Re: UA outsouring some corporate positions to India

United had no problem bringing back the vendors that tag bags at the ticket counters, while they have thousands of Customer Service Agents furloughed. Just like our politicians, they don't care about the middle class worker. There’s nothing inherently wrong with vendors at UA or anywhere else; some...

Re: UA outsouring some corporate positions to India

United had no problem bringing back the vendors that tag bags at the ticket counters, while they have thousands of Customer Service Agents furloughed. Just like our politicians, they don't care about the middle class worker.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

Boutique does not fly out of the new Atlantic terminal. They converted the front office of the old Skywest hangar into their FBO.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

Last night at PDX, someone broke through the security gate and drove onto the airfield. They drove under a Southwest plane on the taxiway and finally the Port Police pitted the car behind the Southwest gates. The person tried to run but was tackled by the Police. I heard there was a child in the car...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

The new PDX concourse E extension is quite underwhelming for me. It's open and airing but does not wow me. A lot of wasted space with few eateries. Where are all the Portland restaurants the Port said was coming? I think Southwest got the short end of the stick with the move.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

The POP will be closing 8 gates for the new terminal project next week, some for 2 years and some for good. The gates are C1, C2, C4, C5, D1, D2, D3, D4.

Re: United eliminates 13 executive positions

Since the merger, line stations started to get Assistant General Managers. We always had one Station Manager and a few supervisors. We also had double the departures. Now we have two managers and a lot more supervisors. They removed all payroll duties from the supervisors and gave it to the admins, ...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

There might be room for a E5 gate area up stairs but not on ground level. Gate E6 is right next to E4. The days of two widebody gates on the E concourse are long gone. E1 now can only hold a 757-300 and all others only fit 737/320.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

At work today I noticed the concourse E extension has the gate numbers on the external building now. One thing is missing, E5. The new gates are numbered from E6 to E12. So it goes from E4 (old part) to E6 (new part). Why leave out E5?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2020

Boutique Air moved to their new location. The Port converted the old Skywest hangar office into a terminal. Who knows how long they will last under the current circumstances.

Re: Cartagena, Colombia on Delta & JetBlue

Is that houses in the background?

Re: Delta getting out of private jet business

thewizbizman wrote:

Hold on, wasn't this just a merger rather than an aquisition?

DiamondFlyer wrote:

This is the second subsidiary this year Delta has dumped. Making money by selling while the market is still good?

Also what was the other subsidiary?

Re: Ethiopian Cuts Addis Ababa-Lome-Houston Before It Starts?

United feeds a lot of passengers to ET out of PDX and they fork out tons of extra bag fee charges every flight. The usual is 5 passengers = 30 bags on our flights. I would like to find out how many total bags their ORD/IAD-ADD flights depart with?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2019

United and Air Canada are being forced to the north end of the lobby by the Port. I believe Southwest will move to the current United location.

Re: Where at LAX? (Unpainted DC-10 photo)

It's sitting on the Western's maintenance area facing south. The building in the back is their old stores warehouse.

Re: US-Japan agree on additional Haneda slots; DOT to allocate

United has its own ATW and BTW employees at NRT, so I don't see them moving a lot of flighst to HND.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2019

On FR24, I just saw an Xtra Airways 737-400 (N313XA) taxi from the terminal, it looks like it was at gate C8: https://www.flightradar24.com/SWQ9313/1f5e6798 It's doing ENV-PDX-RDM routing: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N313XA/history/20190201/2030Z/KPDX/KRDM Is it normal for these charter pla...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2019

The utilities issue was found out after that November 14th report. That first 2 million was agreed when they found a buried fuel tank the Port knew nothing about. United is about to walk on the whole deal now.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2019

The United hangar might not happen now. The current problem is the whole ANG base uses one meter for all its water and one meter for electricity.The Port wants United to foot the bill to split these utilities which will cost 2 million plus. The Port rather have empty unused spaces rather then helpin...

Re: 100 passengers fall ill on EK203 DXB-JFK

I'm glad I ordered the Kosher meal when I made my reservation.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2018

United is staying in the E concourse, gates E1-E5. Southwest will have E6-E-11. Alaska and Horizon will be in the B and C concourses.

Re: UPS at SBD

Amazon has a sort facility and two fulfillment centers in San Bernardino and two of them are right on the airport. https://www.google.com/maps/place/1910+E+Central+Ave,+San+Bernardino,+CA+92408/@34.0889609,-117.249203,1555m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x80dcab40f13429fb:0x4b7113bc055468f9!8m2!3d34.08896...

Re: AS, B6, UA & WN fight WA State's new sick leave law

The city of Portland, Oregon started a sick time ordinance a few years ago. The ordinance states any company that has a business in the city limits must give their employees 40 hours of sick time a year without retaliation. So with my airline and our CBA, the employees can take 4-10 sick days a year...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2017

That Prime Air 767 must go out empty because it goes straight up when it takes off around 6pm.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2017

United will be doing B checks on the A320 at PDX. They use to do B checks on the 757 back in the day. United is looking at two options for their hangar. The old AFR one on the south side, but I heard this building would need major updating. The second option is razing the old Delta cargo building an...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - 2017

The POP is forcing United to move their ticket counter to the north lobby. They will move next to Delta in early 2018. If I had to guess, Southwest will move into the current United position.

Re: ONT test running charter flights to China

They just raised the long term lot from $9.00 per day to $13.00 per day. Got to pay for these new things some how.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 14

Those E-175 routes out of PDX are flown by Skywest.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 14

It looks like Icelandair is using C8 for their departures now.

Re: 737-900ER performance

I don't care how many times the bean counters tell you that the 737-900ER is the 757-200 replacement, it's not and never will be. The 900ER might carry close to what the 757-200 did in passengers, but that's where it stops. It can't haul bags and cargo like the 757 did. They're weight restricted, lo...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 14

Boutique Air moved into the old Atlantic FBO terminal. I can only imagine what the POP is charging them to use it.

Re: SY announces new seasonal routes from MSP

Good for STS. Where are they going to put all these passengers? With four airlines now flying into STS, the airport needs to expand quickly. I guess they can build another hold room where the outside patio is now?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 14

The new Atlantic FBO terminal opened this week at PDX. I haven't heard what the Port will do with the area around the old terminal and hangars?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 13

This is going to make the lobby in front of Alaska and Delta a nightmare!

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 13

United is still negotiating with the Port about using one the AFR hangars or building a new one. I wonder if one of the AMC hangars will become United's new home now?

Re: United to cut LAX facility footprint further

United is going to build or move into an existing hangar at PDX to start an A check line in the near future. They have been transferring in a bunch of techs in the last few months. Maybe those LAX A checks are moving up to PDX?

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 13

Video of the new Mecham Air Center. I'm surprised the old United GSE buidling is staying with all the new construction down there. I don't know what Atlantic will use it for?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3uZWpCSUO8

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 13

They just rebuilt the bus shelters at D8 and E2 for the international buses, so this is the POP solution to having C&BP at the end of concourse D.

Re: SeaPort ceases all operations

I saw someone towing their aircraft from the B concourse over to the Alantic FBO. A POP supervisor car with strobes on was in front.

Re: UA 6x weekly 777 to SJU

The 777 was added to the EWR-SJU-EWR route so they could take advantage of the temp controlled containers and the emerging pharmaceutical industries in Puerto Rico.

Re: Cerritos Air Disaster - 30th Anniversary.

I use to live on Carnaby St. 2 blocks east of the crash site. We moved in 1984 and I couldn't imagine if we still lived there.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 12

United is still in works to open a hangar at PDX. They were looking at one of the old AFR ones on the south side but that fell through. Last I heard was maybe converting the old Delta cargo building into one?

Re: Large UA OMA capacity increase

Of course they add more mainline after they outsourced the the station. The United employees weren't even given a vote if they wanted to take a pay cut to stay in OMA, most of them would have.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 12

Delta had 2 Crown Rooms at PDX back in their gateway days. The one not being used is upstairs between D5 and D7. You can see the windows over looking the concourse.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 12

If they put Southwest on E, it would be a nightmare. Concourse E is only half the width of C & D. It's super crowded with just United and Air Canada. The POP would be better off putting Southwest on D and then the smaller airlines over on E.

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 12

They can probably build 6 more gates onto E. They would have to move the E5 jetway more east to line up the new gates. The port replaced the asphalt with concrete a few years ago on the E6 ramp, so they can save time building the new extension and not have to worry about the ramp area, I wonder if H...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 12

I just heard that the POP will not build the concourse E extension for Horizon and Alaska will stay where they are. The POP will add mainline gates to the E concourse and move a airline over from the other side. Maybe American or Southwest will move over to the north side? The airlines will be votin...

Re: Oregon Aviation Thread - Part 12

derek0aa wrote:

Did anybody happen to take a picture of the United 747 that diverted to PDX the other day? I haven't found any online yet.

RE: Damaged Aircraft In AUS

Stop feeding the troll guys.

RE: Damaged Aircraft In AUS

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