Bad weather and parts of the airport flooded from unusually heavy rain. https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/04/16/dubai-airport-flooded/ https://v.redd.it/i5s7hfwbkuuc1/DASH_480.mp4?source=fallback I believe operations are returning to normal though. There's about a dozen EK and other Wid...
Jump to postHow does repairing that bird work with Russian sanctions? Could EK even get parts into Russia without violating a host of Western sanctions?
Jump to postcrjflyboy wrote:bchandl wrote:ty97 wrote:SWF-RSW but still no SWF-TPA, interesting.
Is it? Fort Myers/Naples feels like a lot more NYC metro transplants than Tampa.
Not really ... Southeast Florida is basically the 6th borough of New York
ty97 wrote:SWF-RSW but still no SWF-TPA, interesting.
What's the situation at CAP? Stable for flight operations? Spirit plans to resume in April. Virtually no chance this happens. It may be on the schedule for now but that's no real sign it's going to happen. Nobody is going to choose to go to Haiti at this point, and anyone with the desire (and the r...
Jump to postZiyulu wrote:Which airlines still have the 744? LH, CA, KE...
Perhaps pilots or management do not want to leave everything on all the time because wires become too hot when live lights are on all night if not active overnight. They prefer to turn off and keep software, electric generation, etc., cool. They dislike leaving things on constantly due to concerns ...
Jump to postHow does pilot error cause a double engine failure? Bird strike on one engine and bad communication, panic or poor CRM and they accidentally start shutting down the one remaining good engine. It's happened many times before unfortunately. Most recently Transair 810 off HNL in 2021. https://en.wikip...
Jump to postF9Animal wrote:SEU wrote:For those who don't know, why is this deemed a negative thing?
Icahn is the scum of the airline industry.
[ And then really BA too. You will see a lot of 787-10 flying to east coast and midwest USA and Caribbean destinations where the 777-200 currently serves. And to the West Coast as well. BA 48/49 SEA-LHR-SEA switches to the 787-10 in mid-March. 9-10 hours. I'm on it in May and June, in J. Looking fo...
Jump to postPlease correct me if I'm wrong but stretching planes beyond their optimal size (optimal being the -9) isn't very efficient, as the plane was designed around that variant. Perhaps Boeing should have designed the 787 around the -9 and -10 instead of the -8 and -9. Then you have the inverse issue. The...
Jump to postPer the earnings call just now, Alaska expects to have all 65 737-9 back in service in eight days from today. So by next Friday. Also they are now expecting delays in the 23 deliveries it had scheduled for 2024. 16 of them being 737-9 and seven 737-8. So that would include N704AL - the optional doo...
Jump to postkalvado wrote:So.. book away from AA?
FWIW, that was ship 3402 and it had a mechanical issue with the No.1 engine oil quantity that wasn’t able to be quickly fixed. Thank you for sharing. This coincides with what I posted earlier about seeing them working on the No. 1 engine. Nothing to do with crew issues. Yep. It cancelled instead of...
Jump to postI transferred there twice last July, does that mean I counted twice? lol HND-DOH-FCO/ZRH-DOH-HND Depending on how they're totaling that up you may have counted 4 times. Twice as a arrival pax and again 2x departing, but at minimum twice, yes. The fairest and most logical manner of counting pax tota...
Jump to postPut it this way: by the end of the decade, they will have no Boeing widebodies in their fleet. I doubt the 767s are gone by 2030, even if that's the stated plan as of now... but regardless, even if their entire WB fleet is true thats not [checks notes] what you said above. You said they were "...
Jump to postNot very loyal with those 100 MAX they ordered recently. Their nearly 1000 plane fleet is nearly perfectly balanced A vs B, and their order book is balanced with a new 100 unit MAX order. Airlines of that size do not have the option to only be a stan for one manufacturer. They buy from both because...
Jump to postDL have been an Airbus loyalist for some time. The 35K would have been a part of their fleet sooner or later. Their nearly 1000 plane fleet is nearly perfectly balanced A vs B, and their order book is balanced with a new 100 unit MAX order. Airlines of that size do not have the option to only be a ...
Jump to postThere was noise last year about a widebody order around Jan. 12 after some investment call, but that is likely just fluff from the forums and is unlikely. If Reuters is reporting it, then the likelihood must be pretty decent but I will still believe it when I see it. I’d love for it to happen since...
Jump to postThis is even more proof that B6’s management know the merger will go through Or the opposite… they’re about to lose several hundred millions in fees. Several hundred that they don’t have. I have not read the merger agreement documents, but typically if the deal is torpedoed by forces outside their ...
Jump to postIm just of the mindset it's not enough. Any of them. 5% represents such a small amount for all that they're asked to do collectively that it takes to make these behemoth airlines function day in and day out. It should not take a bonus for everyone to do their jobs. Thats what your salary is for. A ...
Jump to postThis was the basis for the calculation for 2022: Delta funds the annual profit-sharing pool with 10% of the first $2.5 billion of profits and 20% of profits in excess of $2.5 billion. The pool amount is then divided by the total earnings of all eligible employees. The result is the percentage of ea...
Jump to postAny idea what % is applicable to the Profit Sharing program? And is it paid quarterly or annual? Is it strictly based off GAAP financials or some in-house nonGAAP calculation? Anyways what great numbers by DL, and seriously congrats to the DL team. It's just phenomenial to see a huge corporation ca...
Jump to postI would actually argue the dealer did him a massive favor. The rug pull by the dealership saved the enlisted soldier from paying for a POS Stellantis (and a fkn dodge at that) with an inflated MSRP and the $50k(!!!!!!!!!) over sticker he agreed to.
Jump to postIn relation to AA and the Debt Servicing issue, I'd merely point out that: Lightsaber Thanks to you and LightSaber for this context. It was super informative and interesting. Wow Profit Sharing is gonna be nice next year!! Congrats to my Hardworking Delta People.. Any idea what % is applicable to t...
Jump to postYiiiikes. I can't really make out the Coast Guard plane that apparently crosses the active runway. The position lights aren't really bright and blinking... makes me wonder what the ground radar was doing that night. The videos are eerie. Whatever the cause it wasn't the Coast Guard plane crossing t...
Jump to postI'm thinking this might be the team, and the Atlas 744 red eye was for the band. LGB-YIP (Eastern 763) https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/EAL3536 I think you're right. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/EAL3536/history/20240102/1800Z/KLGB/KYIP And what's with Alabama booking these flights...
Jump to postIt’s on WSJ.com now Has been reported directly to the press by AS/HA. It's happening. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alaska-airlines-and-hawaiian-airlines-to-combine-expanding-benefits-and-choice-for-travelers-throughout-hawaii-and-the-west-coast-302003943.html Paying $18 a share for shar...
Jump to postI'm curious if the Eagles are one of the only teams doing the double narrowbody this season Only other I see are the Packers. They've done it 5 times this season on Delta with a combination of B752/B739 three times and B752/B738 and B752/A320 once each. What is the benefit here? Surely to AA (Eagle...
Jump to postPatriots are using Lufthansa. Colts are using Virgin A35K (arrives from JFK tonight). EDIT: Appears NE is using Virgin. Weird how Lufthansa made a social media post claiming they're flying the Pats to Frankfurt.... Nothing on FA or FR24 yet for either flight. Can see online the flight number for th...
Jump to postPatriots are not using PVD this week so my guess is what you said, Virgin out of BOS tomorrow. Patriots are using Lufthansa. Colts are using Virgin A35K (arrives from JFK tonight). EDIT: Appears NE is using Virgin. Weird how Lufthansa made a social media post claiming they're flying the Pats to Fra...
Jump to postLast week Dolphins left on Monday night to FRA on their normal Atlas 744. Chiefs left Thursday on Virgin. So guess look for Virgin coming into BOS or PVD and IND maybe today or tomorrow. Patriots are not using PVD this week so my guess is what you said, Virgin out of BOS tomorrow. Patriots are usin...
Jump to postAnyone have links to Colts or Patriots flights to Frankfurt this week? Final NFL International Series game is this weekend in Frankfurt... but I can't find any flights from KIND or KBDL (I believe the Pats preferred departure airport) to Frankfurt. International teams generally leave days in advance...
Jump to postAnd AUS is not a “fad that has passed.” I am a believer that it will be one of the largest metropolitan areas in the US in 20 years. It may displace Chicago. That doesn’t mean you need to fly empty planes today, but it will be a crucial city in the future. lol what? Do you mean DFW? The Metroplex w...
Jump to postAlso just to add, Virgin have a fantastic lounge at LHR, much better than BA’s so I can see it being an attractive transfer destination for business class passengers. Transfer to where, though? VA's network and schedule doesn't really facilitate transfers. You used to be able to transfer of HKG, La...
Jump to postWent looking for San Fran's return ride from Minnesota last night and found something interesting. Flew out Saturday for a Monday game (unusual) SJC-MSP: UA2540 https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2540/history/20231021/2240Z/KSJC/KMSP The plane repo'd from SFO the morning of the flight out.....
Jump to postIs there evidence that TSA misses more guns than private screeners? Wholly irrelevant. Whether they would miss more or less firearms than a perceived competitor (that largely does not exist in the states) doesn't change the fact that the organization the government runs is wholly incompetent. https...
Jump to postThe astounding incompetence of TSA continues to astound. What are the screeners doing if they can't stop the most basic, most obvious hazards? Is there evidence that TSA misses more guns than private screeners? Wholly irrelevant. Whether they would miss more or less firearms than a perceived compet...
Jump to postWent looking for San Fran's return ride from Minnesota last night and found something interesting. Flew out Saturday for a Monday game (unusual) SJC-MSP: UA2540 https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2540/history/20231021/2240Z/KSJC/KMSP The plane repo'd from SFO the morning of the flight out......
Jump to postI will need to note whether the Sunport or SeaTac have fire suppression systems in the Arrivals area as they are covered. Unless I am mistaken - this SUV was NOT parked but caught on fire just driving? Note the brake lights and where it is standing. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/11/10/764172...
Jump to postG'day folks, I've been recently thinking about the A321XLR and its brakes considering the type of operations it may encounter. Being a narrow-body with the ability to do long-haul flights, it is a possibility that the aircraft will do quite a turn arounds per day depending on airline scheduling, MX...
Jump to postSeahawks got a Delta 767-400ER for their trip to Cincinnati (SEA-CVG-SEA) https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8868/history/20231013/2255Z/KSEA/KCVG https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8868/history/20231015/2210Z/KCVG/KSEA Vikings got the same 767-400ER for their trip to Chicago (MSP-O...
Jump to postAnyone got a lead on what the Bills will be flying to London? Edit: Found a VS A350-100 scheduled to arrive from JFK as VS945P. So logistically how does this work? Does VS just cancel a regularly scheduled return flight from JFK-LHR and use the plane for the Bills, inconveniencing a few hundred cus...
Jump to postAnyone got a lead on what the Bills will be flying to London? Edit: Found a VS A350-100 scheduled to arrive from JFK as VS945P. So logistically how does this work? Does VS just cancel a regularly scheduled return flight from JFK-LHR and use the plane for the Bills, inconveniencing a few hundred cus...
Jump to postsome months ago the plan was to acquire150 aircraft , seems that the number has grown by another 50 due to the upcoming FIFA World Cup that will be hosted by Morocco (conjointly with Spain and Portugal) and the increased number of tourists visiting Morocco Buying an additional 50 aircraft for a one...
Jump to postThe sister ship, ex F-RAJA, is actively flying passengers with Mahan as EP-MJA. The longest flight EP-MJA has flown in the last 2 weeks is under 4 hours to Moscow, most flights under 2 hours. Laughable use case for an A340, but I guess when that's your only option.... I sort of imagine a lot of car...
Jump to postOne of the two ex French AIr Force A340-212 that last MAY2023 made their way to Iran's IRGC affiliated airline, Mahan Air, triangulated via Mali, has now been dry leased to Venezuela's CONVIASA. The 28-years old frame operated for the French Government as F-RAJB and was originally delivered to Aust...
Jump to postIt's definitely beneficial to their partners. Fills their planes, and feeds their hubs. Not sure that's most beneficial to AA, as they're sharing revenue. If AA has the demand for additional international routes from their own hubs but lacks the planes to fly them then it's definitely hurting them v...
Jump to postI’m selfishly hoping they make MCO-AMS year round again (right now it’s “winter seasonal” only which is odd for a TATL route). As an Orlando resident I miss this flight immensely. Almost all of my Intl travel is on SkyTeam mainly DL and this flight got me to Europe without having to spend half a da...
Jump to postWow! It seems like DL is adding routes weekly at this point. Perhaps BOS-MEX was canceled because DL still can’t codeshare with Aeromexico? Or am I missing something here… NAS seems to be a really hot Caribbean market right now. Interesting though since DL doesn’t fly DTW/MSP-NAS… Most pax can conn...
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