Were these cities PanAm was flying nonstop from JFK, or did some go through LHR and FRA? I think Pan Am had mini hubs in those 2 European airports.
Jump to postWhere does United perform most of its heavy duty maintenance? I think I read years ago that IND was to UA what TUL is to AA. Is IND their biggest maintenance base?
Jump to postThe "Southwest buddy pass passenger" did use a Southwest Airlines issued boarding pass to get through security. So when you think about that it is partially the responsibility of the Southwest Airlines employee. True, the crime was committed over at Delta, so I agree with those who say the...
Jump to postHow was this NOT caught? Does the gate system not check for duplicate use of the same boarding pass? Wouldn’t the gate agent managing boarding receive an error message? Wouldn’t an error message trigger an investigation into why a boarding pass was used twice? Exactly. One would think so. Maybe it ...
Jump to postIf he took a picture of someone else's boarding pass on that flight (presumably boarded ahead of that person with their boarding pass) would there have not been an issue when that person whose boarding pass he used tried to board? Feel like there is something missing but maybe not...clearly it work...
Jump to postA man flying on a Southwest Airlines buddy pass could not get on a flight back to Texas, so he came up with a way to board a Delta flight SLC-AUS. How did he do it? He took pictures of other people's boarding passes with his phone. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unticketed-passenger-removed-delta-flig...
Jump to postFrontier will offer seats in first two rows with an empty middle seat. It will cost at least an additional $49.00.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/12/frontie ... groom.html
Will NRT CEB be the only beyond Tokyo route being flown by a US Carrier?
Jump to postEWR-RAK IAH-MDE NRT-CEB LAX-HKG goes double daily LAX-PVG resumes 4x weekly SFO-ICN goes double daily UA is going to fly directly to Marrakesh? WOW! Amazing! Looks like UA is really sticking it to AA by adding markets that AA should be strong in because they have a codeshare partner: CX in HKG and ...
Jump to postI wonder how many additional classes they had planned and how many pilot candidates per class on average. Also, are they still conducting F/A classes?
Jump to postDo any airlines fly to PSE or BQN from other points in the US such as EWR, MIA, FLL, CLT, ATL?
Jump to postAA JFK-HND. Launches 6/28/2024. https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/American-Airlines-becomes-only-US-carrier-to-fly-between-New-York-and-Tokyo-NET-RTS-02/default.aspx The AA nonstop will arrive in HND at 230PM and depart HND at 430PM. It sounds like those are great times for connections to/...
Jump to postDoes UA have pilot/flight attendant crew bases in GUM or NRT/HND or HNL?
Jump to postDo you think UA will ever serve Springfield IL or Bloomington IL nonstop from DEN?
Jump to postI do not think AA made a good investment in buying TW. They got a STL hub which they soon downsized and then totally dismantled soon after. The few Europe routes TW was flying at that point were LGW-STL, JFK-LIS/MXP/CDG and I think AA was already operating JFK-CDG on its own by then. So they spent h...
Jump to postWhat is the current list of cities in China served by US carriers? I am thinking it looks something like this:
UA - PVG, PEK, HKG
DL - PVG,
AA - PVG
Are the planes grounded due to lack of pilots to fly them or due to lack of routes to use them on?
Jump to postThis scenario is another possibility: AA buys Pan AM 's Pacific routes and develops a major Asia/Pacific operation in LAX. Over time UA adds SFO-Asia routes as the rights to more countries open up with open skies and new treaties. UA ends up where it is today through organic growth, not a PA purchas...
Jump to postSo basically it boils down to the fact that a maintenance tech in Tulsa gets better pay and benefits than one in El Salvador. And a reservations agent in North Carolina gets better pay and benefits than one in India.
Jump to postGreat news for AA. Will this result in another route being dropped? I know AA is short on widebodies.
Jump to postThis was in the UA release:
Became the world's largest airline by available seat miles for the full year of 2023.
So UA leapfrogged over DL and AA?
Yesterday (1/14/2024) Southwest had 464 cancelations. UA 290, AS 166. Today (1/15/2024) Southwest has already canceled 638 flights, UA 282, AS 155. This seems way out of proportion especially since the UA/AS cancellations are mostly the 737 Max 9. I know there is cold weather but all airlines are d...
Jump to postYesterday (1/14/2024) Southwest had 464 cancelations. UA 290, AS 166. Today (1/15/2024) Southwest has already canceled 638 flights, UA 282, AS 155. This seems way out of proportion especially since the UA/AS cancellations are mostly the 737 Max 9. I know there is cold weather but all airlines are de...
Jump to postI think DL will be building a new terminal at AUS and opening a full scale hub. Maybe (over time) the size of MSP or SLC. I think the only airline that can make this an unprofitable endeavor is Southwest. If Southwest starts adding nonstops to more cities from AUS it could result in DL thinking twice.
Jump to postDoes the state of Texas has some sort of government run bid for contracts in certain city pairs? Perhaps those bids from AUS -MAF/MFE were won by Delta. Thus the service. Also, I read somewhere that AA has decimated its Sales Force. Maybe Delta took advantage of this and won contracts from private c...
Jump to postIs DL held back from developing a large regional operation at a non-hub station by its pilots contract the same way AA is held back from doing the same by its pilot contract? I think the AA pilots union may have put AA on notice that all the Eagle flights at AUS were a contract violation because AU...
Jump to postIs DL held back from developing a large regional operation at a non-hub station by its pilots contract the same way AA is held back from doing the same by its pilot contract? I think the AA pilots union may have put AA on notice that all the Eagle flights at AUS were a contract violation because AUS...
Jump to postIt looks very classy, very beautiful. So glad they did not go for the cheap looking, appeal to the low class flier, oversized lettering that one of their major codeshare partners chose.
Jump to postIs UA the largest US carrier to Spain in terms of operating its own metal? Not counting codeshare flights.
Jump to postWhere does Alaska Airlines have Pilot/FA crew bases located? Where does Hawaiian Airlines have Pilot/FA crew bases located? Anyone know?
Jump to postI read the link you provided and don't see anything in there that points to any sort of AA coverup.
Jump to postThis video is everywhere now. All over network and local and cable news shows. Isom needs to get out of that ivory tower and get in the field and talk to his people. Something is seriously wrong with this company and the way it trains and develops its front line employees.
Jump to postAfter all these cuts will AA have any Eagle flights from AUS, or will AUS be an all jet station?
Jump to postInteresting drop in passenger revenue per available seat mile.
In 3Q 2022
DL 18.19
AA 18.08
UA 17.21
In 3Q 2023
DL 17.92
UA 17.01
AA 16.95
DL/UA both dropped a bit, but AA tanked. What happened there?
But won't these rising fuel costs hit all the carriers, or do some still hedge fuel ?
Jump to postQuestion on flight changes American has just made - wondering if they reflect a permanent timetable / schedule change or if things may be added back in. I'm scheduled for LHR-ORD-ROC on Monday 18 December, and ORD-ROC has been cancelled and replaced by ORD-PHL-ROC. It takes ORD-ROC down to one flig...
Jump to postWhat I don't understand is how any airline can sue skiplagged while they are at the same time allowing them to book and ticket their flights. Do airlines have the right to decide who can book their flights or do they have to allow every OTA access to their flights and fares?
Jump to postIsn't it early to be announcing Summer 2024 complete schedules? This may only be the beginning. There could be more announcements later this year or early next year, especially as AA has a firm date for when its 787-9 equipment will be ready for service.
Jump to postI find it interesting AA has never served Tenerife, Malaga, or Palma de Mallorca. Is it possible one of those might be starting?
Jump to posthttps://swamedia.com/releases/release-7 ... -crew-base
Jump to postDoes this mean a base for both pilots and flight attendants?
Jump to post[ A few takeaways for me from the overall numbers: -AA's maintenance expenses are $120M more than UA and $190M more than DL. That isn't insignificant so it would be very interesting to see what is driving that cost. -UA's Pacific yield is down while DL managed to stay the same which is surprising gi...
Jump to postDid AA mention what aircraft it expects to be delivered in 2023?
Jump to post[Quoting from the FAA wesite] " The Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Program allows the collection of PFC fees up to $4.50 for every enplaned passenger at commercial airports controlled by public agencies. Airports use these fees to fund FAA-approved projects that enhance safety, security, or c...
Jump to postMaybe Scott was just trying to see how many air traffic controllers Teterboro had working in its tower vs EWR.
Jump to postIn the middle of this mess, news comes out that Scott Kirby flew out of NYC on a private jet on Wednesday while many of his customers were stranded in the midst of an operational meltdown. “Taking a private jet was the wrong decision because it was insensitive to our customers who were waiting to g...
Jump to postI think part of the problem with funding the FAA is that the 7.5% tax on the base fare is disproportionately paid by UA/DL/AA as they have higher fares in general, including first class fares. The 7.5% tax does not apply to all the fees that make up the bulk of Spirit and Frontier Airlines rates suc...
Jump to postAny lawyers on here? Is it even possible for AA to move ahead with an appeal while Jet Blue does not participate in the appeal? If so, I guess Jet Blue will just sit back and save a lot of money in legal fees.
Jump to postWhat about Dulles International and those mobile lounges? I guess I should have researched the reason for them before I criticize, however it seems like a new airport built back in the 1960s with lots of land available to plan, could have been done a lot better.
Jump to postI don't understand some aspects of the logic of NEA. For instance lets say a customer books BUF to LHR via PHL. The AA fare might be $500. All that revenue is kept by AA. Another customer books AA BUF to LHR via JFK . The AA fare is the same $500. But BUF-JFK is operated by Jet Blue. So AA has to h...
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