I have to say, it is popular here to poo-poo the new guys, it's also popular by some to act as though the new guys are going to revolutionize the industry. Neither are always necessarily true. That said, IF Breeze manages to make it through this summer, they're going to have some work to do to get ...
Jump to postOnce the FAA clears enough A220 pilots, are there any other major headwinds that stick out? No (other than getting the aircraft themselves flying, but those two backlogs should clear together). And people forget the huge advantage of having David Neeleman in your camp: ready access to lots (and lot...
Jump to postI guess I’m confused about what you think they ought to be doing. Buying tickets on other carriers for folks? When passengers choose to fly on a smaller carrier, they know or should know that there’s a potential for this sort of outcome. This is exactly why I wont fly some of the small carriers. Th...
Jump to postSure. I got an email and text this morning for a flight scheduled for Thursday (probably the most warning I’ve ever gotten of a cancellation). I had options of traveling within 14 days in the same class of service with no fare difference, refund in Breezepoints, or refund to my method of payment. I...
Jump to postPlease explain how their reaccomodation policy was more than adequate. I find that difficult to believe when most flights are only operating 2 days a week. Sure. I got an email and text this morning for a flight scheduled for Thursday (probably the most warning I’ve ever gotten of a cancellation). ...
Jump to postMX101 SFO-CHS-TPA is cancelled for tomorrow. And was also cancelled on Thursday. 2 times in a row it was cancelled and it only flies Thursday and Sunday. The DOT needs to step in on this operation. Given that many if not most of their reliability issues seem to stem from regulatory slowness (the cr...
Jump to postMX101 SFO-CHS-TPA is cancelled for tomorrow. And was also cancelled on Thursday. 2 times in a row it was cancelled and it only flies Thursday and Sunday. The DOT needs to step in on this operation. Given that many if not most of their reliability issues seem to stem from regulatory slowness (the cr...
Jump to postCancelled for 6/24: MX236 CHS-RIC-LAS MX416/436/437/417 ORF-PVD-RIC-PVD-ORF MX 101 SFO-CHS-TPA MX 128 TPA-ORF Cancelled for tomorrow, 6/25… MX 243 LAS-SYR-CHS Already cancelled for Saturday, 6/26… MX 116 TPA-RIC-SFO Ouch. I wonder how many of the preserved flights will be operated by charters? I be...
Jump to postIronically, the OP's question might actually be one of the last remnants of any kind of code or pattern remaining to the designation of flight numbers: Airlines completely randomize their flight numbers to change frequently (I've heard this is to keep too much data from being compiled on a chronica...
Jump to postThe vast majority of ATCers have at least two covid vaccine doses. ATC has a mandatory retirement age of 56. ATC has health requirements to prevent ATCers from dying on the job so most ATCers are healthy. The risk for Covid deaths is very low. The risk for surface transmission of covid is very low....
Jump to postI think it’s likely he is struggling to adapt to living in Montreal and would prefer to quietly go back to retirement in the US. Quebec is known for not being welcoming to people who don’t speak French, and the politics there are very special to say the least. Quebec yes, but Montreal not so much i...
Jump to postGlad it was fixed, but this should not have been an issue the airlines had to fix. We need to attract international service, not have the service work around us. . . . assuming WN fixed it for gating reasons. But the timings of their low-frequency service vary from schedule to schedule for all sort...
Jump to postIs the issue with domestic F service or with domestic F service on a long/Hawaii flight? I'm not sure what's wrong with a big seat, a couple drinks, a snack, and an easier time with bags on a flight like ORD-DEN. Lately, the cost delta between coach and First is often in line with what you get on sh...
Jump to postHere is a report from my flight on Breeze #237 LAS-RIC 6/19/22. They communicated extremely well. Fours days out I received an email saying that the flight would be operated by Global X on an A320 (FYI, the flight crew was OUTSTANDING). They also said the flight would be 2 hours late due to "c...
Jump to postBack in that time period AUS-NRT was way too small for nonstop service. Keep in mind that AUS is a relatively weak Japan market; its two biggest TPAC markets are ICN and TPE and it’s not especially close. Very interesting! I'm assuming this is fuelled by O&D demand for Samsung and TSMC? Or is t...
Jump to postTrying to draw conclusions about the future of Asian travel based upon pre-pandemic data or making an analogy to the early days of the London-RDU flight to bolster the case for a flight to China is specious at best. The world of transpacific travel is just so vastly different from what it was befor...
Jump to postDid American ever fly AUS-NRT nonstop? I know they did SJC-NRT with the MD-11 from 1991 until 2006. ANA restarted the route in 2013 and moved to Haneda in 2020. I don't believe anyone has everyone flown a regularly scheduled AUS-NRT flight, maybe a couple of one offs for SXSW. Back in that time per...
Jump to postDoug needs to be pitching road entry infrastructure. Spent 25 min last night (10pm) from I40:entrance to arrivals. Only 3 arrival lanes open, outside 2 lanes closed as well as departure level. Passengers were walking on road toward interstate trying to find their ride. Add all the flights you can b...
Jump to postPicked up a friend at BNA last night, 10pm. 25 min from I40 to arrival lanes. Departure lanes closed, outside arrival lanes closed. MNAA is dropping the ball. I've sat in it and I get the frustration, but when else are they supposed to do the work? I think income levels for an area is a factor. Haw...
Jump to postAC1236 looks like daily from June 1st. What are the prospects of AC to YVR? Beautiful area of country. i don't think you'll ever see AC fly it. Delta can't even make it work year-round from ATL. If it's ever flown, possibly seasonally and less than daily on a carrier like WestJet or Flair. If anyon...
Jump to postWant to bet on how quickly that lovely open concourse space gets filled up with kiosks selling coffee, magazines and nuts? Highly unlikely. Concession will flow along the northern wall and the center of the main area. Posted up thread is a link to the agreement that will show who is going within th...
Jump to postSo since we kind of have a down moment now with LH already started and no new routes on the table, I wanted to ask a question of everyone. What would you like to see added route wise in the next 3 years? Not a prediction, but try to keep it realistic. It has to be something with a chance to happen....
Jump to postUPlog wrote:Its interesting to compare growth rate of Covid(when it did not even have a name at the time) vs Monkeypox in the first 20-days.
I'm back in Tulsa and confirmed that the model I remembered is at TUL, just outside the exit from the secure area on the B side. It's not interactive but is pretty detailed and covers a large area (not just the terminal). I think it's likely from the early 1990s based on the aircraft models used, th...
Jump to postAre there any photos of these SWA nose cones on another carrier? Our technicians say otherwise that parts are not loaned to SWA from all carriers. I can’t speak to part sharing, but you all had a ground handling arrangement (no idea if there was a contract or if it was more ad hoc) at ORD before WN...
Jump to postSouthwest absolutely loans parts to other airlines. Not uncommon to see a nose cone or engine cowl in SWA colors on other carriers. Thats been happening the entire 25 years i have been in the industry. Are there any photos of these SWA nose cones on another carrier? Our technicians say otherwise th...
Jump to postA ways off still but in November Air Canada drops back down to 2 daily, after a short ramp up to 3 in October. BUT it will be a CRJ-900 for both flights starting in November. So more seats even with less flights So current schedule thru June it’s 2x CRJ200 July and August 1xE175 and 1xCRJ200 Septem...
Jump to postHas anyone heard anything about how MX is doing? CAK started last week, and BDL and TUL start today. I'm booked on TUL-BNA at the end of the month; the flight will be upgraded to a BCS3 by then. (If anyone needs to go to any of the MX markets, MX has a crazy sale on F seats that ends today; I paid ...
Jump to postHas anyone heard anything about how MX is doing? CAK started last week, and BDL and TUL start today. I'm booked on TUL-BNA at the end of the month; the flight will be upgraded to a BCS3 by then. (If anyone needs to go to any of the MX markets, MX has a crazy sale on F seats that ends today; I paid ...
Jump to postHas anyone heard anything about how MX is doing? CAK started last week, and BDL and TUL start today. I'm booked on TUL-BNA at the end of the month; the flight will be upgraded to a BCS3 by then. (If anyone needs to go to any of the MX markets, MX has a crazy sale on F seats that ends today; I paid $...
Jump to postI think the title of the thread is a bit sensationalist, if not misleading. In fact, the link provide seems to debunk that notion on the very first line. There is zero momentum to reimpose a mask mandate. Despite "polling" that "most Americans support a mask mandate," I am dubio...
Jump to postWhile unpopular, the mask mandate decision was an errant decision, politically motivated and legally dubious by a wholly unqualified judge. Neither here nor there, but I think you'd find entirely reasonable minds can disagree with that statement, which is little more than opinion masquerading as fa...
Jump to postNot sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I just moved back to the Nashville area and I am going to be a free agent soon (Currently am an MVP w/AS. I travel for leisure and I am debating on which of the US3 I should give my loyalty to. My most frequent city that I fly to yearly is Seattl...
Jump to postI was somewhere recently (TUL?) that had one of these scale models on display. I'll see if I can remember where that was.
Jump to postI’d actually argue that it’s a little weird considering (pm)AA’s historic strength in Paris; recall that AA stayed at ORY for a long time. I think the explanation is that the Carolinas have much stronger business ties to Germany than to anywhere else in Europe. As far as France, Michelin in Greenvil...
Jump to postI get the feeling airport terminals in the US are not as coordinated as in Europe or other regions because terminals are run by different airlines and so forth. In places like FRA, baggage transfer is a solved problem. The airport is run by one authority. But that's really just my feeling. Baggage ...
Jump to postParking up to $25 per day. https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/safety-concerns-raised-as-parking-at-rdu-now-up-to-25-a-day/ Those costs are a bit crazy. Uber/Family ride is my go to for anything over 3-4 days. However with the demand being seen at the airport it may be a shrewd m...
Jump to postBecause the data shows COVID is an order of magnitude more impactful. That was true (and, actually, it was significantly more than an order of magnitude in most populations) before vaccines and efficacious treatments for COVID. Is it true now? I've not seen data to that effect. Because if you had f...
Jump to postWhile most folks will simply ignore the recommendation, it is a sensible idea. We should not miss an opportunity to test, and do it often. But the public health choices we've made in the US are contrary to this (seemingly sensible) position. Why shouldn't folks be testing for flu before flying in t...
Jump to postcitationjet wrote:Concorde flew the pond from 1976 to 2003.
I flew a PanAm 707 from JFK to Rome as late as 1980.
I believe current generation narrow bodies were flying before 2003 across the Atlantic.
While most folks will simply ignore the recommendation, it is a sensible idea. We should not miss an opportunity to test, and do it often. But the public health choices we've made in the US are contrary to this (seemingly sensible) position. Why shouldn't folks be testing for flu before flying in t...
Jump to postThere is a very long history of SWA not wanting training costs. The SWA flights that overran the runway’s in BUR and MDW were not using auto brakes as they were not allowed by SWA policy at the time. Perhaps they could have helped? You might re-review the accident report for the MDW accident. They ...
Jump to postAll the articles are quoting anonymous "US officials". So who else would it be if not the government? A government official without authorization doesn’t speak for the government. It’s no different from the fact that (for instance) a UA employee criticizing AA on a.net doesn’t mean that U...
Jump to postIf the US leaked this ahead of the Chinese determination, CAAC will not be very happy with the NTSB. It is rather shocking, and may have implications for the future. A U.S. person =\= “the U.S.” Is there any evidence of a government leak? All the articles are quoting anonymous "US officials&qu...
Jump to postAvatar2go wrote:If the US leaked this ahead of the Chinese determination, CAAC will not be very happy with the NTSB. It is rather shocking, and may have implications for the future.
It’s ridiculous when you consider that the 1500 hour rule had no evidence and is limiting the supply of legal pilots, but the age 65 rule is based on scientific evidence on cognitive decline. This is all about rewarding particular people financially… not safety. The US safety culture is really in d...
Jump to postIt’s ridiculous when you consider that the 1500 hour rule had no evidence and is limiting the supply of legal pilots, but the age 65 rule is based on scientific evidence on cognitive decline. This is all about rewarding particular people financially… not safety. The US safety culture is really in d...
Jump to postCJC is interesting - a small but high-yielding Codelco/Chuqui business market and also some high-end inbound tourism to San Pedro. But would runway performance be an issue? It’s quite high and can be pretty hot. Isnt that what the 700 is for? Yeah, but is it enough? It’s 2,000 feet higher than ADD.
Jump to postI believe CM's way forward in the long term is to fly to more secondary cities from PTY, it's biggest competitors all have domestic networks to feed their flights onwards. for example: ANF & CJC (Antofagasta and Calama in northern Chile) are wealthy cities with high yielding business traffic (m...
Jump to postI received the email today from DL - my first (and continuing thought) was what frequent traveler with a SkyClub pass would be showing up 3+ hours before their flight? Let's be honest - how many regular travelers who have a SkyClub membership show up to the airport 3+ hours early? When I traveled f...
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