Can't believe that no one has posted this update from Reuters. So much for 1700 posts of theory and fantasy. Looks more like fire and or explosion or hull intrusion is a strong possibility. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-witnesses/ethiopian-plane-smoked-and-shuddered-before-de...
Jump to postSo an idiot who doesn't have a drives license knows about piloting. I think he just finds himself so wonderful and so smart. Another person who needs to shut their mouth and let the pros do their work.
Jump to postThe threads are disturbing at best. There seams to be a race to be the first one right. If you look at what facts we have so far, it is not clear what happened. The FDR and Voice info will tell if the problem was the same. We will know that within days. Voice will tell what the crew was reacting to ...
Jump to postI have flown both the front of the B787 and the A359. All I can say is this is a ridiculous argument. Both aircraft are truly wonderful and if anyone says one is quieter than the other then they are full of it. Ask them to bet thier life savings the one is quieter than the other and they’ll back off...
Jump to postI just flew HEL-ICN r/t on a Finnair A350. Great airplane, if I never see another A330 (any model) and get A350's instead I will be a happy camper. From a PAX perspective both the B787 and the A350 make the A330 feel like an A300 after the B777 came out. As I have said a thousand times kill the A330...
Jump to postROFL. Any upgrades to an older bird that has already been upgraded umpteem times is like comparing my 2008 Volvo to a brand new 2017 Volvo. Your ironically kinda right. How long would you have to run a 2017 Volvo before you'd make up the difference in fuel costs that would justify selling your 2008...
Jump to postROFL. Any upgrades to an older bird that has already been upgraded umpteem times is like comparing my 2008 Volvo to a brand new 2017 Volvo. The A321 NEO/NEO/New Wing option will face the exact same problems the B737 faces when fighting against the A320 series. It's simply a newer design. The boys an...
Jump to postI am laughing at Leahy's comment on 240 seats on a narrowbody. How many airlines are lining up for this really bad option for the consumer. Boarding and deplaning would take forever thereby damaging operating times. Take a wide body like a B767 type over a narrowbody that long. This plane would be i...
Jump to postWhen I worked for AA they had a program of NO involuntary bumps. So how did they manage this. They simply upped the compensation until someone got off. AA paid a family of four $16,000 to deplane. UA would have been wise to keep upping the the award. $10,000 in travel vouchures would have done it.
Jump to postThis is really interesting. If everything was correct then why did the aircraft not reach the threshold? Everything was recorded in the FDR. If everything worked correctly except the software then this is going to be a game changer for the software developers at Airbus. The obvious question will be ...
Jump to postAccording to MWAA's most recent budget, the 2017 CPE at IAD for signatory airlines will be $18.97. At DCA, it's $14.12. In recent years, UA has repeatedly expressed concern about the high CPE at IAD. It has been a factor in why they have trimmed flights there. This year and next the Commonwealth of...
Jump to postWorking for an airport where I calculate CPE for perspective/current airlines and routes almost daily, I can tell you that most of these numbers are not even close to being accurate. Way to many factors go into calculating CPE which are not taken into account here like domestic vs international, ai...
Jump to postMean while DAL runs all those international flights out of JFK. DAL JFK 24.62 I actually met with an Airline on this. PONYNJ is grandfathered by the DOT and actually takes a staggering $6.00 per enplanements off airport into Port Authority coffers. The Port Authority really is profiting in NY. The ...
Jump to post727LOVER wrote:YEP
TPA $5.20
PIE $1.65
SRQ$11.15
PGD$0.00
RSW$7.61
Um Hum,....
Want to know why SRQ is struggling?....
right THERE !!!!!
Working for an airport where I calculate CPE for perspective/current airlines and routes almost daily, I can tell you that most of these numbers are not even close to being accurate. Way to many factors go into calculating CPE which are not taken into account here like domestic vs international, ai...
Jump to postAt hub airports, the CPE metric is particularly pertinent as the higher the figure goes, the less incentive there is to bring a connecting passenger through the facility. At some point, the airlines need to recover their costs, and the only way to do that is via higher fares. Hence, why IAD is know...
Jump to postThe complete list from 2015 filed by the top 180 airports with the FAA. Ask me and i'll tell you. Airport CPE ATL $2.86 Well now we know why Delta pushes so many people through that horrific hub they must sure have some kind of sweetheart deal with Atlanta. Delta doesn't have a sweetheart deal. CLT...
Jump to postWhy is the CPE lower in HI where everything is more expensive while it is higher at larger airports with greater economies of scale? Looking at LAX, you wonder where all that money is going. many items play into CPE. Debt, costs, weather, employees and service levels. The worst are the NYC airports...
Jump to postI think cledaybuck has a very good point and would take it further to say that ticket prices are not usually based on costs but on what the market will allow. Having been a revenue/pricing manager in a related travel industry field, I was shocked at how we arbitrarily set prices without regard to c...
Jump to postAirlines absolutely care about their individual CPE at a particular airport also known as nominal CPE. The overall airport CPE is a basic measure of the cost to do business at that particular airport. Rating agencies, the FAA, the airport itself, and airport bond financing matters tend to care abou...
Jump to postI can't but notice how high MHT (my home airport) is. Yup. that is what they filed. $13.10 is high whereas their marketing costs were reletively low. They also filed 70FTE which works out to 14,760 enplanements per Full Time Equivalent Employee. Some of the Airports are disturbing probably the most...
Jump to postIt going to be a fluid number that changes every year and varies by airline. Airline A leases 1 gate and 3 counters and has 3 A320s per day (450 Passengers) will pay for the gates, counters and 3 landing fees Airline B leases 1 gate 3 counters and had 6 E175s per day (450 passengers) will have 3 mo...
Jump to postThe complete list from 2015 filed by the top 180 airports with the FAA. Ask me and i'll tell you. Airport CPE ATL $2.86 ORD$14.65 LAX $14.07 DFW$8.75 JFK $24.62 DEN $11.97 SFO $16.60 CLT $3.04 LAS $11.79 PHX $5.99 MIA $19.93 SEA $10.12 IAH $10.27 MCO$7.73 EWR$28.31 MSP$6.17 DTW$9.86 BOS$14.54 PHL $1...
Jump to postThe US election is occurring as I write. The question is what impact will the election results have on Aviation and US tourism. Rather than addressing who will win, lets look at the impacts instead. What if Clinton wins? What if Trump wins? Has the US been damaged by the election? Has the recent rac...
Jump to postIf I am DL, UA or AA I'm really worried. Expect the import duties on the Airbus Orders to increase airline costs by 100M per aircraft. LOL! NEVER going to happen. OK maybe not 100M but it leads to serious questions whether AB won sales at US carriers with illegal subsidies. If the Government adds D...
Jump to postIf I am DL, UA or AA I'm really worried. Expect the import duties on the Airbus Orders to increase airline costs by 100M per aircraft.
Jump to postI have done this multiple times on same and different airlines. Origination destination pricing on many international tickets is cheaper when broken up. If OneWorld had half a brain they would just charge the bag fee twice. But as a million miler I don't get charged bag fees so this is designed as a...
Jump to postLOL. Why would a superior product like Airbus need Bribes etcetera to win commercial sales? Leahy hasn't been doing his job, as head of sales he should be in control not using shakey third parties to win sales through under the table tactics. But like every other used-car salesman his answer will be...
Jump to postIt seams for many observers the A380 killed the B747.
But what other models put an end to other aircraft?
Rumours are a stretched B77X will kill the A380. Is this the case?
What are the killers looking back and looking forward?
What will a MoM kill if anything?
BREXIT is being massively misread by everyone. First, trade is trade and if anyone thinks the UK will be dropped off the side of the planet never to be seen again they need to come to terms with reality. There will be impact but Airbus will be OK. Everyone in the UK regardless whether they were IN o...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Finn350" class="quote" target="_blank">Finn350</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>Having a structural design issue in the wi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BoeingVista" class="quote" target="_blank">BoeingVista</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The 787 smaller, more cramped and un...
Jump to postThe CEO, Pieter Elbers used to be head of planning before he was promoted Chief Operating Officer on route to the CEO chair. While attending Routes and other conferences I spoke with him several time, albiet before he was promoted to CEO. He made it very clear that KLM had little interest in serving...
Jump to postAt that price I'll take three and use them for Translantic charters. Based on a ten year straight line depreciation thats less $20,000 per week. If I run three flights per week equipment costs are only $3,700 per segment. That works out to a whopping $10 per seat. Maybe <acronym title="Molde - Aro (...
Jump to postI have to say I was wrong. My comment on many not caring was blatantly wrong, simply too early and impatient. Sorry for being an ass! There are indeed lot of people who see the risks to the industry. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helve...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Capt.Fantastic" class="quote" target="_blank">Capt.Fantastic</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table><t...
Jump to postI thought ISIL would not damage other Moslim societies. Sharm is an economic disaster right now, thanks to ISIL. I am shocked at the lack of comments. I guess the average aviation nerd doesnt think about the impact of world events kn travel. It actually is shamefull not to address the largest issue ...
Jump to postMy biggest fear for Qatar, Emirates and Etihad has always been a change in the political scenario in the Middle East. I am amazed how this is never mentioned. From a risk perspective the <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym> is a French EU product. A loss of Emirates demand because of e...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aryonoco" class="quote" target="_blank">aryonoco</a> (<a href="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i> For a plane of which less than 200 have...
Jump to postThere are two concerns here. First, the safety of all tourists and all traveling public. I would suggest that the flight was attacked and terrorism took this down. An attack is not entirely surprising with Russia's increased involvement in Syria and against <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and ...
Jump to postThis is a broken olive branch. Seen it a lot in aviation. Lets discuss you picking up the bill and we'll do it. It appears its a way out for both <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym> and <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>. Same thing happens in air service al...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bennett123" class="quote" target="_blank">bennett123</a> (<a href="#106" class="quote">Reply 106</a>):<br/><i>Once you offer compensation, it su...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/pvjin" class="quote" target="_blank">pvjin</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Its not only the Pa...
Jump to postHas it occurred to anyone that the vast majority of these problems are occurring repeatedly on US airlines? Perhaps it is a fear built society shouting and ranting because of entitlement of both pax and crew. The Pax believes he/she has paid for the right to complain and be beligerent from time to t...
Jump to postHELyes your chart is voodoooo magic. It shows for the Netherlands 1.1 trips domestically. The stats are NOT aviation. You can not fly domestically! Use of car/bus/rail would move the USA to LaaST place. THIS DATA <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> AB...
Jump to postThis remais a funny question. Lets be totally honest here. <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym> will upgrade the A380 because of ego. The A380 really never panned out to what <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym> saidmit would. If they knew 20 years ago what they knew now ...
Jump to postGee. I thought NEO was New Engine Option not New Wing or something else stupid! Airbus already commited to the NEO but <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym> did not. So unless <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym> can come up with 1500 firm engine orders for <ac...
Jump to postAccording to the Dutch news the damage was limited enough to consider further operations upon completing further inspections. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LTU932" class="quo...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ERJ170" class="quote" target="_blank">ERJ170</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Shouldn't it be A350 vs 77W and A333 vs 787?...
Jump to postI recently flew on the B787, have not flown on the A350 yet. I was impressed by the engine flight quietness, the window size and the dimming system, the cabin mood lighting and the improved environment. My question is for those who have flown on both. What are the differences? Is it a "monkey-see, M...
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