Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

ST. THOMAS — interCaribbean Airways, which recently announced connecting flights to St. Thomas and St. Croix, made known on Tuesday the cancellation of its planned St. Thomas and St. Croix routes. The Turks and Caicos-based carrier said it had been working for several months to have the U.S.V.I. fil...

Re: Rebooting a 787

No 787 experience, but on the ATR it's not uncommon to have issues with avionics or electrical when getting ready to depart in the morning. We usually tell the pilots we'll be down there shortly to have a look but in the mean time turn everything off so the cockpit is 100% dark, have a sip or two o...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

Does anyone know when SXM will get their radar operating again? https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/aerospace/press-release/st-maartens-emerald-skies-soon-be-managed-thales-air-traffic St Maarten, was on one of the Caribbean island paradises badly hit by hurricane Irma and Maria in 2017. The a...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

I flew on BW GEO-MIA and then AA MIA-EWR and return last week. AA is miles above BW now, with their IFE and newer aircraft. BWs a/c are old and dated. Their IFE is a tiny overhead screen that you can't see. With Liat starting OGL-POS shortly, BW has a lot to be worried about with their GEO service....

Re: Why don't any US carriers fly to Guyana?

http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1385637&p=20213759&hilit=guyana#p20213759 So I guess the questions are answered. AA will begin a MIA GEO service this December. I would think that it will be 3X given that this is a business route. Article here : Major US airline adds G...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

Big news: AA is starting MIA-GEO and increasing MIA-ANU service. http://news.aa.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2018/American-Airlines-Adds-New-Service-To-Destinations-In-Mexico-And-South-America/default.aspx Both surprise me honestly. Antigua doesn't seem like a route that requires more t...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

Due to the suspense of the ferry service between Trinidad & Tobago, CAL has been overwhelmed especially for the upcoming Easter period. LI has been contracted and will be assisting with flights between POS and TAB for next few weeks. Interesting news. Do you have any idea how many flights LI wi...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

Due to the suspense of the ferry service between Trinidad & Tobago, CAL has been overwhelmed especially for the upcoming Easter period. LI has been contracted and will be assisting with flights between POS and TAB for next few weeks.

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

t that unknown. The days/times on the posted schedule have been accurate in my experience. They’re extremely low tech. I’d bet that most people book over the phone or in person Using an example of STT SKB DOM SKB STT. If the plane doesn't continue to DOM when it reaches SKB and heads straight back ...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

[ LI 521 on Monday BGI-OGL had 36 pax. Meaning 32 empty seats. But if some church has a revival convention on Monday the flight might be over booked. And this could be in BGI or one of the islands further down the line. Even though Jan/Feb together with Sept/Oct are the worst months for intra Carib...

Re: Caribbean aviation thread - 2018

A loan of US 7 Million dollars was finalised for regional air carrier Liat in closing days of 2017. Prime Minister Gonsalves made the announcement at his first press conference for the year 2018. Gonsalves said the loan was finalized by shareholder governments including, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbado...

Re: Caribbean Aviation Thread 120

LI started with four weekly flights in July 2015, routing was BGI-OGL-POS early morning, POS-OGL-BGI night. I suspect that part of the reason for the failed route was the arrival at BGI at 2310, which is really late for some passengers. Following that, LI tried ANU-SLU-POS-OGL in the evening and OG...

Re: Caribbean Aviation Thread 120

Sad to see A321's go on MIA-POS, they are like chalk to cheese compared to 738's on EWR-MIA. Love the IFE's. LI's service OGL-BGI and onward with B6 to FLL or JFK is a great option for Guyanese now. OGL is a breeze and my choice as I live close by. LI's ATR's are very smooth and surprisingly on tim...

Re: Is Fly Jamaica wet leasing an A332?

I think it should be easier to lease an engine for the767 rather than the A332 wet lease. Wet lease is far more costly and usually lead to massive loses! If things were that simple, I'm sure they would've done just that. One can't just run down to Costco and pick up a 767 engine. Doesn't matter .. ...

Re: Batteries during an EMER EVAC - ON or OFF

Wouldn't the CVR still run and possibly erase critical stuff? I know in some aircraft the CVR runs from battery on to battery off.

Re: A319 landing: gears, flap sequence

What you probably heard are the spoilers extending to aid in slowing the aircraft down. Never "heard" them extended or retract, but rather the wind noise/buffet they make once extended. I'm no A319 pilot, but I do believe at least two stages of flaps/slats are extended prior to gear extens...

Re: Caribbean Aviation Thread 120

The 717 would do well cause Hawaiian uses them in the Hawaiian islands with no problems. BW used the DC9-30CF , DC9-50 and MD80 with no problems in the past. The ERJ 145 / 175 would do well also. Time for BW to upgrade their fleet to the 737-8MAX or A320NEO and the 787-8/9 or A330-200 for long haul...

Re: PAPI always on?

Hi, I work at a small regional airport in EU, with one RWY (11/29). Due to lack of traffic, the boss of the airport wants to save money on energy. so that he decided to let light only PAPI on RWY in use, and I am curious if that is even possible to have the other PAPI off during the airport operati...

Re: Caribbean Aviation Thread 120

Caribbean484, what's up my friend. Long time no see here. I remember seeing the BWIA L1011 and MD80 parked side by side in the early when I boarded my ALM MD80 flight to CUR from JFK. Really sad that I wasn't much into photography at the time BWIA was flying their L1011 to CUR and in Europe when I ...

Re: Why do some airlines order a round number of aircraft?

I personally think those large announcement orders a probably not worth the paper they're written on. The real negotiation and ordering happens behind the scenes where airlines eventually orders aircraft according to their needs which probably ends up being an odd number.

Re: Caribbean Aviation Thread 120

Anybody else noticed that B6's BGI-FLL flight is now daily (again) with the aircraft RON in BGI? I wonder what the lf's are on that flight and if the new times affect it in any way. People from the nearby islands now cannot connect to it via LI.

Re: Finnair starts weighting some passengers voluntarily

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Agree. I'd expect the reported numbers to be below the actual average.

Re: Finnair starts weighting some passengers voluntarily

Well hang on, what's the fear here? If it's voluntary there's no need for the brouhaha. People need to get over the "it's inappropriate to ask my weight" story. There are airlines out there that DO weigh passengers on every single flight. Granted it's small airlines that fly C402's, BN2-Is...

Re: KLGA Departures from Runway 13

Perhaps not to conflict with traffic into/out of JFK?

Re: Azul sells 10 ATR-72-600s

Does anyone know the seating capacity of Azul's ATR's?

Re: Azul sells 10 ATR-72-600s

NAC is a leasing company, not an airline. They will simply lease or sell these frames out elsewhere. Sometimes it works out cheaper to lease something rather than to buy it outright. Less upfront cash to spend. A practice that's very common in the US with cars for example. Plus Azul would have had s...

Re: Caribbean Aviation Thread 120

DOM was hit far worse from Maria than Erica. In any event, the Govt of ANU wasn't too pleased that LI had no ANU-SJU flight and there was a proposal to return that flight. I suspect Maria accelerated those plans. Given the devastation in DOM, I wouldn't be surprised if Ross U cancels the entire 2017...

Re: How airlines handle the aftermath of emergency diversions