Hi,
Could someone who have flown Spirit Airlines
tell me about your experience with them?
How's the service? Equipment?
Thanks
MTL
I heard that most China Airline pilots are ex-fighter
pilots in Taiwan's Air Force, who used to fly F-5E, and
F-104. I wonder if this has anything to do with some of their reckless flying behavior?
MTL
The First Officer is the passengers only hope if the Captain should pass out, have bad food poisoning, or have a heart attack!!
MTL
Taipei's new 2nd terminal is like that. They put
all the check points in front of the gates.
MTL
I agree with you. It's more of a political thing, given
Taiwan's difficult diplomatic situation.
Among all the cheap practices that bug me the
most is some airlines are still using really old aircrafts!
MTL
Yes, I like to do this myself and see if I can
identify what airlines and what plane type.
MTL
Hi, Does anyone keep a log book of all the flights you have flown? If you do, what information do you keep. Recently I decided to recreate my log book from my memory. I checked my passport record, my travel photos and listed all the flights I have been on. I record the date I fly. Origin city and de...
Jump to postHi,
Thanks for the info. I live in SJC. I have a lot of miles with EVA. When I fly AA to LAX from SJC, how do
I make AA log the miles to my EVA frequent flyer
account?
MTL
Hi,
Does anyone know why there is no
Boeing 747 flying into San Jose, California (SJC)?
Is it because the runways are not long enough?
MTL
Flying gets me home to see my family.
MTL
White Fuselages are difficult to clean, that's for sure. But
a while ago, I heard that a lot of airlines use white
fuselage because in the event of a crash, it is easier for
rescuers to search for debris since it is white.
Could anyone confirm this?
MTL
Folks, Here is why. Red China believes if a country's "flag carrier" flies to both China and Taiwan, it creates "Two China" or "Taiwan Independence," which is a big NO NO for China. Therefore, they request airlines NOT to fly to Taiwan, or form a shadow company to service Taiwan. Thus, there is Jap...
Jump to postHi Folks,
Has anyone try a new airlines company called
"Jet Blue" ? I saw their commercial on TV.
It's a new company in the US and it claims they
use brand new A320.
Has anyone flown with them? How was it?
Thanks
MTL
EVA's "Economy Delux" is a four-class configuration.
You have Economy, Economy Delux, Business Class,
and First Class. Does any other airlines do this?
MTL
Here is some food for thought. If you were the head of state of your country, what type of aircraft would you choose to be your "Air Force One?" My own choice would be Airbus 380. I can have extra room for my staff, conference rooms, exercise facilities, and a fully equipped situation room for war t...
Jump to postMy longest flight. On Northwest Airlines. PVD (Providence, RI) -> DTW (Detroit) -> LAX (Los Angeles) -> TPE (Taipei). This flight usually takes 22 hours. But that day the head wind was pretty strong from LAX to Taipei. So we made an unscheduled landing in Hawaii. It took 30 hours all together. I hat...
Jump to postI think this is not really a Boeing vs. Airbus issue, as someone suggested this is some sort of "Anti-Airbus" scheme. The bottom line is still up to the airlines. Airbus or Boeing or whatever plane manufacturer can design any huge plane they want, so huge you can add a football field on it! <i...
Jump to postIn all fairness, Air China's safety record on international
flights is very good. I might be wrong, but I think there has not
been any single passenger fatalities with them.
You just need to put up with the poor service and
dirty cabin.
mtl
Hi Everyone, Airbus promised A380 to be like a flying cruise ship, with lots of amenities like a bar, a gym... lots of extra room to make flying more enjoyable. While I believe this would be nice to have for passengers, I am wondering, for airlinesit is always the bottom line that matters. So, my qu...
Jump to postI've flown Air China once. The service was so so.
The flight attendants were not very friendly.
Try not to tick them off.
mtl
I read an article on Wall Street Journal about the
poor safety records of MD-11. That may be part of
the reasons.
mtl
The difference between flying head wind and tail wind is
significant.
Last time I flew SFO to TPE, it took almost 14 hours.
Coming back TPE to SFO, it was 10 hours.
MTL
For the same political reason, both China Airlines
and EVA Air are not allowed to fly into Narita Airport
of Tokyo.
If you look carefully, they don't carry Taiwan's (ROC)
national flag on their planes either, so they can fly to
other countries with less objections from China.
Hi, Thanks for all the input. This is my analysis: Airplane: 777 vs. 747, I guess I don't really have to worry about it according to most of you guys input, although I have never flown in a 777 before and would like to give it a try. Aiport For me, I live in Cupertino. So the drive to SFO is about 4...
Jump to postHi, I fly to Taipei from San Francisco a lot, and I always fly EVA Air. Since American Airlines are starting new non-stop services from San Jose to Taipei, I am thinking about giving it a try since I live closer to San Jose. The thing is, AA uses Boeing 777 for this new service, while EVA uses Boein...
Jump to postHi All,
Autrian Airlines has an Airbus 321 with special color
scheme, named "Pinzgau, 1000 Years Austria."
It has many faces painted on the plane, with Mozart
on the tail wing. I am wondering if anyone knows who
the rest of the people painted on that plane are?
Thanks
Ming