So, reading this thread, it appears the solution is firing a lot of incompetent workers and middle managers. Particularly in Seattle. They apparently can not do their jobs.
Jump to postWell BLV went from no air service to short-lived sporadic service starting with Pan Am III service in the early 2000s. G4 entered the airport in 2005 and pulled out after XMAS/New Year's 2008-09. G4 later returned in 2012 and has been there ever since. In 2012 they started with twice weekly service...
Jump to post[set RANT=ON] The media hysteria is deadly. More than 100 people die in auto accidents every day the USA. Almost 40,000 per year. Driving is FAR more dangerous than flying. The average person has about a 1-in-10,000 chance of dying in an auto accident every year. When the media obsess over highly-u...
Jump to post[set RANT=ON] The media hysteria is deadly. More than 100 people die in auto accidents every day the USA. Almost 40,000 per year. Driving is FAR more dangerous than flying. The average person has about a 1-in-10,000 chance of dying in an auto accident every year. When the media obsess over highly-u...
Jump to postIt made sense when it was originally conceived when STL was close to capacity. No one could have predicted TW being purchased by AA, then 9/11 happening, and then the massive drawdown that happened in Nov 2003. Even after purchasing TW, AA planned on keeping STL as a major hub, but then 9/11 happen...
Jump to postThe “need” for the airport has always been fabricated. STL well served the area for years. The driving distance is about 30 miles extra. Today at BLV there are only four flights—all to Florida. And the first flight is delayed 1.5 hours. If it goes mechanical you’re screwed. The East Side’s fascinat...
Jump to postI’ve never understood the economics of BLV. If you dropped a pin on the center of the metro area, it would not be that far from STL. Drop the pin on BLV and the population is overwhelmingly to the west. My family in Chesterfield laughs when I suggest they check out a flight out of Belleville. “We’r...
Jump to postI’ve never understood the economics of BLV. If you dropped a pin on the center of the metro area, it would not be that far from STL. Drop the pin on BLV and the population is overwhelmingly to the west. My family in Chesterfield laughs when I suggest they check out a flight out of Belleville. “We’re...
Jump to postIt doesn’t have to be a delicate investigation. To determine where the parts came from they just need the numbers off each part. And that may hit a brick wall. They are not analyzing finger prints, and would have no desire to put it back together.
Jump to postIt has a TWA homage motif in the atrium lobby. Even a 747 TWA model hanging. Lots of red. Wonder if they’ll turn it Eastern Blue?
Jump to postThe only reason Icahn shows up is because your company is failing. Don’t want Icahn showing up? Be successful. Don’t fail.
Jump to postI get no ads like that from this site.
Jump to postNo problem here. Loads as fast as other threads its size. Maybe you have a problem.
Jump to postThis is all very interesting to me. I get none of this. I do get the usual ads, in the usual places, but they are not intrusive. I have no problem using my iPhone, computer or iPad on the site. I have no pop up’s using the site. I use IE, Safari and Brave. Maybe it’s not a site problem, but some oth...
Jump to postIf pilots get 717 pay to fly the 175, I’ll bet their won’t be much of a problem.
Jump to postThis is the correct take. And mirrors my remembrance. . I know this is airliners.net so my opinion will be unpopular, but the land is better used today as a public space then an airfield primarily benefiting the rich. Obviously though Daley choose the wrong means to gets it closed. That’s the irony!...
Jump to postChristina’s words are code for “ fork over more money and you’ll get more service.” When the money dries up, that will be that.
Jump to postIf not a park, Miegs would have been sold off and the location today of several high density residential skyscrapers. Pick your poison.
Jump to postIf your smart and building a new terminal you add in the gates you think you will need several years after the terminal is built. It’s a lot cheaper doing it today than it would be 12-15 years from now.
Jump to postInteresting that those layouts don't remove D concourse. It keeps T2 connected to T1. Obviously these are preliminary, but it's interesting. It also begs the question, if the airport is considering keeping D as a connecting building, do they open it sooner than later? D is in black. The lower right...
Jump to postThe new airport director will be fine. Everyone has to start somewhere, and the fact is MCI is a medium sized airport that is a place you would start you career as airport director. Having someone attached to the community will keep her here longer than someone who came here to get experience and th...
Jump to postI’ve seen this done..albeit..different ways on every airline I’ve flown. Sometimes with beverage carts, sometimes with a bungee cord and sometimes with a strap installed by the airline that can be stretched across the aisle for the exact purpose of keeping the aft area clear. There has also been the...
Jump to postI’ve flown extensively overseas. Kansas City is known, recognize as a major Midwest city but seen as more of “lowbrow city” than other peer cities which may be hurtful overall in getting a legacy European airline to fly to MCI nonstop Is seen as a lowbrow city by who? A vague statement that might b...
Jump to postPer his Twitter page, Mayor Lucas was in France recently to discuss (among other things) potential flights to/from CDG. I know visits don't mean much in and of itself but its encouraging to see action. I've always figured DL/AF would be our best alternative if BA didn't pan out. PDEW to CDG is in t...
Jump to postThe cost of reconfiguring existing A380 cabins plus reactivating old aircraft parked for years will ruin the business case. Even if they would be an experienced airline, which they are not. This project sounds like somebody clueless wanting his five minutes of internet fame. Maybe the seller is pic...
Jump to postPossibly..just possibly..KC can’t support tatl. Sometimes we have a hard time accepting our position in life.
Jump to postWhen they say it’s doing well, they probably mean it’s doing well with the subsidy. The follow up question would be is it still doing WELL enough without the subsidy. My bet either, not so much, or, meh. They didn't say "it's doing well" the regional director of sales said "The nine-...
Jump to postWhen they say it’s doing well, they probably mean it’s doing well with the subsidy. The follow up question would be is it still doing WELL enough without the subsidy. My bet either, not so much, or, meh.
Jump to postWhen does the subsidy end? Should be now with how good it’s going.
Jump to postTook the short hop 747 STL-ORD several times back in the day. Took the L1011 to PHX and back quite often back in the 90’s. I remember that these flights were hardly ever that crowded.
Jump to postBQN is too long and thin, for DL. B6 and NK LCC competition would probably be a profit killer for anything DL would do there that they are not doing in SJU.
Jump to postHypothetically, would this even be possible? Are our taxiways wide enough for a 380? And I'm assuming they would need to board/deplane via stairs? I thought I read all the changes they are making, cutting down the width of the widest runway, etc mean a A380 couldn't come anymore. But I don't know i...
Jump to postWe already have the first stage of a rocket that can launch people into space and then return and land on the pad. When you couple all previous technology, like the space shuttle, this can be very doable in the not too distant future. Technology does not stand still.
Jump to postI specifically remember when Comair was beginning to transition to them as they moved away from their turboprops. I recall how the flying public "loved them" at that time. They clearly provided a transition aircraft as airlines moved away from turboprops. I will note that IFL at PTK has a...
Jump to postHow exactly is that a positive change? Not trying to be sarcastic. I'd take 5 daily E175s over 2-3 daily A319s any day, especially on a business route. Plus the E175s have the same or slightly more F/Y+ seating. Business travel is down, and it's going to stay down for a while. Frequencies aren't ne...
Jump to postI am tired of seeing Chinese propaganda pictures of their latest Long March Super Super Rocket on the landing page. Europeans don't have to deal with the aggressive espionage of the CCP like we do and I am tried of seeing Chinese military's gadgets in my face. Moderators can't move military picture...
Jump to postAfter seeing the new MCI airport, it is even more imperative that STL get in gear and build the new concourses. MCI is amazing and gorgeous. Saint Louis likes to plan and study things to death. Meanwhile, down I-70 it’s already done. Let’s fast track this faster than we are.
Jump to postIndependent airport authorities usually aren’t very. Anything government is political.
Jump to postA friend of mine flew in about 2pm on AA from DFW. She has lived in KC most of her life. Her father was a TW captain who was actually hijacked toCuba once. She flys a lot. She was absolutely blown away by the new airport, “It’s like we finally have arrived as a major city.” She was impressed with th...
Jump to postI really don’t care that it’s longer if it is accurate. And I only care about arriving on time since that is what people on that end are planing their day around. Another word for”padding” could “realistic.”
Jump to postGreat story..if a tad overwritten.
Jump to postWell, I find the combined threads beneficial and good to have. If I want to learn or discuss something about airline X, or airport Z, I know where to go and don't need to wade through pages of A.net to see if the topic has been covered or not. In my experience, these combined threads are the place ...
Jump to postThere are many times in the past independant breakout threads have been combined into a general thread. But, there are very few times moderators have proactively started a breakout thread of a big story like WN’s meltdown. That, in itself, leads a lot of people to believe-me included-that these brea...
Jump to postLol. Lawsuit filed by California attorney on behalf of travel agents and “ travelers.” Hate to break it to everyone but, this is a money grab suit. These are filed for every merger in every industry. The next suit will be filed on behalf of “the stockholders.” They never go anywhere, and are not mea...
Jump to postI can assure you that none of us would have cdeleted, merged or closed such a thread and in case it would have been reported, report would have been closed without any action. Moderation can also be a proactive endeavor. The actions don’t have to be confined to removal, merging or closing. When som...
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