During the 80's and 90's American flew numerous DC-10's from DFW to places like ELP, AUS, SAT, IAH, BNA............ True, but I’d be willing to bet most if not all of those were using the DC-10-10. Delta using the L-1011-500 on DFW-IAH is like American using the 747SP or DC-10-30 on DFW-DEN. It’s n...
Jump to postDuring the 80's and 90's American flew numerous DC-10's from DFW to places like ELP, AUS, SAT, IAH, BNA............ True, but I’d be willing to bet most if not all of those were using the DC-10-10. Delta using the L-1011-500 on DFW-IAH is like American using the 747SP or DC-10-30 on DFW-DEN. It’s n...
Jump to postHaving spent several years working for AA at DFW in the 2000s, I can definitely answer your question on international flights from Terminal A. It’s fairly rare, but they have widebody gates striped there ... even C had a few... you need that operational flexibility sometimes. Usually the reason is t...
Jump to postAA A300's were very rare outside of the East Coast. From what I recall, they were not in regular service at DFW, ORD, or LAX. time. I worked for AA at DFW the entire decade of the 2000s and can confirm this is true, the gates were not even striped for the A300’s. DFW saw both 2 and 3 class DC-10’s ...
Jump to postI get why so many are saying why change fees will be back down the road, they have been an important piece of the revenue puzzle for the US airlines especially over the years. But let’s face it, there has never been an event quite like covid-19 to hit the airline industry, and major upheavals can br...
Jump to postSurely putting another £1.2B into Virgin is simply delaying the inevitable until next year. Things will be no better for them then. It will eventually go the same way as Thomas Cook and Monarch. Customers won't want to book flights or holidays with a 'tainted' brand, whose future is constantly in t...
Jump to postAir Canada is held with distain by most Canadians. They seem to believe that they are a monopoly that is consistantly on the receiving end of taxpayer bailouts (wrong) and still Government held (wrong). AC, Westjet Transat and Sunwing are being literally strangled by the mandatory "police enfo...
Jump to postI see they are resuming Toronto 3x weekly starting early June. Perhaps more resumptions on the horizon? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lufthansa-toronto-frankfurt-1.5570624 Finally some good news coming on the horizon - Lufthansa announced doubling their operating aircrafts to 160 from June onward...
Jump to post1) Scott Kirby at UA is far worse. See their refund policy for 'Rona or the instance on no hand baggage for Basic Economy pax for examples. 2) The government should not be micromanaging these companies but, if the government is going to bail them out, it should receive shares just like any other in...
Jump to postAmerican does have some advantages despite their quite mixed service reputation currently. Their biggest partner, BA is so far much less exposed to the impact as they have not been banned from flying to the US. Also, they are currently not hedged at all for fuel, all agree? WN is what, 50% hedged fo...
Jump to postBesides that one middle seat in the middle section, I actually think 2-5-2 is superior personally because of the twin seats. DL/UA/AA all had 2-5-2 on their 777s. DL was the first to shift to 3-3-3 around 2003~2005. UA began to switch around 2008 or so with the IPTE retrofit. AA only switched after...
Jump to postI find it selfish and irresponsible by airlines to encourage travel by dumping prices. Travel should now be limited to what only is absolute neccessary. The company I work for has banned all international business travel since one week ago. The only way to stop the virus to further spread and cause...
Jump to postThoughts from IAH: adds in South America such as BSB, GYE, MVD. Those would be new destinations for UA, altogether. Maybe OGG, FAI? Maybe extra frequencies to HNL, GIG, GRU, EZE? UA could run IAH> GYE today with the 73G or even 752, but clearly they don't think the yields justify it. Can you see th...
Jump to postNew Routers IAD-MXP/ATH/ARN/TXL/VCE/GIG/LIM EWR-BUD/WAW/OSL/CPH/DUS/HAM/AGP/PDL I like IAD-TXL and IAD-LIM. And for a real wild card IAD-LPB-VVI, Northern Virginia has the largest Bolivian population is the US. The Politics also seem to be changing in Bolivia. Perhaps 3X’s weekly. IAD > LIM/BOG cou...
Jump to postSee mayor Turner. He got into office and all of the bid and awarded contracts for construction companies by the previous administration we considered null and void because he felt they weren’t awarded to enough minority and woman owned companies. So, he started the whole process over. To make sure ...
Jump to postDid anyone else notice the 767 Dreamliner around the 7:30 mark? lol So I’m not so sure all these clips are circa 1974. You mean the LuxuryLiner? And yeah, looks like the first 767 for AA wasn't delivered until around 1988. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/American-Airlines The 767-200s were de...
Jump to postCOflyerBOS wrote:Wild guess, but I’d imagine Houstonians are more loyal to WN at HOU than UA at IAH.
With only have 56K dial up back in the 1990s, AA's interiors were difficult to track. Here's what I'm thinking for certain aircraft types: 1. MD-80: AA heavily invested in the new interiors of the hundreds of S80s in the fleet so that they stayed competitive. By 2001-2002 all had new seats and adju...
Jump to postI worked for AA from 2000 to 2011. Was there during the end of the SJU hub. Shocking how much capacity used to flow through there one example was x4 daily A300s on MCO > SJU. One rumor I heard internally quite a bit is that the Puerto Rican government was playing hardball with landing fees, so AA de...
Jump to postI was surprised during several recent bookings at just how cheap airfares have gotten over the years. I am not talking about ULCC's like Spirit or Frontier which have always been cheap. I am specifically talking about United as it stands out as the only legacy I have seen that has consistently show...
Jump to postI was surprised during several recent bookings at just how cheap airfares have gotten over the years. I am not talking about ULCC's like Spirit or Frontier which have always been cheap. I am specifically talking about United as it stands out as the only legacy I have seen that has consistently show...
Jump to postThe 744 and 772ER problem BA has is not so much as replacements but the planes look worn. They have white planes which are dirty and the premium class seats are old and have been around for 15 to 20 years, First and Business should be new every 5 -7 years. Some 777 have unpainted engine coulings. J...
Jump to postThis looks great, fantastic livery in my opinion. And a little color to interplay with all the eurowhite isn't the worst news for Europe's airports...
Jump to postIt is concerning that DL has not announced SXSW service for AUS-AMS in 2019. I assume the route did not do well enough to invest bringing it back for the 4x frequency it was? Interesting point, perhaps they will add this later? In any case, there's been a ton of talk on various threads here about D...
Jump to postWhat is the relationship between Houston and Turkey? What drives that traffic vs DFW? 1. O&G J class traffic; especially to Southern Europe and Central Asia. Throw in a sprinkling of the rest of Europe( due to TK having the lowest fares due to the backtrack), plus Africa, TLV, and a little Indi...
Jump to postThankfully (for some things) the UN doesn't have full supranational powers but I find little credence to the "Qatar supports terrorism" argument in the view of Saudi Arabia/UAE as likely supporters themselves of terrorism while also instigators of the blockade. I'm hopeful for QR's sake t...
Jump to post“This is not a private jet for the ultra-wealthy.” Um, yes it is, only the ludicrously wealthy can afford 4,000 GBP (US$5,214) plane tickets... What company pays for business class tickets anymore? This guy is way out of touch, he's competing with chartered jets, not other commercial airlines. Most...
Jump to postWas lucky enough to fly the KLM 747 twice AMS-IAH. KLM is an excellent carrier and the combi was a super comfortable plane in all cabins. It will be missed at IAH.
Jump to postI would ban pets (except service animals required by ADA) in cargo and cabin. I would ban UMs. That’s just me. The circumstances have changed with social media and litigation...just isnt worth the risk. 30 years ago every hotel pool had a diving board. None do now. Litigation and risk of liability....
Jump to postBut be careful what you wish for. If United decides that it's not worth the media headache, they might just ban all pets. That would really suck if you're a pet owner. I'm perfectly fine with airplanes being pet-free zones, and a bet a lot of others are too. Since my wife and I have no kids, I’m fi...
Jump to postAs a 5 year UA premier gold member (mostly for work); but also travels with our dog(paid pet in cabin) 2-3 times domesticly - I realize that this is a bizarre case and the UA employee will be punished for their serious error. The customer paid for this privilege and the only concern of the F/A shoul...
Jump to postProbably about 50-50 as at least half should be in service by then! I don't think that's entirely accurate, only half of the 3-class 763 will be in service. And since UA is not dedicating the Polaris 763 to any routes or cities, any 2-class 763 is possible. If I were to guess, I would say the odds ...
Jump to postCan someone please give an update of the widebody fleet and how many of each type have the new Polaris seats installed? Many thanks in advance. Sure... 77W 14 in service plus 4 more delivered this year all with Polaris 77E 55 in service (33 with IPTE and 22 with Diamond seats) to begin getting Pola...
Jump to postQuit the clickbait BS Exactly my opinion. 1) The article you linked has no value whatsoever, it has been published for the sole reason of generating advertising revenue 2) The original poster even uses the same trick, I guess some people are so used to these click bait articles and their titles the...
Jump to postThe Hapag Lloyd Wikipedia page is a useful form of information regarding the long history of the Hapag Lloyd group. Is there a user named White Star or Compagnie Générale Transatlantique who can also answer? Or maybe compare the TATL CASM of S.S. Vaterland vs R.M.S Olympic? Or maybe provide a TR of...
Jump to postThe UA/NZ JV does not currently cover US-Australia traffic. So technically no conflict of interest at the moment, although Australia should be added soon Thanks for the update. It's a full codeshare, though, right? Incidentally just tried dummy booking IAH-PER via AKL on united.com for December--$8...
Jump to postMUC is now a terminator service. Seem to be a good move for Singapore Airlines. I've heard speculation (and it is just that -speculation) that SQ struggles a lot on its German routes. This includes SIN-MUC now the tag to MAN stopped. It has only recently changed so hopefully it has time to settle d...
Jump to postNow when I flew the AA* TXL-FRA (on AB metal), my expectation was I wouldn't have to pay for water to take a pill with, so that was a surprise. I have a feeling that AA might not have been comfortable with their 'name' on such a service. Assuming, however, that the oneworld and frequent flyer relat...
Jump to postessiejosie wrote:How about the Business Class seat?
We continue to hear more about a referendum going to ballot in California in 2018, that would open up the open the door to succession from the USA. What potential impact would it have on airline networks and California airports? Would it be positive or negative? What aspects? Open up the floodgates...
Jump to postYou can add 1 for IAH. Atlas Air operate IAH-LAD 3x on behalf of SonAir, scheduled charter.
9. IAH - 3 Total RT
BA - 1 LHR
KL - 1 AMS
5Y - 1 LAD
I live in Houston and would welcome any new carrier here. That being said - lets chalk this one up to "extremely unlikely". EK just downgraded to 77W and it looks like that is going to stick for the foreseeable future. If IAH does get another carrier from the middle east, I'd assume EY has...
Jump to postWhat a cheapskate move by BA, especially for premium economy. Those fares a rarely bargains - often $2000 or more with full fare being $5000-$6000 on some routes.
I hope the market punishes them for this ... wishful thinking I know.
The back and forth stuff with Delta hardly seems worth mentioning. Anything that's flown by DL with a 767 that could benefit from upgauging is a candidate for an AF A330 - and vice versa. Back to DFW? Don't think we'll see DFW as KL just exited that market.Maybe MSY? Also, several people have menti...
Jump to postso? it's another 8 miles and IAH has the better services. there are other things in life to worry about. That stretch of I-45 between IAH and downtown is hell. You will be spending 30-45 minutes just in traffic in a personal car on a good day vs. the 15 minutes HOU to downtown. I disagree with you ...
Jump to postThat's crazy. A major hub in the 4th largest metropolitan area in the country doesn't even have direct flights to the busiest international airport in the country, in the largest metropolitan area. It might seem that way, but IAH has a massive amount of international service that makes pretty much ...
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/VC10er" class="quote" target="_blank">VC10er</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>Interesting about the <acronym title="Air Ma...
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