https://preview.redd.it/the-plane-many-of-you-said-would-never-fly-again-v0-4ql1h4hbv9qc1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=24983bb39a58cee685cfdd9f7396b69d741ebc5d N641UA flying again. About time!! For 772 HD talks, from fleet site N219UA N220UA N221UA N222UA already in HD config....
Jump to postYour argument rests on the idea that AI and AA have the same obstacles and cost structures. That is obviously not the case. AI has a far lower cost structure and AI overflies Russia. I don't know whether or not DFW-DEL will work. I do know that DFW and LAX are the largest markets in the US by reven...
Jump to postThe deviation of ORD-DEL is similar to that of EWR-DEL. If ORD has the same yields as EWR, I can almost guarantee that the second daily DEL would have been from ORD. It's just that the deviation pushed ORD out of profitability (unlike EWR), even though it is feasible with a similar amount of deviat...
Jump to postA few years ago, Pakistani airspace was closed to any carriers transiting to India. UA had to suspend EWR-BOM. Part of the issue was also takeoff performance in BOM which made it difficult to fly nonstop BOM-EWR profitably. I imagine there would be similar issues with taking this routing. https://s...
Jump to postIt appears UA has dropped its second daily flight EWR-DEL. It is now once daily, there has no announcements could be temporary. Also BOM-EWR was once a busy route, daily by UA and daily by AI. Now it is down to 3x weekly EWR-BOM by AI. EWR - DEL was always planned to be double daily only for the wi...
Jump to postAs far as i know, the 350s dont have ETOPS yet so US routes may be a while.
Jump to postRange wise, is SFO-DEL possible without Russian airspace? I know ORD-DEL and EWR-BOM are but cut for economical reasons, but honestly I don't think SFO-DEL is reasonably possible without huge weight restrictions. SFO-DEL is definitely not doable. EWR-BOM and ORD-DEL take less restriction than SFO-D...
Jump to postI don’t know why people zealously try to propagate the myth that DEL is difficult or not that smooth. I just transited through DEL last week. It was as smooth as ever. The only disappointment was the AMEX Centurion lounge and the fact they demand a passport to give you wifi access. The AI domestic ...
Jump to postSpiderguy252 wrote:abcx wrote:Still no news on the pending EY and SQ birds?
AI is already flying the EY birds. I think the SQ birds are still due.
Rumors are that Air India will take delivery of its 1st 350-900 on either Fri 22nd or Sat 23rd.
Jump to postBoth these changes make sense. 34 A35Ks were too much. AI needs 789 sized planes, 359 is also a stretch. How come it didn't make as much sense at the time of the order, a few short months ago? Actually, we predicted this move at the time the order was placed. A 20-20 split between the -900 and -100...
Jump to postThe financing terms must have been really attractive for AI to get 77Ws and 77Ls instead of leasing 789s and A350s. Speaking of, do we know if AI have started to train existing Airbus pilots for the upcoming A359s or if they have started hiring A350 pilots ? They probably needed the capacity of the...
Jump to postThere is also quite a bit of competition on ORD-DEL. Aside from AI which has bottom barrel fares, there is EK, QR, EY, TK, AF/KL, AC, AA/BA, LH, etc all offering one stop service. Lots of options here for travelers. To be honest UA was holding its own against AI and even against all the other carri...
Jump to postHad this experience recently. 1. For AI flight departing from A gates: airline said no lounge but gave some coupon for in terminal restaurant. 2. For NZ flight departing from G gates: (flight was booked thru UA website with TSA info populated.) NZ told me during checkin that, they can’t give me TSA...
Jump to postHad this experience recently. 1. For AI flight departing from A gates: airline said no lounge but gave some coupon for in terminal restaurant. 2. For NZ flight departing from G gates: (flight was booked thru UA website with TSA info populated.) NZ told me during checkin that, they can’t give me TSA...
Jump to postI wonder how AF's increase in BOM will affect the proposed UK/AI BOM-CDG flight? I felt like that was next up after BOM-FRA. Btw AF is running their low J 77W to BOM in Dec (like 12 or 14 J seats). Huge capacity but so strange to pick that config (I think it normally does Indian Ocean flights). The...
Jump to postAny word on if AI is going to reactivate 787-8 VT-ANL? They have a sorry history of stealing parts off of their fleet and letting perfectly good aircraft sit. We had hoped that the new AI would make efficient use of their fleet like other major airlines; but perhaps not. They have consistently said...
Jump to postThe already heavily delayed LH Allegris premium product roll-out hits another bump. News the 747-8 will only have a hybrid product with the new seat only on the lower deck as the upper deck is too narrow. A revised seat will need to be designed for upper deck which will take another 2-years. Additi...
Jump to postThe already heavily delayed LH Allegris premium product roll-out hits another bump. News the 747-8 will only have a hybrid product with the new seat only on the lower deck as the upper deck is too narrow. A revised seat will need to be designed for upper deck which will take another 2-years. Additi...
Jump to postFirst A320N with the new AIX livery "in the flesh" 7382433 I noticed that it has a slight different tail art pattern compared to the 737MAX though, but still a very pleasant livery It could be different for each and every aircraft, like the former AIX livery trend. Yes, each tail is expec...
Jump to postI have a feeling, the A320neo from AirAsia that has been painted into the Express livery might be one of two aircraft being displayed for the event today. In that case, I think they could show multiple tail arts by showing 2 planes. I would also think the 320neos will leave the fleet as an when thei...
Jump to postsixfootscream wrote:I put my money on an EV burning.
flybhx764 wrote:Vt nac is flying now. Has it been renovated or general maintenance
With talk about India changing their name to Bharat. What would happen with Air India? https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/opinions/india-name-change-modi-parliament-special-session-singh/index.html Nothing. They have no obligation to do anything. Plus, the special session has come and gone, and name is...
Jump to postPerhaps the latest political conflict with India will lead to Canada banning airlines entering its’ airspace from Russian Airspace. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/us/politics/russia-us-airlines-ukraine.html You mean like Air India? If that happens, Air Canada is suddenly going to have 4-5 long-...
Jump to postI read somewhere (I dont know where) that this frame was painted in Saudia´s retro livery. It seems 2 aircraft are painted in that livery. I guess then that there are 2 retro 787s coming soon. There are 3 787s painted in green... 32/33 and now 29. 3 A321neos as well. Seems this is the new livery. T...
Jump to postAre you sure that is accurate, 11/20 aircraft seems like alot to be grounded. It is definitely not accurate. A very basic glance at FR24 shows only 1 aircraft that hasn't flown and that too only since Sept 14th. So this claim of 11 grounded aircraft is completely wrong. Let us stop with the sensati...
Jump to postSAUDIA HZ-AR29 seems to have gone through a livery change to the new SAUDIA colors HZ-AR29 in the old colors: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F3z7qgnujen3b1.jpg HZ-AR29 in the new colors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxOXzs7s2z-/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D I read somewhere...
Jump to posthttps://aviationsourcenews.com/airline/akasa-air-flight-cancellations-and-delayed-refunds-raising-frustrations/ Akasa airline is in the news again. And it is not good. Compared to this Spice Jet appears to be much better. Are you sure that is accurate, 11/20 aircraft seems like alot to be grounded....
Jump to postMaanavParikh wrote:BOM-EWR will be the next route for the ex-EY 77W
https://twitter.com/ArenaJet/status/1702250577173057717
Wonder where VT-AEI is going to fly, BOM-ORD? only time shall`tell
The Pakistan authorities have been undermining PIA for sometime and indeed make no secret that they would be willing to see it fold in its current form . The Eu and UK flight exclusions have already been terminal and it’s simply not viable. If PIA do fall under, the state will re constitute a natio...
Jump to postHow is EWR-DXB doing for UA? That could be a sign of further expansion in DXB?
Jump to postDoes anyone know the exact reason why VT-ALL (AI 77W) is parked in NAG for so long? Also, VT-ANH and VT-ALL (788s) parked in BOM. From what I know, they were all COVID groundings and due to supply chain issues and the long duration of groundings need extensive repairs which are taking time. They ar...
Jump to postThe A350s will sport the new livery first. This is an ex-EY frame that will wear the standard (the simplified livery) seen on the ex-DL frames.
Jump to postThe site is an enthusiasts site and not much credibility. They post news but don't seem to have inside knowledge. DFW was a safe bet to write a piece on.
Jump to postIf you look at Aeroflot's Western fleet, it's mostly 737NGs, A320ceos and A330ceos. All of those types have had plenty of examples scrapped over the past decade. Whilst one of those types scrapped at Victorville, Goodyear, Teruel, Tarbes or Kemble is unlikely to have it's parts head to Russia (or I...
Jump to posthttps://i.ibb.co/2P8sdnH/Screenshot-2023-08-08-at-7-52-05-PM.png Air India's newest promotional email has a new brand identity for Flying Returns - it's frequent flyer program. Is this a sneak peak at Air India's new brand identity? The font looks similar to the concept created here. If true, its a...
Jump to postFrom what I know, LX have ZRH-BOM/DEL, LH temporarily currently has FRA-BOM, Finnair have HEL-BOM, KL also has for now, AMS-BOM and AF has operated CDG-BOM.
Jump to postMIB stands for Miami International Base(maintenance), not Melbourne (MLB), and not Minot North Dakota (MIB).... Some Info for you, 92 Acft are in Planned MX Events. What does CEX and STC stand for? Customer EXperience (NEXT). STC = supplemental Type Certificate. The new interior fittings have to be...
Jump to post# 811, -900ER, has gone into MIB for a CEX Mod. Will be a STC. Thanks, CALTECH, I show it in MIA, not MLB. MIB stands for Miami International Base(maintenance), not Melbourne (MLB), and not Minot North Dakota (MIB).... Some Info for you, 92 Acft are in Planned MX Events. What does CEX and STC stand...
Jump to postSo the 3 77Ws AI is leasing from SQ are super premium heavy for AI. Will they just be used on DEL-SFO or BLR/BOM-SFO? The SQ planes do sort of match AI’s 77L that I guess AI is retiring so from a seat pov, I guess the SQ planes are fine. My assumption is that the SQ 77W can do the range needed for ...
Jump to postCan anyone out there give us an update on the repair progress on two damaged 321’s. They are N921US and n193UW. Thanks in advance. Here is a pic of 193 in work. https://i.ibb.co/QCtTdg2/IMG-7076.jpg Wow, that looks like a major rebuild! Now, I have no way of remembering...what happened to this bird...
Jump to postI do not see it on this seat, but is there a chance that these seats have leg rests? They seem to have disappeared, but are quite useful.
Jump to postSFO-SIN is double daily on UA. Good point. Great group to be in for DEL. Hopefully that also means that India is still an important and critical market for UA and there will eventually be more to come. India is definitely a very important market for UA. Prior to the Russian airspace issue, they wer...
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1677902121193164801?t=WiNMZhycjYWWJrJAEezfvg&s=19 Here's the link for the full timings and details! But great news as fares should come down hopefully, I guess yields are very high, but fares in Polaris are horrendous. Upwards on $20k roundtrip at times. On a...
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1677902121193164801?t=WiNMZhycjYWWJrJAEezfvg&s=19 Here's the link for the full timings and details! But great news as fares should come down hopefully, I guess yields are very high, but fares in Polaris are horrendous. Upwards on $20k roundtrip at times. On a ...
Jump to postFantastic news. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1677902121193164801?t=WiNMZhycjYWWJrJAEezfvg&s=19 UA to add double daily on EWR-DEL. It was rumoured earlier and seems to be happening now. It has pretty good timings for connections on both sides. Hopefully this leads to lower fares. It is on ...
Jump to postNew Summer Routes at OAK: "In addition to Philadelphia on Spirit, other new routes at OAK, this summer include: "Spirit Airlines to Dallas-Fort Worth and NYC-Newark. Volaris to San Salvador, El Salvador. Southwest Airlines to New Orleans beginning July 15th and Baltimore/Washington DC beg...
Jump to postDelhi Airport Terminal 4: What Happened to the Proposal https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-delhis-igi-airport-from-fourth-runway-to-world-class-t4-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-big-expansion-plan-1367878/ https://www.financialexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/expansio...
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