What's happening at LAX at the moment? Weather looks like it's ok, but there are an unusual number of aircraft holding/diverting. AC 793 from YYZ just diverted to LAS. LO 23 from WAW is holidng at FL 400 east of LAS, as is UA 275 from EWR, and DL 1431 from MSP. Congestion is one thing, but the AC di...
Jump to postThis is a load of BS cooked up by her lawyer. I've spoken with a few people at DL in LA who worked with her and this is what I've got. Yes, milk had to do with it. She would often take the milk off the plane because she liked the milk in a carton. Who knows why. The problem is she wasn't declaring i...
Jump to postDoes anybody know when the first 764 will go in for cabin mods and how quickly they plan to have the fleet done?
Jump to postLooks like AA 95 took a whopping 9:15 to fly from MAD to JFK today. No idea why - I was on DL210 today and we cooked right across the pond on a southern track in a zippy 7:09. IB 6251 took a southern track too, and IB 6253 and UX 92 are both enroute now on southern tracks with average 7:something fl...
Jump to postJust saw on FlightRadar24 that AC888 YOW-LHR has hooked a massive U-Turn. AirCanada.com and FlightRadar24 both still show the flight terminating at LHR however. Anybody know what's up?
https://www.flightradar24.com/ACA888/c7eee9d
It's a massive inconvenience for the passengers, yes. But you know what would be worse - a crew flying fatigued who then starts making mistakes because of it. The smallest missteps or errors in judgement can snowball massively and quickly in aviation, as we all know. Making sure that the safety prof...
Jump to postAmazing! I just flew JNC to <acronym title="Jakarta - International / Soekarno-Hatta (CGK / WIII), Indonesia">CGK</acronym> a few weeks ago. She was looking good but not that good! Can't wait to see the final product! Well done, <acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym> <img src="http://c...
Jump to postVery comfortable! My favorite place on the plane, in fact. Doesn't matter what aircraft, although I agree that the 747 is particularly nice just because of the sheer size of the bunk areas. Anywhere where I can get a rest though is fine by me - and the fact that they are all quiet, and offer a real ...
Jump to postI saw this when I landed at Changi this morning on MH 643. Was going to write a post and ask if anyone knew what happened but it's clearly already up and running...
I'd post my pics but the ones in the article are much better. Glad everyone is ok!
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lesfalls" class="quote" target="_blank">lesfalls</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>The U.S. carriers don't handle it at all. ...
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Jump to postHonestly, do you hear yourself? Yes, the Merlot was "the" red wine. How many European carriers offer more than one choice of red or white in Economy? As you said, you were in Economy. Expecting more than one choice of red or white is silly. Also, your ticket was cheaper because of the tetra pack... ...
Jump to postThe interesting thing is that the visa requirements vary in Russia by airline. Same thing in China. When I worked for <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>, the only visa we needed was the US. (Unless of course you had a US or Canadian passport.) I operated (with a US Passpor...
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Jump to postAll of you are failing to see the bigger picture. <acronym title="Norwegian Air Shuttle AND Air Djibouti">DY</acronym> is hiring crews in Thailand and the US so that they can avoid labor regulations at home in Norway. They're outsourcing. This is also why they are registering their airplanes in Irel...
Jump to postIn addition to the <acronym title="Mexicana Airlines (Mexico)">MX</acronym> delays, the reception the 717 has received from the flight attendants has been pretty chilly. Yes, the galleys have been redesigned, but not for the better. The carts are all half carts, which are prone to tip over and harde...
Jump to postMods, why was this moved out of the civil aviation forum? The thread does not ask for anyone's preference nor is it a poll of any sort. It deals with rumors, both true and false, about the civil aviation industry, both today and in years past. Specifically, a rumor spreading through one of the US ca...
Jump to postGreetings all! The world of civil aviation, as large and dynamic as it is, can also be rather insular and word tends to get around quickly. One of the results of this tight knit community is that rumors tend to fly (no pun intended) fast and furious around the community. I fly for a large US carrier...
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Jump to postI was having a conversation last night with a friend who works for jetBlue, and he mentioned that over the summer a bulletin was posted on their internal website (hellojetblue.com) that announced the order of 10 A330s. Within 10 minutes of being posted, the bulletin was removed and Dave Barger (B6's...
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Jump to postTo those of us who are or have been <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> cabin crew (I fortunately am in the latter category), this is nothing new. Their entire business model (as it relates to cabin crew) is built on high turnover. The working conditions are shockingly poor...
Jump to postAll this talk about <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> and <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> but little mention of <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>. I smell <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA -...
Jump to postGreat report! Quick question - what website were you using to check the loads on SV?
Happy flying!
Nikko
We can end all of the speculation about where the crews stay. They stay at their homes. <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> has a NYC base that covers all 3 airports. Until recently they mostly did <acronym title="Ukraine International Airlines">PS</acronym> trips out of <acronym tit...
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Jump to postHi all, I'm sitting here waiting for my flight to <acronym title="White Plains - Westchester County (HPN / KHPN), USA - New York">HPN</acronym> and there's a huge column of dark grey smoke rising in the air from what looks like either concourse A or T. (I'm on C.) Does anyone know what's going on? I...
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Jump to postAh ok. Thanks! I didn't realize that there were any unconverted birds left. Oh well - you live and you learn.
Jump to postHi everyone, I was just checking flights from <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> to <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>, and I noticed that the flight on the 1s...
Jump to postThe aircraft was chartered out of <acronym title="Perth (PER / YPPH), Australia - Western Australia">PER</acronym>, and is not a regular flight. <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/search-on-for-teen-sailor-after-distress-signals-released-20100611-y0tq.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/wo...
Jump to postAlso, what about the loads on LH 631/LH 510 on 9 March?
Thanks again,
Nicholas
Hi everyone! Am going to be heading down to <acronym title="Buenos Aires - Ezeiza / Ministro Pistarini (EZE / SAEZ), Argentina">EZE</acronym> this weekend, and was wondering if those of you who work with some of the following airlines could help me out with loads? FlyZed shows all of the following f...
Jump to postTheir business class to FLA is quite comfortable. I think you'll find it's a very good value.
http://www.airberlin.com/site/business_class.php?LANG=eng
Nick
Oh that's awesome! I was hoping the 31st would look good, as I come in from Germany on the 30th and was hoping not to have to go straight out again.
Thanks for the info!
Nick
Hi everyone! I'm going to be non-revving <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Aus...
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Jump to postHi everyone- I do quite a bit of non-revving in my free time and have found that some airlines are very good about upgrading staff, and others, well, not so much. I thought it'd be good to get a running list going and maybe help some people (including myself) figure out how best to get to their next...
Jump to postHi everyone- Flew <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>-<acronym title="Santiago - Arturo Merino Benitez (Pudahuel) (SCL / SCEL), Chile">SCL</acronym> last night (02 Oct) on LAN, and as I was going through the airport, I noticed that the departure boards sh...
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Jump to postNow here's what we really want to know - with <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> announcing international expansion out of <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> (again!) next week, will <acronym title="Contine...
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