Re: Does ANC have potential to be the "KEF" on the other side of North America?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
There are several other ongoing threads on this topic; I recommend you check those out.

Re: Alaska Fleet to all Boeing

Now the dumping of the Q400s is a little surprising for a couple routes out of SEA... During severe fog days in the fall in Seattle, those things are the only ones that come and go through all of it... Same for smoke days in OR and NorCal... I'd have thought they'd at least keep a handful for their...

Re: Bulb specification help please!

The BPE GPL's are extremely common "peanut" bulbs for PAX signs. The 3787 bulbs will probably work, but if you're putting the wrong voltage bulbs in, you should expect bulb life problems. FYI, some vendors will list it as "OL3071" while others will have it as "0L3071." ...

Re: Finnair A350 config and useage

For A-350s, LWS/E/D are the ones in the new Biz configs. They are "guaranteed" (though we know how that goes sometimes) on routes to DFW and SIN. The new seats, if you hadn't already read, DON'T RECLINE. You simply flip up a thigh pad and slouch down into the flat bed accordingly. To my su...

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

Am I the only person that would like to see Brussels Airlines order A220s?
They didn't really replace their AVRO's with anything, AFAIK, and they could knock out the A319s with them, too.

Re: Inside the hangar at the center of the $1 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute

These are the first photos I've ever seen of it, and I have to admit, it's worse than I expected.
Thank you for sharing the link.

Re: Mid-90s Transcontinental Aircraft

Transcon fleet-types by routes from LAX by AA/US/CO/UA/DL/TW in 1995, according to Departed flights: Widebodies really started to be taken off routes that didn't touch BOS/NYC/WAS/MIA by the late 1990s, although a few exceptions remained. I flew a US 762 on PIT-LAX in Feb 2001, and I believe US con...

Re: Old TWA documentary re-released in high quaity

Thank you for posting this; I hadn't watched it before. How sad that it was clearly made, for the most part, pre-merger announcement... and then it all came crashing down. Not sure I would call 360p high quality, it’s almost the lowest video resolution YouTube offers. 1. I watched it in 480. He didn...

Re: 737NG aerodynamic aftermarket kit certified

Really interesting looking https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10054899 Thanks for posting that! It was uploaded over a year ago, but somehow I never saw it. In that pic, I can spot the lower empennage VG's, flap canoe points, revised aft wing-body fairings, a hideously ugly APU exhaust rework (but we'...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

The BA85 Vancouver has been heavily delayed for the last week at least on the 380 - wouldn't be happy being on that. Yeah I've been watching that, too. I'm booked on it later this summer; it has just recently switched to A380 service, and has been delayed by 2-5 hours ever since. Not enough slack i...

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

Time to update the list of A220 sales campaigns 7. LOT (possibly a large order) 8. SAS (possibly a large order) With this past week's revelation that SAS will NOT be receiving any more cash injections, and will be forced to raise funds on the capital markets, I feel like any potential order just fe...

Re: NYC (JFK/EWR/LGA/SWF/HPN/ISP) Aviation Thread - 2022

Terminal expansion = moronic. Period. The limiting factor in NYC s airspace, which is arguably oversaturated as is. Lest we ignore how often JFK's taxiways swell during peak hours. The status quo is untenable, and ground expansion will only exacerbate issues. It's not much of an expansion. New T1 r...

Re: Are the Pratt & Whitney GTF reliability issues fixed now?

So this particular article states that Egyptair has had 15 of its 24 PW engines on the A220 replaced and they're waiting on the remaining to be replaced as well. That would be very interesting if all the fleet's engines have been replaced and alarming a bit. as of now, they are flying only 5 of the...

Re: Embraer New Turboprop Aircraft News and Discussion Thread

Embraer is putting off its turboprop launch decision until next year. https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-sees-turboprop-decision-in-early-2023-eyes-70-and-90-seaters/148851.article EPIC mistake, IMO. Fuel has never been higher. ERJs, CRJs, and old ATRs and Q400s need to be replaced. If...

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2022

Still wondering why DFW won't build a connecter between C and E (or even the south end of D and south end of C). I believe all of the existing wAAlkwAAys were built before the skylAAnk trAAin was running; with that epic investment made, I don't expect the airport to build another bridge from AA-lan...

Re: The first Airbus A320 to break the 30-year in service mark

I had to look it up. NW was the first A320 operator in North America. The first A320 was delivered on June 8th. 1989. The first flight was on July 1st 1989 from MSP-SAN. The second U.S., and (I assume) North American operator, was the second incarnation of Braniff. In August 1989, not long before t...

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

airBaltic has said that the travel recovery isn't going exactly as they had hoped. So there's likely some fleet slack to enable these tours. OR, there was slack at the time that the tour was agreed to. And then a parts shortage happened later, perhaps. Regarding why you'd parade a plane from a dista...

Re: Avolon CEO says Boeing has "lost its way"

For what it's worth, from my armchair, I agree with him.
And moving the bigwigs to Washington, DC is NOT the right direction; it implies that Boeing plans to base their future on being a politically influential entity, rather than a leader in engineering or product relevance.

Re: DL A220 rough landing, near-tailstrike at MSP

I speak as a mechanic who has done a number of hard landing inspections, NOT as a pilot who has performed them... But to me, it's far more concerning that they nearly departed the left main off the left edge of the runway. The touchdown is exaggerated on camera- it doesn't look that serious to me. T...

Re: Are the Pratt & Whitney GTF reliability issues fixed now?

Judging by the daily news at avherald, things seem to be drastically better. I understand PW took advantage of the pandemic slow down to develop, test, and implement improvements. There are still periodic issues--jetBlue had an A220 lose an engine this month, for example--but it's not at the alarmin...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

It looks like ANC-SFO is gone, and also LAX-DAL, both for late June to early July dates.
That's making it tricky to get from ANC to DAL, as it rules out both California connection points. And the SEA-DAL times are, at this point, suboptimal.

Re: New Terminal EYW

I agree that it's bland.
They're building a glass shoebox.
The interior decor looks like a mid 2000's hospital. Yay, a bar.
If the above stories about long delays and congestions are even half true, the airport would be better off to build a movie theater!

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

The point here with SAS is clearly what lightsaber wrote. SAS said last year that they want more real data from both the E2 and the A220 and thus leasing in both types before ordering. Almost sounds like they're trying to avoid repeating their 737-600 mistake... Meanwhile, in A220 land, I have some...

Re: American 737 Max Stuck in St Thomas, VI

OUCH!!! With the handrail up too? Pee pee test. I wish rampers would be more cautious when operating equipment near aircraft. Most of these accidents are totally preventable. Thanks for the feedback, F9Animal. I’m so glad you have enough proof of careless behavior to make such a statement. Please s...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

Not good news today about the 737-10 program. If the US Congress doesn't allow an exemption to flight deck warning system alert regulations then Boeing may scrap the larger, newest derivitive. The cost of meeting the new regulation if not certified by Dec 31st 2022 may doom the MAX10. I assume it'd...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

It's a bummer. I flew an AS A320 yesterday on a 4 hour leg, followed by an AS 739ER on a four hour leg. I'd take the AS A320 any day. They're both metal tube hurtling through the sky, but Alaska configured the A320 pretty comfortably when they gutted the VX interiors. And with the exception of the o...

Re: Airbus pushed for A220-500, replacing A320CEO / 737-800.. ?

It baffles me that in other threads on this discussion board, we have one group of people panning the 737MAX (and rightfully so, perhaps) for having a cockpit interface that traces its roots to the 1960's Boeing products....... .....And yet another group of people who think it's a brilliant idea to ...

Re: Embraer New Turboprop Aircraft News and Discussion Thread

While RR didn't say whether its entrant would be an AE derivative, it does advertise an AE 1107 "Growth application" that can produce 9,000 shaft horsepower, which probably would be enough for the 90-seat model. In my OPINION, 9,000 is WAY too much. The Q400 peaks at 5000, but you don't e...

Re: Eastern Airlines News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Why is a EAL using a Dynamic flight number, hasn't Dynamic airlines been assigned the the trash bin? EAL is essentially Dynamic rebranded. They still use Dynamic's AOC and never changed the IATA code. Well, that may be, but the IATA code is hardly to blame for poor operational performance. If they ...

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

That makes JetBlue the largest A220 operator. I would think that at this point, they are just waiting on A220-500, which is the perfect A320 replacement. B6 hasn't taken delivery. How did those 100 E190s + 100 options turn out? B6 hasn't taken delivery?? They've been operating the A220 for months n...

Re: Jetblue Fleet Thread - 2022

In regards to the latest blizzard recovery to a meltdown, yet again at b6, its increasingly obvious the operations leadership team IE Johanna and whoever is just after her, I believe a gentleman by Alex Bataglia, are inept. I can't wrap my head around how they keep doing the same mistakes over and ...

Re: Delta Fleet Thread - 2022

akelley728 wrote:

B757Forever wrote:

Ship 3209 is going to MCI for some time consuming structural work. The real estate in the ATL hangar is too valuable to tie up a spot that long.

What type of structural work?

Re: WN FA Union votes no-confidence in WN VP Flight Operations

https://media.twu556.org/2022/01/07103255/Letter-from-the-TWU-Local-556-Executive-Board-07JAN22.pdf According to friends that work there, the issue of inconsistency in holding employees accountable for infractions of company policies has been going on for years and years. From the link, it sounds l...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

Regarding DAL, I believe AS is only running three flights/day (one each to LAX, SFO, SEA). How are they able to maintain their gate without WN or DL trying to take it over (or at least being forced to share it like DL and WN do for one of the gates)? I flew DL out of DAL last week; WN was hogging t...

Re: Aviastar TU204 freighter catches fire in Hangzhou

Ummmm did it crash land down a hill? Or go over a speed bump? FYI I’m aware it was sitting on the ramp. Quite concerning it broke in half that easily from a fire. If I were a pilot or a passenger on any of those I would be scared right now a bump in the air might crack the airplane if half!!! Well ...

Re: AS, UA, DL and others struggle to crew flights due to Omicron

Goes back to what I've been saying, we all have our favorite airline and we want everyone to fly them but the sound advise is to book a different airline entirely as a back up. Well, sure, and the "sound advice" would also say it's best to buy two new cars in case one breaks, and two comp...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

Could someone point me to a list of which 737-900ERs are ETOPS rated?
I see they've upped ANC-HNL to a 739 sometimes, instead of the typical 738.

Re: Updated: Airbus goes legal as Qatar Airways jet row escalates

I have gone into some detail with you on what is involved with painting any aircraft, and no aircraft paint process will involve painting over old paint. The old paint is always stripped back, the surface always prepared, and then, and only then the protective layer and polyurethane livery are appl...

Re: Updated: Qantas selects A320neo and A220 families for narrowbody fleet replacement

Man oh man, it sure is refreshing to see Boeing get beat up by a plane they try to suffocate with sanctions. I couldn't agree more. As a complete Boeing fanboy, I lost so much respect for them over that. In hindsight, they should have been minding their own product engineering, and making the MAX a...

Re: HEL Airport closes due to Snow/Ice

For comparison, greetings from Anchorage (PANC).
While PANC airport can indeed handle just about anything that winter throws at them, the one exception is... FREEZING RAIN.
Most airlines' deice charts and tables won't let them fly in freezing rain conditions, anyway.
So. HEL has my sympathies!

Re: Incident: S7 A21N at Magadan on Dec 2nd 2021, unreliable airspeed

It seems they landed at IKT even though YKS was less than half as far and directly on the great circle route, IKT seems a very reasonable place to go but does anyone know why they wouldn't stop at YKS? Yeah Weather at YKS was -30 with Icing in the area. IKT was a relatively benign -1. There would a...

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2021

Well for goodness sake, I hope they go A221/223/225 to build a nice family.
And launch the A225.
I think it would be an efficient fleet for LOT: A22x and 787.

Re: Flybe 2.0 receives first DH8-400

You guys are arguing about what new livery they should have.
If only there was a website with a photo of the new livery already up, so that people could view it.
You know, like a website...with photos...of airliners...

Re: Can 747s really use flaps even with total hydraulic loss and if so why isnt this on other aircraft?

Sorry, but I am about to rain on your parade! What difference does it make if the Flaps have both hydraulic and electric extension/retraction? You have a much bigger problem staring you in the face! How are you going to control the aircraft? With no hydraulics, you have no flight controls! FALSE. A...

Re: Blow-In Doors on JT8Ds on the Boeing 737-100?

The manufacturing capability of early jet engine intakes was not what it is today. That's no surprise, of course. But with time, they developed the abilities to make more complex duct shapes in the inlet. Thus the inlet is effective across all ranges of power settings, without the complexity (and dr...

Re: SLC to Europe 2022

I dont know about any of that, but as a west-coaster, I'd FAR prefer to connect at SLC than MSP, JFK, ORD (gasp), etc. Much simpler, smoother, low-key experience. And I know the locals hate the new terminal, but for those of us who fly (or, at least, pre-Covid FLEW) regularly, walking a couple block...

Re: AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines plans fleet renewal: 20 A320neo family and 9 B787

Good; that's a nice, sensible fleet. The new aircraft should all be delivered by 2030 and will replace the Azerbaijan Airlines' current fleet of four A319s (one is in VIP configration), seven A320s (one is in VIP configration), two A340-500s, two B757-200s and two B767-300ERs. Well that list ignored...

Re: AA at FAI (Fairbanks) operational issues

I'm flying in to Fairbanks today on AA, but I am concerned about the weather situation. AA has not issued a travel advisory. If my flight gets diverted to ANC, my trip will be all for naught. But I am hopeful FAI will stay open for inbound flights, and so far my flight is showing on time as schedul...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

iAmAlaska49 wrote:

jeffrey0032j wrote:

Any idea why brand new Max N920AK was delivered straight from BFI to ANC and has been there for the past day and a half?

They're installing equipment such as emergency equipment and oxygen bottles on it.

Re: Airline with the oldest livery still flying/in use?

China Airlines.
Plum Blossom since 1995, only change has been the font!