Just a quick observation but it looks like a lot of the "slack" in Atlas' 744 capacity is getting utilized this weekend on CAMBER flights from US east coast to RZE. I've counted at least 8 in the past 36 hours landing there likely heavy with munitions. All the aid $$$ dropped, we're not t...
Jump to postawhorto1 wrote:Anybody have info on Eastern 9054 on 27Jan? ELP - ATL on a 777 went to FBO instead of a gate in ATL. Assuming it's a charter but interesting nonetheless.
mark1484 wrote:MD-10F CP-2791 of TAB Cargo is up in the air out of SAT, could be a test flight.
Other parkings according to Skyliner: Kalitta has parked 747s N701CK and N702CK, both former Korean factory freighters. Both have about 93k hours and 16k cycles. 7317567 FedEx ferried MD-11F N605FE LAS-VCV for likely scrapping. 7351395 And on the out of storage front: Russian paramilitary group Wag...
Jump to postThe way to fix this problem is to get the airport to assume 100% load factor when assigning capacity not whatever percent they use now. The airlines might not like it since they would argue that their flights don't go out full but it would stop the current foolish. It seems better to be able to add...
Jump to postNone of the company rigs I’ve seen have sleeper rigs. UPS Freight (now TForce Freight) did/does. But you're right, never seen one on a regular UPS truck. FedEx definitely uses teams. Does UPS move any long-haul road freight with non-organic pull? (Obviously, they use tons of TOFC, as does FedEx.) U...
Jump to postN649GT will starts its freighter journey early on the 29th from Singapore back to the states. Makes a stop in HKG to pick up some Atlas freight. Eager to see if any HKG spotters will get it and how its painted. Looks to be doing a few DHL flights and majority Atlas South America runs in December. I...
Jump to post71Zulu wrote:Vikingsfan87 wrote:Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what flight the Lions are using this year
Looks like Delta...
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AICM has announced the hourly movement count at MEX will be reduced from 52 to 43 effective with start of W23 schedule - October 2023. https://www.reforma.com/alertan-cancelacion-masiva-de-vuelos-por-restriccion-en-aicm/gr/ar2667412 Obviously will push more flights to NLU I think this mostly geared...
Jump to postI have no knowledge of this particular incident but US CBP can be accommodating in IROPS situations. I would imagine AF bussed the pax to YYZ. The aircraft was F-HRBI and it looks like it is still in CLE.
Jump to postIs this aircraft being repaired? A319 N314NV is en route from LAS to MZJ for retirement. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N314NV Could it be for storage until the pilot shortage is over? Seems odd that they would repair it and make it flyable. If they wanted to retire it then LAS is a pr...
Jump to postBecause our vendors are terrible. The ramp in ATL is an embarrassment, as is RIC, MEM, ORF, BNA, and CMH. United needs to continue to focus on quality control and bring back more of its of employees rather than contracting to the lowest bidder. Ironically, I thought the development of United Ground...
Jump to postThe private terminal operator pays for TSA.
Jump to postTonight's flight to ATL was cancelled. Plan seems to be for the inbound aircraft from JFK to leave at 12:30 PM tomorrow outbound to ATL to get the stuck passengers moving.
Jump to postEmpire does maintenance on the ATRs. Likely they are hanging out in COE until they find new homes.
Jump to postGoing up against Volaris and Viva Aerobus was just too much to overcome with their very low unit costs and Mexico point of sale strength. Doesn't Frontier have some sort of codeshare agreement with Volaris? They did, before Mexico was downgraded to category two which suspended the ability for US ca...
Jump to postGoing up against Volaris and Viva Aerobus was just too much to overcome with their very low unit costs and Mexico point of sale strength.
Jump to postThere are also some rumors that Atlas is going to stop flying the 738s for Amazon, but those have been around on and off for a long time. Hard to tell whether there's any validity there. Remember that Southern was going to fly ALL of them in the original plan, but Southern -- at the time -- couldn'...
Jump to postStrange to start with a lounge rather than with flights to bring passengers to use the lounge. Even JetBlue doesn't have lounges yet but they do have flights with real paying customers. First things first. Northern Pacific is entertaining to watch from afar but it wouldn't be as entertaining if it w...
Jump to postThis is an everyday occurance and well documented on other travel sites.
Jump to postProbably positioning for a military charter flight.
Jump to postwjcandee wrote:CX747 wrote:Looks as if Western Global may have cancelled their order for (2) 777Fs..
Unreal that they have lost so much money. Crazy, man. They seem to have such nice people at the operating level, shame that it's apparently the worst-run airline on the planet.
That is the current president AMLO (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the video. He is a populist president (president of the people, not from the elite like his immediate predecessor) but isn't necessarily popular in the sense of people supporting him. He is the former leader of the Mexico City govern...
Jump to postDo CFR drivers/engineers generally handle the radio duties too or does the driver focus on driving and rely on someone else (like the officer) to handle the radios?
Jump to postThe one thing I've left to try is booking at the SFO check-in counter to skip the Tech fee (imposed when using the app or website) which is mentioned on articles online; when I booked my recent flight, this fee was $24 out of a total fare that started at $39 or $44, but looks to be only $14 checkin...
Jump to postI find it kind of interesting that Allegiant has 2 planes doing this, when they are using 2 of Global X's planes to cover flights out of SFB Charters are guaranteed to be very profitable as long as they are priced right and in a long-term arrangement like with the XFL, you want to keep your custome...
Jump to postDang... The 717 sure would have looked great in their colors. Oh well :( Can confirm https://i.imgur.com/0DcamjI.png Looks pretty similar to the ValuJet livery. ValuJet was to have been the launch customer for the 717 (nee MD-95) before the crash of flight 592 and purchase of AirTran to rebrand the...
Jump to postSpirit announced LAX-SAT as well Makes sense. I'd imagine there are a good number of cost-conscious Angelenos who'd like to see the Alamo. San Antonians like to visit California, too :biggrin: Seriously though, lots of folks in the area have family ties to southern California. It should be a good r...
Jump to postInternational first class mail doesn't travel via ship outside of very unusual circumstances (like during CoVID when air transport options were very limited).
Jump to postAeromexico opens 4 routes; Ciudad Victoria, Colima, Cozumel and Tepic. Interesting because Aeromar has operated some of these, for years, without competition. Could Aeromar’s financial situation mean AM saw an opportunity? Or are these routes the low cost carriers can’t service because of runway le...
Jump to postApparently, a decree was signed that will require cargo flights to move from MEX to NLU. About 3% of movements at MEX are cargo ops https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-defends-bid-move-cargo-longstanding-hub-new-airport-2023-01-19/ Let them go to NLU or Toluca (with FedEx and M...
Jump to postSteelChair wrote:I wonder if the flight had landed 12 feet on the concrete, instead of 12 feet short, if the event would have been captured and investigated? Would FOQA have picked that up?
Well Mexican airlines can’t add new US cities due to Mexico being downgraded by the FAA. I’m sure this is Viva’s attempt to continue expanding by using Allegiant. Spirit would’ve been a better option but it seems Spirit has its own plans for Mexico. With all these restrictions, I am shocked that no...
Jump to postHow sad for Sinaloa and Mexico. I've always wondered about operational security is these areas where the cartel has strong control. Presumably as long as thr government allows the cartel to go about their business they leave the city and its infrastructure alone (I'm sure cartel members like to trav...
Jump to postIf an entity is going to break the sanctions regulations and divert an aircraft to Iran, I doubt they would be sticklers for type ratings on pilot certificates. As long as they get their money, people will look the other way.
Jump to postMohawkWeekend wrote:Can the pilots for this type of operation be older than 65?
Groupo Avexpress provides ground handling services for Volaris in TIJ. They aren't Volaris employees. Avexpress also handles United at some stations in Mexico.
Jump to postI would imagine the third-party lift will generally be used internationally where lower volumes may no longer justify operating a purple-tail aircraft and more passenger flights post-recovery make using belly space a realistic option again. The FedEx pilots have a good scope clause in their contract...
Jump to postMoosefire wrote:Anyone know the story of the Kalitta 74s operating out of Memphis? FedEx is just supposed to be two atlas jets but kalitta appears to be there nearly daily (today had tow flights departing back to back). If they’re not operating for fedex any guesses?
I think flightsimer's point is there are still one-stop options CHS-LAS and CHS-LAX.
Jump to postThat would have to be a tall container to reach anywhere close to the bulk compartment door on an MD-11. Amazing how much damage is "found" and not reported considering it must leave a mark on the container, too. It can't be too hard to figure out who pulled the container or review the CCT...
Jump to postThat is a lot of extra lift for a "low" peak season this year.
Jump to postIt would be nice if we could get wait times at the checkpoints to be reasonable for all who must pass through them. That would effectively neutralize the issue which requires priority or a bypass for crews and other employees at the checkpoint. Other countries manage to maintain aviation security an...
Jump to postFedEx MD-10 in Calgary had a #1 engine fire on startup. Crew evacuated via slides. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/301913 The article is not very clear, no fire warning at the flightdeck and visible flames from the engine during/after startingis indicates a tailpipe fire. QRH: fuel selector of...
Jump to postWe were scheduled to fly TIJ-PVR in April, 2020, when the quarantine hit. Everything was able to be canceled, no problem, except the airfare. Volaris had/has no phone number in the U.S., nor any customer complaint operations. No discussions with anyone, nothing - not even disputing the charge had a...
Jump to postDo UPS still clean their planes regularly? Seen some ratty A300s. I remember this commercial from the 80s or 90s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk8BhQEuzyI Rotating Drywashes in SDF as needed/as the network/operation allows. 3 paint lines as well throughout the year except nov and dec UPS paints ...
Jump to postI'm pretty sure ATL is just a gateway and not a hub per se for DHL.
Jump to postYesterday, at about 5:30 AM, AUS experienced a total blackout. It wasn’t until about 6:30 that their emergency power kicked in. Got a source that the emergency power (which typically only supplies critical systems) took an hour to kick in? Seems more likely that grid power was restored at 6:30. As ...
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