Surely you meant the train has left the station?
Jump to postIt doesn’t matter what you tell someone, if a person considers themself an investor and put their money in an airline you know they weren’t serious about it anyway.
Jump to postI see a need for something smaller at AA than a 172-seat 737 but the replacement for the A320s and A319s isn’t going to be 48 A320neos and 101 A319neos or A223s either. If Airbus is going to charge you the same price for an A319 as an A321 and the pilots can get paid at a similar tier, what real us...
Jump to postDoes it really matter? As long as the airport has the ability to evict the South Terminal tenants and the only question is if/how much compensation is owed, they can proceed knowing the physical outcome won’t change, just the cost.
Jump to postWhile AUS has a large and growing Tech presence, there’s a few issues at hand that’s going to work against your argument: 1). The Tech industry is in a rough spot right now. All major Tech organizations are either laying off thousands or putting in place hiring freezes, budget cuts and trimming cos...
Jump to postI’m waiting for B6 to start taking over routes like JFK-ORD, JFK-LAX and JFK-ZRH.
Jump to postIf you book a low fare and the 8am to DFW doesn't happen, then you are (usually) placed on the next available flight nearest to your original itinerary. You don't pay the new fare - you are rebooked at the price you paid. I book a lot based on schedule, or plan my ability to fly based on the schedu...
Jump to postI guess I wasn't clear, it wasn't just CVG & IAD that performed terribly, I'd say 80-90% of the p2p was awful after July. Avg fares on AUS-ELP/MCI/STL were ~$50 lower than WN (Very bad considering WN has lower operating costs), on 30-40% LFs. But they only operated for September, which is overa...
Jump to postI would have booked AUS-IAD for our Christmas travel if I'd know/seen it but it seems to be suspended until Jan 4th?
Jump to postThrough about July I would have been in the WFH category. But now I am really happy I am back in the office part time. I wish I was back in the office full time. I liked WFH at first but now I am over it. I just get more done at the office and like seeing my coworkers in person. My wife has been WF...
Jump to postI think we should spend more time looking at single engine aircraft than 3+, from an efficiency point of view.
Jump to postRe airlines not complaining about this rule: Skimming through the EPA notice of proposed rulemaking It seems the only thing airlines would have to worry about is will there be airplanes available on the market after the current model line up of new designs/NEOs/Xs/Maxes and if the economics of thos...
Jump to postCOVID aside, I think economic growth was significantly increasing as EU membership went from “recent innovation” to “normal history” for a lot of countries, so not having service in the 90s or 2000s is less indicative of the market’s capability to support transatlantic flights now than it used to be...
Jump to postCan a loaded 764 even make it to LAX or SFO with the amount of fuel it needs to carry especially if a alternate is needed outbound from SFO? Sending a 764 to ATL is a lot different then going transcon on a wide body out of LGA. I believe a 764 can make it transcon from LGA... The 764 with full fuel...
Jump to postAnyone else notice that the left-hand outboard exhaust pipe is pointing upwards but the right-hand outboard one is in the typical configuration? Think that is on purpose? The left hand inboard pipe is in the exact same config as the right hand inboard. Photographs don't bear that out. The left-hand...
Jump to postI would think someone would have bought a Tu-22M or Tu-160 and put some luxury seats in it by now if there was that much demand for HNWI to travel so fast.
Jump to postI think the argument is no one will buy new, more inefficient aircraft compared to operating existing aircraft. By the time the existing aircraft have to be replaced, the situation will be more clear, and it's unlikely less efficient new aircraft will look better then.
Jump to postThis is excellent. Tableau is an amazing tool and it's so cool to see people using it in ways like this.
Jump to postBOS, SEA, PHX, RDU, and CLT will now see or are expected to see the 772 on the LHR routes.
Was that pre or post CAB? Because I would say those are completely different worlds that need to be treated separately.
Jump to postI'm sure it will just be a codeshare thing like how domestic routes are coshared with international airlines like PHL-STL might be AA 123, it might also be BA 5123 (which would only be sold as connection from an international flight). So now PHL-STL could be AA123 UA2123 DL3123 They don't have to d...
Jump to postThe 20 that were originally going to be retired at end of year were pushed back indefinitely (in part due to NEO and MAX delays but also plans for domestic growth) so I highly doubt that they are being retired, ROW is just being used for storage right now and the only real retirements right now are...
Jump to postInteresting comment on people will eventually start to travel again if they have to. This isn’t about Asia now, rather the world. So, I feel I now have to go to China, what’s to say China will not allow visitors from the UK or France or the US or any other place where rates are growing? This isn’t ...
Jump to postWith the virus gaining steam I predict TATL service will be decimated at AUS with BA being the only one left standing, reducing service to 2-3x weekly. DI is done and with that no more LGW and CDG will never happen. LH will suspend service to FRA and more than likely probably never return. KLM will...
Jump to postI feel like love is really overstating it. Allows a trip to be one day or whatever instead adding overnights is more like it.
Jump to postI was describing them selling primarily local tickets. In a renegotiated environment where they were allowed cabotage. In this world they’re selling a seat twice, once ORD-JFK, and then to a different customer JFK-LHR. It’s just boosting airframe utilization and perhaps gaining some efficiencies in ...
Jump to postI’m not sure how long BA aircraft spend on the ground in NY, but if there was time for a tag on to Chicago, Atlanta, Houston or MIA that would definitely be a chance to capture some additional revenue. Anyone talking about codeshares as the solution needs to decide how much actual $ BA gets for the ...
Jump to postI’m going to go out on a limb and unless there is an economic downturn nationally I expect TPAC by 2023. The TATL traffic has just been expanding so fast I think someone will give it a try.
Jump to postIt’s hard for me to imagine Virginia Beach attracting European tourists, but I’ve only been there in the winter.
Jump to postI assumed W was Premium Select. If W is Comfort+, then it is definitely a separate class of service.
Jump to postDelta Comfort+ is clearly distinguished as a separate product from main cabin by Delta itself. I don't understand why you have to be so snarky and condescending in all of your posts. Regardless how how his post comes across to you, he is correct in saying that Comfort+ is not a separate class. Its ...
Jump to postIsn’t BA moving all of their current 744s to 86J configuration? At a certain point there just aren’t enough older airframes to go around.
Jump to postWhat do you think the right number of oneworld J seats from Austin is?
Jump to postA west security checkpoint with more lanes and Precheck would be very helpful.
Jump to postI would assume it's 90%+ connecting. Most people heading to Dallas or Austin from the other would drive, and a lot of others would take WN.
Jump to postI would accept AUS-ACT-DCA or AUS-HOU-DCA one-stop direct flights. :p
Jump to postWell, this is great news for me. Now all I need is AUS-DCA and my travel patterns are 100% covered.
Jump to postThere are a lot of defensive, knee jerk responses on this thread. It seems that many people don't like the idea that certain hubs or hubs in general are threatened. My take on the numbers is that hub traffic in general is growing slower than "secondary" airport traffic. I for one hate tra...
Jump to postInteresting article regarding AA’s prescense in AUS: https://viewfromthewing.com/2019/09/24/as-delta-makes-austin-a-focus-city-american-airlines-talks-about-its-future-there/?utm_source=BoardingArea&utm_medium=BoardingArea From Vasu Raja: The largest hub carrier in Austin is American Airlines a...
Jump to postIf airlines are in perfect competition now, shouldn’t their margins be similar to other commodity providers?
It seems to me that any new route that is launched and is an immediate success was probably going to be a lesser success the year before, if they had tried it.
SMF is a major city with I expect significant travel demand to DC that doesn't appear to have direct DCA service I can find.
Jump to postEasy solution: allow the customer to resell the additional leg to someone else. That way the seat gets occupied but the airline doesn’t need to overbook.
Jump to postAs someone who flies things like AUS-RIX having a DFW-HEL connection would be great, but I think political change in Russia is necessary before there would be enough demand for destinations unavailable via LHR or MAD.
Jump to postVery surprised there weren't any signs showing you how to get to the observation deck, just how to get to the SkyClub. Same stairs, same elevator, no words.
Jump to postI assume the 737s in question don't belong to AA, but to someone else. Which just adds more cost to picking them up, since you'd need to refit and rebrand them as well. Depending on their status, some expensive maintenance might be needed. Pilots would have to retrained which would probably require ...
Jump to postI liked the temporary thought of return of tri-jets to commercial service...
Jump to postPeople I work with travel to Klagenfurt every year. Interesting to see how this works out, since we're coming from the US.
Jump to postPeople are flying KBP-LGW-TLV?
There's got to be more logical connecting points than that (basically everything besides HEL, right?)
Strange world.
UK APD rules: A passenger’s final destination is where their journey ends. If the journey is made of one flight the final destination is where that flight ends. If the journey includes more than one flight, and the flights are connected, the final destination is where the last flight ends . https:/...
Jump to postThat's self-evident, but how much should be premium be compared to similar non-stop markets? The answer to that is easy... it's the first rule of all sales: "What the market will bear" Being sure to price your flights below cost if any competitors show up to ensure the market doesn’t offe...
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