Geo: Jaws707: It is planned (things can change) that all the aircraft will have different critters on the tails. Geo: A soapbox is fine. We all get on one every once in a while. My point is simply that we can't know the difference there might have been if Frontier had gone with Boeing instead of Air...
Jump to postGeo: In it's last quarter, Frontier reported a fairly hefty drop in CASM, and a big drop in engineering costs. Some of the engineering figures can be explained by new aircraft (Airbus or Boeing - less maintenance), but not all. As to the leases, in the early days when Frontier was out looking for pl...
Jump to postCapt.Picard: Hamilton may be a 'secondary' airport, and only an hour's drive from Auckland, but it puts you close to some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Lake Taupo, with its volcano, Rotorua, which is a must see, and, if you have a car while you're there, the East Cape - breathtaking. T...
Jump to postPacificflyer: it's a bit odd, I agree, but not totally weird. Laos was part of the French colony called Indochine, which included Vietnam. The French have been gone for years, but French influence is still very strong - more people speak French than English, for example. It is a very poor country, a...
Jump to postThanks, BA.
Do you know if there are any plans for an International Terminal in the future, though?
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BA: Yes, the site is much better - although Mexicana can't be too thrilled about being called "Mexicanc" on the Terminal A map (airlines). But a couple of puzzles still remain for me. What happens with International arrivals (BA at Terminal A eg). How do they keep the incoming passengers "islolated"...
Jump to postI agree, BA. Both a shock and a disappointment. I was hoping they'd be one of the hold-outs.
I understand their reasons for doing it, but it still seems sad.
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Just for the record, David Copperfield didn't ask for another bowl of gruel. That was Oliver Twist.
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Sorry, BA, but we're at odds over this. The airline has never made an annual profit in all of it's existence. According to the latest quarterly report filed with the SEC, Vanguard lost $8 million for the first quarter of this year. This may not seem like a lot, but they also quoted a working capital...
Jump to postBA: Our opinions are only very slightly different. We both want the airline to do well. I actually think the "shift in focus" began before 9/11. It was always the intention that Frontier would expand to the top 25 business destinations from Denver. That changed somewhat (with Austin, for example), a...
Jump to postBA: I agree with most of what you say, so let's agree to disagree - very slightly - on the rest. As a shareholder, I want the profits to go back up, too, but much of the drop can be attributed to the state of the industry. But hey, given what's happening with the other airlines, any profit remains r...
Jump to postBA: I agree that it is an impressive achievement. I'm not so sure I agree with your "additional frequencies", though. Yes, for sure, in those markets that can stand it, but not all of them can. AWA is beefing up PHX/DEN, for example, and with UAL also providing a lot of seats on that route, I'd gues...
Jump to postThanks, F9373FO.
About the same time that I read your post, a photo of it appeared on airliners.net.
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Thanks, Flyingbronco. it's a good link - but it doesn't say what the "critter" is.
Usually, the photographers in Hamburg take pix as soon as the planes leave the paint shop and post them on airliners.net.
That hasn't happened - yet - with 7FR.
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Frontier has accepted delivery of it's 7th A319. Does anyone know what critter is on the tail?
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Billy:
That info about Paris makes sense. Thanks.
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Capt.Picard: I'm with you. I actually flew on a flying boat from Alexandria to Vaaldam, but I was too young to remember it. I did fly on one years later - Ansett had a couple for the run to Lord Howe Island from Sydney. Terrific. The landfall - um, waterfall? - was at Rose Bay, right in the heart of...
Jump to postI'm puzzled that they fly to five cities in France - but not to Paris.
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Back in the 1930's, Imperial Airways (which eventually became BOAC, then BA), adopted what was possibly the first airline logo - the so-called "Speedbird". It was art deco style - geometric - but it caught the public attention, so that all things BOAC, sorry, old British Airways, became "Speedbird"....
Jump to postAKelley728: I am sorry your daughter is allergic to peanuts, and, certainly, she should be provided with a choice by the airline. No question. At the same time, there are a lot of us who are not allergic to peanuts, and much prefer them to trail mix. A lot of places in London, for example, put a sig...
Jump to postI had no trouble with the download.
And I'm grateful for the link. My father used to work for Imperial, so it's a nostalgic site for me.
As to the 4 engines being safer - I still believe it!
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To Lindy field:
The "next year" means Frontier's fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). Which means that by the end of March '03 there will be 16 A319's in the fleet.
And it won't be long after that before the first A318 appears.
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I agree. Well done, Frontier.
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BA: You and I agree about the relationship between Frontier and UAL at Denver, but I go one step further than you. Frontier acts as a kind of safety valve for UAL, and I think they know it. There would have been chaos at DIA during the summer of hell, for example, if UAL hadn't been able to shuffle ...
Jump to postI liked it better when it was "BOAC" ("bow-ak" -two syllables).
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BA: You beat me by one. I don't often go to justplanes - obviously, I should.
I agree with Flashmeister - the font is a tiny tad different. At the same time, we don't have that shortening of the middle letters that happens on the A319 (because of the wing).
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BA - you're amazing. I think of myself as a Frontier nut, but you have far better sources than I.
Good one.
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BA: You could be right. I just read the item on JustPlanes. In a daffy way it makes sense. I doubt that Frontier wants just 5 A318's in their total eventual fleet. So I would guess this - and it's only a guess: Frontier had options for the A318, which, because of the PW problems, would not now be de...
Jump to postBA: You've always been right in the past, so I'm intrigued. Are you sure that the 5 A318's are in ADDITION to the PW powered ones? Or simply a replacement engine type for the original order. Do you have a source you can share, because I re-read the press release and it doesn't make it exacty clear. ...
Jump to post"Critter on the tail" is the short hand used on the Yahoo stock board for Frontier - FRNT, which is pretty much my "home" board.
I don't think it's official!
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BA:
You'd think they could have have made the "Frontier Jet Express" sticker a bit larger!
I really would prefer to see a "critter on the tails" livery.
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BA: I think approval has just been given to turn one gate into two (don't ask me how!), and there's been some talk about Frontier being able to use other gates - - such as the British Airways gate (in terminal A) when BA isn't using it, which is most of the day. Not sure, and i agree with your think...
Jump to postBA: If this project goes through (fingers crossed), it will take four (?) years to complete. By that time, I would guess and hope that Jet Express has grown to the point that it does need six gates. But what happens after that? If Frontier continues to expand, what will they do for gates in - say - ...
Jump to postThere's an old Australian joke: "Mate, I'm busier than Salman Rushdie's travel agent!"
He flies all over the world - he's been to Australia, and I've seen him in Los Angeles. He's been back to India.
So why the big deal about it now?
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BA:
I'm with you. You present an excellent case.
Does the million bucks only apply to DEN/MEX?
Because I'd love to see Frontier take on a Mexico route - not a resort (seasonal), but a busness destination, such as Monterrey.
Maybe one day....
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I can't really believe this post - nor can I think that Cedarjet is being so paranoid. Does he really think the FBI or the INS are so stupid? I'm an Australian citizen. both my parents are 100% white British, but because my father was stationed there I was born in Palestine - there aren't many of us...
Jump to postBA: So we have our answer about 6FR. It was, for whatever reason, a few days late. For those you don't know, apparently the critter on the tail is a "pronghorn"......? Hamlet69: Frontier has not yet made a decision about the PW delays. I assume that, like everyone else, they evaluating the data and ...
Jump to postThanks, BA - got it.
Good site.
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BA:
Thanks for that. I got June from the Frontier stock board.
What is the Bill Harm's site?
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BA: If it isn't here yet, then I'm puzzled, like you. None of the other deliveries have been late, and I don't think Frontier wouldn't have enough aircraft to start the new routes without it. For example, the 7th 319, due in June, is already slotted for the additional frequencies to be added then. C...
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Slightly off topic, BA, but you seem to know your stuff.
Is Frontier's 6th A319 here yet? It was due mid February. If it is here, do you know what the critter on the tail is?
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The two key "points" of the A318 are (a) range and (b) LESS passengers. The A319 has about 140 pax. The A 318 will carry around 100. But, unlike most 100 seat planes, the A318 can fly quite long distances. So it's useful for what airlines call "high yield/low density" long routes - or "long and thin...
Jump to postFriendly? Yes. Fun, too. On one flight with them (LAX to BOS, via DEN), we were late getting into DEN and the connecting flight had shut the door and was about to start pull back. I panted up, waving my ticket. They stopped the plane, opened the door and let me on. Even my checked bag made it - but ...
Jump to postSadly, not. I could be wrong, but this is my understanding: In 1999, a "new" airline was formed - Airlink Swaziland - as the new national carrier. It is 60% owned by the Swazi government and 40% by SAA Airlink. It functions as part of the SAA Airlink network, and the only flight I can find listed is...
Jump to postI agree (and I think I made that point), that in it's declining days, the staff attitude was about as bad as management's attitude. The fact remains that in it's great years, Pan Am service was legendary. There is a very famous commercial made only for Australian and New Zealand, which is simply a c...
Jump to postJmc1975:
Well, you may be right, although I wouldn't take the bet. But I would be surprised - and a bit disappointed.
I'd love to see those critter tails on a CRJ.
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The original Pan Am was one of the great pioneer airlines, known and respected all over the world - and I do mean the six continents. They started routes that no one else even cared about, but especially they had Latin and South America pretty much sewn up. They were the major force in trans-Pacific...
Jump to postHi, ILS: None of the other code shares are in MESA colors. The only one that is is the "pure" MESA (not a code share), that operates out of Alburquerque, as MESA Airlines. All the others have the livery of the major. In the MESA statement about the codeshares, that they say that although they "own" ...
Jump to postThanks for that, Richard. It makes sense.
But I guess the plane is painted, and must be at DEN? There's a logo for the airline at the MESA website, but that's all I can find.
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The first Frontier Jet Express leaves SJC at sparrow fart tomorrow, which means (I guess) that it will have to be positioned today.
So someone must know what the livery is - a crittter on the tail?
BA? Colorado guys? Anyone?
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