I don't think that it would have worked. US Airways and Delta's route maps overlap far too much. In addition, their fleets are not compatible. All that US might have gotten out of the deal was the hubs in <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KA...
Jump to postI saw a thread on color-schemes for American Airlines. I think that it's time for American to come up with a new color scheme. Here's my idea. <center><table align=center BORDER=0 width=650 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 STYLE="border: 1px black solid;"><tr><td><a href="/uf/view.file?id=536882090&filen...
Jump to postThe current <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> livery has been around for 36 years. It is attractive, but dated, especially next to other airlines. I think that a new livery, or a revision, is way overdue. I don't see how it's possible to revise the current livery and make it look...
Jump to postBritain had Margaret Thatcher for Prime Minister for eleven years and France and Germany did not. Margaret Thatcher took Britain from being one of the poorest countries in Europe to being the fourth richest country in the world. Also, she privatized British Airways.
Jump to postIf the unions still have this much pull in the airline, AC's future is still in doubt.
Jump to postContinental has a hub in Newark, but it does have flights out of JFK.
Jump to postUS current livery is only eight years old, which isn't long to have a color scheme. The smartest thing would be to repaint <acronym title="Albenga (Villanova d'Albenga) (- Clemente Panero) (ALL / LIMG), Italy">ALL</acronym> of <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym>'s aircraft into...
Jump to postIt is clear that this will mean that US is now a bi-coastal airline, with a lot of emphasis on both the east and west coasts. I think that they still need to provide more service throughout middle America.
Jump to postI sat next to a passenger who was a real grump on a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> flight to Atlanta. I had taken my seat, people were still finding theirs and he turned to me and said "Sure are a lot of people who don't know how to count from one to thirty-six." I said that the...
Jump to postI think that Atlanta/Middle Georgia could use another airport, to take some of the stress of <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>. I think that Macon (MCN) could be enlarged into a bigger airport. In another ...
Jump to postI'm not surprised. Continental Lite and MetroJet didn't help their airlines. When will the majors realize that creating low-cost subsidiaries just don't work? I think that one reason Delta and United are both in trouble financially is the costs of starting up and operating these low-cost subsidiaries.
Jump to postHe should have his license revoked. From all the accounts and his failure to take basic precautions before taking off, he has no business flying an aircraft. I think that the military should adopt a policy of giving unidentified aircraft, or aircraft that stray into no-fly zones one warning and one ...
Jump to postTo quote Mark Twain, reports of Airbus's demise are greatly exaggerated. Boeing has had a few good weeks and picked up some orders, but Airbus is still outselling Boeing in terms of sales and they've got a strong product lineup that is popular with airlines. These are simply boardroom disputes. I ex...
Jump to postContinental did order the A340 at one point but cancelled their order when they hit financial troubles in the early 1990s. Since then, they have operated the Boeing 777. The 777 was more compatible with their existing fleet and it has met <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>'s lo...
Jump to postThe 787 would be good for LOT's transatlantic routes. Just the plane for the Warsaw-New York run.
Jump to postI think <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> will eventually operate a small fleet of the A380. The A380 would do well on a small, but important number of <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s routes, such as London-Tokyo or London-Hong Kong. I also expect <acronym title="British ...
Jump to postWith the 787's range, I expect it will fly more point-to-point routes. That was part of its pitch.
Jump to postThe 787 is seen as the successor to the 767. I expect production of the 767 to stop around 2010.
Jump to postAustralia is just not a very big market, plus its on the other side of the world so most airlines just can't make a financial case for flying it.
Jump to postI don't think it looks as good as it did when it had the shark tail, but obviously engineering ruled and ultimately, that's more important than aesthetics. Even so, I don't see how the beaver tail creates less wind resistance than the shark tail. But then I'm not an engineer.
Jump to postUS should have done something like this a long time ago. If they had, they would not be in the mess they're now in.
Jump to postThere have been predictions that US would liquidate in December, then February and so on. Yet they're still flying. Only God knows when the end will come for US.
Jump to postSince Airbus's other aircraft types are selling so well, I don't think that if the A380 were to be a failure, that it would spell the end of Airbus.
Jump to postI don't believe it was a missile. A thorough investigation showed that the cause of the explosion and crash was that a frayed wire sparked and ignited a fuel tank. Given how poor TWA's maintenance was in its last years, I'll buy the ignited-tank theory before the missile theory. The missile theory i...
Jump to postUnfortunately, you can't be too careful these days. Anything sharp can be used as a weapon and there's no way to be sure this person was telling the truth or using diabetes as an excuse to hijack the plane.
Jump to postThese days, the mother would probably go to jail for getting agitated. So would everyone else. This would certainly NOT happen after 9/11.
Jump to postAA's current livery has in use since 1969. I quite agree Matt 27, time for a new color-scheme.
Jump to postI imagine there will be some kind of logo that will go on the tail. Otherwise, I'd expect it to stay this white.
Jump to postI imagine that the 777 will have another 10 years of production. However, I would imagine that the 787 will render the Triple-7 obsolete. I would suggest that when it comes time to replace the 777, using a larger version of the 787 fuselage to replace the 772. To replace the 773 and 747, I would use...
Jump to postI think that the A350 in its current form is an also-ran aircraft.
Jump to postThis is an easy one. 'Cause Airbus is not American. They HATE anything American in the Middle East.
Jump to postI would hate to see the end of the 747 line, but the design is nearly forty years old. The 747 has had a good run and been a huge success, but all good things come to an end. Maybe Boeing should consider a 7E7 deritative that keeps the basic 747 fuselage--with the hump, but adds 7E7 wings, engines a...
Jump to postLucky this didn't turn into another 9/11. He should be imprisoned. I'm surprised he's even getting a court appearance as he violated the Patriot Act, which would allow the authorities to imprison him without trial.
Jump to postIt looks as though US got a stay of execution. This is their very last opportunity to make it.
Jump to postEven if they can, I don't expect the A380 to be a frequent visitor at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>. That city is not large enough to support many 747s; the number of 747s that come into <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL ...
Jump to postThere's no excuse for this kind of carelessness. The snowplow should have been driving more carefully.
Jump to postI think that putting four engines on the Avro <acronym title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</acronym> was a mistake as it made the type expensive to operate and uneconomical. Probably one reason why it didn't sell very well. The Avro <acronym title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</acronym> was designed back in the 1970s...
Jump to postIf US collapses, I imagine that JetBlue and Southwest will get its assets in PHL. Maybe some expansion for AA but I doubt it.
Jump to post'Shuttle' is not exactly a good word to use as a name. It would be like calling an airline 'Airline'. 'Shuttle' is an adjective, not a name.
P.S.--I like that white scheme.
I don't think that there is enough demand for Virgin to justify using an A380 into <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym>, nor has the airport been upgraded for the A380. <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acron...
Jump to postThat's great. I'm not surprised. Continental is one of the major U.S. carriers that is in better shape financially; they can probably better afford the 7E7 than say, United or Delta. They've always tried to have the most modern fleet of any airline in the U.S. and the 7E7 will fit in nicely with the...
Jump to postAirbus is flying sky-high so I don't believe they have any problems now.
Jump to postThis is more evidence that US is a dying carrier. This will only make things worse and US has been saying that it may fold by February.
Jump to postThis is certainly great news for Boeing and the 7E7. I'm sure JAL will put the 7E7 to good use on its extensive domestic and global network.
Jump to postThe air-traffic controllers went out on strike, which is illegal for federal employees. So Reagan fired them. They had 48 hours to return to work. If they did not, they lost their jobs. The ATCs in 1981 may have had legitimate grievances, but going out on strike, leaving the control towers unmanned ...
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