I am a subscriber and took part in the airline survey. It did not ask you to rank airlines at all. Rather it asked if you were on a recent flight, and if you were, what airline it was, and then asked a series of questions about the experience and whether there were any problems. I assume the ranking...
Jump to postNatureAir (5C) and United (UA) PJM-PVS, <acronym title="Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO / MROC), Costa Rica">SJO</acronym>-<acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>-<acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSF...
Jump to postBut how does the $1000 voucher help a single stranded passenger get home? The voucher is for a future round-trip flight, but may of the 225 desperately need a one way ticket home-- which is currently running $5682 on United.com for next-day departure. How is the $1000 voucher, plus another thousand ...
Jump to postWith smog cancelling nearly 1,000 flights from Sunday to Tuesday at <acronym title="Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China">PEK</acronym>, is this the longest time an airport has been closed due to smog? Has this happened at <acronym title="Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China">PEK</acronym> before ...
Jump to postHere are pictures of the amenity kit: <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3330607873_cfa189d2ea.jpg" width="500" height="375" border=0> The kit is 4" by 6" and made from a sturdy tweed-like nylon. <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3331443094_6d89c419ea.jpg" width="500" height="...
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Jump to postThis is my first trip report, so please bear with me. As a former Gold Elite OnePass member with Continental, I flew their excellent product in First dozens of times. I was lucky enough to catch upgrades to <acronym title="Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO / MROC), Costa Rica"...
Jump to postI'll try again: <acronym title="Air Slovakia">GM</acronym>-Chevy is spending billions to get an electric car on the road, yet at the airport we have all these vehicles on the tarmac running on electric. Basically I don't understand how can we have electric vehicles on the ramp but we can't get a mas...
Jump to postHello. I am interested in general figures on what part of your airline's ground ops is electric versus diesel. From tows to baggage trucks to anything in between. Are some fleets all-electric? Are electric usually preferred, or is there a need to keep diesel due to operational challenges with an all...
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Jump to postIf true actually this is a brilliant move. Deutsche Post is one of the largest delivery services in Europe, and UPS gets instant coverage without having to build their own infrastructure. What's more, anyone who's sent a package from Germany knows that <acronym title="Air 2000 (United Kingdom)">DP</...
Jump to postI love this website! It is absolutely fascinating to see the different cultures of the world reflected in on-board service. Also gives the passenger a good idea of what to expect. I agree it takes a while to update, but I imagine it's just one guy who does it, so I don't blame him. I wish the site w...
Jump to postThe test will be simple: does the FAA have the statutory and/or regulatory authority to completely shut down the airline for the check airman violations. According to the article, this is the legal question, and it's either permitted in the regs or it isn't . So if the FAA does have the right, then ...
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Jump to postQuestion regarding spoilers: a. why isn't more attention focused on why the pilot couldn't deploy the spoilers/speedbrakes? Yes, we know that the spoilers/speedbrakes would not deploy per A320 logic when one of the turbines had forward thrust. But why isn't there another method so that the pilot can...
Jump to postAS also operates the -700, -800 and -900. It's not out of the realm of possibility that they would get 600's either. So maybe AS will if anyone at all.
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They already fly 737NG's to most LatAm destinations, so I'm guessing this would just switch <acronym title="Lima - Callao / Jorge Chavez International (LIM / SPIM), Peru">LIM</acronym> and Ecuador from the 752's. And maybe add a flight to Cusco? It would be a brilliant move if they did; they could c...
Jump to postYes it's become a cliche but I second all of those asking where the service went. I regularly paid a premium <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> in or...
Jump to postFresh off Reuters "Focus of Brazil Air Crash Shifts Away From Runway" <a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-07-20T011829Z_01_N19425884_RTRIDST_0_BRAZIL-CRASH-UPDATE-3-PICTURE.XML" target=_blank>http://today.reuters.com/news/articl..._BRAZIL-CRASH-UP...
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Jump to postAs a CR subscriber, I was one of the airline survey participants. Every CR subscriber/member is emailed and asked to take the survey each year via filling out questionnaires online. This year I recall that one of the 4-5 topics, one of which BTW is always cars, was airlines. In my view the questions...
Jump to post"And jet travel, at an average of more than half a pound of carbon dioxide per person per mile, is the height of carbon extravagance because the miles add up so quickly. A round-trip to visit my brother in Los Angeles? Some 1,100 pounds of carbon dioxide. The East Coast? Almost 3,000 pounds. A rende...
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Jump to postI was sitting in a <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> 73G on the taxiway at <acronym title="San Diego - International / Lindbergh Field (SAN / KSAN), USA - California">SAN</acronym> yesterday when a cargo 727(but not from one of the big shippers) took off before us. As it climbed...
Jump to postI don't understand why they are listing st. louis-- if am reading their route map correctly, then ""St. Louis Mid America" is actually Springfield, <acronym title="Calm Air (Canada) and Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight (United Arab Emirates)">MO</acronym> (SGF). How close is that to St. Louis versus Lambert? ...
Jump to postI see that I switched the last and second-to-last airlines in the OP. Apologies all around. No offense intended. Perhaps the mod could fix the title?
Jump to postI've seen a bunch of articles on a University of Michigan survey released today, but not the survey itself. From what I can gather, <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> ranked last, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> was second-last, <acronym title="American Airlines ...
Jump to postFrom <acronym title="Air One (Italy)">AP</acronym> Wires-- NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya Airways said Saturday it has lost contact with a 737-800 aircraft that took off from Cameroon. ''The last message from the aircraft was received by the control tower in Douala immediately after take-off,'' Kenya ...
Jump to postI think the <acronym title="Pardubice (PED / LKPD), Czech Republic">PED</acronym> product you mention is actually called an Archos 604, since I can't find anything about a 640. The product looks like this: <a href="http://www.tekgeardirect.com/dh500860.html" target=_blank>http://www.tekgeardirect.co...
Jump to postI just love where they find the crew member in the overhead bin.
Jump to postDon't these delivery test flights often turn up many minor problems? An airline taking delivery of an aircraft would want everything to work before accepting it, even if everything wasn't working for the previous owner. I'm sure there are issues that <acronym title="KLM Royal Dutch Airlines">KL</acr...
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Jump to postWow. Can someone explain how the 777 is uniquely designed to cope with uncontained failues-- I read somewhere that it was the built-in design features that saved this plane. And of course the great pilots and ATC. Gotta love CO... I do.
Jump to postI think it will also be interesting to see whether and how <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym> responds here, as they charge exorbitant rates <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> and <acronym title="Washington - Dulles Intern...
Jump to postUnfortunately the calendar now pops up automatically whether you ask for it or not. This slows down the input if you're tabbing through fields and don't need the calendar. Searches also appear to be taking longer now, as the old search was so fast that the new intermediate "now searching" screen was...
Jump to postHow about <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym>-<acronym title="Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK / KOAK), USA - California">OAK</acronym> on a 738? This would make the flights to <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National ...
Jump to postGreat thread. I have always wondered this myself. Thanks fellow anetters for all of the information. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-s...
Jump to postJust took this flight tuesday in F and have taken it 10+ times before in Y. As any <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> <acronym title="Tower Air (USA)">FF</acronym> can tell you the 735's they fly on this route are not their best plane, but no worse than what other airlines are ...
Jump to postI just finished an MR <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym>-<acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym>-<acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FL...
Jump to postI really like the picture-heavy reports! Thank you for a nice report. One suggestion-- if you are from the US and flying Korean Air often you might consider joining the Continental frequent flyer program, OnePass, because you will likely get full mileage credit for the Korean Air miles towards elite...
Jump to postHow does Air Europa's C/J and Y compare with the other <acronym title="Germania (Germany)">ST</acronym> members? I have a hard time finding pictures of the J seat on their website, so I have my suspicions it is not up to the standards of <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>, <acr...
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