I remember growing up on Long Island (NY, USA), there were plenty of times while having breakfast on the weekends (oh how I miss a real NY bagel LOL) and we would hear the sonic boom of the Concorde, the dishes and glasses in the china cabinet would rattle. I guess it was far enough offshore to acce...
Jump to postGreat news if true. I live in TPA but work in SAL, QRO and soon MEX too, it would be nice to have this option....hopefully the pricing won't be too high so I can take a non-stop to MEX from TPA when I have to work there in July!!!
Jump to postIf you are a component repair shop for NEFs, you will not be touching a logbook. The airline is sending you an unserviceable component that most likely has been replaced by a serviceable unit thus closing the write-up in the book. You are being sent an unserviceable part under a repair order from a ...
Jump to postThe MRO in BNA is Embraer. Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS). They are also in MCN (Macon, GA). There aren't a ton of MROs qualified on the E190 in North/Central/South America, so HMV slots are hard to come by....heck HMV slots are hard to come by for almost ANY aircraft type at this poin...
Jump to postFLL would fit in my opinion for a triple hub. B6, NK, WN, they all have large amounts of flights, crew bases, and connecting traffic going through for flights going further south into the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Jump to postGoing to start a new livery tracker in this thread: A321ceo Mint Livery (3/63 + 1 in paint): N982JB N983JT N986JB N985JT (Entered SLN on 10/9/2023) A320 Spotlight Livery (2/129): N554JB N629JB (Exited MCN on 10/15/2023) Any help with this list would be appreciated. :) N580JB was flown to SLN on 10/...
Jump to postGoing to start a new livery tracker in this thread: A321ceo Mint Livery (3/63 + 1 in paint): N982JB N983JT N986JB N985JT (Entered SLN on 10/9/2023) A320 Spotlight Livery (2/129): N554JB N629JB (Exited MCN on 10/15/2023) Any help with this list would be appreciated. :) Can anyone shed light on how s...
Jump to postN986JB has departed SLN with the new MINT paint job, N985JT will be next on that line (MINT), followed by N976JT (MINT). After N976JT will come the first and second A321ceoHD aircraft which will wear a new paint job which should be a updated version of Balloons (sort of like the Spotlight on N554JB ...
Jump to postI think UA would have run into the same problem that B6 did when they built their T5, when it comes to the original gate areas of the old TWA T5 being recycled/incorporated into a new terminal (the trumpets). First, the dimensions were quite small as it was an old terminal so it wouldn't have that &...
Jump to postDo a little googling on Airline Genealogy and you'll get some good graphics that help lay out the mergers over the decades like this:
https://historyshots.com/products/airlines?s=cirk
Why aren't they doing it on the Phase 1 A320's? Will they ever? Based on the HMV side, it looks like they are changing to the "skytiles" carpet. Each interior requires a different engineering drawing which is extensive for all parties involved. A321HD and A321LD are already being done at ...
Jump to postOn a side note the next project will be changing the carpets on all the HD/LD A321ceos to the ones found on the NEOs. Why aren't they doing it on the Phase 1 A320's? Will they ever? Based on the HMV side, it looks like they are changing to the "skytiles" carpet. Each interior requires a d...
Jump to postNo, B6 does not perform any HMV/paint/mods in LIM. The vast majority of A320/321 CEO and NEO aircraft have HMV/mods at SAL, some at other facilities (VQQ and MLB) and paint recently has been in VQQ and MCN. Not in the loop of anything in particular about this tail # though.
Jump to postB6 was originally to be 737 airline called Air Taxi (or something similar, I remember seeing the original livery drawings on on a B737 with a NYC taxi design in my director's office WAAAAAAY back in the day). Boeing laughed the startup team out of the office and they ordered a bunch of A320s instead...
Jump to postWhile I might work for B6, most of my work is based in SAL or QRO and I live in TPA so my best option is AA (via MIA to get to SAL, or DFW to get to QRO). So I am platinum with AA since B6 doesn't give me options to get to work. However, if the B6/NK deal goes through, I'll be back to my airline to ...
Jump to postI so remember the days when DL and EA had multiple L1011’s from ATL to all over Florida. Didn't someone run a milk run XXX-MIA-FLL-PBI-XXX back in the day? I remember hearing about that, or something similar, in one of the older threads reminiscing about widebody domestic service. I loved the Tri-S...
Jump to postThis is a difficult situation. Technology makes employees more efficient (supposedly), and enables constant contact and productivity. In my position, I have to travel with a company-issued laptop (for docking into the remote offices), iPad (for when I am on the hangar floor or hotel) and iPhone. The...
Jump to postAll the E190s that are being parked (not the lease returns) could at least partially fill the capacity shortfall—especially in BOS. I know they want to get rid of them as soon as possible but I’m kind of surprised they didn’t extend some 190 retirements a little longer til the 220 deliveries catch ...
Jump to postthis continues to sound not all that impressive if you think about it. Just 200 departures from BOS combined from B6 and AA? Looks like they are short on planes for the summer time again. Yes, if you have been following the Airbus deliveries, the amount of A220s and A321s being delivered by Airbus ...
Jump to postthis continues to sound not all that impressive if you think about it. Just 200 departures from BOS combined from B6 and AA? Looks like they are short on planes for the summer time again. Yes, if you have been following the Airbus deliveries, the amount of A220s and A321s being delivered by Airbus ...
Jump to postSaw somewhere that N964JT got repainted with the "Ribbons" tailfin. Interesting that they gave a standard A321 a tailfin pattern we'd usually see on the Mint A321neos. Quite a few of the A321CEO HD aircraft were re-painted in the "balloons" c/s, so it seems the "prism"...
Jump to postThat looks like the old GoGo WiFi (ground-based) antennas that were on a few airlines. They would be on both sides of the aircraft somewhere between the trailing edge of the wing and aft exits below the window line. If I recall correctly, having it on that location would make reception better should...
Jump to postIf somebody does not like their new service - what other choices available ? When it is in reference to SAL, they have multiple carriers going to the US to multiple cities: AA UA DL NK F9 Europe connection is through IB to MAD if I recall correctly. They also have AM service to Mexico, Copa to PTY,...
Jump to postHope my flight, 365 from BOS-RSW, on 3/10 can be switched to a 32M, as it's currently a 320 Classic. B6 does switch 320's between classic and 32M, so there's some hope. At least my flight home (166 on 3/16) is on a 321! (9** CEO, of course!) Personally I would jump at the chance to fly a classic ag...
Jump to postJetBlue names theirs:
https://www.jetblue.com/flying-with-us/ ... lane-names
Not saying they shouldn't look at it, but they will probably have a hard time proving airlines in general are doing this. I see all sorts of loopholes, such as projected staffing levels not matching actual staffing or aircraft availability base on unscheduled maintenance, etc. If they get one of th...
Jump to postDon't know, but I like it. Also that they are going away from the "claw marked" Spirit on the fuselage and tail. Looks cleaner IMO. The "claw marked" livery has been gone for several years now. Based on a quick scan of photos summer 2019 and on all have the clean look on the &qu...
Jump to postThere are no can-loaded 320 in the US (to my knowledge) so there's less in terms of comparison data. It's funny, early in the Heavy Maintenance portion of my career, about 7 years ago, I was working one of my airline's older aircraft. The MRO came to me asking about something (some busted cannon pl...
Jump to postAre you taking about projected 2023 deliveries or total for 2022? 2023. My apologies, forgot to include that. No worries, just wanted to make sure. According to the 10Q filed in November 2022, the original delivery schedule for 2023 was: 321Neo: 11 A220: 18 However, an updated purchase agreement si...
Jump to postA little one I’d like to see, more (or better) Bluetooth connectivity for IFE. Im looking forward to a new generation of NB focussed long haul seats/cabins rather than shoehorning WB premium products in to NB aircraft. Fred Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There are already systems that are start...
Jump to postA Spirit A321 to CUN had to return to PHL today after two suspected lightening strikes right after takeoff. You don't hear about that happening too often during winter storms. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/spirit-airlines-flight-diverted-lightning/index.html There is still plenty of lake effec...
Jump to postIs there an update on this? I live on Tampa Bay and my balcony overlooks the bay and Port Tampa City (that is the other tanker port in South Tampa by MacDill AFB, that supplies the tanker trucks that supply the gas stations in the region... actually it has a cool history, Teddy Roosevelt went out of...
Jump to postA friend who flies at JB says their dispatch reliability is horrible and they’re not getting expected range. No data, but interesting anecdotal evidence. ...but then they order 30 more over their orginal order. More than anecdotal. http://mediaroom.jetblue.com/investor-relations/press-releases/2022...
Jump to postVasu wrote:How do you fix that?
-Paint an ERJ-170/175 based out of LGA in an Eastern Shuttle retro livery. What does American have to do with Eastern? The Eastern Shuttle who became Trump, then the US Air Shuttle, then American. What do you think? Unfortunately they'd have to convince JetBlue to paint an E190 since American have ...
Jump to postBoeing757100 wrote:Take a shot every time we get a news story on some annoying pax and then you'll die of liver poisoning
Also, the A320 reconfiguration project started in early 2015, Jan/Feb I recall with preliminary meetings in NYC, I knew someone who worked on it. It's late 2022 - 7 years to design and implement a cabin change. Yes, it was more than just seats changing and the aircraft needed some hard downtime, bu...
Jump to postWith JetBlue due to receive 88 more A220’s, I think it would be a wise decision for them to get some of those ETOPS certified. That way, they could explore new transatlantic opportunities that may be too small (in passenger demand) for the A321LR’s. Terrible idea and JetBlue already has way too man...
Jump to postI always think threads like this are a great opportunity to be thankful for where the industry has been the last few decades. The fact that these assembled structures can soldier through 15-20K separate landings, bumpy taxiways, and turbulence encounters is a testament to the engineers that designe...
Jump to postYay for TPA (my home airport). Always such an easy experience!!! With their addition of Express Curbside on the blue side, even better!!
Jump to postDoes anyone know how many “Modified” A320s have the old A321 CEO seats and IFE (LIVETV4)? For starters I know N632JB (“Bear Force One”) has the older interior - As I just worked this aircraft the other day. Buried in the jetblue A320 refurbished thread... Phase 1; 20/20 100% Complete 646JB-Complete...
Jump to postWhere does B6 have their C checks done? They may want to dump those a/c due first, as well as renegotiate leases. Are there any rumors of B6 taking on the A220-100? For the E190, the primary MRO is TOMX in QRO. Some also go to Aeroman in SAL. And there is already a plane or 2 in MZJ gathering deser...
Jump to postIt is a bit strange to see WN commenting on an issue of “anticompetitiveness” when they recently boasted about being a far #1 in the top 25 U.S. markets and 2 or 3 in the next 25, or something similar of. I understand AA is generally held to a different standard, almost makes me think if this was a...
Jump to postIt says on their website that "basic" does NOT include baggage from Canada to Mexico. I'm not sure how to use their calculator though...
https://aeromexico.com/en-us/travel-inf ... -allowance
In my travels, I have seen many airports with free local art exhibits which I love to see. At my home airport (TPA) they recently finished a huge flamingo as seen from under water. Where I primarily work (SAL) they often have different exhibits from different artists telling people about their count...
Jump to postI was thinking. If and when this all gets approved and the gets the green light. Could we at least see B6 turn on the “free WiFi” thats currently already on the NK planes (if any) and roll out the soft product (drinks and snacks) to the NK fleet while the hard product is switched to B6 standards? A...
Jump to postDuring COVID I had to take NK to do my commuting TPA-FLL-SAL and back, and there was significant usage of 10R each time I was there, in fact all my flights landed and departed from 10R. Most of the flights were either NK or B6 using that runway. I have since moved back to AA for my SAL and QRO trips...
Jump to postAs a TPA resident, I am SUPER excited to see additional international growth and diversification. While the Tampa Bay region was growing before COVID, COVID brought a 300+ person PER DAY increase in population for well over a year for people moving here. This has unfortunately cost us huge increases...
Jump to postMost of the ones in the NY Metro area would qualify I would think (JFK, EWR, LGA, TEB, FRG, ISP, HPN)....
Jump to postOne of four ex Air Europa E195s that were stored at Norwich, for Breeze. There's a significant MRO facility at SJO that handles E190/E195, jetBlue use it, and the ex Copa and American aircraft heading to Alliance have been there too. So not an unreasonable ultimate destination. Others are 140/143/1...
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