chepos wrote:It seems like the day AA goes back into BK will be a day of celebration for some on this website
MIflyer12 wrote:AMR didn't
According to the article, which is published by Sam Chui, AA is going to files bankruptcy again after they have did the last time post 11/9 attacks in New York City. At that time, the airline had a debt of $29.55 billion Sam Chui...who? never mind AMR did NOT file for bankruptcy in the aftermath of...
Jump to postsmartplane wrote:Agree. It's very largely symbolic
RexBanner wrote:flag of convenience model
Thibault973 wrote:one graph showed the top 10 performing routes, #1 was LAD and the only non African route was ORY-CAY (which apparently became unprofitable and is now back to being profitable again for AF)
Thibault973 wrote:one graph showed the top 10 performing routes, #1 was LAD and the only non African route was ORY-CAY (which apparently became unprofitable and is now back to being profitable again for AF)
Routes from Europe to Africa are VERY high yielding. In fact over at AF, 9 out of 10 best performing route are to points in Africa with their CDG-LAD being their best performer Can you back that up? Traditionally carriers have done well in former colonies, but with lower cost 1 stop competition not...
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Jump to postOldie but Goldie 'Heidelberg' D-AIPB / MSN70
well, if Lufti doesn't want to celebrate her 30 years and for obvious reasons at least the press & avgeeks do
https://www.aero.de/news-32888/Lufthans ... laeum.html
Patrick KY on the 'dealignment' of EASA from FAA certifications
http://jdasolutions.aero/blog/global-ai ... on-course/
T3 under construction at FRA will be able to handle up to 25 Million passengers annually. Already growing faster than AMS / LHR and until CDG builds an additional terminal, FRA has the real potential to become Europe's largest airport when T3 opens. the 1st chart shows traffic & growth during th...
Jump to postI get the reputation damage PUJ has received, but why drop just for Spring Break? Isn't that super-peak? *B6 FLL-PUJ FEB 0.8>0.2[1.0] MAR 1.0>0[1.0] APR 1.0>0.1[1.0] This one threw me for a loop. Add closing MEX and my perception of B6 and how well it competes with network carriers south of the bor...
Jump to postmarcogr12 wrote:Would it be a good opportunity for EZY to re-establish its base at HAM?
unlike in the rest of Europe, Ryanair market share in Germany has been steadily decreasing to 8.4% in 2018 https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-closes-base-in-hamburg-reduces-operations-in-germany/ the airline definitely has an image problem with regards to labor practices and customer...
Jump to postinterview with the managing director of TUI Airways
https://atwonline.com/operations-techno ... -grounding
she's up-beat about the tour operator business model and confirms Tui will be expanding
Starting 29 March Easyjet will fly 2x a week from Berlin (TXL) to Sylt (GWT)... Fridays & Sundays with A319, double its 2019 summer schedule. https://www.airliners.de/easyjet-berlin-sylt-kapazitaet-sommer-2020/52311 Rhein Neckar Air will fly Mannheim (MHG) - GWT 4x a week starting April & Ka...
Jump to postAny Lufthansa proposal means bye-bye to Alitalia If history is any indication, your fear is unfounded. Austrian & Swiss increased Transcontinental flying under LH ownership. Even Brussels Airlines expanded, although outside its home market & under the Eurowings branding. The savings will co...
Jump to postThe first up-dated A380 is back in service and QF has signed for 9 more frames to be overhauled by Elbe Flugzeugwerke in Dresden. https://www.airliners.de/efw-kabinen-qantas-a380-flotte/52313 (pics of the new Biz & Premium Y seats) beside increasing the number of premium seats QF added a self-se...
Jump to postCX747 wrote:production of the Max never stopped and they are rolling down the line today
the market value of the aircraft was higher than the book value The 7 month MAX production stop and no end in sight is increasing demand / cost for available air frames. Norwegian Air also relinquished 5 A320neos that haven't been built yet. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/09/reuters-america-aercap-pi...
Jump to postsergegva wrote:I'm levelling off at 4000 ft, 230 knots, and the plane is trimming itself like crazy. I'm like, WHAT?
November 16th, 2016
Brexit and Boeing 737 Max dent Tui profits Since these are results from before the TC Group bankruptcy, overcapacity & competition also dented profits. Most tour operators will report higher returns going forward. It's almost like Tui doesn't have a choice. To ensure it can get people to the ad...
Jump to postLOT will be adding an E-190 to its Tallinn schedule, operated by German Airways.
https://zeitfracht-presse.de/en/2019/10 ... -with-lot/
VSMUT wrote:Have you ever seen her smile?
I think the interest of LH has vanished Lufthansa is negotiating again with Atlantia / Italian government https://www.airliners.de/alitalia-350-millionen-euro-ueberbrueckungskredit/52305 "According to Bloomberg news agency, citing insiders, the crane (LH) would replace rival Delta Air Lines in...
Jump to postCarbonFibre wrote:Any plans for more A340 flights to DUB etc?
DUSZRH wrote:FRA,LHR,AMS,... there are so many markets that are reachable via European hubs
dik909 wrote:Hopefully it's just a seasonal closure
Possibly TUI. It is contracting Freebird Airlines Europe (Malta) for some routes next summer. "Tui will increase its capacity offered from Leipzig / Halle by around 100 percent in the coming tourist summer, reports "Touristik aktuell". The flights are operated by the Maltese charter a...
Jump to postMy guess is they are just rebranding Economy Plus to Economy Extra Got a Miles&Go update. Official launch is 27 October for medium haul. Guess the rebranding is fine tuning TAP's a la carte pricing & upselling. I'm pasting what TAP's CEO said picking up the 1st of 12 A321LR “The A321LR is c...
Jump to postLATAM confirms it will remain unaligned after exiting Oneworld
https://thepointsguy.com/news/latam-exp ... ned-shift/
Could LATAM help forge a partnership between DL & QR?
TAP is officially launching Economy Xtra
https://atwonline.com/aircraft-interior ... xtra-class
really? no reclining seats, adjustable head rests, power outlets in standard Y?
https://www.flytap.com/en-us/tap-experi ... in-economy
I think it was about selling connections/interlining within Germany/Europe, which they are not allowed to currently. I totally get Hamburg backing EK, but why should Germany grant the full suite of 5th freedom to a country / airline that doesn't come close in market seize and commercial opportuniti...
Jump to postEU Ok's $419M loan for Condor
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... e-66257349
This will buy time to undo the relationship with Thomas Cook Group plc and hopefully find new investors.
here's where you may find what you're looking for
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T4thH wrote:The completion and opening of terminal 3 is already planned for 2029
prebennorholm wrote:Therefore, hold on to your BA stocks
it should be at about 450 right now after Lion Air 610 Boeing's stock dropped to just above $300 Ethiopian Airlines 302, months of complete flight ban for its bred & butter model with no end in sight, billions of $ in future liabilities and the list of possible creditors keeps growing, yet BA t...
Jump to postreally surprised how well BA stock is holding up
Jump to postTegel is closing
https://twitter.com/fbb_corporate
kdeg00 wrote:The ability to code-share onto CX, BA (+Finnair and Iberia), EK and QF pretty well cover the rest of my travel needs, and don't force me onto an AA product.
It´s not a leak. It´s official. It has been officially communicated by the airport company. Berlin (TXL and SXF combined) is already Easyjet´s largest base outside of the UK , if I´m not wrong it is second only to London (LGW + LTN combined or only LGW). They currently have 35 aircrafts based in TX...
Jump to posthagela wrote:Parker takes his entire (maybe just majority?) of his salary as American stock
German longhaul to vacation destinations could soon become more competitive. Tuifly Deutschland, which currently only deploys Boeing 737 is looking to expand.
https://www.airliners.de/deutsche-tuifl ... uege/52117
mxaxai wrote:SCQ83 wrote:In the meantime, there are plans for building offices, housing and even a football stadium on the area of TXL.
Allocation of the airlines on the three different terminal buildings have been now leaked. Terminal 1: Big European Legend airlines (Lufthansa-Group-Airlines, Air France, Aeroflot, British Airways, Finnair, KLM, Turkish Airlines and others + Easyjet); seems Easyjet will get the south wing of T1, fo...
Jump to postLast time I didn't fly the return was FRA-LIN. Wonder how they decide who to go after?
Jump to postxijiayu wrote:BBC reports on MH A380 used for repatriation flight and there were some lucky passengers on business class seats