Apparently passport renewals and new issues are seriously backlogged as well.
Jump to postLargest is the monster ATL. Lived in the city for 7 years.
Smallest is a two-gate terminal at Jyvlaskyla (JYV) Finland
Check an app called bounce to find storage spots that are covered by insurance. Most available 24 hours a day.
Jump to postWell she worked for some time (unsure) as a dishwasher in a restaurant in South Park -- very close to the crash site.
Jump to postWait for the livery -- that child is working on it now.
Jump to postDoes a design, firm enough to build airframes, even exist for the -8 or -8F?
Jump to postI disagree with the idea of reserved overhead bin space. Two reasons. Sometimes, I'm not sure what kind of suitcase that I'm carrying -- so that is a minor logistical issue. Second and more importantly, unless technology offers some alternative, you are loading the ton of responsibilities onto the c...
Jump to postEnergetic personal travel schedule for 2023 after my retirement and COVID induced doldrums: JAN American A321 PSP > DFW JAN American A321 DFW > PVR JAN American A320 GDL > DFW JAN American A321 DFW > PSP MAY AmericanA321 PHX > PHL MAY American B789 PHL > LIS MAY Air Tahiti Nut B789 CDG > LAX great A...
Jump to postThe idea of Pan Am is stuck in my head. As a San Diegan, PSA is an attitude I love.
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.
Jump to postPalm Springs is my home airport. There are two terminal buildings. One, accommodating mainline aircraft with jetbridges, is called the Sonny Bobo Terminal in honor of the city's one-time mayor. This building is relatively remarkable. The hold areas are not fully open to the outside but there the lob...
Jump to postHe was onboard a jet that diverted one or two weeks ago. That was a charter business jet.
Jump to postJohn Wayne is in Orange County, a real hot bed of anti-vaccination, anti mask activity in California. I was not surprised. I do feel that if the Transportation SAFETY Administration needs to step. There needs to be a system (database) that is essentially a national no-fly list that is used universal...
Jump to postInteresting article asserting that the rise in high speed rail had a negative impact on Alitalia's key domestic routes.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ ... WwEN-DAcm0
Universal, transparent no-fly lists operated by the TSA -- isn't that what it should be for?
Jump to postHopefully the corollary will also be implemented that fully vaccinated US citizens can return without PCR testing.
Jump to postGovernment of The Netherlands now require 10 day quarantine for persons arriving from high risk areas including USA. The USA is designated as very high risk.
https://www.government.nl/topics/corona ... quarantine
In September 2020, a gender reveal party ignited a forest fire near where I live. It ultimately consumed more than 22,000 acres. A total of 1,351 crew were required to control and extinguish the fire. Numerous fire-fighting aircraft were used including a DC 10. https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/us/cali...
Jump to postKLMatSJC wrote:My coworker was on the 9:30 on Monday, got cancelled, rebooked for Wednesday's 9:30, that got cancelled, and finally went through Phoenix yesterday morning. He wasn't happy.
Here is a recent (Jan 2021) article explaining the process. I know that inland crossings remain open with some restrictions. Many of us go to a town in Mexico near Yuma for dental work. The issue is crossing northbound before the early closing time of 2PM. https://www.tripsavvy.com/crossing-the-us-m...
Jump to postI have to laugh at the notion of flying people into RAP for the Sturgis motorcycle rally... CVG-EYW is a nice add. They will take a lot of business from DL and AA on that route. Exactly. Aren’t people supposed to **drive** their motorcycles to **motorcycle** rally? Seems like a big gamble. I feel l...
Jump to postI really need to see a source stating that London Bridge is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Arizona. I just plainly can’t believe that. And again...stop comparing bridges to ships. The location does not much matter with a bridge because traffic will use it regardless, as long as it c...
Jump to postSTT757 wrote:Austin787 wrote:1972 was the last time Southwest posted an annual loss.
Hopefully they get back on the horse for 2021.
December update from LAWA
https://www.lawa.org/news-releases/2020 ... elease-065
I agree with airline worker, significant increase in case counts and deaths (USA view), but Japan has just closed its borders to non-citizens on concerns about the new strains. Significant restrictions in Europe for the same reason. Best outcome for 2021: a first half (or so) that is a lot like the ...
Jump to postI thought I saw in one of the OAG threads that JL would be re-starting SAN-NRT in February. It may be scheduled, but I think it is highly unlikely. With the advent of the new strain, Japan has locked down travel to only Japanese nationals. So doubtful they will have more than 2 or 3 US gateways. IM...
Jump to postAdditional information on final approval from Reuters. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/u-gives-final-ok-aer-223459154.html Interesting that the DOJ cites the presence of Norwegian as a way that competition between Ireland and the US is protected. Isn't this the same Norwegian that is essentially...
Jump to postIt's just such a basic part of the architecture of determining and managing fare revenue. Mixed fare classes would require a full redesign.
Jump to postThis is worrying if events are being cancelled so far ahead of time, the Isle of Man TT races starting at the end of May 2021 were cancelled a couple of weeks ago. I would not say that these cancellations are being cancelled too early. Both events discussed in this thread require enormous planning ...
Jump to postThe problem(s) with the A380 is/are very simple. Airbus severely misjudged the market and got itself caught up in an ego driven vanity project. No amount of engineering brilliance will ever be able to fix that it. From a technical perspective its a fine aircraft, its just too damn big. Leahy's ego ...
Jump to postA negative test result has a very limited shelf life. In fact, it may be invalid by the time you read it. A vaccination record is what should be required.
Jump to postOne thing that gotten zero traction here is the ability of Airbus to supply Southwest. The production numbers on this excellent airplane are paltry. If I recall correctly, Airbus has indicated that they will prioritize manufacturing issues ahead of PIPs. So let's not get caught up with the theoretic...
Jump to postI was planning to go to my condo in PVR for the second half of December. We received a communication from the building management advising that the governor of Jalisco is greatly limiting activities due to explosion of cases. Drastically limited bars and restaurants, none at night or weekends. No po...
Jump to postIts easy to talk about the low CASM of the A220. However, I would expect very significant cost to induct a completely new model into Southwest's business model. Additionally, I keep reading the the magic potion for Airline X is A220s. Seriously, A220s are at a very low production rate. I believe it ...
Jump to postThe old Convair factory in Rose Canyon was the first Price Club later integrated into Costco. Rohr also made the first batches of BART cars.
Jump to postMy second grade teacher (six years later) took me on a one hour loop from Oceanside Municipal (OCN) out to our town of Vista to loop around and look at my house and some other interesting things. It was her personal Cessna. Two years later, I was on my way to Minnesota, the third leg as on a North C...
Jump to postThis topic is very frustrating. I have watched over the many weeks and the content does not align with the title. There is really no significant discussion about what Delta may look like in 2022 or beyond. There is a lot of arguing that things will be normal in Jan 2021 and everything is coming back...
Jump to postTo KFTG's comments. I have no interest any firm or airline going out of business as a result of this crisis. I watch the TSA data very carefully, week 16 was the nadir with a 96% reduction in screened passengers. The data showed week over week improvements of 1 to 1.5 points but maxed out at 73% red...
Jump to postMD80 wrote:I´ve never seen a seating chart of a 587-seat Boeing 747. Is there some link or source available?
Thanks
It was also dropped because the word "Orient" has certain inappropriate connotations and is, among other things, a generic, Colonial era reference to the entire region and by the time NW dropped it, it was no longer a term that should be used to reference Asia. I definitely agree with you...
Jump to postNote slight bulge at the front of the tail-mounted engine. Apparently the key difference beyond different engines.
Jump to postSo we continue to improve in terms of TSA screenings. For the past four weeks, the average change versus prior year has increased by 2.9%. If we extrapolate 10 weeks (roughly early Sept), the rate has only improved to -45%. Again, lots of anecdotal evidence flying around. Big increases in a number o...
Jump to postIt looks very much like Mr Trump's plan to abandon the iconic Air Force One livery.
Jump to postNo idea but I had a friend that was stuck in India. Was able to hitch a ride with a Mormon repatriation flight from Delhi to Cairo to Salt Lake.
Jump to postI just received an email promotion from AA (June 1). Low price destinations coupled with a promotion of double mileage (requires registration). Buy by June 30th -- travel through Sept 22. https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/summer-of-deals.jsp?c=EML%7C%7C20200601%7CMKT%7CMKT%7CSOLO%7C%7CSUMMERTVL_NW...
Jump to postSo 'When will BA restart 747 production" is the next "Why don't we just restart 757 production" thread of the future. Boeing is streamlining their product offering. 747 has had a good long run after revolutionizing air transport. 787 help drive other changes that moved the industry aw...
Jump to postWOW! Never thought I'd be excited about 11.9% of normal traffic but yesterday (Thursday), as some on here had predicted was a humdinger: 318,449 screened and up 36% over a week ago. Hope today's is even better! For sure, but it is still 90% of year-over-year and roughly in line with a 'normal' day ...
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