Just wait until Corsair or JAL gets their hands on an A-380! We are looking at the maximum designed capacity - PLUS 10%!
"Head 'em up! Move 'em out!!!!!"
I wonder how many seats an A380 can hold, single class, at 31" pitch?
Over the years I've spent a good portion of my working life in the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> Crown Room at <acronym title="Atlanta - The William B Hartsfield International (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> waiting for connections. This is also the "waiting" room fo...
Jump to postThe two most horrid in-flight movies I remember suffering through were "Smokey and the Bandit - Part <acronym title="Business Air (United Kingdom)">II</acronym>" on a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> L1011 flying from <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA -...
Jump to postDoes anyone know why AA has not opted for the 767-400? They took deivery of some 767-300ERs last year.
Legacy airlines are using their regional partners to develop new routes at high yields. Being a long-time business frequent flier - if I can avoid a hub connection (especially at the chaotic, <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>), shave an hour...
Jump to postFor me, it is a tie between the Metro <acronym title="Business Air (United Kingdom)">II</acronym> and the EMB-110 "Bandierante". The Metro's cabin is like flying inside a sewer pipe with 19 "folding metal chairs" for seats, it's noisy, but at least it's pressurized. The EMB-110 is not pressurized, i...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/car01094.xml" target=_blank>http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/car01094.xml</a> "Hey Richard! US Airways has some good, "like new" hubs (<acronym title="Pittsburgh - Inte...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/rate_mod.htm" target=_blank>http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/rate_mod.htm</a> Checking the fatal accident rate data from Airsafe.com's site makes a pretty good case for the 777's and 767's good safety records. Conversely, the A310's fatal accident ra...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/sie01084.xml" target=_blank>http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/sie01084.xml</a> Here's another article on AvWeek's website giving more info on the deteriorating situation...
Jump to postIt's sad to see US Airways shrink back into the Allegheny-Piedmont regional airlines. Selling off core assets, such as a hub or the Shuttle may be the first tell-tale sign of their re-entry into bankruptcy, and possibly, eventual liquidation. US may have a large fleet of new Airbuses, Canadairs, Emb...
Jump to postI've not yet had the pleasure of flying on one, but I have always been a fan of the Yak-40. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/468863/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/468863/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC=...
Jump to postI have always liked the rugged, old Twin Otter: <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/474165/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/474165/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/5/6/1/474165.jpg" ALT="Click ...
Jump to postOverall, <acronym title="Orlando - Sanford (Central Florida Regional) (SFB / KSFB), USA - Florida">SFB</acronym> is considered a success. The basic airport infrastructure was a virtual "gift" from the US Navy. The subsequent terminal, runway and ramp improvements are specifically designed to accommo...
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A cool biz jet prototype now. A Honda airliner in the future?
Those Honda engineers are renowned for thinking "out of the box".
If LUV buys the Embraer 190, that will be a major validation for that program. The 717 is a good airplane, but its over-30-year-old airframe design, lack of cockpit commonality with larger/smaller (new) models, and restricted range have kept sales slow. The recent rejection of the 717 by Air Canada ...
Jump to post7:22AM Southwest Air Considers Shift in Approach- WSJ (LUV) 16.17: Wall Street Journal story reports company is considering changes to address competition from low-cost carriers offering frills like first-class cabins and live <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym>. LUV says changes ...
Jump to postThe problems with Douglas can be traced back to the development of the DC-8, which followed the B-707 into service. In an attempt to catch up to Boeing, Douglas suffered cost overruns on the DC-8 and DC-9 programs that eventually put them on the path to a forced merger. After the merger, Douglas' ne...
Jump to postIt's too bad that the NY helo services are no more. Back in the early-1970s, I flew a New York Airways S-61 from suburban <acronym title="Vanguard Airlines (USA)">NJ</acronym> to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> - what a ...
Jump to postIt's good to hear that the 7E7 is going ahead.
What about the launch order announcement from ANA?
In Florida, the following cities have lost airline service over the past 25 years: Ocala, Vero Beach, Ft. Pierce, Lakeland, Punta Gorda, and Marco Island. Ocala, Vero Beach, Ft. Pierce & Lakeland all used to have daily Be-99 service to <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), US...
Jump to postWhen Airbus completes development of the A380, they will have some significant advantages over Boeing in materials technology since the A380 needs to adhere to strict weight budgets. This will filter down to the new Airbus designs in the future and will be available when the A32X, A33X aircraft are ...
Jump to post<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/031211/airlines_gulf_1.html" target=_blank>http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/031211/airlines_gulf_1.html</a> This is an interesting article. I wonder if EADS is more worried about getting paid, or if <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> is more upset over the subsidized co...
Jump to postYep, Mesa got a nice deal on Midway's assets! I wonder if this will slow their charge to take over ACA?
What happened to the 737-700s that Midway used to fly? Did they get reposessed by their leasing companies?
Thanks for the link to those excellent pics Mikey711MN! Those young dudes (the crew) do look like they are not long out of the military. The courage and skill these guys demonstrated is the best way to show those cowardly terrorists that their tactics are actually ineffective. I saw in the news that...
Jump to postThe <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 is probably <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>. On the far right looks like a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> 737-800. Can anybody confirm or deny that? What is the deal with the 4 US A-319s being parked at <acr...
Jump to postI've had reports from two different sets of relatives that economy class service on <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> was terrific. They flew the classic "white shoes" run of <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> to <acronym...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/12083air.xml" target=_blank>http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/12083air.xml</a> Please read this article. The "normal" press did not even acknowledge this amazing feat of airmanship when t...
Jump to postAs one of my buddies recently said, "Boeing has lost their mojo!" What are some things they can do to find it again ? 1) Move the <acronym title="Business Express (USA)">HQ</acronym> back to Seattle. It is never a good idea to have a top management team being that far removed from its major profit c...
Jump to postI hope JetBlue's management keeps on the course they have been on and does not allow Wall Street's fickleness to influence their decisions. Their stock price was due for a correction, for it was over-valued. Southwest had this happen a couple of years ago, too - no biggie.
Jump to postI believe Airbus already has an engineering outpost in Wichita and had discussions with Lockheed Martin about farming-out some sub-assembly work to the Marietta, <acronym title="Garuda Indonesia">GA</acronym> LMT facility. Contrary to MBA-held beliefs, trained, skilled aerospace workers and engineer...
Jump to postGoing back in time, this is my favorite: <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/343304/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/343304/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/4/0/3/343304.jpg" ALT="Click here fo...
Jump to postIt will be interesting to find out what the failure mode was on that AF GE90 engine. The fact that it happened at cruise is even more surprising.
What other airlines use the GE90? Is this engine only used on the 777?
Embraer has a good reputation and I am confident their EMB-170/190 series will be successful. That said, Southwest probably should take a "wait and see" approach to adding this, or any other smaller plane to their fleet. Where Embraer's regional airliners are noted for their relative ruggedness and ...
Jump to postThe next big splash will be launch orders for the 7E7 program. Boeing may have to get creative, however, and take back a slug of 757s and 767s in trade. 7E7 launch customers in the order of probability: 1) JAL 2) Singapore 3) British Airways 4) KAL 5) Alitaila 6) ANA 7) Qantas 8) ANZ 9) Delta 10) Am...
Jump to postIt would be nice if the US government decided to force the major aerospace conglomerates such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman United Technologies and L-3 Communications to break up. Since the mergers of the 1990s we have seen gross mismanagement, a total lack of cost and schedule contro...
Jump to postOne of the stumbling blocks for Laker was the lack of an interline feed to their trans-Atlantic flights. Another issue was the expansion of international gateways to US cities like Charlotte, Tampa, Orlando, St. Louis, etc. - this changed the trans-Atlantic traditional business plan of flying 747s f...
Jump to postMr. AvObserver, Thanks! We seem to be in general agreement about Conduit's performance at Boeing. As I said, he may have been a good engineering manager on the 777 program, but his inability to ride herd over marketers and finance weenies was his ultimate undoing as CEO of Boeing. I agree to disagre...
Jump to postPhil Conduit was in over his head from the beginning of his stint as CEO at Boeing. While he was an astute engineering manager but lacked the global political skills to keep Boeing competitive in the world aerospace market. He also spent too much time sucking-up to Wall Street analysts. Here are the...
Jump to postThere is an emerging trend among business fliers in the Orlando Metro area to avoid the planes filled with tourists and the long security lines of <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym>. For instance, if they have to connect in <acronym title="Atla...
Jump to postI agree with VS340: In the late-1980s, fly-by-wire technology was new and software coding, de-bugging and systems integration was more of an art than a science (and it still is!). In these ways, the A320 was as state-of-the-art in the 1980s as the Comet was in the early-1950s, with the presence of n...
Jump to postFtrguy, Right you are, my friend! Back in the 1980s, Air Florida used 737-200s into <acronym title="Key West - International (EYW / KEYW), USA - Florida">EYW</acronym> (I flew <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>-<acronym title="Key West - International (E...
Jump to postBack in the early 1980s, a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> 727 landed at McDill <acronym title="Rome - Griffiss Airpark (AFB) (RME / KRME), USA - New York">AFB</acronym> instead of <acronym title="Tampa - International (TPA / KTPA), USA - Florida">TPA</acronym>. In the 70's, a Na...
Jump to postI remember National Air Lines once used 727s from <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> to <acronym title="Tampa - International (TPA / KTPA), USA - Florida">TPA</acronym>, non-stop, back in the late 1970s. MGM Grand Air used all-first-class versio...
Jump to postI agree with Gigneil, the 764 did not really cost Boeing much to design or build and it kept <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> and <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> from dealing with Airbus for their DC-10 and L-1011 replacements. Had 9/11 not happened, the 7...
Jump to postLMP737, The C-17 would make a good water bomber: It is designed to handle low-altitude, on-the-fly, drops of heavy cargo (pulled out with drogue-chutes) and then pull up to safely.. It has blown flaps to aid low-speed performance and it is designed to be very maneuverable, since it must be able to o...
Jump to postOkay, here's what I've learned so far: Most of the "fly-by-wire" and "glass cockpit" jets appeared to have software and electronics glitches during their early periods of service. I put most of this off to the "black art" of making software work reliably. It seems like the final three MDD jets - the...
Jump to postIs there a website or some sort of up-to-date clearinghouse source of data for dispatch reliability of airliners? Also, what airliners are the worst in dispatch reliability? Which ones are the best?
I remember that the 146 was originally designed to meet RAF specifications for the "Queen's Flight". The high wing and 4-engine layout for the 146 were also intended to meet other RAF small transport needs. The spec was written to have the 146 have similar takeoff/landing field-length performance to...
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Thanks for the post!
Just looking at that picture of Corsair's 747 cabin made me feel claustrophobic!
As for the "solo" seat in the middle - could that be intended for one of the FA's?
I'd have to say that Joe Leonard and his staff have done a great job guiding Air Tran from near-extinction, to one of the most profitable airlines in the USA. These guys run a tight ship in controlling costs and they have carefully grown into new markets. I think they will be viable and successful w...
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