Quick question on this: when triple (or even side by side) parallel landings are in progress, are the aircraft required to literally be abeam of each other instead of them being offset by a few hundred yards one way or the other?
Jump to postDoesn't it strike anyone else odd that labor unions were originally designed to help the working-class men and women of this country stand up to management, and now pilots who often make more than two typical american workers combined and command a multi-million aircraft and the all the people aboar...
Jump to postYet sometimes, you are denied online check in, which frequently leads to the dreaded SSSSSSS paper boarding pass.
Jump to postAre unions a thing with Italy? Amazing how fast a company can move without that pesky due process and stuff.
Jump to postNot an approach, but a departure from LGA in an Eastern L-1011 on a clear day at sunset from runway 4. On the left side of the plane, heading north over the East River toward Westchester, then a big wide turn to the west, then south just on the jersey side of the Hudson River, the city center never ...
Jump to postThe EMB-120 Brasilia. Used to fly them all the time from ATL to GSO, especially off peak hours. Ugh.
Jump to post“We are hearing good things from Washington,” US airline Delta president Glen Hauenstein reportedly told analysts during a meeting on 13 April. “Hopefully that [the testing requirement] gets rolled back in the next few weeks.” https://www.reuters.com/business/us-travel-industry-airlines-urge-end-pre...
Jump to postAny insight on the elimination of Covid testing to fly internationally to the USA? Seems like things are softening a bit here.
Jump to postLast few flights I took, TSA just wanted to see ID, not boarding pass (paper or digital). Though Im guessing they probably can access data on pretty much whatever they want.
Jump to postAdmittedly I dont know what Im talking about, but is it possible after such a ground delay that the availability of an optimum air route/altitude disappeared and the flight had to be assigned to whatever was available?
Jump to postAdmittedly I dont know what Im talking about, but is it possible after such a ground delay that the availability of an optimum air route/altitude disappeared and the flight had to be assigned to whatever was available?
Jump to postIs it me, or are airliners showing up to the gate filthier and filthier of late. Now, I'm sure financially the last thing an airline wants to do is yank a revenue producer for a wash but at what point do pig-pen looking wings and fuselages begin to eat away at customer impressions of a business? Im ...
Jump to postMe again, with another question. Through planning and some unexpected events, I've ended up flying more in 2022 than I've ever flown in a 12-month period. And every one of those 16 US domestic segments on four different airlines, I doubt more than 10 seats were empty, total. Yet, not a single cancel...
Jump to postCaptain: "So, how was that check flight?"
First officer: "Uh, how bout that local sports team."
Whether we do it in person at the airport, at home on our phones or via an in-airport kiosk, you can't fly until you check in. But why? What mechanisms are set in motion when we "check in"? Or, put another way, what happens if we don't?
Jump to postSo, by the same logic, the gate agents should only be paid when a plane parks at the gate and opens the door. Once that door closes again, they're off the clock until the next plane arrives at the gate. (How does this kind of thing even get started. Sounds like some kind of hold over from the 1920s.)
Jump to postSo, in a nutshell, is the US standard: you get paid when the door is closed?
Jump to postFriends, family and the occasionally misguided person who comes to an airport for overpriced dining, drinks and shopping opportunities can't possibly put a dent in overall throughput of TSA stations. Why is this such a big deal to simply make happen?
Jump to postQuestion: Do passengers have to clear customs/immigration in Newark if its a diversion?
Jump to postAfter taking a very routine domestic trip last weekend in which absolutely nothing out of the ordinary happened (except a bruised knee when the 300-pound clod in front of me flopped into his seat like a some kind of aggrieved soccer player trying to draw a free kick), I wondered about a few constant...
Jump to postCan someone explain how a hub makes money (or doesn't). If I buy a $700 ticket to fly from Tampa to Los Angeles, but I stop in Charlotte, do all three airports end up with a portion of my $700. And then, does the cost to AA of flying me from Tampa to LA via Charlotte then somehow get charged to each...
Jump to postHow long before AA cancels a run "because of weather?"
Jump to postSo, for a rookie at all of this, I get "weather" is the macro cause, but exactly why in a micro sense? Normal routes in and out of Florida are no good because landing/departing aircraft have to transit the weather at lower-than-optimum altitudes?. So the alternative routes get overloaded a...
Jump to postWill this variant just flow into the system and be used where other 321s are used, or are there routes that this model will be more suited for?
Jump to posteta unknown wrote:Question: How do you know your middle seat was blocked by DL? Maybe is was chosen by a pax who no showed or changed their seat at the last minute?
I've been a long believer in booking an aisle and window seat when Im traveling with my wife, gambling that few people would voluntarily choose a middle seat when both of its companion seats are full. Obviously this goes out the window on flights that are approaching 70% load factor, but . . . on a ...
Jump to postThe whole T-tail with underwing engines. I''ve seen the sketches for 757 in that configuration, but was it ever taken seriously seeing as though no one ever built anything resembling it. Even the crazy Soviets. I know the wings can shadow the high-tail in certain attitudes, but what made Boeing stee...
Jump to postA piston twin landed hard at KSRQ yesterday afternoon and collapsed its gear and slid off the runway. No one was hurt, but runway 32-14 was closed for several hours, prompting some diversions among scheduled airlines. But, according to FlightAware, at least a couple E-jets landed on 4-22, which is a...
Jump to postMy understanding of a turboprop that it's essentially a turbojet engine with a propeller sticking out of the front. So Im wondering why a big turboprop (or any for that matter) doesn't sound more like a pure jet when overhead. I get the propeller makes a noise all its own, but I hear no turbine whin...
Jump to postDoes an EAS subsidy pretty much cover the cost of flying the contracted route empty or is there some kind of formula that adds the subsidy to an expected passenger load? In other words, is it possible to still lose money on an EAS route even with a full subsidy?
Jump to postFrom a readability standpoint, this graphic couldn't be much worse.
Jump to postI have a lasting memory of travelling from Dulles to Berlin with a segment from London to Dusseldorf aboard Trident. My sister, my mom and I sat in the rearward facing seat with a pair of British men across from us. We were nervous and very jittery about traveling overseas for the first time, and th...
Jump to postGenerally speaking, is it correct to say that flaps are for flying slower than cruise but not for actually slowing down?
Jump to postMLB? As in Melbourne, Fla? Yeah, MLB seemed like an odd guess to me too... It's an airport lacking year-round service to some of the biggest domestic hubs like DFW and ORD. TUI is starting up service there this summer to UK leisure destinations, but I don't think that indicates it's ripe for a LHR ...
Jump to postIt’s not ORD or DTW “There is something coming up, most likely forming next week, and we will be offering a new destination that we’ve never flown to before," he said. https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/virgin-atlantic-finalising-plans-for-new-us-route-31782 First guesses would be SLC or MLB? BNA w...
Jump to postIm sure i read somewhere years ago that the vehicle was never designed to be in earth's gravity this long, and some components had to be swapped out because gravity had rendered them outside of the design envelope. Or am I imagining this?
Jump to postNext time, to satisfy the screeners, ask the helicopter pilot to return to same site earlier or later in the day to provide optimum lighting.
Jump to postModern jets are complicated beasts, probably the most complicated thing most of us will encounter. Their cockpits and internals are often stereotyped for their complexity. But, run with me here a little on a philosophical point, do they need to be? I get it, zooming six miles in the air at nearly th...
Jump to postBecause UK streets were out of the question.
Jump to postWith air crews and controllers taking great pains to avoid wake turbulence from heavies, how is this a help for the following plane? 2.5% savings on fuel between them, and 250 passengers per pair vowing never to fly that airline again after experiencing an ocean crossing consisting of eight hours of...
Jump to postFirst question: Did they eat chicken or fish?
Jump to postIf they can contract for fuel from a trusted source, would they allow just anyone to squirt random de-icing compound on AF-1? Not saying they'd bring it with them, but like the fuel, Im sure it can be sourced regionally, inspected then sequestered for AF-1 use.
Jump to postJust an observation: Condor is a German airline, yet the in cabin branding is in English. Odd or no?
Jump to postWhen an airline begins either assembling a fleet from previously flown aircraft or starts buying into the used market to expand, how do the maintenance and operations organizations reconcile the many different versions and optional choices that the original owners might have specified. I'm learning,...
Jump to postSRQ continues to list Air Canada as one of its 11 airlines, but it hasn't flown there since the pandemic began. I assume it was a seasonal route anyway, but I dont see anything indicating when it will resume.
Jump to postWife got rerouted through another hub Saturday, then had final leg cancelled. AA offered a few hotel vouchers to the in-airport hotel until they ran out and told people to pound sand. Food vouchers were given but didnt work. Hundreds slept on the floor in Miami.
Jump to postSarasota-Bradenton International is announcing on Thursday morning a new airline, adding to the 10 already there. Any idea of airlines making new destination announcements on Thursday that could be part of this? Spirit? Breeze?
Jump to postSo, is this basically a takeover of Alitalia, with all its equipment, routes, staff? And do we call it Eye-Tee-Ay or Eye-Ta (or Eee-Ta)?
Jump to postHas there ever been a documented case of fatalities because someone brought a carry on back with them? Yes Aeroflot 1492 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_1492 https://youtu.be/iDK_mifUqjI Note that it wasn't an engine in flames Appreciate it, but: "According to TASS, citing a la...
Jump to postHas there ever been a documented case of fatalities because someone brought a carry on back with them?
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