I'm past 40 years in the industry, and every merger that has been announced, has come out of left field.
This is no different.
airportugal310 wrote:Reminds me of the old B52 joke about an airplane returning to base after losing one of its 8 engines...
"The dreaded 13 wheel landing!"
I saw much earlier in this thread a discussion of a possible wifi installation connection to this plug issue. That the pressurization issue started immediately afterword. I haven't seen anything mentioned since - was it shown to not be associated? It seems like all the press is focused on is Boeing...
Jump to postI saw much earlier in this thread a discussion of a possible wifi installation connection to this plug issue. That the pressurization issue started immediately afterword. I haven't seen anything mentioned since - was it shown to not be associated? It seems like all the press is focused on is Boeing ...
Jump to postQ wrote:Does Southwest have USB plug? I looked last month on MAX 8 I don't find them.
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Any update on which tails have in seat power? Ask and you shall receive… In Seat Power (ISP) (737-8MAX Only) 871 (Herb Kelleher/ Desert Gold Retrojet) 8710 (Imua One) 8736 8738 8745 8769 8770 8772 8878 8908 8909 8911 8912 8913 8914 8917 8920 * newest a/c in fleet* Spacebins (737-8MAX Only) 8846-892...
Jump to postAny update on which tails have in seat power?
Jump to postThank you, Barney Captain. Some of our members needed to hear your description of transitioning to communication with a mask and no headset. I tried to describe a couple of posts above what the crew would have experienced, fortunately not at FL400, and I greatly appreciate your description of what ...
Jump to postThank you, Barney Captain. Some of our members needed to hear your description of transitioning to communication with a mask and no headset. I tried to describe a couple of posts above what the crew would have experienced, fortunately not at FL400, and I greatly appreciate your description of what ...
Jump to postI’m just pointing out that she was a little too nervous and shaky I listened to the ATC recording. She does not sound "nervous or shaky" to me. I wonder if some folks are subconsciously expecting a stentorian voice from a captain. I didn't read all 15 pages, but has it been pointed out th...
Jump to postWhy? Their own members just voted down to be the highest paid FAs in the industry. This is like when I offer my toddler a snack, she declines, and then throws a tantrum because she's hungry. Sometimes there are other issues at play.... Is it possible that being the highest paid in the industry may ...
Jump to postMDW shut down again this morning due to 1/2 mile vis - something any other hub operation can handle. Many aircraft went missed with multiple diversions.
Jump to postRunway765 wrote:cledaybuck wrote:Runway765 wrote:
MDW needs to transition to primarily O&D.
Hubs don't work like that.
So make it less of a hub and more of a large O&D focus city type station. Move the connecting traffic to BNA and STL.
This wasn't a meltdown, at all! Far, far from it! Weather happened. No one is Harry Potter. Even Potter cannot control the weather either. The decision to put a major connection hub (and yes, that's what it is) in such an operationally limited airport was ill-conceived, and not condoned by Flight O...
Jump to postWN has serious problems if they keep melting down at Christmas time. This melt down is far less extreme than last year's but still will leave a bad taste in consumer's mouths. This wasn't a meltdown, at all! Far, far from it! Weather happened. No one is Harry Potter. Even Potter cannot control the ...
Jump to postI’ve been retired from AS since 2018, but when I was there ETOPS required a working APU, it could not be placed on the M. E. L. I’m under the impression that not having to use a working APU, still equals ETOPS available vs. a jet with a deferred APU for mx equals not ETOPS available. Meaning that j...
Jump to postI know this is anecdotal but in my experience if the APU is inop on flights to Hawaii from the mainland, UA Captains refuse the aircraft and an equipment swap occurs. If the APU issue is known beforehand, an equipment swap is planned by the aircraft routers. edited upon further reflection I’ve been...
Jump to postI though most 737 operators were using APU on demand for ETOPS? Using the APU is not going to increase the fuel burn much, in the 737 it probably burns 300pph, in a five hour flight that’s only 1500lbs 1500 lbs is a lot of $$ although I didn't realize that Uncle Sam granted AS and UA exemptions fro...
Jump to postFWIW regarding the A321s role in the combined fleet, keep in mind that the 737's lack of a ram air turbine makes the A321 the superior A/C for etops 180 ops as the 737 is required to run the APU between ETOPS entry and exit points, thus significantly increasing fuel burn. IMHO the cost effective de...
Jump to postWN is having no issues with the 737 inter island, so don’t know why AS/HA wouldn’t do the same. Yeah, WN only does 3 to 4 flights on all the major islands daily with their 37's, HA does a whole bunch of flights with the 18, 717's on their fleet with the majority of those flights going between Kahul...
Jump to postWith the announcement of Alaska buying Hawaiian, I now wonder how WN will respond? Will Southwest make a play for Hawaiian? Or can we expect some possible massive expansion on the islands? I can't see WN just not going business as usual on the islands. I could be wrong of course! Making a play for ...
Jump to postJust perused a story i just saw on Yahoo mentioning that SWAPA & Southwest are close to a T.A. Not sure of the definition of the word " Close " in regards to the story. Yes, SWAPA issued a statement that all economic items have suddenly been agreed to. Still work to do on the implemen...
Jump to postThe problem was that there is humans in the cockpit. Autonomous flight will solve this issue. And create 10 times more issues. Like it or not. Autonomus flight and an empty flight deck will come. Sooner or later. It is not a question of "if", it is a question of "when". May be a...
Jump to postHere's the thing and the reason all this "no more jump seat" discussion is moot. He could have lost it on his next flight, the one he was to be in command of. The access the jump seat he was in gave him wasn't the problem. And we are all thankful for that. Tugg The problem was that there ...
Jump to postA day in the life of a WN 737. Busy girl.
No Bloncolirio or Gryder links without identifying them as such, please. There are those of us who don't want to give either of them a single click. I agree. OK I’ll bite. WHY?? You’ve got to tell us. I’m a flying instructor and these two do great, important, unbiased work. The video shared above h...
Jump to postMurdoughnut wrote:Winterapfel wrote:https://youtu.be/kYyg1CrI8Ng
No Bloncolirio or Gryder links without identifying them as such, please. There are those of us who don't want to give either of them a single click.
Not sure why they would care. It doesn't change any flights. I believe it was in the pilot contract that red eyes weren't permitted. Don't quote me on that. Disturbing a company can’t operate certain flights due to unions What's disturbing is making such assumptions. Red eye language has been in th...
Jump to postsunking737 wrote:I will beat money the unions said something
You do know it's in pieces - yes? It’s divided between the wings/aft, forward fuselage and the engines so not entirely broken Of course there's lots of uses for seawater soaked and corroded aircraft parts... and not all of them are in a salvage yard for base metals. ;) Not to mention that -200 was ...
Jump to postThe overnight connection plans were scrapped the day after they were announced; "Updated 6/20/23. Today we heard from Southwest, and they said, in essence, not so fast. There has been a change of plans for next week’s rollout of flights with overnight connections that will lead to true red-eye ...
Jump to postAnd just that fast - it gets walked back. https://beatofhawaii.com/southwest-hawa ... confirmed/
Jump to postAurantiaco wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:Aurantiaco wrote:Are the remains of the aircraft going to be scrapped?
After being dumped in the Pacific, I’d hope so.
Seems like it would be a nice little exhibit in an aviation museum.
Not sure where you're getting your information, but it's inaccurate. Would you like to post accurate information? The unions are intentionally tight lipped with what they're are asking for wrt specifics. It's referred to as "negotiating in public" and is not a tactic commonly used. And I'...
Jump to postIt's routine to have a unions executive board to review a TA - AIP. No different then having an Attorney looking over for example a deal to sell a house. Southwest is notorious of exploiting " GRAY AREAS " of any deal. CYA with their dirt bag attorneys. I guess I was thinking the executiv...
Jump to postDo you mind explaining "AIP" and "Union EB" for those who don't speak your language? Thank you. The Agreement In Principle between Southwest Airlines and the Flight Attendants union was voted down by the TWU 556 Executive Board earlier today and won’t be forwarded to the members...
Jump to postCorrect assumption. Negative. 7811 is scheduled to enter paint the first week of July. Delayed due to it's current heavy MX visit. Is 7811 not due for retirement soon? Same with 7813? They’re both almost 22 years old, just like most other -700’s that are being scrapped. Guessing it’s staying around...
Jump to postGryder’s video is filled with suppositions based on nothing. I’ve avoided listening to him, now I know. It’s a Part 25 jet certified to the same standard as a Learjet or a Boeing 777. No you could not put a Private Pilot without a ME rating. See Part 61.55. There’s an easy explanation for leveling ...
Jump to postA quick calculation for June 14 -- HA is running 77 round trip flights on their B717. For comparison, SW is running 31 round trip flights. AQ managed to have quite the successful interisland program with their B732 before they shut down, so I have no doubt in HA's ability to make used A319's work. ...
Jump to postI doesn't look like they drifted down, so likely not an engine failure.
Jump to postThe aircraft had departed Santo Rosa (STS) not HAF. It was several hours out when they attempted a return. :crying: :crying: "The aircraft had departed Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, California (STS) at 15:21 UTC (08:21 local time) on a flight to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii (HNL)....
Jump to postNo way would I do that. The risk of FOD damage alone would make it not worth it. Why not wait until he started his takeoff roll?
Jump to postA Boeing 787 collided with an aircraft tug after the towbar snapped while the aircraft was being towed along the runway at El Dorado International Airport in Colombia on May 4. The collision caused significant damage to the aircraft's fuselage https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/news/plane-collides-wi...
Jump to postABQ and BHM were reliever stations for DAL in the Wright Amendment days. Once the amendment was ended, BHM and ABQ lost a lot of WN service. Reliever isn't the right word, but I understand what you mean. ABQ replaced ELP as a connection point to DAL after WN got upset with ELP raising rates to fund...
Jump to postWneast wrote:Anybody got any further details about the Hawaiian one reveal Friday ?
Somewhat off topic, but I find it funny DET was intended to be what MDW is now. My God, what horrible experience that place was. Nothing like landing a -200 in a snow storm on an inadequate runway. And the airport was horrible about accurate braking action reports - probably because they rarely plo...
Jump to postI just got off the phone with her to make sure I had my facts straight, but there was talk just before COVID about European routes for WN. However, they’re currently mulling over how to deal with the spike in inflight incidents before revisiting the idea. Hawaii was sort of sprung on them at the la...
Jump to postBoeing lists the range of the MAX7 at 3,850 .... so it will not be doing HNL-GUM at 3,801, or HNL-AUS at 3,763, or HNL-DAL at 3,795, or HNL-MCI at 3,894 FWIW the distance between HNL-GUM is shown as 3300NM. HNL-AUS is also right at 3300nm. In fact all of those city pairs are 3400nm or less. You mig...
Jump to postYes Guam and also American Samoa would be interesting indeed! UA already does HNL-GUM on a 777 and HA does PPG once a week, but I’m sure a little -7 could get a piece of the action too. HNL-PPG is actually within the range of WN 737 MAX 8 planes as WN already operates some nonstop routes longer tha...
Jump to postThe possibilities are certainly there.
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?R=3500nm%40hnl&MS=wls&DU=mi