OH yeah I keep hoping this was just some rumor or it was shot down.
Same with the winglet logos on AA's fleet.. though there's photos of more aircraft with them now.
Noted and a good point about the 175, which I'd forgotten about. Plus, AA's AUS focus city does make connections possible as well. As for WN, though, I imagine it'd be a bit harder with their larger jets, even the 73Gs. Plus it's not the volume of traffic necessarily that drives profit; it's how mu...
Jump to postI'm not sure about that. 61 PDEW doesn't suggest a sustainable route. AUS-BDL is within the range of E-175 regional jets and could be served nonstop by American Eagle on E-175 regional jets. AA had also previously operated E-175 regional jets on DFW-EUG, which is approximately the same distance as ...
Jump to postAgree, but I definitely think a 15-20 gate terminal is what is likely to happen. Especially if DAL continues to be gate constrained, it just makes sense for WN to have both HOU and AUS as options to flow connections. Here are the Q4 2021 PDEW's of the top contiguous U.S. markets traveled to from AU...
Jump to postzuckie13 wrote:Serious question - How many flights do they actually need an FO on? Aren't all the planes in their fleet single pilot certified?
Pay and benefits aside, doesn't it lack integrity to break contract at all with any employer, assuming things do not get worse or surprises appear? Can you get hit with future employers for doing so? I understand the pay and benefits are low, though do we need to be so cutthroat and ditch our employ...
Jump to postYeah agreed... would've looked great in THE lufthansa colors, not this bland design.
Great aircraft regardless, lets just tell ourselves the clear look is meant to resemble the look of some fine, white wine... and the tail is the logo of that bottle.
Buy on board is best IMO (for airlines and pasengees). Or heck, I’ve always been a proponent of “pre-buy hot meals” so the airline knows how much they need exactly. You don’t want it, it’s already paid for. No loss by the airline. Offer non-perishable items for purchase in addition.
Jump to postHow incredibly safe airlines in the US are now has made many people forget that it wasn't always this way and there have been countless accidents and dead people that lead to the training, procedures, regulations, and requirements we have now. "Aviation is safe and this isn't necessary" i...
Jump to postHeheheh, language!! With the controller talking at the time, I wonder if they could have spoken up about the Volaris on final overflying the holding traffic, or would we all just hear "brrrrrrrrr". Translating a bit, Volaris 799 gets their landing clearance midway through the video ("...
Jump to postWith winds sometimes being as strong as 100 knots or more, do flightplanners have a general idea of how strong the winds are going to be when it comes to timetables months ahead of the time of booking? Is it possible you have enough time to connect but because you booked 2 months prior, models now s...
Jump to postThe aircraft were fitted with a large extended drag brake from aircraft with an autopilot setup that the aircraft would remain in a vertical dive. Without a pilot onboard they would crash and be destroyed. The aircraft did have a tail chute installed that could be remotely activated however the imp...
Jump to postHard to compare the two. The YouTuber intentionally bailed with no plan to recover the aircraft. He was out to create a plane crash video. Not having the FAA’s OK is a problem in itself, but the Red Bull stunt didn’t set out to crash any aircraft. Two planes set off with two pilots, the stunt being...
Jump to postI've got light experience with it, only having logged 2 flights (my first jet flight being the 757, 16 years ago). I remember a few years back we'd get them 1.5hourly from ATL, though AUS-ATL was one of the first routes to be subbed by the a321 back in 2016 (albeit it's certainly a great airplane an...
Jump to postDenver, NYC (went through EWR), Frankfurt. Think that's it.
Arguably Brownsville but ehh...
Fair point, it could be either or. Whatever is most reliable will definitely be a factor, obviously.
Jump to postHonestly the park they built on top of most of the island always looked kinda pathetic. Just a bunch of trails, some trees, mostly barren. Should've developed it wayyy more than it is now. The stuff up north I assume is where all the attraction is at, but most of the island is... barren. I find it p...
Jump to postSomeday we'll get used to it and maybe it'll be accepted more because it's how people will remember Condor. "That airline with the stripes.... weird stripes.." There is an A320 with only the tail in stripes flying around...: https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/3/9/1/6822193.jpg?...
Jump to postThat's insane. Not in this current market. AS would have to be drowning in debt for this to happen at the least. What are people smoking in those industrial sites?
Jump to postAre you kidding? The entire planet is talking about them. Heck, even in Australia! Their marketing guys deserve a medal. I suppose, though plenty of things are talked about and not exactly "good". THey could've made a perfectly awful livery and yeah, the entire world would be talking abou...
Jump to postI feel like this decision ought to have been made via a ballot proposition, although I guess we're too far from elections for that to happen. Maybe in the previous bill.
Jump to postI can’t believe anybody in the board or in high power thinks this is remotely an “ok” idea. Who the heck runs marketing nowadays?!? If any industry is the worst about it…. Are you kidding? The entire planet is talking about them. Heck, even in Australia! Their marketing guys deserve a medal. I supp...
Jump to postI can’t believe anybody in the board or in high power thinks this is remotely an “ok” idea.
Who the heck runs marketing nowadays?!? If any industry is the worst about it….
Like the AA winglet sticker, I keep hoping each idea silently dies and is forgotten about by the airline.
Jump to postOff the top of my head, DRT, in Del Rio, Texas.
I lied. It has service to DFW though I think before it was served by IAH then cut.
I look forward to it. Assuming the experience is like that of their a220s I’m good.
Jump to postIn my opinion the time frame for a new-build MOM, based on the info others have given, has passed. Two aisles is indeed heavier than just an a321XLR. It would have to be big enough like a 767 and up. If they go smaller, the next opening would be once the a321XLRs start to get old, and it’s not even ...
Jump to postWas looking at a notam for MCO and it looks like all their inner markers are out of service from some date until permanent. Does this mean they’re doing away with the CATIII for these approaches for good, and likely others airports as well? If they weren’t needed, they wouldn’t have built the runway...
Jump to postLuckily the airports aren't on the opposite sides of town from you. Getting to AUS from the South doesn't require you to really get into traffic (unless it's THAT bad, which I suppose it CAN be). You can always bypass it by taking the toll road if traffic is bad that day/ Both are nice. I haven't be...
Jump to postI wonder what the real effect of switching to 10 abreast really did to "make fares cheaper".
The 777 always seemed like it was meant to be 9-abreast airplane.
I flew on a couple of exCo 777s back when they were 9-abreast. Felt adequate.
Hmmm deja vu.
Shortest mainline was IAH-AUS, UA 738
Longest regional was DFW-DRO (CR9 and e145 one each way)
My 2 cents - I’m much more excited for my flights when they’re on exciting equipment…. A flight on an a320 or 737 is hardly exciting. I’ll go out if my way and pay more to book 757s and widebodies when possible. If I was flying 737s and a320s on LLCs all the time I wouldn’t enjoy it either. Yeah I ...
Jump to postAdiabatic cooling occurs as an aircraft climbs, this is due to the change in pressure. As an aircraft climbs into the flight levels all aircraft use a standardized altimeter setting to ensure separation. As an aircraft descends out of the flight levels local atmospheric pressure, from the arrival a...
Jump to postCurious, we know the pressure levels "condense" with cold temperature requiring altitude corrections when coming in on an instrument approach. I also assume the intervals are equidistant across all altitudes for a given temperature at sea level (and then decreasing at a particular lapse ra...
Jump to postHeck if it isn’t an Asian carrier, what about AA? They’ve really built up here. In a way Europe is already partially covered through BA.
Jump to postOh this is DEFINITELY useful for me. Closest airport to my family who live a few hours South via bus. Saves us the trip to SAT or having to hope we won't miss the plane at HRL because the bridge was full coming back. I was disappointed when the FAA brought down Mexico's category which stopped the Vi...
Jump to postCoulda sworn UA had more CR7s. No surprise AA has so many e175s (Envoy).
And at UA too I suppose..
He’s playing a potentially dangerous game. Might as well go ahead and track Xi Jinping.
Jump to postWN AUS-TUL nonstop service now starts on 4/3/2022 instead of 4/25/2022 after the recent schedule changes that were made by WN. Wonder when G4 just finally pull out of that route. Seems they haven't operated it expect a few times and keep canceling the route 60 days out. No space on the route w/ AA ...
Jump to postDespite being so stumpy (because of the airport nearby), I like San Diego's skyline. The waterfront, the background hills, just feeling like "hey I'm in San Diego" is nice (especially in the water).
Also the airplanes popping in and out between the gaps in the background.
I've seen a different perspective on this. To be fair, Russia isn't much of a threat to THE US still. It CAN be, but it isn't, and it doesn't have to be. Though I continue to say this is a complicated matter and being pacificist only worked so far before the US entered WW2. Because of the US's size ...
Jump to postThey may not need to, but if for whatever reason a civilian aircraft at 35000 isn’t identifiable as a civilian aircraft… you know the rest. Basically, would anyone want to fly over the country of a warring nation? I guess this is a stretch given russianis so huge Although I suppose their Air Force w...
Jump to postIf I'm not mistaken that means Vancouver is getting a larger airplane than Toronto which has been around much longer. I suppose the market is larger? Why didn't it start first? They're using an e175 now on that route now, by Jazz. I thought at first it could be due to range that YVR is getting the ...
Jump to postIf I'm not mistaken that means Vancouver is getting a larger airplane than Toronto which has been around much longer. I suppose the market is larger? Why didn't it start first?
They're using an e175 now on that route now, by Jazz.
Oh I see. Didn't fly on one of the legs.
Uhh..
FCO-VIE (I took the train to Rome)
DFW-LAX (drove to DFW. Then flew LAX-LAS-AUS* on the way back)
ELP-AUS (bussed there)
HRL-AUS (drove there)
Think that's it.
*aaaand made a stop in PHX on the last leg because of a medical emergency.
I'm biased; I'd love to see them have the a220. It would make for a good "compromise" in capacity, as they have mentioned before. Though I imagine it may be a big of an upgauge from a Dash8-400 and may cut frequency or service altogether on some routes. Now to be fair they could have some ...
Jump to postAt this point I think the 777X is dead. The FAA seems not to want to approve anything. Maybe Boeing should work directly with EASA instead. Boeing can’t get the 737-7 signed off or a 787 built or 777X Type Inspection Authorization. It’s not just Boeing - the FAA has gone against the DOD over Link-1...
Jump to postThat’s some tremendous pressure.
They can’t skimp on quality or they’ll get another MAX fiasco. They can’t take too long or they won’t make the buck they need.