Moderators: richierich, ua900, PanAm_DC10, hOMSaR
United787 wrote:Any guesses as to when ORD will return to pre-COVID numbers?
ORDLHR787 wrote:We were on final for 10C at about 6:30 and had to go-around. Ended up landing on 4R just now. Whats the point in having eight runways when you only have one open for landing when it snows?.
ORDLHR787 wrote:We were on final for 10C at about 6:30 and had to go-around. Ended up landing on 4R just now.
ORDLHR787 wrote:ORDLHR787 wrote:We were on final for 10C at about 6:30 and had to go-around. Ended up landing on 4R just now. Whats the point in having eight runways when you only have one open for landing when it snows?.
gabik001 wrote:SmartLynx 9H-SMC is on the way to ORD from FAI. ETA 2:50pm
gabik001 wrote:Magma TF-AMP to ORD too. ETA 12:40pm
emcm541 wrote:Posting this from my phone, so not sure if it will work, but here's an visual of the expanded T5:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSHuyNFpVQ ... =copy_link
emcm541 wrote:Posting this from my phone, so not sure if it will work, but here's an visual of the expanded T5:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSHuyNFpVQ ... =copy_link
AmricanShamrok wrote:emcm541 wrote:Posting this from my phone, so not sure if it will work, but here's an visual of the expanded T5:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSHuyNFpVQ ... =copy_link
Thanks. So how many new gates are now in service at the east end of T5? The last gate was M21 prior to renovations so it looks like they run to M25/M26 now?
yeogeo wrote:gabik001 wrote:SmartLynx 9H-SMC is on the way to ORD from FAI. ETA 2:50pm
Is that the same outfit - SmartLynx Malta - that your friend flew into RFD with and got stuck there due to pitot problems? (Although it seems to me she was on a A-332). Anyway the same routing through Fairbanks instead of Anchorage... I assume she made it home eventually?
yeogeo wrote:A photo by Ivan Voukadinov taken a few weeks ago at RFD had me interested in this aircraft and its operating life.
This is Air Atlanta Icelandic’s TF-AAK operated as part of the Saudia cargo fleet.
She was delivered to Air France in 2003 operating out of CDG as F-GITH until 2015…
…when Air Atlanta Icelandic picked the craft up and has leased it (along with two other 747-400’s) to Saudi Arabia Airlines, previously under Saudi colors…
...then converted to plain white body and blue tail seen at top -which often shows gold flecks of the Saudi logo beneath.
She’s been doing cargo runs, 15 roundtrips since November alone, operating RFD-ANC-ICN-HAN-SGN-ICN-ANC-RFD with occasional small variations.
Today she returned to home base KEF from Seoul and is scheduled to hop over to PIK later today… time for some maintenance and another touchup on the tail?
But it is in the past that this hard-working aircraft had it’s moment of fame which turned the aircraft spotting crowd bananas (as far as spotters can get bananas - which is pretty far) when, in late February 2016, she became “Ed Force One” the Brit Heavy Metal Band Iron Maiden’s ride for The Book of Souls World Tour.
These guys were not slouches: The Book of Souls went Gold and Platinum in twenty countries. Ed Force one was flown by the lead singer of Iron Maiden at the time, Bruce Dickinson. (He also undertook a career as a commercial pilot for the short-lived Astraeus Airlines).
TF-AAK saw them play concerts in 35 countries. (She came to Chicago -it says so on the nose of the craft. Presumably she was at O’Hare but A-Net photo data base can’t prove it).
She also experienced a run-in with a tug in SCL which cased her to delay the tour for 10 days with damage to two engines, whose repairs were diligently recorded by spotters of course.
Featured on her tail then was Maiden's mascot, Eddie, “a perennial fixture in the band's science fiction and horror-influenced album cover art… Originally a papier-mâché mask incorporated in their backdrop which would squirt fake blood during their live shows.”
During the few months of this phase of her life captions to her photos are an interesting read.
Rei U,. - Japan: “After retiring from Air France, this jumbo got a great job: flying around the globe under the control of a superstar!… I’m glad to meet many fellow spotters not only from various places in [Japan] but even also from other parts of the world!”
Another caption from a spotter at YYZ: “Shutting down on J taxiway, Atlanta 666 is…greeted by hundreds of spotters and airport personal. Even the Pearson Airport Fire Department and and wildlife control crews came out to grab a quick photo.”
In the five months she wore this livery there are roughly 150 photographs of TF-AAK in the A-net database alone and its telling that for the other 7 months of 2016, when she was in Saudi Colors, there is only one image of her on A-net.
For her plain looks today she has quite the history. Glad she's still flying!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden
gabik001 wrote:yeogeo wrote:
Got her during our Dec. 21 RFD airside tour. Piece of history behind her. Got her in few paint schemes: Saudia, Iron Maiden and blank Air Atlanta.
bhxdtw wrote:Anyone know if NZ are still planning on launching AKL?
jcwr56 wrote:
yeogeo wrote:gabik001 wrote:yeogeo wrote:
Got her during our Dec. 21 RFD airside tour. Piece of history behind her. Got her in few paint schemes: Saudia, Iron Maiden and blank Air Atlanta.
Where did you get the Iron Maiden? O'Hare?
drdisque wrote:I listen to these flights come in every night when I go to bed when ORD is in West flow.
emcm541 wrote:F9 is returning to MDW. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/148 ... 20835?s=20
Also being discussed here: viewtopic.php?p=23132421#p23132421
Mexicana757 wrote:Planeboy17 wrote:Does MDW have the gates for this?
Yes they do. There should be about four gates available. At the moment no one is using the three gates on concourse C. Only time they get used is for DL sport charters. And I believe A10 is open which is DL gate but DL hasn't used this gate since 2020. Before the pandemic DL was operating out of four gates(A5, A7, A10, A12) but currently only uses two gates A5 and A7. Allegiant is using gate A12.
yeogeo wrote:emcm541 wrote:F9 is returning to MDW. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/148 ... 20835?s=20
Also being discussed here: viewtopic.php?p=23132421#p23132421
Wow! That's a major incursion!
ATL
DFW
DEN
FLL
LAS
MCO
ONT
PHX
TPA
TTN
Wondering how many gates at MDW this will take and if ORD will continue as is.
emcm541 wrote:Was at ORD for a flight on UA for the first time since this whole covid thing started. I noticed that at the baggage claim in T1 there are barriers between the actual claim area and the main walkway/exits. I forgot to grab a picture, as I thought they were the dumbest thing ever. Have they always been there and I had forgotten or are these new?
yeogeo wrote:emcm541 wrote:With this size of MDW expansion, probably at the expense of ORD, does that open the door for someone like Breeze?F9 is returning to MDW. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/148 ... 20835?s=20
Also being discussed here: viewtopic.php?p=23132421#p23132421
Wow! That's a major incursion!
ATL
DFW
DEN
FLL
LAS
MCO
ONT
PHX
TPA
TTN
Wondering how many gates at MDW this will take and if ORD will continue as is.
panam330 wrote:emcm541 wrote:Was at ORD for a flight on UA for the first time since this whole covid thing started. I noticed that at the baggage claim in T1 there are barriers between the actual claim area and the main walkway/exits. I forgot to grab a picture, as I thought they were the dumbest thing ever. Have they always been there and I had forgotten or are these new?
If you’re talking about the metal railings, yeah they have been, and they’re rather pointless and restrict flow.
emcm541 wrote:yeogeo wrote:emcm541 wrote:F9 is returning to MDW. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/148 ... 20835?s=20
Also being discussed here: viewtopic.php?p=23132421#p23132421
Wow! That's a major incursion!
ATL
DFW
DEN
FLL
LAS
MCO
ONT
PHX
TPA
TTN
Wondering how many gates at MDW this will take and if ORD will continue as is.
I'll keep my eyes open on this; towards the beginning of the separate thread, there was a rumor (again, this is just a rumor) that the ORD station might close or co-domicile.
Crosswind787 wrote:The Tribune article announcing this news states F9 will split ops with ORD focus on Mexico and Caribbean routes while MDW will be mostly domestic routes
emcm541 wrote:Was at ORD for a flight on UA for the first time since this whole covid thing started. I noticed that at the baggage claim in T1 there are barriers between the actual claim area and the main walkway/exits. I forgot to grab a picture, as I thought they were the dumbest thing ever. Have they always been there and I had forgotten or are these new?
Iggy500 wrote:If F9 ends up ditching ORD completely, it's possible that B6 can add ORD-MCO. With the route having about the same amount of competition as ORD-FLL (in terms of airlines flying the route), MCO's South Terminal C opening soon, and B6 looking into expanding their MCO operations as soon as the terminal opens, it would be a no-brainer.