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Re: Two QR A350s at DFW Saturday

JohanTally wrote:
They have twice daily DFW-DOH right now QR730 and 732. The first one on the A35K and the other on a 77L. Not sure why there would be two A350s unless they had a swap or a charter.

How does DFW rate 2 QR flights a day?..?

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bravotango75

Re: Singapore Changi named best airport in the world

That's not news, SIN regularly gets this and other awards, whoope...Lets see BOS get some love.

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Re: American Airlines heritage fleet disappearing??

I still need a photo of the Reno Air 737...for my heritage collection, hopefully she will visit BOS in the near future.

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Re: Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Air

Any guesses on possible US routes? Needless to say the usual suspects, JFK (possibly EWR), IAD, MIA, ORD, SFO, LAX, but I am hoping BOS might be included at some point.

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bravotango75

Re: What has happened to AIRLINERS.net?

Part of the problem is civil aviation is really getting boring. If you consider that 3/4 (or in some cases, 100%) of what you are going to see at and airport is the A320 and 737 family of aircraft, no wonder there are less and less airliners on the Home Page. Consolidation of the airline industry a...

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bravotango75

Re: Houston Aviation - 2023

Would like to better understand MU’s previous intent to fly PVG-IAH? Given IAH is a *A hub and had (at the time MU expressed interest in IAH) both BR and CA, what was MU going after? IAH barely ranks in the top 10 of US cities with large Chinese populations (#9). Once things settle down with US &am...

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Re: RUMOR: Copa Airlines to SAT

There's an enormous disconnect in the people of Travis' county's mind between what they think Austin is and what it actually is. 2.2m metro with 17% living beneath the poverty line. Too many people here think Austin is the next NorCal, NYC, etc and warrant flight schedules like the premier global c...

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Re: RUMOR: Copa Airlines to SAT

Save for those from Mexico, most of those from Latin America prefer Florida, NY and California. Texas is not a big draw for those who are Brazilian, Chilean, Argentine, even most of the Central America/Caribbean markets etc...Just look at the volume of traffic from Latin America to those 3 states an...

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Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation - 2023

Things that WN needs to do in the Dallas/Fort Worth market in the next 3 years to remain competitive: ⋅ Add service to a DFW-area airport other than DAL ⋅ Resume daily nonstop service to BOS/DTW/JAX/SDF/MSP/PHL/PDX/SEA/ICT out of DAL ⋅ Increase DAL-MEM to at least 2 da...

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bravotango75

Re: United pokes fun at Southwest boarding process in a new ad

Perhaps Southwest should have an ad, something to the effect...
“ At Southwest, folks are not dragged off our planes...”, accompanied by a photo/video of Dr.David Dao being dragged off a UA flight.

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bravotango75

Re: Cyberattacks reported at US airports

Looks like wide spread cyberattacks on major US airports. A Russian cyber attack has hit the websites of multiple U.S. airports, including La Guardia, ATL, ORD, LAX and Des Moines. The attack is not affecting airport/airline/security operations, only airport websites. ATL says it just brought its w...

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bravotango75

Re: Virgin Atlantic to join Sky Team

Thought they were already a member….hum…

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Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

ScottB wrote:
Of course, it remains to be seen how this will shake out with B6 and F9 vying to purchase NK; I don't exactly see why B6 would want a crew base at IAH, for example.

Agreed, IAH and Texas overall seem not to be a notable market for B6.

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bravotango75

Re: 12JUL SAT airport announcement

New restrooms?

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bravotango75

Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

Lufthansa bringing a380s back https://twitter.com/AeronewsGlobal/status/1541452983132618758?s=20&t=4LZC1h_ZGwYKM24NK4HNsg I say IAH is a top pick Really…why? It will be the usual roster, JFK, IAD,MIA,LAX,SFO and maybe ORD (hopefully BOS might make the list), markets that have little difficulty ...

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bravotango75

Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

Lufthansa bringing a380s back https://twitter.com/AeronewsGlobal/status/1541452983132618758?s=20&t=4LZC1h_ZGwYKM24NK4HNsg I say IAH is a top pick Really…why? It will be the usual roster, JFK, IAD,MIA,LAX,SFO and maybe ORD (hopefully BOS might make the list), markets that have little difficulty ...

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bravotango75

Re: Norse LGW to FLL MCO ONT SFO RFD BWI

georgiabill wrote:
Shocked no BOS

Ditto...BOS seems like a natural.

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bravotango75

Re: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2022

tobsw wrote:
Hi!

I've been monitoring IB's DFW-MAD flight. It's consistently departing late. Do we know the issues IB is facing operationally to/from DFW? Could it be "too hot" mid afternoon so they wait until pretty much mid-night?

Thank you!

. One word..... Iberia!

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bravotango75

Re: Qantas Adding MEL-DFW

leftcoast8 wrote:
Is there a lot of tourist or business demand between Aus and Texas? If so, what are the drivers of this demand?

No…most Aussies have little or no interest in Texas. Strictly a feeder run.

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bravotango75

Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

We have 20 international carriers of which none are seasonal. DFW has 16 international carriers and 3 are seasonal. AUS has 8 international carriers and 2 are seasonal. We already have service to HNL, LHR, AMS (on two carriers), and IST. MAD and HEL are JV hubs with AA so thats its own thing. What ...

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bravotango75

Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

We have 20 international carriers of which none are seasonal. DFW has 16 international carriers and 3 are seasonal. AUS has 8 international carriers and 2 are seasonal. We already have service to HNL, LHR, AMS (on two carriers), and IST. MAD and HEL are JV hubs with AA so thats its own thing. What ...

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bravotango75

Re: Condor adding LAX/SFO/BOS summer seasonal

Looking forward to seeing them here in BOS!

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Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

Well, looks like the Kiwis are going to be isolated forever if Jacinda gets her way….good luck on that.

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bravotango75

Re: Northern Pacific Airways discussion thread

Northern Pacific, sounds like a Railroad.

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bravotango75

Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

Mystery flight, why IAH or even MIA for that matter when Americans are forbidden to visit Cuba for leisure purposes? They could run a KEF-HAV nonstop with their 767s.

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Re: CNN reporting all flights from the United States to China have either been canceled or suspended

STT757 wrote:
If they’re so worried about Covid cancel the Olympics.

Bingo, spot on!

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Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2022

https://www.khou.com/amp/article/news/l ... 6408d9854b

bravotango75

Re: Virgin Atlantic to announce new US route

This is why I hate seeing people say “will we ever get a flight to X” or “you will never get a flight to X”. Ever and never is a long time. Use some better constraints. “Do you think we will get a route to X in the next 5/10/20 years.” Or whatever number you want to put on it. Using that method: ‘d...

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bravotango75

Re: Kenyan President: KQ and SA to form an alliance

Gremlinzzzz wrote:
Government is once again throwing money into the bottomless pit because that is what suits some business interests.

Naaa…Governments don’t do that, they are watching out for the people…

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bravotango75

Re: Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2021

Isn’t Ethiopia in the middle of a Civil War? I doubt that ET is too terribly concerned about re-starting Houston at the moment. As for IB and AY appearing at DFW, why on earth would anyone think that they should be at IAH instead? IAH isnt in OneWorld nor is United a JV partner with either airline....

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bravotango75

Re: Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2021

Isn’t Ethiopia in the middle of a Civil War? I doubt that ET is too terribly concerned about re-starting Houston at the moment.

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bravotango75

Re: Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW/DAL) Aviation Thread - 2021

Wow, gotta say, I am shocked. DFW attracting 3 new major int’ carriers in less than a month, impressive. I still don't see the attraction for these carriers in Texas. Looks like Houston is getting snubbed big time, I guess that Dallas slightly more desirable than Houston, still....

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bravotango75

Re: United international announcement by end of October

AVENSAB727 wrote:
Hopefully, DEN, IAH and LAX get their turn!!

DEN and LAX, doubtful IAH.

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Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2021

x1234 wrote:
Does anyone know when Air China is coming back to IAH?

Probably never...

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Re: With no official announcement, Boom Supersonic quietly drops the Overture's cruising speed from mach 2.2 to mach 1.7

Always got that vibe that it was a “fly-by-night” scam, honestly I am shocked that a huge global carrier like UA fell for it.

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bravotango75

Re: Turkish adding Dallas and Denver

Turkish is adding Dallas and Denver https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1407676879868510213?s=20 I can understand denver but why dallas? Dallas is a massive market with a lot of African, Middle East and South East Asian demand. Don’t forget how well placed IST is for connections. So much of the wor...

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Re: Houston (IAH/HOU) Aviation Thread - 2021

Has Ethiopian Air declared their intentions on IAH service? I cant see it yet. I copied and pasted from Ethiopian Air website on Operation flights The Americas Number of Flight per Week Flight dates Buenos Aires (EZE, Argentina 1X MON Newark (EWR), United States 4X TUE,THU,FRI,SUN Sao Paulo (GRU), ...

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bravotango75

Re: Qatar Airways CEO: “the A380 was our biggest mistake.”

AAB is a joke and an embarrassment to the industry.

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bravotango75

Re: UA- You vaccinated, you get free flights for a year

For the love of God, just dump the named masks....all carriers

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Re: German Green party candidate for chancellor want to ban short haul and implement tax

“Greenuism” nothing more than Communism, rebranded.

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Re: B6 to Staff: Looking to move HQ to Florida

LAX772LR wrote:
Isn't this like the 3rd time or so that they've done this song/dance?

What concession do they want from NY governance now?

Freedom
I would say move to BOS, but it's not that much better here.

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bravotango75

Re: AA large AUS expansion

Looks as if AUS is the only airport in Texas that is thriving. Gotta wonder if Austin will eclipse IAH or DFW in the coming decades.

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Re: Neos Applies For US Service

The usual suspects, MXP-JFK, BOS, MIA, ORD, and likely LAX, SFO at some point, nothing beyond those markets.

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Re: Southern US Polar Vortex disruptions

Please...this is nothing, a walk in the park here in BOS.

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Re: SW (Air Namibia) Ceases operations; Gov't Seeks to Liquidate

So sad. Flew them once in 2005, From Windhoek to Frankfurt on the MD11. Basic, but pretty enjoyable flight for that time. Polite, pleasant flight crew. Yeah, I flew them from WDH-LHR in the mid 90s on their ‘SP’, a nice service indeed. That said, Namibia is a bit of a niche market without a great d...

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bravotango75

Re: SAT - New Service Announcement

Aeroflot?

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Re: Air India Launching BLR-SFO, Plans HYD-ORD

They should add BOS to their map.

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bravotango75

Re: 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions

Well, I hope to be adding a ton once flying is allowed for us, the great washed masses, gotta do my part. In the meantime, I’ll be tool’n round Boston in my 5 mpg, 1978 Jeep CJ.

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bravotango75

Re: Houston Aviation Thread - 2020

EK 777, QR A350, KL 787/777, BA 787, LH A330, and AM all serving IAH on regular basis. ANA and ET return in November. What about Air China. I would not hold my breath on these guys (or any mainland Chinese carrier) ever being let back into the US for some time and rightly so, all things considered.

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Re: New Viva Air livery

Horrible, reminds me os Spirit

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