No surprise, questions are being raised about KX's poor loads on it's BGI-GCM route. ******* Barbados route questioned as low passenger counts revealed Cayman Airways CEO: Route is 'viable' By Reshma Ragoonath -April 9, 2024 Cayman Airways’ Barbados-Cayman route has averaged just 34 passengers a fl...
Jump to postbaje427 wrote:Any idea why a B6 A321 has been on the ground in UVF for 10 days ?
When did B6 launch JFK-BGI, about October 2009 I think. Since then the market to BGI has grown to such an extent that there will be more carriers from JFK and even UA, historically poor to the eastern Caribbean, flies from EWR and IAD. So well done by the Barbados Tourist board for getting addition...
Jump to postI know Airbus wanted the superfan for the original A340s, but why didn't they consider using the 757 variants of the RB211 or PW2000? I'm also left wondering why Airbus didn't design the A340 around the same power plants available on the A330. Seems plausible as they were built off the same line so...
Jump to postJY is launching KIN-BGI effective Feb 6th with the CRJ700, despite their initial disaster of an operation I must say JY is really building out a decent network. Let's see how CAL/BW will react to this....they typically respond with their own non-stop service. Now sure what they can do at the moment...
Jump to postAnyone have thoughts on development of Cayman Air in 2024? They have 4 7M8s, 2 SF3s and 2 DH6, all of which are underutilized. 737s are getting some more utilization, but for sure they have at least 1 excess tail if they could run an efficient schedule. BGI/PTY are new, LAX/DEN are back, and Jamaic...
Jump to postAh then I suppose this tech is more a "nice to have" than a need if conditions are generally good. And especially with increasing WAAS capabilities. I know this industry likes redundancy, but will less capable ILS go the way of the VOR/NDB?
Jump to postHi all. After digging through old SAN threads I found that terrain and morphology kills the feasibility of coupling a GS to the existing LOC27. Traditional GS infrastructure consists of non-frangible tower arrays, requiring RSA separation. They rely on the transmission of GP signal images. This dema...
Jump to postAn important factor for the importance of the A340 was that the first A330s were far, far less capable in terms of range than later versions. I just checked and found a plot that shows that, in the first ten years, the A340 overall sold more than the A330. Then, the A330 improved and gained in rang...
Jump to postaemoreira1981 wrote:Curious: is it possible to ever have an ILS approach into CGH on either the 17 or the 35 ends?
Well, the development at SDU regarding aircraft size has been quite fast in the last decades. I don’t think it’s been more than 10 years since the last upgrade, when A320 were first allowed at the airport. There's already talk of allowing regular A321s at CGH. I wonder how feasible A321s are at SDU...
Jump to postA passenger cap is far more productive, given that SDU's runways limit it from receiving anything larger than already operates. Well, the development at SDU regarding aircraft size has been quite fast in the last decades. I don’t think it’s been more than 10 years since the last upgrade, when A320 ...
Jump to postI struggle to see a replacement of the beach fleet with new orders. Perhaps the B777Ws can be reconfigured and reassigned should more A35Ks get ordered.
Jump to postThe consortium of Cipim (owner of Edeis, the operator of St. Martin-Grand Case airport) and the St. Martin regional government has been announced as the winning bidder for Air Antilles. This means the Caribbean network will survive. Air Guyane, on the other hand, is going to be shut down. A subcont...
Jump to postVS has announced that it plans to make BGI its regional hub. https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=Barbados%20TODAY%20News&edid=b33e17d1-7f9e-4377-87ea-a03f4c765273&pnum=4 I’m not entirely sure what this means. I know they currently have t...
Jump to postRegarding St Lucia, the smaller SLU was built first and for a long time was the only airport. It's located within the capital city, which is where most of the population reside and where development has been focused. It is preferred for its convenience and sees regional, executive and cargo flights....
Jump to postHow about picking up dirt cheap A318s from AF?
Jump to postAfrica Caribbean is a strategic route and not a commercial route. There will be no movement of trade, tourism, investment, etc unless there is reliable passenger/commercial airlift.. But there is no evidence that this market is sustainable. So in less fluff Africa-Caribbean makes no sense other tha...
Jump to postHow is BA doing with Aruba, will this continue next season? I haven't seen or heard anything concrete but going on the loads alone I'd be surprised if it continues. There are few other options though really. I don't think St Maarten is that popular with Brits, nor the US Virgin Islands. St Juan was...
Jump to postHad Boeing acquired the CSeries or Bombardier held its own, then I suppose Airbus would have had to counter with their A319neo. In this scenario, are there any improvements to the frame that would have made it more competitive?
Jump to postI have some data handy from the September 1998 OAG I have handy, these are all part of tag on routes. Routes below with a middle east stop over flight only posted in one direction were part triangle routes, like CMB-AUH-MCT-CMB. Here are the Middle East (and Egypt + Cyprus) routes going somewhere o...
Jump to postAnother nail in LI's potential resurrection, and a big challenge for JY. Given JY's poor reputation and chronic cancelations and delays this move by VS might be enough to knock them off some routes. I don't see this as being a nail in the LI coffin. The VS flights are 3x weekly at peak whereas if/w...
Jump to postI could not find anything mentioning this, but apparently there is an ongoing A340 P2F conversion program. Hopefully more life for the A340.
https://www.aircargonews.net/services/f ... programme/
It was an old crosswind runway. It has been disused for decades and is in a rather poor condition. The USAF built the field as Beane Air Force Base to defend both the Panama Canal and the island from Nazi attacks. Today the Northern section is used for drag racing. Current expansion plans has it sla...
Jump to postI am ignorant to the situation at AEP. However, if it were so slot constrained that no new entrants are possible, what can AA or any other competitor do about it?
Jump to postAs for the 757's, YouTube has become one's only hope to experience and relive being on-board an AA 757, sadly I loved those AA 75s and their zippy lift at take-off. Sitting aft in that pencil & watching that forward cabin pitch up quickly was a thrill each time. That and the roar & shudder ...
Jump to postSeems the BGI government will be trying for a West Coast US flight, I can't see such a flight working when Hawaii is closer. An 8 hour leisure flight can't be high on the agenda for these carriers. I think the effort would be best spent elsewhere. https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/02/22/barbados-eyeing...
Jump to postBA were quite happy with their fleet at the time. Here's a promotional video of the type's entry.
https://youtu.be/t8MiVqEINc8
I believe lack of containerised cargo had a hand in switching to the bus. See the final flight ceremony here:
https://youtu.be/JLF7i4mIVfM
One of the next EI longhaul routes will most likely be West to a seasonal Wintersun destination . Interesting - Azores? Everyone I know who goes absolutely RAVES about it. Or we talking Caribbean? Hopefully not St. Lucia (kinda snore!), Barbados? Antigua? If it's not West Indies, it's only USA, and...
Jump to postlying so far to be in a concrete city like HNL with a very western culture doesn't appeal to a lot of people. This is where the likes of Thailand shine. Don't forget old empire ties. BA links nearly all English islands with London for decades. There's significant two-way traffic and BA exercises 5t...
Jump to postI have to agree. Its a VERY long flight compared to beach areas in the Med and the Atlantic. And, Hawaii has lately been adopting more anti-tourist taxes and fees which will make the islands far less appealing; certain islands are implementing fees for tourists to visit certain beaches, cracking do...
Jump to postDid AA postpone the launch of the Miami- Ocho Rios route? I'm told that route is effectively cancelled. Someone apparently misjudged the capabilities of the E175 into that airport. It seems like AA wants more "navigational aids" to be put into place. I assume they want an ILS. I dunno if ...
Jump to postNow that POS is going non-stop on BA I wonder if LGW-POS-TAB is attractive. The pros are TAB gets more BA frequency and the air bridge gets more capacity. Even if BA gets approval for LGW-POS-TAB, I highly doubt the GovT&T will allow cabotage between POS & TAB. The T&T Government would ...
Jump to postSo lots have been happening in the Caribbean aviation scene. First of all, well done Guyana. The lifting of the UK visa requirement will certainly help the viability of the new BA flights between GEO and LGW starting next year. It's great to have some good aviation news for a change. VS's impending...
Jump to postCan 757 take off from Vagar Airport? The runway is only 1800m long. Wouldn't a 737 be more appropriate? At 30 m wide, it really limits aircraft that can be used. It’s longer than Skiathos which has seen lots of 757 operations. Backtracking may be a limitation with such small turning bays at Vagar, ...
Jump to postBritish Airways load 3 new routes from London Gatwick for Summer 2023: Aruba via Antigua - 2x weekly flights Georgetown via St Lucia - 2x weekly Port of Spain - 3x weekly (replaces via UVF) It seems from March 2023, BA will be flying POS/LGW non stop three times a week (Tues, Thur, Sun) BA2239 LGW ...
Jump to postI have a very basic question. While I'm focusing on the USA, it could apply anywhere, theoretically. In the USA, 1. How many available 'N' Registrations can be made using the current alpha/numeric length? 2. Approximately how many are in use? 3. Approximately how many are left? 4. What happens if w...
Jump to postThe new service's flight number is very fitting to an Ian Flemming International Airport: 4 007 . AA has an impressive Caribbean portfolio, not just from MIA but from CLT as well. It looks like the only airports left in the Caribbean that have runways that could accommodate an E175 or similar sized...
Jump to postPurple in the Caribbean is seen as a "serious" color (funerals maybe). A glance at the majority of the CARICOM flags suggests otherwise. Even the somber T&T flag isnt purple. A turquoise blue might have been a better choice. Anyway now that jetbridges are the norm no one can see liver...
Jump to postYes it was on their social media pages, but I'm sure this is nothing more than a codeshare/interline arrangement between both airlines. Interesting. Since QR won't serve POS and BW won't fly to DOH, maybe a Oneworld Connect membership could be on the cards? BW would be useful to both AA and BA. And...
Jump to post[threeid][/threeid] Thanks, the article is pretty interesting: And thank you for calling that out. I don't think I would have read that article otherwise. We use FPGAs at work (high-performance computing) and the cessation of CRT production was interesting to know about. It was interesting to me as ...
Jump to postAny plans on painting an aircraft in the OneWorld scheme?
Jump to post[*] Nah, the 75 is a pretty outdated model for DL. Average age is like 22+ years or something? It would not make economical sense to retrofit such an airframe thats already at retirement age... Yet they've still invested in LCD avionics upgrades? https://www.aviationtoday.com/2019/07/16/delta-air-li...
Jump to postMost interesting (for me) is that AMS-POS will continue to be connected (via SXM). I would have thought that BGI had stronger demand than POS both as a destination but also as a point of sale, but I suppose the extension of POS suggests otherwise. Glad to have this option and diversity from POS. AA...
Jump to postdoesn't have enough premium demand. That's why BA serves through Gatwick. **WHY** do people keep repeating this? Why?? Again, for the umpteenth-zillionth time: BA does not segregate its longhaul between airports by premium revenue. Some of its highest yielding destinations (e.g. BGI) are/have been ...
Jump to postAfter a 21-month break VS has resumed flights to UVF from LHR (not LGW as before as VS no longer operates at LGW) from 18 December using the 333. Flights will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This is a turnaround as VS had announced its withdrawal from St Lucia from June 2020 but pulled fli...
Jump to postAfter a 21-month break VS has resumed flights to UVF from LHR (not LGW as before as VS no longer operates at LGW) from 18 December using the 333. Flights will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This is a turnaround as VS had announced its withdrawal from St Lucia from June 2020 but pulled fli...
Jump to posthttps://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/JetBlue-and-American-Airlines-Offer-Customers-Record-Setting-Summer-Schedule-out-of-New-York-and-Boston-in-2022-NET-ALP-12/default.aspx In Boston, American today announced new nonstop service operated on Embraer E175 aircraft between Boston and: Halifax, N...
Jump to postIt's now December and I've heard nor seen anything about groundbreaking for the T1 replacement project which was supposed to happen in November. I didn't get a chance to watch the SDCRAA board meeting yesterday so perhaps something was said there. Has anyone seen any updates on the timeline of the ...
Jump to postRegarding Antigua With BA it looks as though loads have fallen off a bit from a peak in around mid-late October, as we’re back to just one daily out of Gatwick (we had two on about three or four days weekly at one stage, as well as a BA out of Heathrow, but those have stopped). Loads on VS out of H...
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