Looks like the experiment of SAW - Plovdiv, Rhodes, Mykonos by Pegasus was short lived. I guess the booking numbers were not there that the airline decided to cancel the routes before it started it. I am sure there are better ways to utilize those airframes.
Jump to postI recently joined the club of people backtracking to connect through Istanbul and flew PRG-IST-MIA on Turkish.
The service was great, my baggage made it on time and the 12 year old 777 was in good shape from pax perspective.
Here's my video (sorry only in Turkish)
https://youtu.be/jI7aIv_DiSA
What will be the seat configuration of these 777s that will fly for IndiGo?
Jump to postFor those of you interested, made two videos about THY and Pegasus 3Q performance. .Unfortunately, the videos are in turkish.. I am also comtemplating about starting a different channel in English that talks about Turkish aviation.. Would like to hear your thoughts about that. Thanks, Bahadir THY's ...
Jump to postSomon Air seem to be landing regularly at Trabzon when flying from Dushanbe in Tajikistan to Munich. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221123-sznw22muc Anyone know why ? I know Dushanbe airport is on the high side altitude wise, but it doesn't seem *that* high Have Turkey and Tajikistan signed any sor...
Jump to postAccording to this article Turkish Airlines raises wages and secures financing backed by MAX Jets. https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-wages-financing/ They did not raise the wages. It’s smoke and mirrors by the current TK administration. They reduced the wages by 50% last year and they haven’...
Jump to postI have seen some airlines combine their safety cards with 737-800/737-8 max into a single safety card.
I also have seen airlines using designated ones for each subfleet.
Can an airline use the 737-800 safety card in a max 8 and -900 safety card in a max9? Are they interchangeable ?
Thanks
I have accumulated about four boxes of various magazines through the years: Airways Airliners Flight training Flying Some date back to 1999. I don’t want to send them to recycling. Any idea what would be a nice way to pass them on to the next enthusiast ? I am willing to ship them to the right perso...
Jump to postI was just browsing through the MSNs of Boeing 737 aircraft and I noticed that there is a big jump from the last -800 built to the Max aircraft produced. 44953 6048 737-8FV(P-8A) US Navy 14/10/2016 169011 Active 60008 7295 737-8MAX Royal Air Maroc 30/11/2018 CN-MAX Active (parked) I thought the MSNs...
Jump to postHello dear photogs, Recently I ran into a youtuber that’s been downloading photos from this site and others, cut out the watermark from the ones that it has them and then use them on his video. Unfortunately YouTube only allows the individuals that have the copyright to issue a copyright claim. Is t...
Jump to postAirKevin wrote:Newark runway 4L/22R is also like that.
I know the title sounds odd but it came up during a conversation with a friend. Can a runway be constructed as 1/3 concrete and 2/3 asphalt surface ? Would this be detrimental on breaking ?
I tried to look up the AC150 on FAA but I got lost in all the technical stuff.
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Flew then ICN - PRG last year in Business. Service was Ok. Not at the level of Korean of course. Despite the millions of tourists we get here in Prague there isn’t much of them flown by CSA. I think doing a codeshare with DL and running flights to JFK might work for them. There will be a lot of A330...
Jump to postHello everyone I haven’t posted here for years and as I can see there are a lot more rules to post a trip report. This is actually a first time I am doing a trip report on YouTube. So please be gentle. :) here we go. On April 2 I started my journey in Anchorage Alaska however the highlight of my cha...
Jump to postLooks like LH is listing the flight from Frankfurt to time as 738. Does anyone know who is the operator ? Could it be SunExpress ??
Jump to postLooks like a TK 321 suffered a hard landing few days ago in Berlin TXL and the aircraft is not able to fly back home.
Does anyone have information on the reg and the exact date that happened ?
Thank you
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400F TC-MCT suffered a tailstrike on takeoff from Dammam, Saudi Arabia. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPwlDfnXsAAT1fO?format=jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPwlDfnXsAAT1fO?format=jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPwlDf4WoAEbsWN?format=jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPwlDf4...
Jump to postIn a more depressing news atlasglobal is getting rid of their 330s. The airline just announced that they will have only 2 321s left.
Jump to postYes, in recent news it was announced that the 3rd runway at IST might open in 5 months time but shortened from 3750m to 3000m. I am not sure if they will eventually extend it to 3750m. This will hopefully shorten the taxi times for the Domestic flights for the busy summer season. Hotels, IIRC, I po...
Jump to postThey are shooting for the NJ traffic that will connecting to Middle Eastern, Asian and even some European traffic.
I wish they could do a nice code share with United but we know how much UA loves TK.
Looking for some examples how a newly constructed airport killed the old airport and examples to the contrary.
Stuff like
- Denver international killed Stapleton
Vs
Incheon has been opened but Kimpo still operates.
Any other examples from the rest of the world would be appreciated.
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To will be better off to serve SEA X5-7 per week than x2 YVR
Jump to postLanded on the new airport last Monday and will fly back to Prague this coming Monday. My arrival experience was very positive. Shot some videos as well. I will try to do the same on departure and see if I can put together a video with my personal experience. Because I mentioned my positive experienc...
Jump to postgokmengs wrote:, why build a mega terminal with so many gates if you are going to bus people. Is this KK domestic specific?
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TK105 wrote:qf789 wrote:Turkish Airlines 789 TC-LLA was due for its first flight but was delayed in what appears to be an engine issue
Hopefully this is not because of something related to military cooperation between countries!
Can a 332er (jna-jne) do denver, sea or dfw? Considering that they are capable of pty,bog,hav and ccs? If so above mentioned cities can be started with 332s as well Yes they can, also they are used heavily I dont think there are enough plane for mentioned cities. Denver sits 5500 feet elevation. It...
Jump to postSo after the windy weather yesterday which lead to some planes not being able to land, a post has surfaced claiming the planes have diverted because IST's current location is not suitable for landings to which scientists have warned against prior.. is this true? I never heard anyone discuss this to...
Jump to postPrg out of Phl is showing 330 for this summer which is a lot better than the 763s they had. Their coach was a time travel to 80s.
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How come there is not special thread on its own for the airport move that will take place in few days.
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Will one of the major American carriers return to IST in the future? I highly doubt it. Despite millions of tourist coming to Turkey Dept. Of State still considers Turkey as a country that a non essential travel should not take place. It's a bit political move if you ask me. Sent from my SM-G930T u...
Jump to postI think the Airbus order was a legacy from Continental. United are Boeing true and true... I guess that explains all those A320s that United had. To be fair, I think the A320's were all bought for TED and were just shunted to mainline when that operation went bellyup. But I do believe that post you...
Jump to postFor a country that has global expansion ambitions, why isn't Turkey training more pilots? Global demand is off the charts and it is a surefire way to get unemployment down. I know training pilots is expensive, but the return on investment is massive as well. Training pilots is not like opening up n...
Jump to postNone of the posters are talking about the shortage of crews in TK.. Management is totally clueless about the impact of the devaluation to the pilot salaries. Some of my friends that work for TK are now getting compensated at the levels of regional CAs here in USA. Many have applications out to Gulf ...
Jump to poststburke wrote:Absurd ?? Yeah right. These airplanes should be flown by mainline pilots. I just hope that they won't cave in more on the scope clauses.Once again, absurd scope clauses keeping the reigns tightened on small aircraft and small communities.
Thanks ALPA.
All these flights had the sandwich and full drink service. My question is : WHY??? The flights are only 20 minutes or so if you consider the level flights. Quoting ex-TK CEO Sayin Temel Kotil: "Food is the way we show our passengers how much we love them." And also why I like TK back! Wou...
Jump to postFew notes here as I flew TK a lot in last month. GVA-IST : Part of IAD-GVA-IST on UA mileage ticket going on vacation. IST-GVA: Part of IST-GVA-IAD ticket purchased. Both flights were non eventful. The crew were nice, the service was good. The entertaintment was plenty. However the 321 had the seats...
Jump to postConfirmed today that the ORF-DEN flight will be a mainline A319. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276555/united-schedules-additional-domestic-routes-in-s18/ That is great news. Currently I commute to ANC and will be SEA soon (company buys a ticket) and this double daily to DEN is a...
Jump to postTK787 wrote:As I always say, if one day, there will be a JFK-SAW TK flight, I will never use IGA, ever.
mercure1 wrote:
-So, I keep seeing the TK Morgan Freeman "Widen Your World" spot with subtitles over and over again on TV here in NYC. How effective these commercials where US citizens can't get a Turkish visa any longer, I wonder. For transit pax? Bigger question, does TK run these ads in any other coun...
Jump to postShot across the bow https://youtu.be/TEAh7I-2Kbk Stupid. Childish. And guaranteed to get no attention from anyone, unless their pals in the media help out by publicizing it. Guys making $100K "are being treated worse than reindeer". You may think whatever you want about the video, but &qu...
Jump to postExcuse my ignorance in this matter, but isn’t this the same airline that crashed a 747F in Bishkek this january? The runway being relatively short should be no excuse for an overrun. A correct takeoff performance calculation should guarantee a safe stop before the end of the runway. Lets hope the i...
Jump to postHeard a rumor for upcoming 350 orders. Flew business BRU-IST , IST - BAH, AMS-IST. The latter was on a A340. It showed its age. Business class is nice on TK but it's not at the levels of some Asian carriers that I have been on, like CX , KA. TK 's website is still light years behind and still doesn'...
Jump to postAs far as I heard, QR 787s do not have crew rest area We talked about it last month. If I understand it right, crew rest are not mandatory. Blocked seats is also possible. What kind of an airline would order 787s withouy a crew rest. If TK gets these birds they will be used on some long thin routes...
Jump to postWas doing some research for an article that I was going to write for Kokpit and came to a shocking surprise that THY is one of the few airlines that has 9 abreast seating on 777. Looks like pretty much everyone and their mother switched to 10 abreast seating. I am surprised that this feature is neve...
Jump to postFlew BRU-IST on Business last week. It was one of the new 321s with sharklets. (sorry I was tired after flying non stop for 3 days). The food choice and the service was mediocre at best. The wide regular business class seat was extremely uncomfortable. The service was weird as well. The purser whisk...
Jump to postMalevTU134 wrote:Not sure about the 748, but the 741, 742, 743 and 744 (don't know about the 747SP) have all flown with 3+3 on upper deck for various airlines. Would the 748 frame be narrower??
mafaky wrote:BTW, does anyone have the idea if the upper deck of a 748 can be equipped with 3+3 Economy Seat rows? Or will it be limited to an absurd 2+3 Y Seats rows?
Turkey has made quite a big advancements in aviation in past two decades but for the love of God / Allah / Jesus and whatever else is holly, their ATC radios suck. They need to fix this , because everyone and their mother is overflying Turkey these days. Especially Ankara control has radios so bad t...
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