Re: Airports near homes

There are residences within 200 meters (North) of the runway at Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. 75-100 meters is super super close!

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Re: Could retired pilots help the pilot shortage?

What would truly help would be for the US airlines to help foreign pilots obtain work visas and convert to FAA. I know many and including myself who would love to pursuit this path, but without any assistance and any job offer, it seems like a very big hurdle to overcome. No, no way should this hap...

Re: Quick Hop to Macau: Hangzhou to Macau on Air Macau - 2022

Thanks for your report and the nice food pictures! May I ask what kind of travel document you use to enter Macau? I also heard Air Macau was operating some flights within the Mainland for CA, not sure if it is still ongoing.

Re: Meal service on 17hr flight.

I took SQ22 when it was a midday departure and a late afternoon arrival in the same day, but flew through a few hours of darkness en route; all business class on the A340-500. The service was three full hot meals, all lunch/dinner themed, no breakfast foods. Interestingly, the last one was served a...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Can someone give me a breakdown of what part 135 and all the other things are, I am still confused on it Like why can skywest do EAS but Contour can only do AEAS when skywest has more seats. I guess I don't understand all the rules. For now, it is enough to say that the rules are “Flexible”. DOT is...

Re: Air Cargo (non Amazon/DHL) Thread - 2022

So how will this affect the cargo market in Hawaii? If transair goes under, maybe Aloha air cargo may take more flying though someone with more industry insight on the region can provide an explanation to my theory. I don't think Rhodes is currently flying, so... Correct. Their freighters at least ...

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

Not a registration question, but a schedule/timetable question. Seems to be good knowledge/access to old timetables here, too :) I requested my entry records from Canada Border Services Agency and found that I had entered Canada via YUL on 2 August 2001 at 9:52am. Supposing the flight landed 25-45 ...

Re: Sacramento (SMF) Aviation Thread - 2022

Thanks for the history lesson. I guess I could be thinking of a Taco Bell, I was very young at the time. Maybe I should have mentioned this would have been 1998-2001 timeframe.

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Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

Not a registration question, but a schedule/timetable question. Seems to be good knowledge/access to old timetables here, too :) I requested my entry records from Canada Border Services Agency and found that I had entered Canada via YUL on 2 August 2001 at 9:52am. Supposing the flight landed 25-45 m...

Re: Sacramento (SMF) Aviation Thread - 2022

Apologies for an off topic question about SMF. In the old Terminal B, does anyone remember an ice cream parlor that was under and to the left of the escalators going to the security checkpoint for Concourse B2? It would have been to the right of the Northwest Airlines ticket counter, if I remember c...

Re: Tulsa International Airport - New Air Service Announcement Tomorrow

N292UX wrote:

Maybe the launch of NYC service? AA to LGA may be in the cards considering their larger presence in TUL

Re: Forum Numbering Question

Thanks for the varied answers to an unimportant question. The forum has come a long way from its inception. I read some old trip reports lately and some posters were complaining they only got 3 "stars" for their topic, so I guess there was even a rating system way back when.

Re: International To Domestic At JFK, Past & Present: Your Stories

Checking my notes it looks like I have made international - domestic transfers at JFK six times and every time it involved exiting the arrival terminal, going across the street to the AirTrain station taking the train to another terminal and then entering the next terminal and clearing security, and...

Re: Northern Pacific Airways discussion thread

32andBelow wrote:

That presentation says Iceland air is the mystery charter operator

Re: American to Start Bus service from ACY and ABE

Not really. From what I have seen second hand there were no more then 3 people on any bus the 1st week from ACY-PHL. Will those numbers go up, probably a little bit but I doubt AA is going to sell these buses out. LNS will probably fail. Why would someone take a bus, which I believe is blocked at 1...

Re: Cape Air Suspends First Officer Hiring

They always flew a lot of flights single pilot and use the right seat for pax. Their EAS routes might require a first officer since the EAS standard is twin engine, two pilot service. Of course, communities can waive these requirements which is why we see single engine aircraft on EAS sometimes, dep...

Re: Airport Terminals that you really thought were unique?

The old terminal in Abu Dhabi (AUH) is unique (its ceiling anyway), not modern or terribly beautiful, but surely unique. 2737052 Kona (KOA) and Honolulu (HNL) are unique for their use of outdoor space and garden areas providing the island feeling. 1658395 And Daocheng (DCY) has a unique external ter...

Re: Air Cargo (non Amazon/DHL) Thread - 2022

Do we know what's flying this job? Atlas maybe? The US government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military in an airlift aimed at easing the major shortage plaguing the country, the White House said on Wednesday. The Department of Defense "will use its contracts...

Re: Most Memorable Approaches as a Passenger?

I can think of: LIH Lihue, Kauai - when landing to the North and sitting on the left 1824053,547529 GIB Gibraltar - when landing to the west and sitting on the left (or doing the opposite as in this photo) 5609453 LGA flying alongside Manhattan 5988019 ORD can also have a good city view when coming ...

Harbin Y-12 – China Flying Dragon General Aviation DLC-CNI (June 2015) Many Photos + Video

Yes it was way back in 2015, but it still goes down as one of my most memorable aircraft type chasing trips and it’s still vivid in my mind. So, while looking through some photos recently, I thought why not make a report. When I went to live in China for the first time, I quickly snagged all the “lo...

Re: ATR announces it is researching new design

Re: PVG Shanghai International Transfer

This is currently impossible for passengers. There is no international transit facility available at any mainland Chinese airports currently and all international arriving passengers will be covid tested at the port of arrival and sent to centralised quarantine in that city. All transit without visa...

Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China

I find it interesting that the SCMP ran the story so quickly. I agree that maybe the Chinese want this floated in the press to see what the reaction is. Just my 2 Cents The SCMP is a Hong-Kong outlet owned by Alibaba. They have more freedom than much of the Chinese press. The comments have numerous...

Re: Two Pandemic trips to Shanghai – (Part 2) HKG-PVG on CX (long, many photos + quarantine experience)

Did you work out what the electronic box was attached to your luggage in your last trip? Not fully sure, but I suspect it's something to flag certain luggage for additional inspection either randomly or based on appearance. I guess the noise is meant to attract attention of customs staff so you can...

Re: Have you flown the same exact aircraft on the same exact route before?

Just one such case, twice on PenAir's Saab 340B N406XJ on BOS-PBG in February and March 2014, both times flight KS265. If reverse routings were included, would be more.

Re: Airports you have flown through exactly once

One landing: Catalina Island Heliport (L11) - boat to return Belfast (BHD) - train to Dublin Berlin (SXF) - flew out of TXL Bern (BRN) - train to Salzburg Bristol (BRS) - train to London Shun Tak Heliport, Hong Kong (HHP) - left by MTR Changzhou (CZX) - train to Nanjing Knock (NOC) - bus + train to ...

Re: Can checked bags be added on long layover?

I have also done it before during a long layover at ICN. Though the check in staff seemed very surprised to see me landside.

Two Pandemic trips to Shanghai – (Part 2) HKG-PVG on CX (long, many photos + quarantine experience)

A little over 4 months after getting back from my trip covered in Part 1 (https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1472383), it was time to return to Mainland China so that I could be out of quarantine in time to travel to Sichuan and spend the Chinese New Year with my wife’s family. ...

Two Pandemic trips to Shanghai – (Part 1) HKG-PVG on HX (long, many photos + quarantine experience)

I’m stuck in a locked down Shanghai now, so why not write some trip reports about how I ended up here! In 2021, several large companies in Hong Kong, including the one I work for, announced they would begin reimbursing quarantine expenses, such as isolation hotels, meals, and COVID tests, and allow ...