I’d be interested to see the actual cost of pairings flown after VDA, and other costs are added. Also, do JBU, JB Tech Ventures, JB Vacations, etc, add to the bottom line, or subtract? We need to be more self-critical if we want to improve.
Jump to postIt does not look like JetBlue will be adding new cities or routes anytime soon. However a New Terminal 6 is being built at JFK to add more gates for JetBlue so we will see what the future has in store for JetBlue there. B6 will only have 1 gate in T6 Do you have a source? I know that they were orig...
Jump to postThis reads like the personal chat line of an online psychic. Could we get back to discussing the topic? Personally, I think we all know there are structural problems at JetBlue. The so-called “sweet spot” we all heard so much about could also be described as no-man’s land. But, I contend there are m...
Jump to postMy comment on Psyops relates to the idea that a senior executive with insider information would suddenly turn up on A-net to spill the beans about a failed merger. Naming names, and calling people incompetent, while telling us that Spirit has their house in order undercuts your message, in my opinio...
Jump to postPsyops going on here, and lots of fish on your line. JetBlue’s OPSPECs date back to 1998, and they don’t mention Live TV. OPSPECs are a living document, boilerplate, but they can have sections added, or subtracted as the need arises. Spirit’s OPSPECs would have had no bearing on the operation under...
Jump to postPsyops going on here, and lots of fish on your line. JetBlue’s OPSPECs date back to 1998, and they don’t mention Live TV. OPSPECs are a living document, boilerplate, but they can have sections added, or subtracted as the need arises. Spirit’s OPSPECs would have had no bearing on the operation under ...
Jump to postDoesn't the fact that the crew seemed to think they were well stabilized (they had to be told they were not, apparently) for another landing attempt, but in fact 1000+ feet off the localizer raise the possibility/likelihood they were using full automation (coupled AP) when in fact same is not allow...
Jump to postNice to see another A-net messiah has arisen. You seem to enjoy publicy naming former Delta employees, and call them out as incompetent, while remaining anonymous. As an aside, blue potato chips haven’t been served on a JetBlue airplane in years. I can’t disagree with some of what you say, but your ...
Jump to postDoesn't the fact that the crew seemed to think they were well stabilized (they had to be told they were not, apparently) for another landing attempt, but in fact 1000+ feet off the localizer raise the possibility/likelihood they were using full automation (coupled AP) when in fact same is not allow...
Jump to postI seem to recall, several years ago, a spate of incidents where A320 engine cowls became unlatched in flight. There was no hue and cry at that time about Airbus aircraft. As I remember it, there were cowl latches under the engines that may have required reclining on the ground to fasten. This will ...
Jump to postI seem to recall, several years ago, a spate of incidents where A320 engine cowls became unlatched in flight. There was no hue and cry at that time about Airbus aircraft. As I remember it, there were cowl latches under the engines that may have required reclining on the ground to fasten. This will ...
Jump to postWow, all this speculation built on a false premise. And everyone seems impervious to facts. It has been correctly described as an incentive to stay home, at reduced pay. Usually more lines of reduced pay than needed are offered, and when the block hours for each month are calculated , the awards can...
Jump to postJust in: Mexicana has been sued by SAT Aero Holdings for $841 million due to multiple breaches of contract. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/mexicos-state-owned-airline-faces-841-million-lawsuit-contract-dispute-2024-03-28/ https://www.forbes.com.mx/demandan-a-mexicana-de...
Jump to postforget about northeast to florida. That's the old jetblue. The new jetblue is serving business markets out of BOS and JFK. i do agree to bring back AA codeshare alone, that's what they need. They are only going to add more flights to Europe going forward and probably transcon stuff. View From The W...
Jump to postVAS Aviation posted a video explaining more details. Of course this is not official but does provide some additional information regarding the minimum altitude on approach which looks to be around 200'. https://youtu.be/DPCTrHJn4H4?si=YzVjTgHXoCPAJZY4 Galaxy Flyer posted above that the minimum is 2...
Jump to postIt's a pretty well-paying profession - but not every pilot is a DL/AA/UA widebody captain with thirty years seniority. It pays exceptionally well for the education requirement of a non-selective 4-yr degree, and some carriers waiving even that. In some states you couldn't start as a $35K K-6 teache...
Jump to postConsidering that senior captains in legacy airlines basically make the same as the C-suite in decently sized companies, and more than most lawyers/physicians and senior software devs in FAANG companies. It also seems like it offers the best "knowledge&skill required/money earned" rati...
Jump to postI doubt it could ever be enacted, but a simple screening at show time, no penalty for a failed screening, removal, and mandatory rehabilitation after a failed screening (or maybe after 3 failed screenings ). Maybe then we could get people the help they need without the juicy headlines. Again, doubtf...
Jump to postDozens of airlines operating over one hundred ATR aircraft in nordic regions, from Canada, Europe, Russia and Asia must be afflicted by Ostrich Syndrome. Also you could at least read your own source. You would have learned about findings of the the AIBN final report. "The AIBN is of the opinio...
Jump to postTWA772LR wrote:With NK over, are we betting on whether or not B6 jumps into bed with AS and HA?
Looks like this is a another MAX incident. https://abc13.com/bush-intercontinental-airport-flight-evacuated-united-issues-houston-passengers-evacuate-plane-iah-landing-problems/14503758/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source...
Jump to postOne other factor to the RH story was the loss of Mark Powers. Mark had cleaned up the balance sheet, and transitioned the airline from a startup, to a solid financial entity. When Alaska won the bidding war for VA, Mark was gone shortly thereafter. My take was that RH was displeased with the outcome...
Jump to postThe most surprising thing is that this thread hasn’t been deleted yet. Gotta agree. Why is that? It’s an old story. Otherwise, I am fully in support of proper security, and keeping someone out of the cockpit who has a problem. I’ve never been through screening in Scotland, so I can’t comment on whe...
Jump to postLHUSA wrote:The most surprising thing is that this thread hasn’t been deleted yet.
God, Jägermeister, that is sad.
Jump to postThis whole saga is a microcosm of the Robin Hayes era at B6 - very distracted. They have basically spent the last 4 years and countless amounts of money and energy on mergers and partnerships and to end up with nothing to show for it. I hope the new CEO does better. Perfect statement to close out t...
Jump to postNot that I hope for Breeze to keel over but with how much money it is supposedly losing, perhaps Mexicana can end up with MX after all. That said Mexicana could go bust before Breeze. I really like the livery and despite not having high hopes for a military run, vanity project, airline. I hope it w...
Jump to postOh great we are back to JetBlue being broken into parts. Yay Icahn's entire reason for being is to extract cash in the short term. If he decides the way to do that is through an asset sale, assets will be sold. We may already be seeing the beginning of this with B6 apparently being paid to defer so...
Jump to postThe wittering on about Icahn, and the handwringing aside, only time will tell what Icahn has in mind, and whether he can press these ideas into reality. It could ultimately benefit B6, and its investors, or not. The fantasies posted about how best to part-out Jetblue, and who would best be able to m...
Jump to postCarl Icahn's engagement with JetBlue will result in American Airlines obtaining the largest part of B6's assets, with a specific focus on JFK. United will get the rest, enabling it to return to JFK meaningfully, including acquiring B6's JFK-LHR slots. BOS will be carved out between DL and AA Huh? H...
Jump to postEveryone is fine so the pilots seem to have done the right thing after having done the initial wrong thing, however you have to wonder what was happening in the cockpit when they overran the runway and still pushed back on the yoke and took off, how many pilots would have done that instead of tryin...
Jump to postLesson here folks: Emergency AD comes out quick when needed. It will always be followed by a formal AD like this one once the paperwork follows the normal process. But it's fine to make a new thread to make fun of Boeing even though we've discussed this already I guess.... Fine to make a new thread...
Jump to postJust as a reminder there are many employees of JetBlue that read this site. I’m not sure we should be so cavalier about bye bye JetBlue or RIP. Cavalier no. But JetBlue employees REALLY need to know what may be coming to them in the future. TWA closed 21 years ago. Icahn took control of TWA 36 year...
Jump to postPPW rumor is three pax got out alive. Lots of fire, they didn’t run out of gas. Exactly on centerline for 23. Bird strikes? Hard to imagine a single failure leading to loss of both engines. It was core lock. CF-34s are prone to it happening. Are you comfortable tossing around this type of speculati...
Jump to postI read the comments section here in amazement and confusion. Here are some questions: 1) The airlines knew an enormous storm was coming. Why not cancel SFO flights? 2) I presume the answer to 1 will be because the fleet/ops then get completely disrupted across the entire network. But they ended up ...
Jump to postHow can passengers take some responsibility? Explain that one to me? SMH. In what way or position should the passenger be responsible? It's up to the airlines to be responsible to take care of the passengers. Look at the weather…looks like delays, diversions are possible, make a plan b. There, expl...
Jump to postI’m not sure V2500’s are meant to ingest that much mud/grass, etc. That wind check at 200’ clearly was no help. I assume ungrooved runway, but staying coordinated would have helped. Looks like it weather-vaned into the 14kt wind from the west.
Jump to postAnd passengers need to take some responsibility. How can passengers take some responsibility? Explain that one to me? SMH. In what way or position should the passenger be responsible? It's up to the airlines to be responsible to take care of the passengers. Look at the weather…looks like delays, di...
Jump to postPerhaps, but one could start their day checking the terrible weather on the left coast and then plan accordingly. What are you gonna do when you have a flight booked? Pack extra snacks, I guess. Consider rebooking. If we all took more ownership over our actions, things wouldn’t always “happen to us...
Jump to postIn a Biden administration, no airline mergers are going to get approved. That's probably just the reality of things right now. Whether it's NK or F9, it appears B6 is on their own for now. And it would behoove them to get some solid operational performance going and sustain being a good ops airline...
Jump to postThis is meant to be a technical question, but is there something w/ the A321neo that requires/causes hard landings? Ironically the worst landing I've ever had was a HA A321neo in OGG 1 or 2 years ago which I assumed was related to the short runway and strong winds. In general I find the A321neo (no...
Jump to postIt could be the Electra, I’m just commenting on that image. I would be very skeptical, and hold my expectations in check if I were the one writing the check to explore this wreck. I wish them all luck, and I expect that Earhart’s airplane will eventually be found.
Jump to postI agree, I commute on Delta often to JFK. Their aircraft (regional partners) have fairly lengthy turn times, and the block is very generous, factoring in wheels up times, and other ATC delay programs, so they are usually on time. The northeast is a disaster for on time performance, but it can be ove...
Jump to postIt will be interesting to hear how this hard landing happened as his aircraft being a long body has to land faster than an A320 so it doesn't strike the tail. The approach speed is weight dependent, and the 321 has double slotted flaps, which to me makes it easy to land in a fairly flat (not too no...
Jump to postLooks like it is going to need a gear change and I don't think that can easily be accomplished at OGG. That will be difficult. There’s no hangar in OGG and the winds are unlikely to be calm enough to allow an airplane to be jacked outside. They will need to bring in a temporary hangar and all the t...
Jump to postI feel like it still is the darling of A. Net. The blue Kool Aid seems to be extremely strong. The “white headed” darling, if you please, (No, I don’t know what that means.) You equate it to blue Kool Aid, but I think some here are just trying to set the record straight. Adding E-jets was many year...
Jump to postUnless there is an enhanced image, and if this airframe is indeed intact, it sure appears to have swept wings.
Jump to postOh here we go. I’m sure the earnings won’t be great coming up either so now it will be like a neon sign. Again JetBlue can’t do anything right on this site. If costs are high everyone says they should fix it, if they go to fix it everyone is like the end is near. As others said it was planned along...
Jump to postpiedmontf284000 wrote:Yeah, financially B6 is up a creek. Furloughs will be next. More station closings also to ease the situation in the short term.
If he is a current Boeing employee why didn.t he intervene or let the alarmbells go off.? Easy to stay on the sideline and do nothing and know step forward after this incident happened. Yeah he is a real hero now... That’s sort of similar to blaming the guards at Abu Ghraib prison, and letting the ...
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