United surpassed 40% market share at ORD, gaining a 40.32% share from November 2022-October 2023 (source: US Department of Transportation, transtats.bts.gov). American was #2 with a 23.18% share. The stats only go back 16 years, and this is the first time United’s share has passed 40% in that time....
Jump to postI've noticed the increased presence of Air Wisconsin's CRJ-200s outside of strictly regional routes at ORD. AA has put them on STL, CVG, CLE, PIT, MSP, and other cities that regularly see/saw mainline service from ORD. Could anyone offer any insight on this?
Jump to postThe North side of B is complete, and the concourse is pretty nice. It mainly handles RJs but also a fair bit of mainline overflow (I parked there in a 737-900 from IAH once). The south side is still open (or was as of July 2023), with gates only open on the south side of the concourse due to the new...
Jump to postSome of our fellow members have stated positive & negative opinions & thoughts of Southwest opening up TYS. I would love to see it and hopefully it will come to fruition someday. I could see maybe 6 to 8 flights to start out with . 2 BNA, BWI, MDW, HOU, DAL. Maybe DEN and ATL. Even if some ...
Jump to postAnyone know what’s going on at ORD right now? Inbound traffic holding, approaches going around, nothing taking off. Clear WX too.
Jump to postN604CZ Had been doing test flights flying as "9E1" I completely missed Endeavor was getting 175s. How many are planned? None for operation. Just getting it on their ticket in the event DCI needs them to pick up slack from other operators. Can’t order a new CRJ900 anymore either. So is 604...
Jump to postAnyone know what the reg is of the first endeavor 175?
Jump to postWhy even keep IAD open as a station at this point. I mean what value does it add to the network.
Jump to postDoes anyone else have a serious dislike of the A321neo interiors? The one I flew to Bergen last week (D-AIEN) did not have Wi-Fi or power. The seat was hard as a rock and the lack of recline was annoying as hell. Going from a decked-out A330 to this was jarring. I honestly don't see how this is wort...
Jump to postGood to finally have a consistent SFO/Bay Area daily link for us. Well done WN.
Kinda saw SJD coming with the MCI add a few months back.
And yeah PBI has been on and off before the pandemic but good to see it back at least.
Now if UA would just add back SFO...
WN LAS-DEN I work for a consulting company and get to meet a lot of people on the law enforcement arena and once in a while they give me a challenge coin or a department badge lapel pin for my suit jacket when we finish a project. On this particular flight I had done some work with the Nevada Highw...
Jump to postFL410 in an American 788 from LIS to PHL.
Jump to postLargest by pax numbers: Atlanta
Smallest by pax numbers: Probably Kirksville or Burlington (IA)
GSOflyerDL wrote:A350 ferried from DTW-OSH for the air show. Pretty cool.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KDTW/KOSH
I think UA had 3 flights go out after that one was scheduled to depart. They all were mainline at least.. but even if they were only 80% full that only left seats for about 100 people at best. Especially sucks you were there ready to go and it was a last minute issue unexpected issue (not weather o...
Jump to postCongrats to Northern Pacific on finally reaching revenue service! I frankly have been out of pocket and hadn't read much about them. After seeing their business model, I was much relieved to see that they have RR engines. Orders of magnitude more reliable than the alternative, and could be importan...
Jump to postApparently, LH blew a hydraulic hose in its landing gear when it landed yesterday. Outbound was canceled and the plane is still here. Man, that is painful for LH. Not many options to get people out on other flights to try and get them to FRA or their final destination. I think UA had 3 flights go o...
Jump to postI'm talking airports that are only accessible by side streets, require you go to go through a maze, are inconvenient to freeways, or are just too far out.
Jump to postHow many UA A320s are still flying around with the old light gray leather seat covers in Y? I was on 4252 (N452UA) the other day and the seats were pretty grimy/beat up.
Jump to postMTOW for the 787-9 is 254,692 Kgs. At Den, 38°C, calm winds, 34L (16,000’) MTOW, becomes 208,200 Kgs. That’s quite a hit. For reference, at 30°C MTOW is 224,400 Kgs. If weather conditions do not allow a non-stop flight, an enroute stop will be planned. United has been flying out of DEN for a long t...
Jump to postTwo airlines on ORD-ZIH now? Damn.
Jump to postWalked through D yesterday when I was at IAH. I know they wanted the refurbishment done by July 23, but man do they still have work to do. Walls are up all over the place, gate screens are missing, and they have yet to put in a ceiling . The signage also leaves something to be desired. In general th...
Jump to postCheck out the first part of the video of the fireworks from the tower at STL. Notice the five WN planes parked along D. I don't think I have ever seen that many remote parkers before. Were these all diversions or something due to weather? https://fb.watch/lBxlP7lfPm/ 13 planes took storm damage and...
Jump to postBest: United, actually. I've gotten great service the past few times I've flown with them.
Worst: British Airways. Both flights delayed an hour and the Club World seat was dirty, plus screen not functioning well. At least they kept the drinks flowing on that flight (LHR-ORD).
I know it’s March but it still amazes me that AAs best route is an international one. Cancun the highest route for WN, AA and F9. Amazes me the demand for there. I don’t think Viva will have any issues at BLV also when it starts. I flew STL-CUN and return for March. Packed to the rafters on WN. I f...
Jump to post762 is needed. I've seen her at STL a few times and she's very beat up.
Jump to postalasizon wrote:ORD-ASE hasn't been 2x since I believe 2018.
Surprised DCA-MKE/FLL weren't being flown before. Especially when AA has added stuff like CID from DCA recently.
Jump to postTo be fair to CUN they‘ve absolutely exploded as a destination over the past two decades. Going from under 10million to over 30 million pax in 20 years is a hell of a thing to cope with. The new T4 is nice, even if the airport as a whole is very chaotic and lines are long.
Jump to postFlew BA295 on the A380 in December. Interested to see what Air Belgium's A339 is like. I was once in MCO during the evening international rush and there was a Virgin Atlantic flight to Gatwick that was being operated by a Wamos 747-400, prompting the gate agent to profusely apologize for any "s...
Jump to postSun Country Airlines (US) will resume flights from Minneapolis-St. Paul to St. Maarten on from 13 January 2024, and is expanding service out of Milwaukee, including to Cancun in March 2024. Source Aviator News Letter They flew CUN-MKE this March too. Glad to see it's coming back for another season ...
Jump to postI was through STL this week after a long break from my nearly weekly trips last summer. The work on 12R/30L and associated taxiways seems to have slowed almost to a halt. What's going on? BTW, the LH ticket counter signage does look nice. They're hard at work laying the pavement for the new runways...
Jump to posttravaz wrote:Anyone know why UA 231 LAX LHR diverted back to LAX today? One of the live streamers is showing Maintenance working on the R2 door. Flight now cancelled.
Flown: Jan 5: BA865 BUD-LHR Airbus A320 (G-EUUV) Jan 5: BA295 LHR-ORD Airbus A380 (G-XLEH0 Jan 5: AA1062 ORD-STL Boeing 737-800 (N896NN) March 5: WN1985 STL-CUN Boeing 737-800 (N8302F) March 5: WN1986 CUN-STL Boeing 737-700 (N559WN) May 20: UA4183 STL-ORD Bombardier CRJ-550 (N554GJ) May 20: UA1950 O...
Jump to postI'd like to see pics of the interior of DTW's old terminal facility, simply due to the size.
Jump to postThere are still plenty of Delta/Air France/KLM boarding gates with the old signs around. STL still has the ones with little dot matrix displays in addition to the digital airport signage.
Jump to postJust noticed how the average gauge has shifted on some AA flights to some pretty high-profile destinations. It's weird to see a CRJ-700 doing a DFW turn when that same aircraft is doing the same intra-Texas routes that the E140s used to. And it's the first time I can remember seeing Eagle going to P...
Jump to postDoes anyone have data on what percentage of Frankfurt passengers are connecting beyond FRA? My parents recently flew to Catania through there and I'm flying through FRA to Bergen this July, both destinations that previously couldn't have been done with one stop. It's obviously a high number, but it'...
Jump to postDamn. Worked at Cape for a year and a half here at STL. Never thought this would happe this quickly. The pilot shortage has really hit them hard. I'm sure the Contour cities are happy about ORD and CLT though. I saw a lot of double connections on 9K interlines with American (stuff like SAT-DFW-STL-I...
Jump to postSt. Louis is easy
1985--TWA
Today--Southwest
DFW-HKG on AA. 777-300ER. Also my longest flight.
Jump to postCorrect me if I'm wrong but I believe that the LAA A319s (the ones with sharklets) are the only AA narrowbodies that still have PTVs at every seat.
Jump to postFor me it's Southwest from STL to CUN on March 11 (first Saturday of spring break for many area schools). Just an overall festive atmosphere, sooo many hollering teens/young adults, and a funny flight attendant to boot. The return flight on Wednesday (March 15) was obviously much quieter. What about...
Jump to postUnique engine sounds, good seats, innovative IFE system with cool route map. I flew the A220-300 on STL-SLC in March of 21 (shortly after it debuted) and the screens were broken the entire flight, but that's entirely anecdotal and the aircraft was only a month old at that point.
Jump to postWhy so many cancelations today? I believe the number was 70 or 80 so far today, mainly from ATL.
Jump to postCancun. The arrivals line for 12R on some days in something to behold. Plus gate waits galore, lengthy baggage wait times, you name it. At least the T4 departures lounge is really nice. But this is what happens when 30m people use an airport that saw 10m not too long ago.
Jump to postThe only airplanes in common use today that struggle with the rest of the flow is the 717, E145, and the CRJ2 (obviously). The best they can manage is usually M.75-M.77. What makes the 717 so slow that it's comparable with the smallest RJs in service today? I always thought of it as being pretty sp...
Jump to postYears ago, the British honeymooning couple who thought they booked to SYD, but somehow wound up in YQY, Sydney, NS. When I worked at Cape Air we had multiple instances of people booking flights to Augusta, ME (AUG) thinking it was Augusta, GA (AGS). Same with Portland (although 9K recently pulled o...
Jump to postNot sure when it started, but the 220 is now doing the RON for LGA-SYR. Once an all regional market, nice to see mainline there. Looks like it’s also doing BOS-ROC, think it was an 321 when launched? BOS-ROC was flown on a 321? That's...a lot of plane for a route like that. DL was operating some pr...
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