How popular do we think the 767s will be on the second hand passenger market? Excellent Japanese maintenance/engineering must make them an attractive option, however the flight circles not so much?
Jump to postChanges are coming especially in J - HUGE service restyle being launched. Can’t mention much more, but the good old days are coming back (in a big way) They never confirm large orders at once (spooks the market) so I doubt there’ll be orders for over 100 aircraft. They need XLRs more so than 223s so...
Jump to postWow! Great work.
Do we know when the 2 380s will be back from maintenance in AUH?
Oh, come on now! While it's true that the aviation industry is highly competitive, suggesting that Qantas/Jetstar should be broken up simply because it limits the growth of airlines like Rex and Bonza seems unreasonable. If Bonza and Rex want to thrive and achieve success, perhaps they should focus ...
Jump to postIf PS doesn't work out, then the A35Ks will just replace the A380s a bit earlier than currently planned. The A380s are fully written down so there is no major profit hit if the were to leave early. If you are building a fleet of A35K, the incremental cost of adding the A359 is not huge. The A359 is...
Jump to postThis is interesting, one can almost picture down the road not a single Aussie to be seen working their flight. My last flight with Finnair I was fairly surprised to not see a Scandinavian working. https://www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-update-international-flights-pilot-association-outrage-jobs/6...
Jump to postNice concept, not sure about the execution. Is BDA a premium market? I think they should look at the Bahamas. 76 seat airplane - Check All business configuration - Uncheck All Economy configuration - Uncheck Minimum Premium economy most economy - Check Side Markets - Uncheck Major Markets - Check D...
Jump to postBased on my experience, I have observed that both the upper deck and the area forward of doors 2 on the main deck have comparable noise levels. However, the main deck could be potentially quieter. In addition to this, there is more usable space available for first-class passengers on the main deck d...
Jump to postA little off topic, but not unrelated, what are the potential benefits of merging GLA and EDI into a single airport located between the two cities, making use of the current train and road way systems, and allowing for the plots of land the current airports sit on to be used for housing or other use...
Jump to postThe current winter season Heathrow slots have gone back to BA: https://twitter.com/londonairtravel/status/1626167748106625028 Following the planned liquidation of Flybe, 43 weekly Heathrow slot pairs have transferred back to British Airways for the current winter season. Interesting! Does BA get to...
Jump to postMy money is on an A359 order of around 40-45 frames (delivered in two different configs, a high J and a low J), in addition to this I see QF’s 789s heading over to Jetstar. This will mean QF has a really streamlined and cost efficient fleet of A220s, A321s, A350s and A380s (later replaced by A350s).
Jump to postHello all, Sorry if this is a repeated post or has been discussed as well. However, I am just wondering whether HAL plans to use the area which the closed Terminal 1 is currently occupying to build a new terminal or increase the footprint of Terminal 2? I know there was a plan under the Heathrow Eas...
Jump to postI know it was inevitable due to the apparent bad management. But come on posters, do better - let’s stop the notions of “good riddance” and “great news”, let’s remember tons of people have just been made redundant - I am sure you wouldn’t be thrilled if you just lost your job and stumbled upon this ...
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Does anyone know if VS are planning on refitting the A350 with A339’s Thompson Aerospace hard J product? It just seems wild to me that an airline of Virgin’s size can have three completely different hard products in Business.
A350-900 is probably the top contender here. Quick conversion course for existing 330 flight crew and fleet commonality with the incoming A350-1000 will mean it’ll be a success for QF. Wonder if existing 787-9 frames will make their way to Jetstar and be replaced with more 900s to create more fleet ...
Jump to postI believe they are all returning to service with the new cabins. Curious if anyone has flown and tried out the new bar/cafe space up the front? Much better usage of space than the old red couch and fish bowl! The new lounge area absolutely great. Comes with a new dedicated lounge menu with crew sta...
Jump to postHi all, I hope we are all doing well? Does anyone have any update on Qantas’ A380s? Particularly interested to know the status of the refurbishments and if all aircraft coming back into service have the new cabins. If not, do we know which have the new cabins? Also, saw that Reginald Ansett has retu...
Jump to postFor a relatively small airline, Virgin Atlantic’s fleet, image and product complexity/inconsistencies have always puzzled me. With the A330-900, they now four sub fleets which offer three different economy, premium and upper cabins. I’d be really interested to understand why VS has gone with this an...
Jump to postHi all! Just wondering, what happens to QF’s PER/DRW - LHR and SIN - LHR flights if Russia introduced an Australian airspace ban? Could the 787-9 and A380 fly over Europe or another route? Noticed last night the DRW fight still using Russian airspace. Would just like to say that I am sure all our t...
Jump to postHi all! Just wondering, what happens to QF’s PER/DRW - LHR and SIN - LHR flights if Russia introduced an Australian airspace ban? Could the 787-9 and A380 fly over Europe or another route? Noticed last night the DRW fight still using Russian airspace. Would just like to say that I am sure all our th...
Jump to postApart from a contract to operate both A321 and A330 on behalf of the UK Government, Titan also operates an A330-300F on behalf of GEODIS on two freighter routes: - STN-TAS-CGO-TAS-STN-AMS 2x weekly - AMS-ORD-AMS-STN 3x weekly The AMS-ORD service is sometimes operated over ARN on the return. http://...
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Would anyone be able to share the latest news about Titan Airways? Understand they have the U.K. government contract, but has anything else happened of note?
Sorry if this has been mentioned before.
Kindest,
LGWFAN
Hi all,
Apologies if this has been posted before, however, I’m interested to know the rationale behind Qantas’ LHR crew base?
Many thanks.
It won’t be a new brand, branding will stay British Airways. But yes, agree with the new subsidiary focusing on lower costs, which will be associated with new crew contracts. Don’t think we’ll be seeing Club Europe on these aircraft. To compete with the likes of Easyjet and Wizz, you need the same, ...
Jump to postI actually said it’s only sometimes full because people are using their miles. Also, on another note you’d be surprised how many people use Gatwick to do point runs. Hi all, I honestly think this is a great move by BA. I agree with those saying that it will be BA branded, something like “British Air...
Jump to postAny A321 incarnation would be a great decision for BA Gatwick. Fill it to the brim with seats, and you’ve got yourself a really competitive proposition against Easyjet and Wizz I do wonder if this is where all the A321ceo aircraft in the BA fleet will go. They’ve been sidelined since the start of th...
Jump to postMaybe we’ll see a complete rethink about Gatwick routes for BA. Maybe they’ll go after the high traffic routes/bucket & spade routes for the new Gatwick venture. I’ve always thought Jersey really deserves to be a Heathrow route, which it now is, yet seasonal, but with this new subsidiary I would...
Jump to postHi all, I honestly think this is a great move by BA. I agree with those saying that it will be BA branded, something like “British Airways operated by British Airways Express”. They could decide to name it Vueling, Level, Caledonian, Dan-air etc - but realistically why would they? The BA brand is pr...
Jump to postThe LGW Cabin Crew fly on both 777 and A320 family. Friend at LGW crew says they have been told the new plan won't interfere with the existing (few remaining in comparison to what there was) crew on the 777. I hope they're not about to get shafted again. This about the short haul fleet so the 777 cr...
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