As noted before it is likely BOI passenger numbers will be flat or decline slightly as "revenge travel" ends, population growth slows/frozen real estate market, and the headwinds in the airline biz. Yeah, I have a feeling the airport will remain above 4 million, which in itself is a nice ...
Jump to postIt looks like BOI is finally beginning work on the rental car facility. The old state hangar has been torn down and fencing has been put up to shield the ramp up to departures from the construction site. I haven't seen anything about a groundbreaking ceremony, so I'm sure this is just site prep. Nic...
Jump to postJust read in Air Transport World/Aviation Week news...good funding news! ... "Other major airports set to receive investment are Washington Dulles International Airport, which has secured $35 million to partially fund a 14-gate, 400,000-ft.2 terminal that will have connections to the Aerotrain...
Jump to postJust read in Air Transport World/Aviation Week news...good funding news! ... "Other major airports set to receive investment are Washington Dulles International Airport, which has secured $35 million to partially fund a 14-gate, 400,000-ft.2 terminal that will have connections to the Aerotrain...
Jump to postI am surprised how many people on this thread are just dismissing IAD. It makes far more sense than RDU since there is more O&D and they already dominate it. Northern Virginia is also growing rapidly. After years of working to get its costs down, IAD is now moving forward with with the first pha...
Jump to postGreat to see MSP get renovated, Although I would love to see T2 expanded and relocating all the non-SkyTeam (all low cost + Air Canada, American, Alaska, United, Lufthansa which is coming in) airlines there. And give all of Concourse E to DL. That was the plan when NW was hubbing here (Just like th...
Jump to postI forgot to bring this up, but BOI-ATL will return to ten times a week starting March 10. The daytime flight is a 738, and the redeye is a 319. Those three extra flights/week have been pulled from the schedule; the daytime flight remains. Yeah, I saw. That's unfortunate. DL also updated BOI-SLC to ...
Jump to postBoiseDev is reporting on continued airport improvements. Their writing is so embarrassingly bad, describing the new Concourse A: “like Concourse B, hoisted up on pieces.” Continues with terms such as “glow up.” I digress. This makes it sound like they are looking to complete all of the 10 planned g...
Jump to postBy the way, LAXBUR, you don't get to dictate what I say. From what I can tell, you're not a moderator. You have no power over me. "Cheers." You are entitled to your opinion. I’m entitled to mine. Not sure where you got the idea I was dictating your thoughts. FAT, east of the Mississippi, ...
Jump to postInteresting AA added GEG-CLT. This is one of the few times in recent memory GEG got a new route and BOI did not. I was surprised too when I saw that. I really didn't think CLT would be a route BOI would see any time soon, but if they are willing to try GEG and it works, I wonder if we will see it i...
Jump to postThe world's greatest all-weather airport is in another ground stop due to weather this morning. The day after Christmas. Such fine leadership by airport management. "Denver International Airport had a few delays and cancellations as a winter storm moved into the metro area on Tuesday morning. ...
Jump to postAUS was always a little opportunistic from BOI, but I am surprised they can’t make BOI-ORD work even seasonally with the AA/oneworld connection opportunities at ORD. The problem is that AS and AA didn't really cooperate on the BOI-ORD flight. I think it had to do with the settlement when AS bought ...
Jump to postIt appears AS is ending BOI-AUS/ORD permanently. They will now have no flights going east from BOI (except PHX if you’re being technical). BOI-ORD seemed to have erratic loads from my own experience and a QX FA friend’s experience. Full or half full. Not much in between. AUS was always a little opp...
Jump to postPersonally, I could see the AS/HA merger slightly increase the chances of BOI-HNL. Now Alaska will be able to connect BOI passengers in HNL. The other islands still see relatively limited service from the coast, while inter island will give endless connection options. I agree with this take. With H...
Jump to postI would not be surprised at all if that scope issue becomes part of the merger negotiations between unions. AA pilots wound up relaxing the scope of Eagle flying during the US merger, so I would not be surprised to see the same thing happen here. Especially if it turns out that the E175s are the on...
Jump to postA lot of talk about new long-haul possibilities for the new AS-HA entity. What about the possibility that AS will look to offload HA's 330 widebodies/787 orders and get rid of HA's long-haul routes? Is long-haul that profitable for HA - they've dropped BNE, MCO, MNL, etc, just made AKL seasonal onl...
Jump to postG is a mess right now. The jet bridges for G9/10 are being used as an extension to the intl arrivals corridor. I believe that G can handle 6 wide bodies at a time right now just sitting there. Again, with the poor design of the FIS facilities they cannot all necessarily be used to board and deplane...
Jump to postDoes IAH have their FIS set up like that? Yes, kinda. The IAH roadway network is quite different, but yes - each gate (or pair of gates) routes international arrivals up a level, and the FIS itself is located in a central area. It makes it both easier to use gates simultaneously and also to expand ...
Jump to postMSP made an official announcement for their $242 million renovation plans that are set to wrap up before 2026. 75 gates and 6 concourses at T1 are being overhauled - the renovation excludes concourse E, for now. This is considered the end of nearly 10 years of construction and overhaul at Terminal ...
Jump to postThis is the same management team for something that happened 30 years ago? That is like blaming Clinton for todays political issues. Actually you can blame bad decisions from 30 years ago for where DEN is today. DEN is a mess of an airport! Like many airports, you can blame 9/11, and Southwest. DEN...
Jump to postOh, I disagree about the timing. There is a massive gap in the schedule after 3:30 p.m. from BOI. Not only that, SY leaves MSP at 2:45 p.m.; there is a bit of a gap in the mid-day schedule in the case of MSP. This way, they don't park any aircraft for hours à la B6 during their brief time at BOI. T...
Jump to postWhat about a gondola system like the Disney Skyliner. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/skyliner/ Is there any realistic limitation to having someone like Doppelmayr Garaventa Group come in and install a gondola or tram system like the Peak to Peak at Whistler? Installing something like this around...
Jump to postIt looks like SY is going to be flying BOI-MSP next summer! (https://twitter.com/ishriona/status/1714039554435367154?s=61) It will be flown on Wednesdays and Saturdays, leaving BOI around 5:30 p.m. That's actually a really good choice of time. If DL had a figurative fourth flight, that would probab...
Jump to postIt looks like SY is going to be flying BOI-MSP next summer! (https://twitter.com/ishriona/status/1714039554435367154?s=61) It will be flown on Wednesdays and Saturdays, leaving BOI around 5:30 p.m. That's actually a really good choice of time. If DL had a figurative fourth flight, that would probab...
Jump to postKeep in mind the bigger airlines increasingly make most of their money by selling airline miles to credit card companies, not by flying planes. If you take GFF programs out of the equation, AA and I believe DL would be in the red. Not sure about UA. The smaller airlines don’t have that value in the...
Jump to postAugust was BOI's busiest August and its third busiest month, overall. (https://www.iflyboise.com/media/1976/aug2023.pdf) There's been 3.1 million passengers so far this year. It's the earliest it's reached three million passengers in a calendar year. I'm intrigued if this month can beat last Septem...
Jump to postQX E175 N662QX is en route from SJK-MAO-SJU-YAM for delivery. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N662QX Painted in UW Huskies livery (just popped up on the home page) 7351767 As is Wazzu on 661 7344643 AS has really taken the lead in specialty plane painting... I love the college team plan...
Jump to postThe new garage at BOI officially opened this week: https://www.iflyboise.com/press-room/media-center/2023/august/boise-airport-increases-parking-capacity-near-the-terminal-with-the-opening-of-a-new-public-parking-garage/ The release also says work on the rental car facility will break ground this fa...
Jump to postLooks like Lewiston will be re-adding Seattle in October, but this time on Delta. https://www.lmtribune.com/flight-service-between-lewiston-and-seattle-returning-in-october/article_80e06310-387b-11ee-9aea-1b3466556279.html "The flights will depart Lewiston at 7 a.m. daily and arrive at Lewisto...
Jump to postI feel like AS has been more consistent on the LAX route than DL. Yes, they are dropping to one flight during the slowest period of the year, but that is hardly cutting back a lot. They have consistently had two flights for over the past year+ and when they dropped to one on certain days, it was co...
Jump to postThey tried SJC. Is SJC still considered a focus city for AS? The tech bust killed any plans for now at SJC. Hopefully it’ll come back as will AS in SJC. Yeah...I thought so. As much as people here would like to see it, I just don't see AS vying for any sort of focus city or hub east of BOI. However...
Jump to postBOI had their monthly commission meeting today. (https://www.iflyboise.com/media/1962/august-commission-2023-august-2-final.pdf) In the presentation, it was revealed that the parking garage will open August 22. It does. And always has. DL also failed to bring back their second BOI-LAX. Remember BOI...
Jump to postMore AS suspensions: BOI-LAX to 1x daily, 2nd week Jan thru mid-March BOI-BUR/ORD no service, 2nd week January to mid-February BOI-PSP 3x weekly, pushed to mid-February BOI-PHX daily but E175 till mid March (last year mainline) Does LAX go mainline during this time? Or is it still E175? I know in t...
Jump to postPolot wrote:gatibosgru wrote:Who's supposed to be the first operator for the -10 and when was the original first delivery scheduled for?
United sometime in 2024.
So now I see that the DCA Beyond-Perimeter bill/amendment/? is in the hands of the Senate and the latest suggestion is for 4 new Beyond-Perimeter slots to be authorized! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/senate-land-the-plane-faa-reauthorization I must throw it out there -- I am hoping...
Jump to postI'm not very good at posting pictures, so forgive me if this screen shot does not post correctly. In case no one can see it, it shows Flightradar24 at BOI tonight, where one of the former AS A320s (N641VA) is at a gate. It is labeled as ASMX641, so it's obviously not routine. Is this a Flightradar24...
Jump to postI’ve always thought they should just take the existing A/B tunnel to the main terminal and reuse that to feed people to Customs and Immigration. You’d have to create some sterile walkways from the A/B gates and from the tunnel to Customs, but it’s a better use than the current largely unused tunnel...
Jump to postNext Mod 319 N836UA is scheduled to enter MLBMX F2731/19 June N832UA is scheduled to exit MLBMX F2732/20 I'm bummed because N832UA was initially scheduled for my BOI-ORD flight tomorrow. Guess the schedulers changed their mind last night and decided to keep it flying routes out of DEN instead of mo...
Jump to postUnless, the plan is for NK to eventually move into T5 once the Star and oneworld carriers move out of T5. That is the plan as I know it...AS, NK and B6 will eventually take over the high M gates once Star and oneworld are able to relocate to the OGT. In the mean time: AC E2 & E3 AS E15 & E1...
Jump to postMore small Alaska cuts through January. GEG 3x daily (from 4) SEA 8x daily/2 mainline (usually planned at 10) SFO 1x (second flight had been loaded) PHX back to E175 from planned 739 SJC and AUS cut till Spring as previously noted PSP cut till January (I wouldn’t be surprised if this doesn’t come b...
Jump to postI’m guessing growth will slow. Outside of economic conditions you’re seeing staffing and plane availability issues. So I think the next “boom” of expanded service is a few years away. I think you're right. There will likely be a new record this year (curious if they'll reach 5 million) before thing...
Jump to postApril's numbers are out for BOI, and it's the busiest April on record. (https://www.iflyboise.com/media/1939/april2023.pdf) A piece that KIVI-TV has is saying that it'll be the busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2005 for American airports, and BOI is feeling impact. The airport is also estimating t...
Jump to postStaffers know very little with the exception of those working on a bill. I know that...? Nowhere did I write that I believed what the said staffer said was true...I literally called it a nonsensical comment in my post. My point is that I originally said earlier that folks from Western states are ma...
Jump to postIt's comical to think that those in Western states think that allowing further beyond-perimeter exemption slots would lead to nonstops to say BOI/ABQ/SMF/GEG/RNO. Let's say each airline currently serving DCA was allowed to convert two slots they presently have into a beyond-perimeter slot: AA would...
Jump to postBOI's February 2023 numbers are out, and it's officially the busiest February on record, beating 2020. I decided to add the March 2022-February 2023 numbers together, as well as the March 2019-February 2020 numbers. The former is BOI's busiest twelve month period with 4,611,079. The latter was its ...
Jump to postThe wing of the 321 is the same width as a 319 and is the same as a 737. So the 321 is not alone then if that is the problem. The 321 sticks out too far and causes wing clearance issues for aircraft trying to taxi behind them. I am missing something? The 757, which is longer, has been flown into DC...
Jump to postThat's if the MAX 10's will ever get certified. I think that’s the interesting question. Without certification, I (personally) would like to protect the delivery slot and convert the -10 to a -9 at the contractual point of change (18 months/24 months prior). Will Alaska dump -10s for -9s if the cer...
Jump to postWith ~60 contact positions and space for another 10-15 more, gate capacity can't be too big of a constraint. The terminal probably could use a decent expansion or addition. With expansion to around 70 gates, the terminal should be able to handle up to at least the 35 million passenger range. This i...
Jump to postNot sure how a want list is being construed as "something in the works". In fact, if something is in the works I highly doubt they would simultaneously send out a press release while negotiating. BOI has wanted this stuff for a long time. Nothing new here. Except maybe Anchorage. That see...
Jump to postWhile it's probably not finalized as of yet, UA has upgraded the schedule from June 16 to September 28 to fly a 738 with a 39M on some days. Must be the first time in over twenty years that they've flown BOI-ORD with a 737. Their recent September upgrade shows DEN four times daily mainline, as well...
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