Both DFW and IAH are huge metros with the main airport dominated by a single fortress carrier, but WN has a much larger operation at DAL and HOU than it does at MSP... CLT is a good guess... maybe SLC? SLC isn't very big but its a high-income, high-travel population, and Delta has it locked down pre...
Jump to postOMA can probably support some basic leisure international, charter or scheduled. Good to have the capability to process these flights if they ever come around in the future. OMA-CUN doesn't seem crazy on the likes of SY or F9.
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I just don't see Alaska, as is, being the sole surviving brand of the merger. And I definitely don't think AS is simply lying to everyone including the government, investors and customers just to be proven wrong. Maybe they'll give up on the dual brand thing in the future, but at least they'll &quo...
Jump to post... with a hub in ANC, to act like purchasing HA was "needed" to access Asia via SEA is ridiculous. Maybe you're right. But ANC isn't as competitive as it used to be, considering the Russian airspace issue, low O&D, and more weather disruptions (compared to HNL)? It's interesting that...
Jump to postIt is totally irrelevant what the "break even" cost including development is at this point for both programs. All that matters now is when each frame delivered is finally profitable. While the A220 is obviously selling better, my guess is that it is loosing more per frame than the E2 prog...
Jump to postYeah but.... What about FISH ? Is there space enough in the cargo to move all the needed FISH ?? :white: :white: I don't even remember what the point was but old timers here will recall for sure :lol: Btw I searched quickly and couldn't find THE thread, does someone have it at hand ? I'd like to re...
Jump to postConsidering all the GTF issues they face, the A220 or E2 likely are too risky at this stage. Can probably get plenty of used A319/320s in the coming years that could provide a bridge beyond the 717 for some time. 100%. Cheaper and more reliable than the NEO right now, with some additional savings w...
Jump to postHow much cargo does HA carry interisland? Anything more than mail/parcels? And how does the ability of the E195-E2 and A220 or other possible replacements compare to that of the 717 to achieve that part of the mission? My understanding was the DC9 and later 717 was chosen due to the engines being ab...
Jump to postHow is JSX doing overall? Are they making decent money with their current business model?
If so, I agree there is untapped potential for their product. A lot of their fantasy route map are routes with endless demand.
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How very strange - what could possibly be going on here? Someone infamous that might claim asylum that no country wants?
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I think the interesting part is that VNO is the only location in Eastern Europe served from LCY. One would think there would be more traffic on a route like LCY-WAW or LCY-BUD. Is there a reason VNO especially has a tie to LCY? Is there a large corporate contract that requires this perhaps?
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Agreed, I’d also take the 175. Fun fact, they actually used to use CRJ900s and CRJ700s on the almost three hour flight from RIC to MSP. United used to use a CRJ7 IAD-COS. Just thinking about that is making my legs numb. Really exciting to see PAE continue to grow. Still waiting to see flights to pl...
Jump to post(Knowing some of these questions may be moot since we're dealing with a government-owned airlines) What is the point of Air Malta? The same government that owns them partnered with Ryanair to create Malta Air, a direct competitor. What did they expect? I hope there is an answer to this questions oth...
Jump to postIt actually looks like the investigation that lead to the revocation started in 2020, prior to the crash. The crash only gave them more to go off of.
https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/ ... inspection
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My username namesake (TWA902fly) was TWA flight #902 operating JFK-BCN-CDG flight on July 18, 1997. It was operated by a 747-100 that day, and I flew the JFK-BCN leg. The return flight a couple weeks later was a 767-200 BCN-JFK. There were a good amount of intra-European tag-on flights that fluctuat...
Jump to postIFlyOff wrote:Are there any non stop flights between Manchester and Miami? There'd be lots of entertainment in both directions.
Looks like UAL2478, the daily redeye on SAN-ORD.
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During the peak winter season months of July and August, AR will operate flights to three winter resorts in Argentina from GRU, all 3 are new destinations from Brazil Ushuaia USH Operates 2x week, with the 738, thru plane service with a stop at EZE https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/04/from-sao-paul...
Jump to postMy understanding is it had to do with wether they were going to have ETOPS or not. Anne originally they were planning on using Russian airspace My understanding on Russian overflights as well...so back to my question: does anyone know of a regularly scheduled 3,900 mi 752 flight? I'm convinced the ...
Jump to postNot a joke at all! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPfhdtQX0AIzjJu?format=jpg&name=large https://twitter.com/Frenchpainter/status/1510924132657020933?s=20&t=q5QJF_EnJQ6VjEjpB8UeMA From @FrenchPainter. Thank you for the great pictures! Wow they would would have been better off running a competit...
Jump to postForgot to add, this will have a noticeable effect on smaller markets in the PNW, not all of them will transition to the E175 I assume, some will be cut altogether, a trend we've seen elsewhere.
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(I tried search and found nothing on the topic) Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air is planning to retire their entire Q400 and A320 fleets by the end of 2023. Source: https://paxex.aero/alaska-airlines-q400-a321neo-retirement/ This will noticeably reduce their fleet for the next few years. A320s were a...
Jump to postLAS-RNO will have
Allegiant
Frontier
JSX
Southwest
Spirit
with fares already as low as $45 one-way. I wonder what the point is, especially given the upcoming merger.
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I sent you a private message on this matter.
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It’s obviously BS. What it will affect is Burbank Airport’s viability as a commercial airport. Many of their flights are intrastate. They’re just protecting their business by trying to choke a competition before they have a chance to live. LOL. The HSR, if it's ever completed, is only going to be v...
Jump to postIt’s obviously BS. What it will affect is Burbank Airport’s viability as a commercial airport. Many of their flights are intrastate. They’re just protecting their business by trying to choke a competition before they have a chance to live.
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Airlines overfly over Russia is still allowed for now, but if situation continue to worsen, then Anchorage could revert back to its role being Northeast Asia to Europe connection point. It was not a connection point. It was a refueling stop. And NP wouldn't benefit from that at all, since the 757 w...
Jump to postA couple of questions come to mind for me: 1) In listing the airports not served by "other" airlines, how many of these are served ONLY by "the big three" express service? 2) Given the operating logistics involved, should the Alaska airports (served, of course, by AS) even be on...
Jump to postJNU and KTN also seem like very unlikely targets for the ULCC crowd. Perhaps EGE would be possible for the likes of MX with A220s? 319s and 73Gs can operate there, but not sure how high density versions like these airlines have would do. I've only commented on the airports with perceived operationa...
Jump to postAren't YYZ-SLC and YVR-AUS both restarts? I am pretty sure YYZ-SLC was recently flown by AC, YVR-AUS rings a bell as well but I cannot find any proof of that online.
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Why are people from certain parts of the world so prone to impulsivity and aggression? You see this on African flights as well. Thank goodness this has already been reported. Astonishing. Seriously, yikes! Not even trying to hide it. Back to the topic at hand, I wonder what the whole story is - and...
Jump to postcan a door be opened at all at cruise? i presume the pressure differential is the key factor, but can the lever be moved? Cockpit door! No 'pressure differential', but he wasn't going to get an armored, locked cockpit door open. Well, in the referenced article, "exterior door" is mentione...
Jump to postAvelo growing at HVN. Starting in June:two daily flights to Orlando every day, PBI, FLL and RSW all get increased to daily flights.TPA increases to 6 weekly flights (daily except Saturday) and Sarasota goes from 3 to 4 weekly flights.fantastic growth in such a short time. Hoping for UA and or DL to...
Jump to postI assume it will go like every other merger where they dupe Washington and the people saying it creates “more choice” and “better competition” even though it does exactly the opposite. Well, airfares have been extremely cheap for decades and did not keep pace with inflation relative to other goods ...
Jump to postIs EWR-JNB year round like DL's ATL-JNB? I am not surprised as South Africa commands the highest yields in the African continent and the most developed country in Africa. Is UA carrying lucrative cargo on EWR-JNB/CPT? I encourage you to take a look at this listing as far as the 'most developed coun...
Jump to postLooks like UA has only been operating 1x daily EWR-LHR, from that we can identify this as UAL14, a 767-300ER departing on Jan 30 and arriving Jan 31.
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To paint a bigger picture : drive times and distances according to Google Maps to non-EAS airports from all of these: Alamosa COS (Colorado Springs) 165 miles, 2:37 drive time. SAF (Santa Fe) 149 miles, 2:35 drive time. DRO (Durango) 145 miles, 2:53 drive time. ... Some of these make more sense tha...
Jump to postTo paint a bigger picture : drive times and distances according to Google Maps to non-EAS airports from all of these: Alamosa COS (Colorado Springs) 165 miles, 2:37 drive time. SAF (Santa Fe) 149 miles, 2:35 drive time. DRO (Durango) 145 miles, 2:53 drive time. Scottsbluff CYS (Cheyenne) 99 miles, 1...
Jump to postI could see it on a very limited basis, like only to the JV partner hubs. IAD - LHR/MAD/NRT to support their FF base in the region. This is my thought - I still think the chances are slim, but if they did do it, it would be in conjunction with their JV partners. Similar to how Delta flew ORD-CDG fo...
Jump to postClimbing to FL310 does seem like a questionable decision after a serious tail strike, but the counter point is that the aircraft is flying in the mountains here… you need to be at least 14,000 to clear some of this terrain (probably more from a regulatory and weather perspective). Your counter poin...
Jump to postAbsolutely chilling to watch that FR24 playback. Even more concerning knowing the pilots continued to 310 knowing they had a tail strike. Only once called out on it did they divert. Climbing to FL310 does seem like a questionable decision after a serious tail strike, but the counter point is that t...
Jump to postI have to say this all isn't quite adding up. There seem to be two events that are being connected by speculation on this board and on AvHerald. We have no proof that the tail-strike and near-miss were related to each other. Was the tail-strike really an "avoidance maneuver", or just some...
Jump to postI have to say this all isn't quite adding up. There seem to be two events that are being connected by speculation on this board and on AvHerald. We have no proof that the tail-strike and near-miss were related to each other. Was the tail-strike really an "avoidance maneuver", or just somet...
Jump to postNot sure if that is sustainable. Of course it is. 3x weekly A332 is not a lot of capacity for YQB-Paris, especially in summer time, when demand is high. AF currently has daily bus service between YUL and Quebec City. They know very well how many passengers are going to YQB. And unlike TS's service ...
Jump to postHave you tried doing a dummy booking on Aeroflot's website ? Did it come up with anything, or did it just show a flight to AMS / CDG / MAD with a codeshare from there to Brazil/Argentina ? Nothing comes up - but I also assume most airlines schedules for 11 months out are dummy schedules, it may hav...
Jump to postI was looking at the list of SU destinations on Wikipedia and noticed GIG and EZE, both shown as starting December 2022. Knowing Wiki is a questionable source, I did an online search and came up with this: https://en.mercopress.com/2021/11/17/aeroflot-to-serve-buenos-aires-and-rio-de-janeiro Does an...
Jump to postHe probably stepped on the lever when trying to climb out the window. I think it's a bit weird that AA declined to press charges. AA probably knows pressing charges in a 3rd world country for this is a waste of time and resources and they would be fighting a loosing battle. I agree with the above, ...
Jump to postI cannot find any official information but from hearsay, the airspace in the entire state of Alaska was closed down for a short amount of time as well.
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Definitely EETAH, Just as you say Italy, but you drop the ly!! EETAH like chEETAH or EETAHly (Eataly). I guess it could also be IT Ah, like Italy. To summarize: 1. I-T-A 2. EYE-tah 3. EE -tah 4. IT-ah A partnership with Eataly would be interesting…. Just flew them for the first time PMO-FCO. The cr...
Jump to postI wonder if DL will make a push for Air New Zealand like they did with LATAM. AKL-ATL is a doable route.
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