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- Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:35 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Frontier Airlines files to go public with IPO
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4456
Re: Frontier Airlines files to go public with IPO
Great timing... Tons of people anxious to invest saved up money in "rebound stocks" and the general consensus is that ULCCs are going to be doing well. Plus currently any soft financials might be easier to overlook due to Covid, vs in a few years when they're competing with the other airli...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:27 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: What colour temperature do you prefer in your home?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1915
Re: What colour temperature do you prefer in your home?
I'm a big fan of GE Reveal bulbs. On paper they're about 2,900k but in practice they're not at all yellowish. They have either a filter or different ratio of colored LEDs inside to take out certain hues and it makes colors "pop" much better. We switched out all the bulbs and had some frien...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:34 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Your favorite wiper blades
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1597
Re: Your favorite wiper blades
Oem blades and Aquapel (like rainx but it lasts me a year)
Jump to post- Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11930
Re: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions
DL5245 ALT-LIT diverted to PDK. Is that weather related? I'm wondering what could have come up so soon after takeoff to cause that change in plans? Also, why PDK vs just heading back to ATL? Can you link to FlightAware showing this? Currently DL5245 is taxiing for takeoff from ATL, according to Fli...
Jump to post- Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:40 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11930
Re: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions
DL5245 ALT-LIT diverted to PDK. Is that weather related? I'm wondering what could have come up so soon after takeoff to cause that change in plans? Also, why PDK vs just heading back to ATL? Is PDK even a legal alternate for DL and a CL900? They have ARFF there now I think - is that enough to make ...
Jump to post- Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:20 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11930
Re: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions
DL5245 ALT-LIT diverted to PDK. Is that weather related? I'm wondering what could have come up so soon after takeoff to cause that change in plans? Also, why PDK vs just heading back to ATL?
Jump to post- Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:05 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Arkansas Aviation Thread - 2021
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2310
Re: Arkansas Aviation Thread - 2021
Allegiant is adding a twice weekly LIT-PIE - wonder if that changes the business case for AAs LIT-MIA?
Jump to post- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:45 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021
- Replies: 397
- Views: 84815
Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021
Will Breeze get any A220-100's? If their business model is to serve secondary airports, having a slightly smaller seat count could ensure higher load factors on new smaller markets. Are the variable costs between the -100 and -300 much different? DL going with a mixed fleet makes me think it's nota...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:46 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Frontier, Pratt & Whitney sign deal for GTF engines
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3182
Re: Frontier, Pratt & Whitney sign deal for GTF engines
Sorry if it veers from topic but any news on where F9 plans on sending XLRs? I can’t imagine they’re in a position for TATL flights. Perhaps they’re for South America or Denver (& others) to Hawaii? In a recent employee video CEO Biffe made reference that Frontier will be expanding its' Miami p...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:09 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Norwegian Ends Plans to Fly Longhaul
- Replies: 225
- Views: 41504
Re: Norwegian Ends Plans to Fly Longhaul
Varsity1 wrote:Is there any possibility to change the engines from RR to GE? I know Boeing made sure the architecture matched. Has anyone ever done it?
I thought in the end they, for all practical purposes, abandoned the common pylon idea? Jump to post
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:47 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Jetblue's first A220 rolls out/entry into service
- Replies: 212
- Views: 46239
Re: Jetblue's first A220 rolls out/entry into service
I'm surprised B6 doesn't consider 30 of the smaller variant. The A220-300 is too big for airports in the Cape Cod area, and would also require frequency reductions on routes within New York state typically served, pre-COVID, with the Embraer 190AR. 140 seats are overkill for some of their current E...
Jump to post- Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:40 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Aviation sector unpaid leaves and layoffs thread
- Replies: 1500
- Views: 46597
Re: WN sending out WARN Notices
In the current environment I can't see how concessions on work rules would get any work group to the cost savings needed. The problem right now is that the company is heavily overstaffed for the number of people flying. Changes in work rules generally allow the company to accomplish more work with ...
Jump to post- Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:21 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Delta follows United: permanently eliminates change fees
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1914
Re: Delta follows United: permanently eliminates change fees
Who's rewriting history? Point is Delta was planning on doing this and has been public about it since 2019. Internal decisions about this were not vague at all. The change fee was going away. So are you saying Delta was first by announcing elimination of change fees in December, 2019, and was going...
Jump to post- Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:16 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Delta follows United: permanently eliminates change fees
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1914
Re: Delta follows United: permanently eliminates change fees
I'm not going to let Delta rewrite history and claim any credit for the momentum to make this change. United beat them. Period. Could one be any more vague? This statement from DL's Eric Phillips Senior Vice President – Pricing and Revenue Management - in December 2019, as cited in the Investor Pre...
Jump to post- Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Delta follows United: permanently eliminates change fees
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1914
Re: Delta follows United: permanently eliminates change fees
It'll be interesting to see if this results in more people booking regular economy instead of basic. Between free carry-on bags and being able to pick seats at -24 hours, Delta's BE has generally felt like it wasn't as differentiated as some other carriers. So if they can get 40 pax to buy up to reg...
Jump to post- Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:15 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corporate version of A220 proposed.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4113
Re: Corporate version of A220 proposed.
I would think the GTF would be a bit of a liability in the private jet segment - many more potential "unknown unknowns" that can't be mitigated without a fleet of aircraft to do gate swaps with.
Jump to post- Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Australian startup looking for 757/767 pilots
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3685
Re: Australian startup looking for 757/767 pilots
https://simpleflying.com/amazon-interna ... ine-rumor/The Amazon rumor makes the most sense to me
https://simpleflying.com/amazon-interna ... ine-rumor/
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas
- Replies: 1923
- Views: 456608
Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas
The FAA needs to finally get off its hands and get the damn pilot training database up and running. Darn thing was ordered after that Colgan Air captain pulled the way back on a stalling aircraft and his first officer without command retracted the flaps. The increased flight hours were a no brainer...
Jump to post- Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:01 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Avelo Airlines News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 80525
Re: United Former CFO to Launch a New U.S. Budget Airline
n7371f wrote:This is the airline in which former DL/NW CEO Richard Anderson is rumored to be linked to. Whispers within DAL GO that RA is coming back to work for a ULCC. He lives in Houston.
And he's freshly retired and growing bored by the day Jump to post
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:07 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 2 AA aircraft hit each other at DFW
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9978
Re: 2 AA aircraft hit each other at DFW
FSDan wrote:I didn't think they let Doug Parker actually drive the planes...
Brilliant!
Aren't the jet bridges for gates B1 and B2 really close to each other? Of all the gates for this to happen at, this would be one of the least surprising. Jump to post
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:30 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 2 AA aircraft hit each other at DFW
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9978
2 AA aircraft hit each other at DFW
Have a family member on AA3301, and E175, and she said boarding was halted due to another aircraft hitting their plane. Don't have any other details at the moment.
Jump to post- Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:50 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DL159 to ICN Diverted to FAI
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8975
Re: DL159 to ICN Diverted to FAI
IPFreely wrote:usflyguy wrote:So, ANOTHER wide body diversion for DL... definitely a rough start to 2020. First the 772 and now the 350...
Two 777's (one at LAX, one on LAS-CDG). Plus two 767's (one at POS/SJU, one at MAD). And now an A350.
Wasn't there also a 77L stuck in JNB? Jump to post
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DL159 to ICN Diverted to FAI
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8975
Re: DL159 to ICN Diverted to FAI
NWAESC wrote:Still running, just delayed a bit further due to crew rest.
What are the logistical reasons for not bringing spare crew on the rescue plane? Jump to post
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DL159 to ICN Diverted to FAI
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8975
Interesting article about engine swaps due to cold. https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight ... st-engine/
Jump to post- Tue Jan 21, 2020 3:31 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: A DL 772, Flying LAX-PVG, Makes Emergency Landing And Dumps Fuel On School
- Replies: 565
- Views: 57915
Re: A DL 772, Flying LAX-PVG, Makes Emergency Landing And Dumps Fuel On School
Looks like the aircraft is still at LAX.
Is it normal for such a long AOG period after a compressor stall?
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Bahamasair 737-500 fleet prohibited from U.S., no ADS-B
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11518
Re: Bahamasair 737-500 fleet banned from U.S., no ADS-B
What makes the kits cost $200,000 per aircraft?
Jump to post- Thu Dec 26, 2019 6:32 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Sir Tim Clark to step down
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16593
Re: Sir Tim Clark to step down
Could you point to the frames grounded? I refer to https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/emirates-begins-a380-retirements-to-support-in-service-fleet/134186.article Two A380s have been withdrawn from service at Dubai World Central (DWC) airport and will be used as a spares source for the operational ...
Jump to post- Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Delta's A220 fleet issues and outcomes
- Replies: 79
- Views: 26291
Re: Delta's A220 fleet issues and outcomes
Flew on the A220 for the first time this weekend. What is with the god awful noises with this plane while taxiing? If anybody wants to experience them go to seat 21a. Once airborne it is fine. I can only assume it is a combination of the brakes and maybe a fuel pump? It sounds like servos grinding ...
Jump to post- Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Engine efficiency-what are the limits?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8090
Re: Engine efficiency-what are the limits?
Per each year? But it was 0% from 1989 (V2500) to 2014 (NEO) for NB's, and still 0% for the A320-200 airframe. Are you referring to tech that has not been introduced? Are you saying that the first A320-200 built and the newest one both have the same fuel efficiency? Yes, for the CEO. Haven't there ...
Jump to post- Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:31 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Chick-fil-A is ending donations criticized by LGBTQ activists
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1532
Re: Chick-fil-A is ending donations criticized by LGBTQ activists
My rights don't care about your opinion No problem there. That's what's great about this country is that we have the right to agree to disagree. I have a right to exist. you have a right to deal with it. This is not a matter of opinion, Where do you draw the conclusion that stratclub is saying you ...
Jump to post- Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:27 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Chick-fil-A is ending donations criticized by LGBTQ activists
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1532
Re: Chick-fil-A is ending donations criticized by LGBTQ activists
When we talked about this before, we were told by righties that CFA does not contribute to hate groups. Now, CFA says they will stop at some point in the future. That is zero excuse for contributing to hate groups in the past. BTW, "ramming our agenda down everyone's throats" is literally...
Jump to post- Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:52 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Engine efficiency-what are the limits?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8090
Re: Engine efficiency-what are the limits?
So what you are saying is that there is probably about a 20% gain available from improvements that are known but not yet implemented for various reasons? What time frame would you estimate it would take to implement them all? My guess would be about 40 years. And since none of the ones you mention ...
Jump to post- Tue Sep 10, 2019 4:39 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rumor: Delta installing IFE on B717s
- Replies: 104
- Views: 16615
Re: Rumor: Delta installing IFE on B717s
The 717s aren't gonna go anywhere for a while. Most of them aren't that old and there's plenty of A319/738/A320s that are older than the 717s in the fleet, and they all just got a big overhaul. The 717s will complement the A220s for a while, IMO. If DL were to be putting IFEs on their MD-88/MD-90s,...
Jump to post- Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Toddlers bag belt ride in ATL
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7310
Re: Toddlers bag belt ride in ATL
He must have just drank 3.5oz of water and misunderstood 3-1-1
Jump to post- Sat Jul 20, 2019 3:23 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Boeing website updated to match FR's Boeing 737MAX200 rename
- Replies: 116
- Views: 9795
Re: Boeing website updated to match Ryanair's Boeing 737MAX200 rename.
Do we have a "before" snapshot to know about when the change was made?
Jump to post- Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:29 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Hawaiian Residents Appear to Enjoy Having Southwest Competition
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6160
Re: Hawaiian Residents Appear to Enjoy Having Southwest Competition
When "go!" arrived in the islands years ago, after the demise of Aloha, the locals were happy that competition was there, offering lower prices. But the Hawaiian inter-island market is tough - distances (from the rest of the U.S.) and operating conditions (humidity and short stages) are f...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q1 2019
- Replies: 6476
- Views: 767602
Re: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide
7BOEING7 wrote:aerolimani wrote:, 2) Would not have seen the airspeed in the amber bar region/airspeed box flashing amber or heard the "AIRSPEED LOW, AIRSPEED LOW" voice alert (optional on the NG, don't know about the MAX), .
Why would such a thing be optional? Jump to post
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:32 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q1 2019
- Replies: 6476
- Views: 767602
Re: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide
I wonder if the sudden involuntary capacity discipline by AA and WN will help their margins? Net profit would be lower, but margins will be interesting to observe.
Jump to post- Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Southwest pilots question all-Boeing fleet
- Replies: 145
- Views: 20944
Re: Southwest pilots question all-Boeing fleet
If the pilots were to push WN to buy from another manufacturer....... I wonder what would be the best direction? Gary says the fleet will probably be 60% Max 7 as 73Gs start retiring in 2022. I'm curious to see what the economics of the A220-300 are against the Max 7 and whether a Max 8/A223 combo ...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi Q1 2019
- Replies: 5479
- Views: 762514
Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi
These questions are a red herring. We all know, that AOA-sensors fail from time to time. It is a mechanical moving part, working in harsh environmental conditions. This is the reason, why essential safety systems of an a/c shouldn't rely on a single AOA-sensor. The real problem is not, why the sens...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: WN putting the MAX8 in storage at Victorville,Ca.
- Replies: 226
- Views: 50569
Re: WN putting the MAX8 in storage at Victorville,Ca.
If you zoom in to Victorville on Flightradar24 and possibly Google Earth, the ramp and a taxiway are already shown full of Southwest Max 8s. That was updated pretty quick. On Google maps - still haven't figured out how to include uploaded photos on mobile, but here's a https://maps.app.goo.gl/FHfP5
Jump to post- Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: WN putting the MAX8 in storage at Victorville,Ca.
- Replies: 226
- Views: 50569
Re: WN putting the MAX8 in storage at Victorville,Ca.
Boeing is not conducting Customer acceptance flights. Therefore no aircraft are leaving Boeing’s hands until this is all sorted out. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the 737 production process has matured to the point where customer acceptance flights aren't typically needed anymore. Could...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:08 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q1 2019
- Replies: 6476
- Views: 767602
Re: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide
Based on various news articles, the Angle of Attack (AOA) sensor(s) on the Boeing Max seems to be a very complex system, and there are several reports of indicating that the sensors have provided bad data in the year and a half that the Max has been flying. This system seems to be relatively unreli...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: B737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q1 2019
- Replies: 6476
- Views: 767602
Boeing is saying they will have a software fix in 10 days
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/03/15/boe ... -days.html
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi Q1 2019
- Replies: 5479
- Views: 762514
Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi
If it is determined that broken AOA sensors contributed to faulty activation of MCAS in both scenarios, is there a chance that some preflight checklist item, maybe as something as innocent as opening and closing the forward cargo door, is adding to the likelihood that the AOA sensor is being damage...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:39 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi Q1 2019
- Replies: 5479
- Views: 762514
Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi
No, it didn’t met stability standards at high AOA, the stick force gradient under the conditions MCAS works was light or negative hence the need for nose down trim. The other option, better IMO, was the addition of a pusher, which might have made tra8ning or common type rating more problematic. Gf ...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:55 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi Q1 2019
- Replies: 5479
- Views: 762514
Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi
I've read all 26 pages but I recall a post earlier, and I'm not about to look it back up cause my head is spinning, but some pilots were concerned with the compressor stalls in the Max. I believe I read that they were concerned with the surging and voraciousness of the stalls. I'm wondering if this...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:50 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi Q1 2019
- Replies: 5479
- Views: 762514
Re: Ethiopian Airlines 737MAX crashes enroute to Nairobi
Pluto707 wrote:This never ending quest for cheaper flying just became lethal...
Maybe... But if flying cost more to the point that more people drove, way more deaths would occur. Jump to post
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:56 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Will A220 fly to Hawaii?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8571
Re: Will A220 fly to Hawaii?
The -700 has done it for Aloha and Continental. I did OGG-SNA in a CO 73G in 2010. Im actually a little surprised AS hasnt put the 73G on SNA-Hawaii, it fits their HI M.O. Back on topic, Hawaii is hyper-competitive, and the consumer in this market is very price-sensitive, and fares are at rock bott...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Will A220 fly to Hawaii?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8571
Re: Will A220 fly to Hawaii?
ikolkyo wrote:It’s fully capable of making the flight but the aircraft is just too small. The smallest aircraft you will see to Hawaii as of now will be an A320.
If the casm matches the 737-800, in what way is it "too small" for some thinner routes? Jump to post