Lots of DL 744 pilots went to the 359. If you read the APC forums, there's lots of sour grapes about it - allegedly many (most?) are hitting retirement age shortly after transition, including some aging out while still in training. Sorry, but at least part of this didn't happen. There is no point o...
Jump to postI worked for an freight airline many years ago. Monday through Friday we moved boxes on A300B4 freighters. During racing season, we would fly horses on a B727. They actually use special procedures during equine flights on a 727. You can't have any bells go off, as that is the signal for the horses t...
Jump to postI lived on Guam from 2001 through 2005 working for Continental Micronesia. Towards the end of Concorde operations, Air France ran some around the world tours in the Concorde. They would operate from SYD to GUM, spend some time on the ground for the passengers to shop and sight see, then the aircraft...
Jump to postLand the airplane and do an overweight landing inspection. Easy and less time consuming.
Jump to postPart 91 has flight time, duty time and rest limitations. Parts 91.1057, .1059 and .1061 apply. A two man crew is limited to 10 hours of flight time. anything over that would require an augmented crew or a rest stop. A 3 pilot crew can go to 12 hours flight time, and a 4 pilot crew up to 16 hours.
Jump to postParking is relatively limited at BUR, but it is a lot quicker to get in and out of the terminal area than at LAX. Most people in LA are going from or to their residences. The Los Angeles CBD has limited residential space as most of it is dedicated to business. Some of this is changing as several old...
Jump to postHHR is within the <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> Class B airspace and the <acronym title="Hawthorne - Municipal / Jack Northrop Field (HHR / KHHR), USA - California">HHR</acronym> runway is parallel to the runways at <acronym title="Los Ange...
Jump to postWe have two flights scheduled to arrive in <acronym title="Hawthorne - Municipal / Jack Northrop Field (HHR / KHHR), USA - California">HHR</acronym> after the <acronym title="Hawthorne - Municipal / Jack Northrop Field (HHR / KHHR), USA - California">HHR</acronym> tower closes. If it is hard IFR, we...
Jump to postI don't think the Q-400 is the best aircraft for this. <acronym title="Nadi - International (NAN / NFFN), Fiji">NAN</acronym>-MAJ is right at 1600NM so pretty close to the max range of the airplane, and then you might need enough fuel to get to the next nearest airport, KSA (Kosrae) which is anther ...
Jump to postHow many times have you had to use <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> as an alternate for <acronym title="Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK / KOAK), USA - California">OAK</acronym>? There are so many other alternates available wi...
Jump to postWhy would you use <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> as an alternate for <acronym title="Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK / KOAK), USA - California">OAK</acronym>? There are better choices, particularly <acronym title="San Jose ...
Jump to postThere are so many variables that it is hard to give a good answer. A large part of the costs is having enough money on hand to operate your proposed schedule for 90 days without any revenue. Shorter routes will have less fuel cost for a given airplane. Smaller airplanes use less fuel for a given rou...
Jump to postThere is definitely great diving on Guam. The water temperature is usually right around 80F. There is one site on the island that is unique, with a wreck from WWI lying close to a wreck from WWII. <acronym title="Corsair (France)">SS</acronym> Cormoran and Tokai Maru. You can touch both of them at t...
Jump to postThis has very little to do with air routes in Israel, and everything to do with politics and the Air Traffic Control rules of the Arab countries. They do not allow aircraft to cross from Israeli airspace into their airspace, with the exception of Jordan, and that is only for landing at Amman. If you...
Jump to postGUM is a unique hub as most traffic originates inbound to the island. The Japan flights are mostly filled with Japanese passengers on vacation packages to the nearest part of the US from Japan. The Island Hopper works as there is no competition, and not enought traffic for a competitor to even start...
Jump to postI just checked a few travel days on the <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> website, looks like it will be effective by Nov 1,2011. From what I understand there are some issues regarding this change. Many GUM based pilots and flight attendants actually live in Hawaii and commute...
Jump to postUsually no freight other than COMAT is carried on the upper deck as there is no means of loading anything much larger than 18 in cubed boxes, roughly 500 cubic cm, and it would be workload intensive. As previously stated, usually there are some J class seats for crew movement (makes it nice for jump...
Jump to postThere are several for the us. try cheaptickets.com, kayak.com, expedia.com, etc.
Jump to postI think that would depend on the definition of an "international" flight. In the United States, they break down flights as Domestic and Flag. Domestic flights are flights within the contiguous 48 states, or solely within a US territory. A flight from the mainland US to Hawaii is considered a flag fl...
Jump to postAdxmatt - looks like the problem is his connection from <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym> or <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> to BVT. Leaving <acronym title="San Francisco - Internatio...
Jump to postIt's now up in the air. That airplane and another Malaysian air combi were supposed to go to Cargo 360 as part of their fleet expansion for 2008. Subsequent to the merger between Southern Air and Cargo 360, Southern Air has decided to not take delivery of either aircraft.
Jump to post[quote=Boeing7E7,reply=18]Route: <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australi...
Jump to postI doubt <acronym title="Hawaiian Airlines (USA)">HA</acronym> will go to an International First Class product, as UAL and <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> are the only US based airlines currently offer this class of service. They currently have a domestic First Class/Coach confi...
Jump to postI doubt they will go with an International First Class product, since UAL and <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> are the only US based airlines that currently offer that service. They currently use a Domestic F Class configuration. I would imagine they will go with an Internationa...
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Jump to postHere's a link to a dive shop on St. Maarten.
http://www.thescubashop.net/
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Jump to postDelays in the A380 program have caused lots of problems in the air cargo world. Most airlines taking delivery of the A380 were expected to end their leases on the B747-400, making these planes available for conversion to freighters. These airplanes are still flying in pax configuration, and based on...
Jump to postLAS-<acronym title="Macau - International (MFM / VMMC), China - Macau">MFM</acronym> great circle distance is 6360 <acronym title="Air Madrid (Spain) AND Mount Cook Airlines (New Zealand)">NM</acronym> (11779 km). Max Range for an L1011-500 is around 9900 km(from the Air Charter International websit...
Jump to postYou are correct, thanks for pointing out my error. That is an embarrassing mistake on my part. A little tired tonight, I guess.
[Edited 2007-05-27 06:25:39]
STN-<acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> should easily be in the range of the aircraft, factoring in the prevailing tail winds, relatively short alternate airport distances (<acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Flor...
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Jump to postThe combis will be going to HAECO for conversion to -400BCFs with and will be leased by Guggenheim Aviation Partners with deliveries to the customer, Cargo 360, in January and June 2008. This was in the Cargo Facts Update of April 12, 2007.
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Jump to postIt is a requirement. ETOPS aircraft have different maintenance standards than non-ETOPS aircraft. The marking is a visual reminder so that qualified persons are called out to work on the airplane.
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Jump to postAll airline flight planning systems perform tankering calculations for every leg, and tell the flight planner whether or not it would be advantageous to tanker fuel. There are many variables involved beyond just the price of fuel at the departure and destination airports, such as wear on the engines...
Jump to postAs AirTran737 noted, the Dreamlifter will be operated by Evergreen Airlines, which is a US based all cargo airline. Their HQ and base of operations are in Oregon.
Jump to postDon't forget CMI out of Guam. You can get there from <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>, <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, or <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KE...
Jump to postWhile represented by the IACP, Continental pilots did not participate in the profit sharing program. Profit sharing was a part of the last contract negotiated after they joined ALPA. I don't remember if the other union groups received profit sharing pre 9-11. <acronym title="Continental Airlines (US...
Jump to postAirlines apply to IATA/ICAO for these codes. Usually there is some research to determine which codes are available, and then the airline submits 3-4 choices. The same is true for the airline call sign. In the US, these codes are not assigned until the airline has been certified by the FAA.
Jump to postThe KAL website doesn't show a flight to IAH on Jan 25th, all the connections are by truck.
Their website is pretty good about identifying the carrier who actually make the flights.
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Jump to postThe law in the USA at this time are that airlines can only show 2 items: ticket cost as one item and taxes and fees as the second item. At least 2 US based airlines, Continental and Southwest have protested and want to breakdown all taxes and fees to show how much of the final ticket price is really...
Jump to postThat's an emergency exit. You can see the sign at the top left of the photo, and there is a fire bottle immediately below it. Not sure why they would have an exit up there, though. You would think all the FAs would be in their seats during take-off or landing which are the most hazardous parts of an...
Jump to postI'm with George Carlin on this one. Why would I want to get on a flight that doesn't stop? Do they issue parachutes to all the pax?
Jump to postIs the question "what is the shortest flight by a scheduled air carrier", or "what is the shortest flight possible between 2 airports"? Not counting places like <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> and HIK where the terminals ar...
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