Re: Oregon Aviation - 2023

pdxplanes837362 wrote:

Do you guys think 2023 will finally be the year PDX hits 20 mil pax

Don’t want to jinx it (@ 2020)

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

WN appears to be performing very well in EUG. They now have flights scheduled from EUG to BUR, DEN, LAS, OAK, SAN and SJC. I wonder how long it'll be until we see them in RDM or MFR. DEN-PDX will also be 7x daily (Mon-Fri) starting 4/11/23. In comparison, WN typically has 4 daily flights, sometimes...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

I totally agree. I know a gates are gone, but in case they want to extend. Generally, your idea of putting FIS facility in the new terminal being built now, would be an excellent idea. I don't think adding one more level above 5 to 7 d gates would be huge expense and would make arrival much more pl...

Re: Kansas City Aviation Thread - 2022

What’s the immigration and customs facility like in the new terminal?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

Because PDX is just within the range of the 737 MAX, I think we’ll see more of those from FI before we see the 767. As they retire the 757s, they’ll want to send the 767s on longer routes the MAX would struggle with.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

First off, during this period of the occasional 742, how did the jet bridge situation work. Did they bring jet bridges from 2 different gates over (To the extent of my knowledge there have never been any double jet bridges at PDX) or did they end up just using 1 jet bridge which sounds like a long ...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

Connecting fares are almost always cheaper than nonstop flights. I don’t agree with that at all in my experience, unless you are referring to specific markets. Most of the time when I search for flights, the non-stops are cheaper. I suppose it depends on the airlines that are on a particular route ...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

For most of the trips I’ve taken out of PDX in the past year, AS is completely uncompetitive both on schedule and price. I’m sure loyal AS fliers are still booking regularly with them, but I’ve flown more on WN, AA, UA and even DL lately. Destinations I’ve flown to recently include DCA, MCI, OMA, S...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

LHR on BA- 5x/week 788 starts June 3 FRA on DE-starts at 2x/week May 13, then goes 3x/week in June-763 operating AMS on DL-starts May 5 at 3x/week A333 operating, then goes daily from June A333 operating KEF on FI-starts May 11 at 4x/week, 752 operating HND on DL-starts Oct 29 daily. A332 operating...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2022

For most of the trips I’ve taken out of PDX in the past year, AS is completely uncompetitive both on schedule and price. I’m sure loyal AS fliers are still booking regularly with them, but I’ve flown more on WN, AA, UA and even DL lately. Destinations I’ve flown to recently include DCA, MCI, OMA, SA...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

It seems for the time being anyway, AS would rather connect all the NW regional traffic through SEA. PDX is becoming much more O&D focused. And if your trip is between RDM and PDX, you’ll just drive.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

The PDX terminal map doesn’t currently show a B1 or B2: https://www.flypdx.com/Map Maybe these will come after the core terminal is complete? Also, perhaps of interest, the promo information they were handing out at the opening shows approximately 250 seats in the upstairs (currently serving B3-5) a...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

I think B looks nice. I understand they we’re giving out free fried chicken today.

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

Being PDX based now, about my only frequent destination that AS doesn’t work well on is PDX-IAH. Back on UA next week for that one. The nonstop on UA is worlds better than playing SeaTac connection roulette on AS. I’m in PDX. I usually try to fly AS if the fares and times are favorable. But it’s re...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

Here are the number of passengers, number of seats, and load factors for WN flights out of PDX in June 2021: DAL-PDX - 7259 passengers, 8044 seats, 90.24% load factor DEN-PDX - 38471 passengers, 43404 seats, 88.63% load factor LAS-PDX - 23139 passengers, 25517 seats, 90.68% load factor MCI-PDX - 79...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

Any chance Alaska is waiting until the Concourse B expansion to ramp up frequencies? I sure hope AS starts bringing back PDX flights soon. I will no longer connect in SEA, so I find myself increasingly using other airlines. Out of curiosity, why no more connections in SEA? Is the experience there s...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

Pdxfan wrote:

Any chance Alaska is waiting until the Concourse B expansion to ramp up frequencies?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2021

Exciting plans for AS and PDX: https://www.google.com/amp/s/simpleflying.com/portland-opportunities-alaska-airlines/amp/ This is wonderful news!!! I'm excitedly waiting to see what Alaska's big plans are for the airport... I'll believe it when I see it. I find the concept laughable after AS made a ...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

June 17. I’m flying a SEA-RDD round trip later in the month. Hopefully it sticks. I think it has a better chance of success since there are a LOT more opportunities for connections than they had through LAX. AS has done both SEA-RDD and SEA-IDA before. But this is a new era so they might work this ...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

QX uses the Q400's from PDX to places like RNO, SMF, FAT and STS. I think there is still a SEA-STS flight with the Q400. They also use the Q400's on the RNO-SEA and BOI-SMF routes. The Q400 will also fly on the new SEA-RDD route. I don't know about now, but the Q400's were the only flights that sti...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

Hope this works. Cool look indeed. https://djcoregon.com/files/2020/11/1123_FOCUS_PDX_Roof_01_WEB.jpg https://djcoregon.com/files/2020/11/1123_FOCUS_PDX_Roof_02_WEB.jpg Agree! I think the conceptual design on the new central terminal look fantastic. I particularly like that they're finally doing aw...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

Went by PDX on Marine Drive on 4/24. Runway 3/21 is closed and has maybe 20-30 737s parked on it. Mostly AS, maybe a couple of WN... There's a small group of UA planes on the SW corner of the airport property. Very, very quiet at the terminal.

Re: Did the Northwest DC-10 ever make it to its Asian network?

I flew NW DC10s SFO-NRT-BKK in December 1989.

Re: Washington State Aviation Thread - 2020

As we near the end of the first year of commercial passenger flights, I'm curious about how PAE is going. Have we seen reductions/additions/time changes in the schedule to better meet demand? What can we expect in the second year?

Re: Alaska future in Portland 2020

I don't see AS scaling back in PDX, at least not significantly. I think joining OneWorld (OW)increases the chance of an eventual MIA flight, timed for connections on AA. AS service to other AA hubs may also see improvements to better work with domestic and international connections. I also think oth...

Re: New Greater Seattle Airport

SEA should be able to accommodate 60-70M annual passengers if they keep building it out. Some freight may need to be displaced. PAE can be expanded to handle 10-15M with existing runway. Think SJC or SNA linear terminal. That's a total passenger count roughly 2x today's numbers. Should be enough fo...

Re: New Greater Seattle Airport

SEA should be able to accommodate 60-70M annual passengers if they keep building it out. Some freight may need to be displaced. PAE can be expanded to handle 10-15M with existing runway. Think SJC or SNA linear terminal. That's a total passenger count roughly 2x today's numbers. Should be enough for...

Re: Seattle/Tacoma Area 2nd New Airport (SeaTac Reliever/Replacement)

I think with continued improvements they should be able to get 60+M through SEA. PAE is perfectly situated to be a north side reliever and actually has room to grow into a significant operation over time. Picture a linear terminal a la SNA or SJC along the west side, or continued expansion where the...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2019

Something that I haven't seen mentioned here before is PDX-CUN. I think a weekend (Sat/Sun) flight by AS to CUN would do quite well in the winter months. Maybe a red-eye leaving Saturday night, returning Sunday morning could work. Air Transat tried seasonal flights to CUN from PDX back in 2001 ish?...

Re: How did the US carriers do on the busiest flying day of the year?

Busiest passenger days at PDX are in the summer. This year it looks like August 2 will take the prize.

Re: Identify aircraft please

Those reading light holes look more like the DC-10 than the TriStar to me.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2018

They were marketing that flight like crazy just a couple of years ago now I never see anything for them. I flew them last Sunday PDX-KEF-GLA and the flight was full in the back, and Saga Class only had 8 seats filled. Only anecdotal of course, but their numbers have seemed strong. I think it’s noth...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2018

After earlier announcing they’d run more flights per week this fall until the usual suspension date in early January, Icelandair is stopping service from PDX in October instead. They’ve also reduced the number of flights a week when they resume in March. Sounds like they’re on the way out. Wonder w...

Re: First 777 ever built heading to Museum of Flight

This is great. I love that you can see the evolution of passenger airliners at this museum. They will soon have a comet, and already have the 707, 727, 737, 747 and 787. The 777 will be a great addition and the 757 and 767 hopefully will join the collection eventually. True that there is not enough ...

Re: Horizon Air cutting six underperforming routes

Is it me or does it appear that PDX hub days are slowly diminishing for AS...A lot of routes have been dropped as of late...............Sooner or later most regional flights out of Portland will require a connection via Seattle..... I have to agree. It is beginning to look like a trend in that dire...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2018

Going to go on a long rant here............. So here's a question. Why do airlines that serve PDX always feel like they have to run red-eye flights out of the airport? Because they have aircraft available at night, but not during the day. It's an easy way to test an unproven route out of PDX by usi...

Re: Graph: Top 30 Hub Airports Worldwide by Connecting Passengers 2015, YoY Growth & Connecting Passenger Share

I would love to see more stats on the % of total passengers that are connecting. If anyone has them for more airports, please post. Gracias.

Re: QX begins Q400 fleet reduction

Unless there is a large increase in spending by AS on QX, the ship has hit the iceburg and is quickly sinking, to the point of no return shortly. Just hire all tha QX pilots to mainline. Shut it down and contract the whole thing to OO. Looks like they are partially doing just that. I was at SEA on ...

Re: AS makes PDX-MKE/PHL/BWI/ATL year round service

All the routes cited, viz. MKE/PHL/BWI/PHX are large enough to be O&D cities. Perhaps, with the Virgin and Horizon issues, PDX sort of lost focus. But 2018 probably will see PDX get a bunch of 170's deployed to open routes like PIT, Tulsa etc. Portland has a great tech industry and certainly ma...