I think some of those MAX 8's will be relegated to flying DCA, SNA and maybe some of the AK communities. The MAX9 is more capable than you realize; DCA transcons won't be a problem for it with a full load. Are the MAX 9's allowed to fly in and out of SNA? I know that the -900's and -900ER's aren't ...
Jump to postHonestly so long as they don't see a history of regional jumping, or two or three different lccs or acmis their not likely to care. Has anyone ever moved from a regional to Cape Air? Actual question... they pay their pilots peanuts. Working at Mesa with a 2 leg commute would be preferable because a...
Jump to postKeep in mind with higher fuel prices, the Econ speed might have been decreased some.
Jump to postWell, I can’t say that I disagree. I recently tested positive over the weekend and I traveled last Thursday….. But it’s up to each individual still, hence it is why it is a recommendation…
Jump to postDoes Asia have a lower accident rate due to these stricter medical requirements? The US leads in the number of fatal civil airliner accidents. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262867/fatal-civil-airliner-accidents-since-1945-by-country-and-region/ That’s because the US has more flights…. so stat...
Jump to postI understand that SWAPA has taken a position recently of increasing the mandatory pilot age in the US to 67 or 68. Is there a position taken by ALPA or APA? It seems like changing retirement age or accepting lower standards are the options that the FAA considers when there is a pilot shortage. ALPA...
Jump to postClue alert... normal companies aren't held hostage by a bunch of guys with union jobs making $200-400k per year. Airlines are the only place where certain professionals have the company by the balls like that. In what ways does ALPA, IBT, SWAPA, APA have airlines by the “balls”? You think pilot uni...
Jump to postIt hasn’t been put out to the Union yet…. currently in the hands of the Negotiating Committee….
Jump to postCockpit door failure is the only logical explanation. But did he climb out to fully go back in??? The door probably slammed shut with the lock switch down and they got locked out. I’m guessing the capt was actually making a second attempt to get in because he couldn’t squat low enough to get in fee...
Jump to postI don't know about this, but could he have (in his attempt to get out) kicked some knobs around unwillingly? Maybe his knee could have went through like a PFD and cracked it? Though i have no idea the durability of the screens, so someone else can make commentary there. That’s a concern with gettin...
Jump to postWhat do people think this does for the prospects of an A350F order at LH Group within the decade? The fact that Lufthansa Cargo is a separate airline and has been quite aggressive in moving to a single wide body type answers the question. I think it’s quite indicative of Boeing’s reputation that th...
Jump to postThis doesn’t surprise me, I steered my mentee clear of this place awhile back. I told them that they were better off finding a I structure gig where they will make more (and they did by a little bit) and have no contract to buy out.
Jump to postOn that note, before the Leland IAB opened in the early 90's, did the D1-D3 gates ever have a separate check-in area? No, Those we’re formerly C gates and there was a older extension of C that got torn down and built over when the MLIAB was built. It looked to the C extension on the south side that...
Jump to postThis may be a long shot, but I figure this is the place to ask. Anyone who's been through IAH Terminal D once or twice has probably walked the connector from Terminal C to D proper (with gates D1-D3). IAH was my home airport and I've used Terminal D too many times to count (I can even remember when...
Jump to postI can even remember when it was the IAB! When has it not been? Granted, I haven't flown non-CO/UA int'l out of IAH since pre-9/11, but I thought it remained the IAB for airlines not affiliated with UA? He is referring to when it was known as Terminal IAB (even the signage said Terminal IAB) before ...
Jump to postzeke wrote:Max auto brake is a takeoff setting, not used for landing
Trip Cost - Cost of crew, Fuel, fees Per seat cost - how those costs are spread out You can’t ignore revenue generation potential. Keep in mind, a 321XLR is going to have Cargo lifting capability/capacity as well. Some of these long haul routes carried cargo as well. THhis something I feel like is i...
Jump to postAs DLNZ and others have pointed out, National's doing a fair bit of hauling sparklers to Poland for our Ukrainian friends. Just noticed what is likely another load turning around over Newfoundland, Northwest of Gander, and heading back. About 2:20 into the flight from DOV. Clearly not a landing at ...
Jump to postI asked for the regulation, please provide the reference. FDPs/ FTLs have nothing to do with what goes in the logbook. Under part 61 regulation I provided above, bunk time in your logbook are fake hours, only hours at a crew member station is the rule. A PIC I can log bunk time, not the SIC. If you...
Jump to postThis is very regulatory depended. FAA sees it differently due to rest requirements of Part 117. Part 121 crews typical log the entire flight time and SIC (PIC if you signed the release as PIC) time if you are the operating crew member listed on the release. Which also includes the observer seats as...
Jump to postTo begin, I think there is agreement among pilots and regulating authorities that all three can credit the full flight time under the "Total time" or "Total Duration of Flight" column, so in your example, all three pilots log 12 hours of total flight time. What may vary is how t...
Jump to postyeah, violence is the answer :roll: Tyson was wrong if it was not self-defense. What do you do when the guy won't stop bothering you, even after you repeatedly asked? Not hitting the guy, certainly not if you know how to hit someone to really hurt him, like a former pro-boxer. Violence is never the...
Jump to postdrerx7 wrote:Man...if it transitions to at grade or elevated from sub.... that drainage would have engineering working overtime to design.
My still stands though, it’s not often where you will encounter a SID, departure profile, etc where climb performance critical. If it is, I am positive is well covered in your company ops bulletins, charts, and well brief prior to pushing. We use the same procedures everywhere regardless. I’ve seen...
Jump to postBut I think you are definitely reaching here considering that majority of wide body aircraft even when heavy operate in many places where climb performance isn’t necessarily critical to a point where where maintaining pitch to the 1/2 on the dot. You would be surprised, most operators require the u...
Jump to postJep, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5. Not 1.5, not 3.5, not 5.5 and so on. As usual, you are taking a very specific example where your argument fits and ignore that we were talking about a super normal, super standard all engine departure where it would be a miracle, that specific pitch needed for that day, ...
Jump to postUnited was big on this policy. In the US it’s only the exit rows.
Jump to postAmazing HKG held on to the number one spot for cargo. Why? Their cargo component (both O&D and transfer) is almost entirely international, the one segment of the industry that was doing great (and in some cases, better) throughout the pandemic. And with only the flight crew (if at all) subject ...
Jump to postIIRC, UA and AS didn't have more than a sparring relationship. (AA and AS combined for the interchange flights into the early 80's.) UA and Cascade/CZ started the codeshare ball rolling with CZ taking over some of the West coast routes, such as SMF-PDX on their Bac 1-11s, with UA flight numbers. QX...
Jump to postCoThG wrote:This doesn't bode well for Kalitta, ABX or Atlas.
With that huge new terminal, and SLC’s huge appeal and unlimited growth potential, I think SLC is going to be one of the main business and leisure hubs of the western US. I can see the market and airport passenger count doubling in the next 20 years. In fact, that is my prediction. I don’t know abo...
Jump to postIs there ever a time when you would climb out flying a DP, and use VNAV and Flight Level Change together? I use VNAV to climb out and fly the DP with altitude constraints at each waypoint. If I want to climb straight up to what I have set in my altitude select window, I use Flight Level Change. As ...
Jump to postAdd Cebu Pacific, Starlux,Kuwait & Garuda to the list. No clue what happened at Hawaiian, probably Boeing needed a win...how well that turned out eh? Current depressed market conditions are not the best for selling WBs. But I think Airbus are happy to have the A330neo in their offering and pick...
Jump to postMost of the flying public reads the media, without verifying afterwards. Most of the flying public could not identify what aircraft they are flying if their lives depended on it. I've run a few informal surveys after landing - and most people getting off of the airplane could not tell me if it was ...
Jump to postSo the Port Authority, which is equally controlled by the States of New York and New Jersey, is going to facilitate the total replacement of the LGA and JFK terminals yet they are going punish New Jersey by making them endure terminals that are 50-60 years old? That view is not realistic considerin...
Jump to postI’ve definitely seen worst and experienced worst. It happens and it will happen again…
Jump to post[That's great for aircraft utilization, but how are they managing the Chinese requirements for crew on these flights ? Other carriers are stopping in ICN so their crews aren't isolating in China, how is Sky Lease getting around that ? Heavy crew LAX-WUH-ANC that doesn't get off the plane, switch cr...
Jump to postjfklganyc wrote:I really don’t get the need for ghost flights.
Is demand that low in Europe?
Airports have been busy in United States a year already
The demand for pilots is going to fall because high fuel prices are going to (1) reduce disposable income, cause a fare increase, and therefore reduce demand for travel, and (2) drive up airline costs, leading to the abandonment of marginally-profitable routes. If DL's pilots think that: (1) anybod...
Jump to postMandatory overtime is not a thing in some work groups that are overly regulated. Think things like drivers, pilots. There was a claim being made that they being asked to work beyond regulatory limits. If that is the case, they can go to court, go to the FAA. Delta would not have anything to say bec...
Jump to postMy issue with EAS is they put them on flights TO Airports that CAN be driven under 2 hours... Use Southern Illinois.. I do not support MWA/CGI/PAH-STL/BNA, they can all be driven under 2 hours. I do support CGI-DFW/ORD/ATL or MWA-ORD/ATL/DFW or PAH-ORD/ATL/DFW (I am just naming Airline Hubs). If yo...
Jump to postI’ve worked MIA-ICN 744F
I’ve ferried a pax 744 GUM-IAH
As a passenger a IAH-NRT on an CO 777-200ER
Shortest I’ve worked 744F OSN-ICN
Shortest I’ve was a pax on ICN-NRT on a KE 748
All things aren’t equal though in operating engines at max thrust, nor are the A350-1000 cargo capacities equal to the A350F. Engine costs between are not equal, or safe to assume as such, at maximum thrusts. The A350-1000 was plenty available when the ME3 ordered a boat load of 779’s. Some may wan...
Jump to postThose wide body slots going junior because they are will be sitting reserve in undesirable bases(SFO/EWR). The example a lot of folks are looking at got IAD. That’s still a undesirable position to sit reserve as a RO dependent on one’s situation. I wouldn’t commute for it. But He is young, great op...
Jump to postUsually before a flight, pilots will receive a flight release/operational flight plan from dispatch. On that release, contents include - Basic Information (Flight Number, Org-Destination, departure day, tail number, flight rule (IFR/VFR) - Airports (Origin, Destination, Take Off Alternates (if requi...
Jump to postSo is that good for those junior pilots in the long run? I imagine once everything returns to normal they’ll already have their foot in the door for a long and profitable career in the big jets. I think you're referring to them being able to stay on widebody's for the long run? US airlines are base...
Jump to postThose wide body slots going junior because they are will be sitting reserve in undesirable bases(SFO/EWR).
Jump to postI was thinking about this a long with Air Bridge Cargo as well
Jump to postB744 will climb at approx. 500fpm during the acceleration (cleanup) segment, this reduces slightly during the turn. Legal requirement for 3rd segment is "positive gradient". Acceleration height varies due to noise abatement, operator specifics, obstacles etc. Minimum clean speed is up to ...
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