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by gdg9
Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:58 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Lynx Fleet and Network - 2024 (Lynx to cease operations as of February 26)
Replies: 253
Views: 31840

Re: Lynx Fleet and Network - 2024

Is it safe to assume that big debt to the CRA is import fees/duties on the 737 MAX, just like Flair had?

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by gdg9
Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:41 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024
Replies: 106
Views: 12541

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

Calgary (YYC) 18.490,293
Moncton (YQM) 600,121
London, Ont. (YXU) 340,000

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024
Replies: 106
Views: 12541

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

YVR Vancouver 24,938,184

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Thai Airways orders 45(+35 options) 787s
Replies: 36
Views: 7628

Re: Thai Airways orders 45(+35 options) 787s

So does that mean TG's refinances are in place now so as to facilitate an order of this scale ? My guess is Export Import bank financing. In other words, the USG is subsidizing Boeing indirectly through a foreign air carrier, which will then compete with and under-cut US air carriers. Nice work if ...

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?
Replies: 129
Views: 20573

Re: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?

]Re how many foreign carriers are at DFW:

Air Canada
Air France
AeroMexico
Avianca
Volaris
Viva Aerobus
Finnair
British
Korean
Lufthansa
Iberia
Finnair
Qantas
Qatar 2x
Emirates
Turkish

that's off the top of my head

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?
Replies: 129
Views: 20573

Re: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?

[quote="gdg9"]Re how many foreign carriers are at DFW:

Air Canada
Air France
AeroMexico
Avianca
Volaris
Viva Aerobus
Finnair
British
Korean
Lufthansa
Iberia
Finnair
Qantas
Qatar 2x
Emirates
Turkish

that's off the top of my head

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:34 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?
Replies: 129
Views: 20573

Re: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?

Re how many foreign carriers are at DFW:

Air Canada
Air France
AeroMexico
Avianca
Volaris
Viva Aerobus
Finnair
British
Korean
Lufthansa
Iberia
Finnair
Qantas
Qatar 2x
Emirates
Turkish

that's off the top of my head[/quote][/quote]

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?
Replies: 129
Views: 20573

Re: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?

WrldTravlr65 wrote:

How many more foreign carriers can DFW realistically handle?


Air Canada
Air France
AeroMexico
Avianca
Volaris
Viva Aerobus
Finnair
British
Korean
Lufthansa
Iberia
Finnair
Qantas
Qatar 2x
Emirates
Turkish

that's off the top of my head[/quote]

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by gdg9
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?
Replies: 129
Views: 20573

Re: Air India Exploring DFW as its next US Destination?

WrldTravlr65 wrote:
Sooner787 wrote:
DFW Terminal D seems close to maxed out now.

How many more foreign carriers can DFW realistically handle?


Air Canada
Air France
AeroMexico
Avianca
Volaris
Viva Aerobus
Finnair
British
Korean
Lufthansa
Iberia
Finnair
Qantas
Qatar 2x
Emirates
Turkish

that's off the top of my head

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by gdg9
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024
Replies: 106
Views: 12541

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

Waterloo (YKF) Canada 445,312
Abbotsford (YXX) Canada 1,275,484
Fort McMurray (YMM) Canada 367,627
Halifax (YHZ) Canada 3,579,293
Kamloops (YKA) Canada 311,696
Prince George (YXS) Canada 417,848
Sault Ste. Marie (YAM) Canada 160,406

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by gdg9
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024
Replies: 408
Views: 43244

Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

Wolfman wrote:
According to Flightradar24 N311FE flew VCV - BAQ (Barranquilla, Colombia) 2 days ago. Seems to be the first aircraft for Cargo Three.


Will this be for parts or revenue service? 1976 build, 106,854 hours and 32,416 cycles as of March 17, 2022.

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by gdg9
Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:07 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Flair Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024
Replies: 712
Views: 73682

Re: Flair Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

How about a merger with Lynx?

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by gdg9
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Akasa Air Orders 150 More Boeing 737 MAX
Replies: 60
Views: 13856

Re: Akasa Air nears order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX

theVagabond wrote:
:bouncy: Had to do a double-take...I thought i said Alaska Air! :bouncy:


that makes two of us!

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by gdg9
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Virgin Atlantic News and Discussion - 2023
Replies: 439
Views: 96084

Re: Virgin atlantic suspending Austin

Just how bad were the load factors? I've heard mid-20s at times?

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by gdg9
Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023
Replies: 550
Views: 97396

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

I don't understand why F is not being built as a full terminal. The space is there and certainly the continued growth and patterns in the out years suggest it will be needed sooner rather than later. Why not just build it all now in one step, rather than as suggested above, do an expansion years lat...

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by gdg9
Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest 1000th 737
Replies: 39
Views: 5683

Re: Southwest 1000th 737

SXDFC wrote:
It’s A/C 8885

Thank you!

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by gdg9
Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:09 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest 1000th 737
Replies: 39
Views: 5683

Re: Southwest 1000th 737

WN just got their 1,000th B737? If you look at this fleet list, they currently operate a fleet of 817 B737NGs and MAXes. They have previously operated 62 B732s, 195 B733s, 25 B735s and 110 B737NGs. That puts their overall number of B737s at 1,209. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Southwest-Air...

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by gdg9
Sun Oct 01, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest 1000th 737
Replies: 39
Views: 5683

Southwest 1000th 737

Didn't see this posted - Southwest took its 1,000th 737, a MAX 8 late last week. Looks like s/n is 67961 of 67901 . can't find the tail yet. is it N8885Q or N8899H, or another one? Thanks

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by gdg9
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:30 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023
Replies: 1048
Views: 321459

Re: Lufthansa Adds FRA-MSP/RDU and MUC-SEA; Swiss Adds ZRH-IAD/YYZ

Do we know MSP start date, frequency, and aircraft?

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by gdg9
Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2023 NFL Charters
Replies: 187
Views: 30110

Re: 2023 NFL Charters

I think it was that Jet Tip site that had a pretty good collection the past few years of each team and their charters. Looks like they are under mx now though.

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by gdg9
Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air Belgium at ORD
Replies: 30
Views: 7008

Re: Air Belgium at ORD

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air- ... -a330-900/
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It looks like Air Belgium will wet-lease an A339 to LOT for WAW-JFK for a year from October
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air- ... -a330-900/

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by gdg9
Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Arabian Aviation - 2023
Replies: 112
Views: 24973

Re: Arabian Aviation - 2023

LAXintl wrote:
Egypt Air applied to resume LAX service starting W23 season in October.

OST-2007-0001


I wonder if that would be 773 or 789, as well as frequency.

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by gdg9
Wed Aug 16, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines Network - 2023
Replies: 4127
Views: 851102

Re: AA - International Announcement

Boeing757100 wrote:
gdg9 wrote:
DFW-HYD rather than Air India?

With Russian airspace closed, I think this route would sadly be impossible.


Ahh, good point. I gather Air India doesn't have to worry about that restriction for its US services.

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by gdg9
Wed Aug 16, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines Network - 2023
Replies: 4127
Views: 851102

Re: AA - International Announcement

DFW-HYD rather than Air India?

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by gdg9
Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: United hard landing at IAH?
Replies: 110
Views: 31233

Re: United hard landing at IAH?

FAA SDR shows 125,509 hours and 19,408 cycles as of May 1.

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by gdg9
Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:36 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: India Aviation - 2023
Replies: 613
Views: 109255

Re: India Aviation - 2023

Supposed livery, but not confirmed, or could just be someone designing something on their own. Evidently the Maharajah is going to take a backseat as well. https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2023/05/19/first-look-air-india-airlines-new-possible-branding-livery-logo-and-more-exclusive/ Wasn't there a ...

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by gdg9
Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:34 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Hail at MXP damaged DL aircraft
Replies: 47
Views: 14154

Re: Hail at MXP damaged DL aircraft

I wonder when this frame's next C or D check is due. Will play a part in deciding if its fixed or not, depending on the costs involved already? N189DN is one of the 76Ks, 4-class aircraft that recently got the Premium Select mod. It most recently went through a heavy check in the 2021/2022 timefram...

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by gdg9
Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:35 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Hail at MXP damaged DL aircraft
Replies: 47
Views: 14154

Re: Hail at MXP damaged DL aircraft

I wonder when this frame's next C or D check is due. Will play a part in deciding if its fixed or not, depending on the costs involved already?

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by gdg9
Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA20 diverts - Unruly passenger due to unavailability of preferred meal
Replies: 144
Views: 23688

Re: UA20 diverts - Unruly passenger due to unavailability of preferred meal

bfitzflyer wrote:
Boeing or Airbus should create technology that would allow unruly passengers to be ejected from the aircraft.


I believe Aurich Goldfinger had such a setup in his blimp, if memory serves.

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by gdg9
Thu Jul 13, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA20 diverts - Unruly passenger due to unavailability of preferred meal
Replies: 144
Views: 23688

Re: UA20 diverts - Unruly passenger due to unavailability of preferred meal

Imagine explaining this to your wife or boss. Particularly if UA sends him the bill for the dumped fuel, any fines from FAA etc.

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by gdg9
Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: GSE Catches fire under Air Canada Aircraft
Replies: 53
Views: 11387

Re: GSE Catches fire under Air Canada Aircraft

The BA 777 that caught fire in Las Vegas returned to service after about a year, so who knows. That looked like worse damage, at least to me, but of course I wasn't on scene for either!. Weigh the costs of repair vs replacement, time to acquire a new frame, etc.

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by gdg9
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: BOAC B744 to be scrapped
Replies: 157
Views: 36005

Re: BOAC B744 to be scrapped

The two VC-25A will certainly end up in museums, probably one at IAD in the Smithsonian and another at Wright-Patterson, unless a Presidential library gets one. Some day, but I'd suspect the two VC-25A will stay in the Air Force fleet as VIP transport for a few years before going to museums. That h...

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by gdg9
Sat May 06, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023
Replies: 550
Views: 97396

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

March passenger totals:
DFW 6,605,658
DAL 1,514,909

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by gdg9
Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Status of ex-Interjet Sukhoi Fleet?
Replies: 32
Views: 9555

Re: Status of ex-Interjet Sukhoi Fleet?

While the SSJs certainly didn’t help, Interjet would be in the exact same position it is in now even without the SSJs. Ultimately their business plan was their downfall, not the SSJs. They did not have the network to compete against AM and the cost base to compete against Volaris and VivaAerobus. O...

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by gdg9
Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Status of ex-Interjet Sukhoi Fleet?
Replies: 32
Views: 9555

Re: Status of ex-Interjet Sukhoi Fleet?

My understanding of the Interjet Sukhoi was like this, and please correct me if I'm wrong. It is sort of like being offered a Cadillac for the price of a Chevy Cavalier. (That's not to suggest the Su-95 was some superior plane, just the example.) Interjet says ok, great. My understanding was they go...

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by gdg9
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: American Airlines Fleet - 2023
Replies: 981
Views: 179577

Re: American Airlines heritage fleet disappearing??

My understanding is they aren't gong away, just moving to 321s when paint is due.

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by gdg9
Sun Mar 12, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Allegiant sightseeing flt today FNT-PGD
Replies: 24
Views: 3591

Re: Allegiant sightseeing flt today FNT-PGD

Fascinating to read this. Can one infer then that Allegiant's margins and yields are high enough that they aren't worried about the higher fuel burn?

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by gdg9
Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023
Replies: 550
Views: 97396

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

385 guns at DFW in carry-on bags in 2022, a new record. 127 at DAL.

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by gdg9
Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023
Replies: 550
Views: 97396

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

6,069,544 November pax.
67,059,995 Jan-Nov 2022.

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by gdg9
Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:12 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Ramp Worker Killed at MGM in accident
Replies: 292
Views: 63755

Ramp Worker Killed at MGM in accident

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/worker ... 023-01-01/
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RIP. Piedmont worker killed at Montgomery, Ala. MGM tonight, article states the person was involved in accident with Envoy E175's engines which was running.

AA3408 DFW-MGM, N264NN

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/worker ... 023-01-01/

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by gdg9
Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:37 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AA drops Mesa; Mesa to transition all flying to UA
Replies: 222
Views: 41194

Re: AA drops Mesa; Mesa to transition all flying to UA

If Mesa ends up flying only for United, I hope it works out better for them than it did for ExpressJet. All their eggs in one basket.

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by gdg9
Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:36 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2022
Replies: 155
Views: 31125

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2022

I wonder if a Breeze or Avelo might every try and run something out of FTW Meacham?

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by gdg9
Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: US Airline Q3 earnings thread
Replies: 88
Views: 24151

Re: US Airline Q3 earnings thread

Hawaiian has been loss making since pandemic started. While Hawaii-mainland traffic has been strong (though yields are under pressure due to elevated capacity to the islands) and revenues now exceed prepandmic levels, the loss of much of its international network drags down earnings while it experi...

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by gdg9
Sat Sep 17, 2022 4:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2022-23 NFL Charters
Replies: 27
Views: 9869

Re: 2022-23 NFL Charters

Collected these off the jet tip site for preseason and first two weeks. So yeah, please correct whatever is wrong but most of them seem to check out. Arizona Cardinals CXF777 Atlanta Falcons DL8858 Baltimore Ravens 5Y8054 Buffalo Bills DL8859 Carolina Panthers DL8860 Chicago Bears UA2539 Cincinnati ...

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by gdg9
Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:18 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Regional Flight Numbers
Replies: 20
Views: 2464

Re: Regional Flight Numbers

It's a bit more difficult to categorize in Europe since regional carriers operated much closer to their parent airlines, or much further away than North American carriers. As an example: The relationship between Loganair and BA is just like any other codeshare, so the number is the same as other co...

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by gdg9
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Regional Flight Numbers
Replies: 20
Views: 2464

Re: Regional Flight Numbers

b787900 wrote:

To the OP:

At Air Canada, the flight numbering sequence goes as follows:
Air Canada (mainline): 1 - 15XX
Air Canada Rouge: 16XX - 19XX
Air Canada Express: 7XXX and 8XXX

I hope this helps. Cheers.


Thanks. I'm going to put whatever ends up on this thread into a sheet I'll keep.

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by gdg9
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Regional Flight Numbers
Replies: 20
Views: 2464

Re: Regional Flight Numbers

MLIAA wrote:
AA is 1-2999

OO is 3000-3299, 4915-5014, and 6240-6349

MQ is 3300-4249

YX is 4500-4914

OH is 5015-5679

YV is 5680-5959

PT is 5960-6239

There are other gaps in there that AA is saving on an as-needed basis.


Many thanks!

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by gdg9
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:11 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Regional Flight Numbers
Replies: 20
Views: 2464

Re: Regional Flight Numbers

SEU wrote:
What about the rest of the world? Is this another thread that thinks the world evolves around the US?

Fancy knowing about Loganair?


Feel free to add any from around the world. I am US based and was mostly curious on US carriers, but certainly welcome any other additions.

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by gdg9
Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Regional Flight Numbers
Replies: 20
Views: 2464

Regional Flight Numbers

Hello all, I did a bit of searching but came up empty on this. Trying to find out the range of flight numbers for various regional carriers, particularly at AA. For example, if mainline is AA1-2949 and regionals are AA2950-6099, how is that divided up amongst Envoy, Piedmont, PSA, and then even SkyW...

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