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by Johner
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:41 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: USAF E-11A plane crash in Afghanistan
Replies: 97
Views: 22762

Re: Ariana Afghan crash

JY-JAL has just shown up as AFG508 descending into Kabul. So that's not the one.

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by Johner
Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:57 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT News Thread - 2020
Replies: 318
Views: 54382

Re: LOT News Thread - 2020

If you trim out the damp/wet/moist/ACMI leased frames (and exclude the ERJs as they're stored), you actually end up with: Q400 E170/175/190/195 737-3/4/5/800/MAX-8 787-8/9 Really not a very diverse fleet as it stands! LOT doesn't have any -300 or -500s. The -300 is opb. Getjet LY-GGC, One -400 is a...

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by Johner
Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:48 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT News Thread - 2019
Replies: 823
Views: 141900

Re: LOT News Thread - 2019

LOT is launching Ostrava from WAW effective 30/03/20. Will be 5 times a week with DH4/E70/E75.
Apart from Ryanair's flights to Stansted, these will be the only scheduled passenger flights from this airport.

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by Johner
Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:08 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Icelandair Fleet Plans
Replies: 19
Views: 5242

Re: Icelandair Fleet Plans

TF-FIU is planned to leave Kelowna tomorrow after maintenance. It will fly directly to Seattle and perform a regular scheduled SEA-KEF afterwards.

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

WAW-ORD 2016: 188.310 2017: 187.361 Judging by the above numbers, last year there were on average 257 one-way daily passengers between the two cities. That's enough to fill a B788. Here are some other cities: VIE-ORD 2016: 140.951 2017: 110.905 CPH-ORD 2016: 137.636 2017: 132.636 Have a look at the...

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

If they want to have a hub to Asia, they should open new short-haul destinations. For instance, in Spain they only offer flights to MAD and BCN. Many of their competitors like Turkish or Aeroflot already fly to second-tier cities like AGP, ALC, SVQ, BIO or VLC. I reckon the issue is strong low-cost...

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:12 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

BUD flights are not doing great and probably will disappear soon (their opening was politically motivated and there are rumors they are indeed subsidised). In fact LOT planned to base another Dreamliner One can say they could have started with basing at least one (instead of the leased crap) and th...

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:05 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

They will lose tons of money on this. Mark my words. I am afraid that you are very right. They are squeezed from all sides and rely on low yielding O&D traffic. Warsaw is not well located for any hub, so any transfer passenger is only to seek the very cheapest option. To succeed, they need very...

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:29 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

Neither of ORD or YYZ is business heavy. Both are mainly VFR destinations for LO. They may have volume, and I really don't know, I don't have the numbers, but I would be really surprised if any of those flights actually makes money. I just mentioned those 3 (JFK, PVG and NRT) as examples of major d...

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:03 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

Neither Eastern Europe nor WAW attract high volume high yield. Opening up new routes for profitable airlines isn't based on volume but yield. Sometimes much thinner markets attract much higher profits. All the non hub routes they have opened up in recent years are absolute madness subsidised by poo...

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by Johner
Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:37 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT Polish international growth
Replies: 162
Views: 22408

Re: LOT Polish international growth

Nice to see LOT expanding to new cities. I've flown them a few times and had a pleasant experience. That being said, aren't they going to be able to grow "only so much" because of the limited space at WAW? WAW will expand this year - new parking positions, taxiways etc. However, the space...

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by Johner
Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:26 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT News Thread - 2019
Replies: 823
Views: 141900

Re: LOT News Thread - 2019

the joke continues and again, lot cancels flights in february 17-19 as well form BUD base. Nice timing when LCY flights start... really low quality service how LOT operates these flights and passengers cannot really do anything as cusotmer service at LOT is horrible. They never answer. LOT is also ...

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by Johner
Wed Dec 12, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

LOT chose Q400s in favour of ATRs due to their speed and ability to operate on some more distant destinations. LOT never took decision on Q400. It was separate airline called euroLOT, which was also owned by government. They operated some flights on ACMI basis for LOT on ATRs, but then they took de...

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by Johner
Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:28 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

I like them, they serve a purpose. Whilst the ATRs might be a better CASM option, the Q400s are jet fast and make routes like WAW-LUZ viable. It's actually quicker than the bus or train! They do look nice in the new livery too... Speed and comfort are great for a turboprop but the Q400’s are quite ...

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by Johner
Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:20 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

They used to have a 767 in an SA livery, so perhaps one of the new 789s will have it. Maybe a MAX8 as well, but less likely I think. Actually, I wonder why they went with an E175, when the E170 is nearly the same type. Speaking of liveries, it would be cool to see a retro livery again. Also, I wond...

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by Johner
Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:13 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Turkish Aviation November 2018
Replies: 117
Views: 17509

Re: Turkish Aviation November 2018

I think TK is severely limited in Poland due to bilateral, discussed here before. Same with China and India. I don t think So. turkey has unlimited access to Eu destinations. To my knowledge there is no signed agreement between the EU and Turkey on aviation yet. Bilaterals still apply and the Polis...

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by Johner
Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:44 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air Austral at Warsaw, Poland. WHY?
Replies: 8
Views: 1887

Re: Air Austral at Warsaw, Poland. WHY?

Maintenance, possibly engine change.

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by Johner
Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:39 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

LOT has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 SP-LSA.
It will be used on North American routes from Warsaw and to Seoul.
Two more 787-9 to come this year.

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by Johner
Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

And another new route, Warsaw - Hanover :

From 4/06/2018:

LO 361 Warsaw 8:15 - 10:00 Hanover (123456-)
LO 362 Hanover 10:35 - 12:15 Warsaw (123456-)

LO 363 Warsaw 17:30 - 19:15 Hanover (12345-7)
LO 364 Hanover 19:55 - 21:35 Warsaw (12345-7)

Embraer 170s will be used.

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by Johner
Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:08 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

They will, see the first post. I know about those six but it seems like they will need a lot more given how many new destinations and frequencies they are adding. The new MAXs are displacing some of the 737s they've used on the "major" European routes. EDIT: Fittingly, I'm on the bus to L...

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by Johner
Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:37 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

They will, see the first post.

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by Johner
Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:14 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nordic aviation - 2018
Replies: 1264
Views: 191079

Re: Nordic aviation - 2018

LOT Polish Airlines will start Warsaw-Billund-Warsaw in july. Operated with Embraer 170/175. LO465 WAW-BLL 0820-1000 x7 LO466 BLL-WAW 1035-1220 x7 LO467 WAW-BLL1730-1910 x6 LO468 BLL-WAW 1950-2135 x6 Sorry but does it mean it will be operated 12 times per week? Yes, 12 times per week. In addition W...

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by Johner
Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nordic aviation - 2018
Replies: 1264
Views: 191079

Re: Nordic aviation - 2018

LOT Polish Airlines will start Warsaw-Billund-Warsaw in july. Operated with Embraer 170/175.

LO465 WAW-BLL 0820-1000 x7
LO466 BLL-WAW 1035-1220 x7
LO467 WAW-BLL1730-1910 x6
LO468 BLL-WAW 1950-2135 x6

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by Johner
Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:26 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

Another new route announced - WAW-BLL-WAW effective july, 12xweekly using Embraer170s

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by Johner
Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:38 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT news thread - 2018
Replies: 258
Views: 42868

Re: LOT news thread - 2018

Effective 01.06 LOT will launch Warsaw-Skopje and Warsaw-Podgorica. Both will be served 6x weekly and are meant to be summer only. At least for now.

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by Johner
Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:17 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 6-month Anniversary of LOT Polish Airlines serving WAW-LAX. Has it been a success?
Replies: 24
Views: 11355

Re: 6-month Anniversary of LOT Polish Airlines serving WAW-LAX. Has it been a success?

Effective 02/04/2018 WAW-LAX-WAW goes 6 weekly:

LO21 Warszawa 11:20 – 14:40 Los Angeles (-2-4-6-)
LO22 Los Angeles 16:30 – 12:50+1 Warszawa (-2-4-6-)
LO23 Warszawa 16:35 – 19:35 Los Angeles (1-3-5--)
LO24 Los Angeles 21:50 – 18:35+1 Warszawa (1-3-5--)

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by Johner
Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:19 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Eurolot (K2) Stopping Operations On April 1
Replies: 25
Views: 8985

RE: Eurolot (K2) Stopping Operations On April 1

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JU068" class="quote" target="_blank">JU068</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>Are the schedules going to stay the same for p...

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by Johner
Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:31 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Eurolot (K2) Stopping Operations On April 1
Replies: 25
Views: 8985

RE: Eurolot (K2) Stopping Operations On April 1

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BlueSky1976" class="quote" target="_blank">BlueSky1976</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i> None of the "own" <acronym title=...

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by Johner
Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:26 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Cargojet Flies Record Load Out Of Hamilton
Replies: 13
Views: 11221

RE: Cargojet Flies Record Load Out Of Hamilton

Effective 17.01.15 Cargojet will again begin <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Warsaw - Okecie / Frederic Chopin (WAW / EPWA), Poland">WAW</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International ...

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by Johner
Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:06 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Routes No Longer Served By Luxair
Replies: 13
Views: 2999

RE: Routes No Longer Served By Luxair

LUX-WAW-LUX served with Embraer 135/145.

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by Johner
Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LOT 787 On Its Way To Warsaw
Replies: 26
Views: 4358

RE: LOT 787 On Its Way To Warsaw

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/milan320" class="quote" target="_blank">milan320</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>2.) When will the phase out begin for th...

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by Johner
Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening - First Edits On New Computer
Replies: 2
Views: 444

RE: Pre-Screening - First Edits On New Computer

I don't think they are over sharpened (even a bit soft), but they are a bit overexposed.

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by Johner
Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:13 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening - Level
Replies: 3
Views: 374

RE: Post Screening - Level

Hello Mark,
Use the lines of the building in the middle, just next to the main gear.

Regards,
Jan

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by Johner
Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:06 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre Screening - Motive? (EGTESkyGod)
Replies: 2
Views: 420

RE: Pre Screening - Motive? (EGTESkyGod)

Hi,
Sorry, I'm afraid it will be rejected for motiv.

Jan Ostrowski

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by Johner
Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:03 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening - New Cam, Rejections (Plainplane)
Replies: 8
Views: 789

RE: Post Screening - New Cam, Rejections (Plainplane)

Hello Andre, For me they look much better. For future reference, try to leave more space between the nose/tail (especially nose) and the edge. In these cases, sky is your background, so that's not that important. However, if you have something else as a background, cropping that way will result in l...

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by Johner
Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:39 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening - New Cam, Rejections (Plainplane)
Replies: 8
Views: 789

RE: Post Screening - New Cam, Rejections (Plainplane)

Hi, I think 10% in case of DirectAir should be <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym>, look at the nose, it's the first spot you will see signs of overexposing. I meant that Thomsonfly looks strange, because only one corner is darker. Usually, when corners are darker, it's because of vigne...

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by Johner
Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:11 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening - Distance (avrich)
Replies: 3
Views: 387

RE: Post Screening - Distance (avrich)

Rich,

As Darren noted it's a good one, but it's not special enough to justify that kind of crop.
Clouds are dominating and the plane is just an addition.

Jan Ostrowski

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by Johner
Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:05 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening - New Cam, Rejections (Plainplane)
Replies: 8
Views: 789

RE: Post Screening - New Cam, Rejections (Plainplane)

Hello Andre, I rejected your first three photos. My comment "dark corner" indeed refers to the top, left corner. It looks quite strange I must say. Were you taking photos through a fence maybe? As for soft - they all are a bit soft and need more sharpness, but not much. You can add it even at the la...

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