVs throughout are the B747-400s, which have them in United First and United Business. Domestic 767-200s and 767-300s, and domestic 777s do not have PTVs in any cabin. You will certainly have...
Jump to postSAA bought back all of Swissair's share during the financial crisis at SR.
Jump to postThey used to fly MIA - Manaus, Brazil with a 727! Later, switched to A310, now they have dropped the route I think.
Jump to postQF used to serve SFO in the eighties, but pulled out. I don't think that there's enough demand for both UA and another australia carrier.
Jump to postThe First Class on the 764 is slightly superior to regular domesic First. For instance, it has a PTV at every First Class seat.
Jump to postIf you are talking standard A320s, not the LR series corporate jets, then consider JetBlue's transcontinental flights or British Airways' flights to Tehran, Iran.
Jump to postHi, sorry if someone has posted on this topic already, I tried a search . . . Vietnam and the US are close to signing an aviation pact for direct flights between the two countries, it could be as soon as today. And Vietnam Airlines has reaffirmed its desire to start service to <acronym title="San Fr...
Jump to postWouldn't the A340-600 be the ideal replacement for NWA's 747 classics? The A330-200 has nowhere near the 747's capacity! BTW: If NWA goes ahead with the A330-200 option, they will be the first airline to use this type for transpacific operations!
Jump to postAn <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> team has visited <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>, and the airport lobbied <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> heavily to start a direct service t...
Jump to postJFK to <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> is sometimes as long as 6h 40min. I have flown <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> to <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR ...
Jump to postRegarding PTVs on <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>'s 747-400's: It makes no sense to me that they decided to fit them to all the 767-300ERs but not the 747s. The 747s generally fly much longer transpacific routes where such a feature is more important, whereas the 767s are usually...
Jump to postWow! That is so great. I saw a <acronym title="Macae (MEA / SBME), Brazil">MEA</acronym> A330 at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> when I was boarding a Virgin flight to NY, and while I had never lilke the c/s in photos, in looked GREAT in person. Is <acro...
Jump to postGulf Air is the joint flag carrier of the UAE, Bahrain, and Oman.
Jump to postAlthough Americans can travel on the special visas listed above, most tourists do not have these visas and travel via a third country, usually Canada or Mexico. However, traveling via another country without a US-issued visa is still illegal for US citizens, and moreover, you <acronym title="Guangzh...
Jump to postHas anyone flown on one of <acronym title="Air Pacific (Fiji)">FJ</acronym>'s 737-800s? If so, do you know if they have installed PTVs in the Tabua (biz) Class along with the winglets? It says they have on their website, but I am wondering if that is an error. Also, it looks like the Tabua Class sea...
Jump to postHow on earth can a 737-800, winglets or not, reach Vancouver from Tahiti?!! That's like a 10-12 hour flight!! Wow, those winglets must really add some range!!
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