Not to be a Debbie downer, but G4 keep's adding bases all over the place. In the context of them, the designation is kind of meaningless at this point. Sorry you feel that way. From the article "The Las Vegas-based company will invest $75 million to establish the new base in Austin, creating a...
Jump to postHopefully any expansion at AUS will be completed before the project on nearby highway 183. What are they using to dig, a teaspoon? You think? I was really impressed with not only how quickly they got the toll road substantially completed, but did it in a smart, intuitive way that minimized impacts ...
Jump to postAnd why does it matter if you connect in DFW or ATL/JFK if you're headed AUS-Europe? Proximity to a spoke enables an airline to serve it well - low aircraft requirements and bigger theater of connection possibilities. AA should be bigger than DL in AUS due to nearness of DFW DL should be bigger tha...
Jump to postJohanTally wrote:The big rumor is eventually the E175s will be worked by Piedmont agents on E Concourse once space is available.
AUS is a mess in every imaginable way. I just can't see AUS growing that much with DFW and IAD so close, relatively speaking. Then again, DFW is horrendous, but it keeps growing for some stupid reason, so who knows... BNA probably has the brightest outlook. Growing market not close to any major hub...
Jump to postI agree completely with your larger point, though FWIW it seems unlikely that winds were the culprit. The last three wind METARs were 340 at 8, 330 at 10, and 340 at 6. Sure. And I didn't do a deep dive at all into the conditions then, just providing some cockpit context for things. . . . which all...
Jump to postLooking at FR24, it seems that AA4345 IND-PHL did a quick goaround, and now is heading East over Southern NJ at the moment after a 2nd attempt. Anyone know what's up with it? It's raining here in PHL, but it doesn't seem like any sort of weather that would require multiple go-arounds to land. EDIT:...
Jump to postLooking at FR24, it seems that AA4345 IND-PHL did a quick goaround, and now is heading East over Southern NJ at the moment after a 2nd attempt. Anyone know what's up with it? It's raining here in PHL, but it doesn't seem like any sort of weather that would require multiple go-arounds to land. EDIT:...
Jump to postWas it DL or Airtran that made EYW a captain-only airport? More to-the-point, do we know which carriers consider it to be so? Or do all the airlines flying 100+ seaters in there consider it to be captain-only? Eagle (Vail) is another one where the larger aircraft are captain-only, and I've never fl...
Jump to postStarting with a null hypothesis that these two were a danger to themselves and their passengers, in the face of extraordinary evidence to the contrary in the form of aviation safety data, requires a lot more than an anecdote of questionable applicability to this scenario. It's not on me to provide ...
Jump to post... If (in theory) you saw a friend doing incompetent landings on a regular basis, would you say anything about it to somebody, knowing they may get an invite to somebody's office soon ? Would you act the same way if it was your spouse, in the knowledge that you cannot avoid them when you go home f...
Jump to postThere is a big difference between pilots who are friends and pilots who are close family. You can choose your friends, and whether to remain friends with them. It's a MUCH bigger deal to divorce a spouse or separate from a parent or child. Ultimately - do your loyalties lie with following SOP and e...
Jump to postOO is still profitable even with the COVID happening No they aren't. OO was profitable in Q1, which was only minimally affected by COVID, especially for the fee-for-departure carriers. The cancellations didn't start in earnest until the very end of March. There won't be any passenger airline making...
Jump to postWhat gates are operating at AUS? And by what airlines? Is there a CUTE gate arrangement in place for some/all gates? I ask because a friend told me that a significant portion of the terminal is blocked off, but couldn't provide details. Thanks in advance. Everything west of Gate 27 is roped off. Th...
Jump to postSomebody starting training right now will still be 18-36 months off from a job at the airlines. The industry should be rebounding by then, and those thousands of pilots will still be retiring. Things will stagnate right now in a way no one saw coming, but there's no long term issue with the airline ...
Jump to postIt appears they brought back 750YX, so maintenance is possible, although I'm surprised we wouldn't be doing M/X in CMH.
Could be rotating aircraft in and out to fly off the green time.
3300 and 3301 are repositioning/ferry flight numbers on the United side, which 751YX is. No idea what it was doing there, though. It was operated under Part 91, but that's about all I know.
Jump to postSkyWest and Republic are going to look much smaller when this is all said and done. Republic has stated that even with CARES Act money (which they are in the same boat as XJT) they cannot make payroll for their current complement of employees. SkyWest is getting funding, but they along with Republi...
Jump to postOn January 30 UA activated their AUS inflight satellite base. Being overseen by the IAH staff, this gives flight attendants more flexibility over their schedules and other positives. The company looks to open a total of seven satellite bases in the coming year. Cheers to the senior mamas who likely...
Jump to postSo I've actually operated this flight before, and can certainly attest that showing up at 5:05 for a 5:53 is generous. I'm surprised the Eagle ground staff at HVN would do this; I've found them to be both friendly and competent in my interactions with them. With that many passengers missing (especia...
Jump to postfxramper wrote:fxramper
According to Aviation Herald, a passenger reported the ceiling panels came down in the aft galley at touch down. Source: http://avherald.com/h?article=4d23c7df&opt=0 I had no clue that BA is using their A350 for flights to TLV. Kind of training flights? Sounds like they need a little more train...
Jump to postSo far this AA-DL tit-for-tat in BOS and MIA, Republic is the big winner! Lol.
Jump to postDL 300, operating SXM-JFK, had just landed on 22L, and was told to hold short of 22R. Instead of reading back the (mandatory) hold short instruction, they only answered the controller's second question ("what is your gate number?"), and continued across 22R. Another DL aircraft had been cl...
Jump to postSame company. Why did ALL the other employees get the same raise at DL than the pilots? Why did the pilots keep their PS percentage while ALL other employees had theirs cut? And AA and UA FAs make more in total compensation than DL and enjoy work rules that can’t be changed at a whim. Again your st...
Jump to poststrfyr51 wrote:UA857 wrote:Why can't Qantas carry local traffic on JFK-LAX route?
because NO foreign carrier can fly any domestic route inside the USA, and last I looked? JFK-LAX is surely in the lower 48 isn't it??
Looks like it had the above mentioned test flight on Sunday, it had two flights on Wednesday, one on Thursday, and one on Friday - all IND-IND. It has, and all flight tests were normal. They identified the cause on this aircraft, repaired the involved components, and at this time it's believed to b...
Jump to postHow do you figure? There are people that want to go from Paris to Kenshasa and Paris to Brazzaville, but perhaps not enough to fill up each separately. This way they get two markets with just one aircraft. It would be a much larger waste of fuel to fly an A332 from Paris to each separately, half-full.
Jump to postIn what way would a 77W "better compete" with the other carriers? Considering the fact that AA flies the 77W on JFK-LHR and they may be generating alot of money from that why can't UA do that I mean isn't EWR-LHR a strong route for UA. I've seen a few other routes out of EWR that were upg...
Jump to postNice report!
Must be a shock going from Cancun to Minneapolis in just 4 hours.
Interesting that you got two N898*Ns on back-to-back flights!
I don't know what it means, but I'm at IAH right now and there's an AI 747-400 taxiing out. Lol.
Jump to postKFLLCFII wrote:All it takes is one moderate to large volcanic eruption to emit more pollutants into the atmosphere than aviation has in all of its history.
You can choose to lose sleep over it...I'm going to sleep soundly tonight.
I fly the 170/175, and I don't find it to be louder than anything else. Arguably, less so. \
Jump to postAll I know is it's making my commute to MIA tomorrow a lot easier! The last AUS-MIA flight tomorrow went from 16 to 56 seats open in less than 24 hours! So YOU are the only Miami-based crew that didn’t try to call off tonight? Hahaha! Not MIA-based! This was an easy money trip for me, so I had to d...
Jump to postI agree with your first statements. Comparing Boston, even 20 years ago, to Austin now is a lousy one. But understand that to Texans, driving to DFW from Austin is as ridiculous as driving from Boston to New York. It's the same distance within a couple of miles. So when people suggest Austinites ar...
Jump to postPeople from Austin aren't Texans. I could say more but I'd probably get banned off this site. I don't want to go too off topic but Austin is somewhat to Texas what Portland is to Oregon, Berkeley to SF/California, Sedona to Arizona, Asheville to North Carolina and the State of Vermont to U.S.A. Bac...
Jump to postAll I know is it's making my commute to MIA tomorrow a lot easier! The last AUS-MIA flight tomorrow went from 16 to 56 seats open in less than 24 hours!
Jump to postAbsolutely no one has any way of knowing this at this point, not even the people who are paid to make these decisions.
Jump to postSure, but without a hub, AUS will have to rely on O&D alone to fill the planes. Do you honestly think it will have enough for places such as DXB? No. AUS is growing, but let’s get real here.... Hans't DL stated that they planned to make AUS a focus city/secondary hub in the near future? I'd def...
Jump to postLets test that theory: In 2017, the demographics of the Austin metro area were: Non-Hispanic White: 1,057,470 - 52.9% Hispanic: 643,813 - 32.2% Black: 138,478 - 5.9% Asian: 108,635 - 5.4% In 2013, the demographics of the Austin metro area were: Non-HIspanic White: 967,935 - 54.3% Hispanic: 562,198 ...
Jump to postWhy would AA make AUS a focus city when DFW is 3 hours away I think DL will hub it and I think AA Should put a Focus city AUS. Well DFW power house is and will be maxed out again soon. Even if AA has a focus city at DFW it can add Nice OD routes out of AUS to maximize and capture some of the other ...
Jump to postType of growth is important. Austin's growth is overwhelming domestic to the same degree Houston's is overwhelmingly international. DFW is somewhere in between. Without a doubt, but I'd caution you about assuming that domestic growth is Anglo growth. Population trends in Austin are dramatically non...
Jump to postrjmf22 wrote:This is almost comical. Austin is not getting any of these destinations anytime soon, regardless of growth.
IMO the comparison with Boston is quite accurate. AUS is a much smaller market (which some posters don't seem to understand this is not what we are arguing about :)) but there are certain similarities (tourism, universities, tech economy). Boston has also JFK/EWR about 4 hours-drive. I bet only 10 ...
Jump to postIs it far-fetched for AUS to make a new-terminal-exclusivity-deal with Delta say for a 12-gate complex for them to start a hub in the next 4-5 years? This would guarantee Delta gate space and AUS support and most likely guarantee Delta international service to those destinations mentioned, at least...
Jump to postYeah I think Podonktown, USA is eyeing big international routes as well... You are aware the Austin metro area's GDP is roughly the same as Brussels, right? With almost an identical population size. '902 Brussels Airport is also just a vastly better airport than AUS. No one is happy clearing custom...
Jump to postI could see maybe CDG or AMS and maybe ICN. AUS is simply too close to DFW/IAH to get much more, and since they probably won’t be a hub ever, some of these destinations just aren’t feasible. Did you forget that Austin is one of the fastest growing metros in the entire country? Let alone Texas. Roug...
Jump to postI could see maybe CDG or AMS and maybe ICN. AUS is simply too close to DFW/IAH to get much more, and since they probably won’t be a hub ever, some of these destinations just aren’t feasible. Did you forget that Austin is one of the fastest growing metros in the entire country? Let alone Texas. Roug...
Jump to postThe reason AUS has such just PDEW to East Asia is due to ONE company HQ'ed there, Dell, which in high tech naturally has business to East Asia. Texas is well served with every Asian destination served from DFW (PEK, PVG, HKG, NRT, ICN and soon HND) and IAH (TPE, PEK & NRT). Both DFW and IAH are...
Jump to postI don't know why this is really big news. Every medium-market airport has its list of cities it would give subsidies to make happen. This is AUS'. It's not indicative of any imminent plans for any of them (though I still think AUS will see AMS or CDG sooner rather than later), simply the markets the...
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