What? AA flying 2x daily and DL 1x daily and "no one seems to be able to make it work"?? I think both would disagree with you. AA is an absolute monster in EZE and their position of strength allows them to make 2x daily JFK. Their loyalty and credit card prowess in Argentina are something...
Jump to postIAH-EZE is a consistently strong performer in UA's South American portfolio, whereas EWR-EZE was more marginal when it was operated seasonally in the past. Among the US3, IAH is the least-circuitous connection point for most of the western USA, so there is some logic to beefing up a point of streng...
Jump to postA close comparison could be Air France's high density 777 (with 14 lie flats up front and 430 economy seats), and Air Canada's high density 777 (28 lie flats up front and 398 economy seats). Only difference between those and United's is that these feature their "standard" long haul seats,...
Jump to postRunning widebodies on shorter routes will NEVER be more economic than increasing frequency on narrowbodies. Unless you can command higher premiums on Polaris (like transcons) or have the cargo revenue from Hawaii it just does not make sense. Never is a long time. In a world where the pilot shortage...
Jump to postI had plenty of time to kill today, so I walked down to the new F9 gates, and I couldn’t help but think about these comments above. It is going to get unpleasant down there when it’s full. I sent pictures of those gates to an airport planner friend; he couldn’t believe that was a brand new facility...
Jump to postEven the 737-900ER is a better CASM performer than the 757-300, though it's pretty close. On a pure operating cost basis, the A321neo and MAX9 handily beat it. In key markets at heavily banked hubs there is value to moving 234 pax at once (vs. 179-199 with the 321/739/7M9) but at this point the cos...
Jump to postSome nice capacity bumps for SYR in the AA/DL summer schedules. DCA-SYR sees mainline for the first time in years with a 319 on the midmorning turn - maybe even pre-merger since I last saw that. DFW-SYR goes from 320 > 321. CLT-SYR receives a third frequency, on a CR9. No 321s this summer, at least...
Jump to postE175 "29 new spaces for carry-on bags per aircraft, an 80% increase." "In 2024, United expects to add larger bins to 50 of the aircraft, with plans to expand to 153" https://i.imgur.com/CoQIyLZ.jpg New bins are made by GAL Aerospace, a Canadian company. United partnered with GAL...
Jump to postI think if the HD 772s were refitted with the international 772 cabin setup, that would probably make those hub-hub 777 flights a little more bearable. The configuration was designed to move a LARGE number of people between hubs. It was never intended to be a premium domestic plane. The HD777 is fu...
Jump to postSome new-to-me renders of IAD Concourse E: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/edward-russell-3bb7345_airports-ugcPost-7175566372662321152-Yv1B Interesting they have staggered aircraft stands, it looks like they're anticipating widebody-narrowbody swings. I'm glad to see they're ditching the weird curve...
Jump to postContinentalEWR wrote:What terminal is F9 using at JFK?
Some nice frequency increases this summer for LAX/IAD, UA July flights up 17% YoY at IAD. IAD-SEA up to 4 a day (3x in S23) IAD-PVD up to 4 a day (2x in S23) IAD-ROC up to 4 a day (3x in S23) IAD-ROA up to 4 a day (3x in S23) IAD-TYS up to 4 a day (2x in S23) IAD-SYR up to 4 a day (2x in S23) IAD-A...
Jump to postThe 2 4 2 seats replaced 2 4 2 business class seats and at the time were a leap ahead of the competition. I remember that once asleep, they made a comfy bed. I’d be happy taking it on any domestic flights except for transcontinental or East Coast to Hawaii How old are they? 15 years? I would assume...
Jump to postSome nice frequency increases this summer for LAX/IAD, UA July flights up 17% YoY at IAD. IAD-SEA up to 4 a day (3x in S23) IAD-PVD up to 4 a day (2x in S23) IAD-ROC up to 4 a day (3x in S23) IAD-ROA up to 4 a day (3x in S23) IAD-TYS up to 4 a day (2x in S23) IAD-SYR up to 4 a day (2x in S23) IAD-A...
Jump to postInteresting that UAL has not said anything to my knowledge about whether their smallest mainline aircraft will be the 166-seat 738/Max8. Nothing in their plans about replacing the A319/320 or 73G. Any thoughts? UAL doesn’t really have to make this call quite yet as evidenced by the A319s and 73Gs r...
Jump to postI would say that I consider a hub a mega-hub if that airline carries more than 80% of the annual passengers that transit through that hub. In this regard, DFW and CLT are AA's megahubs, while ATL and maybe DTW count as megahubs for DL. The closest things UA might have to a megahub would maybe be EW...
Jump to postProbably going to amount (if true) to more A321neos/XLRs. Hearing that and bigger....330/350s. We shall see.... I guess it all depends on delivery slots, but didn't see the 339 coming to UA if true. UA only got bumped one airframe on the 787 level in 2024 and 0 in 2025 so the widebody plan intact. ...
Jump to postSYR started its FIS and North Concourse expansion this week. So $28M to bump the terminal out 10ft? Looks like most of the money will go towards the renovation of Gate 15 to become FIS and to return jet bridges to gates 22 and 27. I think a big expense will be redesigning where the bridge to the no...
Jump to postcalpsafltskeds wrote:Press release available
United... non-stop to Medellin, Colombia for the first time in its history
UAX Update: E175: N88335 entered OKC E175SC: N732YX exited SLN in EvoBlu livery N733YX entered SLN paint N78361 ferried BOI, suspect RTS checks N87367 ferried BOI, suspect RTS checks CR2: 4 frames entered UAX fleet, all 4 freshly painted, expect EvoBlu, await pics N461SW, 2003 build, flying SkyWest...
Jump to postsocaljoeyb wrote:theAviationGeek wrote:Will any of these have a FIS corridor connection? Or will any future F9 international arrivals use a legacy FIS capable gate?
Aren't F9 keeping some normal gates for FIS flights?
For all the "as of xxxxx" commenters, it is typical to do the chart as of a particular date, but if material events occur prior to the date that the document is prepared, it is typical to do a footnote indicating something like, "an additional xx 737-10s were ordered on 1/2/24" ...
Jump to postIt has not been discussed for a while, Frontier will start to move into their "new" ground load facility starting in March. They will start with just two gates and will ramp up over the year until they reach 14 gates just before winter. As they move their existing gates will start the con...
Jump to postUA's annual 10-K filing is out. As always, the fleet information is the most interesting, and this year, the order table is fascinating: https://i.ibb.co/31f3px1/Screen-Shot-2024-02-29-at-9-54-12-PM.png As UA executives have promised, they have taken the MAX 10 out of the fleet plans altogether unt...
Jump to postnewkai wrote:F9 is adding 3x weekly SYR-ATL starting May 17.
It has not been discussed for a while, Frontier will start to move into their "new" ground load facility starting in March. They will start with just two gates and will ramp up over the year until they reach 14 gates just before winter. As they move their existing gates will start the con...
Jump to postBloomberg reporting that UA is close to acquiring more A321neo slots but also that any new spots they acquire would likely have to have CFM engines https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-airlines-nears-deal-airbus-jets If they end up with a chunk of them with different engines, th...
Jump to postThis is overly zero-sum for the vision for IAD; the goal isn’t to shift flights away from EWR and to IAD, rather to shift some of the connecting flow that doesn’t need to connect in EWR to IAD. EWR is the busiest domestic airport in the NYC market, it serves more domestic passengers than either LaG...
Jump to postThere's quite a few decent-sized stations that aren't served by UA to IAD, which is only surprising given the O&D to the Washington area for many markets. All of the above, plus BHM, OKC, TUL, CHA, and LIT are just a few I can think of off the top of my head. (I realize some of these have been ...
Jump to postNo, they just need to give GSP IAD back. Most of the cities that lost IAD service just shifted it to EWR. GSP was running both, so just lost IAD without a replacement. GSP and GSO are the two most obvious adds southbound from IAD; both were usually served 3x daily pre-COVID. Their absence sticks ou...
Jump to postA number of accounts on twitter and elsewhere are reporting that all (or most) of United's A321neo flights are delayed or swapped: https://x.com/WandrMe/status/1757157271480492537?s=20 This seems to be playing out as all of @United's A321neo flights are delayed/canceled right now. I've reached out ...
Jump to postDelta's putting lifeflats on 21 of its A321neos: https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-a321neo-flat-beds/ They'll have 16 Delta One, 12 Premium Select, 54 Comfort+, and 66 main cabin seats: https://twitter.com/ByERussell/status/1508489609927446535 This is in addition to however many 757-200 "7...
Jump to postNow that UA doesn't have any 738's with mid cabin lavs, why do they have so many versions of 738/max8 arrangements, and so many versions of 739/max9? Do they have different size lavs in the rear? Or do the different F seats take up a different amount of space? Surely, it wouldn't be that hard to hav...
Jump to postBNA is the the most logical geographic and growing market. Equidistant between ORD, IAH and IAD, and thriving city, without a true hub airline now. It would be a battle to squeeze AA and WN, but MCO is a battle with B6, WN, DL and ever ULCC that ever flew. I can't see how there's much money to be ma...
Jump to postAlso, how are the EWR-DEL yields? Wondering if UA will open more India routes after Russian Airspace restrictions are removed. Nobody with non-public knowledge is going to share specific yield info. Anything you see here will be speculation, calculations from public DOT data, or UA’s generalized fi...
Jump to postLooks like it is staying in STAR ALLIANCE Livery. It will get the Blue Engine Cowlings, Blue UNITED and GLOBE Logo. https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/7/6/6999671.jpg?v=v49f51979d7d I might be in the minority on this one, but I actually think the star alliance planes look sharper with...
Jump to postI am not an expert on Bolivia, but having traveled there in the late 90's, a few things struck me. For starters we were able to book a 4 star hotel in the middle of La Paz for around $30. We were also able to book last minute tickets within the country on Aerosur for very cheap. I did enjoy LAB fro...
Jump to postI am not an expert on Bolivia, but having traveled there in the late 90's, a few things struck me. For starters we were able to book a 4 star hotel in the middle of La Paz for around $30. We were also able to book last minute tickets within the country on Aerosur for very cheap. I did enjoy LAB from...
Jump to postMost vehicles use CNG as the electric GSE doesn't do as well in the cold and CNG is needed in the tunnels. For the concourses they started repainting them last year, it should resume again in the summer. DEN1895… I know how awful the Concourse exteriors were starting to look. Should you have time a...
Jump to postIf I was king at Boeing I would Abandon the MAX 10 and offer all customers the -9/-8. I would then start work TODAY on a clean sheet. Boeing needs a complete and total reboot and they can’t do that by trying to make the 737 albatross fly. It’s over Boeing kill the 737. I don't know about that. But ...
Jump to postThe year 2030 is a long time from now , I think even UA are not sure what to do with this 350 order just yet. A decision will be made as we approach the end of the decade. Even if they get the first a350 , I'm not sure what they are going to do with 45 frames more especially with gigantic 787 order...
Jump to post“As we look into the 2030s, the A350 is an aircraft we are looking at. We don’t have any new news to share with you today," CFO Leskinen when asked whether Boeing's difficulties would change United's view of its long-deferred A350 order. - Edward Russel on Twitter/X, from United's earnings cal...
Jump to posthttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/united-ceo-casts-doubt-on-boeing-737-max-10-order.html "United Airlines is weighing fleet plans without the Boeing 737 Max 10 after a series of delays and most recently, the grounding of a smaller variant of the plane, the carrier’s CEO said Tuesday." Kirby...
Jump to postNo MAX9’s due to until later this year. only MAX8’s When UA takes delivery of a plane (picks it up in Renton), how long is it before it can enter revenue service, on average? Pedantically, Boeing does a test flight or two, and 737s usually delivered out of Boeing Field/King County International Air...
Jump to postNo MAX9’s due to until later this year. only MAX8’s Heading into week 4, doesn't seem like UA is getting 2 new planes on average per week as advertised. Thoughts? Sure could use them with the 737 MAX9 groundings. Perhaps an onslaught of new ones to get the month end #'s right? Maybe because some of...
Jump to postLufthansa. They started DEN-FRA on an A340-300, but then switched up to a 747 in the summer in the mid-2000s. That stopped when LH briefly flew DEN-MUC around 2007-2008. The 747 came back in the summer on the FRA flight after that for many years. If you're including the Stapleton years, then there ...
Jump to postI've been wondering what the difference is with airlines like UA vs B6 and F9 when it comes to fleet longevity? B6 didn't start until 7 years after UA started getting A320's, and yet they are already retiring many of their early A320's, and UA is just starting. Similarly, F9 didn't get their first A...
Jump to postadamblang wrote:
This is because the issue is most likely caused by an installation issue, not a design issue I know. You know. Everyone knows it. It's the elephant in the room. None of these jets should be grounded right now. That depends on when we know how far the extent of the quality control issues go. Usually...
Jump to postI think this is starting to drift off topic; however, I don't expect Rhapsody in Blue to return. United doesn't have exclusive rights, as the piece has been in the public domain since 2020. Related, the continue brand continues to evolve; reusing the Rhapsody runs counter to that.[/quote Well thank...
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