Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

Also, I dont see a world where the PS 35K gets thrown onto a rotation to AKL or Jakarta unless there is a dire need. I can see a world where more PS 35Ks are added than the original 12 (PER-LHR has shown us that people value the non-stop), keeping them as a dedicated subfleet. *If this happens, QF ...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

Qantas has provided a market update today, forecasting a profit of $2.425-2.475 billion https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-market-update-strong-performance-supports-fleet-investment-shareholder-returns/ Wow. If ever there was any doubt that Qantas has been milking it via ...

Re: Finnair Begins Singapore – Sydney & Bangkok – Sydney Flight On Behalf Of Qantas

Australian airlines have traditionally looked after their planes well and our climate means very few have ever had to tolerate de-icing or landing on salted runways. The Cityflyer A332s are probably showing their age more on their interiors which are pretty ordinary, particularly in Y. It's really ...

Re: QF Project Sunrise - Interior A350 Design

The faux wood in business and first is a missed opportunity to add luxe without weight. How? Not sure how well those sage and gray tones are going to hold up over time. That being said, I appreciate the fact that it is a subtle but bright palette, far too many other carriers go for darker tones or ...

Re: QF Project Sunrise - Interior A350 Design

Article on the interior design for the QF A350s that will feature on their Project Sunrise flights. Everything from layout to actual color schemes. Looks amazing IMHO! https://www.wallpaper.com/travel/qantas-airbus-a350-cabin-design-david-caon That's a really nice article, thanks for that. He reall...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

I don't trust Wikipedia, but is late 2023 the retirement of the Qantaslink B712? Or do I still have time to fly it beyond 2023 with them? I do have a B712 flight next Friday, but come on, you can never have too many flights on that bird. I'm booked on flights from Sydney to Launceston in February 2...

Re: Finnair Begins Singapore – Sydney & Bangkok – Sydney Flight On Behalf Of Qantas

Makes perfect sense. AY needs to find a new use for their metal and QF doesn't have enough capacity right now. I don't think the problem with overflights over Russia will be solved for the next 2 and a half years. So the length of the contract is justified. Well it's actually four and a half years ...

Re: Interior's of old demolished terminals

Yes. But only terminal C and thought it was fine compared to DUB T1 gate 201-206 concourse. Hasn't Newark been mostly knocked down and is almost completely rebuilt now? It's now a world class airport rather than the fifth world gateway to hell it once was. You are thinking of LGA. Terminal A at EWR...

Re: Interior's of old demolished terminals

Have you been to Newark? Yes. But only terminal C and thought it was fine compared to DUB T1 gate 201-206 concourse. Hasn't Newark been mostly knocked down and is almost completely rebuilt now? It's now a world class airport rather than the fifth world gateway to hell it once was. One thing to reme...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

Fantastic news that Finnair aircraft will take over some of the SYD-SIN and SYD-BKK. The onboard product with the AirLounge seats is far superior to anything Qantas offers in business class, so it will be a major step up for people flying QF. Their Premium Economy is also brand new. Definitely a rea...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

qf2048 wrote:

I think QF would be better off in Star, as much as i do like OW. Never know with a new CEO coming in..

Re: Oldest surviving complete airliner?

By complete I meant fuselage tail and engines not necessarily airworthy . I was thinking maybe ford tri motor possibly but the f13 seems like a good contender . Of those in existence when we're they built ? The Junkers F13 in Sweden was built in 1924 per the production list here - http://hugojunker...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

Third terminal needed at Dublin Airport, says pilot union boss Evan Cullen Departing union leader says new terminal should be privately operated https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/third-terminal-needed-at-dublin-airport-says-pilot-union-boss-evan-cullen/a981039712.html Evan Cullen stepping d...

Re: Oldest surviving complete airliner?

I was wondering what the oldest surviving airliner was that is complete. There's lots of info about current flying operating oldest aircraft but not on static and in a museum I'll start then... the Boeing 307 Stratoliner from 1938. Actually no, there is a 1934 Vintage Douglas DC-2 still around in A...

Re: Aer Lingus TriStar Operations

With the aircraft leased from Caledonian, it received full Aer Lingus colours for its summer lease. Does anyone know if this remained in its full 393 economy class seats during this lease? I can't imagine Aer Lingus operated it in this seat layout whilst flying across the Atlantic, but I haven't be...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

I get rhe a.net desire for retro jets in respect of their favourtite former airline brand...but from a commercial perspective QF is only going to paint something that promotes Qantas as a brand. Indigenous liveries with Qantas tail/branding works well.....putting TAA,Australian Airlines of similar ...

Re: Oldest surviving complete airliner?

I was wondering what the oldest surviving airliner was that is complete. There's lots of info about current flying operating oldest aircraft but not on static and in a museum I'll start then... the Boeing 307 Stratoliner from 1938. Actually no, there is a 1934 Vintage Douglas DC-2 still around in A...

Re: UPDATE: Ryanair orders 150 737-MAX 10 + 150 options

I've also seen many occasions when it's been far cheaper to fly EI somewhere or even BA connecting over London than it was to fly Ryanair ... On occasion, sure, but on average ? There have been a few studies showing FR's comparatively lower fares on average including against other LCCs like Wizz an...

Re: UPDATE: Ryanair orders 150 737-MAX 10 + 150 options

Is 'comfort' really that much worse on FR? EI's new 320NEOs have a seat pitch of 29", while the likes of LH and BA now only offer water on European flights. Yet FR is usually half the price of them, so you can afford an extra legroom seat, priority boarding, a meal and still pay less than the ...

Re: UPDATE: Ryanair orders 150 737-MAX 10 + 150 options

ULCC carriers like Ryanair are here to stay. I'm not fond of the level of comfort they afford Is 'comfort' really that much worse on FR? EI's new 320NEOs have a seat pitch of 29", while the likes of LH and BA now only offer water on European flights. Yet FR is usually half the price of them, s...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

This has been an ongoing issue for decades, a lot of older airline systems don't accept much more than alphanumeric characters (ASCII128).. more modern systems do, but under the covers a lot of systems still use decades old technology for basic processing, so it's a case of lowest common dominator ...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

I could understand this being a problem for Non Irish airlines, but Aer Lingus... Computer systems for Irish airlines still need to communicate with non Irish ones in fairness. So what happens in Scandinavia? They're full of umlauts in their names. Do all those airlines not accept those letters eit...

Re: Ex-Pan Am Employees at United

Tayo826 wrote:

MDC862 wrote:

Ha, the attitude of UA at that time was "We know better than them."

I'm not kidding.

They really were that arrogant?

Re: New Low-Pass Record

Seems an Argentinian pilot made the low-pass record in a Vans RV-7, dragging the wingtip in front of the crowd..... It really can't beat this though! https://travelupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Air-Zimbabwe-Boeing-707-Low-Pass.jpg There's a video of that and a really low one in a British Ai...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

The Chief Executive of Aer Lingus ... said Aer Lingus now wants to see new stands built quickly around the terminals that already exist, rather than thinking about a third terminal. Maybe I'm missing something, but additional flights don't just get facilitated by stands - focusing just on stands do...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

I agree, Joe Aston’s pieces, not just directed at Qantas, but Virgin also , have been tough, but fair. Typically spit the dummy sort of stuff from QF, Alan does come across like that kid who throws all the toys out of the pram. Joe is the business equivalent of Sky after Dark. I’ve been following t...

Re: New A220 variants and developments

Is there any agreement that would prevent airbus from launching a CFM version of the a220? That will fix a lot of issues directly and indirectly in my opinion. Pratt & Whitney will sort the issues out. Airlines like Qantas didn't order the A220 with the GTF for no reason. It's the best engine f...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

Does anyone know how long BA are going to keep the awful A321neos on the CAI and AMM routes? The configuration is far too uncomfortable for a 5+ hour flight. The flights are also woefully under catered, running out of food and booze. CAI is a regular route for me, and I last flew it on Monday. It w...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

As far as I know its open to all airlines now if you pay. Hence the e-mail, I suppose! Not sure if I'd want to pay for it... 51st and Green, that's a no brainer when it comes to paying (because there it virtually nothing else to do after US Preclearance), but not so much the East Lounge. Meanwhile,...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

I was in the East Lounge earlier and was not sure what to expect but I have to say it was very nice and decent hot and cold food options. It was quiet when I arrived but then around midday started to get busier with EK passengers. Still even at that there was plenty of space. Only negative was lack...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

The BA LCY-JFK flights called at SNN to refuel and also permitted the passengers to undergo US CBP Pre-Clearance, thus avoiding the queues at JFK. The viability of the afternoon flight (BA 003) was undermined when the SNN facility closed earlier due to budget cuts (2012 if I recall right). It meant...

Re: What to Expect From Qantas Once Alan Joyce is Gone?

Damning him with faint praise there? We will look back on the Joyce era as halcyon days for Qantas, I have no doubts about that. I recommend checking out some of the linked articles from the Australian Financial Review in the Australian Aviation thread. The analysts are of the view he has underinve...

Re: GoFirst (GoAir) files for bankruptcy, due P&W GTF faulty engines

sxf24 wrote:

scbriml wrote:

jeffrey0032j wrote:

There is a feeling that Airbus is not doing enough...

Who is having this feeling?

The airlines with grounded airplanes.

Re: What to Expect From Qantas Once Alan Joyce is Gone?

I personally liked Alan Joyce’s leadership and I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I also believe that Hudson will bring a fresh new look to Qantas and it was time for Joyce to step away. I quite liked Alan Joyce's leadership as well. When you look at the entire 15 years, he's done a fantastic job...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

I’m a little surprised by the timing of Alan Joyce’s departure. I would have thought he would want to stay for the launch of Project Sunrise. I guess the board probably thought his succession can’t wait any longer. I’d say he didn’t have much of a choice considering all the backlash QF have receive...

Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion - 2023

I flew the A380 DOH-SYD in first class three months ago. Truly an experience to remember forever! The seat was enormous, the bedding super comfy, the food outstanding (especially the caviar course!) and the crew were so attentive and lovely. The Al Safwa lounge in Doha was beyond anything I’ve ever...

Re: Irish 5/23: The darling threads of May ...

Looking at EI's 'partnerships' page: - All of the non-IAG partners are in North America. Why does EI not have any partnerships going eastwards - particularly the likes of QR? - Any thoughts on when the UA partnership will end? It's baffling to me why Aer Lingus don't codeshare on the flights to Aus...

Re: Irish 4/23: Summer is a comin' in ...

Here's an interesting article today from Air Service One on European flag-carriers current widebody seat capacity and narrowbody seat capacity. https://airserviceone.com/european-flag-carriers-wide-body-versus-narrow-body-seat-capacity-recovery-rates-compared/ It shows who has more capacity and less...

Re: How Much Do Airplane Seats Cost

Back on topic about the costs, when SWISS reconfigured the cabins of five Airbus A340-300s in 2019, they quoted the cost at 100 million Swiss Francs. That's a shade over 100 million Euro and $112 million US dollars. https://travelupdate.com/reconfigure-aircraft-cabin-cost/ That's US$22 million-ish f...

Re: Irish 4/23: Summer is a comin' in ...

bennett123 wrote:

NOC does have a huge catchment area.

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - April 2023

LoganTheBogan wrote:

Qantas’ 12th 787 VH-ZNL will be flown to Melbourne this weekend as QF6040.

It will be taking a slightly longer route from Seattle to allow for extra research for Project Sunrise. Expected flight time around 20 hours.