<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rotating14" class="quote" target="_blank">rotating14</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Could this be a peace offering for the...
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Jump to postgabrielchew, I have been to <acronym title="Kolkata (Calcutta) - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (Dum Dum) (CCU / VECC), India">CCU</acronym> several times & I assure you of two things; 1) Your documentation, no matter how legal, may not mean anything to the authorities there 2) There ...
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Jump to postThis is great news for Doha & QR. Does anyone know if it will keep the same code? Is it still slated to open next year?
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/CPHFF" class="quote" target="_blank">CPHFF</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>It makes me wonder if the "articles" in the maga...
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Jump to postAgreed. I would pay $40 to make this trip but with taxes & fees you would not see this fare unfortunately.
Jump to postThese are the observations I have made over several flights to India in the past few years; 1) The North America - South Asia market is primarily VFR (Visiting Friends & Relatives). VFR traffic is by nature price sensitive. They are flying once every 2-4 years & are usually flying with their...
Jump to postGood points MAH4546. I agree. I also point out to them that Milan is easy to connect to via other cities outside of Italy. In fact the flight time is the same to connect via <acronym title="Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW), Austria">VIE</acronym> & less to go through <acronym title="CURRENT: Muni...
Jump to postI do not have hard data (as I have no idea where to obtain this) All I have is speculation from many friends, family & colleagues who lament that there is no nonstop connection to <acronym title="Milan - Malpensa (MXP / LIMC), Italy">MXP</acronym> from Canada. They claim that most (<i>their word...
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/BreninTW" class="quote" target="_blank">BreninTW</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>With the advent of in-seat IFE, the 2-5-2 ...
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Jump to postThey want to make the airline advertising like gasoline or liquor in Canada. Whatever we see, the price includes all taxes. On the one hand consumers will think this will work better for them because it's simpler. But simpler pricing is not necessarily better pricing. For example it's easier to hide...
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Jump to postFrom sources at AC the refrain is the same - "Wait until the 787s arrive"
As a Canadian I am hopeful but I get the feeling it will still be several years before Canada-Africa is a reality
An aviation blog in India is reporting <acronym title="Air India">AI</acronym>'s plans for the 787; <a href="http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/2011/12/air-indias-flawed-sales-and-lease-back.html" target="_blank">http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/201...s-flawed-sales-and-lease-back.html</a> Key points:...
Jump to postThere was a lot of speculation about route reductions from <acronym title="Kingfisher Airlines (India) AND Irtysh-Avia (Kazakhstan)">IT</acronym> due to lack of profit on those routes. I'm not sure how many actually were chopped. It is difficult to guage how much of <acronym title="Kingfisher Airlin...
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/Rheinwaldner" class="quote" target="_blank">Rheinwaldner</a> (<a href="#60" class="quote">Reply 60</a>):<br/><i>Or 10 weekly A320NEO or 12 weekl...
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Jump to postVC10er, I have enjoyed the questions you have asked so far. As long as you remember to conduct a search first, do your due diligence. Many times I've searched & not found the exact question or found that the topic needs an updated discussion. There are those who frown on this but if you do not l...
Jump to postFrom Arab News: Award-winning airline Jazeera Airways, the largest airline serving the Middle East out of Kuwait, today issued its monthly operational performance report for October 2011, which showed that the airline has once again captured a leading market share on most of the routes it operates. ...
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Jump to postWhile I agree there is no like-for-like replacement, a combination of capacity / frequency can replace the service provided by a 757. Instead of a daily 180 passenger 752 (1,260 PPW) you can use a 5x weekly 763 with 259 seats (1,295 PPW).
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Jump to postLOL, good post United787. I know some may raise eyebrows but I think this is good fun! What do you think of these "fun" airlines to represent their markets; Europe: Wizzair (W6) Russia: Avianova (AO) Pakistan: airblue (ED) India: IndiGo (6E) or SpiceJet (SG) Thailand: Nok Air (DD) South Africa: Kulu...
Jump to postLHR is amazing isn't it? The sheer volume of demand boggles me! There are many similar sized cities worldwide but no one can match the diversity & frequency of international traffic at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> it seems. <acronym title="New Yor...
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Jump to postThis was posted by <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> on Facebook: "American Airlines Since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified himself as being removed from an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, Dec. 6, we have elected to provide the actual facts of the matter a...
Jump to postThis is bad news for Hungary & <acronym title="Malev (Hungary)">MA</acronym>. I sure hope they can find a way out. Oneworld has had it tough recently; <acronym title="Mexicana Airlines (Mexico)">MX</acronym> is no more. <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>, <acronym title="Japan...
Jump to postGood Morning / Afternoon / Evening, does anyone here know the state of construction at <acronym title="Kolkata (Calcutta) - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (Dum Dum) (CCU / VECC), India">CCU</acronym> & <acronym title="Chennai (Madras) (- Meenambakkam) (MAA / VOMM), India">MAA</acronym...
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="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Interesting stuff. The number 1 reason I eve...
Jump to post<img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/twocents.gif" width="23" height="15" border="0"/> I also have wondered about the replacements for the A310, B757 & B767. Based on research & conversations, the many reasons that have been cited above are most...
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Jump to postHonestly I was just trying to point out that the mindset that it is "okay" to suspect Arabs or Muslims or Brown people is wrong. It is just as wrong to discriminate against anyone. There are two points that I have stated before that I think are relevant enough to restate; 1) Civil aviation by it's v...
Jump to post"Ahem...<acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> will take the 744s & deploy them immediately on new service <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acrony...
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