I'm very behind the times. I remember some years back that IAH would be completely reconstructing Terminal D. Did that ever start? If so, when is it scheduled to be finished? Any renderings of the design? Thanks! They aren’t doing a full tear down of D. They have scale the down the project from wha...
Jump to postAnyone know if they retained Positive Space for commuting? Nope. They’ll get: - A parking stipend increase from 35 to $60/month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't pilots, flight attendants and airport agents get free parking...
Jump to postAnyone know if they retained Positive Space for commuting? Nope. They’ll get: - A parking stipend increase from 35 to $60/month. - Every new plane from now on has to have two pilot jumpseats installed - if available. - A no-bump clause on the CRJ-550 jumpseat in response to the allowed MTOW increas...
Jump to postMy understanding of the plan is to complete the extensions on A, B, and C first. And afterwards, they will begin work on what they call the "concourse refresh projects" in order to match the existing portions with the expansions. It will take a while (at least several years) before everyt...
Jump to postWe hear so much about the pilot shortage which was of course exacerbated by the many pilots who took early retirement. In many industries, retired workers can come back as contractors if there is a need. Is there any reason why retired pilots (who are not yet 65) could not come back to the airline ...
Jump to postThe 777 move to Polar was always the plan once the merger was completed and the Polar 744Fs return to the Atlas certificates. I predicted this awhile back. I flew a couple of former Polar 74s under the Atlas certificates and they are painted in the Atlas colors too. This was a month or two ago. Sen...
Jump to postThe 777 move to Polar was always the plan once the merger was completed and the Polar 744Fs return to the Atlas certificates. I predicted this awhile back. I flew a couple of former Polar 74s under the Atlas certificates and they are painted in the Atlas colors too. This was a month or two ago. Sent...
Jump to postEveryone did; it's not an excuse for overscheduling your resources. Certain other airlines (like AS and B6) are also doing it, and we're currently seeing the results of that now with big frequency pulldowns and route cuts. AA and UA seem to be having better luck with their staffing, it seems. Certa...
Jump to post“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” This exactly what is going on here in Mercia! We need our guns because of criminals! Yet, it’s those who have obtained guns legally that have gone into these schools….. Yet, here we are doing the same thing over and ov...
Jump to postThat's exactly why it is so hard to compare gun crime/gun ownership in places like the UK with places like the USA. The criminals already have weapons here....there are more guns in the US than there are people. The tables are turned....law-abiding citizens are armed because they know that criminal...
Jump to postI 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