do you all remember when RDUAA was set on getting a China flight and were wasting a lot of resources on that? they changed course and it clearly paid off, with AF, LH, CM coming. if they're going for an Asian destination, I agree with the above in saying EK or QR would be a more likely/more suited ...
Jump to postJetBlue should have been profitable sooner with all of their growth initiatives and additional Mint aircraft. Especially with hubs in key O&D markets like NYC and Boston. It’s obvious that they have a cost and revenue problem, and they continue to face operational issues that need addressing. A...
Jump to postJetBlue should have been profitable sooner with all of their growth initiatives and additional Mint aircraft. Especially with hubs in key O&D markets like NYC and Boston. It’s obvious that they have a cost and revenue problem, and they continue to face operational issues that need addressing. A...
Jump to poststlgph wrote:
LAXdude1023 wrote:If you care about it, post your thoughts in the East Africa Aviation thread. You’ll get the answers to all your questions and opinions.
It would certainly not be a simple mere formality to request 5th freedom routes from the EU. Aircraft utilization on that would be astronomical for a marginal business case. There is no comparing Togo and Italy when it comes to requesting 5th freedom. No comparing at all. The EU has never had much ...
Jump to post" I don't see TK.. you need a lot of India connections and that's something they just don't have. but QR/EK I could easily see in a couple years, especially EK after they get their 787s" Qatar serves 13 destinations in India. Turkish serves 11 destinations. Emirates serves 9. I swear, eve...
Jump to postInteresting comments because a ADD-DEN-ADD route would stop in FCO in both directions. Makes perfect sense to me. Kill 2 birds with one stone. DEN gets its much wanted direct route to Africa for marketing purposes but in reality it's really a new European route. Everyone is happy :D Do ET’s flights...
Jump to postI say this because India alone is 75-85. https://chaibuzz.com/article/direct-flight-from-rdu-to-india-more-of-a-dream-than-reality This is the link where it shows PDEW for top 20 markets to India. If you scroll down all the way to the bottom, there is a slideshow with more info! So not even Middle ...
Jump to postDEN-ADD, really? That will NEVER happen, it doesn’t matter how much the city is willing to subsidize it. That route would just be setting money on fire. [...] If the airport really wanted more international service, they should be aiming for things like FCO, CDG, DUB, LIS on UA. Interesting comment...
Jump to postThe tech travel crash also affected RDU, and by extension DL's focus city routes. While there has been some recovery of tech-related travel, it's been by far the slowest segment of business travel to return to normal (and will likely never be back to 2019 levels). If there's been a business travel ...
Jump to postWhy does the SLC headhouse look so small and not modern? In contrast, the concourses look very big! Interesting. I never spent time in the headhouse, don't even know what it looks like 'cause I go straight from the rental car drop off to TSA and gates, and viceversa. But I found the concourses narr...
Jump to postSounds like Etihad will be upgrading to daily… https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2024/04/01/etihad-boston-abu-dhabi-inaugural-flight/ First flight was Sunday and already going on record to announce flight will be going daily. Impressive. That's pretty standard. Make the announcement while the ...
Jump to postZuluTime wrote:Icelandair as short-term 757-200 replacements?
A couple things initially come to mind: 1). I believe WS didn’t fail on BOS-YYZ. My understanding is that the route was a high performer for loads and revenue, but WS withdrew all DH8 ops from YYZ and relocated them out west (YYC), no? I thought that’s what I read at least, but please correct me if...
Jump to postIf there were an issue where someone or something gets by the TSA, or the terminal needs to be evacuated and everyone rescreened. These types of issues can be compartmented to the affected areas instead of the entire airport. Where would you put all the people if you had to evacuate the entire airp...
Jump to postausinTex wrote:manchester "Boston" airport
Thanks for the info. I’m guessing that the next possible routes might be IAH, YYZ, YUL, PDX, SDQ. Outside of those I don’t really see where else they would add given the hub isn’t really the best for connections. I'm surprised DEN is not 2x daily. I think DL serves every major city at least 2x dail...
Jump to postThanks for the info. I’m guessing that the next possible routes might be IAH, YYZ, YUL, PDX, SDQ. Outside of those I don’t really see where else they would add given the hub isn’t really the best for connections. I'm surprised DEN is not 2x daily. I think DL serves every major city at least 2x dail...
Jump to postiyerhari wrote:BOS Feb-2024 BOS numbers are out:
1. Domestic - WOW! should we say driven by DL?
I think in 20-30 years just level the airport and start from scratch, like SLC or LGA. By then for sure you'd need to do something about terminal C, etc. New design and concept. It doesn't have to wait 20-30 years but it will probably take a lot longer. Massport has been very good at making increme...
Jump to postThe solution is pretty straightforward the way I see it
Build A-B connector. Move AC to UA's gates and DL gets 3 new gates.
Build A-E bridge so hundreds of passengers don't have to take a bus. It's also more environmentally friendly
Did I see this right in their video release -"The first privately funded supersonic aircraft". Well Northrup might have a issue with that - the F-20 Tigershark Based on Wikipedia it doesn't sound like it was privately funded: "Much of the F-20's development was carried out under a US...
Jump to postHas there ever been discussion of having a Delta A to E connector that operates behind security so pax don’t have to re clear TSA? That would sure be a more pleasant experience for passengers. If this has been tried in past forgive me haven’t been to BOS in many years. I think there's a real proble...
Jump to postThe Delta BOS hub strategy was for sure on display last night. I flew back to BOS on Thu at 6:30pm and we parked at gate A10 which is next to where you catch the bus to terminal E and the crowd waiting for the bus was huge. And this is low season :o I can't imagine what a mess it might be during pe...
Jump to postThere are some reports that there were no passengers onboard. That factor could have played a role in the pilot's decision. That plane flew from LIS to FNC yesterday and had to divert o Porto Santo. It was making its way to FNC so it could fly back to LIS. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft...
Jump to postAN-124 enroute to PVD from Leipzig: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ADB361F/history/20240323/1037Z/EDDP/KPVD America’s Cup yacht will be loaded tomorrow morning and the aircraft will depart to PSM for a quick tech stop, then on to Barcelona. Damn it! I was just driving past PVD at that exac...
Jump to postFort Lauderdale – Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, New Orleans, Salt Lake City I am surprised that B6 would be dropping SLC-FLL nonstop service with the limited amount of nonstop service that SLC has to the MIA/FLL market and with DL and AA being the only other airlines currently serving the MIA/FLL mar...
Jump to postThat secluded section of terminal B was just recently redone. AC likely covered the majority of that renovation to their specs, so I suspect AC has plans to maximize that investment. I don't think so. The remodel was part of the larger terminal B modernization project which eliminated the "sec...
Jump to postHopefully IL will soon take care of that problem for you, as did MA and other states.
https://apnews.com/article/massachusett ... 31bc6c82d6
It's interesting to see the metamorphosis of European airports adopting more of the U.S. philosophy of jetbridge usage. I'm not sure I would agree with that. What they are saying is that 90% of the stands will be contact stands, not that 90% of flights will use contact gates. There's just not enoug...
Jump to postTaking off from BOS on Sunday I noticed that it looks like they are adding a second jet bridge on some of the new E gates. I know this was the original plan for all the new gates but I thought it got shelved. Definitely saw them on E14 and E15 at least. Does anyone know if they are going to be adde...
Jump to postTaking off from BOS on Sunday I noticed that it looks like they are adding a second jet bridge on some of the new E gates. I know this was the original plan for all the new gates but I thought it got shelved. Definitely saw them on E14 and E15 at least. Does anyone know if they are going to be adde...
Jump to postmicstatic wrote:I'm rooting for them to finally realize a top to bottom culture change is urgent
I thought I might try it out just for the novelty of flying an older widebody into FNC from my home airport but 2-4-2 on the 67 sounds like more of a punishment than a treat. I prefer the old 67 wide body any day over the A321 sardine tube. The A321 neo did not make it better for the passenger, jus...
Jump to postWhy would anyone fly from ORH to NYC unless it was to connect? There are some 50+ daily flights between BOS and NYC. Plus Amtrak. Are you saying that every passenger on those flights/trains are either connecting or live in Boston? Lots of people fly between greater Boston and NY. Worcester's catchm...
Jump to postWith many countries and businesses souring on China due to governance issues and a clampdown on dissent, India and Phillippines are the beneficaries for economic investment. United isn't there for VFR, they're there for the higher yielding business traffic. Lets not discount tourists. Cebu is hugel...
Jump to postbgm wrote:airbazar wrote:I don't think travel to Egypt is going to be popular while a full blown war is raging only 200 mi from Cairo.
Yet UA fly to Amman, Jordan. What's your point?
NK’s expansion is an interesting situation, given that I believe they only have 2-3 gates in the B-C connector. And I can’t imagine there’s much space available, given that they’re boxed in by AS/WN, and B6 on the other side. I've seen them use all 4 gates: B37-40. Here are 3 out of 4, yesterday. B...
Jump to postCAI would definitely be a summer seasonal service at minimum. I don't think travel to Egypt is going to be popular while a full blown war is raging only 200 mi from Cairo. The first one I believe is EWR, based on what looks like Cape Cod towards the end of the clip. I think the 2nd is IAH and going...
Jump to postHow many people watch John Oliver though? He's right, and Boeing deserves the public pressure. Boeing's mostly just really lucky China's commercial aerospace industry isn't completely mature yet... I don't but that was all over social media so I suspect a lot more people than his regular audience, ...
Jump to postWell stated. Even the most ardent MHT supporters would happily choose BOS for obvious reasons: Price, schedule, and multiple options should something go sideways. MHT loses every time those factors are considered. I’m originally from southern New Hampshire and flew hundreds of business flights into...
Jump to postjbs2886 wrote:This is wild...because DL charters a widebody in low season, it must have an overcapacity that means deferrals?
Is anyone else surprised HA didn’t install a Premium Economy cabin in their new 787s? Yes… even 2 or 3 rows worth… something I definitely expected to see I think when they ordered the planes in 2018 premium economy wasn't as in demand as it is now. Maybe the cost and time to retrofit would be subst...
Jump to postAA has almost 150 older A319/A320 in their fleet. A MAX8 or 321NEO is just too big as a replacement. That's why I'm in the MAX7 camp. Those A319/320 are from a distant past. These days it would be very unusual to see a large network carrier put in an order for A319/320. I would expect the competiti...
Jump to postThat makes sense based on 1) the NEOs are more fuel efficient, which of course makes for a bigger cost saving on longer routes, 2) looking at the current 75G routes, the majority of which are short hops, and 3) the previously mentioned handful of retirements. That said, time will tell. On that note...
Jump to postGood luck with that. "Low cost" and "network carrier" are two terms that don't fit together very well. Long haul low cost is the problem more than anything. Southwest is a perfect example of a successful low cost network carrier. Many LCC sell connecting tickets which makes them...
Jump to postGood luck with that. "Low cost" and "network carrier" are two terms that don't fit together very well. Long haul low cost is the problem more than anything. Southwest is a perfect example of a successful low cost network carrier. Many LCC sell connecting tickets which makes them...
Jump to postBOS-EWR on B6 is 40%. Why even operate a flight if the average LF is 40%? Might as well decrease frequency then? You don't know how many of those are corporate fliers on high fares like the BOS-RDU flight I just bought for next month, for $560. What's better? 40% at $500 each or 80% at $200 each? D...
Jump to postDL launching BOS-HNL seasonally Nov 21-Apr 30. 767-300. https://news.delta.com/delta-deepens-leisure-footprint-new-routes-hawaii-and-miami I'll be honest, never would've expected this one. Me neither. The season seems kind of odd to me. I've been to Hawaii 3 times and never in the winter. I don't t...
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