Apologies if this has its own thread or there's already a dedicated place for A220 news, but this is quite noteworthy: the A220's MTOW is being boosted by 2.3T, giving a range increase of roughly 450nm for the A221 and A223. During its Innovation Days press briefing in Toulouse, Airbus announced th...
Jump to postScarebus34 wrote:United introducing evolved livery in April, JetBlue company wide announcement in April. Can’t you see what’s happening here. /s
I think the timing would lend itself to being a 321LR. Why would b6 have waited this long if it weren't for the production of the 321LR. It certainly appears to be the perfect plane to start service with. The airline was built around the 320 platform, they have intimate knowledge of it from MX to Pi...
Jump to postLong gone are the days of showing up and doing a good days work to get a paycheck. This is the "me" generation. A paycheck doesn't suffice, we need presents and treats much like spoiled 6 year olds to keep us happy. A delayed 220 announcement, WAAAAAAAAH! We want it now! You said 7 months ...
Jump to postLong gone are the days of showing up and doing a good days work to get a paycheck. This is the "me" generation. A paycheck doesn't suffice, we need presents and treats much like spoiled 6 year olds to keep us happy. A delayed 220 announcement, WAAAAAAAAH! We want it now! You said 7 months ...
Jump to postWe can discuss the wing on the A321 quite a while. There is no question, that Airbus could do a better wing for the longer range part of the A321 envelope. But with a look at the competition, Airbus seems to able to compete. The competition is the 737. The 737 is slightly lighter than the A320 fami...
Jump to postThe A321 is a great plane, but why is this news? The DC-8-62 could carry just as many passengers 5200 nm (SFO-HND range) instead of just 4700 nm. The DC-8-63 is "long and thin" with exit limit 259 and still had 4000 nm range. You may have beaten 1960s tech in efficiency, but give me the n...
Jump to postThey are doing something. It seems like the E190 is anchoring them; which is why they will replace them completely. They are adding more seats to the A320 and charging more for checked bags, but things take time. Not big enough...not quick enough. Stock will tank today See how it does relative to o...
Jump to postThis is why I tune the localiser where available, even when flying a visual approach. Many operators require it. It's not nannying, or a fear of flying the aircraft. It is situational awareness. There really isn't any tuning in the Airbus. They would have a runway loaded and an approach loaded in t...
Jump to postlightsaber wrote:VSMUT wrote:[quote="CobaltScar"
JetBue tends to have the highest hours of a narrowbody fleet. Flights are shorter in Europe so while they will fly more cycles, they do not fly the large number of 2400nm missions JetBlue does.
I would love to see a list of utilization by cycles and hours for airlines.
Lightsaber
London and Paris will be the first cities to see B6 planes. Also, they have not made a decision yet on the type of plane yet but I am here to tell you it will be a twin aisle plane, obviously something in the A330 family of jets. My hunch tells me it will be the a330-800NEO. Whatever it is, I bet M...
Jump to postI guess we all know now why they are looking to cut overhead in the home office. B6 has been living on the edge for a while, looks like reality is starting to hit them. Last week I mentioned that UA would be looking at them, I still stand by that. But perhaps an asset sale would be more along the l...
Jump to postA mess. Out of control costs before Union contracts are signed. Worst ops statistics in nation. They need new direction Keep in mind, beyond fuel...this is a booming economy. Imagine the results if things soften Lol, I know you're not a JB fan but damn. They took a hit on the 190 (some financial ch...
Jump to postThis has been going on since before I was born, however every single airport in the world experiences bad weather of sorts and many can cope with it. Is it because of the sheer amount of traffic going into/out of JFK/LGA/EWR/PHL? NE US cities get a fair dose of the worst weather in terms of aviatio...
Jump to postCan Spirit even fly over water routes or will they be limited like Southwest to flying near shore? Do they have rafts, HF radios or CPDLC? If not look for all the flights to have to go down the coast, across the Bahamas and then East to the Dom Rep. Yes, all aircraft are equipped with HF and rafts....
Jump to postCan Spirit even fly over water routes or will they be limited like Southwest to flying near shore? Do they have rafts, HF radios or CPDLC? If not look for all the flights to have to go down the coast, across the Bahamas and then East to the Dom Rep.
Jump to postI wonder if this cancellation as well as some others could be JetBlue's inroad to the C-Series. My guess is B6 would like to order the aircraft (a mix between 100 & 300) but I wonder if the timeframe is hampering a potential order? I think B6 wants out of it's current E190 aircraft ASAP, would t...
Jump to postVery interesting indeed. From the Brazilians perspective, I am surprised about Boeing getting 80%. A 50/50 joint venture makes sense, but 80% seems very high, considering that commercial airplanes is Embraer's bred and butter, so to speak. Nevertheless, I wish both parties all the best. I'm not so ...
Jump to postThe strike has been postponed. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-air-france-klm-unions-strike/air-france-unions-suspend-four-day-strike-from-june-23-idUSKBN1JE2GF I dodged a bullet potentially After my June AF flights are complete I will not book them again I also dodged a potential bullet on a co...
Jump to postI'm curious as well as to which direction B6 will take. The serious upside to the EJet is the ability to seamlessly put it into service and replace the current generation Embraers. As well as the short training cycle for pilots (new proposed pay rates are also quite lower for the E2 vs the C Series ...
Jump to postjfklganyc wrote:Dont know if it is announced today,
But looks like it is the C series
But the big ones will be Europe and hopefully we will hear about it this week. Is that really to be expected? The transatlantic market is so competitive that I would think it much more likely that they'd stay away from that and go deeper into Latin America with the LRs. The same could have been sai...
Jump to postAccording to the article, a stay order has been issued to allow crew to continue their work. While holding fake degrees is very concerning, if they can fly the plane in line with all regulations and standards, I don't see the problem. https://timesofislamabad.com/11-May-2018/another-stigma-in-the-c...
Jump to postYour last sentence is exactly what I am talking about. I mean, at some point B6 will have to 'attack' one of the fortress hubs of other airlines otherwise they will never manage to penetrate large markets on the other side of the country. The real question is where do they start? Could Seattle be o...
Jump to postNo details yet, and probably will be around a 3-4 weeks before we hear more is what I'm hearing. Pilots have cancelled upcoming informational picket. I'm sure it includes rates or a methodology for calculating rates on a diverse variety of aircraft and flying to include ETOPS/Europe as well as C-Ser...
Jump to postIt's very interesting that my responses to WHY the US is able to exit the agreement have been removed. These are facts, there's no opinion. The US Senate did not ratify any treaty so this was simply an agreement from our previous president. ***** Removing my post while leaving other posts vilifying ...
Jump to postThis may surprise you but oftentimes autopilots can be rough. Especially in vertical modes.
Jump to post"Openness" usually works very well, and might work well for Air France. How about going on TV, talk to reporters, and show what the AF board offered and what the AF unions demanded. Open the books to the French public and show how much profit was made. Show how much each individual AF emp...
Jump to post"Openness" usually works very well, and might work well for Air France. How about going on TV, talk to reporters, and show what the AF board offered and what the AF unions demanded. Open the books to the French public and show how much profit was made. Show how much each individual AF emp...
Jump to postThe contempt some display here for AF employees is pretty sad. Majority of those that strike and voted no are your average front line employees that for years have experienced wage freezes and work rule concessions. Point has come where the company turned profits and cost have continued to rise in ...
Jump to postJetblue, SWA and Spirit all fly from FLL to SJU. While the ATR can technically fly this route, don't plan to see Silver operating it. Who'd really want to fly that distance in an ATR when there are much more comfortable and better known options available?
Jump to postJust curious as to what was the reasoning for the number of rerouted flights into BDL from both Kennedy and Newark yesterday 4/28. Pretty much all day. The weather was clear. Anybody know what was happening? There was heavy fog throughout the morning at JFK at least. RVR’s were hovering around 500-...
Jump to postJB is cutting 12 flights. 1/3 of its LGB operation. I think you guys are overestimating demand. This is a sad day for Long Beach and for the JB hub. The final result (a few years out) will be the end of point to point flying for JetBlue on the West Coast and a huge drop in the amount of passengers ...
Jump to postMidwestindy wrote:Currently BZN, HDN, and ONT appear with flights bookable
I see BZN-LGB, HDN-LGB, and ONT-JFK
I think the earnings were mostly in-line with expectations. Higher fuel costs and slightly lower rev guidance looking forward will surely be on analyst's minds moving forward. If European flying or an aircraft order were to be announced, I'd have expected the press release to precede the earnings ca...
Jump to postI don't see B6 going all Airbus unless they order the A319, there are many markets in B6's network that can't handle the A320, either due to not enough capacity to fill an A320 or runway issues. For all intents and purposes the C Series will shortly be an Airbus product as they'll own a majority sh...
Jump to postjuan885 wrote:How many seats would the CS100 have in a B6 configuration?
Does anyone else see the C-Series as not only an E190 replacement but having the ability to replace or at least right-size JetBlue's A320 fleet? I don't think the E2 really can do that the way the CS300/100 combo can. JB clearly has it's eyes on 321s (NEO/LR) for the future but not much is being sai...
Jump to postI think the success of Mint and the 321 for JetBlue could translate well to the transAtlantic market. One key to the success will be the A321LR living up to or at least coming very close to it's advertised capabilities. With this aircraft much of Western Europe would be do-able from NY and BOS. I en...
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