Hmm... My neighbor is the VP of Marketing for North America for SAA. When I get home from my trip, I'll ask him. BTW, their U.S. Marketing arm is based in South Florida.
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/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#58" class="quote">Reply 58</a>):<br/><i>It would be pretty easy - they come with typ...
Jump to postWhen I was a wee young pilot at American Eagle, I had a Captain that was adamant that they should shut down (or at the very least drastically downsize) <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>, <acr...
Jump to postSun Country has just shy of 20 737NG's. Even if the full fleet is leased, these aircraft are in high demand and the owners would have no problem dispersing them. I'd imagine Eastern would love to get their hands on a few, and I've heard that Miami Air is looking to add at least an additional <acrony...
Jump to postMiami's crew lines in immigration are notorious for getting backed up. If you get stuck behind a foreign wide body crew, or heck even a US wide body crew (or 2 or 3) It can easily take 30 or 45 minutes. Conversely, this action might not be entirely as altruistic as it appears on it's face. Reducing ...
Jump to postI almost had something similar to this happen several years ago in <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym> during a severe winter storm. We had just blocked in (chocks and all) and the Agent was positioning the bridge towa...
Jump to postAt my airline, the pressurization panel on the 737 is part of the F/O's preflight flow (it's also an <acronym title="Mexicana Airlines (Mexico)">MX</acronym> procedure to ensure that the mode selector is in the correct position for flight if they've moved it). I do have my own technique, but I'm am ...
Jump to postThe pattern looks like cherry blossoms.
Jump to postI'd say that old bird dog is headed for the scrAAp heAAp.
Jump to postAnd an American MD-80 was nailed by her tug in BWI. Looks like another bird for the scrAAp heAAp.
Jump to postIn most instances a Union has absolutely no ability to procure jobs for displaced individuals at other properties. While Unions are often represented on hiring boards (as they are at my carrier) they don't necessarily have a tremendous deal of influence. We'll often network and do our best to assist...
Jump to postI flew on <acronym title="Qatar Airways">QR</acronym> several years ago. While the onboard staff was fantastic, the airline representatives in the terminal and at security were horrific. I was with 7 coworkers returning to the US. As was our company standard, we were traveling in uniform. The securi...
Jump to postWhen I was first flying at a regional airline, I had a captain relay a similar incident to me. On an early morning departure, he and his F/O boarded what they thought was their plane and started the APU. When the F/O went out to do the walk around, he realized that not only was it the wrong plane, i...
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/VS11" class="quote" target="_blank">VS11</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>Quoting AIR MALTA (Reply 22): Enough of these co...
Jump to postI was in <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FLL</acronym> last Saturday awaiting a flight at the gate adjacent to the delayed 787. I have to say, those were the most relaxed, layed back and unconcerned group of air travelers I've ever seen who were...
Jump to postThe security at PKWA was pretty lax in comparison. While through passengers did not disembark, there was no extraordinary security. 95% of the population was civilian. Most of the security sensitive installations were located on other islands around the atoll.
Jump to postThe woman's alleged behavior may have been upsetting and annoying to other passengers, but I doubt it was to "Elan". It would appear that he used this situation as an opportunity to bait this woman to provide fodder for his twitter feed. "Elan's" behavior is as intrusive and inconsiderate and does 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/srbmod" class="quote" target="_blank">srbmod</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Some of us worked in the industry in the pas...
Jump to postWhy is it that people will accept the words of a few articles as the rule of law, but when offered counter evidence are entirely dismissive? I agree that much of the aforementioned "information" is alarmist. How many situations do we encounter on a daily basis that could prove detrimental to our wel...
Jump to postI'm going to have to beg to differ with above stated comments on the role of Unions. Any pilot may file a grievance. The Union then takes possession of said grievance. It now becomes the property of the Union and they may pursue, settle, arbitrate or abandon as they see fit. Generally, the crew memb...
Jump to postOh come on... The whole thing was freakin' hilarious, from the Eagle guy stumbling over his words when alerted by the controller to the stuck mic, to the controller's sarcastic sign off. It was brilliant!
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/anstar" class="quote" target="_blank">anstar</a> (<a href="#51" class="quote">Reply 51</a>):<br/><i>I believe most EU & US carriers have con...
Jump to postI'm a little surprised nobody has made the 757 comment about the birds with the P&W engines... Long legs, big [email protected]@bs...
Jump to postI can't imagine the Western European carriers or Delta are terribly concerned about an increase in seats across the Atlantic from Boston. Even though many people originating in Boston are not necessarily ending their travels in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Dublin or Rome, the vast majority that...
Jump to postActually, the changes made to the 737 to account for the lower ground clearance on the -200 was to the shape of the nacelle. It's a lot cheaper to modify that than it would be to lengthen the gear.
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/Goldenshield" class="quote" target="_blank">Goldenshield</a> (<a href="#45" class="quote">Reply 45</a>):<br/><i>Weak argument again. In both cas...
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/Goldenshield" class="quote" target="_blank">Goldenshield</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>That argument is pretty weak, be...
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/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>It was basically 100% the employment of a 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/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN...
Jump to postThe new rules can be found under <acronym title="Fargo - Hector International (FAR / KFAR), USA - North Dakota">FAR</acronym> 117. The idea being put forth that SWA needs to hire F/O's to account for the new requirements is somewhat surprising. Under current rules, a two man crew is limited to 8 hou...
Jump to postIn charter it's not unusual to receive catering on the branded china of the dominant carrier of the airport we're at. The problem is what to do with the items at the next station, particularly if it is not served by said carrier. I asked about this one time of one of our handlers. He said that the p...
Jump to postThe opposite of the L-1011 fleet is the case. ATA took Delta's -500's, not the other way around. The 100's and 200's had been cobbled together from multiple carriers over the years from the likes of LTU, TWA, Eastern, Delta and Court Lines. ATA also never flew 733's, only <acronym title="Lauda Air (...
Jump to postJust saw our flight schedules for the next few days. We have two aircraft and four crews scheduled to operate turns to both <acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Canada - British Columbia">YVR</acronym> and <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washin...
Jump to postSomebody mentioned Flightaware above, and I can confirm that Miami Air sent an aircraft with multiple crews for this mission. Fortunately, I'm on days off!
Jump to postAs someone who operates these flights on a fairly regular basis, I'll give you the low-down of how it works for us. I fly 737-800's primarily from <acronym title="Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> to about half a dozen ...
Jump to postPersonally, I think the best livery United has had in the past 40 years was the one in the early eighties with the three big stripes and the tulip on the tail.
Jump to post1 or 2 passengers per flight doesn't seem like a place that needs any air service.
Jump to postHa! My friends (pilots at regional, legacy and a few gulf carriers) and I have discussed this ad infinitum. Every single one is in agreement that the behavior of the pilot shown in the video was completely inappropriate and unprofessional and deserved a trip to his Chief Pilot's office. As crew memb...
Jump to postThe plane is painted and flying. A friend of mine flew it the other day and posted pictures on Facebook. She looks great.
Jump to postNot only would I categorically state that this was not a <acronym title="Bossier City (Shreveport) - Barksdale AFB (BAD / KBAD), USA - Louisiana">BAD</acronym> landing, but in the annals of aviation, I would go so far as to say that this was a GREAT landing! Come on people, have you all forgotten on...
Jump to postTo answer the initial poster's question, yes there are new aircraft around with self-contained airstairs. Miami Air has them and we frequently use them on our 737-800's. However... They are not the preferred method of boarding/deplaning. The stairs, while self-lit and extremely sturdy, can be kind o...
Jump to postI've gotta say, I think this whole thing is a little strange. I probably wouldn't call him a "Fake Pilot", so much as an uncredentialed pilot, either. Regardless, it serms that the company that hired him and placed him at Afriqiyah might have been somewhat lax themselves.
Jump to postConversely, what if you're in the middle seat sandwiched between two guys with exceedingly broad shoulders. That's happened to me a few times and it's no better. Should those guys have to buy two seats, too?
Jump to postJeeze Louise! I love these topics. They're generally really funny with people getting all worked up over a bit of foolishness. As an academic discussion, one can postulate as much as they'd like, but commenting on the perceived behavior of any party involved in an actual event (unless of course you ...
Jump to postThe FedEx pilot. Ha! Funny. I got into a discussion about redundant systems with some coworkers recently, too. It morphed into a discussion about the <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> crash at <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acron...
Jump to postIt sounds like it was poorly handled, but vfw614 also hit the nail in the head.
Jump to postWell, I never flew one as a pilot, only an F/A. I was on them for three years and loved it. I still spent a lot of time in the flight deck, though. Ding ding, is Dan there? Send him back, please.
Jump to postOh for goodness sake, just click off the freakin' automation and fly the damned plane.
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/ThePinnacleKid" class="quote" target="_blank">ThePinnacleKid</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> U...
Jump to postI grew up on the island of Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands, PKWA. The runway takes up well over a third of the island. When I was very little, my dad would put me on his bike and take me to see the Saturn DC-8's and Air Force C-141's. As I got older, my friends and I would ride down ourselves and...
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