bennett123 wrote:BBDFlyer wrote:757223 wrote:
Interesting. That could very well be the case. Doesn't WN have the HUD installed only on the left (Captain) seat?
Correct, only on the Captain side.
Why?.
100%. They absolutely wrecked their Balance Sheet and it will end up taking a decade for them to clean it up. they will not have the luxury of time to fix it, recessions happen and when it hits, AA will be impacted severely ... On top of that, I don't know how the big 4 are going to be able to affo...
Jump to postNo way ORF averages about 50-60 minutes…… Those are ORF-EWR/JFK/LGA numbers. ORF-PHL has been 45 minutes average. ORF-IAD/DCA is about 25-30 minutes depending on north or south configuration. I haven’t flown ORF-BWI yes, but I’ve operated a lot of these short sectors, I can’t imagine ORF-BWI being ...
Jump to postSo, I get the roles. But I also see the lost traffic argument clearly. A group of 200 headed to EZE from the Midwest this month could select any routing, roughly speaking the tickets went this way: 45% DL ATL, 25% DL/AA JFK, 10% AA MIA, 5% AA DFW, 15% UA IAH. If UA has an EWR option, what % of thos...
Jump to postSouthwest adding twice-daily RIC-BWI starting June 4: https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1777749907140386871 On the surface this is entirely oriented towards connections, as this slightly edges out BWI-ORF as the shortest route out of BWI, but that drive can push five hours in traffic. Straight li...
Jump to postWell if nothing else, maybe United will be able to re-train their pilot workforce and get their standards up so it never happens again based on the faults identified in the report and the analysis. Southwest remedial pilot training may not far behind after almost crashing theirs into the ACT tower....
Jump to postA321neo New Delivery: N14511 sked into TPA Inducution 3850/9Apr XFW-EDI, then 3850/10Apr EDI-BGR-TPA Does this put to rest the idea that the FAA wouldn’t allow new deliveries? Or does that just mean they won’t be able to fly them in revenue service? The FAA halting new deliveries is false ie fakene...
Jump to postI always love when people try to justify a staple. I mean, we are talking about merging seniority lists between a regional carrier and a mainline carrier…. I do not think it’s difficult to see why a lot of mainline pilots will want that staple with an exception of slotting a few 20 year plus guys i...
Jump to postI’m not sure how the legislation/precedent views “career expectations” but looking at it from the angle of the 20 year RJ captain, she/he/they probably have the expectation that after sticking out 20 years of way lower pay that they can AT LEAST bid 1 or maybe 2 layers in PBS or maybe 5 hard lines ...
Jump to postTrue. Similarly, would it be "fair and equitable" for a 20-year seniority captain from Eagle to be stapled just below a kid off the street, who had his class date scheduled 1 day before list integration negotiation began? Probably a similarly "absolute not". Which means that &qu...
Jump to postUA is putting the 77W on IAD-CPT this spring, a pretty substantial increase in capacity: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240318-ua2q24cpt Is this the longest 77W route in UA's network? It's taking the crown away from UAL60 (SFO-MEL) by about 70 miles. Definitely feels like a swap designed to take ad...
Jump to postddaly241 wrote:I don't know if I showed you guys this already but here you go...
https://issuu.com/bradleywinograd/docs/ ... seniorproj
Hearing that and bigger....330/350s. We shall see.... Where are you hearing these rumors…. I am not buying the A330 rumor one bit. I file it away as a fight line rumor started by folks wanting to see more Airbuses in the fleet because of tray table….. Kirby has not appetite to add a new type to the...
Jump to postCould be, but I'm hearing rumors that Farnborough will hold quite a few AB orders from UAL. I think Kirby wants to keep growing, or at least not shrink with the parking of high time a/c. Amazing that the 320s being parked now have 90K + tt. Probably going to amount (if true) to more A321neos/XLRs. ...
Jump to postNo plane I’ve flown has a “WHEEL OFF” EICAS message to post. Pretty rare event, but it’s very understand the crew not being aware of it. Not a warning, but I would guess you can see that the tire pressure has dropped to zero on the landing gear page -- I would hope that it doesn't just freeze at th...
Jump to postI spent majority of the summer flying in and out of EDI and LHR. I can concur that harassment from UK airport security towards flight crews are out of hand…. I had one of our pregnant FAs get harassed and held up at security because she refused the X-ray and instead elected for the manual screening....
Jump to postscbriml wrote:flyaa757 wrote:Kudos to Boeing for getting 50%.
85 of 260 orders is just under 33%.
Here's a KML file of a proposal I have for expanding DCA. https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1G4yCuVFicJl80rd2SK2NonDqdjlsI_a3?usp=sharing Sure, the DCA perimeter rule exists. But let's pretend it's repealed. It seems demand for DCA flights is way higher than that for IAD due to its stellar location....
Jump to postI’m of the same, opinion, “staple ‘em” isn’t likely to happen, there would be some SLI plan hammered out by the arbitrator. McCaskill-Bond would be invoked, which is why it won’t happen. It’d be interesting to see how a union would stop a regional/mainline merger. A common myth about McCaskill-Bond...
Jump to postI assume what they may be trying to address is a off the street FO with min experience and #6000 on the seniority list and a #6001 is a guy with 15 years at Eagle. First,they’d have to agree to a seniority merger plan before ever got close that situation. At one extreme, it’s strict date of hire, s...
Jump to postAirlines still very much load just in case fuel. That’s usually between the dispatcher and Captain. Certain carriers also give the Captain authority to add up to a certain amount of fuel without a call to Dispatch as well too… But I’ve definitely had Extra fuel for just in case on my flight plans p...
Jump to post2346 nautical miles is nowhere near the range of this plane. Not with 239 passengers, a load of baggage, high temperature at the departure station and a bit of headwind apparently. Besides 2346 nm is only the great circle distance, the planned route (avoiding Syria) is usually a lot longer. It's no...
Jump to postAirlines don’t board more fuel “just in case” anymore, if they ever did. Airlines still very much load just in case fuel. That’s usually between the dispatcher and Captain. Certain carriers also give the Captain authority to add up to a certain amount of fuel without a call to Dispatch as well too…...
Jump to postUsed to happen all the time with Westbound L1011s on the Atlantic. Toronto bound flights were "cleared to Mirabel" by ATC and would file the alternate as YYZ with an en-route diversion if able. The flights were sold as direct YYZ and most times passengers were none the wiser. That’s prett...
Jump to postI wish folks would stop making ridiculous suggestions. BNA, GSP, CAE, GSO, BHM? Come on folks, let’s be realistic here. None of these places will serve as a viable hub location based on local market demand (lack there of), and local coopetition…
Jump to postI saw where Phoenix Sky Harbor was shut down this morning due to low ceilings. I'd not heard of that before yesterday (or day before) when they shut KPHX down for the same reason. I "know" ground stops happen sometimes where there are thunderstorms in the area (to protect ground workers f...
Jump to postHow come United flies 767 that have almost as much Polaris as regular Economy but yet the Polaris still almost always fills faster than economy? The ‘high-J’ 767s were specifically configured, and deployed, in a handful of markets where there was high demand in Polaris. Note the remaining 767s not ...
Jump to postI realize that I might be the only participant of this thread whose flown almost every Boeing (707 (KC-135), 727, 737, 757, 767 and 777) They sure know how to make a good airplane. It's very sad to see what's become of Boeing in recent years. I am getting there minus the 727 and 707. So far I am ty...
Jump to postIn today's world American is now a strong player across the Pacific. It is great to see them so large to Australia and New Zealand now. I never imagined a world where American is larger to the South Pacific than United and now American is a strong competitor to Asia from the U.S. American did miss ...
Jump to post"Preparing for the return of the MAX 9 On Wednesday, .........shared that United received final approval from the FAA to complete the process to return United's fleet of 79 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to service. ..........preparing aircraft to return to scheduled service beginning on Sunday.&qu...
Jump to postIt would be great to see United become more Airbus oriented again. This Boeing mentality is a holdover from the Continental merger, which preferred Boeing. United hasn’t really been Airbus oriented either Pre-merger considering the fact they were the largest 777 operator, one of the 777 launch cust...
Jump to postThis will likely result in more discounted frames and a conversion to more -9s
Jump to postres77W wrote:Does UA have a wholly-owned regional carrier, like Endeavor for DL or Envoy for AA? Is that a larger can of worms they're trying not to open?
-Rowen
Resumptions and a new route: https://ishrionaviation.com/news/united-new-canada-alaska-routes IAD to ANC will be one long and hell of a fight….. I wonder how senior these trips will go…. It won't go senior at all. It is domestic flying and with the way UA puts together pairings and parameters, no g...
Jump to postResumptions and a new route: https://ishrionaviation.com/news/united-new-canada-alaska-routes IAD to ANC will be one long and hell of a fight….. I wonder how senior these trips will go…. Clocking in at 7:44 westbound, this has to be the longest scheduled flight on a UA 737, I’m assuming? It’s going...
Jump to postResumptions and a new route: Washington Dulles (IAD) to Anchorage (ANC) starting May 23 with a daily Boeing 737 MAX 8 Washington Dulles (IAD) to Vancouver (YVR) starting May 2 with a daily Boeing 737 MAX 8 Denver (DEN) to Fairbanks (FAI) starting May 23 with a daily Boeing 737 MAX 8 Newark (EWR) to...
Jump to post77west wrote:bigb wrote:Under 10 minutes from cold dark no ground power to push back. IRS alignment and fueling is the limited factor.
What if initial power up and IRS alignment was completed, but nothing else - 5mins?
Right now I am doing my Captain OE on the 737 at a US Carrier Here has been my schedule for the last week.. Jan 13-14 - 2-day trip. 4 legs total Jan 15-18 - 4-day trip. 4 legs total 3 dead heads Jan 19-20 - Off Jan 21 - 1 Day trip. 1 Deadhead 2 legs As for PBS vs Line Bidding. The thing I really lik...
Jump to postUnder 10 minutes from cold dark no ground power to push back. IRS alignment and fueling is the limited factor.
Jump to postUA363 EWR-HNL on January 16, 2023 left the gate a few minutes late at 9am with light snow falling. We went to the deice pad, got sprayed, and waited a few minutes. The pilot then made an announcement that he was waiting to reduce his takeoff weight(?) We were eventually returned to the terminal and...
Jump to postLoudounHound wrote:The agenda for tomorrow's MWAA Board meeting has posted. There is an interesting Capital Projects Update tab: https://www.mwaa.com/sites/mwaa.com/fil ... Update.pdf
I thought the existing 319/320 pilots could fly the 321? That is correct. All trained Airbus pilots on property can fly the 321. Is the issue pilot bidding for the A321 due to the differences in payscales between the A319, A320 and A321? Ignore the previous comment about the A321 being limited due ...
Jump to postI think those that don't live in Charlotte don't get this point; we would like better competition of more airlines, because the fares are pretty high. All the talk of how cheap it is to operate CLT for AA, that's great and all, but it does NOT pass on to O&D traffic. AA would prefer to have con...
Jump to postThe population around DCA is denser than IAD. Cost and availability of parking is also more restrictive. So it would be natural for the DCA stop to see more metro users than the IAD stop. I also would say that international travelers will generally prefer rubber wheels to metro because they are car...
Jump to postwilliam wrote:Is DIA still in the middle of nowhere or has suburbia caught up to it.?
Flying on the 772 iad-san tomorrow and was really hoping to fly an evo-blue bird but no luck if the reg on Flightradar24 is correct. I fly UA 10-20 times a year - outside of one 73M I have yet to catch a single evo blue bird…. The repaints are SLOW. What gives? A lot of shabby looking UA planes bot...
Jump to postWell UA and LX go 3 daily in the summer. I have no data but I’m guessing they must have some connecting pax to GVA and it’s another market they could use the high J 767 for but again I have no data and probably figure they capture enough of the GVA market with the 3 ZRH flights and probably not eno...
Jump to postWhen the throttles go forward, the spoilers close automatically. Not the same type, but many touch and goes in the exact same situation. Absolutely, the boards would have stowed automatically. However, I think it’s fair to ask “would you initiate a go-around in a relatively low-energy state?” After...
Jump to postThe spoilers came out pretty quick, so no go around possible. When the throttles go forward, the spoilers close automatically. Not the same type, but many touch and goes in the exact same situation. Absolutely, the boards would have stowed automatically. However, I think it’s fair to ask “would you...
Jump to postA non event....Nothing to see here. I can't with the dismissals. 1) Welcome to Airliners.net, where just about anything that varies in any way from completely regular operations is fair grounds for discussion. 2) A 77W porpoised on landing. It wasn't a crash or worthy of front-page headlines or any...
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