BA is switching its LHR-ISB flights to LGW this winter, to be operated 3 times per week. Does this measure out growth for their LGW base? Will they be gaining an extra B777 or will there be something being cut/reduced to facilitate ISB moving to LGW. I don't think so just yet. LGW-BGI isn't coming ...
Jump to postBA is switching its LHR-ISB flights to LGW this winter, to be operated 3 times per week.
Jump to postIn the US, coupled approach NA means it must be hand flown, no distinction on number of autopilots coupled. The actual wording is: “Autopilot coupled approach NA” Would you not opt for the Rnav/GPS approach instead then? If weather was above Rnav minima (which I believe it was) then surely that all...
Jump to postIt is completely ridiculous to claim that any of the pre-war airlines have any meaningful connection to BOAC and BEA, let alone to BA which was a new corporate entity created in the 1970s. Why is Speedbird BA's callsign? From the BOAC Speedbird logo. I believe it was BOAC's callsign for that reason...
Jump to postRunway 4 is a non coupled approach, they probably got a bit behind the jet hand flying in that crappy weather and executed a go around. The tower is 233’ tall, so they only cleared it by 3 times its height. Overflying a tower isn’t something that’s unheard of, hell I’ve taken off ferrying empty an ...
Jump to postreadytotaxi wrote:Where has it been standing?
I agree, it'll probably be the 789. I think CPT will return to LGW in W24, just starts a bit later in the season. There'll be no LGW-DOH for W24 compared with W23. They increased frequencies on the other routes tho. So if KUL and BKK are finally returning after a 4 year pause, why aren't we seeing ...
Jump to postLemieux wrote:Looks like it's G-XLEG, operated 193 in on 3/23
Are there any statistics on the LGW to POS flights in terms of profitability? I traveled on January 22nd on BA 2238 and the passenger load was very light. There were approximately 30 empty seats in premium economy and a very empty economy cabin. I wonder if this service would have been better serve...
Jump to postPretty well handled and standard ops given the circumstances. The low oil quantity QRH checklist on the 777 directs an engine shutdown and land at nearest suitable airport. Vectors for the dumping is fine, sometimes it's easier to just arrange and program a hold so the N and ANC is taken care of. We...
Jump to postThe first 787-8 to be fitted with the Club Suite is about to re-enter service. New config: 31J 37W 136Y total 204 versus 214 for the old config. What’s the reg of the bird and where is it entering service. Thank you. G-ZBJA, it's still currently at Cardiff, not 100% sure when it's due to operate ne...
Jump to postThe first 787-8 to be fitted with the Club Suite is about to re-enter service.
New config: 31J 37W 136Y total 204 versus 214 for the old config.
You don't need security that take great joy in confiscating your yoghurt or spoon to catch someone that smells of alcohol. The difference is, when you fly, you don't get the controls of a jet-propelled missile. Taking a spoon off of the pilots won't catch more drunks. Maybe it's the way you're sayi...
Jump to postYou are right but nobody should be above the law. In the UK only the monarch is exempt. Your second sentence makes a mockery of your first. But interesting that the UK is one of only 3 countries in the world that restricts the carriage of liquids over 100ml for air crew. But it's not like no other ...
Jump to postYou don't need security that take great joy in confiscating your yoghurt or spoon to catch someone that smells of alcohol. The difference is, when you fly, you don't get the controls of a jet-propelled missile. Taking a spoon off of the pilots won't catch more drunks. You are right but nobody shoul...
Jump to postI believe they've been right more than once. You're going to have to explain how vigilance is a " menace to flight safety " rather than a minor inconvenience. Harrassment of flight crew. Perhaps if you'd been riled up over a misapplication of the rules and heavy handed screening before yo...
Jump to postSo would you expect any of alcohol events as being unreal? I can see going crazy on other aspects becoming active here (but you were drunk before you got sober!) I'm sorry, I can't understand what point you're trying to make? Do you think those alcohol detections are real or some very marginal even...
Jump to postYou mean they're doing a proper job? Sounds like everywhere else needs to up their game. Perhaps on this occasion. But this is the same place that delights in confiscating toothpaste and deoderant from flight crew. They also argue that a boiled egg is prohibited because "before it was cooked t...
Jump to postBeing right once doesn't detract from the fact that overall they're a menace to flight safety. Edinburgh and Manchester are particularly awful. I'm just glad I no longer have to go through it now that I've "escaped" to long haul. I believe they've been right more than once. You're going t...
Jump to postWhy is it always Scotland? Fly out of Scotland as a crew member and you will find out why. The most invasive crew security you will ever experience. You mean they're doing a proper job? Sounds like everywhere else needs to up their game. Perhaps on this occasion. But this is the same place that del...
Jump to postThere are huge historical ties between UK and Malaysia, what's strange is why BA ever left. They left because of covid. Then the Far East was much slower to recover demand than the north Atlantic. Yeah, I was more referring to before 2015 when it re-started after quite a long absence I think. My un...
Jump to postSo are you complaining about the service resumption from London or just curious why AF/LH are not flying there? Perhaps ask on their threads? Rather just curious. There are huge historical ties between UK and Malaysia, what's strange is why BA ever left. They left because of covid. Then the Far Eas...
Jump to postI can't see BA getting the 777X in 2026 but they might be available to them in 2027. The more they move to the right the worse the business case becomes, They should ditch the B779 order and get the A35K with an F cabin. What's the business case on the B779? It's old tech compared to the A350, IMO....
Jump to postThis just occurred to me but I wonder why the NAS route has been concentrated out of LHR instead of being switched to LGW given how BA prefers to run the Carribean routes out of LGW There is actually a higher proportion of connections from NAS than the likes of ANU, UVF, KIN or PUJ. It's well suite...
Jump to postThe 777-300ers still exist (16 of them) so the 777X will have a commonality advantage there. Also there's some commonality between the 787 and the 777X The G-VII* series B772’s are some of the most premium aircraft in the world. They have F and J going almost all the way back to the L/R 3 doors, wi...
Jump to postIf BA wants it then fair enough, but I don’t see it happening. What don't you see happening? They literally have 18 firm orders for the 779 with the first due for delivery in July 2026. It is happening! You shouldn't think of it as a 1 for 1 replacement. The fleet applied to each route will be shif...
Jump to postIf BA wants it then fair enough, but I don’t see it happening. What don't you see happening? They literally have 18 firm orders for the 779 with the first due for delivery in July 2026. It is happening! You shouldn't think of it as a 1 for 1 replacement. The fleet applied to each route will be shif...
Jump to postIt doesn’t particularly have an advantage : technically speaking the 779 would be more different from a fleet integration perspective than the 787 and A350. The point is that the 779 doesn’t have an edge over other options a available to BA in terms of being an easy addition, so using it as a 77E r...
Jump to postPhilippine333 wrote:BA777FO wrote:BA is to resume daily LHR to KUL and start 3x weekly LGW-BKK this winter.
Wait, do you have the info? If you do, where are the links?
KUL was a B789, I suspect they'll start again with that. I agree, it'll probably be the 789. I think CPT will return to LGW in W24, just starts a bit later in the season. There'll be no LGW-DOH for W24 compared with W23. They increased frequencies on the other routes tho. That was for the summer on...
Jump to postBA is to resume daily LHR to KUL and start 3x weekly LGW-BKK this winter. Wouldn’t this require an additional aircraft at gatwick, unless a route gets moved to heathrow? Wonder what aircraft KUL will be operated on. I’m guessing probably the 777-200 KUL was a B789, I suspect they'll start again wit...
Jump to postA few more updates: From April 3rd Exec Club members will be able to use free messaging with the onboard wifi. A new First seat will be debuted on the A380 in Q4 2025 or Q1 2026. New A32Xneos will come with the tray table in the middle seat in Club again plus USB-A & USB-C power. New BA.com and ...
Jump to postBA is to resume daily LHR to KUL and start 3x weekly LGW-BKK this winter.
Jump to postThe 777X is a big step up in capacity, and despite LHR's capacity constraints, it's not always wise to have such drastic increases. With 787s (all variants) and A350s on property already, the 777X doesn't have a commonality advantage, so little reason to not go for the smaller options. The 777-300e...
Jump to postIt'll be a mix of 78Js and 10ab A35Ks. Both aircraft offer the lift with peak operating windows at different ranges. The 78Js will be used for TATL East Coast and ME routes while the A35Ks will complement the 77Ws and A380s on longer range routes. BA aren't early adopters and will wait for the A380...
Jump to postI'm not sure one will happen at all, at least not for some time. The 779s are due for delivery in July 2026 and will most likely replace a GE 772 on a one for one basis in terms of fleet numbers for a couple of years, so nothing needs to happen before 2028 or 2029. That's 18 firm deliveries and 24 ...
Jump to postIt's been over 4 months now! Wonder when they'll place their order, I was hoping something would be announced when IAG shared it's 2023 Financial Results. I'm not sure one will happen at all, at least not for some time. The 779s are due for delivery in July 2026 and will most likely replace a GE 77...
Jump to postI'm off to BOM in a coupe of days on a BA A35K, do they still let geeks in the cockpit after the flight? Fred Of course! Just ask when you board if it'd be possible to take a look after landing and 99% of the time the answer will be yes. Hope you have a good flight! If it helps on a more "repr...
Jump to postI don't have figures for the A359 but the following may be of interest: B789 on a 8½ hour flight with a payload of 25 tonnes burns just under 5,000kg/hr. A350-1000 over the same length/distance but with 20 tonne payload burns 5,700kg/hr. To even out the payload over that distance with 25 tonnes the...
Jump to postI don't have figures for the A359 but the following may be of interest: B789 on a 8½ hour flight with a payload of 25 tonnes burns just under 5,000kg/hr. A350-1000 over the same length/distance but with 20 tonne payload burns 5,700kg/hr. To even out the payload over that distance with 25 tonnes the...
Jump to postIAG made €3.507 billion profit for 2023, €502m in Q4.
Of that BA made a £1.4bn profit with 10% operating margin.
I don't have figures for the A359 but the following may be of interest: B789 on a 8½ hour flight with a payload of 25 tonnes burns just under 5,000kg/hr. A350-1000 over the same length/distance but with 20 tonne payload burns 5,700kg/hr. To even out the payload over that distance with 25 tonnes the ...
Jump to postFull year results for IAG are tomorrow. You may find more information regarding fleet and strategy is outlined with the results.
Jump to postThere aren't many operators consistently carrying over 55 tonnes (or anywhere near it). That's 350-400 passengers and 20 tonnes of cargo. I regularly fly a 772 with 336 seats and even when full with 10ish tonnes of cargo we're rarely pushing over 40 tonnes of payload. You'd typically get volume rest...
Jump to postTC957 wrote:Why is today's BA238 delayed at BOS from 7.30 this morning to an estimated 9pm tonight ?
Having that amount of volume is all well and good, but after you’ve loaded all the carbon based organisms upstairs, there’s only around 20 tons left for cardboard wrapped stuff downstairs. Which basically means you’ll only be able to utilise “half" the volume available before you run out of we...
Jump to postHow is range a criterion for failure? What fraction of A350-900s or 787-9s fly 6000+ NM routes exclusively? There’s a few things really, not just the ability to operate at range but also the requirement to carry the load (pax and cargo) and if the load is there does the 6knm range figure still hold...
Jump to postI think that the term "Single pilot operations" is misleading. What is accually been looked at is Extended Twin-Pilot Operations (ETPO). The industry is all about redundancy. That's why it's so safe to fly. No-one have suggested that the goal is passenger aircraft with only one human pilo...
Jump to postI think the plan is we want the pilot to be 100% in control and responsible when the engineering is difficult, but just assume away all other contingencies like navigational, communications or system issues. With modern FBW aircrafts the pilot is never 100% in control. Sirrius aircraft said Germin ...
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