Sounds like PIT was their listed/planed alternate - nothing surprising or confusing about that. Perfectly reasonable after two missed approaches (both with wind issues) to decide to divert. The investigation will want to know why SWA didn’t go around themselves vs having to be instructed to go arou...
Jump to postNot allowing Southwest to expand at DAL is the most anticompetitive thing ever. It’s unfair, and ends up affecting consumers more than anything. Yet it was the agreement they signed and are obligated to comply with. DAL was to shuttered with DFW opening because the airlines that were forced to move...
Jump to postWhat I found confusing is the diversion to PIT. Was that because landing conditions at LGA were so bad? Or were the pilots trying to get out of a post flight interaction at LGA? Why PIT and not a closer airport, which of course the flight ended up at BWI where Southwest had more resources for impac...
Jump to postN757ST wrote:You’re assuming there will be an investigation. All I see is a navigational error and a FR24 reading; which are not always accurate.
NAV error? GPS fault? Errant wind gust? ABC, CBS, NBC---"Another issue with Boeing 737s". It was an ILS, GPS is not a factor. Every airline has lateral and vertical limits for deviations from the ILS. Have never seen an allowance of great that 1 dot vertical or lateral and in a position t...
Jump to postNAV error? GPS fault? Errant wind gust? ABC, CBS, NBC---"Another issue with Boeing 737s". It was an ILS, GPS is not a factor. Every airline has lateral and vertical limits for deviations from the ILS. Have never seen an allowance of great that 1 dot vertical or lateral and in a position t...
Jump to postI might shed some light on this because I see all this chatter about TATL. Yesterday, at the company pocket session hosted by Dave & Dave, the guys in charge of route planning, a question was asked about TATL flying. While they didn't outright say it's not doing well if you read between the lin...
Jump to postNo have you seen the premium fares at BA/DL/AF before and after ? They were more than 2x the price and now basically equal to B6, right when they entered the market. I’m pretty sure they are surely making a mark. But as far as ASM’s sure until they get widebodies they are a small player. Or maybe t...
Jump to postTatl isn’t getting cut, that’s a big source of revenue. They actually said in a company virtual town hall just a week ago that’s it’s performing well. Mint is selling better than core. They will obviously do what most do is do more seasonal service outside of London/paris/amsterdam, and eventually ...
Jump to postYes I would say our current CEO is starting to clean up the mess RH made. Yes, I read this is an almost complete repudiation of Robin Hayes' strategy (especially if TATL gets cut as rumored). His tenure was all over the place with his special projects like TATL routes, NK merger, NEA and LAX move b...
Jump to postLilj4425 wrote:Not surprising. Too many airlines fly to LHR from the US right now. The demand just isn’t there.
This reminds me of the TAF (turboprop avoidance factor) that happened after the ATR42 AA Eagle crash in Roselawn IN. That single event sent passengers booking away from any turboprop even if it wasn’t an ATR. That event helped usher in the mass CRJ200 and E145 orders by regionals in the USA. Will t...
Jump to postYou make a solid point. If there is one more max incident, even if it has nothing to do with it being a max and just gets "737max" plastered all over the news, the public reputation fallout is going to be irrecoverable. Its almost there already. Based on what data? Not to assume too much,...
Jump to postLet's keep to the facts. “We are not canceling the order. We are taking it out of our internal plans,” United CEO Scott Kirby said during an earnings conference call. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-earnings-01-23-2024/card/united-says-it-can-t-count-on-boeing-737-max-...
Jump to postSouthwest has led the world in cancellations for multiple days now and it's continuing today and today. When does this end? It's becoming increasingly pathetic and frustrating. Actually UA has delayed and canceled a higher percentage of flights today (14 percent delayed / 26 percent canceled versus...
Jump to postWhy are you blaming Southwest for the meltdown? You have no idea about the weather issues at the Dallas hub of Southwest. You have no idea what's going on. Stop being paranoid and blaming the airline for the cancellations. It is not Southwest's intention to cancel flights to inconvenience pilots or...
Jump to postSWA had the largest meltdown in aviation history yet to date they have flown over 127 million passengers so far this year(first nine months). Sounds like the sky is falling for sure. And that’s an increase from 2022. Average fare was up as well as average yield for the first nine months also. Sky i...
Jump to postWhy do they deserve to be paid more than Delta flight attendants? I am asking this not knowing the answer, which group does more daily turns/flights on average? Tugg How much real service are SW FA’s providing versus a DL FA? The SW FA doesn’t prepare meals and do the cabin service afforded by DL F...
Jump to postNot sure what FA you talk to thinking FA’s need 40% pay raise and everything pilots would receive in a contract. But thinking FA deserve whatever they are offered and should accept it and say thank you and move along is a bit absurd. Why do flight attendants need "everything pilots would recei...
Jump to postIt does not affect everyone remotely similarly. JetBlue are being cut 100%. Delta/KLM are being cut by an infinitesimal percentage and allowed to continue their monopoly to the northeast United States. The consumer suffers as a result. JetBlue is such an insignificant number of seats in the market ...
Jump to postJetBlue Barred From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for Summer 2024 Season November 2, 2023 "JetBlue Airways Corp. was denied the right to serve Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport next summer as the Dutch government’s capacity restrictions at the European hub limit available slots for all airlines.&quo...
Jump to postIf this is not a code-red alarm for the BoD, I dont know what will be. JetBlue needs a new leadership team and new strategic playbook - and Spirit merger is not it. JetBlue was already underperforming prior to the pandemic, and needs figure out how to deliver for its customers and investors ASAP. T...
Jump to postSWA has lots of problems that are coming together simultaneously. Outside of the operational, customer service and route limitations they have another storm brewing. The very real problem of SWA not being able to retain and attract new pilots due to their contract lagging the industry is going to be...
Jump to postThis is not going to help Delta's argument. UAL brought the receipts.
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-believes-delta-air-lines-raising-fares-sabotage-ticket-sales/
Also want to add in the "go around the rules" - that is not what is happening. DL is asking for those rules to be changed, which is not going around them. You get rules changed by asking. To characterize this as some improper move is wrong. I don't know how else to explain that DL isn't g...
Jump to postHere she is. https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/343444222_1291222778161766_4747134633390678435_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_e15_fr_q65&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5bac3a&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_eui2=AeGpfydrc8JFEZV4FcC9ZvJd8cfo19QIgwTxx-jX1AiDBArd5LPkEj07ulVwQPzbCBg&_n...
Jump to postDid Southwest have a passenger and crew recovery flight yesterday or did everyone have to overnight in HAV?
Jump to posthttps://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106577/pdf A preliminary report has been released. It gives some details as to speed and distance, DL aborted takeoff at 100kts and came within 1400 feet at the closest point. One thing of note is the AA pilots have ref...
Jump to postFrom the ATC tapes timeline it appears SW called ready and perhaps were farther from the runway than ATC realized or they took a lot longer to depart once on the runway. Tower should have called the go around much sooner with SW sitting on runway and not moving. Their expectation was that when SW sa...
Jump to postA few things I'd like to see WN implement in the future: - Allow passengers to select their seats ahead of time like most of the competition. - Implement a fee for checked bags on their "Wanna Get Away" fare; 1st one would remain free on "Wanna Get Away Plus" fares. - Develop a ...
Jump to postFiring people over a mistake (a costly mistake yes) is equally tone deaf. It creates far more problems than solutions, including: -Firing a whole bunch of people who probably have the greatest understanding of systems and where their weaknesses lie -Having to fill those positions -Having those new ...
Jump to postHeard that SNL did a spoof on Southwest last night on The Holiday meltdown. The skit is just another reminder that the meltdown isn’t being forgotten as quickly as SW thought it would. There seems to be some tone deaf leadership at SW. The promotions following the implosion seems illogical. They sh...
Jump to postHeard that SNL did a spoof on Southwest last night on The Holiday meltdown. The skit is just another reminder that the meltdown isn’t being forgotten as quickly as SW thought it would. There seems to be some tone deaf leadership at SW. The promotions following the implosion seems illogical. They sh...
Jump to postMy experience with WN after the meltdown has been superb. I received 25,000 points and submitted my claim for $780 and within 5 days received reimbursement of $750. What a delight to deal with a company that actually does what they say they will do. If they had truly done what they said they would ...
Jump to postAnd they are also set up to charge bag fees, change fees, and every other ancillary that the big boy airlines do. For those demanding that Southwest grow up, be very careful for what you ask for. Sent from my SM-G981U using Tapatalk If they keep imploding their operation they will need those fees t...
Jump to postWeather in UK? Weather here's fine, unless they *required* a visual Where is here? MAD was possibly their take off alternate…most suitable airports in UK are below alternate mins. Anti icing issue in one of its engines, MAD was best option to avoid icing conditions… You will have a takeoff alternat...
Jump to postHuh. So you're telling me the FAA is in bed with SWA? Same FAA that led the charge on certifying the MAX as a single type with the 737NG so that SWA wouldn't have two type ratings? Same FAA whose decision basically made every other regulator do the same? Same FAA that's only found Jesus on this ite...
Jump to postBelieve this is linked to the previous oversight issues with the FAA and SWA that led to large fines. Timing of this report is very unfortunate for SWA, amidst the travel meltdown they’ve created for themselves.
https://simpleflying.com/faa-survey-concerns-southwest-airlines/
The FAA should be asking if SWA has operational control of the airline. It sure does not appear to be at this time. Not knowing where your crews are for days and then trying to stick them in jets to fly is not good. Even though the chances are they haven’t been flying you have to be able to see and ...
Jump to postCorrect me if i'm wrong...Air Wisconsin is dropping UA to go to AA, AA is dropping Mesa to go to UA?? Too bad they can't just swap jets. I know its not that easy. I think its more AA stole Air Wisconsin because they were tired of Mesa's operational inabilities. This put UA in between a rock and a h...
Jump to postThe narrative being portrayed, is that she raised safety concerns and was immediately targeted for retaliation, for that reason alone. But I don't think anyone who read the full transcript & testimony, would reach that conclusion. There was cause to question her behavior. However what happened ...
Jump to postWith interest rates heading up a lot, paying down debt is really smart. But then their financial management has always been conservative. Not wasting money on options for SST's or E-VTOL either. :lol: An SST doesn’t make sense in the SWA route structure. E-VTOL’s will be for high value customers co...
Jump to postFlying around ETOPS equipment burns more fuel, and maintaining regulatory checks of these items also costs time and money. I don’t see how a financially savvy company like WN (which is also sometimes on the “cheap” side — poor wifi, no power outlets, etc.) would be flying around dozens of ETOPS con...
Jump to postInterestingly, WN’s Hawaii operation only needs a fraction of the 100ish ETOPS aircraft they have. And I’ve heard that many of the MAX 7s and still many of the upcoming MAX 8s will also be ETOPS configured. If not needed for Hawaii, then where else? This could very possibly be a logical clue as to ...
Jump to postIt's a cheap way to get more mainline sized planes in order to replace RJ's to upsize their fleet. UA got lots of them from U2 due to U2 upsizing to A320NEOS. As a ULCC, U2 benefits from lower fuel burn and the extra seats. UA are flying short segments to and from hubs, so the fuel burn isn't too b...
Jump to postSounds to me like somebody put 100LL avgas into the aircraft instead of jet A... OOPS!! Back in the late 90's, I worked at the FBO here in Louisville and fueled up locally based Falcon 20 freighters. IF this was the case, it is something that should never be allowed to happen. I'm actually hoping t...
Jump to postB764er wrote:More good stuff happening at Fight Club, I mean Spirit.
Flying a too small plane means a lot of profit can be made. Its like Continental and United flying the 757 to HAM for years. The aircraft was too small for the demand, but no need to upgrade because of no competiton (most times) and only few to no seats had to be sold at Junk fares. (Of course Wide...
Jump to postSo far, the B6 is doing quite well on LHR and LGW routes. But with the slot restrictions on LHR. It's hard to see B6 can go beyond 2 daily(1 for JFK and 1 for BOS). Is that a good strategy for B6 to fly A321LR to LHR in the long term? I think JFK-LHR can easily filled with a 787 or A350 and all the...
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