Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

DAC-Denver Air Connection submits a letter of opposition to SkyWest Charters. Link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2022-0071-0087 Notes: I am writing in response to SkyWest Inc. and SkyWest Charter LLC's submissions in this docket requesting that SkyWest Charter be granted authority t...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

This has been covered many times here. There are plenty of EAS cities where a two hour drive in the summer can become a much longer, more treacherous drive in winter on snow, over mountain passes etc. The EAS system not only gives alternatives to a dangerous drive, but it can provide communities ac...

Re: AA-JetBlue Northeast Alliance(NEA) Court Case Discussion

I assume this likely means JFKPHL will come back for AA.

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet, Network and News Discussion - 2023

Why would it be removed? Its not from the Horizon livery and there is clearly a partnership here. I remember the Horizon Livery was on the crj700s for a bit when they were flying for South African Airways Express I meant the Alaska livery on the Horizon bird. The partnership is between Alaska Airli...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet, Network and News Discussion - 2023

flyfresno wrote:

LAXintl wrote:

Also from the looks, they had previously cut LAX-FAT resuming in June, and now that is removed.

Can you explain what this statement means?

Re: PHX RDU Nonstop

I see dates through the spring/summer.....so not sure what all this is about? That’s a fake schedule. bummer, then i guess the London nonstop isn't happening in the spring and summer, either, eh? PHXLHR is real. They need to fly it to keep the slot but the domestic schedules are fake until they pub...

Re: PHX RDU Nonstop

stlgph wrote:

I see dates through the spring/summer.....so not sure what all this is about?

Re: Frontier Airlines Eliminates Telephone Calls??

Just curious, will this result in lay offs? F9 probably has enough attrition in phone customer service agents that they won't need layoffs. Some staff will be moved to the chat service, and over time (maybe as little as six months) sufficient staff will depart on their own. F9 area is contract and ...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2022

IAs I glanced at the schedules for 2023, noticed in theat it appears that AA is bringing PHX back to full hub and spoke connecting banks. We will see if this holds as we get closer. Anything you are looking at beyond March is just a placeholder - but I'm not sure what you mean anyhow as PHX has bee...

Re: PHX Diversions on Sat. Oct. 15, 2022

Might anyone know why today, right now (6:45pm PT) on Saturday, October 15, 2022: - British Airways BA 289 is diverting from LHR-PHX to LHR-LAS - Southwest WN930 is diverting from STL-PHX to STL-LAS - Delta 1712 is diverted from SEA-PHX to SEA-TUS - American AA 2838 is still en route SJC-PHX but ha...

Re: 40-60 Air Wisconsin CRJ-200s to Fly for American

I'm disappointed that CRJ-200s are coming back to AA, but I'm glad for the Air Whisky pilots that will keep their jobs. I'm hopeful that this is another place to put orphan CRJ-700s that SkyWest or PSA can't staff. I'm also hopeful that this could mean the buildup of regional schedules to places li...

Re: Airline seats too small? The FAA may soon change that

If the FAA mandates pitch or width too high which reduces the number of seats, airlines can simply start ripping out the bathrooms for extra seating. No law says there are bathroom minimums and not having more than 1 bathroom is not a safety issue in any way.

Re: Updated: American Airlines Business & Finance Discussion

While having the largest debt pile in the industry, cash is king during uncertain times so the choice is to hang on to it, and not accelerate debt paydown. Also honest admission that without federal money, AA might have not made it. AA flew more flights than anyone else during the pandemic because ...

Re: EVA Air to Munich and Milan

It’s always interesting me how BR can make the mini hub in BKK work I assume competing against fellow star partner TG. Apart from VIE, what else stops in BKK these days? I assume it’s a historical stop due to being unable to fly over China back in the day? I think they even have a crew base in BKK?...

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion Thread

Cardude2 wrote:

what will happen then when mesa dissapears? will AA take some or all of the CR9s and transfer them to someone like envoy?

Re: Mainline Jet Service Returns To BFL

It’s likely pilot shortage. Looking at past flights, it’s been operated by Mesa. Just a few weeks ago, Mesa’s CEO Ornstein stated publicly at a congressional hearing the company lost 5% of the pilots on its seniority list in just one month! Not only that, CRJ pilots are now also eligible for Aviate ...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

In the SkyWest Q1 2022 Earnings Call, the termination of EAS was brought up during the business and financial outlook. SkyWest mentioned they will use Southern Airways (whom they have a minority stake in) to try and provide as much service as they can to small and medium sized cities.

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

So now you're trying to look at stats from during covid? When Hawaii was on lockdown. Sure, okay. I'm out. Bye! Also Hawaii wasn’t in lockdown in summer/fall 2021. But fine, exact same situation in 2019: https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/media/4136/2019-state-by-state.xlsx You have yet to brin...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

Question for all of you...and this might be a really stupid question. It seems like the conversations seem to be centric to pilots, but aren't shortages across the board, including flight attendants, gate agents, ramp agents, etc.? Ground based worker shortages can easily be combatted with mandator...

Re: Incident at ORD. CI 744F has close encounter with ground equipment

It has been delayed half hour in ANC https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-18715 Maybe nothing more than the usual. I did find it unusual Flightradar showed no test flight etc at ORD. These tests get shown after heavy checks at TPE. Would a two engine change require a test flight?? Just an ...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2022

AA has 50 XLRs on order. I’m sure Europe and Hawaii are both going to get some use out of them. I am surprised that the Neo isn't able to handle the roughly 2600nm routes with a full passenger cabin but they are blocking seats about everyday I looked at from now until summer. OGG is using the 789 r...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

They are probably getting some damages. Getting damages from Boeing and not having to run (most-likely) loss-making longhaul routes this winter puts AA in a pretty good spot. Yes, but if the 787 delivery delays stretch well into 2022, that will put AA's summer travel schedule, specifically long hau...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

I disagree. Historically, DP and co. have been pretty upfront about walking back strategic mistakes. I can think of when they tried to charge for soft drinks in the US days or recently when they admitted their long haul aircraft didn't have enough business class seats. Right now, I think they still...

Re: Time to bring back (some) regulation

It's not just ULCC's - quotes from the Reuters link I posted above By midafternoon Monday, Spirit Airlines canceled about 290 flights — more than one-third of its schedule — citing weather and “operational challenges.” That was after canceling one-fifth of its flights Sunday. The Florida-based disc...

Re: Time to bring back (some) regulation

Thunderstorm don't appear "suddenly". They can be modelled well in advance. So then the airline models the storm and proactively cancel. Then it doesn’t come and you end up having all these armchair pilot/dispatchers complaining you didn’t fly on a good weather day. Same thing the other w...

Re: Time to bring back (some) regulation

Increase all the pitch and add as many bathrooms as you would like. In turn, monetize everything throughout the booking and travel experience. Everything comes at a cost; pick and choose your battles.

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion Thread

Yes OO starts heading down in a week or so to get the aircraft… In service SEP 1, 2021. Be interesting to see what routes, new or former CRJ700 routes…???? Looks like as of right now, SFO, SMF, and TUS will be the first 3 routes. Good riddance to those crappy CR7s out of LAX & SFO. I only wish ...

Re: UA 2167 Evacuated Due to an AirDrop picture

Heinkel wrote:

I'v read, that in the USA there are more (real) guns than inhabitants. And in that country a picture of a soft air gun on a smartphone causes panic?

Ridiculous.

Re: RNO & US West Airports Fuel Shortages

Rumor has it the pipeline feeding RNO had its certifications lapse by accident, therefore cutting off the pipeline’s supply. RNO has been trucking it in for the short-term but there aren’t enough drivers. What a joke.

Re: Minimum seat pitch

If this were ever to become a thing, airlines should just thin the seat out. Remove all the padding and move all the essential equipment that may be in the seat back to under the seat (thereby reducing the room down there). The seat basically becomes a metal plate with a cloth/faux leather covering....

Re: JFK Tower Closed 7/3

jfklganyc wrote:

Due to flooding.

Controllers working at a different location.

Heavy rain in area and roof is actively being replaced

Long delays…

Re: United adding seatback IFE - AVOD to older narrow body aircraft

AWACSooner wrote:

Your move AA.

Wish UA would quit penalizing the "Econ -" folks by denying them a carry-on...now THAT would be a sign they want to be customer friendly.

Re: United returns to profitability

MIflyer12 wrote:

They are still getting payroll support funds, are they not?

Frontier (F9) Begins Charging COVID-19 Surcharge

F9 has added a "COVID-19 Recovery Charge" that is based on the carrier interface charge. The charge is for The Covid Recovery Charge offsets added costs to Frontier due to implementing Covid-19 related measures, such as increased sanitation and cleaning onboard the aircraft and in the airp...

Re: Chaos erupts onboard Azul flight

An Azul flight 4665 was boarding at Vitória airport for a flight to Congonhas when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided to pay a surprise visit to the aircraft to greet the pax. The president’s presence onboard the aircraft caused chaos among the pax and shouting and he subsequently left the ...

Re: 787 Paint adhesion issues