ikolkyo wrote:Inaugural HA 787 service began today. HA12 HNL SFO.
AA CEO pulls in a whopping $31.4 million in 2023 pay ... https://skift.com/2024/04/12/american-airlines-ceo-made-31-4-million-in-202/ It's largely backpay as in the past he was underpaid compared to the DL or UA Ceos. Seeing as a good portion of executive pay is performance based (read: AA is and w...
Jump to postBreeze could shift to AZA if it is getting too crowded at PHX for PVU flights. And its overall operations too. It seems Breeze dropped its other full-time PHX routes anyways. All became winter seasonal with exception of CHS which is being dropped all together Well then that sounds to me as if MX ha...
Jump to post^ OK, thanks for all the info guys. Wow. I just never would have thought; it's surprising what "markets" there are sometimes, at least to me...the reasons for them I mean.
Jump to postDon’t want to fly on Breeze or Allegiant? American offering another option into Provo https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2024/apr/11/american-airlines-announces-flights-to-dallas-phoenix-from-provo-airport/ Yeah, read this in the AA network thread where I then asked WTH? What is suddenly with P...
Jump to postMetal used ? crj-700 they’re also adding phx https://ksltv.com/636832/american-airlines-to-add-flights-from-provo-to-dfw-phoenix-this-fall/ Obviously taking a slap at Breeze, look for them to match Breeze fares, triple or quadruple FF points on these routes ... it will go on until one cries uncle ....
Jump to postDoes anybody know when, if ever, the project to build the temporary runway at OGG is going to start so the current main 02/20 can finally be resurfaced/rebuilt? I remember reading about this project eons ago and from all I can see in YouTube spotting vids there is nothing being done. According to t...
Jump to postAnyone know of why N217HA has been sitting in Angeles City, Philippines since late March? Are there any pictures of it there or in Guam? This was one was the first A321neo I ever stepped foot on a few years ago. IIRC, I read somewhere that it & others are/will be there for the GTF engine proble...
Jump to postDoes anybody know when, if ever, the project to build the temporary runway at OGG is going to start so the current main 02/20 can finally be resurfaced/rebuilt? I remember reading about this project eons ago and from all I can see in YouTube spotting vids there is nothing being done. https://flying...
Jump to postDoes anybody know when, if ever, the project to build the temporary runway at OGG is going to start so the current main 02/20 can finally be resurfaced/rebuilt? I remember reading about this project eons ago and from all I can see in YouTube spotting vids there is nothing being done.
Jump to postI wouldn't expect a ton more service by Amtrak on that route. Balto - DC is the mainstay of the MARC Penn line. Amtrak is there because of the entire NEC route system. Once the new Baltimore tunnel is complete, I would expect a lot more Amtrak service. Not because of Baltimore to DC, but DC to NYC....
Jump to postOnce the new Baltimore tunnel is complete, I would expect a lot more Amtrak service. Not because of Baltimore to DC, but DC to NYC. More MARC service, too, for that matter. Not so sure about that. There are 37 trains from Washington to New York on an average week day. Running every hour from 5:00 A...
Jump to postThanks @Polot and @ContinentalEWR, I'm glad to know my memory isn't totally faulty! Those 3-class 762's were also used on IAD/LAX/IAD. I was fortunate enough to be able to fly on several in F back in 1993-2000 (and a DC-10-10 in 1998 with the "Wooly Mammoths"!). That "American Flagshi...
Jump to postI would say the bigger problem would be the plumbing rearrangement that I would think would be needed with any change to lavs. And also for what galley would remain...water supply & drain. I believe that would require some kind of new certification, on top of the huge add to the expense of refi...
Jump to postI think we're crossing over from a discussion about airport names/naming airports to the stage of now injecting politics & ideology into the convo. Let's stop please. Let's maybe agree that airports and other infrastructure just shouldn't be named after people. Period. It's become too controvers...
Jump to postI'm surprised the airport doesn't have a more patriotic name like "Freedom International" or "American International Gateway." You would also think the IATA code would be USA not IAD. There are people who live here, and we'd rather just have a normal name for the airport just li...
Jump to postAA could probably get the XV planes to 196 seats by using the space flex lavs in the rear. But since these are going to be used on medium-long domestic runs will they want to sacrifice galley space to do so? I would say the bigger problem would be the plumbing rearrangement that I would think would...
Jump to postI just heard from some friends, and came to A.net to double check. Hopefully it's yesterday's news (check the date!) I have seen this news pop up on several aviation news sources already. Should be interesting if this is actually going to be realised It won't. It's a publicity stunt by MAGA-aligned...
Jump to postAm I dreaming or did PHX have an OGG flight on HA at one point? Any chance of that coming back? I WISH it would come back! We connected at HNL to get to OGG back in 4Q22 so as to fly HA, I won't fly AA to Hawaii even though it would have been a nonstop; HA is the no-exceptions pref. airline in this...
Jump to postAm I dreaming or did PHX have an OGG flight on HA at one point? Any chance of that coming back? I WISH it would come back! We connected at HNL to get to OGG back in 4Q22 so as to fly HA, I won't fly AA to Hawaii even though it would have been a nonstop; HA is the no-exceptions pref. airline in this...
Jump to postDetails? Came in from LAS Friday AM, went back to HNL Saturday AM. It was not a revenue flight. I think the first HA scheduled 787 for HNL-PHX starts May 14th? Something like that, cant recall the exact date Close...it's 15MAY, and I now see that it runs thru/incl. 02NOV (03NOV for PHX-HNL)...which...
Jump to postLooks like HA’s 787 made its first visit to PHX. Details? Came in from LAS Friday AM, went back to HNL Saturday AM. It was not a revenue flight. Thanks. Damn & blast that I missed it. And yes, no revenue flights yet, these are all training and station FAM flights; it's been to JFK, SFO, LAX, no...
Jump to postPhilMcCrackin wrote:Looks like HA’s 787 made its first visit to PHX.
A321N N952XV (former N923VA) is en route from ROW-SAT for further induction. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N952XV I really like how AA is using the suffixes XF for the ex-F9 A319's and now XV for the ex-Virgin 321neo's. Makes them easy to identify, especially if you don't remember the...
Jump to post^ And the forecast sounds "sporty" coming up...with winds from the south at times with high gusts. Sounds like some fun crosswinds...NOT.
Jump to postNo way that N193UW is still in PIT for MX following the damage at LAX. My guess is they need her engines and have just parked her for the time being. 6 months out of service so far. N193-N195UW have a slightly different exhaust section on their CFMs. They have triangular cuts at the back of the eng...
Jump to postItaly has always been a very strong performer for summer leisure travel going back to the days of Pan Am and TWA. Nothing's really changed here, except for the profile of the traveler. More leisure premium, willing to pay for Premium Economy or in some cases, business class. The rest is business as...
Jump to postTallFlyer wrote:A321N N922VA just ferried ROW-SAL today.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N922VA
AA is going double daily B77W (iso B77W + B772) on JFK-FCO sector for the peak summer. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1771732382183280787 That's insane. Never would have thought there was that much Premium demand. Tapping into premium leisure demand, but it is also about capacity, broadly. FCO...
Jump to postBOSAero wrote:Attention spotters… N781HA is currently in JFK. Departing to LAX at 1700Z.
Any ideas what the delivery schedule for the rest are? Or where it schedule to go? As an Aussie such a shame we won’t see it in SYD. The first destinations are SFO, LAX, and PHX from HNL and OGG. I just noticed the 787-9 was just loaded for a first flight HNL-PHX May 14th. I'm really excited, as I ...
Jump to postIt wouldn't make financial sense to modify any existing gates/jetbridges to handles A380s given that there are very few operators and the fleet type is on its way out. Like I said, all gates are CUTE. If AF traditionally uses A20 for their late evening departure and that's the only gate that can ac...
Jump to postWell what I also don't get is why would the tower offer 4, which is a mere 5,000', if the crew already had declined the slightly longer (at 5,204') 33? And until I just looked up those lengths on the Jepp plate, I hadn't realized 4/22 was that long, I thought it was shorter. Given that I've seen 76...
Jump to postShows bookable on their website - effective 5/16. Operates on Thur/Sun PHX 0730 SJD 0938 SJD 1043 PHX 1253 Just what we don't need - another carrier out at INTL. Especially short haul on a destination well served. I wonder how F9 is going to manage between 2 terminals due to this flight I'd imagine...
Jump to postGood article about the DCA beyond perimeter slot expansion wrangling:
https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/ ... otiate-faa
New renderings for IAD Concourse E. Lots more pictures found here: https://www.mwaa.com/sites/mwaa.com/files/Tab%208.1%20%20Tier%202%20East%20Interior%20Finishes.pdf Wow. Looks lovely. Think it'll get built before the turn of the next century??? One thing: I am very unclear as to where this is bein...
Jump to postNot at DCA, but I’ve personally been on a relatively empty 763ER that took off from a runway approximately the same length as 15/33, and when that sort of thing happens you don’t forget it. Right? And I can imagine...I see on YouTube spotter vids here at PHX some of these ABX and other 763F's rocke...
Jump to postThanks Alasizon for all your interesting info. My first flight out of PHX was December of 1971. What a change from those days. I don't pine for the old days but it nice to have seen the changes at PHX and the Valley in general. @cathey747 Living in the West Valley the Snow Bird departure means less...
Jump to postThe question of which FAs are better doesn't really matter in today's world. The US Airways takeover occurred over 11 years ago and there has been plenty of time to fix their issues. According to Vasu Raja, Legacy American under Arpey was laser focused on cutting costs (outside of bankruptcy) to th...
Jump to postIt would be interesting to hear from the pilots on here as to what parameters are permissible for departures on 4/22 and 15/33. Obviously aircraft type, temperature, wind direction, runway condition (wet etc), all are the major factors. But obviously it appears that the flight crews appear to be as...
Jump to postIn about 4 years, the T3N2 concourse will open which will provide six additional narrowbody gates Four years to build six gates? It's about 12 months just to relocate C-Pointand prep the site, then 24 months of initial build time and then another 8ish months for interior work and the connector to T...
Jump to postIt would be interesting to hear from the pilots on here as to what parameters are permissible for departures on 4/22 and 15/33. Obviously aircraft type, temperature, wind direction, runway condition (wet etc), all are the major factors. But obviously it appears that the flight crews appear to be as...
Jump to postNot unusual for 15 or 33 to be used. Pretty common actually for E170s and CRJ700s to be asked if they want to use that runway. What is more surprising is the increased use of runway 4. I was on a flight (DCA-JFK) on a day with significant weather delays at JFK. It appears ATC was doing what it coul...
Jump to postApologies if I missed this up-thread, but it sure seems like DL is at capacity here. What are their gate expansion plans? Will the eventually take over concourse F and move NK/F9 elsewhere? I was there this past weekend and both my arriving flight and inbound aircraft for my departing flight had to...
Jump to postI don't know of a breakdown per se, but if you go to https://www.planespotters.net/airlines and set up an account with a login (free), which allows you to see engine types, you can see the whole fleet list which incl. engine type. Or here: https://sites.google.com/site/newamericanfleet/home Oh yeah...
Jump to postIsn’t the MAX fleet primarily relegated to MIA? I see them also in DCA and PHX. PHX has become infested with A321neos. We don't get many MAX's here in PHX, at least not AFAIK. Yes, tons of 321's both ceo's & neo's; lots of neo's now I believe but not sure I'd use the term "infested" LOL
Jump to postIs there a breakdown as to which Airbii have CFM versus V2500? I'd imagine it'd be a hodgepodge given they have three airlines' planes merged into one, plus the ex-F9 319s they bought. I don't know of a breakdown per se, but if you go to https://www.planespotters.net/airlines and set up an account ...
Jump to postThe Airbus fleet is so large that it doesn't matter as there are CFM56 and V2500 parts stocked throughout the country. There is some segregation on the widebody fleets, namely CLT and JFK (changing this fall) don't see the 787 and ORD&PHL don't see the 777 Is there a breakdown as to which Airbi...
Jump to postThis is interesting to me, I would imagine ORD is more suited to the 777 and CLT the 787. But it's not my job so... :cheeky: I would say gate space limits 777-300ER fleets from ORD & PHL. 197' 3" wingspan on 787 vs 212' 7" for the 777-300ER. Funny enough there was a 777-300ER as a las...
Jump to postI remember for much of the 2000s, DFW was the only hub that got both the MD-80 and 738. MIA only got the 738, while ORD and STL only got the MD-80. Yes, the 3 MD-80 bases were DFW, ORD and STL. DFW and ORD always were, since the late 80s when MD-80s began arriving en masse, and STL was because TWA ...
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