Is Delta using a known designer? Or a vendor designer? GPS Uniforms, a division of the company that owns Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy. Hoping they lean more towards Banana Republic designs, and less towards Old Navy, especially if Delta wants to have that "premium" vibe. I think Lan...
Jump to postJust came across this this morning, and found it interesting, . Apparently JetBlue is applying for the EAS contract for Presque Isle, Maine-PQI for year round service to Boston and possibly New York with A220. Bidding against Boutique Air, United, and American. https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/02/22/j...
Jump to postJust came across this this morning, and found it interesting, . Apparently JetBlue is applying for the EAS contract for Presque Isle, Maine-PQI for year round service to Boston and possibly New York with A220. Bidding against Boutique Air, United, and American. https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/02/22/j...
Jump to postDL needs to start using SEA for its intended purpose (Asian connections). Will DL shift some of its recent LAX TPAC expansion to SEA (e.g. the second daily SYD flight)? I'd say this isn't the last TPAC route we'll see DL add ex-SEA in the next few years. HKG and SYD seem to be obvious gaps in SEA's...
Jump to postHow do you define "light surface frost"? How does your co-worker on the ramp define it? Even light frost has the potential to disrupt airflow and lift. Because "light surface frost" is subjective my carrier stuck to a "clean aircraft concept". I was a certified deice t...
Jump to postI wonder if these terminals could tender to perform their own security screening through the TSA private partnership programme... I forget what it's actually called... But it's why there isn't "real" TSA at JAC, ROC, FSD, SFO, SRQ, etc. I wonder if they could set up their own private contr...
Jump to postCredible rumour that Delta is about to load Saturday-only LGA-LAX/LAS in addition to the previously announced LGA-SLC.
Jump to postI think the blue should have been darker, closer to the hue of the current "jetBlue" on their aircraft/engine colour. Would have made for a classier look, in my opinion. Other than that, I'm good with it.
Jump to postSEA-LHR is no surprise. I had a conversation with one of their gate agents about that flight and she said some days it was going out with 74 people on it. I know load factor isn't a pure indicator of a route's success, but when you're operating out of a partner's hub with the express purpose of capt...
Jump to postAfter only five years in use, Delta will abandon its Zac Posen designed uniforms and transition to a new color palette. The "Passport Plum" dress has been replaced by a new "Gunmetal Gray" dress in a recent safety briefing video which strikes me as odd considering the airline's ...
Jump to postAll accurate, except the CRO cannot override the captain on safety related issues. Sort of. At a certain point, the resolution is to pull the captain off the flight. Like for example I once dealt with a situation where the FAs demanded a customer be removed for intoxication. The customer was not--t...
Jump to postEntitled passenger?!?! Not at all. Speaks volumes of the way AA treats passengers. This is a pattern and we need the media to report more stories like this to enact change. AA had so many options to help this passenger who has cancer. So many people bring carry-ons as AA charges for checked bags an...
Jump to postSome of this may be tied to cargo demand, as well. Some flights pay for themselves in cargo, and then customers are just icing on the cake. I remember when I used to work in BOS, the FAs were always fretting that they were going to pull the BOS-LHR route because it would routinely go out with 100+ ...
Jump to postSome of this may be tied to cargo demand, as well. Some flights pay for themselves in cargo, and then customers are just icing on the cake. I remember when I used to work in BOS, the FAs were always fretting that they were going to pull the BOS-LHR route because it would routinely go out with 100+ s...
Jump to postNope. Japan / China premium traffic is far off from what it was pre-pandemic. They are going to preserve HND / NRT routes before they consider trying to restore or start secondary Japan routes that were marginal pre-pandemic. HSR / high speed rail from Tokyo is going to be the thing for the near-te...
Jump to postIt has been said internally multiple times that the future of the WB fleet is the 330/350 families. Period. The priority is commonality and economies of scale. Y'all need to let this 787 dream die. It's not happening. I'd bet my career on it.
Jump to postAny clue as to what D1 seat they will use on the 321Neo sub fleet? We already have seen the cabin mock-ups for the new AA 321XLRs which is a similar timeline and seems will be practically the same layout except for seat type. It's a new seat design for Delta. 1-1 configuration reverse herringbone w...
Jump to postThis unfortunately isn't surprising. With the amount of post-COVID turn over there's been among ground handlers, it's actually a miracle more tragedies like this haven't happened. In many airports, your most senior agent now has around a year of seniority, and it's truly the blind leading the blind....
Jump to postWhile the priority right now is obviously to get people--passengers and crew--to their destinations, I have an MBA in operations and I can't help but wonder how will they EVER get all that checked luggage back to the owners? Can someone who works/worked in baggage service provide some context about...
Jump to postIt will be torn down as part of the LGA rebuild and is not in the new airport plan. What does this mean? All of the legacy terminals at LGA (Central, 1992-era Terminal C, and the original DL/NW facility) are not part of the new airport. They have or will be torn down. The exception is the Marine Ai...
Jump to postA friend of mine who is on that construction project said it was going to be basically a total overhaul using just "the bones". They'll do it in sections to reduce the number of gates taken out of service.
Jump to postThis isn't much different than how hotels function. You give them a credit card, and then you're charged on check out. If you no-show, they'll still charge you for a night. It could work similarly. The airline keeps your card on file. If you travel on the flight and complete the ticket, you get char...
Jump to postI feel like much of the discussion surrounding what the combined airline will look like (route map specifically) hinges on the mergers of the past--where airlines were considering what a combination of the existing airlines would look like. Do the hubs compliment each other, do the fleets compliment...
Jump to postI wonder if it's for their wholly owned ground handling company Dnata... I could be that they've gotten contracts at those airports, and they funnel their hiring through the EK mechanism?
Jump to postI just saw an interview with Alaska CEO and he said the airline will transition to an all Boeing fleet by the end of 2023. Also removing the Horizon Q400s and replacing with the E175s. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/alaska-airlines-will-move-to-all-boeing-fleet-in-2023-says-ceo-ben-minicucci/...
Jump to postI'm surprised by how low density they're saying the seating will be. I don't know what I was expecting, but with these as as a 757 replacement, I was expecting something closer to 757 capacity. It was interesting how Delta in its own press release describes these planes as "larger than the airc...
Jump to postI don't see RSW mentioned on your list above? RSW must have just been accidentally left off the mainline full handling list. They have both AW and BW. Additionally, of peculiar interest, DL has full mainline AW staff in HND, FCO, MXP, MAD, BCN.. And then a smattering in several other European stati...
Jump to postCan I ask - why in the US do the baggage scales not connect to the baggage belt at the Checkin desks? I’ve never seen this outside of the US, surely this must cause injuries to staff lifting bags, or addition labour moving bags from scales to belts? Amazed also with Checkin kiosks they did not adop...
Jump to postCan I ask - why in the US do the baggage scales not connect to the baggage belt at the Checkin desks? I’ve never seen this outside of the US, surely this must cause injuries to staff lifting bags, or addition labour moving bags from scales to belts? Amazed also with Checkin kiosks they did not adop...
Jump to postInteresting. The Omicron wave had to have played a significant t role in this. I hope that in Q2 and onwards most of these airlines will be able to go back to profit. 2 straight years of losses is certainly not good. I mean it probably didn't help, but we were hearing internally that the losses had...
Jump to postALL commercial flights in the US via an airline EVERY passenger MUST go through security, what are you talking about? Have you heard of 9/11 and the TSA. There are no exceptions. Oh but there are exceptions. Up in Alaska, multiple small community airports don't have TSA, and the customers aren't sc...
Jump to postI'm flabbergasted that this post is still going on. Keeping staff at a contract company with no flight benefits was a challenge before the pandemic, and it's a nightmare now. ORH has one contractor for all airlines. Ramp is easier to learn and takes less training time than customer service. So what ...
Jump to postWe're aviation enthusiasts. Of course we want unique, colourful planes. But, that's not necessarily good branding. People on here have hated every single livery refresh that's occurred since I started following the forums as a, like, 14 year old... You have to look at this from a business and image ...
Jump to postPerhaps too especially with a TATL hub of UA and VS at EWR, it may work out better for feeders to VS flights to/from EWR with UA. I don't think this really has much impact. Australia travelers far and away fly to Europe the other direction. Especially coming from the East Coast of Australia, it's q...
Jump to post...so they are definitely spread out. You can use A13, A14, A16, A17 and A19 I believe for the big jets. I also have a feeling that a 763 will fit at A5 if needed, but that may only be a 757, so might be wrong there, if DL do move their ops across, this conversation is effectively moot as it would ...
Jump to postAlthough I know this is relatively common practice, I can say DL left nothing behind in DBV. All staff for the season were on temporary assignment from other European stations that were either dormant or had reduced flight activity, so withdrawing from the market would take literally no effort... I ...
Jump to postAre you really trying to say service is better on US carriers than European carriers? Service? Like in-flight service? No. Absolutely not. I don't think anyone is trying to argue that. But customer service (as in, airport staff, reservations staff, IROP recovery, etc.) yes absolutely. I'd rather my...
Jump to postIt looks a lot like Avelo's uniform... But even more poorly constructed...
In the words of RuPaul... Meh.
From what I recall, there was originally a deal to pick up four LATAM-owned A350s that (maybe) were flying with Qatar Airways. That deal also included rights for Delta to take 10 A350-900 (maybe convertible to -1000) order slots from LATAM. As a result of the pandemic, Delta paid a penalty to disso...
Jump to postRef boarding from the tarmac: how uncivilized. And Europeans brag about their civility. There is this thing called the American Disabilities Act. It's difficult to board from the tarmac if you are in a wheelchair. The person has to literally be carried up and down the stairs, sometimes in the rain....
Jump to postnot very familiar with BOS.. Can one not walk from C to B post security so as to connect from 9K to AA and UA? Nope. The only two terminals in BOS that are connected on the secure side are C and E. A and B are both stand-alone. Even within B, last I checked, the pod of gates that Air Canada comes a...
Jump to postIAH & PHX deserve a mention Also CLE, JAX, PDX, STL (STL is long overdue IMO). 1) CLE-operating 2x E175s today 2) JAX-operating 2x E175s today 3) PDX-long and thin route over flying multiple hubs. 4) STL-WN stronghold, former AA hub resuming service in November. Given the crime, economic trends...
Jump to postHow many total dedicated gates is Delta losing by moving entirely out of S and having an even swap with UA? Did they not maintain enough seat capacity to maintain their dedicated gates (how the Port , at least pre-covid, determines gate assignments)? The DL lounge in S is small enough where it seem...
Jump to postMy experience with DL has been that in smaller stations, there will be a couple of DL employees who oversee the contract ground staff and can do things that may require an actual DL person to authorize. When I last went though NRT, they were all DL staff above wing, but as I understood it when they...
Jump to postI’m not going to open the door to an international flight, carrying pax from all over, each potentially carrying who knows what sort of illnesses...with no protection. It’s one thing if you work remotely or isolated, but you’re an absolute fool if you work for a major airline and don’t realize that...
Jump to postSo DL will have all of their overseas flights (obviously requiring FIS) to use A-gates? Does that include their international partners like KE? I know that DL had quite a few gates in B. I wonder if UA will use all of those gates...it's not like UA has a ton of flights at SEA, including AC. Maybe W...
Jump to postI don't think AS is willing to give up any gates they have in their possession...OW, AA or not. This is accurate. AS is only occupying S and B gates due to the completion of the N gates. Once the N gates open back up, AS leaves both S and B entirely (except international arrives in S). N15 & N1...
Jump to postHighly doubt it. Even AS operates out of S Satellite right now. Yes because 10 gates are still not open on NSat yet. Once they do, you'll likely only see AS operating SSat for INTL Arrivals and the occasional overflow domestic flight during their peak banks. We'll see if they'll follow through but ...
Jump to postWith respect to real estate and BTV being too small i think WN has shown they are willing to do small stations now. Post pandemic they are a different airline in new cities! Visit MTJ and HDN......... BTV is a massive sprawling airport compared to those. I totally get that, but still, where would y...
Jump to postWith the current infrastructure at BTV, I just don't see WN being able to fit... WN requires a LOT of room in terms of corporate real estate, and without multiple airlines vacating, I feel like all other financial, logistical, network, etc. obstacles aside, it's just a physically very unappealing ai...
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