Right? DOJ makes it seem like NK/B6 are the only carriers covering the east coast. Every legacy has a major presence up and down the east coast. Massive fortress hubs. Tons of options for consumers. Actually not at. The DOJ proved that very effectively in court and JetBlue would have taken out a hu...
Jump to postJetBlue would have wiped out competition on the East Coast with this takeover. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Right? DOJ makes it seem like NK/B6 are the only carriers covering the east coast. Every legacy has a major presence up and down the east coast. Massive fortress hubs. Tons of options for...
Jump to postJust wondering how this merger is going to hurt consumers. There is plenty of competition from the major carriers (AA,DL,UA,WN and AS). Plus you have F9,G4,MX and XP to choose from. Granted MX and XP are small have limited cities served and may benefit from the merger as the combined B6 NK merger m...
Jump to postIn a Biden administration, no airline mergers are going to get approved. That's probably just the reality of things right now. Whether it's NK or F9, it appears B6 is on their own for now. And it would behoove them to get some solid operational performance going and sustain being a good ops airline...
Jump to postGreat to see! Uruguay is a great country to visit and live in and deserves its own airline!
Jump to postLuckily we have the press to hold airlines accountable! Of course there is some sensationalism, but overall we see the press holding airlines accountable like what happened with the Southwest meltdown and more recently Boeing. The people who flew Southwest during the meltdown would not have had a v...
Jump to postWow! This is really bad for customer service at AA. You wonder if other employee groups are subsidizing the large pay increases for pilots at AA.
Jump to postUnited may be desperate as their whole growth plan was hedged on Boeing 737s. This was a bad move by United given the MAX problems have been known for years. United may be setback now in their ability to grow while other competitors have Airbus to grow. Airbus sees this as a win to get a U.S. legacy...
Jump to postGood news indeed. This means they’re confident the -9MAX issues are being resolved so they can move forward with an increased summer schedule. Great to see more LAX service! As a traveler you have to question to the reliability of the MAX and what the next issue will be. I know when I fly United I ...
Jump to postA video posted by an interested party and so edited. I can easily speak for myself, several airlines (UA and JB) won’t get my business if they gave free passes. A couple of bad experiences. You can't edit what the VP said about customers in general and how he spoke to a person with a concern. The v...
Jump to postFirst, we don’t know the whole story, lots of questions on the customer’s actions and were the presentation edited. Second, how do you legislate civil behavior—voices cannot exceed 80dB; no nasty language, customer gets whatever he wants, no delays. It’s unrealistic except when there are hard numbe...
Jump to postDo we need to legislate civil behavior now? If so, give up. Yeah apparently service is getting so bad at U.S. airlines that we do need protections for consumers when big business treat individuals poorly. IT says something about culture at United when a Houston based VP disparages customers in the ...
Jump to postWith United possibly thinking the 73M10 will never come to United the airline needs to think about bringing some of the A-320s and 757s out of retirement until they can find a long term solution. It has been a mess flying United lately with so many close in cancellations and poor customer service. ...
Jump to postWith United possibly thinking the 73M10 will never come to United the airline needs to think about bringing some of the A-320s and 757s out of retirement until they can find a long term solution. It has been a mess flying United lately with so many close in cancellations and poor customer service.
Jump to postIt would be great to see United become more Airbus oriented again. This Boeing mentality is a holdover from the Continental merger, which preferred Boeing.
Jump to postNice to see more choice against AA! AA regular economy is not that much different or comfortable that F9 these days!
Jump to postI am confused. The DOJ blocked this merger to protect the consumer? Have they not looked into how Spirit screws over the consumer by charging fees for EVERYTHING. You end up with an overall cost higher than a flight on another airline by the time fees are in place? Did they not take customer servic...
Jump to posthttps://www.noaa.gov/news/2023-was-worl ... ord-by-far
Interesting data from NOAA about the warmest year on record!
Why are you blaming Southwest for the meltdown? You have no idea about the weather issues at the Dallas hub of Southwest. You have no idea what's going on. Stop being paranoid and blaming the airline for the cancellations. It is not Southwest's intention to cancel flights to inconvenience pilots or...
Jump to postMost people flying ULCCs are not looking for status, comfort, premier type benefits, or codeshares. They just want the cheapest fair to get them from one place to another.
Jump to postThe US let PanAm go, Argentina can let AR go. It's not that AR is not worth saving, is that it doesn't actually serve the original function of providing air connections. It is just a political tool and cash box. Between people at Airliners.net getting more spotting pictures, and building a a half d...
Jump to postI get it - I am splitting hairs. We're on a commercial aviation forum. Many of us prioritize things when booking travel that the general public would not. For me this includes aircraft type (for mechanical, historical, and aesthetic reasons - yes aesthetics, branding, how the plane is cared for and...
Jump to postWith the AS MAX 9 now grounded for the foreseeable future, how much flexibility does AS have in the fleet to be able to maintain their schedules? I saw in the thread regarding the 1282 incident that it’s around 25% of their 737 fleet… is that accurate, and does that correlate to a similar percentag...
Jump to postThe U.S. has seen airfares rise with so many mergers. We are seeing the DOJ stand against the newest proposed takeovers as airfares have gone up in the U.S. and customer service is getting worse. Europe is lucky to have so much competition! Airlines also have to compete against trains in Europe.
Jump to postHow are you seeing the climate change in your region? The facts, data and science are showing the Earth is warming rapidly.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 882923007/
What diet to you follow? For many people going vegan or plant based diet is all the craze to help themselves, their community and environment. Their are many benefits to being vegan! What diet do you follow if any? https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/vegan-diet-environment#:~:text=Shifting%20diets%2...
Jump to postI am surprised AA agreed to such High paying Contracts with these awful earnings! You wonder if it is pilot contracts... This take doesn't hold water. By many measures, Delta and United have richer contracts than American, and they're making money just fine. Look to the previous debt issue for your...
Jump to postThere's lots of O&D and business demand between Seattle and Taipei with most of it being computing/IT (hardware+software). Taiwan with TSMC is semiconductor powerhouse. There is a reason UA now flies SFO-TPE 2x daily. Also remember Taiwan is in the US Visa Waiver Program further increasing dema...
Jump to postFavoring consumers is the goal. If merger is allowed all connections to American Airlines must be dropped. One World affiliation also must be dropped--anti competitive I wouldnt suggest oneworld be dropped entirely, but perhaps all oneworld benefit recognition between AS+HA and AA be cut? That migh...
Jump to postIt is great to see Delta becoming the premier airline to fly in Seattle! I won't be surprised to see Delta to SEA replicate UA at SFO. I am sure we will see more expansion from SEA to Asia and Europe on Delta, as well as domestically!
Jump to postCode share in the US is very anti competitive. American is largest domestic carrier--should not be allowed to add 2 other domestic airlines. Current Alaska arrangement is also anti competitive I agree 100 percent! The alliance with two domestic airlines It is very anti competitive. Alaska should be...
Jump to postThose mergers were allowed in the past and we have seen negative impacts for consumers. FF programs are much worse, customer service is non existent and airfares are up. The current DOJ favors consumers over corporations so we are seeing them say no to these mergers and takeovers. They want competit...
Jump to postS&P Ratings is not too excited about the deal Says Alaska's purchase of Hawaiian Air "will modestly benefit Alaska Air's competitive position, but Hawaiian Air losses and debt will weaken Alaska Air." As result S&P is changing its outlook on ALK from stable to negative, signaling ...
Jump to postI can't imagine the DOJ will allow Alaska and and American to continue to work together after this merger. This will become like JetBlue/American where it stifles competition and raises prices.
Jump to postThis is the beginning of end of DL's International Hub in Seattle! Now that AS will have wide body AC to fly Asia and Europe....they can be a formidable Competitor to DL on the SEA-International Arena! .... I wonder if AA/AS was plotting this all along!?? Why would you say that? Delta has a much mo...
Jump to postDid I miss a "See Inset Airlines" joke somewhere? If not, people are slacking. This merger is bad for most everyone other than a few AS investors. It's bad for communities and pax served, it's especially bad for the employees of both carriers. There will be a few good spots here and there...
Jump to posthttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2023/11/14/ev-sales-2023-slow-inventory-pile-up/71572499007/ EVs are not selling in the U.S. We will need to more restrictions on gas fueled vehicles to increase sales of EVs. EVs are great for the environment and the future of driving. Gas powere...
Jump to postIf it does lead to another pandemic we know that we will need to quickly shut down, enact mask mandates, and increase social distancing. We have learned from science how to best save lives in a pandemic. We will be more prepared with prior knowledge. It is important we listen to science as we learn ...
Jump to postDon't be offended but UA chose not to be a LAX carrier a choice when it shifted capacity to SFO years ago. LAX departing passenger share, LAWA data YTD thru 9/23: DL, 20.2% AA, 14.9% UA, 14.6% WN, 9.4% No, passenger counts aren't RPMs, but UA isn't even close. https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/...
Jump to postTurns out Denver is one of DLs lowest performing cities. The worst performing airline hub is Delta’s Seattle operation. All of Delta’s Denver flights are in the bottom half of performers for their system as well. https://viewfromthewing.com/the-worst-performing-airline-hub-is-delta-air-lines-in-sea...
Jump to postOne can wish! Their service was so much better than Alaska. It is too bad that merger was allowed. It would not have been allowed under this current administration.
Jump to postThat's actually really surprising. Spirit has very little name recognition in Denver and flyers there are very loyal to United, Southwest, or they choose Frontier if they want the ULCC experience. It's not like Denver is a backwater city. What you said is similar to saying Delta should drop Denver ...
Jump to postSpirit is exiting DEN effective 9JAN, citing Pratt issues and market underperformance: https://www.9news.com/article/travel/denver-international-airport/spirit-airlines-discontinue-service-dia-denver-airport/73-ee1e2abf-e99c-4c9e-8f33-e05b2eebb343 That's actually really surprising. Spirit has very ...
Jump to postThings need to be viewed on a case by case basis. What if this was the only time these working FA’s finally were able to sit for a few minutes and eat their only meal of the day but people kept coming back every 5 seconds to ask for their 5th refill of sprite or to take their kids dirty diaper. Let...
Jump to postThe Dutch are choosing to put the environment first. We will see more of this in future decades. This complaint will not go anywhere.
Jump to postThe majority of Americans now recognize the climate crisis as having huge impacts on people and where they live. We will see climate migration increase this century with these statistics. People really need to take into account climate change when they decide where to live. https://www.cnn.com/2023/...
Jump to postI am surprised this practice is allowed. We need to rethink the practice of jump seating and consider a ban on this.
Jump to postLH has quite a few brands now: Discover for long range and mid range, Eurowings up to the Middle East, Lufthansa "Classic", CityLine, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, Dolomiti and now City. All doing similar things. I think we need to make the distinction between brands and operating entities. ...
Jump to postSad to hear about increased violence in Europe! Seems people are now acting more vigilant in Europe.
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