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by dumbell2424
Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: The Future of Long Island MacArthur Airport - KISP
Replies: 62
Views: 7506

Re: The Future of Long Island MacArthur Airport - KISP

Several times in the past, I opted to use ISP as an alternative to the other NYC-area airports. Getting to the airport on the LIRR and then a taxi was easy and convenient. The problems I had were getting a taxi from ISP back to the train. While it would be $5-$10 to get TO the airport, getting back...

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by dumbell2424
Thu May 14, 2020 6:04 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Replacement for the old live chat
Replies: 18
Views: 5662

Re: Replacement for the old live chat

ktupxflyer wrote:
Still waiting for this.


Same

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by dumbell2424
Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Frontier Airlines Network Thread - 2020
Replies: 196
Views: 23098

Re: Frontier Airlines Network Thread - 2020

I'm guessing it's something along the lines of if they HAVE to serve BFM mightaswell use a plane, crew, and fuel for ~3 hours out of MCO instead of ~6 hours from DEN

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by dumbell2424
Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:54 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Frontier Airlines Network Thread - 2020
Replies: 196
Views: 23098

Re: Frontier Airlines Network Thread - 2020

Seeing a DEN-OKC-LIT and a MCO-BFM-MCO turn for Saturday as well now.

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by dumbell2424
Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:27 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: A321 'Spaceflex' & 'Neo' rear galley jump seat
Replies: 6
Views: 2786

Re: A321 'Spaceflex' & 'Neo' rear galley jump seat

Just above the large red latch in the pic is a smaller red up/down lever switch. Latch won't move until that switch is activated, and that switch mechanically moves a bunch of stuff in the door that basically locks the door in with the rest of the lav frame making it immobile and much safer for when...

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by dumbell2424
Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:24 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Should I fly Cargo or Passenger?
Replies: 35
Views: 3739

Re: Should I fly Cargo or Passenger?

You'd be able to commute on a wide variety of airlines, but living in base is so much nicer/better QOL But the base is the “domicile” correct? Like I was saying, FedEx and UPS don’t have a “domicile” in and around DFW, but UPS has a cargo hub at DFW and FedEx has a cargo hub close by where they lan...

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by dumbell2424
Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Should I fly Cargo or Passenger?
Replies: 35
Views: 3739

Re: Should I fly Cargo or Passenger?

You'd be able to commute on a wide variety of airlines, but living in base is so much nicer/better QOL

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by dumbell2424
Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:26 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: St Maarten current situation for travel
Replies: 15
Views: 2792

Re: St Maarten current situation for travel

I just visited last week. All the major tourist spots on the Dutch side are in great shape. I explored off the beaten path on the French side and there's still plenty of devastation and rebuilding going on. But 100% an extremely lovely island with absolutely lovely people.

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by dumbell2424
Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated - Southwest pulls out of Mexico City
Replies: 143
Views: 25361

Re: Updated - Southwest pulls out of Mexico City

As others have said this has NK all over it...but I wouldn't be surprised to see F9 try and do something here with the connections their codeshare partnership with Y4 could provide.

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by dumbell2424
Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: New F9 Routes: BTV/BIL/BFM/GRB -DEN - 1/22/2019
Replies: 57
Views: 7192

Re: New F9 Routes: BTV/BIL/BFM/GRB -DEN - 1/22/2019

I’m thinking the reason (or one of them) they added Mobile is to put the airplanes coming off the assembly to good use instead of ferrying them empty to DEN. Ferried empty to TPA where the interior is installed then typically ferried TPA-MCO for entry into service https://flightaware.com/live/fligh...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rumored Frontier New Service
Replies: 185
Views: 20855

Re: Rumored Frontier New Service

I'm seeing BHM to MCO, PHL, and DEN. Dummy bookings show: MCO Mondays and Fridays MCO 1615 - BHM 1651; BHM 1741 - MCO 2011 PHL Wednesdays and Saturdays PHL 1519 - BHM 1653, BHM 1743 - PHL 2055 DEN Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays DEN 1428 - BHM 1811, BHM 1901 - DEN 2110 So there will be one F9 plan...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Which US Airport Is Most Likely To Be Dehubbed?
Replies: 100
Views: 16236

Re: Which US Airport Is Most Likely To Be Dehubbed?

Interesting, I thought CVG connections were rarer, but I guess I was wrong. However, I was looking at booking a flight from BNA-CDG via CVG and could not book it. I chatted with the online customer service people to inquire why and they told me CVG wasn't a hub. I'm like, really? You're website sti...

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by dumbell2424
Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:34 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Openskies 757 in ATL
Replies: 4
Views: 1908

Re: Openskies 757 in ATL

Was F-HAVN, left ATL on the 5th.

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by dumbell2424
Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:29 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)
Replies: 147
Views: 31597

Re: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)

Sunday night return flights: Falcons: DAL8863, 752, N6704Z (different plane, same flight number) Although their official photographer shows them seemingly boarding a NW registration, none flew ORD-ATL. https://atlantafalcons.exposure.co/falcons-vs-bears/photos/4114754 http://flightaware.com/live/fli...

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by dumbell2424
Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)
Replies: 147
Views: 31597

Re: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)

Jets @ Bills on N74856 - UAL2534 - 753 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2534/history/20170909/1830Z/KEWR/KBUF Jaguars @ Texans on N322SG - GTI8624 - 744 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI8624/history/20170909/1700Z/KJAX/KEFD Ravens @ Bengal on N225AX - OAE404 - 762 http://flightaware.com/li...

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by dumbell2424
Sat Sep 09, 2017 3:38 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)
Replies: 147
Views: 31597

Re: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)

Several teams will be on the move today already for Sunday's first round games. This includes the Atlanta Falcons (ATL-ORD with Delta), the Carolina Panthers (CLT-SJC with American) and the Seattle Seahawks (SEA-GRB with Delta). Yup Falcon @ Bears on N553NW - DAL8863 - 752 http://flightaware.com/li...

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by dumbell2424
Sat Sep 09, 2017 3:19 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NCAA Football Charters
Replies: 208
Views: 23542

Re: 2017 NCAA Football Charters

FAU @ Wisconsin http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NCR308/history/20170908/1830Z/KPBI/KMSN Louisville @ UNC http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BSK340/history/20170907/2359Z/KSDF/KRDU Charlotte @ Kansas State http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BSK324/history/20170908/2105Z/KJQF/KMHK Northwestern @ Du...

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by dumbell2424
Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:50 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)
Replies: 147
Views: 31597

Re: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N660 ... /KPVD/KMCI
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Joelatbsl wrote:
The Kansas City Chiefs' charter got switched to N66051, currently about 1.5h away from Providence.


And it sat in PVD for the night and will be heading back to MCI shortly. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N660 ... /KPVD/KMCI

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by dumbell2424
Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:39 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rumor: Iran bans US and Saudia aircraft from airspace
Replies: 44
Views: 14195

Re: Iran bans US and Saudia aircraft from airspace

I'm sure someone knows more than me...but I can't think of any commercial routes on American carriers that go over Iranian airspace. Would only impact charters to Afghanistan I think... edit: Looks like UA48 EWR-BOM and UA82 EWR-DEL has been avoiding it already Im pretty sure US military charters t...

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by dumbell2424
Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:19 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rumor: Iran bans US and Saudia aircraft from airspace
Replies: 44
Views: 14195

Re: Iran bans US and Saudia aircraft from airspace

I'm sure someone knows more than me...but I can't think of any commercial routes on American carriers that go over Iranian airspace. Would only impact charters to Afghanistan I think...

edit:

Looks like UA48 EWR-BOM and UA82 EWR-DEL has been avoiding it already

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by dumbell2424
Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:01 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)
Replies: 147
Views: 31597

Re: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)

So does the 2 airplane usage by some teams indicate a shortage of widebodies available for charter? The teams getting down to 53 players now so maybe a single 738 could be enough. 53 players, 20+ coaches, 10+ trainers and conditioning, 20+ support personnel (equipment, video, etc), 10 or so executi...

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by dumbell2424
Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:54 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)
Replies: 147
Views: 31597

Re: 2017 NFL Charters (Airlines/Flight Numbers)

For Thursday's games: Jaguars returning from ATL on N263SG - GTI8625 - 744 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI8625/history/20170901/0330Z/KATL/KJAX Redskins returning from TPA on N57869 - UAL2533 - 753 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2533/history/20170901/0355Z/KTPA/KIAD Dolphins returning ...

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by dumbell2424
Sat Sep 02, 2017 1:31 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NCAA Football Charters
Replies: 208
Views: 23542

Re: 2017 NCAA Football Charters

VMI @ Air Force http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BSK350/history/20170901/1400Z/KROA/KCOS and http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BSK348/history/20170901/1400Z/KROA/KCOS https://twitter.com/VMI_Football/status/903613428367073280 Temple @ Notre Dame http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BSK316/history/2...

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by dumbell2424
Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:08 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: PIT to allow non-pax through security
Replies: 81
Views: 10964

Re: PIT to allow non-pax through security

I am glad to finally see some common sense returning to the world. If everyone has been screened, where is the risk? The problem is it will clog up the security check points with all the security theatre that is now required. And non travelers will still have to take off their shoes. Really how man...

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by dumbell2424
Fri Sep 01, 2017 4:42 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NCAA Football Charters
Replies: 208
Views: 23542

Re: 2017 NCAA Football Charters

Lines up with twitter post: Washington @ Rutgers http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA9686/history/20170830/2042Z/KBFI/KEWR https://twitter.com/UWAthletics/status/903003890110664708 Guess: Charlotte @ Eastern Michigan http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BSK324/history/20170831/1655Z/KJQF/KYIP editin...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?
Replies: 144
Views: 36007

Re: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?

https://www.transtats.bts.gov/ONTIME/Index.aspx

Use the links under 'detailed statistics'
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socko wrote:
i have been looking for hours on how to find this on the BTS website, please where do you find this info at on the site please help


https://www.transtats.bts.gov/ONTIME/Index.aspx

Use the links under 'detailed statistics'

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NCAA Football Charters
Replies: 208
Views: 23542

Re: 2017 NCAA Football Charters

https://twitter.com/Catamounts/status/9 ... 6424707073
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8 ... /KATL/PHNL
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Looks like Western Carolina is flying commercial instead of chartered to Hawaii

https://twitter.com/Catamounts/status/9 ... 6424707073
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8 ... /KATL/PHNL

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:49 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?
Replies: 144
Views: 36007

Re: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?

Actually disregard my prior post. After another look through, it actually looks like the time posted is adjusted for time zone of wherever the ACARS receiver was. Which makes 2337 make sense since SQ 638 is an overnight flight. So...I think...YYZLGA was on 9V-SKB (as per July 4th acars report) and ...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:35 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?
Replies: 144
Views: 36007

Re: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?

9V-SKD according to http://acarsd.org/world_ACARS_reports/ACARS_Report_20080703.txt I believe using July 3rd is correct for you YYZLGA and not ben175 as it is based in GMT and the flight is detected at 2337GMT Makes sense. Thanks so much! Actually disregard my prior post. After another look through...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:24 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?
Replies: 144
Views: 36007

Re: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?

If anyone can help me out with any of the following, I would be very appreciative! AA 297 LAX-HNL 29 September 2005 752 SQ 638 SIN-NRT 3 July 2008 380 JO 72 NRT-HNL 8 July 2008 744 SQ 21 EWR-SIN 14 October 2010 345 Anet has a photo of the inbound flight from NRT July 3 landing at SIN. It was 9V-SKE...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:48 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Looking for an AA73 registration
Replies: 3
Views: 480

Re: Looking for an AA73 registration

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N72 ... /KLAX/YSSY
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N729AN

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N72 ... /KLAX/YSSY

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:15 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Ex-Republic E190 N176HQ
Replies: 1
Views: 801

Re: Ex-Republic E190 N176HQ

Waiting to be delivered to Airlink in South Africa. As of late May/early June it was already in Airlink livery doing a number of test flights under N176HQ in BNA

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:02 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?
Replies: 144
Views: 36007

Re: Is there a database to find registrations for past flights?

I can't seem to get the acards search to work, I'm trying to find the reg on SWA flt 498 on feb 20 2010 Slc lax I'm not finding a flight 498 between SLC-LAX on that day. Here's what I see on the BTS website: flight 245: N366SW flight 312: N366SW flight 381: N663SW Are you sure you have the correct ...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:09 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NCAA Football Charters
Replies: 208
Views: 23542

Re: 2017 NCAA Football Charters

For tomorrow's games Confirmed these with Twitter posts by the teams or local press: Buffalo @ Minnesota http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAY4501/history/20170830/1600Z/KBUF/KMSP Elon @ Toledo http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAY4351/history/20170830/2200Z/KGSO/KTOL North Dakota @ Utah http://fl...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:51 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2017 NCAA Football Charters
Replies: 208
Views: 23542

Re: 2017 NCAA Football Charters

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NCR3 ... /KTPA/KSJC
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NCR3 ... /KSJC/KTPA
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910A wrote:
Last week, South Florida flew to San Jose on a National Air 757.


http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NCR3 ... /KTPA/KSJC
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NCR3 ... /KSJC/KTPA

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by dumbell2424
Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:18 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Problem with spam advert redirecting on mobile site
Replies: 163
Views: 23804

Re: Problem with spam advert redirecting on mobile site

http://d25nlhpsz39alz.cloudfront.net/

Finally redirected to http://us.teetotalers373sn.pw/
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Got malware intrusive

Original link was http://d25nlhpsz39alz.cloudfront.net/

Finally redirected to http://us.teetotalers373sn.pw/

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by dumbell2424
Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TSA to soon ban electronic checkin for all inbound int'l flights
Replies: 35
Views: 9424

Re: TSA to soon ban electronic checkin for all inbound int'l flights

TSA has nothing to do with this specifically. It'll fall under the remit of DHS.

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by dumbell2424
Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:44 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Old Aircraft Experience Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 644

Re: Old Aircraft Experience Advice

Just looking out of YYZ since you didn't specify where in Canada, AA1259 and AA2588 to DFW seem to be the best bet, with DL2551 to ATL and DL1997 to MSP seeming to sporadically have them.

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by dumbell2424
Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:01 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Airlines that serve Pepsi instead of Coca Cola
Replies: 36
Views: 7083

Re: Airlines that serve Pepsi instead of Coca Cola

dfwjim1 wrote:
AA used to serve Pepsi products but switched to Coke after the US Air merger.


As alluded to above though, it's interesting that AA serves Coca-Cola, but not Sprite, opting for Sierra Mist (a PepsiCo product) instead.

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by dumbell2424
Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:12 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airline-branded Airport Buses
Replies: 28
Views: 7877

RE: Airline-branded Airport Buses

I believe these are at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> and <acronym title="Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> <a href="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4018/43569634...

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by dumbell2424
Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:09 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2016 (Q1)
Replies: 66
Views: 11064

RE: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2016 (Q1)

Not necessarily rare/classic in itself, but rare for a widebody on the type of route...Garuda is ending <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> - <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> on the 777 at the end of March. So if a...

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by dumbell2424
Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:23 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Plane Off Runway 9L At ORD
Replies: 29
Views: 15467

RE: Plane Off Runway 9L At ORD

Pictures from twitter (@Rick_Zullo):

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by dumbell2424
Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:35 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Canadian/US Airline Suggestions
Replies: 9
Views: 2223

RE: Canadian/US Airline Suggestions

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ben175" class="quote" target="_blank">ben175</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> I recently booked a trip to America th...

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by dumbell2424
Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:15 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Mainline Short-length Flying At Major US Carriers?
Replies: 52
Views: 6539

RE: Mainline Short-length Flying At Major US Carriers?

PIT-<acronym title="Charlotte - Douglas International (Municipal / Morris Field) (CLT / KCLT), USA - North Carolina">CLT</acronym> is under 500mi and sees 8 (iirc) mainline a day <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="...

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by dumbell2424
Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:59 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2016 (Q1)
Replies: 66
Views: 11064

Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2016 (Q1)

Haven't seen one started for the new year yet! Any updates on Aurigny Trislanders? Last I heard they were supposed to be retired at the end of December. Last years threads for reference: <i><a href="/aviation-forums/aviation_polls/read.main/294963" target="_blank">Flying Rare / Classic Aircraft In 2...

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