Re: Is sun country in a league of its own?

Is trex8 correct about the 10 across? My first SY flight was DC-10 LAS-MSP, and my hazy recollection was a 2-5-2, but then again, it was Vegas...... ;) Oh wow!!! That is going to require some digging in my brain!! I am pretty sure it was 2, 5, 2. Of course I worked for United later in life, and spe...

Re: Which airports in the US operate 24h?

MKE has a 345a arrival on F9 from LAS and a 540a departure to DEN

Re: Kansas City (KMCI) ATC Question

I don't know for sure but does Kansas City downtown airport already use "Kansas City" for ATC? Maybe it's a way to differentiate the two?

Re: UA 2 scheduled stops in HNL

DaufuskieGuy wrote:

BravoOne wrote:

flyguy84 wrote:

I am surprised these pilots would be 787 certified though since HNL doesn't see any of those on a scheduled basis.

Re: Winter 2016 Air Cargo Thread

Re: Delta Adds SEA-MKE

Thanks for that..mods please delete

Delta Adds SEA-MKE

Fedex grounds one MD-11

Re: Why does the 77W cruise so low

Guys is it me or is the 777-300ER a real struggler for high altitude cruising? Isn't it's service ceiling 43,000 ft? Yet on long haul trips I barely see it go above 35,000 feet even on low fuel! I mean even the 747-400 cruises higher and it's 30 years old! A B744 usually cruises at what, FL360, FL3...

Re: RUMOR ALERT! UNITED TO ACQUIRE JETBLUE!

There will be a new successful start-up before there is another airline merger

Re: Hurricane Matthew's Impact on Flight Operations

Check out the METAR from MYNN:

MYNN 061300Z 07050G74KT 0400 +RA BKN010 OVC080 25/25 A2881

2016/10/06 12:00
MYNN 061000Z 0612/0712 VRB80G120KT 4800 RA FEW012CB OVC080
BECMG 0618/0620 18055G65KT
BECMG 0706/0708 20045KT

Re: UA880 (N657UA) Shannon Turbulence Diversion.

Re: Your Shortest And Longest 757 Flights

Shortest- TZ MDW-LGA 725NM
Longest- DL (Song)TPA-LAX 2,158NM

Re: Planes I Have Been On

With as much detail as I can remember Airbus A320 United (Ted) (ORD-TPA) Beachcraft B1900D Skyway Airlines (MKE-LSE-MKE) Boeing 717 Midwest Airlines (MKE-EWR, LGA-MKE) 727-200 American (MKE-BNA-MCO-BNA-MKE) 737-200 Delta (MKE-CVG-MKE more than once) 737-300 Southwest (MDW-BNA) 737-700 Southwest (MKE...

RE: Did Pilots Always Need College Degrees?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airtran737" class="quote" target="_blank">airtran737</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>No. Airlines don't care what your de...

RE: SLC Fuel Stops

Just curious...if it is due to high temps how is the stop explained to passengers who likely wouldn't understand the engine performance limitations? Does the pilot try to explain or is this something relayed by the gate agent prior to boarding

Best And Worst Airports

<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2016/05/25/the-best-and-worst-airports-for-u-s-travel/#377bb2fa14a1" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmar...ports-for-u-s-travel/#377bb2fa14a1</a> It's incredible that United was able to move their operation to Hobby so quickly  <...

RE: Eastern 737NG At GEG

Not sure the exact reasoning for it being there, but it looks like it came in Monday night from <acronym title="Dallas - Love Field (DAL / KDAL), USA - Texas">DAL</acronym> <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/EAL4980/history/20160517/0220Z/KDAL/KGEG" target="_blank">http://flightaware.com/li...

RE: AA, ANC To MIA - Ever Flown?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> has ever had any wide body scheduled service to <acronym title="Anchorage - Ted Stevens International (ANC / PANC), USA - Alaska">ANC</acronym>. So assuming a 757 would be used, <acronym title="Miami -...

RE: Twenty Years Today ValuJet 592

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...ty/miami-dade/article76767282.html

Do Domestic Routes Have A Lot Of Freight?

Was traveling <acronym title="Las Vegas - McCarran International (LAS / KLAS), USA - Nevada">LAS</acronym>-<acronym title="Milwaukee - General Mitchell International (MKE / KMKE), USA - Wisconsin">MKE</acronym> on <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> a while back and noticed there ...

Airlines That Haul US Mail

Just wondering if anyone knows which airlines still handle US Mail? Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as though most of the volume goes to carriers like Fedex these days

RE: Does Payload Include Container Tare Weight?

Thanks everyone for the info!

Does Payload Include Container Tare Weight?

Was wondering when an airplane is container loaded, is the tare weight of the container figured into the payload weight? For example, if it says an aircraft can carry 110,000lbs payload, does this include the empty container weight?
Thanks,

RE: Baseball Charters 2016 Season

San Francisco arrvied in <acronym title="Milwaukee - General Mitchell International (MKE / KMKE), USA - Wisconsin">MKE</acronym> last night on Eastern <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/EAL5721/history/20160403/2350Z/KSFO/KMKE" target="_blank">http://flightaware.com/live/flight/E...1/histor...

RE: Why 7478s And 737MAX, Don't Have Bright Strobes

I know the lifespan of <acronym title="Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) - Pulkovo (LED / ULLI), Russia">LED</acronym>'s is a lot longer than conventional strobes, but IMO I don't think they catch the eye nearly as much as the traditional strobe lights. Is there any way that <acronym title="Saint Petersb...

RE: Baseball Charters 2016 Season

Milwaukee Brewers have used United for the last several seasons

RE: Burbank Airport Searches For New Marketing Name

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dc10lover" class="quote" target="_blank">dc10lover</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>"Hollywood International Airport" </i>...

RE: Tristar Nose-up On Landing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJLPW8GkZG0

RE: Spotting Around ORD?

I usually go to this parking lot off scott street. It's on a dead end (at least the last time I was there). It is a good spot to watch landings on the 28's when they are in a westerly flow. <a href="http://www.google.com/maps/@41.9673912,-87.8761744,155m/data=!3m1!1e3" target="_blank">http://www.goo...

AA 1079 Diverting Back To ORD

Curious about this flights diversion. I notice thunderstorms moving into the DC area, but why go back to <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (Orchard Field) (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> where there is massive delays due to snow/ice? <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flig...

Windy In The Windy City

Check out the winds currently at O'Hare today KORD 192051Z 25036G54KT 10SM OVC044 12/03 A2955 RMK AO2 <acronym title="Pakistan International Airlines">PK</acronym> WND 25054/2046 SLP007 T01220033 53030 Here in <acronym title="Milwaukee - General Mitchell International (MKE / KMKE), USA - Wisconsin">...

RE: Cargojet 757 To MKE

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tjwgrr" class="quote" target="_blank">tjwgrr</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>tjwgrr</i></font></td></tr></table> Thanks for...

Cargojet 757 To MKE

Hi All, I noticed since the beginning of Feb. that Cargojet has been operating a 757 on the <acronym title="Charlottetown (YYG / CYYG), Canada - Prince Edward Island">YYG</acronym>-<acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>-<acronym title="Milwaukee - Gener...

RE: Southwest Hub Cities Question

Can't believe how big <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym> is after only starting there in 2006. I know Stapleton was served for a while in the 80's. Does anyone kno...

RE: Just Ordered New Computer

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Thunderboltdrgn" class="quote" target="_blank">Thunderboltdrgn</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table><t...