Having to take a trip down memory lane to recall these. I'm surprised I haven't been to Indiana with all the driving around neighboring states. Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississip...
Jump to postLATAM ended their YYZ-JFK 5th freedom route not too long ago. Never flew it but found out about it in one of Ben Mutzabaugh's pieces on 5th freedom routes a while back where he flew it for the story.
Jump to postYou can give your approach a shot in a simulated sense with Airline Empires: http://www.airline-empires.com/ I've enjoyed playing various airline models out there though I haven't played nearly as much as I did back in ~2004 and it's changed quite a bit since then. As for the question in the real wo...
Jump to postSo just hearing from a Delta mechanic that a Delta A350 suffered wing delamination during a tire burst that sent rubber up to the wing during a landing at HSV. The mechanic described the event as similar to the Concorde except the phase was during landing instead of takeoff (also no causing debris a...
Jump to postNot sure about the retirement date for these birds but I do wonder what equipment DL will use for SLC-HNL once they go away. The 757 seems too small and just barely has the legs for SLC-Hawaii (DL used the 757 on SLC-OGG before it was dropped and the route sometimes took payload penalties), and the...
Jump to postI could imagine that some underhanded routes operating from DCA to politician towns could make the list. From my own perspective I can think of some routes that have done so terribly that they eventually had to be canned. I've flown PFN-ATL (PFN was old Panama City airport now served by ECP) where m...
Jump to postI'd like to see the $25 posting fee reinstated. Span was low back when I joined when there was a fee.
Jump to postI thought it would never happen. Looking forward to more options for east Asia flying that are more consistent in miles earned and quoted prices on neutral metal.
Jump to postThe opposite is also true, I can't remember the last time I saw an ad for an US airline in France, if I ever saw one. Guess it's been a while but in 1994 there was a Delta commercial to the tune of Adiemus that played in France. I never saw it live as I'm in the USA but stumbled across it a while b...
Jump to postI would generally advise against going to Japan if you're flying without a ticket in the first half of August. Japan will be celebrating Obon and it is a very busy time for travel. I remember checking in on my flight back to the states from Narita a few years ago and ANA staff were mentioning how th...
Jump to postFinally, I can fly out of <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> and continue on with the same carrier to some new far beach places like <acronym title="Phuket (HKT / VTSP), Thailand">HKT</acr...
Jump to postFlew a 737-700 to <acronym title="Santa Ana - John Wayne / Orange County (SNA / KSNA), USA - California">SNA</acronym> from <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> in 2009. Was rotating off of ...
Jump to postlink to seatguru layout: <a href="http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_Boeing_777-200_B.php" target="_blank">http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ame...ican_Airlines_Boeing_777-200_B.php</a> Strange that in the forward regular economy cabin is 3-3-3 seating while the rear...
Jump to postNow if only we can get the executives to post on A.net like they have in the past defending their airline. :P
Jump to postATC coming alive again. ATC claiming normal operations should be coming in minutes.
Jump to postUsed to fly this route a lot visiting relatives. Though when I flew it on the CR2, the plane had an average of 15-20 pax on board.
Jump to postWith all the lack of source citing, I'm going to post a link to a source (which also has a link to the study that yielded the results) showing the busiest domestic routes: <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/10/09/the-countrys-busiest-air-routes-and-a-call-for-high-speed-rail/" target="_bl...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airplanedaj" class="quote" target="_blank">airplanedaj</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Why doesn't the Japanese government ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/UnitedTristar" class="quote" target="_blank">UnitedTristar</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i> Posting things from internal we...
Jump to postLooking at the live footage on CNN after the crash, it looks like the aircraft hit the ground right where the edge of the airport property meets the water which would suggest that the tail sheered off there. Looks like it just barely even made it to the airport threshold.
Jump to postI have a <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN<...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Tan+Flyr" class="quote" target="_blank">Tan Flyr</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i> Quoting Concordski (Reply 40): Would lo...
Jump to postWould love to see <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Fresno - Yosemite International (Air Terminal) (FAT / KFAT), USA - California">FAT</acronym> return. Delta used to use 2x 757s daily on t...
Jump to postInteresting note that I thought was interesting is that <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>'s <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Tel Aviv (-Jaffa) - Ben Gurion (Lod) (TLV / LLBG), Israel">TLV...
Jump to postJust nitpicking a little but <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (Jan Smuts) (JNB / FAJS), South Africa">JNB</acronym> is the longest route that is nonst...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ElPistolero" class="quote" target="_blank">ElPistolero</a> (<a href="#62" class="quote">Reply 62</a>):<br/><i>Aren't they all lie flat seats? An...
Jump to postAs far as international is concerned for US airlines in J with aircraft currently in fleet (so excluding future deliveries) also lie-flat implies horizontal below: ***Delta: 777, 747, 764 100% lie-flat, A330 and 763 going 100% lie-flat in a couple of years. Only TATL 757s not going lie-flat. ***Unit...
Jump to postFlew the <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> route in F on the 747 and th...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Viscount724" class="quote" target="_blank">Viscount724</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i> <acronym title="London - Heathrow...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tonyban" class="quote" target="_blank">tonyban</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i> Quoting RussianJet (Reply 9): I wouldn't ...
Jump to postHoping one of these birds ends up on a NRT route. Then I'd actually consider flying an American carrier instead of only ANA and JAL in J.
Jump to postWould be happy if this would be on IB metal though it seems IB doesn't have any heavy operations out of BCN.
Jump to postI need to find a way to justify flying our daily KLM <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11 visitor flying <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Neth...
Jump to postThey're not the reason I fly though. <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Until I can see seat availability that I can choose from (depending on letter fare) before making the purchase, I'll choose to fly...
Jump to postJust to confirm for those who are still are confused on the 9 or 10 abreast in economy, here's official word from a journalist's query to <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>: <a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/flights/boardingarea/post/2012/05/View-From-The-Wing---America...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mogandoCI" class="quote" target="_blank">mogandoCI</a> (<a href="#39" class="quote">Reply 39</a>):<br/><i>Because in <acronym title="United Airl...
Jump to postAll I can say from this announcement is that I'm going to be using my United card a lot more as well as flying them more too. I fly <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> (as an elite too) since they offer much better in advance premium seating (first or business specifically to <acro...
Jump to postThe best part is how Doug claims a merger will mean half the number of cut jobs. I really can't recall a merger where redundant departments got kept around and bases maintained the same number of employees. Large synergies from mergers happen from removing such positions. I could only imagine that a...
Jump to postAll I can say is that if dividend miles is the surviving program with its awful redemption opportunities I will stop flying <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> and cancel their card and exclusively keep my <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> card + fly <acronym titl...
Jump to postI like it. Reminds me of the PSA livery.
I would have been surprised if Fresno was not in the first batch of announced cities. Keep in mind that <acronym title="Air Guizhou (China) and Allegiant Air (USA)">G4</acronym> was founded in Fresno 15 years ago so they have very solid name recognition there over places like <acronym title="Stockto...
Jump to postCan't stand the 2-5-2 layout. When I fly I only take the window seat, even at night. There's no chance of getting a row of 3+ seats to lie down on with such high load factors today so I will take leaning against the fuselage instead. Take a look at a 2-5-2 airline's seat map for a flight in the next...
Jump to postEstonian Air (I still believe) flies with 5 seats in a row in business on their single 737-500 jet.
Jump to postMy friend's dad is the most senior (#1) copilot in Delta Air Lines. He could hold captain on 777 (don't believe 747 due to fence rules I believe?). He instead flies the 777 as a copilot as what matters most to him is his use of time. He has his favorite routes and places to visit and only has to fly...
Jump to postI could see west-origin traffic funneling through <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym> and east-origin traffic funneling through <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acro...
Jump to postIf a theoretical merger were to happen, my biggest concern is the frequent flyer program. If the availability for redemption sways toward US then even Delta's Skypesos will be a better alternative. And as much as I dislike Skypesos, I dislike dividend miles even more. For an upcoming trip I have pla...
Jump to postGiven their recent intro into Atlanta, I'd like to be able to see a Georgia One special livery over here in <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>. <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation...
Jump to postFrom what I hear there has been mutliple talks between <acronym title="Fresno - Yosemite International (Air Terminal) (FAT / KFAT), USA - California">FAT</acronym> management and <acronym title="Air Guizhou (China) and Allegiant Air (USA)">G4</acronym> in recent months. Same for <acronym title="Stoc...
Jump to postHaving gone through customs a few times in <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> from <acronym title="Turkmenistan Airlines">T5</acronym> in the past couple of years (<acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Aus...
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