Only IFR flights show up on Flightaware; helicopters fly VFR most of the time. In addition, many helicopters are corporately owned with public tracking blocked by the owner.
Jump to postIn Canada, a 757 is treated as a heavy when it is the leading aircraft and as a medium when it is the following aircraft.
Jump to postNormally a medevac flight is dispatched and takes off as medevac; it is very unusual to gain medevac status in the air. I agree that PAN PAN or declaring an emergency (depending on the severity) would be more appropriate in this case.
[Edited 2016-04-07 05:30:56]
I tend to believe the "rumour" that Flair has pulled out. The reason given for suspending sales, the <acronym title="Catania - Fontanarossa (Filippo Eredia) (CTA / LICC), Italy">CTA</acronym> review, was ongoing before they launched and never made any sense. If they were concerned about the review t...
Jump to postHe certainly had his faults, but he genuinely cared for his constituents. That's a lot more than you can say about most politicians.
RIP Rob.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/wjcandee" class="quote" target="_blank">wjcandee</a> (<a href="#191" class="quote">Reply 191</a>):<br/><i>Or, even better, by pilots and trained...
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Jump to postI don't have performance numbers for the Q400 out of <acronym title="Toronto - Billy Bishop City (City Centre / Toronto Island) (YTZ / CYTZ), Canada - Ontario">YTZ</acronym>, but I know there can be fuel stops to <acronym title="Thunder Bay (YQT / CYQT), Canada - Ontario">YQT</acronym> with a full p...
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Jump to postWhy is everyone talking about the 727 in the past tense? There are still a fair number flying in scheduled and charter cargo service, particularly up here in Canada.
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<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DualQual" class="quote" target="_blank">DualQual</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Off the top of my head I think the NATs re...
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/flyDTW1992" class="quote" target="_blank">flyDTW1992</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>They fly in from Christchurch, so mo...
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/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Aircraft had a maintenance issue (FMC failur...
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/777Jet" class="quote" target="_blank">777Jet</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>If FlightAware is accurate, then were would ha...
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/PlymSpotter" class="quote" target="_blank">PlymSpotter</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>To facilitate a return during an e...
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Jump to postWonder why AC1917 didn't go to YHM instead, looks like they flew right over it on the way to BUF.
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/YYZatcboy" class="quote" target="_blank">YYZatcboy</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>YBR is pretty much due west from <acro...
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/longhauler" class="quote" target="_blank">longhauler</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>It would not be illegal per CARS to co...
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/adamh8297" class="quote" target="_blank">adamh8297</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Wouldn't flying <acronym title="JetBlu...
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/longhauler" class="quote" target="_blank">longhauler</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>One of the rules (among many), is that...
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/modesto2" class="quote" target="_blank">modesto2</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>It allows airlines to market "direct" serv...
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/zeke" class="quote" target="_blank">zeke</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Have a look at <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</a...
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/CALTECH" class="quote" target="_blank">CALTECH</a> (<a href="#120" class="quote">Reply 120</a>):<br/><i>And everyone talks about <acronym title=...
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/RyanairGuru" class="quote" target="_blank">RyanairGuru</a> (<a href="#77" class="quote">Reply 77</a>):<br/><i>Did you read nothing else Roseflye...
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/B747400ERF" class="quote" target="_blank">B747400ERF</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>But you are saying they are the same...
Jump to postWhen Asiana 214 crashed in <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>, the evacuation was delayed because the crew did not understand or could not accept the severity of the situation. I suppose all you heroes would be calmly seated waiting for instru...
Jump to postDo we know the van was occupied? Maybe the driver left it in gear and it rolled away, it's happened before notably at YYZ.
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/factsonly" class="quote" target="_blank">factsonly</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Very much a one-off charter, no schedule...
Jump to postJust a guess, perhaps it was to manage the difference in speeds between jets and turboprops? Normally a prop departure has an immediate right or left turnout (left for the 24s, right for 23) to get them away from the departure corridor, otherwise the next departing jet would overtake it. Using the 3...
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/GSPSPOT" class="quote" target="_blank">GSPSPOT</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Bummer... Bigtime. Guess I'll keep my M-F no...
Jump to postThanks for checking Longhauler, but now I'm really confused. My (also current) Jeppesen account shows a LOC (BACK CRS) Z <acronym title="Air Comores and Crimea Air (Ukraine)">OR</acronym> NDB RWY 26 and a LOC (BACK CRS) Y RWY 26 for <acronym title="Goose Bay - Goose (YYR / CYYR), Canada - Newfoundla...
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/sixtyseven" class="quote" target="_blank">sixtyseven</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>Well it isnt. </i></font></td></tr><...
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/Kaiarahi" class="quote" target="_blank">Kaiarahi</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>The last LOC(<acronym title="Brymon Airw...
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/morrisond" class="quote" target="_blank">morrisond</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Yes the were flying a localizer approach...
Jump to postYVR, YYC, YEG, YWG, YHM, YOW, YMX, YQM, YHZ, YYT. All of these cities are already seeing 767 service from Cargojet.
[Edited 2015-03-19 23:37:50]
[Edited 2015-03-19 23:41:41]
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/photopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">photopilot</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>These cruises will likely appeal to th...
Jump to postSometimes the only approach available isn't optimal. Not every airport has intersecting runways of varying headings, CAT III ILS's on all of them, and no conflicting airports in the vicinity. You can ask for a different approach at <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach...
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/kamloops" class="quote" target="_blank">kamloops</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Does that mean <acronym title="San ...
Jump to postJust curious, are these "diversions" dispatched as re-files that end up short of the required fuel at the re-file point? Because if so they really shouldn't be called diversions, more like a planned tech stop. Flight planning software is pretty accurate and it's rare to encounter headwinds significa...
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/Kaiarahi" class="quote" target="_blank">Kaiarahi</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>Since you obviously don't know what it m...
Jump to postGotta feel bad for <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> on this one. Talk about expensive, for something they have no control over. Presumably they thought they could immediately continue on, otherwise a return to <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - Calif...
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Jump to postIf it's a non-towered field, you can land on any runway you want so long as you maintain separation from other aircraft. For example, a large aircraft might select a longer runway with a strong crosswind while a light aircraft may select the shorter, more into-wind runway. Other times, an aircraft m...
Jump to postFinally, Flin Flon (population 5,592) gets the jet service it deserves!
There's a couple new routes here that I think could work, but overall this airline is a joke.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Airstud" class="quote" target="_blank">Airstud</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i> I entered Canada at Pearson airport on De...
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/yenne09" class="quote" target="_blank">yenne09</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Canada-East 6 long-haul airports (Hal...
Jump to postGood news for Jazz and, in my opinion, Canadian aviation in general.
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