I've noticed Emirates moved over to Concourse B, Gate B44/42 ever since they brought back the A380 this past sunday. Anyone have an idea why this would be? EK usually used A20/22 for its A380, and there are no conflicting flights that would need to use A20/22 in the morning Also, unless something ch...
Jump to postPS Where did you get the “excellent hot&high performance” numbers from? Are the large wings or the powerful GE9X engines not convincing enough? That's not all though, there is also a lot of weight to lift. So the 777-8 will be way more hot and high in comparison. The real question will be, can ...
Jump to postHowever, I do wonder how they will address the reduce in passenger capacity from down-gauging from 77W to 359 during peak summer season (a loss of near 50 seats). They are also running the second flight to Dulles via Lome 3x weekly - so there is a net increase in total seats versus just a daily 77W...
Jump to postEthiopian will be sending the Airbus A350 to IAD on ET 500/501 daily from June 1, 2024 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240123-etns24intl Great to see, wonder why it took them so long as I imagine the fuel savings are huge over the 77L.. I wonder the same. However, ET uses 77W for good chunk of the y...
Jump to postLooks like ET is struggling to make ADD-GRU nonstop work during the past ~6 months, if you look at FR24, you'll notice ET506 gets diverted to EBB for refuel at least a few times per month. This was never an issue until South Sudanese airspace closed for overflying in April (which I think is due to t...
Jump to postNW DCA schedule May 2005 NW May DCA Schedule: DTW: 9 daily (1x ARJ, 1x D9S, 2x 319, 1x 320, 4x 752) MSP: 7 daily (2x 319, 4x A320, 1x 752) MEM: 3 daily (2x 319, 1x 320) MKE: 3 daily (3x CRJ) IND: 3 daily (2x CRJ, 1x D9S) GRR: 1 daily (1x ARJ) DSM: 1 daily (1x CRJ) LAN: 1 daily (CRJ) begins June 9th...
Jump to postAs I look through Ethiopian Airlines’ upcoming winter schedule, one thing that is very absent is the addition of frequency to Nairobi. Is the Kenyan government restricting the addition of NBO flights for Ethiopian? Recall that NBO was the first destination to be added to the afternoon bank that ET ...
Jump to postDL was supposed to start DCA-MIA/MCO on 10/9; however, that has not occured.
Did DL quietly change their plans? I flew into DCA today and there is still an advertisement for these new services at their Metro check-in so I'd assume they are still on track to commence this?
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-etnw23na Looks like ET is returning to using FCO as it's technical stop on outbound North America flights What was the reasoning behind the shift to DUB in the first place, and why are they now coming back? ET has an opaque approach to route planning. IAH and L...
Jump to posthttps://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-etnw23na
Looks like ET is returning to using FCO as it's technical stop on outbound North America flights
Effective from 29OCT23, Emirates will be deploying the B777-300ER to Dallas DFW instead of the B777-200LR. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230904-eknw23dfw Yes and in turn looks like Montreal is getting a reality check as capacity is being downgraded from daily B77W to daily B77L for entire W23 (alr...
Jump to postThe altitude at Addis Ababa is 7,625 ft - could ET do MEL/SYD non-stop both ways? Outbound from ADD, the block time with a wide body to SYD is 15:20 hours so considering that North America is the same, I would reckon it would need a refueling stop somewhere en-route. But for the return SYD-ADD sect...
Jump to postAny updates on how ATL is performing ? I know in the first month load factors were abysmal. Looks like ET recently reduced it from 4 to 3x weekly as well, wondering if this helping with load factors and/or yields ?
Jump to postSo was BWI the region's more prominent International airport prior to the 80s ?
Jump to postYou’re throwing around a lot of specific numbers and a lot of specific claims. Care to corroborate those as site rules require? I’d be genuinely curious to learn about the U.S.-DOH market but there has been no backup whatsoever. Why focus on me? I didn't initially bring up the stats. But if you ins...
Jump to postFrom my understanding the flight existed as a tool for QR to somewhat maintain 3x daily service to JFK; which was difficult for QR as they were short on aircraft due to the grounding of a number of their A350s. Now that these aircraft are coming back to service, QR is more flexible with their fleet....
Jump to posthttps://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230803-etnw23lgw
ET resumes London-Gatwick at 3x weekly, eff. 21NOV23
ET718 ADD0015 – 0515LGW 350 247
ET719 LGW1010 – 2040ADD 350 247
soups wrote:What was the reason behind ET8801 from Guatemala to Addis Ababa via Dakar and Goma?
Yes, the mid-field FIS normally opens around 2pm for the international arrivals bank from Europe and is normally open for limited hours….. Ahh makes sense, I was always wondering why each time in the past 2 years that I get off of ET500, all passengers were being sent to the IAB. Is this a post-COV...
Jump to posthttps://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230721-wbnw23lhr
anyone know where Rwandair got their LHR slot from ? 0620 is a highly desirable arrival time
ET would go head over heals to have a daily 0620 arrival slot in LHR lol
So now I see that the DCA Beyond-Perimeter bill/amendment/? is in the hands of the Senate and the latest suggestion is for 4 new Beyond-Perimeter slots to be authorized! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/senate-land-the-plane-faa-reauthorization I must throw it out there -- I am hoping...
Jump to postNot sure if anyone else has noticed, but it seems that IAD-SEA is over served with 9 flights/day (2 DL, 3 AS, 4 UA). Are these carriers just dumping as much capacity as possible to undermine each other ? AS also operates DCA-SEA 2x/day as well. With 11 flights/day from DC , SEA has some of the highe...
Jump to postNot sure if this is the correct for this, but Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1, which released into theaters this past week, has a relatively long scene that was set and filmed at Abu Dhabi's midfield terminal ! Terminal looks great in the film, and while it may not look exactly like that i...
Jump to postAeroroutes reported on Thursday 07/13 that DL is dropping the route. Therefore, it looks like AF is replacing DL's service rather than complementing it
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230713-dlnw23rducdg
stewartg wrote:Where to IAD connecting pax in C/D do customs?
Agreed that the future without Mobile Lounges was never thought thru completely.
fren wrote:Is there a reason why Ato Mesfin Tasew isn't wanted as CEO? I feel like he's well qualified, especially when referencing his leadership with ASKY
I have a feeling the wide body portion is going to go in favor of Airbus; ET's last CEO was on record stating A350 has performed beyond expectations and is such a great performer for them. I can't really see them getting any more 787s unless Boeing offers a great price with good delivery slots. With...
Jump to postSaudia bleeding money on a random route isn't that surprising to me; only thing that seems odd is that they would launch this from RUH and not JED. Wasn't the plan to have Saudia remain at JED, while Riyadh Air hubs at RUH ?
Jump to postHopefully, the Master Plan currently underway will recommend building a second FIS right in the middle of the remaining section of Concourse C/D. That would put these new gates right next door. Of course, it would also mean that non-connecting passengers would have to re-clear security (ATL formerl...
Jump to postWell if ET still doesn't have an interline agreement, let alone codeshare with DL, how would they sell a hypothetical Florida-ATL-ADD ticket ? ET has a BIETA with Delta, but no SPA or codeshare. Is this new ? I was under the impression that outside of UA, ET only interlined with AS and AA in the U.S.
Jump to postWhat I fail to find however is what ET is doing at ATL for it is not selling any fares that connects via ATL (for example nothing like Florida-ATL-ADD.) I have found ATL to be an interesting new destination for ET, especially going 4x per week rather than it’s usual conservative 3x per week without...
Jump to postJust noticed Virgin Atlantic schedule out of IAD this summer is a bit strange, with the arrival from LHR at 10:30pm, but the departure from IAD being at 6pm. Having a plane on the ground for almost 20 hours doesn't seem to be the best use of aircraft utilization Agree. Very strange to be on the gro...
Jump to postJust noticed Virgin Atlantic schedule out of IAD this summer is a bit strange, with the arrival from LHR at 10:30pm, but the departure from IAD being at 6pm. Having a plane on the ground for almost 20 hours doesn't seem to be the best use of aircraft utilization
Jump to postFrom the start of the winter season on October 29th BA has scheduled 3 weekly flights from Gatwick to Accra. This is in addition to daily flights from Heathrow. Ghana is increasingly becoming a popular holiday destination during Northern Hemisphere winter, especially around Christmas time. Nice to ...
Jump to postOAHU747 wrote:How or why did ITA choose the blue color for the fuselage?
It looks like these adds will be funded by long-term cuts to JFK/LGA-DCA JFK-DCA has its Summer cuts (down to 3x daily) extended through the end of the schedule (-2x daily) LGA-DCA also has its Summer cuts extended (-4 daily) Combined that frees up 6 slots, enough for 3x BNA, 2x, MCO, & 1x MIA ...
Jump to postIf were going by markets that have decent demand but no ME3 service, DTW is the one that stands out. Granted most of its demand is to the Levantine region but its also got healthy demand to India and Bangladesh. For that reason, Id put it ahead of the others. Levantine market would be better served...
Jump to postGettingHigh38k wrote:Why can't AA serve both LHR and LGW.Afterall, London is larger than NYC by 1mil and NYC offers 3 airports, LA has over 4.
Went to pick up a relative arriving on an international flight at IAD earlier this week. It took them more than 2.5 hours from gate arrival to get through customs. Airline telling me this is standard. I don’t see how this can possibly be workable. It's always understaffed. It can get jam packed in ...
Jump to postopticalilyushin wrote:What about closely allied countries/carriers like EL AL, who still fly to Russia? I can't see US authorities telling them what to do
The US is not in a position to protect Americans in the event of an unscheduled landing in Russia. That alone is reason to study this issue and most likely issue a high level travel warning or even the ban. US airlines are using a sliver of Afghan airspace to avoid Iran when flying to India. I beli...
Jump to postfoxecho wrote:I see LGA is in there, did the MTA finally come up with enough slush money?
Andrew
Currently glancing FR24 (looking at Dulles) and noticing planes are landing on Runway 30. Quite rare ! Is this due to heavy winds ?
Jump to postI can't imagine them trying to use this flight to feed from Europe rather than Africa. That means the night bank, which means departure around 2130 from Addis arriving 0430 into Karachi and return leaving 0515 arriving back in Addis around 0815 the next morning. Schedule officially out now. Starts ...
Jump to postAny idea what VS is going to do with the slot pair they're currently using for Pakistan flights ? I see VS flights to Pakistan leave at 10:20pm and arrive back at 6:00pm into Heathrow (LHE 4x/week and ISB 3x/week). These times don't work for TATL, unless they do some creative shuffling with their c...
Jump to postAny idea what VS is going to do with the slot pair they're currently using for Pakistan flights ? I see VS flights to Pakistan leave at 10:20pm and arrive back at 6:00pm into Heathrow (LHE 4x/week and ISB 3x/week). These times don't work for TATL, unless they do some creative shuffling with their cu...
Jump to postActually a pretty good idea…. If ME3 and others had to choose between serving either the European Union or Russia the choice would be very very quickly made. Sure, they would complain, but it’s about time that the powers that be in that part of the world chose a side…. Why do countries outside of E...
Jump to postFlyPNS1 wrote:United has been cutting IAD-SAN down to only 2x daily, so they've been creating a real gap in the market....good to see AS step in to provide more competition.
Whether this story has any truth or not, Denver must be one of the largest US cities not directly connected to Dublin, and it's a Star hub, so Ethiopian with 5th freedoms could indeed work. Throw in pre-clearance if the stopover times suit (not 5-6am like the current fuel stops). Did the previous A...
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