- Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:14 am
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- Topic: My first trip as an airline pilot - IOE Trip #1
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Re: My first trip as an airline pilot - IOE Trip #1
Congrats! All the best for your career. And don't forget, always fly on 
TKflyer wrote:Finally the freebird fleet is getting some movement.
Many of these routes are not due to start until August. It seems a little unusual to be cancelling routes over a month before the routes are due to start When is the right time to cancel? Passengers are entitled to full compensation in the case of cancellations if they have been informed of the can...
Jump to postPer planespotters.net, all A330s have a C-class seating 12, then some -200s have 320 in Y while others have 333. The sole -300 has 334 seats in Y. All have different seats, -TQP -31C-seats, -TRY 24C-seats! https://hifly.aero/fleet/a330/ CS-TQP is by far the worst, pretty worn out, no PTV and their ...
Jump to postNo, skyliner must be wrong!! Have a close look at the pictures provided, it is UR-AZE, "ZE" is printed on the nose landing gear, plus yellow engines (UR–AZG AFAIK engines are red):
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yeni-sirket ... escili-ne/
In the moment the company is flying the A330-900neo: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/cs-tky
And AFAIK MD was looking to bring back the B737 for regional ops - but I have no idea if this is still the case.
LAXintl wrote:Air Anka received investment incentives of US$82million for freighter transportation out of Izmir.
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news ... t-benefits
Congrats! All the best for your career. And don't forget, always fly on
TexasAirCorp wrote:So who’s left? Safair and Lift?
On 3 June, 9H-XFW flew AEY-STN as a normal pax flight, but the return was a positioning flight (does not require an Article 250 Foreign Carrier Permit from the UK CAA) On 6 June, 9H-XFW flew AEY-STN-AEY as a normal flight - website was taking bookings for a number of hours on 05 June The next fligh...
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In related news, Plus Ultra will join the charter/leisure market in cooperation with SOLTOUR to Samana/DR.
https://www.preferente.com/noticias-de- ... 18307.html
On July 11th 2022 new Turkish start-up MGA will fly to Germany. source: https://www.touristik-aktuell.de/nachrichten/news/datum////anex-neue-antalya-fluege-mit-tuerkischer-tochter-airline/ Flights are already on sale: Düsseldorf (DUS) - Antalya (AYT) Hinflug: Di. 12.07.22 Flugzeit: 12:50 - 17:50 Uhr...
Jump to postWamosAir will end all scheduled operations, passengers will be rebooked onto Iberojet:
https://www.hosteltur.com/151822_asi-qu ... s-air.html
[*] A polish friend flying Ryanair from London to Madrid was shown a card with a number written in Polish and asked what the number was in English. I believe it was 56 or 59. Easy peasy question for a polish person based in the UK. It was a one off and we thought it was REALLY weird. easyjet doing t...
Jump to postSame problem accured this week in Hamburg. The security was closed for one hour, due to a missing passenger with an unchecked luggage... But the arrival was not affected. In the end, airlines left HAM with few or even no passengers on time or with small delay, as the planes were needed back at their...
Jump to postWell done! There is a virtual tour on their dedicated website: https://condor-a330neo.com/ In my own opinion, Condor missed a chance. Leisure carriers, like CORSAIR, normally do have a 3-3-3 in Economy on the A330neo. More seats will lower the unit cost which ultimately benefit the profit margin, e...
Jump to postIt's a common problem these days, unfortunately! Not only easyjet is affected. Other airlines are not doing better, especially TUI Airways and TUIfly -with delays of 48hrs and more! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/31/tui-cancels-quarter-flights-manchester-airport/ https://www.aerotelegr...
Jump to post....we boarded VT-TYB, one of four all-economy A320neos in Vistara’s fleet. The first all-economy plane - outfitted with 180 seats Hi, nice TR as always! Is this Y180 all economy configuration the future for UK?! What will happen, e.g. due to a necessary aircraft change, to passengers having purcha...
Jump to postdebonair: ABC - Affordable Business Class
https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/352 ... h-abc-plus
Any idea why Bangkok Airways A319 HS-PPU visited London?!
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hs-ppu
Court approves CSA reorganisation plan:
https://www.czechtradeoffices.com/en/eg ... ation-plan
CSA planned summer timetable 2022:
https://www.csa.cz/cz-en/press/2021-11-10/
AirAnka's first A330 has received the Reg. TC-NYP is an Airbus A330-243. The second should be an Airbus A330-343, whose reg. is not yet known. https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/airankaya-ait-ucagin-tescili-belli-oldu.html Sorry if discussed before, but more information about the prev...
Jump to postMore information, please - like Routing etc.!
Jump to postAs you mentioned Air Baltic is wet leasing aircraft out while also needing to wet lease aircraft themselves... Makes zero sense You never know, maybe UIA is offering their fleet for very low rates to keep crew current and ops running. On a side note, there is an urgent directive issued by Transport...
Jump to postYes, good old times. Did a charter flight on one of these Spanish charter airlines back in the 90s. The crew invited me for landing to the cockpit, which was fantastic. Best part, the pilot told me to sit on the floor and hold tight - in today's world totally impossible! This experience was one of t...
Jump to postThe BAE has concluded the pilots oxygen mask which is normally stowed just to the side of their seat was leaking slightly, the pilot had a smoke in the cockpit, with the pure oxygen exposed to the cigarette resulted in a uncontrollable fire. I'm puzzled... The fire was uncontrollable - so the oxyge...
Jump to postAnother airline that will start in Turkey with 2 Airbus A330 is AirAnka The first A330 has already been spotted painted in Istanbul (ISL). https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/airanka-ucagi-ilk-kez-goruntulendi.html Nice catch, any more infos regarding their previous operators, maybe ex...
Jump to posttwo new airlines will enrich Turkish aviation On the one hand, Southwind Airlines, which is associated with Nordwind Airlines and Pegas Touristik and also Pegas fly, is to take off from Antalya with 2 A320 and 3 A330. On the other hand, the MGA Havacılık (Mavi Gök Havayollari), alias Azur Air (Türk...
Jump to postWell, that explains why my mum's flight to BRU with UX is operaed by Iberojet. I thought it was a wetlease agreement, not a codeshare! Hola! After all these problems with the take-over of IAG, COVID-19 etc. it seems UX will eventually prosper again! Not only 4 B787 from Norse Atlantic will join the...
Jump to posttjcab wrote:Not all, OE-LAX (orog. Lauda) has 3 main + one over-wing hatch. I think BA's all had 3 proper doors on each side.
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a350lover wrote:Correct. Or maybe they should consider paying some MORE!
Boarding was announced on-time in the lounge, and as promised, the lounge agent scanned boarding passes so passengers could go from the lounge directly into the jetbridge to Door L1. There was no need to leave the lounge and go to the gate. I thought that was really nice, and the first time I've pe...
Jump to postIberojet will start codeshare with AirEuropa
https://www.hosteltur.com/151142_iberoj ... uropa.html
In addition or as replacement for SIDERAL CARGO B734?
FlyONE Armenia is at least operating one A320 in their full colours, albeit still registered in the Republic of Moldova.
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/121 ... s-a320-232
Yeah, all in all, it seems quite strange - would like to know more about... Pivot Air, a Canadian regional airline, was charted to fly from Punta Cana... Why is someone chartering a passenger configured CRJ and not a business jet? And the flight operated with a crew of 9, for a CRJ? And did the airc...
Jump to postHeavy "snowfall" in the Dominican Republic... Definitely a creative way to make some... :dollarsign: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/crew-of-ontario-airline-detained-interrogated-abroad-after-massive-drug-seizure-1.5859699 https://www.dncd.gob.do/index.php/noticias1/noticias/item/1289-investiga...
Jump to postThe end for ONUR AIR? Company under insolvency:
https://m.airporthaber.com/onur-air-hab ... tendi.html
Ever heard of google?! FlyONEArmenia is just a shell company to sell legally tickets from Yerevan under IATA code 3F...
https://flyone.eu/en/About-FLYONE/News/ ... UL-YEREVAN
In addition to the nonstop IAD-ADD (it stops in Dublin for fuel on the way back to Dulles), looks like ET will also operate a one stop routing via LFW. Commences 6/1/2022 and will run 3x weekly I found this on AeroRoutes. It suggests that ET fleet is based in IAD, which is NOT the case. In aviation...
Jump to postTurkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines will offer 1.5 million and 0.5 million seats to Russian tourism sector this year. Additionally, another 1.0mil charter seats will need to be dedicated from Antalya to Russian markets. Turkish state will also guarantee $300 million in loans to Turkish tour opera...
Jump to postIberia recovering capacity without enough fleet. IB got the 3 frames LEVEL operated in Paris-Orly as LEVEL France. The remaining three who still are in Madrid will be retrofitted to IB cabin featuring “proper Business Product” Guess same problem here with AirEuropa! UX will lease in 4 B787-8/9 from...
Jump to postSENTRA AIRWAYS (one more of these POP, HANS start-ups) signed up for, believed to be, B-6517:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/ ... ra-Airways
@MalevTU134
Thank you!
TriniA340 wrote:P4-AAI currently operates between, Aruba, Guyana, Cuba and Nicaragua.
LY777 wrote:So these are “fifth freedom” flights or chartered flights? Or do they operate for another airline?
Yes, BINTER Canarias is an independant airline with own AOC and 14 ATR72 in operation, leasing in additional capacity from CANAIR. However, AFAIK, CANAIR is member of the BINTER Group with lower operating costs and administration, likewise LH and EW.
Jump to postSky high embraer190 is in. Check their facebookpage for pictures. I think a 100 seater is perfect for the inter Caribbean travel. I really wish BW would explore this. Best joke ever! SkyHigh with granted US rights will most probably explore the US-Cuba market via DomRep! No chance at all for a regi...
Jump to postTKflyer wrote:But I see ANADOLUJET as a cheap brand of TURKISH AIRLINES, which will remain true to its line, namely the operation of 737-800 and -8 MAX.
When booking/flying with Binter in the Canaries, the airline seems to make a big thing that flights are operated by Canarias. Checking the aircraft reg, it seems to always be associated with Binter. Legally mandatory for BINTER, as flights are op. by CANAIR-CANARIAS AIRLINES COMPAÑIA DE AVIACION, I...
Jump to postThere are (temporary) loopholes to the Brexit issue of foreign airlines and domestic operations. Aer Lingus for example continued to operate BHD-LHR under its Irish AOC when the new rules came into effect because it had designated the route a wet lease operation with British Airways. Three A320s we...
Jump to postYou do realise that any airline can operate any route in Europe, right? It's open skies with no restrictions, which is why Ryanair and Wizz and Norwegian can and do operate routes that are solely outside their home countries. Though Brexit did happen and several airlines scrambled to get AOCs in UK...
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