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- Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network - 2023
- Replies: 4642
- Views: 975418
Re: United Airlines Network - 2023
Taking Russia out of the routing forces a LONG diversion via China and/or SE Asia (if flying west) or via Eastern Europe (if flying east) to India. It needs to avoid: Ukraine, Russia Iran (and I think Afghanistan) before going into India. I requires a lot of additional fuel which means restricting ...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 1301
- Views: 531037
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
Aeroflot now appears to be flying a 77W flight almost daily to Delhi. It is one of the few flights that is flying across the body of Afghanistan including flying over Kabul, and not just the Wakhan Corridor as is the case with most other airlines transiting Afghanistan.
Jump to post- Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: US Airlines lobby to restrict competitors access to Russian airspace
- Replies: 117
- Views: 15874
Re: US Airlines lobby to restrict competitors access to Russian airspace
I think the most that the US can practically do is place restrictions on flights that enter US air space. This could include a requirement like "flights that fly through Russian air space are not allowed to enter US air space." This does not affect any flight that does not need to enter th...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:38 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network - 2023
- Replies: 4642
- Views: 975418
Re: United Airlines Network - 2023
I agree I think out of EWR UA will introduce lie flat seating on routes like EWR-SAN/LAS/PDX/SEA/SMF/SNA. We might even see UA put lie flats on routes out of EWR to Florida to better compete with JetBlue which is known to use MINT on some of their routes out of NYC to Florida. In time I wouldn't be...
Jump to post- Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:46 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network - 2023
- Replies: 4642
- Views: 975418
Re: United Airlines Network - 2023
Stronger Winter jet stream making the westbound schedule unreliable requiring refueling stops at times perhaps? What would then be the rationale to suspend till October? If winds was the issue, wouldn’t the summer be a good time to start back up? I think that is just UA SOP for how they load schedu...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 13, 2023 5:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network - 2023
- Replies: 4642
- Views: 975418
Re: United Airlines Network - 2023
Schedule update loaded on 11JAN shows ORD-DEL suspended from 30JAN-28OCT, citing the Russia/Ukraine airspace restrictions. Kind of surprised, I thought UA was making it work. With the airspace restrictions, DEL-ORD became UA's longest flight blocked at over 17 hours. . Stronger Winter jet stream ma...
Jump to post- Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
With UA signing the UK (Vistara) codeshare back in 2019, I think it shows just how little UA and AI seem to want to be together. Since Vistara is about to get merged into AI, that issue will seemingly resolve itself. Whether UA likes it or not they will have to deal with AI for their connections in...
Jump to post- Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: SQ to acquire 25% stake in Air India
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10698
Re: SQ to acquire 25% stake in Air India
When they bought AI, didn't they also get AI's debt? Only about 1/5th of the total accumulated debt was transferred to the Tatas. The rest was paid off by a Special Purpose Vehicle provided by the Indian Parliament to the Government. In the process the Tatas got only about Rs 15,000 crores out of t...
Jump to post- Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:40 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Aeroflot Using Japanese Airspace
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9693
Re: Aeroflot Using Japanese Airspace
Japan's position is a bit more than pragmatic one. A Pragmatic approach is, for example, the Brazilian one: not to get involved neither sign up to As for ther airspace, there are no sanctions and they can fly on each other's airspaces. Only that JAL and ANA avoid this towards avoid reprisals from t...
Jump to post- Wed Oct 19, 2022 2:00 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United and the new terminal at EWR
- Replies: 382
- Views: 92009
Re: United and the new terminal at EWR
It's beautiful how they are tying in the new terminal to the former 1973 era Central Terminals. The designers and architects obviously took cues from them directly into this terminal which really gives it its identity. New Terminals at LGA, JFK, MCO, MCI don't have any connections to the facilities...
Jump to post- Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:46 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
In my thinking being able to avoid Delhi as a transfer point and being able to fly directly to places like Kolkata without going through Customs and Immigration in Delhi or Mumbai, as one can do with the ME3 airlines, still continues to be a winning proposition, and for that reason I will probably c...
Jump to post- Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:40 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 1301
- Views: 531037
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
Interesting peek at routings: looking at DEL-JFK its clear that Air India or the Indian government has struck a deal with the Russian government to permit overflight rights of Russia while American AIrlines has to avoid Russia. Adds nearly 2 hours of additional flight time to the AA flight... AA ne...
Jump to post- Thu Jun 30, 2022 1:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Star Alliance to become Inter-modal Alliance
- Replies: 48
- Views: 14536
Re: Star Alliance to become Inter-modal Alliance
Do you think one day our airlines would code-share with Amtrak? Continental did via EWR to DC, Philly and a few other places. UA maintained that relationship for a while. that was the Metroliner service between WAS-PHL,and NYC. No. It was Regional service only. Metroliners never stopped at Newark A...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
How will UA manage to fly SFO - BLR nonstop without overflying Russia?
Jump to post- Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:10 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
EWRamp wrote:COEWR787 wrote:A scan of Flightradar24 suggest that United now has twice daily service between EWR and DEL - UA 801/802 and UA 926/927 both flown by 787-9.
926/927 is not operating daily
How many times a week do they operate? Are there specific days of the week when they operate? Thanks. Jump to post
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:39 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
A scan of Flightradar24 suggest that United now has twice daily service between EWR and DEL - UA 801/802 and UA 926/927 both flown by 787-9.
Jump to post- Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: UPDATE: Biman Bangladesh Airlines non-stop to Toronto
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6141
Re: UPDATE: Biman Bangladesh Airlines non-stop to Toronto
So, travelling across the north north east track (Myanmar, Thailand. Vietnam/Japan/Alaska/Canada) FIR? Or regular India/mid East/EU/North Atlantic/Canada? The latter will require a refueling stop in Europe just like Air Canada does these days on the Delhi - Canada flights. Maybe they can try round ...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: U.S. Airlines Cutting Flights Due To High Fuel Costs
- Replies: 147
- Views: 36543
Re: U.S. Airlines Cutting Flights Due To High Fuel Costs
I concur on the non-refundable ticket. I work for a Big 4 Bank. We aren't allowed to book a refundable ticket unless there is nothing else available. I guess the company figures that the cost to make a change when it is required is less than paying extra for every ticket booked. Before retirement I...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
United appears to be accepting booking on UA 84 EWR-BOM on 787-9 starting June 1, 2022.
Jump to post- Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:11 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Airspace Closures Discussion Thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4366
Re: Russian Airspace Closures Discussion Thread
https://skift.com/2022/03/03/japan-airl ... ety-fears/Japanese airlines are avoiding Russian airspace.
https://skift.com/2022/03/03/japan-airl ... ety-fears/
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 4:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
[ Well back in the day United served DEL via LHR and HKG. HKG is out as an option but maybe LHR since they have unused slots currently I was thinking the same thing yesterday, it could be a good way to tie up some LHR slots if TATL demand remains soft heating into summer. During the time when Pakis...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:39 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 1301
- Views: 531037
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
Yup. They can just fly those 77Ws and A350s back and forth between Moscow and Vladivostok 
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:49 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Air India’s CEO pick declines offer, cites ‘undesirable’ narrative
- Replies: 76
- Views: 16120
Re: Tata Group appoints former Chairperson of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the CEO of Air India
In all probability though US airlines will, as usual, then claim AI will have unfair advantage. U.S. carriers have other things to worry about than the fewer than a dozen n/s flights a day to India. Actually exactly three flights a day in and out are currently cancelled as a result of the Russian a...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:42 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United flying through Moscow airspace?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10665
Re: United flying through Moscow airspace?
On Tuesday, he ( Sergei Lavrov ) was barred from flying to Geneva to attend a U.N. conference after EU members banned Russian planes from their skies as part of bruising sanctions against Moscow. Were diplomatic flights similarly restricted during the Cold War? My understanding is that there are sp...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United flying through Moscow airspace?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10665
Re: United flying through Moscow airspace?
But if they fly in any of the Russian airspace, aren't they required to pay for it, hence diluting the sanctions? Big US corporations don't have to abide, becuase it gets in the way of making money? Since when is Air India a US corporation? No US airlines are overflying Russia. Air India is. One co...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:12 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United flying through Moscow airspace?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10665
Re: United flying through Moscow airspace?
FiscAutTecGarte wrote:But if they fly in any of the Russian airspace, aren't they required to pay for it, hence diluting the sanctions? Big US corporations don't have to abide, becuase it gets in the way of making money?
Since when is Air India a US corporation?
No US airlines are overflying Russia. Air India is. Jump to post
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
sfojvjets wrote:Not unexpected, but still pretty major. I imagine BLR will be off the table indefinitely... even SFO-DEL will be back to a monopoly on AI. Is EWR-BOM served by any other carrier?
EWR-BOM is served by AI three times a week. Jump to post
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:17 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 50774
Re: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
US has made it official: airspace closed to Russian planes. Two UA flights from the east coast to Asia are nearing Russian space, but can probably avoid it. UA SFO-DEL has been canceled. The last UA flight to fly over Russia was the SFO-DEL flight that arrived in DEL yesterday. Nothing has flown ov...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 50774
Re: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
I see UA 830 has BOM-BGR-EWR listed for Wednesday’s return. At the United website in flight status, UA 830 is shown as diverted. UA 802 (DEL EWR) and UA 899 (DEL ORD) are not shown as diverted, but are shown with an additional 1 hour and 45 minutes block time, which might indicate at least some unu...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 702950
Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022
Someone posted that there will be a BOM-BGR-EWR flight today, and I assume that they will re-crew the flight in BGR. When that happens, does the new crew go through customs? Logic would say no, except they were put in a plane with people who haven’t been cleared in the US, so potentially something ...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 01, 2022 3:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 1301
- Views: 531037
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
UA867 SFO-DEL is overflying Russia today (night between 2/28 and 3/1), and presumably so will UA868. UA801, 829 and 898 did not overfly Russia eastbound. They flew over the Mediterranean and Saudi Arabia to Arabian Sea. If the same procedure as yesterday follows then we can also expect UA802, UA830 ...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 50774
Re: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
According to Flightradar24 UA 802 (DEL-EWR) and UA 830 (BOM-EWR) are flying across Russian air space today (2/28-3/1 2022).
As far as I can tell those are the only two US airline operated passenger flights flying through Russian air space tonight.
- Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 1301
- Views: 531037
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
UA 802 and 830 are flying westbound from India through Russian air space today (2/28-3/1 2022) together with a bunch of AI flights.
Jump to post- Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:26 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 50774
Re: Russian overflight rights alternatives
I suspect that the DEL/BOM - EWR and DEL-ORD will probably refuel in Frankfurt if necessary. The 789's may just be able to make it without refueling but the DEL-EWR 777W will probably need to refuel. Just a few more hours before we will know for sure how this unfolds. Air Canada on flights westbound...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 1301
- Views: 531037
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related Discussion Thread
Looks like United flights to and from India are not overflying Russia any more starting 2/28/22.
SFO-DEL is suspended for the time being.
Air Canada is flying a route to/from India similar to the one that American Airlines does on its JFK-DEL flight south of Russia.
- Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:05 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: SQ and UA sign MOU on connectivity between Singapore and the US
- Replies: 75
- Views: 11867
Re: SQ and UA sign MOU on connectivity between Singapore and the US
airbazar wrote:
I am sure it will be much more than that. EWR-SIN is gone, for one. .
EWR-SIN has been replaced by JFK-SIN. Jump to post
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021
- Replies: 153
- Views: 21468
Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021
AirIndia wrote:Ok. i wasnt sure if they sent Covishield (Oxford) or Covaxin (BBtech). thats why mentioned BOM and HYD.
Covaxin has not been approved for use, emergency or otherwise in any country other than India so far. Jump to post
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:13 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rumor: Richard Anderson to replace Doug Parker at AA
- Replies: 101
- Views: 21227
Re: Rumor: Richard Anderson to replace Doug Parker at AA
graham697 wrote:Ishrion wrote:So he’s with Amtrak right now?
No he left under somewhat pecuilar circumstances.
Nothing peculiar. He had a three year contract which ran its course. He collected his performance bonus and left, back to retired life, whence he came from. He was apparently not expected to stay longer by anyone. Jump to post
- Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:05 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - April 2020
- Replies: 542
- Views: 106054
Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - April 2020
Two cruise ships are docking in Miami, a final stop after over a week of horror and denial of docking by several ports, with at least 2 dead and a number of Covid-19 ill passengers. Over the next several days, the passengers will be disembarking to only then face a new problem. Those from outside F...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020 - Part II
- Replies: 1993
- Views: 365078
Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020 - Part II
reply1984 wrote:More countries may follow HK to extend travel restrictions to the entire Schengen Area.
India has already done it for both the US and Schengen, and several more. Jump to post
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:51 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020
- Replies: 1143
- Views: 197872
Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020
Adipocere wrote:Does anyone else get the logic in excluding the U.K.? Any European can just fly into open borders U.K. and jump on a flight to the US??
Who says UK is "open borders"?
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- Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:35 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020
- Replies: 1143
- Views: 197872
Re: US cancels flight to Europe except UK for 30 days
This is getting darned serious. I just read that India is pretty much banning most travel from US to India, except for Indian citizens. Even Overseas Citizens of India Card holders are banned until April 15th.
Jump to post- Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Continental 747's and EWR
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8054
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:48 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1387
- Views: 234329
Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
So is that list where they are serving a country that has closed its borders to flights to/from China? Because I thought the Chinese airlines weren't doing anything to otherwise curtail their flights so far. - USA - Australia - New Zealand Have closed there boarders to any one that is not from ther...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:39 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1387
- Views: 234329
Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
LAXintl wrote:United suspending HKG beginning Feb. 8 until Feb. 20.
Air India is suspending HKG too on the same date (Feb 7 to HKG 8th from HKG), until March 28th, according to a report in the Times of India this morning (Feb 5). Jump to post
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020
- Replies: 475
- Views: 35639
Re: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020
https://livefromalounge.boardingarea.co ... rtnership/Vistara and United started reciprocal frequent flyer earning and redemptions effective February 1, 2020. They already have a bunch of codeshares which started sometime in 2019.
This just popped up on my FB timeline.
https://livefromalounge.boardingarea.co ... rtnership/
Vistara and United started reciprocal frequent flyer earning and redemptions effective February 1, 2020. They already have a bunch of codeshares which started sometime in 2019.
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:43 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020
- Replies: 475
- Views: 35639
Re: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020
Two Boeing wide-body planes for Modi, Kovind, Naidu to cost Rs 8,458 crore Just these 2 planes are worth 1/3rd the "entire debt" of Air India when it is put up for sale Jai Hind! https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/aviation/new-boeing-wide-body-planes-for-modi-kovind-naidu-likely-to-cost...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:12 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1387
- Views: 234329
Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
Actually there is a mix of motivations. Declining load factors is one of them. Concern for the safety of the crew is another, and of course as time goes on containment is becoming a matter of urgency too. It is a fast developing situation with things evolving and changing quite rapidly.
Jump to post- Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:37 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1387
- Views: 234329
Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
Seems like cancellation start on Feb. 1st. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289157/air-india-indigo-1q20-china-service-adjustment-as-of-29jan20/ But yes, I can't imagine those flights being loaded at all. There are still flights to HKG for the time being not being affected (demand ...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:28 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1387
- Views: 234329
Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread
Possibly incomplete: ... Air India (AI) IndiGo (6E) ... Keep in mind that there are a few airlines that are operating barebone frequency also, such as Finnair (AY), Vietnam Airlines (VN), AA/DL/UA, etc. As of the morning of the 30th both Air India and Indigo are continuing to run some flights to Ch...
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