While this is obviously a competitive response to Breeze, it also proves that PVU has become a viable alternative to DL’s fortress hub at SLC. DL’s market control at SLC is not as bad as it was at CVG, Allegiant has proven that there is demand in the basin willing to use it for lower costs.
Jump to postAlabama returning to Tuscaloosa on an Aveo 738.
Looks like (I’m guessing) media and University Management are returning on a couple of Executive Jet Management PJ’s, a Falcon 50 and a Challenger 300.
UConn's charter had mechanical issues and are having a hard time finding a replacement https://x.com/MattNorlander/status/1775659648881754218?s=20 It looks like it was supposed to be an Eastern 763 https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N703KW/history/20240403/1800Z/KMCI/KBDL I'm surprised UConn c...
Jump to postWell, someone is headed from Lafayette to Phoenix/PHX today on an Allegiant 320. Assuming it's the Purdue team ... could always be a fan charter, of course, but probably way too early in the week for that. Per Twitter, this is the team charter, due to leave at 535pm EST, but likely awaiting a clear...
Jump to postGlobalX about to land in West Lafayette. So many people waiting for them that Purdue and West Lafayette Police called in Lafayette Police and the Sherrif’s Dept for backup. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/GXA4601/history/20240331/2300Z/KDTW/KLAF Aircraft continuing on to Mesa after dropping ...
Jump to postThursday NCAAM losers: ⋅ (NCAA - Boston, MA) San Diego State on an iAero B734 (pitstop in SLN): https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ5090/history/20240329/1500Z/KBOS/KSLN ⋅ (NCAA - Boston, MA) Iowa State on an Allegiant A320: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/AAY4281...
Jump to postmga707 wrote:AA737-823 wrote:The so-called "rotary radial."
Because what you really want is a giant metal gyroscope out front!
Spewing castor oil (lubricant) all over you, the pilot!
Of the 16 remaining men's teams, 13 are >350 miles to their regional site and will fly. The only ones who are under 350 miles are Purdue (playing in Detroit), Connecticut (playing in Boston), and Houston (playing in Dallas). Even then, Houston and Purdue may still fly despite being under 350 miles....
Jump to postThe college charter business is winding down very quickly now ... most teams will be traveling by bus from now on for the remaining athletics ... Of the 16 remaining men's teams, 13 are >350 miles to their regional site and will fly. The only ones who are under 350 miles are Purdue (playing in Detr...
Jump to postWinds can vary widely with altitude, low level jet in this case as I posted above, winds at 3,000’ were out of the south at 48 knots. Autopilot coupled approach is not authorized, per the chart. Tower elevation is 240’, so the passed about 600’ above the tower. Low but hardly close to hitting it. M...
Jump to postBoutique had 26 PC 12aircraft at one point, have no idea of what they are sitting at today ... The problem with PC-12 commuter operations is in the core design of the plane: they weren't built with this type of model in mind. These planes have life limits (hours and cycles) that makes them tin cans...
Jump to postBack in the early/mid-90s when MKG had multiple carriers, were there any EAS subsidies for MKG services? I seem to remember YX, UA & NW were all there at the same time. It was unsubsidized until 2009. Mesaba was the last airline to operate there without subsidy. Correct. Midwest pulled out of M...
Jump to postIAero 737 from Monroe to Dayton, for what I assume is Grambling. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ5002/history/20240318/1700Z/KMLU/KDAY IAero 737 from Boise to Dayton for Boise State. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ5004/history/20240318/1815Z/KBOI/KDAY IAero 737 Den-Dayton http...
Jump to postB595 wrote:Hmm, that’s not a piece that just fell off, that’s an actual material fracture. Perhaps the piece came loose and then the force of the airstream did the rest by ripping it off.
Airlines have submitted Proposal Bids for Muskegon, Michigan Cape Air- https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1711-0183 Denver Air Connection: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2009-0301-0070 Sun Country: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2009-0301-0068 SkyWest Airl...
Jump to postThere's no remote parking in the terminal area. Google Maps shows seven remote parking positions on the northeast corner of Airside 2. Are those spaces not available for remote/overflow parking? e38 Even if they are, WHO is going to get pax on or off without lengthy prior notice? Most airport bus d...
Jump to postInteresting: Engine Shut Down Slat Delamination Compressor Stall Lost Wheel and Tire Off Road Excursion Hydraulic Failure. Would I fly United?? Absolutely...Just a run of bad luck. You have to feel bad for them... More like random issues, but they have the media spotlight for the moment. Or, issues...
Jump to postI work for Lockheed Aero in Ft. Worth - enough people travel between here and Palmdale and Marietta that I always thought it would be fun if the company pulled a few Tristars out of the desert and started an air service between Carswell, Dobbins, and Palmdale shuttling people for meetings and the l...
Jump to postAfter watching the Blancolirio vid about this, it seems weird. The plane was on its 3rd leg of the day having started up in Canada. Why did he overfly John Tune airport and not land? If they were landing runway 2 that would have been a odd approach as he flew right over the runway instead of enteri...
Jump to postSaipan wants to reenter the Essential Air Service Program to restore subsidies primarily to Tinian and Rota, that were lost in the 2012 EAS reform. They say that essential air services between the islands has become exorbitantly expensive, also pointing to "Geopolitical changes" in the Pa...
Jump to postSaipan wants to reenter the Essential Air Service Program to restore subsidies primarily to Tinian and Rota, that were lost in the 2012 EAS reform. They say that essential air services between the islands has become exorbitantly expensive, also pointing to "Geopolitical changes" in the Pac...
Jump to postPHLspecial wrote:The E175 I assume of the American Eagle group and it may replace the E145/CRJ200? As a 50 seater?
I still do wonder if AUS-MFE will get off the ground. Can't see that lasting more than 3 months if it does. You might be surprised. Southwest did very well with these intra-Texas short-haul routes in the past, before the change in focus to long-haul. Plus the eastbound feed into other markets. It i...
Jump to postAnd RDU for DL involves a lot less overflying ATL, it’s much farther from ATL than AUS is from DFW, and it doesn’t have the entrenched LCC competitor AUS does. Plus the RDU focus city is a way less ambitious operation than AA in AUS. AA was flying what, 6 international beach routes from AUS? RDU ju...
Jump to postAA burned cash in AUS while DL sat back and warmed their hands and feet at the fire. I guess AA has cash to burn! Now DL is going to roast marsh mellows and thank AA for starting the fire! Not sure why you think DL flying AUS-MAF/MFE, or being the upteenth airline on routes like AUS-Orlando/LAS/BNA...
Jump to postA news article for Ogdensburg, has posted more information about the SkyWest and Contour Collaboration... Link: https://northcountrynow.com/stories/contour-air-to-lease-jets-from-skywest-for-use-at-ogdensburg-airport,228473 Notes from Article: “The main purpose is they’re supplying Contour with CRJ...
Jump to postInteresting tidbit about SkyWest and Contour Airlines closely aligning themselves... CKB Airport in Virginia seems to think this will lead to an interline with United, and a full on codeshare with American Airlines. Source: https://www.wdtv.com/2024/02/21/ncwvs-airports-flight-service-receives-big-...
Jump to postWell PQI sure is going to be interesting! AA (to PHL) and B6 (to BOS) are both challenging UA. Oh, and Boutique too, but whore cares. ;) https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOT-OST-2000-8012/document?postedDateFrom=2024-02-20&postedDateTo=2024-02-23 First time B6 is bidding for EAS, to my knowle...
Jump to postMuch ado about nothing… Winds are sometimes unpredictable. Fuel diversions westbound in the winter used to be a fairly common thing in the U.S. until fairly recently, and sometimes still are (I’m looking at you, E-170), especially if destination weather planning calls for a diversion airport farther...
Jump to postCarlosSi wrote:I wonder what the slowest flights looked like going the other way around too.
There are so many other considerations, that you can not per se look at CASM and RASM and determine that way who is more successful. There is also the option to transport freight, which can generate revenue no matter the seating density (as long as there is enough payload available). Second are the...
Jump to postIFP was nuts! My friend who throws the SB party every year works for Signature and had to leave right after the game. He worked all Sunday night through Monday night 10PM. I never saw this airfield so busy. I got there at sunrise and shot till Noon. 1000 pics. Haven't done that in a very long time....
Jump to postI was going to post a reply quoting all those that quoted me, but, let me just answer the posts like this. Firstly, what he did with TWA was absolutely reprehensible, I am in no way, shape or form going to try to defend his action during his ownership of the airline. jetwet, you obviously were not ...
Jump to postIcahn is a predator. Predators thin the herd of weak members, improving the breed, as lions and cheetahs do with gazelles. That’s the theory behind the raw exercise of capital market logic. I’ve personally seen a very well managed company that built up a lot of asset value for their shareholders im...
Jump to postInteresting snapshot of the Execjet Migration from Vegas, as of 1137pm CST:
https://www.flightaware.com/live/fleet/EJA
Gulfstream departing from Henderson VFR to avoid a 90 minute delay for their slot.
FAA says no IFR pickups within 200 miles of Vegas tonight.
PHL1013 wrote:There should be jets that did not get the parking space at KLAS/KHND/KVGT inbound to pickup the VIPs
Seeing LOTS of “N.A.” tail numbers on Flightradar24…
Dozens of active transponders on the west side of LAS in the last 10 minutes or so.
Looks like several PJ’s are now inbound for LAS, that parked elsewhere.
Jump to postLet the fun begin: Several planes already calling in for clearance deliveries and releases at HND. Sounds like non-LAS VFR departures are getting released from both airports, but only a couple of instrument departures so far. Not listening to LAS. Live ATC: Henderson https://www.liveatc.net/hlisten....
Jump to post“ American Airlines flight AA1632, a Boeing 737-823, suffered a runway overrun after landing on runway 17L at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW).”
https://twitter.com/ScannerRadioDFW/sta ... 1985273131
Henderson airport completely full of jets:
https://twitter.com/gavrojim007/status/ ... 1357906255
Reportedly at North Las Vegas a few hours ago:
https://twitter.com/JeffreyLustick/stat ... 4164253070
Flightaware Henderson: https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KHND North Las Vegas: https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KVGT Boulder City: https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KBVU LAS : https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KLAS Laughlin got several: https://www.flightaware.com/live/a...
Jump to postOnce again, it is time to watch the parade of Private Jets leaving after the “Big Game”, this time in Las Vegas. Twitter pics show the Ramps at LAS, Henderson, NLV, and Bullhead city packed with billions of dollars worth of Luxury Aluminum. History shows that after the game, there will be a huge rus...
Jump to postThe TYS-BLV/SBN adds are…. “interesting”, to say the least.
They already have a meme.
https://twitter.com/feebleteams/status/ ... 9605805137
I love that Boutique is going after the DOT for almost unanimously selecting SkyWest for all these proposals. SkyWest did the EAS communities dirty when they threatened to pull out en masse. I agree there should be more transparency and accountability as to why the DOT makes these selections and ag...
Jump to postIf you have those seats for sale, and nobody every books them, then that puts a dent in your ticket sales/load factor statistics. Even if it's a tiny drop in the bigger system. Plus I would think that on the return ORD-DEC-JLN, it would not be worthwhile to have the TSA checkpoint in DEC open for a...
Jump to postAmazingly, UA still has a loyal following in CLE after twice de-hubbing the city. And it meets the 'sunny, but not necessarily warm' criteria. And as a city, it is woefully underserved. If UA were smart--though they have made many a mistake in the past--they'd re-open their CLE hub. I seriously don...
Jump to postTPA, while on the surface sounds promising, will not work as yields are some of the lowest for major airports. Also, the Tampa Bay area, while growing, just doesn't have enough people. MCO has the space and the Orlando combined statistical area has the people. NK/F9/B9 are all struggling right now....
Jump to postCOSPN wrote:Someone on another platform mentioned SFB make it a feeder “Star hub” kinda crazy but what’s the Airport like..?
11,000 foot runway right ..?