Could we see more Asia Pacific expansion by AC for the end of this year? MEL, MNL, TPE? :crossfingers: for MEL. Yeah, of the three mentioned, only MEL has a chance, even then it will only likely be seasonal. MNL is a low yield-high volume route, AC attempting to compete with anything other than the...
Jump to postAre you sure of the opposite delivery order and the fly away dates ? I am confused because 'aviation.flights' shows delivery flight as 18/MAR for #55267 YMX-JFK and 21/MAR for #55268 BFM-YMX. For #55267, it's strange to have the fly away flight the same day as the delivery by contract date. That al...
Jump to post777 Partners transfers 30 MAX orders to a new lessor. https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aip-capital-announces-the-formation-of-phoenix-aviation-capital/ So is Phoenix capital a new subsidiary of 777 investments under the umbrella of AIC? Essentially continuing to muddy the financial waters around 777 a...
Jump to post18C36C wrote:wjv04 wrote:18C36C wrote:
What happened with Sabena?
Bankruptcy
Well…. yes.
I’m looking for details.
Could the A220 suit EI to do some TATL routes to 2nd/3rd tier ports in North America? Or is TATL on the A220 just not economical for such long routes, even though they can technically do them? I would be really interested in the overall “longhaul“-performance of the A220 in the 4000-6000km sector. ...
Jump to postAgreed. I think the 330s are the best plane for AC in West Africa. They are dense, have the belly space, and are paid off, so they can be parked at no cost if a route isn't working. Once the 787-10 and XLRs arrive in two years, we will see the low haul fleet shuffled around to right-size routes and...
Jump to postAnyone got some numbers that may give some idea on just how ahead the 223 is in terms of lower operating costs vs 31N or 7M7? Must be some pretty good numbers that despite the lower range and being a completely new fleet, it's the best seller in its category. airBaltic onboard magazine lists fuel c...
Jump to postFlair survived the fall, but will they be able to survive on a ventilator remains to be seen. I did a cheap $39 booking and the payment went through.... I thought there was a 24hr grace period to cancel but now I cant... (good thing its the cheap fare) They lost 3 full days of sales alongside half ...
Jump to postIt's quite difficult to ascertain what's going on with Flair, other than the thought that came to mind; If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
Jump to postIf it's their credit card processor that's refusing to book then what is happening at the airports with payment for checked luggage or seat selection? The two must be related? Could this be more Sabre or whoever their GDS system architecture is supplying them? Either way, day three and no word from...
Jump to postI’m not convinced this is a payment processor issue, since withholding funds doesn’t prevent processing. While I’ve gotten errors and redirects on some occasions, hitting back and trying again usually results in the site working. I’ve had no errors on an iPhone but many errors on a computer. It see...
Jump to postYup, a truly amazing feat of airmanship with a good ending.
Jump to postjeffrey0032j wrote:Remember Boeing took a sniff at the CSeries and walked away? This is part of the smell they got.
I saw a youtube video, so I know it is true, that KE are not happy with the A220. Maybe they can trade those in for the A350s, or offset with some sort of buyback scheme. Jokes aside, if this is a pure Airbus win, I hope the good folks at Boeing understand that their reputation has taken a huge hit...
Jump to postWhere's Jimbo? I thought he said that Flair survived on cash recieved from forward bookings? My assumption was the money was sent to the airline right away when you book. In other news, Flair missed payday for their employees today. They are attempting to "resolve the issue". Shall we res...
Jump to postThe problem is lack of political choices for the electorate (ie. ANC dominance) as well as the bizarre electoral system in SA where voters get to vote for a party but not actual candidates i.e. if the ANC get 60% of the vote, the ANC choose who fills the parliamentary seats (so there is no such thi...
Jump to postI imagine the airline with whom they are codesharing has some say in the process for non-alliance partners and WS can't just open FlightAware and start applying their code to everything. Could also be a case of requiring bilateral approval from the destination country to codeshare with a third coun...
Jump to postSale of 51% of SAA is off according to the news report below. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/the-sale-of-51-of-saa-is-off-says-gordhan-20240313 I wonder whether Ethiopian would consider a stake at a fire sale price ? The SA Government has said that they are no longer looking to sell a major...
Jump to postKiwiandrew wrote:imag wrote:Sale of 51% of SAA is off according to the news report below.
https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/ ... n-20240313
I wonder whether Ethiopian would consider a stake at a fire sale price ?
imag wrote:Sale of 51% of SAA is off according to the news report below.
https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/ ... n-20240313
planemanofnz wrote:Is there any spillover to YVR - will all of this additional capacity with cheap fares to/from SEA take some traffic away from AC's YVR-TPE service?
I would expect the 787 to be the front runner here. TS flies a fleet of mostly 332s with a couple of 333s. I think 338 would be off the table from a leasing standpoint. I don’t see a lessor wanting to carry the risk of the orphan frames. I also think a fleet made up of only 339s would be too much c...
Jump to postand its belly freight capacity would be put to good use. Hardly any cargo in or out on current PVR/CUN 787 service, and that's been the case since it started. CDG and LHR definitely the highest on a per flight basis. Makes sense, easy enough to truck freight from Mexico, not so much to and from Eur...
Jump to postHas anyone leased the 12 ex-MS A220s that Azorra bought? I read that Azorra have secured customers for those A220s. wouldn't surprise if this Air florida is one of them. As of now, they're all still in Cairo collecting sand except for 3 that are operating for MS so far. I'm not surprised those MS A...
Jump to postU.S. carriers dump a ton of capacity into CUN - 12.3 million passengers for the 12 months ending 9/2023. It's the 2nd biggest foreign non-stop into the U.S., ahead of YYZ, behind only LHR. It is 100% on U.S. carriers. Other than one, I believe, recent UA 777 addition, it is all narrowbodies. Widebo...
Jump to postWhat is TATL and TPAC? Short for Transatlantic and Transpacific And unless WS decides to get more 787s I wouldn’t count on seeing anything from YVR in the next few years (but I guess never say never). The "When will WS decide to get more 787s" is the real question... I think they could ea...
Jump to postHere's some insight from Bloomberg on why the C919 ramp-up rate has been so slow: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-25/comac-steals-the-limelight-in-singapore-with-first-peek-inside-c919-jet Comac itself meanwhile is working on a plan to become more self-sufficient in terms of supplie...
Jump to postWith Lynx gone, one has to ask where the other airlines sit within the country. Westjet is not growing but more so keeping afloat. Air transat is a flakey one that can just decide to add routes and drop one when it feels like it. Porter is the only one that seems to actually have a strategy and wan...
Jump to postSkywatcher wrote:Supersonic speed is 768 MPH. Did these flights break the sound barrier and exceed mach 1.0??
It is more for routes around 4,000. Still, they are many but you will need another fleet for longer flights. That lack of versatility is what prevent the 787-10 to be a true 77E/W replacement. Looking at how they use it, KLM seems to find it's a good plane for routes up to 4850nm. They are flying i...
Jump to postJuju2004 wrote:How many months can they sustain running flights between YYZ and YUL with 20 pax on board?
Into JNB, LY is ending its flying programme effective the end of NW23 as demand has collapsed. El Al had been serving JNB since 1949 or 1950. https://airwaysmag.com/el-al-to-suspend-johannesburg/ Your post would have been better placed in the Southern African & Indian Ocean thread. In respect t...
Jump to postANNEX14 wrote:Is now reported to be dual engine failure due to fuel problems:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/350051
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All of you have missed one very important point, and I am surprised 60 Minutes has not done a story on it. Every single solitary Ryanair flight with drunken brawl incidents are on... 737s!!! :stirthepot: Yet another thing to lay at Boeing's door! :scratchchin: ;) If it's Boeing I'm going Brawling.....
Jump to postEmbraer has a lot of luck when Dornier with competing product D728/928 family went out of bussines few months before first flight. And Airbus was not interested to buy it that time as they focus on whale. Why attribute thier success to luck? Why not give credit to Embraer for introducing a product ...
Jump to postAllNippon767 wrote:Why is Morocco even being mentioned here, what does that have to do with this?
A double connection when you can reach the largest Asian markets on AC by doing YWG-YVR/YYZ-XXX is not a great way to ensure high yield. AC's Asia network from Vancouver is really not that big compared to the size of the continent. They fly to something like 8 cities non-stop from YVR plus Mumbai t...
Jump to postOn the other hand, that's an absolute truckload of frames Porter has coming online, and they have to fly somewhee. I wouldn't entirely discount them from starting to widen their west footprint at least to some degree. Based on your posts on this thread Porter do not appear viable from YYC. I suppos...
Jump to postFirst QantasLink A220 has been painted and is wearing a special livery https://www.executivetraveller.com/photos/view/size:1200,675/655304cdce6c45c3a0e00ccfdd799465-qantas-a220-flying-art-livery-2000a.jpg https://www.executivetraveller.com/photos/view/size:1500,844/6553129a797046d4b20512c2dd799465-...
Jump to postReading the accounts of the pilots, they did the best they could, given the circumstances. The ground rises a lot between where the engine issues started and Delhi, so the decision to land in Baku made sense. Not a surprising decision considering attempting to cross over the Himalaya's with an engi...
Jump to postWS has applied to serve Iceland. https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/ruling/a-2023-209 So should we expect YYC/YYZ-KEF soon? I think YYC-KEF could definitely be coming. It should be easily within a Max's range. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=yyc-kef&MS=wls&DU=nm Bonus: It will help with their developme...
Jump to postUntil when is the Airbus A220 sold out with the current backlog? As for Mirabel, significant outstanding A220 carrier orders are from Air Canada(27), QANTAS(29), Air Baltic(6), Croatia(6), IBOM(10), ITA(7). I'm not counting the 10 for Odyssey. That is roughly 85 carrier orders and at 10 per month i...
Jump to postI never take anything personally on a public forum, or for that matter, ever, ' take-the-bait '. The poster in question may rub people the wrong way, however, I still found their posts interesting and informative. Back on topic, lots of discussion on the KLM aircraft, very little on the TAAG aircraf...
Jump to postLet's consider that more than 50% of the A220-300 orders are from the 3 US carriers that have come off or will come off the BFM FAL. A large part of the YMX sourced orders have been filled. The backlog there is getting thin and the proposed increase in production rate to 14/month is not substantiat...
Jump to postAcey wrote:You guys who keep up with historical timetables might know this.
We're less than 2 weeks from the final YYC-FRA flight. Any idea exactly when it started? Mid 80s is the best I can estimate.
The transborder operations should be able to absorb the additional 2 deliveries each month till year end taking their fleet to 25. I think one was delivered last week, for a current total of 21. It will be interesting to watch through 2024 as the fleet grows to 50.
Jump to post. Isn’t this also prime maintenance season?[/quote] All 20 aircraft operated on Oct 10 and 18 operated on Oct 12th. with C-FFLC and C-FLEJ out of service. C-FFLC, one of the 2 remaining -800's, went to Tucson on Oct 11th and is still there. Could be heavy maintenance, could be long term storage. C-...
Jump to post@jimbo737 , how would the A223's unit costs compare in your analysis?
Jump to postAre there any pictures of the shrapnel damage to the fuselage? It would be interesting to see the direction the shrapnel traveled, inward or outward?
Jump to postSkywatcher wrote:Is it a house of cards?