<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/skywaymanaz" class="quote" target="_blank">skywaymanaz</a> (<a href="#135" class="quote">Reply 135</a>):<br/><i>I think the Ozark plane was init...
Jump to postHawaii, being a vacation destination, has a lot of group fares and generally low fares. Very poor yield. Not a lot of motivation for an airline to increase capacity when if you decrease it you can get a higher return. Oh for the days when <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hicka...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tu154m" class="quote" target="_blank">tu154m</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Nobody has a pension. </i></font></td></tr><...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747400ERF" class="quote" target="_blank">B747400ERF</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Emirates (United Ara...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ahmetdouas" class="quote" target="_blank">ahmetdouas</a> (<a href="#43" class="quote">Reply 43</a>):<br/><i>Maybe Boeing should renter the regio...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/apfpilot" class="quote" target="_blank">apfpilot</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>There is also the issue of space. Where wo...
Jump to postI realize that Boeing was afraid that the B717 would be competing with B737 sales but from many threads on here it sure sounds like they could make some money by restarting the B717 production line. By now all of the jigs may have been destroyed and it may be cost prohibitive to restart. But then lo...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/md80fanatic" class="quote" target="_blank">md80fanatic</a> (<a href="#46" class="quote">Reply 46</a>):<br/><i>When the last maddog disappears fr...
Jump to postI like the closeup photo of the tie and shirt. I did not realize the very subtle check in them. They look really nice and the new contemporary wings are great.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Prost" class="quote" target="_blank">Prost</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>I believe the first NWA A320s arrived in 1989,...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TWA772LR" class="quote" target="_blank">TWA772LR</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i> He always referee to them as Northworst...
Jump to postSome of the earliest MD88 frames have already been scrapped. One was used in that crash film with Denzel Washington. The cockpit and forward door were from ship 801. Most of those first ones were delivered as MD82's and were later upgraded. I do not see any rush to retire them. They compliment the B...
Jump to postThey have to be simple, easily cleaned and the trend now is going away from having a lot of options so there is a cohesiveness rather than allowing jackets, sweaters, ties and scarves of different colors. IMHO it is a classic look--nothing flashy but tasteful and kind to all body types. Delta is get...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NWAROOSTER" class="quote" target="_blank">NWAROOSTER</a> (<a href="#107" class="quote">Reply 107</a>):<br/><i> Quoting NWAROOSTER (Reply 102): D...
Jump to postI do not believe in coincidences. I do not think that it was a coincidence that Richard Anderson left <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> VERY suddenly, parked for a couple of years at Unitehealthcare and then was "invited" to join the Delta board. In short time he was CEO. I do n...
Jump to postLGW train service to Victoria Station is far more convenient that <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> service. If you have an early morning <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> departure you cannot take the train--you...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YXwatcherMKE" class="quote" target="_blank">YXwatcherMKE</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Of course <acronym title="Delta Ai...
Jump to postOne of the major issues with the IAM election is that <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> submitted what they considered to be accurate renditions of every f/a's legal signature--only the f/a's were not allowed to see them. The NMB caught the fact that the signature did not match and...
Jump to postI have family in Nashua and I have given up on <acronym title="Manchester (MHT / KMHT), USA - New Hampshire">MHT</acronym>. The fares are outrageous, <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> flights are packed to the walls and service is only 1-2 flights per day. <acronym title="Mancheste...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KELPkid" class="quote" target="_blank">KELPkid</a> (<a href="#43" class="quote">Reply 43</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 42):Agree. Few ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nikeherc" class="quote" target="_blank">nikeherc</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>As for SkyMiles, what part of those who ...
Jump to postDelta buys what Delta needs. I admit I am no fan of the 737-932ER but that is because they crammed in too many seats. The AVOD system is flawless. The A350-900XWB will rejuvenate Delta's long-haul fleet just as the venerable 744's go to their well-earned rest. <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">...
Jump to postHaving worked with Richard Anderson both at <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> and <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> I can honestly say there is not another airline executive in the US that cares more about this industry, its long-term viability and its safety. ...
Jump to postAnyone who has ever been in a hangar with an aircraft undergoing a D check will tell you it is totally stripped--even the windows are gone, the cabin interior is stripped to the bare metal and every instrument in the cockpit is gone. It is a new airplane when it is all put back together.
Jump to postI got to deadhead on one of the <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> freighters from <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym> to <acronym title="Manila - Ninoy Aquino International (Col Jesus A Villamor AB) (MNL / RPLL), Philippine...
Jump to postI recently saw a picture of two BAC 1-11's abandoned in Chile. Both carried Chilean registrations. I don't recall LAN Chile ever operating the 1-11.
Jump to postThe new-build freighter version of the 744 also did not have the stretched upper deck. It had a standard 747-100/200 upper deck.
Jump to postBraniff International kept one BAC 111 (N1543) in an executive configuration well into the mid-late 70's. It was painted in a generic white paint scheme and was used to ferry certain <acronym title="Britannia Germany">BN</acronym> executives with monarch ideations to <acronym title="Acapulco - Gener...
Jump to postBraniff and American were the largest US airlines, and later came Mohawk. Some changed hands and went to USAir, Florida Express and a few other carriers. Oddly enough, some of the original BN 111's wound up returning there to Braniff 3.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/enilria" class="quote" target="_blank">enilria</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>"Transatlantic business reorganization wil...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Gazdon121" class="quote" target="_blank">Gazdon121</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i> This is great news that the bird will f...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SkyTeamTriStar" class="quote" target="_blank">SkyTeamTriStar</a> (<a href="#87" class="quote">Reply 87</a>):<br/><i>Quoting PIEAvantiP180 (Reply...
Jump to postThe Jet Airways 77WER's that are for sale might make a nice fleet addition provided their record keeping and maintenance is acceptable. The international fleet will be stretched to the max with the 744's being phased out.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JAAlbert" class="quote" target="_blank">JAAlbert</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>I thought <acronym title="Delta Air Lines ...
Jump to postIt appears that both engines hit the ground so they will have to be pulled. Have not been able to locate a good shot of the sides of the aircraft to see if the fuselage broke or was wrinkled. That would be an expensive repair.
Just glad everyone is safe.
It always seems like SQ orders two or three of everything. They may not keep them long but they do buy them. Witness the 727, 757, A310, A345, etc.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Eagleboy" class="quote" target="_blank">Eagleboy</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Medical diversions would not be chased by ...
Jump to postWay back in the late '70's and early '80's there was a US registered Comet <acronym title="Aires (Colombia)">4C</acronym> parked on the far side of the field at <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (Orchard Field) (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>. It sat there for years. IIRC th...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/durangomac" class="quote" target="_blank">durangomac</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>I'm not sure what you're trying to s...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jfk777" class="quote" target="_blank">jfk777</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>Hey a Honda Accord is a Honda Accord, you kn...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Devilfish" class="quote" target="_blank">Devilfish</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>What are the odds of the U.S. Government...
Jump to postWe had a flight several years back from <acronym title="Mumbai (Bombay) - Chhatrapati Shivaji International (Sahar / Santa Cruz) (BOM / VABB), India">BOM</acronym> to <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> that had a mechanical and the captain elected to divert...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nonrevman" class="quote" target="_blank">nonrevman</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Are there any stories out there? </i></f...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cedarjet" class="quote" target="_blank">cedarjet</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i> The plastic cups of champagne on US carri...
Jump to postI personally detest it when f/a's use the PA as their entry into stand up comedy. If that remark was made it was highly unprofessional. That being said, <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> encourages their crews to use humor--appropriately--to encourage passenger attention. At my ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Dalmd88" class="quote" target="_blank">Dalmd88</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>Crew rates are based on the number of seat...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/neutronstar73" class="quote" target="_blank">neutronstar73</a> (<a href="#77" class="quote">Reply 77</a>):<br/><i>Richard Anderson is doing anyt...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cedarjet" class="quote" target="_blank">cedarjet</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>I have been thirteen times and it's an i...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/na" class="quote" target="_blank">na</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Air Austral has retired a 77L, <acronym title="Lybia...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mop357" class="quote" target="_blank">mop357</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i> Every now and then I think about visiting tha...
Jump to post