Re: China Airlines to lease 14 A321NEO

Originally the decision is to be made between A320/NEO or MAX 8/MAX 9, but the recent crashes of the MAX has led to the NEO winning. Sorry, I do not believe this. A professional organization will not be led by feelings of temporary problems with the MAX8/9. Maybe not, but this is an airline where p...

Re: United Polaris Promise Never Matched Reality

Slow retrofits, are not unique to UA. AA was also slow to roll out its 1-2-1 business seats. AA announced its new 77W J seat in 2012 (also heavily marketed) and didn't start retrofitting its 772s and 763s until late 2014 and took until mid-2017 to complete the retrofits. DL announced its Business s...

Re: AA at SFO - Terminal 1

I know AS is currently building a club in terminal 2 so maybe that decision is too far gone. Perhaps boarding area B doesn't have enough gates for alaska also? Where? Cannot think of anywhere in T2 airside where there would be space, unless they are building an extension or are adding an additional...

Re: Lufthansa shows new Business Class seat

Looks like Recaro CL6710 Please tell me this is trolling. The only trolling is your insistence that this is not a Recaro seat when it most definitely is. I mean, fundamentally, the problem is the seat that LH and UA are using are very, very definitely Zodiac, not Recaro, seats: http://www.zodiacaer...

Re: Routesonline Survey - HKG-TPE Busiest International Route

Gempo-JeJu (over 11 million/year) still holds the top spot, not HKG-TPE with only 5-6 million/year. Please read in the post you quoted: Routesonline recently did a study for the most traveled international routes in the world. Tokyo-sapporo, Tokyo-Fukuoka, Delhi-Mumbi, Sydney-Melbourne, Beijing-She...

Re: Delta employees threaten and harass family; kicked off flight for overbooking

There is no requiremnet that passengers be in their assigned seats as far as the FAA is concerned. Many airlines compute weight and balance info based on seat assignments, so yes, I can guarantee the FAA would like you to sit in your assigned seat. If that is the case, how does Southwest do W&B...

Re: AS/VX gate co-location/consolidation

SonaSounds wrote:

At the end of the day, AA will stay in T2 and AS/VX will move to the new T1B where the will have more room to expand and a proper lounge can be built for them.

Re: AS/VX gate co-location/consolidation

Not to derail too far, but will there be any room for other carriers to expand presence at SFO after these gate shuffles? The new T1-B will have swing gates as well as more gates than the old T1-B, they're adding an additional gate to T2-D, they're going to be reconfiguring T3-F, and I think they'r...

Re: Alaska Has Started Integrating Virgin America

What replaced the Concourse B gates that have already been demolished? What will replace the rest of the B gates currently being used by WN? The already-demolished gates haven't been replaced; airlines have been displaced mostly to IT-A (US was moved to T1C). Once the new T1B has been built and the...

Re: Could EVA really connect to Star Alliance partner's hubs such as FRA?

Hopefully CI or BR add TPE-BOS-TPE service soon. I think there is room for one more asian carrier at BOS. Both CI and BR are great airlines, great service so they need to act before KE starts ICN-BOS-ICN service. I see BR starting it first. I think BR have expanded too quickly, if you look at their...

Re: What's next for SFO?

SFO will also be reconfiguring the International Terminal so that all gates can be accessed post-security. Not sure on the timing but it is in the works. I've heard of the plans for reconfiguring the arrivals level for a unified CBP area, but how on earth would they be able to reconfigure the depar...

Re: Delta Officially Announces Premium Economy

Interestingly, 19" seat width compared to Virgin Atlantic, which has 21" wide seats on their A333's. If that's an attempt to keep the economy configuration in terms of the number of seats across the width of the plane, I think that the offering will be underwhelming. It is one less than e...

Re: CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

[quote="trex8"]Will they use the same B/E Super Diamond J seat as the 77W and A359?/quote] BR's started outfitting their A333s with the B/E/ Diamond (same J seat as UA, CA, etc,). I can imagine CI going that route as well since it also continues the distinction between "Business"...

Re: CI narrowbody fleet plans

hayzel777 wrote:

They use mostly aircraft that says China Airlines. Does that not irk the Chinese the wrong way too?

Re: Remote pax loading coming to SFO

I'm honestly surprised SFO didn't consider just using bussing for WN versus building a temporary terminal during T1 construction.

Re: CI A350-900XWB Interior Video Released!

Even if there aren't "excellent relations", BR will still get first dibs over route awards. It is highly likely CI will get into Spain, but it will be after BR gets there choices. The Toronto route awarding was a prime example of BR getting first dibs over CI. I don't really know how much...

Re: The Hello kitty Jet of EVA AIR's A332 will retired soon

The BR87/88 stoppage is only for the sake of maintenance. The plane is going to be going through a major check. They are retiring all there A332 this year so not surprised the hello kitty on the A332 is going. Taiwanese media says that they will paint a new one with Hello Kitty/Penguins and fly it ...

Re: SFO T3 West Modernization

codc10 wrote:

A secure connector between A/G is a must, IMO.

Re: Delta LAX Terminal Plans Revealed

carljanderson wrote:

Isn't there going to be lounge space at the MSC?

Re: Terminal improvements @ SFO, SJC

I wonder if they have any plans to add gates for international use, including accommodating more wide bodies simultaneously? At SFO, the remodeled T1 will have 6 swing gates allowing both domestic and International use. Sorry, I meant SJC specifically. If SJC can sustain their existing internationa...

RE: What Will AA/US/AS/VA Do At SFO?

I'm assuming everyone is staying put until T1-B is finished because IIRC the plan was for AA to move there to begin with.

RE: AA Selects New Business Class Seat (B/E)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Byrdluvs747" class="quote" target="_blank">Byrdluvs747</a> (<a href="#43" class="quote">Reply 43</a>):<br/><i>The stock Super Diamond seat has a...

RE: Delta Officially Announces Premium Economy

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/global1" class="quote" target="_blank">global1</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i> DeltaOne Premium Economy DeltaComfort+ Ec...

RE: China Airlines Reveals A350-900XWB Interiors

What I'd like to know is if CI ever plans to refit their A333s and 738s to match or are they more likely to just replace those aircraft? <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tommy18...

RE: Jet Blue And Alaska Reportedly Make Offer For VX

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/a380787" class="quote" target="_blank">a380787</a> (<a href="#202" class="quote">Reply 202</a>):<br/><i>Nearly none, short of surrendering / "di...

Jet Blue And Alaska Reportedly Make Offer For VX

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/a380787" class="quote" target="_blank">a380787</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>For starters, the gate space at <acronym tit...

RE: Air China Applies For PVG-SJC Service

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jacobin777" class="quote" target="_blank">jacobin777</a> (<a href="#43" class="quote">Reply 43</a>):<br/><i>After years, or should I say over a ...

RE: Delta's "floating" Cabin Dividers

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rbavfan" class="quote" target="_blank">rbavfan</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i> Quoting RyanairGuru (Reply 13): <a href="...

RE: Delta Hong Kong

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DC10LOVER" class="quote" target="_blank">DC10LOVER</a> (<a href="#85" class="quote">Reply 85</a>):<br/><i> Seattle to Hong Kong may be weak but ...

RE: LAX Unveils Terminal 2 Remodel

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/wanderlustlax" class="quote" target="_blank">wanderlustlax</a> (<a href="#62" class="quote">Reply 62</a>):<br/><i> I've been wondering the same ...

RE: US - Japan Reach Deal On HND Daytime Slots

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/polot" class="quote" target="_blank">polot</a> (<a href="#83" class="quote">Reply 83</a>):<br/><i>Because <acronym title="Taoyuan (Taipei) - Tai...

RE: SJC And A330

Doesn't SJC have a curfew? I think they can't handle an A330 at 0150.

RE: Air China Intends To Begin PVG-SJC

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Tomassjc" class="quote" target="_blank">Tomassjc</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>I'd think that they'd figure out a way t...

RE: SFO Gates

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DiscoverCSG" class="quote" target="_blank">DiscoverCSG</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Can you elaborate? Who would move ...

RE: SFO Gates

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DiscoverCSG" class="quote" target="_blank">DiscoverCSG</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>Are there plans to put <acronym ti...

RE: TPE Unveils New $2.3B Terminal 3 Design

Pictures and diagrams here: <a href="http://www.t3.com.tw/en/index.html#menu07_03" target="_blank">http://www.t3.com.tw/en/index.html#menu07_03</a> <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/prof...

RE: TPE Unveils New $2.3B Terminal 3 Design

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TeamintheSky" class="quote" target="_blank">TeamintheSky</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>I flew through there two weeks a...

RE: United To Launch SFO-Xian China

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dnguyen7078" class="quote" target="_blank">dnguyen7078</a> (<a href="#105" class="quote">Reply 105</a>):<br/><i>There is air service between <ac...

RE: United To Launch SFO-Xian China

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Thomaas" class="quote" target="_blank">Thomaas</a> (<a href="#67" class="quote">Reply 67</a>):<br/><i>I find it hard to believe that passengers ...

RE: United To Launch SFO-Xian China

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tortugamon" class="quote" target="_blank">tortugamon</a> (<a href="#61" class="quote">Reply 61</a>):<br/><i>Agreed but the mainland China connec...

RE: United To Launch SFO-Xian China

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Thomaas" class="quote" target="_blank">Thomaas</a> (<a href="#50" class="quote">Reply 50</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Shenzhen (- Baoan / Huang ...

RE: Anderson Right About ME Subsidies? Looks Like It.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tortugamon" class="quote" target="_blank">tortugamon</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>There is no open skies agreement the...

RE: Here It Is: SQ Premium Economy

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MarcoPoloWorld" class="quote" target="_blank">MarcoPoloWorld</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>And speaking of <acronym tit...

RE: Airlines Without National Flag On Their Planes

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rbavfan" class="quote" target="_blank">rbavfan</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i> <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hon...

RE: Unusual CI TPE-FRA Routing

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/celestar" class="quote" target="_blank">celestar</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>I thought in the past, it has always been ...

RE: AA SFO Terminal 1 Boarding Area C

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SocalApproach" class="quote" target="_blank">SocalApproach</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Seems like <acronym title="Ame...

RE: HEL To Become A Silent Airport

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jsnww81" class="quote" target="_blank">jsnww81</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i> "CITY NAME is in the Eastern time zone. L...

RE: Any Update On DL Gates @ DAL?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cjpark" class="quote" target="_blank">cjpark</a> (<a href="#158" class="quote">Reply 158</a>):<br/><i>Was there a law that prevented Southwest f...

RE: SFO Thread Part 5

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/shengzhurou" class="quote" target="_blank">shengzhurou</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>China airlines replaces 747-400 with...

RE: Virgin America - Turkish Airlines Codeshare

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Do you get <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)...