The stub to the left of the C-3 concourse once served as the CO Express concourse.
Jump to postTPA Airside D getting closer: https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2022/08/12/tpa-airside-d-update.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMTWT_TA&csrc=6398&taid=62f68255a3b3e5000186fb57&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter Can't wait to see ...
Jump to postmga707 wrote:And how is current LAS 'rather ugly'? Not my perception at all. Even the 1960s 'banjos' look fine to me.
I remember passing through LAS 5 years ago or so and remember seeing either Concourse A or B mothballed while walking through the airport. Now it's bursting at the seams and seems most gates are being used. Is there a chance for an expansion of more gates and further growth? I don't know if the mas...
Jump to postIf priced & timed correctly, I could see an Icelandair style operation where SDQ becomes a connecting hub in the Caribbean rather than a strictly O&D or leisure oriented carrier. Timed correctly is the issue. aren’t most (all?) of the routes sub-daily right now? Infrastructure is the other ...
Jump to postArajet’s first destinations have been officially listed. There will be an announcement on 8/8. It appears the airline will announce its US destinations at a later point when those go on sale. IMHO I wish them good luck, some of these will likely be winners BOG/MEX-SDQ, some of them seem somewhat of...
Jump to postIt's really amazing to see how the aviation community is embracing social media, from video trip reports to plane spotting videos to now flight sim podcasts (thanks to platforms like YouTube and Twitch). The podcasts I will watch on YouTube will typically see the host stepping away on longer flights...
Jump to postjetwet1 wrote:Pretty simple, UA would lose a lot of money, CEO would be fired, BOD would be sued/voted out, a few thousand share holder lawsuits.
Fond memories of eating at Zyng's Noodlery (since closed as is typical with food court turnover) at MCO during the 2000s. They had a great Pad Thai even for airport food.
Jump to postLooks like Air Transat is not going to re-launch TPA-YUL after all... https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2022/07/29/tampa-montreal-nonstop-route.html Odd timing, unless TS thinks there's going to be a COVID flare-up later in the year. I imagine this coming winter will see large transborder t...
Jump to postHow is this any different than departures at IAH off of 9 making immediate left turns or departures off the 15/33 complex doing immediate 180's to the West while the gear is still retracting? The FRA example is a rare takeoff pattern for a heavy, whereas the IAH 15's takeoffs with their immediate t...
Jump to postLe Relais de Venise in Paris.
What a great experience for steak frites, and double portions too!
I see they also have a location in Manhattan now.
CLT airport is opening the first section of the main terminal expansion on July 27th. It will include tunnels to and from the rental car/hourly parking deck and 90,000 additional square feet of lobby and baggage claim space. https://www.wcnc.com/article/travel/charlotte-douglas-international-airpor...
Jump to postI would remind everyone that when the 'new' San Diego International Airport opened in what is now the demolished Terminal 1 -- all boarding was by air stair. The two stories rotundas were one story. Circular buildings with gardens in the center. So what is old is new again. I'm confused - very rece...
Jump to postIn FS2020 today, I planned a route from ATL-DOH but for whatever reason, I put OMDB instead of OTHH which means that I was flying to Dubai instead of Doha! I only found out about this a few hours into the flight and I legit just facepalmed myself. Anyways, I luckily corrected the error by changing ...
Jump to postHA and AV were originally in the mix, but I guess they bailed. Or have not completed negotiations. Surprised at MX as there is an Xtra cost operating out of the new Terminal. Anything is possible but I'm pretty sure F9 is not moving (except for international arrivals on Airside 4). There really won...
Jump to postE70 isn’t utilized much so I’d place to bet there will be more usage of E70 if VS uses E65. AMS used to leave out of E64 but it was a 763. They can fit comfortably in E62 and E64 without restrictions. DL and HCAA also have the option to activate gate E63, which doesn't exist today since the E62 and...
Jump to postDo heavies larger than a 763/764 block an adjacent gate if E65 is used? Any 767 will restrict 757s from using E66 777,747, A340s, A330s will completely block E66 E70 isn’t utilized much so I’d place to bet there will be more usage of E70 if VS uses E65. AMS used to leave out of E64 but it was a 763...
Jump to postDo heavies larger than a 763/764 block an adjacent gate if E65 is used?
Jump to postWas at DL new headhouse at LGA today. So F9 is indeed operating out of the DL gates with its counter at the east end along with WS. Is there a transition time for F9 to move to Terminal B?
Jump to postVirgin Atlantic has applied for LHR slots to launch TPA. Hopefully they get ‘em and follow through! https://mobile.twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1539520638502809602?cxt=HHwWhMC95aX3vN0qAAAA Sure hope so. It’s about time VS stop being stubborn and give TPA a try. That's a surprise. I would not have ex...
Jump to postTPA: Airside D now planned for opening in 2027: https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2022/06/02/tampa-international-airport-to-open-5th-airside-terminal-by-2027/ UPS Cargo Building getting finalized, should be open by late 2023/Early 2024: https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2022/05/31/majo...
Jump to postIt's for all of those reasons that a fourth runway will always elude PHX. There's just nothing to be gained. Also because Honeywell is going nowhere, but that's a different story. If anything, a fourth parallel will help the city of Phoenix get rid of the seedy establishments along Van Buren & ...
Jump to postWhen BA flew 744s to PHX, the departures routinely used 8/26.
Jump to postFinally got a response from American...after 2 weeks.... apparently in the Main Cabin..... all I'll get is Biscoff cookies and a drink service on long haul domestic. And I don't know what ANC has available at 5am.... this is just insane that they're bringing back hot meals in First Class but all us...
Jump to postA few weeks ago I rode in the jumpseat, to do some observation flights during my time off between my checkride and IOE. I've been following your journey now for several years as you pursued this opportunity. Looks like you're getting close, if not already there. Best of luck! The timing couldn't be...
Jump to postSome YouTube videos of the terminal while in operation: 1965: 1965 TWA Terminal ~ JFK Vietnam Departure - Interior Lobby, Front Exterior & 707 Takeoff Source: YouTube user Ken Butz July 1992: TWA at JFK 1992 Source: YouTube user Skyliner747 1993 (I'm going to guess filmed in the summer?) - Video...
Jump to postF9 inaugurated TPA-CUN service today, will operate as 4x weekly:
Frontier Airlines Begins Service from Tampa to Cancun
Source: Frontier Airlines
twaconnie wrote:Delta to open doors to new LGA terminal June 4.
Seems to me the passenger was in his right to stand his ground after the UA employee struck first, yet it's the passenger that gets arrested?
Jump to postFrontier announced SJU (resumption), PUJ, SDQ, and MBJ from TPA. SJU is daily SDQ and MBJ x2 weekly PUJ 1x weekly https://www.facebook.com/FlyTPA/photos/ ... 748640626/ Very exciting. It sounds like Tampa is booming these days. Could be lots of opportunity there! A F9+NK combination will benefit TP...
Jump to postAir Transat is returning to TPA in December with a 2x weekly YUL nonstop via an A321. AT last served TPA from 2018-2019 with YYZ and YUL each 1x weekly, then increasing to 2x weekly for the 2019 season. Great to see them back! I’m hopeful AC and Westjet really boost their TPA schedules as Canada-Fl...
Jump to postMessage Delta to ask if I can check in at domestic terminal for an international departure and that is a no (but agent didn't seem too confident in that) That agent is wrong; were you speaking with an overseas agent? You can check in for DL metal international flights at the domestic terminal. You ...
Jump to postJust for the record, Avianca Brazil, when in operation, wasn't a part of Avianca but shared the name and the owner? That's correct. OceanAir (dba Avianca Brasil) obtained brand licensing to fly with Avianca branding, but was 100% an independent company under the Synergy Group. There plans in the la...
Jump to postI suspect this mother-son relationship isn't going to be rosy in the future. From the article, she thinks her son looks "Hawaiian", even though the father is African-American.
She rejected an attempt for her son to join a mentorship program geared at young African-American males.
Fascinating video from 1975 on how flight simulators from that era were used. I knew flight sims were in use during this time, I just did not know what pilots would see outside the cockpit - it's cool to see how that was set up. Also interesting to see motion hydraulic technology in use at the time....
Jump to postDL operated TPA-AMS summer seasonal pre-COVID on 763 equipment. Depending on the success of the other TATL services which has been added back at TPA, maybe we'll see DL attempt thus again.
Jump to postSo, instead of defending their stand on taking away rights from women, the right has pivoted to "the leak" and complaining about "the leak" instead of crowing about getting what they want That's all they can afford to do. They know it's a big negative going into the mid-terms. T...
Jump to postWhat are LAWA's plans for the current TBIT gates 135 / 137 / 139 / 141 gates (the former gates 121 / 122 / 123) that still uses the original 1984 gatehouse?
Jump to postWhiskey’s for drinkin’, water’s for fightin’. Yes, the older desert folks knew desert landscaping, come the unfamiliarity who want lawns, golf courses and drought is what happens. When I lived in AZ, the newer homes seemed to adopt the "desert landscape" (rock/pebble landscape, etc). It w...
Jump to postSurprised to see the left overwing exit & slides used. I presume then the fire had not started yet when the evacuation occurred?
Jump to postdefault airliners got much better from the junk they gave us in FSX and earlier, but theyre still pretty bad. FMCs are very bare bone, not everything on the panels works, but the worst are how they fly. They fly like absolute trash, even worse than defaults in FSX and before. either way, once you s...
Jump to postLH metal is back at TPA. Did the Finnair wet lease deal fall through?
International Special Edition British Air Lufthansa Copa Cayman West Jet TPA
Source: YouTube user Captain Steven Markovitch
Saw in a recent JFK spotting video on YT that the Terminal 4 concourse A extension work has started. But I notice the skeletal beams have extended from the upper-level boarding platforms used by the EK A380s. Will there then, be another widebody-sized gate in addition to the planned DL ground-level ...
Jump to postOn that note, before the Leland IAB opened in the early 90's, did the D1-D3 gates ever have a separate check-in area?
Jump to postMy views on Roe v Wade are more moderate, but an interesting take on second- and third-order effects of overturning Roe v Wade.
Your Right to Privacy might be Gone - Supreme Court Leak 2022 Roe Vs Wade
Source: YouTube user Southwest Prepper Group
graham697 wrote:I think he was surprised anyone is flying to the DR before service to BOG/MEX. I don't think we've had launched MEX service in decades.
Frontier is starting SJU, PUJ, SDQ, and MBJ from TPA. https://www.facebook.com/FlyTPA/photos/a.5033605003342834/5047293748640626/ They in theory should do well, route wise, but it's Frontier so who knows. SJU is daily, 2x weekly for MBJ and SDQ and 1x weekly for PUJ. I believe F9 previously flew TP...
Jump to postShame - I'm sure SM members found value in using the facilities to freshen up after a long-haul flight.
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