Are Delta employees still really making that much? What kind of senority are we talking about there?
Jump to postN801NW, <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym> does have a city ticket office in <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym>. The cards can also be used over the phone, on line, or at the ticket counter (perhaps could be used for a...
Jump to postOut of <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym> and <acronym title="Las Vegas - McCarran International (LAS / KLAS), USA - Nevada">LAS</acronym> at least, <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym> almost always meets or beats <acro...
Jump to postNot sure of an exact cost...would depend on several factors. Could be a couple thousand dollars, though. Main gear wheels range in the $3000 - $5000 range for most regional aircraft.
Jump to postI have heard this quite a few times on UA ch 9 coming into PHX. It all depends how busy the airport is and the controllers.
Jump to postI have always had good experiences on <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym>. Really, though, there isn't much of a difference between any carrier these days as regards service. Flying economy with <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym>, <acronym title="America Wes...
Jump to postWhat about the good old WestPac liveries. My favorite...The Simpsons <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/679523/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/679523/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/3/2/5/67...
Jump to postAv8rphx,
You're right...my bad. It was a long night last night.
Fly Safe,
NumberTwelve, The two pictures you posted are not US registered aircraft.. At least here in the states, when you say American, it is meant to be exclusively US. The first aircraft is Canadian, and the second is Brazilian. Even though Canada is on the continent of North America, and Brazil is on the ...
Jump to postCan't beat the squeal of the tires on touchdown. Any aircraft, but generally the bigger the better.
Jump to postIn all fairness, to the best of my knowledge <acronym title="Frontier Airlines (USA)">F9</acronym> has never had any "issues" relating to their <acronym title="Mexicana Airlines (Mexico)">MX</acronym>. All of the <acronym title="Frontier Airlines (USA)">F9</acronym> mechanics I have ever met general...
Jump to postHAWK21M, Not to start anything A vs. B here or anything, but it was my understanding that it was just kind of an Airbus thing. They were built to be disposable (kind of like new cars today) so it was acceptable. That's what I have heard from a few different people, at least. I have never seen simila...
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We contract with Frontier...strictly appearance maintenance (no mechanical whatsoever). Otherwise, I agree. It would certainly make our jobs much easier.
Having the responsibility of maintaining the appearence of the Frontier fleet (mostly the A319s), I can tell you first hand that those aircraft leak Skydrol like no other aircraft I have ever seen. Those aircraft get cleaned by hand every 45 days, taking 5-6 people between 5-6 hours per aircraft. Wh...
Jump to postThere is a "steering wheel" on the Captain's side, just like on most larger commercial aircraft. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/721107/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/721107/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG...
Jump to postMy favorite around the hangar has always related in some way to the pitot / static system. Something to the effect of - "baby, you can pressure check my pitot static system anyday" or the like. Kind of geeky, but you gotta know your airplanes to get it.
Jump to postI was wondering what it was doing there. We need some diversity out here every once in a while.
Jump to postOn Dash 8 prop balances in the middle of the night, sometimes the pilots would have fun and pull some zero-g maneuvers. I never got to go up myself, but a few of my co-workers have and they had a blast. Sometimes, before they got everybody on board the pilots would place cups of water in the seat po...
Jump to postI saw that same a/c in TUS the other night being handled by United. I was starting to wonder if I was going crazy or something.
Jump to postCO does charge $5 for a headset, but you get to keep it for future flights. It is a double-pronged connector, so just bringing regular headsets won't get you out of paying. However, if you check in online they give you a voucher for a free pair, which I thought was a nice bonus. I'm pretty sure it i...
Jump to postI flew <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym> to <acronym title="Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH / KCMH), USA - Ohio">CMH</acronym> on <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> a few months ago and they were the cheape...
Jump to postI'm going to have to go with United.
Jump to postNot sure...can't point to any specific event. No pilots in the family. Was never really exposed to it until I just started reading Flying magazine and riding my bike up to the airport after school instaed of doing my homework out of the blue. Even then it was on my own accord...never had any mentors...
Jump to postI flew them <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym> - <acronym title="Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH / KCMH), USA - Ohio">CMH</acronym> a few months ago. Living in <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA ...
Jump to postDarn...must have just missed it. I made a special trip up there hoping to catch it. Oh well...great pics Michael.
Jump to postOn a <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> flight from <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> - <acronym title="Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH / KCMH), USA - Ohio">CMH</acronym>: "Attention K-Mart Shoppers...Oh ...
Jump to postGood old FNL. I remenber shooting touch 'n go's there way back when. You could smell the pig crap from 8000 ft. Back then they actually had some sort of scheduled United Express service (not sure, but I think it was Mesa).
Jump to postOnline check-in all the way. You can typically check in up to 24 hours in advance, and just zip straight through security and go to your gate. If you know your airport fairly well, even during a busy time of day you can pull into the parking garage 30-45 min prior to your flight and arrive just in t...
Jump to postNew <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> requirements have made it VERY difficult for foreigners to train in the US. Don't even think about it until you have a Greencard at the very least. You're most probably better off training in Europe, as there are a lot more o...
Jump to postI have heard rumors from an ExpressJet pilot, but nothing else.
Jump to postAnother thing to consider is the static charge the aircraft builds up while flying. As the aircraft speeds through the atmosphere, it builds up quite a static charge which actually attracts many of the pollutants and dust particles floating around. As far as cleaning aircraft is concerned, different...
Jump to postI have flown all four (152, 172, Warrior, and Archer), and I have to say that I like the Warrior best for basic training, and the Archer for X-country. I started out in the cessnas, logged about 60 hrs in the 152 and 172...always had troubles landing smoothly. Then I moved into the Pipers, and now I...
Jump to postInteresting thought...we have been getting new 900s consistently, and we're getting 20 more within the next year (around 2 each month). That's a lot of 900s.
Jump to postMake sure you do your research. There are a lot of flight schools out there, especially for the career minded. There are many similarities, but there are also a lot of differences. Each school has its strengths and weaknesses. Ultimately, keep in mind that you get what you pay for. Comair Academy ha...
Jump to postNo...but I've found a used condom stuck to the sidewall behind the back seat on a Dash-8 before. I guess that sort of counts!?!
Jump to postI guess insurance is good for something afterall...
Jump to post737 Captain, Well I was trying to save all my Mesa brethren some emberrasment by not naming names, but you went ahead and did it for me...lol...oh well. I left a few weeks after they turned the Dash into the 200; the whole collision with the GPU must be fairly recent...that's too funny. Maybe it's j...
Jump to postWhoa...no need to be so harsh. He was just asking if anybody knew of anything cheaper. There's a lot of us working-class people on here that like to find the best value, and get the most bang for our buck. Its okay. I did some looking, too, and it doesn't look like you're going to beat that $195. Fl...
Jump to postUAL is good, I have just personally found that their prices tend to be a little...non-competitive...out of <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym>. Same with Ted. Unless I have someone buying the tickets for me, I cannot afford to travel with any...
Jump to postThat's one of the things I like best about <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym> Flight Fund; I earn miles using my debit card, on long distance, my newspaper subscription, etc. I earn on average 2500 miles / month even if I don't fly. Here in <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor...
Jump to postONT 737,
Yeah, that's kind of what I figured. Doesn't hurt to dream, though. Thanks for the response.
737captain,
They're holding open interviews tue & wed (7/13 & 7/14) between 8am and 5pm at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 3401 E University Dr. Maybe I'll see you there.
Unfortunately, here in the States labor laws do not allow anyone under 18 to work in "potentially hazardous" work environments. If you want to be out on the ramp where the action is, you gotta be 18.
Jump to postONT 737, does B6 usually hire managment locally, or attempt to relocate / promote from within?
Jump to postWell, I happen to belong to HPs FFP as well, but I have never really had any problems with them (I only fly about once/month, though). If you're really looking to get away from <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym> and don't want to submit to flying <acronym title="Southwest Airl...
Jump to postPossibly your best bet here in the States for a summer airport job are at the smaller <acronym title="Garuda Indonesia">GA</acronym> airports. My first jobs at the age of 13 were washing dishes for a deli and mopping hangers at my local airport. Look at maybe doing some front desk work at a flight s...
Jump to postWingnutMN, I have found that once you get up to cruise in a Warrior or like, and you open up the vents / open the pseudo window, its not so bad. (I live in Phoenix, too, so it can get pretty warm). I've never sweated for long after takeoff. That could be an advantage to a Cessna, though, being able ...
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