Now it looks like the arrival time has been updated to something more reasonable. It went due east over the Cascades before turning North just NW of Spokane. Love it.
Jump to postHello - Any ideas where AA 156 is headed? It says LHR, and arriving about 2 1/2 hrs late even though departing 50 minutes late. Interesting, there was a photo of an AA777 at SEA the other night posted on this site (with the lightening in the background) and noticed a 10pm (or around there) departure...
Jump to postnice color choices. all qf needs now are the braniff halston uniforms to match it up and unify the inflight concept.
Jump to postIs there healthy J-class type of travelers from the UK to Barbados, Antigua, St.Lucia, Bahamas, and Bermuda?
Jump to postI'd love to see a TransBrasil retro but not sure who would do it.
Jump to postPontiac wrote:You need to be a Gold or better to get the drink/choc in Main.
Braniff and American. Howard Putnam and Bob Crandall. Price fixing nastiness, American jets slowing down on taxi in front of Braniff jets, Crandall telling him to raise prices. Love it.
Jump to postVirgin Atlantic had 'Four for the Long Haul' or something like that. Pretty assertive!
Jump to postStephen Thompson would have made a great CEO.
Jump to postWondering two things: (1) Can the 787 or 350 do Tokyo-Miami nonstop? The distance is about 7,400 miles, less than ORD-AUK which is about 8,200 miles, so appears doable. Next obvious question is (2) is there market here for Japan Airlines, ANA or American on a daily basis or slightly-less daily basi...
Jump to postWas an awesome flight both directions. 16D going, 16A on the return. Great ride, great crew. Minimal bumps and love the 737-800. Aft toilets were a bit tight. Love the AS wifi, made it slip by quickly.
Thanks for the rational responses, especially you LAX777LR.
Wondering two things: (1) Can the 787 or 350 do Tokyo-Miami nonstop? The distance is about 7,400 miles, less than ORD-AUK which is about 8,200 miles, so appears doable. Next obvious question is (2) is there market here for Japan Airlines, ANA or American on a daily basis or slightly-less daily basis...
Jump to postWould a focus city (or hub) work better for Breeze? They appear to have some success at Charleston, can this be replicated at say BHM? Would BHM already be over-served to legacy hubs vs setting up non-stops to DCA/LGA/BOS/MIA/ATL, and other cities (MSY/RDU/CHS/LAX/SEA)? Just a thought. Maybe shrink ...
Jump to postAs Dr Smith from Lost in Space would say 'you ninny'! What a ninny.
Jump to postIrrational fear cannot exist in the same space as logic. So let's think it through: what specifically are you nervous about? I can’t speak for the OP; but, I think honestly it’s just shaking the old mindset of what used to be normal. I’ve never been to Hawaii, but I remember growing up when it was ...
Jump to postGenerally speaking, I don't want someone else's problem to suddenly be my problem. I travel alone a lot, I cringe at having to say "I'm sorry, no", but if I pay to sit somewhere, I expect to sit there. I'm not a pushy person just don't want to be bothered by something a family, a couple, o...
Jump to postJohanTally wrote:Pontiac wrote:toobz wrote:Not all 737s are built equal. No PTVs on AS.
PTV's?
Seat back TVs. They offer streaming IFE but you must use your own device which I don't mind but is quite the sticking point on ANET.
AS has both ETOPS and non-ETOPS 737-800s. As 32andBelow mentioned, only difference is Pre Departure Checks (PDC), and any ETOPS required parts. Some older mod/dash number parts are not eligible for ETOPS, so there are considerations there. From the engine perspective, we treat all of our -7B engine...
Jump to postAS has both ETOPS and non-ETOPS 737-800s. As 32andBelow mentioned, only difference is Pre Departure Checks (PDC), and any ETOPS required parts. Some older mod/dash number parts are not eligible for ETOPS, so there are considerations there. From the engine perspective, we treat all of our -7B engine...
Jump to postAS has both ETOPS and non-ETOPS 737-800s. As 32andBelow mentioned, only difference is Pre Departure Checks (PDC), and any ETOPS required parts. Some older mod/dash number parts are not eligible for ETOPS, so there are considerations there. From the engine perspective, we treat all of our -7B engine...
Jump to postHello - I'm flying SEA-OGG in a couple weeks on a 737-800. Are all -800s in the fleet ETOPS or just those flying to Hawai'i? Do ETOPS aircraft get that extra TLC? Curious what is involved for Hawaiian flights with ETOPS planes. Just a general question.
Thanks!
Braniff had a flight from IAH-DFW that made two stops in Seattle and Portland. Departed IAH at 3pm and arrived DFW 11:50pm.
Jump to postDFWGlobeTrotter wrote:Braniff co-operated the Concorde on the DFW-IAD route for a few months/years in the late 1970s; the flight continued on the IAD-LHR. Back then, people were thinking the Texas oil boom would continue forever, so I'm sure Braniff had some interest.
i got a sony walkman many, many years ago on singapore airlines. and distracted an FA on virgin australia a couple years ago so i could have the sydney opera house s&p shakers.
Jump to postThanks all, I got the gen from an insider. For closure, the current list is:- ACC AUS BOM ORD HKG LAX LAS NBO PHX SAN GRU YVR YYZ I thought there was a BA website with all their aircraft, seating configs, and cities served? Or was that Virgin Atlantic. Have not seen it in a few years but hope someo...
Jump to postIt almost seems like B6 is setting themselves to be the VX of the North Atlantic & go head to head on competitor's trunk routes. Of course, we know how much money that made VX (yes, I know it's not the same market). Time will tell if it works out for B6. Not the same market and B6 has establish...
Jump to postskipness1E wrote:seat1a wrote:Have they considered LHR-SYD?
They flew it for years via HKG.
Scares the crap out of me. What if this happens on a flight half way to Honolulu from Seattle?
Jump to postPan Am 707 in 1968 from Detroit to Istanbul, via Boston, London, Frankfurt (something like that). First flight ever at 5. I drew a plane on a chalkboard in kindegarten as part of 'show and tell'. And then became obsessed with Braniff's 727's and DC8's.
Jump to postLooking at a BI timetable from 1974, and flights from DFW to ORD were 2 hours, pretty much every one of their 'hourly flights'. Even more interesting were BI's 'milk run' ORD-MCI-ICT-OKC-DFW, and the average ground time was 20-25 minutes. Even for the late night flights. Cool topic. I’m guessing wi...
Jump to postHere's some that I remember . . . Braniff (BN, aka "Braniff I") - DFW (DAL before 1974), MIA, MCI Eastern (EA) - ATL, BOS*, DCA*, LGA*, MCI, MIA, SJU, MCO (They were the original "Official Airline of Walt Disney World" and the sponsored the If You Had Wings ride in the Magic Kin...
Jump to postLooking at a BI timetable from 1974, and flights from DFW to ORD were 2 hours, pretty much every one of their 'hourly flights'.
Even more interesting were BI's 'milk run' ORD-MCI-ICT-OKC-DFW, and the average ground time was 20-25 minutes. Even for the late night flights.
Cool topic.
Does Gol still fly the scissor hub at Punta Cana to Florida?
Jump to postPlease come to SEA. Can a MAX make it up here from PTY?
Jump to post. . . MEX being hot and high would significantly impact the viability of any MEX-SYD/MEL flights. Similar situation at DEN (which may be a factor for NZ to start there). But note that one of DEN's six(!) runways is fully 16,000 feet long, which I assume allows fully laden WBs at MTOW to depart. Or ...
Jump to postIt's that time of year in Hawaii. I've heard from staff flying in/out of Hawaii and within Hawaii reports of turbulence. We've had quite a few storms in the past week and scheduled for more in the coming weeks. That's our winter - heavy winds and rain. I'm going to Maui in March (from Seattle). Is ...
Jump to postCurious about any more information on Pacifika? Not sure that's the correct spelling, thought they used a K. They had a plan to fly Pacific islands.
Jump to postfreakyrat wrote:stlgph wrote:Wonder how many of these flights will be stairway boarding.
Flights in and out of DFW are bussed to a ramp unless there is a bridge gate open.
Swissair named their planes after Cantons in Switzerland. How do you pronounce 'Kloten'? National had a great advertising campaign around the names of flight attendants on it's jets. 'Fly me, I'm Barbara'. Social justice warriors and the thought police would have none of it today. Different time, d...
Jump to postVery general concept (kinda ridiculous, too), but a Fort Worth base with flights to ORD, MCI, DEN, IAH, SAT, LAX, and LGA. Aircraft would be A220-100/300. Mix of biz and leisure.
Jump to postSwissair named their planes after Cantons in Switzerland. How do you pronounce 'Kloten'? National had a great advertising campaign around the names of flight attendants on it's jets. 'Fly me, I'm Barbara'. Social justice warriors and the thought police would have none of it today. Different time, di...
Jump to postGood lord, that is wild. I am afraid that over reliance on cloud computing is getting a bit too much. How do you know this? And what would be too much? As a Microsoft employee in Azure I'm really interested in how you would know this. If not with current security protocols in the cloud, then what? ...
Jump to postA friend at AS said Northern Pacific could easily buy 757s and fly daily to ORD/DFW/IAH/JFK/LAX/SEA. Caveat was whether they'd make money and provide competitive frequency.
Jump to postevank516 wrote:seat1a wrote:Cool aircraft! Any idea on routes?
A223s will be focused west (would assume SLC and LAX) and A221s will be focused east (would assume JFK/LGA and BOS).
Cool aircraft! Any idea on routes? A220 pilot category/bases are currently in SLC, SEA, and NYC. A221s used a lot of competitive routes out of NYC, BOS, SEA, and to some extent on DTW/MSP-Texas (although much of this has been ungauged to A320s). A223s are currently deployed out west and operating o...
Jump to postCool aircraft! Any idea on routes?
Jump to postFlew SAN-SEA in 2018. Like a rocket on takeoff. Great ride. First Class seat, great lunch, and great crew!
Love it.