LAHSO operations were very common when I was training and then instructing at <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym> from 1999-2004 (all of <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>'s 3 runways intersect anoth...
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/rwy04lga" class="quote" target="_blank">rwy04lga</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>Horrible load factor on that flight.</i>...
Jump to postYou get a nice view of YYC around 0:32.
Jump to postHmm, if <acronym title="WestJet (Canada)">WS</acronym> does get the 788's I can just picture the first routes: <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD...
Jump to postThe WS CFO says a lot and nothing at the same time:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...1/15/westjet-idUSN1E7AE0LL20111115
As expected <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> has announced that they will put the A333 on the <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> route, effective April 2012. <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> has also announced that <acronym ti...
Jump to postNope, something is up though and I guess we'll find out in due time what it is.
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/abrelosojos" class="quote" target="_blank">abrelosojos</a> (<a href="#74" class="quote">Reply 74</a>):<br/><i> I have no interest or desire to c...
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Jump to postWell today also happens to be the day they are releasing their third quarter results. Perhaps some of the sources mistook today and that announcement for whatever else is being cooked up?
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/abrelosojos" class="quote" target="_blank">abrelosojos</a> (<a href="#64" class="quote">Reply 64</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Calgary - Internat...
Jump to postWell I guess we'll see what today brings. Other names I've heard thrown into this have been <acronym title="Camarillo (Oxnard AFB) (CMA), USA - California">CMA</acronym> and Hawkair. Very interesting when you keep in mind that <acronym title="Camarillo (Oxnard AFB) (CMA), USA - California">CMA</acro...
Jump to postRumour is there will be an announcement tomorrow at WS about a new operating model that may involve a smaller regional player in Canada.
Jump to postI would assume <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym> could always use part of the new terminal to handle domestic ops and allow them to upgrade some of the older parts of the original terminal in the meantime. Pier B/C is in desperate need of an upgrad...
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/cyeg66" class="quote" target="_blank">cyeg66</a> (<a href="#57" class="quote">Reply 57</a>):<br/><i>^The 'negative' growth is attributable to fe...
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Jump to postMust have been in the 90's, I don't recall seeing that flight in the 2000's when I was flight instructing at YYC.
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/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Speaking of <acronym title="Luft...
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/MarcoPoloWorld" class="quote" target="_blank">MarcoPoloWorld</a> (<a href="#28" class="quote">Reply 28</a>):<br/><i>Seems like Calgary is somewh...
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Jump to postI flew this service once a year (in January) and can also speak to the aircraft being very full (including business class). I think my last flight economy seemed almost completely full and business was at about 80% capacity. I'm really bummed to see it go, as I much preferred the timing of this flig...
Jump to postPier D at YYC had an overwing airbridge that WS tried out for a while. Don't know if it is still there or not. I should really look the next time I fly out of D.
Jump to postWhat was the maximum sector distance that the Q400 performs equal to jets?
Just wondering what type of routes out of YYC could see the Q400 take the place of the 737's.
Heck I'd like to see WS order something new so us YYC spotters get a bit more variety!
Jump to postIt was probably about 5 years or so ago that Embraer stopped by the WS hangars in YYC with one of their aircraft. I could see the E-Jets or Q400's coming into the fold.
Jump to postCould the Canadian flagged ones be the 757's operating for Jazz?
Jump to postI head the government backup plan is to actually let <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> start doing all the flying for <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym>, international, transborder, and domestic... <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphic...
Jump to postWell since we are using <acronym title="Fort McMurray (YMM / CYMM), Canada - Alberta">YMM</acronym> as the example I would say there are quite a lot of options currently for them: -<acronym title="Fort McMurray (YMM / CYMM), Canada - Alberta">YMM</acronym>--<acronym title="Edmonton - International (...
Jump to postI doubt we'd see a <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym>-<acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> flight start up, does <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> have any agreeme...
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/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>An <acronym title="Air Madagasca...
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Jump to postI've also noticed that every now and then <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> has subbed in a <acronym title="Alitalia Express (Italy)">XM</acronym>'ed 763 on the Hawaii routes. I was lucky enough to get one on a <acronym title="Kahului (OGG / PHOG), USA - Hawaii">OGG</acronym>-<acronym title="...
Jump to postI have heard that <acronym title="WestJet (Canada)">WS</acronym> will be utilizing a 757 again for the <acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym> and <acronym title="Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Canada - Alberta">YEG</acronym> runs to Hawaii. They...
Jump to postI wonder if by the end of this trial the judge will declare that science must stay 500 meters away from Italy at all times...
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Jump to postYYC was used in the Disney film Snow Dogs, although it appeared as ANC in the film.
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/scopedude" class="quote" target="_blank">scopedude</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Are you talking about the 70-300 <acrony...
Jump to postI've had this lens for a couple of years and find that from 200-300 if you can go f10 or f13 you get pretty sharp images.
Jump to postThank you Boston.
Signed,
Calgary Flames fans
Some more info on the gravel kit here:
http://www.b737.org.uk/unpavedstripkit.htm
Over in the <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> area there is a pretty famous ATC controller that is simply known as "ROG", apparently he is pretty famous for how he says the phrase. Though I've never heard him I believe he...
Jump to postMy other hobbies:
-Golf
-Skiing
-Photography
-interest in architecture/urban development/skyscrapers
Here comes a big waste of ~300M CAD, for most likely the same outcome, another Conservative minority.
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/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>I actually have a friend who was one of the ...
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Jump to postIf you have the time the drive from San Fran up to Calgary can be very nice. My family did the summer road trips to places like San Fran and Las Vegas when we were growing up, lots of nice stops and scenes to enjoy along the way. Our weather right now sucks, I feel live I'm living in <acronym title=...
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