A little bit off topic, but medivac can be really grim. There are many stories of a pax becoming critically ill, distrusting local doctors and trying to charter a longhaul ambulance jet, then dying on the jet. This was a grim, insanely risky mission from how it looks. Motivated by, perhaps, a wrong ...
Jump to postApproving the merger and denying the merger but letting NK go out of business is the same end result. Awful work DOJ. The judge addresses this in his ruling. What you're talking about is the flailing company doctrine (as opposed to the failing company doctrine). But it's not supported by testimony ...
Jump to postMerger is blocked! Law360 (January 16, 2024, 1:10 PM EST) -- A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue Airways Inc. and Spirit Airlines, finding in a lengthy order that the deal would stifle competition in the low-cost carrier market. U.S. Distr...
Jump to postPHKO (Hilo) only has 7 or 8 jetways. Its a brutal drive from Kona to Hilo. The Saddle Road is nowhere near as unpleasant as it used to be. Not a great drive, but a far cry from the dirt road and single-file bridges that used to be. My understanding (wrong?) is that Hilo is a more operationally chal...
Jump to postSeems a bit underwhelming of a number for all the media hype regarding this order, other posters have expected a larger number with A330neos included. Seems like the space below the 350 is still being contested. Exactly I'm left wondering where is the rest of the order? We all expected the 35K orde...
Jump to post"Today, Delta announced it reached an agreement with Airbus to purchase twenty A350-1000s, with options for twenty additional widebody aircraft. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled to begin in 2026. In addition to improved fuel efficiency, these aircraft will add higher gauge, more premiu...
Jump to postA bit confused here, some people are suggesting this order will be the 767 replacement, is that true? The 350 seems too big for a lot of the 767 markets. I’m a bit confused where all these new 350s would be deployed. Just to address this - if DL bought some A35K, it would allow them to upgrade thei...
Jump to postDelta paid an average of US$86--90 mm for each A339 including the remaining 15 or 16 still to be delivered on the current order book. That has been a very wise use of Capex. They got a large, modern, fuel efficient transatlantic 'shutle' aircraft for CDG, LHR and AMS operations but yet flexible eno...
Jump to postHe would obviously say that, either because it's true or because he believes he heard it. Indeed. The CVR of the Dash will clarify what information the crew thought they had, whether there was some doubt or not about it (e.g., the F/O questioning about the clearance). I also expect the Dash crew he...
Jump to postI expect the initial focus of the investigation will be how the Dash 8 managed to get onto the runway for so long without anyone noticing. Utterly awful for all involved. :( Huge props to the crew on board the A350. Keeping a few hundred people calm in a sudden emergency like that is no fluke. And ...
Jump to postPeople vividly remember these stories. Someday, dealers will be begging the public to keep their franchise exclusivity laws. They believe they “deserve” the right to exclude other people from selling cars.
Jump to postYes, it will. Cali HSR is a symbol of a greedy, bloated political program disguised as a transportation program. It is a parody of an actual professionally designed transportation program (like the ones you see in China, for example). It’s a make-work program designed by imbeciles who simply had acc...
Jump to postSo many experts here shouting from their sofas and talking about Hard Landing even though they obviously have no idea. The plane is still flying. Was not scrapped after landing. Incredible, is not it? Yes but I do not think it proves it was not a serious event. For example, a near midair collision ...
Jump to postThis is just strange, if we admit that MSP-HND is 2700km further than CDG and the flight to France is eastbound, so in the worse case this difference could be even around 3200 km flight-timewise, and they can do both ?? Agreed, so we can just ask “what does a MTOW takeoff look like.” MSP-CDG would ...
Jump to postPurely anecdotal here, but with some informed participants: I've chatted with some people involved with the A339 at DL (mainly pilots and ops-not dispatch) and the plane seems to have some runway/takeoff performance weaknesses when heavy. 1. On one fairly routine MSP-CDG sector, the longest runway ...
Jump to postI’m fine mixing it if I’m hanging out with a fun colleague and I want to mix them with a friend I know from somewhere else when doing an activity. But it stops at that. I actually had a manager who refused the company phone and gave everyone her real phone number because she said everyone at the fi...
Jump to postWorkaholism is an addiction as any other. I'm sure Mr. Shah can find help. Apparently he needs it, He's making the lives of people around him miserable, just as any addict. As far as working a lot is concerned, I have no objections. As long as I'm paid for it. Paying a fixed yearly salary and expec...
Jump to postI almost spit out my drink when I read "experimental" in the article. there was NOTHING experimental about the cut backs.... As I have stated many times, the operational limits or problems at AMS are because of recent changes to Dutch politics and culture. It has nothing to do with capabi...
Jump to postI suspect Delta has made a long term strategic goal of building a full hub in AUS, to compete with AA in DFW and UA in IAH, as well as WN in LUV and HOU. They must believe that AUS will continue to grow to be able to support that level of operations over the next couple of decades, matching the Tex...
Jump to postMost 757 flights of today, will eventually be replaced by CEOs. For the time being, CEOs are flying longer high (relative) capacity routes within their range, simply because the fuel burn of the 757 is so poor that it is relegated to shorter flights with less time in the air.. As NEOs come in, the ...
Jump to postWhat the...? I've been on FRA-BOG multiple times (my most recent flight was yesterday) and F and C were always full on the A346. Where does this downgrade to no F and a much smaller C come from? It is overall an upgrade. We cannot expect such long 340 services forever. Also. If there are (let’s say...
Jump to postDFW is a huge, prospering and fast growing megacity drawing a global workforce, so TK will no doubt be able to fill 2x daily. You have to give credit to TK too; they are an amazing phenomenon.
Jump to post[quote="SteelChair"] I agree that the "abundance of caution" statement was interesting...[/quote] Evidently the DL capt decided it was a good idea to land. Probably had a substantial reason. Maybe they weren’t feeling well. Whatever the reason, being on the ground is better than ...
Jump to postIt’s wild to me how even the DOJ admits the big 4 carriers are doing price collusion and use it as an argument against the B6/NK trial, while simultaneously not investigating or sueing them. Isn’t that illegal in itself ? The DOJ itself approved the scenario you describe. They should sue themselves...
Jump to postYouTube has videos for this, if you are lucky.
Jump to postIf this surprises you, then you don't understand the complexities, costs, logistics, and resources involved with maintaining two brands. It goes far beyond just paint and pictures. Sure, blame it on me. But what do you tell all the airline CEOs around the world who successfully operate separate bra...
Jump to postOr he just believes what a C suite tells investors… something they’re genuinely quite careful about since blatantly/knowingly lying is frowned upon by the SEC ;) Alaska never once promised to keep the Virgin America brand. They literally had a lawsuit from Virgin trying to force them to continue pa...
Jump to postS&P Ratings is not too excited about the deal Says Alaska's purchase of Hawaiian Air "will modestly benefit Alaska Air's competitive position, but Hawaiian Air losses and debt will weaken Alaska Air." As result S&P is changing its outlook on ALK from stable to negative, signaling ...
Jump to postThe combined airline will maintain both industry-leading Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines brands while integrating into a single operating platform ... Emphasis mine. That is a key phrase. This is a key phrase. Maintain and grow union-represented jobs in Hawai‘i, including preserving pilot, fl...
Jump to postThe A340 and products like it play a valuable role. The A340 used conservative, yet modern technology to build a safe, reliable and capable airplane. It is still quite modern from an operational standpoint today, 30 years into service.
Not everything needs to be a bleeding edge product.
It will be found someday in the next 50 years.
But, the doubters have been correct so far. So there is no reason to fight. So far, the doubters are right.
I think the fuselage and wings may not be intact. The sonar return may not look like a plane.
This is quite significant. First foray into a fortress hub that already had Hawaii service along with it being the longest A321 route for HA. Makes me hopeful they’ll expand further East to places like DEN, DFW, MCI etc. The Hawaiian sector needs a disrupter to combat high fares from the big 3. Is ...
Jump to postEnjoyed his posts and thought of him often. He probably only partially knew how his courage affected those around him.
Jump to postI will probably move to a warmer climate. I will not live more than 30-40 more years. The oceans will be a couple of inches higher, and the air a few degrees warmer. It will be almost unnoticeable. The weather has been a pain for thousands of years. Yes, the climate is changing. No, a few degrees wi...
Jump to postTwin engine airliners for example require a higher thrust to weight ratio than a four engine airliner as it needs enough thrust to take off with one engine out. When I four engine aircraft loses one engine it still has 75% thrust. When a twin engine aircraft loses one engine it only has 50% thrust ...
Jump to postIt should be sold off to foreign investors instead. LATAM maybe? Or, if Milei really wanted to get in bed with the US, offer a 49% stake in the airline to one of the US3 and then the rest sold off to investors. Worker-owned sounds like a play to get votes but in reality, foreign investment is neces...
Jump to postEven if this new president does this, there is a huge chance the next leftist government revives AR or makes another one. So its a very risky endeavor to invest in an airline in Argentina, despite the huge demand that exists in that country. That demand isn't going away, though. If Mr. Milei does t...
Jump to postHey guys, For me, only one US city is on my bucket list … SEATTLE. Boeing, Starbucks, grunge music, Mt St Helens, wilderness …. Ticks all my boxes. My one attempt to go there was thwarted by a winter snowstorm and I was stuck in Vancouver. I live in hope that Delta or QF open the Sydney to Seattle ...
Jump to postI kind of like tipping culture. The US has high wages for service people and office workers also. The pay should be based on performance. I almost always tip generously, because people are almost always nice to me. Should people get a "living wage?" Do they get that in Europe? I highly do...
Jump to postI agree with others, tipping shouldn't be necessary. However the US seems to have a different attitude towards this than the rest of the world. In the US they tip for just about everything, in the rest of the world they don't. Even in restaurants tipping is only done if it's exceptionally good. And...
Jump to postThe controller ticked him off for acknowledging a transmission intended for another aircraft. There wasn't much to be gained by that and it happens frequently enough on this side of the Atlantic that controllers usually just clarify and tell the flight to remain on frequency, rather than getting in...
Jump to postIt will be hard to beat large twins on unit costs.
Jump to postAs a lay observer my guess is the trijet is history. It has an increased manufacturing cost and lower efficiency that no clean -sheet design can justify. They have made good use of the platform and made good use of their legacy assets. But it is time to move on. They never competed fully with the ap...
Jump to postIn the US, airlines have a superior seat-mile per gallon of diesel vis a vis Amtrak. You can figure this out by looking at Form 41 and Amtrak’s annual report. A train with sleeper cars is quite low density. The idea that trains are this environmental wonder is , like electric cars, largely based on ...
Jump to postI have ridden on Turkish A321 and thought about this.
TK’s potential uses for A321 are literally amazing. The efficient movement of people across Eurasia, ME and parts of Africa is a huge opportunity. It is just mind boggling the itineraries that can be done by A321 LR NEO out of IST.
Thank God. Finally. I've been waiting for this for months. As we know, Delta Connection flights are operated by Delta-owned Endeavor Air and contractors Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines. Endeavor Air and Republic don't use CRJ200's and SkyWest lists only fifteen CRJ200's on their current rolls...
Jump to postMSP is an extremely well-run facility. That should not be taken for granted. It’s part of the reason it has been a successful hub.
Jump to postNot necessarily in order, but my five would be: San Francisco Seattle Chicago NYC Washington DC Agreed. Good list but there would be a hundred honorable mentions (Charleston, Charlottesville, Boise, Madison, even Bentonville AR got a glowing write-up in the last year or so). Hilo Hawaii is pretty c...
Jump to postNot necessarily in order, but my five would be: San Francisco Seattle Chicago NYC Washington DC Agreed. Good list but there would be a hundred honorable mentions (Charleston, Charlottesville, Boise, Madison, even Bentonville AR got a glowing write-up in the last year or so). Hilo Hawaii is pretty c...
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