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- Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:59 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: American Airlines Network Thread 2018
- Replies: 463
- Views: 72576
Re: American Airlines Network Thread 2018
AA 777 wrote:MLIAA wrote:jnev3289 wrote:Anyone know the proposed equipment for DFW-MRY?
Embraer 175 from Envoy
Looks to be a Mesa -900 if you go to buy a ticket
Noooooo Jump to post
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:25 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: "The biggest airline failures of all time, from Trump Shuttle to Laker Airways"
- Replies: 85
- Views: 9708
Re: "The biggest airline failures of all time, from Trump Shuttle to Laker Airways"
New PEOPLExpress out of Newport News was a disaster
Jump to post- Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:12 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: American Airlines Network Thread 2018
- Replies: 463
- Views: 72576
Re: American Airlines Network Thread 2018
Anyone know the proposed equipment for DFW-MRY?
Jump to post- Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:01 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Qatar 2022 World Cup - Impact of current blockade on commercial aviation
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4155
Re: Qatar 2022 World Cup - Impact of current blockade on commercial aviation
Was hoping to stay in Dubai and fly over to Doha for a match or two with family, so I hope this nonsense gets sorted out before then. So excited for it!
Jump to post- Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Sun Country Cuts 350 Positions In MSP.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 698
Already discussing it here: viewtopic.php?p=20190111#p20190111
Jump to post- Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: It’s official! Meridiana rebranded as Air Italy
- Replies: 115
- Views: 19803
Re: It’s official! Meridiana rebranded as Air Italy
Interesting to see how many are betting on Alitalia going away 'soon'. The name has been around since 1947, and knowing Italians and the Italian government, the name will be around for a long time. Qatar's plan on making Air Italy the new flag carrier of the country is very far-fetched. The financi...
Jump to post- Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:21 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Jetblue is having an internal crisis
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17092
Re: Jetblue is having an internal crisis
Jetblue doesn't hire cabin cleaners, they expect the FA's, pilots and all non-reving company employees (and anyone traveling on their benefits) to clean the cabin. Now that's cheap as hell. I really don't think that's so unreasonable actually. Have some pride in your company. I don't expect any of ...
Jump to post- Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:26 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Jetblue is having an internal crisis
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17092
Re: Jetblue is having an internal crisis
Jetblue doesn't hire cabin cleaners, they expect the FA's, pilots and all non-reving company employees (and anyone traveling on their benefits) to clean the cabin. Now that's cheap as hell. I really don't think that's so unreasonable actually. Have some pride in your company. I don't expect any of ...
Jump to post- Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Lufthansa starts PrivatAir to JED and ADD
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6089
Re: Lufthansa brings back PrivatAir operation
Are they going to do anything with the PrivatAir 787 stored in the desert? Or am I getting it backwards and a leasing company bought the plane planning to lease it to PrivatAir and they reneged on the deal?
Jump to post- Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: The undisclosed european CSeries customer
- Replies: 96
- Views: 19768
Re: The undisclosed european CSeries customer
How quickly are any CSeries aircraft being finished and delivered? I feel like there are still so few out there flying today for how long they've been in service
Jump to post- Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Airline in Belgium: Air Belgium
- Replies: 178
- Views: 45950
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
Well this might come as a shock to you, but evidently not everyone is as mentally strong as you. I guess you believe they should be barred from flying then, a sort of 2nd class human with different sets of rights? It must be nice to be the arbiter of what is allowed to help emotionally distressed p...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:42 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Jacksonville Ever see TransAtlantic Flights?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 14078
Re: Will Jacksonville Ever see TransAtlantic Flights?
There have been some major developments and investments in Jacksonville lately, and I think it has tons of potential, but I think it has a ways to go before it becomes a city with Trans-Atlantic service.
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
We are talking about mental health here. If emotional support animals were such a great thing for people then it would have become a global phenomenon as was the case with antibiotics for example. Americans are significantly more involved with pets than the rest of the world. 1/3 of the global spen...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
We are talking about mental health here. If emotional support animals were such a great thing for people then it would have become a global phenomenon as was the case with antibiotics for example. Americans are significantly more involved with pets than the rest of the world. 1/3 of the global spen...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:53 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
I am sorry but if people really needed an emotional support animal then this would have been a global thing, not a US one. Wow, harsh. If it's not done worldwide then it's not valid I guess. Too bad the NFL is a failure. In-n-Out must be a miserable business considering it is only in the Southwest ...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
There are many cases where this is necessary. The vast majority of support animals are legit. Mostly people who are mentally challenged or veterans with PTSD. I find it sad a bunch of people who were not brave enough to be in the military mocking a federally guaranteed right. I agree people twist i...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:51 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
Given the problems this program causes airlines, why not scrap it and let them travel by road and rail? Or does it make money? Starts with "M" and ends with "oney". It was $250 for me to take my Pomeranian with me to California for Christmas under the seat in front of me. Not al...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
I mean, legally, ESAs do not qualify as service animals as far as I know, so it's up to the passenger to utilize common sense. A peacock as a pet is already a stretch. As an ESA, it's just a joke. It's a two-edged sword ... as a business, you have to allow an ADA approved assist animal. ADA even go...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:01 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: French Blue to change its name
- Replies: 71
- Views: 20484
Re: French Blue to change its name
New name will be French Bee. Obligée de changer de marque afin d'éviter un procès avec Jetblue aux Etats-Unis, French Blue se rebaptise French Bee (Abeille française) pour pouvoir desservir San Francisco, sur la route de Papeete, à partir du 6 février. https://imagr.eu/up/XM0ml_DUx-YRdWkAA46BI.jpg ...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:44 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
- Replies: 112
- Views: 24966
Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock
Hey, he did buy an extra seat for the Peacock! So cool, who doesn't love Peacocks?
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:17 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Tourism to U.S. declines
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2723
Re: Tourism to U.S. declines
Two posters already stated two strong arguments: 1) The strength of the dollar 2) The distance and resulting increased costs of travel and time to get to the U.S. for a large portion of the world's population But you guys can feel free to speculate it's about people feeling unwelcome by the Preside...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Origin of Airline Names
- Replies: 170
- Views: 17512
Re: Origin of Airline Names
Slightly related, but slightly not, does anyone know why Southwest has WN as their 2 letter identifier? Per 'Hard Landing' it was randomly assigned by IATA. Air Namibia (SW) was known as South West Air Transport so they had SW locked down. It's amusing to me they chose to have a randomly assigned o...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:50 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Origin of Airline Names
- Replies: 170
- Views: 17512
So basically no one knows?
klakzky123 wrote:jnev3289 wrote:Slightly related, but slightly not, does anyone know why Southwest has WN as their 2 letter identifier?
https://www.southwestaircommunity.com/t ... ba-p/41573
So basically no one knows? Jump to post
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:47 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Bombardier Wins C-Series Case at ITC
- Replies: 359
- Views: 48051
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:46 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Origin of Airline Names
- Replies: 170
- Views: 17512
Re: Origin of Airline Names
Slightly related, but slightly not, does anyone know why Southwest has WN as their 2 letter identifier?
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:31 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Tourism to U.S. declines
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2723
Re: Tourism to U.S. declines
Big whoop. I've visited every continent other than Antarctica too. Claiming the USA isn't welcoming is just completely untrue. Have you ever been there? They are the friendliest most optimistic people I've ever met. Virtually every nation on earth is kind to tourists- the USA included. If you've tr...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:56 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russia plans new "Concorde"
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7810
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Tourism to U.S. declines
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2723
Re: Tourism to U.S. declines
People base their travel on the President of the country and how long it takes to get through security? Who are these mooks? Mexico is a disaster but I sill visit with not even a thought. Turkey? Awesome beaches and food. Japan? Let's go. China? Lets go to the Forbidden City. The USA.....oh god no ...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Alaska Fleet Repaint Thread
- Replies: 923
- Views: 226159
Re: Alaska Airlines starts repainting Airbus fleet
So when will the "Proudly all Boeing" stickers be removed?
Jump to post- Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:55 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: DL new requirements for service/emotional support animals
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2787
Re: DL new requirements for service/emotional support animals
So now you have to show your $20 ebay doctor's note 48 hours before? Is this really a big change? I'm guessing the 48 hours gives them time to actually verify the note and to better spot trends such as certain doctors who write a ton of notes. And on the very off chance they are noting doctor's nam...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:19 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: DL new requirements for service/emotional support animals
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2787
Re: DL new requirements for service/emotional support animals
So now you have to show your $20 ebay doctor's note 48 hours before? Is this really a big change?
Jump to post- Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:29 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Split Scimitar winglet customers
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5953
Re: Split Scimitar winglet customers
Would any future blank sheet aircraft come with Scimitar-like winglets standard since they seem to undoubtedly aid in fuel efficiency?
Jump to post- Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:54 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: One type airlines
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4623
Re: One type airlines
Spirit (112 planes) and Frontier (78 planes) are all A320/1 currently. Allegiant (58 Airbus with 27 more on order) will be all A320 soon and Sun Country (26 planes) is all B737. Porter (29 planes) is all Q400 and Republic (131 planes) is all E170/5
Jump to post- Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:38 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Sun Country to Change Strategy
- Replies: 191
- Views: 29940
Re: Sun Country to Change Strategy
With transformation to a ULCC and the product unbundling makes really no sense to offer freebie perks like free checked bags, seat selection, upgrades, priority boarding when these can be key components of ancillary revenue on top of low base fares. People need to accept that yesterdays SY is not t...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:31 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Southwest Airlines sues website that monitored changes in airfare
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3941
Re: Southwest Airlines sues website that monitored changes in airfare
Google flights does NOT scrape airline websites for fares. It gets them from ITA price matrix, like the various Expedia-owned Online Travel Agent websites. When Kayak started many moons ago, they did this, and all the airlines blocked them and sued them. Kayak reopened by buying ITA data. Southwest...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:51 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Flair Airlines first aircraft in new livery, plans expansion as ULCC
- Replies: 52
- Views: 11646
Re: Flair Airlines first aircraft in new livery, plans expansion as ULCC
Three management changes in 18 months, operating one of the most inappropriate airframes I can think of for ULCC operations. It’s a match made in heaven. https://raymondjames.bluematrix.com/sellside/EmailDocViewer?encrypt=9bcebab0-2bf3-4ed6-84f8-3debba1e5bc8&mime=pdf&co=RaymondJames&id=...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:18 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Norwegian Argentina's first plane - PIC
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7514
Re: Norwegian Argentina's first plane - PIC
aemoreira1981 wrote:The planes for the Argentina operation should have Argentinian figures on the tail and a royal blue nose at some point.
I agree it should be different, but it's understandable why it's not. Easier from their POV to keep a similar livery Jump to post
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: B6 Worst Airline in the USA?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 15817
Re: B6 Worst Airline in the USA?
Fake news garbage gets to stay but you point out the values of a social media presence by an airline and you get deleted... Unbelievable
Jump to post- Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:06 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Icelandair goes back to Baltimore
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7446
Re: Icelandair goes back to Baltimore
BWIAirport wrote:FI643 KEF1705-1925BWI 752 x1256
FI642 BWI2035-0620KEF +1 752 x1256
according to the booking on Icelandair.com
70 minute ground time. Interesting Jump to post
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:54 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Icelandair goes back to Baltimore
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7446
Re: Icelandair goes back to Baltimore
Great for BWI. Still waiting for another major European carrier to start there though...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:12 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: JetBlue to Launch FLL-STI, GCM
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2275
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:22 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: When Celebrities Fly Commercial?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 10401
Re: When Celebrities Fly Commercial?
When I was a Station Manager for AS at BWI, Ciara (Singer and Russell Wilson's wife) was flying on our BWI-SEA flight and I was instructed to meet her at the sidewalk, have her bags checked, and escort her through the TSA process and onto the plane. She was with an entourage and her son (who was Fac...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:20 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: UA's "basic" economy fare routes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2112
Re: UA's "basic" economy fare routes
A lot of times BE ends up getting Econ Plus as those aren't always purchased and are all that is left to assign. And once you get Econ Plus on the first segment, it usually gives it to you on your remaining flights, many times in the Exit Row. It's great for those who don't need to carry-on (or can...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:46 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Video on Turning around Hawaiian Airlines Airbus
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2669
Re: Video on Turning around Hawaiian Airlines Airbus
I read one time a description of what happens when a plane turns into a gate and the word that I have always remembered is 'symphony.' That it takes all different departments working in concert for a plane to be turned. Amazing that it can be pulled off, even more amazing that it is done tens of th...
Jump to post- Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AA apologizes to Memphis Hustle players
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6943
Re: AA apologizes to Memphis Hustle players
Are these blankets in question like the ones AS has that the stations actually throw away every time they clean the planes? It's more expensive to launder them than to buy new ones evidently.
Jump to post- Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Help identifying this A330
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3092
Re: Help identifying this A330
Could also be Lucky Air, they have the exact BA livery almost but in Red and Yellow colors, and not on an A330
Jump to post- Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:53 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Spain signs openskies with China
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5225
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:25 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Air Austral deploys new uniform
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3404
Re: Air Austral deploys new uniform
Nice, I know they will rarely wear them but the men's hats are a nice touch. Light gray is very "in" right now
Jump to post- Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Trump Admin wont punish ME3; opts to leave open-skies alone
- Replies: 188
- Views: 24977
Re: Trump Admin wont punish ME3; opts to leave open-skies alone
Forbes has covered it quite nicely: For American, Delta And United, It's A Case Of 'If At First You Don't Succeed, Whine, And Whine Again' Stop complaining and improve your products. ME3 fanboys / US3 haters, keep saying this but I don't understand it. Let's take an apples-to-apples comparison of t...
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