Westjets slots are permanent, they were also allocated some in 2021 but did not use them. Vistara also have allocated slots https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjgyNmZmZGQtYmM3Mi00NTFkLTk1ZDItMWJjODQ4M2Y2ZDE4IiwidCI6ImJhNzNmYjViLWM1ZWUtNGNiNy04NzFjLWU4YjI0NWQwYjY3YiJ9 Thank you for sharing the l...
Jump to postThe report below says AI, AIX, Air Asia India, and Visatra combo will beat IndiGo.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/busin ... 89451.html
SQ aren't going to want to invest when Tata remain in control, or at least in any event will not want to invest if any investment is not matched by Tata. Well, the 787s were ordered and presumably already paid for substantially (I understand Boeing gets paid in each stage of the manufacturing proce...
Jump to postPer Tim Clark at the ILA air show in Berlin today, Emirates is planning to return their entire A380 fleet to service ASAP. Crew training is underway but remains a bottleneck. https://www.handelsblatt.com/dpa/wirtschaft-emirates-a380-schnell-wieder-in-die-luft-bringen-ber-im-fokus/28444988.html [Ger...
Jump to postMost probably they are expecting steady growth of the WAW-NYC market as well as at BUD and KRK. LOT planning bring back BUD-JFK service summer 2022 3x weekly. Flights were first launched in 2018, but was suspended for 2020/2021 season. https://www.air-journal.fr/2022-01-05-lot-polish-airlines-relan...
Jump to post[ AI's existing 77Ws do have more life in them and with a cabin reconfig and overhaul, they can easily go on for another five years or so. So, once you factor the cost of a a) complete cabin upgrade for the 77W + b) lease/finance cost + c) operating cost (fuel etc.) and compare it with brand new A3...
Jump to postWestjets slots are permanent, they were also allocated some in 2021 but did not use them. Vistara also have allocated slots https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjgyNmZmZGQtYmM3Mi00NTFkLTk1ZDItMWJjODQ4M2Y2ZDE4IiwidCI6ImJhNzNmYjViLWM1ZWUtNGNiNy04NzFjLWU4YjI0NWQwYjY3YiJ9 Thank you for sharing the l...
Jump to postThere is precedence for "putting all eggs in one basket" as you put it. The 737MAX does not make sense anyway you look at it. Air India, Air asia India and Vistara all operate the A320neo. AIX fleet of 30 737-800 is nearing the age of replacement. Unless Boeing is ready to give away the 7...
Jump to postAs I understood the full "leak", plan is for 300 total aircraft for delivery from 2024 onwards, 70% of which will be narrowbody - thats 210 narrowbodies and 70-80 widebodies. AI operates 49 widebodies as of now so 80 widebodies will completely replace the current widebody fleet and accoun...
Jump to postJBLU has made inroads into the transcon market with their Mint Business Class so why not LHR from LAX? The issue with such a route is an A321 XLR is at the max range and JB may have to deal with the economic of buying LHR slots. This may require JB to buy widebody aircraft for both any potential LA...
Jump to postCardude2 wrote:
there not just deferred anymore, there NTU's:
In the good old days (90s-2000s) Jet airways was the predominant private carrier with a very influencial promoter who was infamous for lobbying the govt entities for favorable policies towards Jet while placing barriers towards the new comers. The poster indicates that in current times that role of...
Jump to postBear in mind, the 787-9 is still in contention, we don’t know what happens with vistara as well. 5 of their aircrafts became NTU's and was sold to Luftansa: https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-787-9-d-abpa-lufthansa/385xlg https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-787-9-d-abpb-lufthan...
Jump to postVistara Is In No Rush To Lease Boeing 787 Dreamliners https://simpleflying.com/vistara-is-in-no-rush-to-lease-boeing-787-dreamliners/ Per the above article, they have essentially abandoned their plan to lease aircraft to cope with Boeign's delayed delivery. This means they are all the MORE dependent...
Jump to postOf Aeroflot's 70 slots, 14 to 28 max are accounted for (by Jetblue and BA) . This means a minimum of 42 slots (or 3 round trip daily flights) are still available to be redistributed. Which airlines are getting these? Is selection, by lottery, or some other methodology? Since flights from Russia to L...
Jump to post#1 I have seen 100 A321NEO figure been thrown around. So 110 A320N + 100 A321N along 70-80 widebodies. #2 The A330-900 stands a chance instead of A350-900. # 3 The big bad Blue wolf is the new Jet as far as "Policy Management" is concerned! #1: your putting all the eggs in Airbus' basket....
Jump to posttphuang wrote:It will be interesting to see if they can get any of those Russian or Chinese lhr slots which are probably available now.
but is being replaced with 2 new 77Fs on islamic leases (and 4 new converted freighters) which suggests the one that has left had poorer l What is an Islamic lease? Lower or no interest? Remember that DXB is runway slot limited. The only growth over time is filling those widebody jets. And yes, I a...
Jump to postThe war between Emirates and Qatar Airways is declared in Africa. Etihad seems to reduce its ops in Africa with the closures of Dar Es Salaam, Entebbe, Addis Ababa before covid and the non-resumption of its route to Lagos and the closure of its route to Nairobi a few months ago. There was the openi...
Jump to postUK's robbing Peter (Aeroflot) to pay Paul (JetBlue) doesn't show up under the LHR slot trade web site (see link below)
https://www.acl-uk.org/completed-slot-trades/
Sorry article in Spanish but it looks like Qatar will have to fight for commercial flights to MEX because of AM lobbyist. It explains not because of Fifth freedom flights but because of slot access or times? It does seems they are keen on flying into MEX instead of NLU. https://expansion.mx/empresa...
Jump to postlightsaber wrote:DCA350 wrote:It wouldn't surprise me to see a split MAX/NEO order.
Lightsaber
Please see links below for what's up for grabs. TWO MAIN POINTS with regard to LHR only: 1) 70 weekly slots up for grabs, of which apparently JetBlue has got 14 (7X weekly slot pair, i.e., round trip daily flight). 2) Of the remaining 56, it's unclear if BA is allowed to keep 14 that it had leased f...
Jump to postPolot wrote:DartHerald is referencing an older order over a discussion about “the largest deal in aviation history”. It has nothing to do with Air India or this RFP.
Statement 1: DL flew JFK-BOM immediately prior to, and for a time in, the Pandemic... so we'll likely see it back sooner or later. DL has a more than 30yr history with India, having flown to BOM/DEL/MAA from various combinations of ATL, JFK, FRA, CDG, and AMS over the years. Statement 2: DL has nev...
Jump to postThe slot times it's reported JetBlue have permanently are not their current slot times - which suggests they aren't getting to keep their current temporary slots permanently. Well this just means that once things get to normal, the permanent slot would effectively serve as a replacement for their t...
Jump to postI knew as soon as they were allocated temporary slots that they would be in a very fine position to keep them. They took advantage of market conditions and have won. Nice work!! but the UK government certainly wouldn't want Aeroflot compensated. Also slots are controlled by Airport Coordination as ...
Jump to postTo enrichen the discussion here, I am posting a user comment from Tim Dunn, who posted the comment below in response the artcile in teh link: https://onemileatatime.com/news/jetblue-permanent-heathrow-slots-gatwick-growth/ "The good news for JBLU is that this set of permanent slots is about as ...
Jump to postAll it says is JetBlue secured permanent slots. That does not mean their temporary slot was converted to permanent free of charge. It is believed B6 picked up some former Aeroflot slots. Read the article in the link below: https://onemileatatime.com/news/jetblue-permanent-heathrow-slots-gatwick-gro...
Jump to postAI plans to buy 300 narrowbodies. Could be the largest deal in commerical aviation history worth 40.5 bn USD https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/air-india-prepares-one-of-the-largest-aircraft-deals-in-aviation-history-122062000183_1.html From CNBC News, 2017: POINTS Airbus has confi...
Jump to posthttps://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2022/06/20/jetblue-says-its-heathrow-slots-in-london-are-now.html? Wow, talk about hitting the lottery with one heck of a freebie. Per the link above, JetBlue's LHR slots are now it's to keep (permanent as opposed to temporary) a) How did they accomplish this...
Jump to postThe AC LHR-BOM is very interesting. They'll also get good feed from UA & other Star Alliance carriers at LHR, per the article. DL remains the only major North American carrier to not serve India. 1) What routes has United recommenced after stopping them when the Russian-Ukraine war broke out? 2...
Jump to postIt also heavily depends on how fast FAA can sign each frame before delivery. I have my doubts about their ability to do it as fast as Boeing expects… Boeing has only just told customers their position in the delivery queue. So I think the aircraft that are sitting at CHS or PAE are most likely the ...
Jump to postA359's fuel burn cannot be better than the B789 for one its a much larger bird that is more closer in size to a 777-200ER. From what I have seen, its about 200-400kg/hr more than the B789 (closest Boeing equivalent to any A350-900 right now is the 787-10). However despite this disparity, both sport...
Jump to postAirAsia India brand will disappear and will be integrated into either IX or AI, as AirAsia Bhd pulls out entire stake. Unless, Tata group are willing to pay royalty to Air Asia for the brand. There is a case in India against the Air Asia parent chairman, Tony. He will never step foot in India again...
Jump to post3D101CA wrote:YVR-BKK is interesting. Thailand is largely a leisure market, but there is demand to and from North America..
I imagine they are routing via LHR to take advantage of a lack of competition on LHR-BOM. It is a huge market but only 4x daily flights at the moment (2x BA, 1x VS and 1x AI). I believe Vistara is already 1X LHR-DEL and wants to start a second flight but doesn't have aircraft. Not sure where they w...
Jump to post"The India market remains very important to Air Canada, and we are committed to resuming our currently paused non-stop services on Toronto-Mumbai and Vancouver-Delhi when circumstances allow" 1) Didn't they fly Toronto to New Delhi as well? If they did, then a) Mumbai yields are higher, an...
Jump to postusflyer msp wrote:rjbesikof wrote:TG flew JFK - BKK nonstop for several years (and lost tons of money doing it)
I have reconstructed my above post to better describe what I think may have happened (I can't edit my prior post). a) Vistara ordered 10 787, 6 "firm" orders and 4 as "options". b) Of the 6 firm, they got 2 delivered. c) Of the remaining 4 firm, 2 years ago, they had to wait for ...
Jump to postAll 4 of the PAE built Hainan ntu frames were sold to Vistara. There is no "unsuccessfully" or "options" about it. Vistara cancelled the order. Boeing then resold them to Lufty. Thank you for this information. So, it appears: a) Vistara ordered 10 787, 6 firm and 4 as options. b...
Jump to postBoeing has only just told customers their position in the delivery queue. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-16/boeing-says-almost-there-on-787-dreamliner-delivery-restart[/quote] "As of mid-May, nearly 120 undelivered Dreamliners were in storage or undergoing inspections and repa...
Jump to postBoeing has only just told customers their position in the delivery queue. Would you happen to know the queue sequence and can you share it? If not, will the 787 production google docs have that information, or whill it be available on another document or website? I don’t know the sequence, just kno...
Jump to postIceCream wrote:I'm totally putting this out there-but would they ever launch YYC thanks to this order? Calgary/Edmonton both have a huge Indian diaspora.
Additionally if AI wants to compete on the Kangaroo route, they would need double daily flights to SYD/MEL so that connection remains short on both ends. Having a small plane like the 788 would come in handy when AI has to increase frequency. . I though Singapore Airlines wanted Indian traffic to g...
Jump to postDavid_itl wrote:this route would appear to need near perfect conditions
BOM LIS 8030 km
sfojvjets wrote:DEL-SJC please! .
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/air-india-signals-it-s-nearing-order-for-wide-body-airbus-a350s/ar-AAYvtYB?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=a89ccbfdd7d545cbbddc66565c3eb199 AI is close to ordering A350. What will they do with their 777 and 787 some of which are idle for lack of spares. 787 will remai...
Jump to postblrBird wrote:hohd wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-dropping-7-international-routes-143240305.html
This route, probably is gone for good!
Opus99 wrote:Boeing has only just told customers their position in the delivery queue.