Guest1 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 This maybe a sign that new normal will be less frequency served by larger aircraft operating neatly full. Do we really need service between any city pair every hour on the hour? Who Knows. 50-Seaters Are On The Way Out In The US – What Will Replace Them? - Simple Flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest1 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 This was normal in my day ..... Y seating on an international flight. The wine by the way came with the meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreadsheet Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 And I'd guess the inflation adjusted cost of that ticket would get you a much nicer experience today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest1 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Just now, spreadsheet said: And I'd guess the inflation adjusted cost of that ticket would get you a much nicer experience today. Not likely..... The tickets at the time were not exactly priced except for those who might have that dream vacation once every few years, not annually or more frequently that seems to be the norm now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest1 Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Back In Business? Delta Posts $652 Million Profit For The Quarter from Simple Flying » Feed by Luke Bodel Link to complete article: Back In Business? Delta Posts $652 Million Profit For The Quarter - Simple Flying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest1 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Alaska Airlines Reactivating 10 Airbus A320s To Support Recovery byJay Singh July 22, 2021 3 minute read Things are improving for Alaska Airlines. Now, to support the carrier’s recovery, it is planning on reactivating ten Airbus A320ceos. These planes, which are only coming back for a short time, will help tide the carrier over before it gets enough Boeing 737 MAX jets to support its fleet plans. Alaska Airlines is reactivating 10 Airbus A320s. Photo: Getty Images Alaska Airlines reactivating 10 Airbus A320s On the carrier’s second-quarter earnings call, CEO Ben Minicucci stated the following on Alaska Airlines reactivating 10 Airbus jets: “We are planning to reactivate approximately 10 Airbus aircraft and begin flying them this fall and winter. This temporary return of several Airbus airplanes allows us to create capacity quickly and protects against unforeseen events that could be outside of our control, such as supply chain disruption.” Alaska Airlines is bringing back the Airbus A320s to add temporary capacity as it waits for more MAX jets. Photo: Getty Images The Airbus jets that are coming back will come online later this year, toward the fourth quarter. The jets are mainly there to support the airline’s recovery heading into summer 2022. While it is reactivating these jets, the airline is still confident in Boeing’s ability to deliver the MAX jets Alaska has on order. As Mr. Minicucci stated: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest1 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Viva Aerobus: Another Mexican Airline Back In The Black - Simple Flying Viva Aerobus: Another Mexican Airline Back In The Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest1 Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Frontier Airlines Adds Five New Destinations In Major Expansion Frontier Airlines Adds Five New Destinations In Major Expansion - Simple Flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest2 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 American Airlines To Part Ways With Regional Carrier Mesa Airlines Story by Luke Bodell • 5h ago American Airlines is set to end its agreement with Mesa Airlines due to concerns over the regional carrier's financial and operational viability. Flights will begin winding down from March 2023 before Mesa operates its final American flight on April 3rd. American Airlines To Part Ways With Regional Carrier Mesa Airlines© Provided by SimpleFlying American to part ways with Mesa The six-year regional cooperation between American Airlines and Mesa Airlines will come to end in the next few months amidst rising industry costs and pilot shortages, with both parties citing one another's financial troubles as a reason for the termination. Derek Kerr, Chief Financial Officer at American Airlines, said in a memo seen by CNBC, "Mesa Airlines has experienced various financial and operational difficulties this year. As a result, we have concerns about Mesa's ability to be a reliable partner for American going forward. American and Mesa agree the best way to address these concerns is to wind down our agreement." Mesa first began operating under the American Eagle banner in 2014, with its current capacity centered around American hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airline suffered net losses of $67 million during the nine-month period ending June 30th, while it postponed its quarterly earnings report last week. In response, Mesa Air Group CEO Jonathan Ornstein said in a memo to staff that American's decision was due to the ongoing regional pilot shortage, claiming that AA did not back higher pilot salaries at its non-subsidiary regional carriers. Ornstein said, "American significantly raised regional pilot wages for their wholly owned subsidiaries to deter pilots from going to national carriers and attract pilots from the ever-shrinking pool of qualified pilot applicants. American chose not to fund the higher pilot rates for their non-affiliated carriers. At the same time, we were being penalized for not producing the required block hours under our pre-COVID contract with American. These two actions were costing us approximately $5 million in losses per month." Mesa turns to United Express Mesa Airlines plans to move over its Bombardier CRJ-900 fleet to United Express, the regional brand of United Airlines, which it already flies for. Under a new agreement with United, Mesa would retain "existing domiciles and maintenance bases currently operated for American and plans to add Denver as a domicile and Houston." CEO Ornstein added, "We are excited to announce we have negotiated a wind-down of our operations with American and are finalizing a new agreement with United which would transition all CRJ900s currently flying for American Eagle to United Express." The regional airline currently operates 80 Embraer E175s under the United Express brand. In light of United's huge Boeing order last week, Mesa added that "United's growth plan provides extensive advancement opportunities for our people," whilst casting doubt on the "ongoing losses at American." Discover more aviation news with Simple Flying. Flights to be backfilled American has clarified that the gap left by Mesa Airlines will be filled by other carriers under the American Eagle brand. The brand currently consists of six carriers, three of which - Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines - are wholly-owned American Airlines subsidiaries. Kerr said, "The flying previously done by Mesa will be backfilled by these high-quality regional carriers as well as our mainline operation, ensuring we can continue to build and deliver the very best global network for our customers." Additionally, Keer said that upcoming American Eagle airline Air Wisconsin will begin its new contract with American early. Simple Flying recently explored American Airlines' plans to bring back 50-seater airplanes in the form of Air Wisconsin's Bombardier CRJ-200s, which will join the American fleet early next year. Do you think American Airlines and Mesa Airlines have made the right decision to part ways? Let us know your insights in the comments American Airlines IATA/ICAO Code: AA/AAL Airline Type: Full Service Carrier Hub(s): Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Miami International Airport, New York JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Year Founded: 1926 Alliance: oneworld CEO: Robert Isom Country: United States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest2 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Just 7 days later, American downgrades key domestic wide-body route Story by Zach Griff • 5h ago MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. The network planning department at American Airlines has been quite busy the past few days. On Dec. 9, the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier announced its schedule for summer 2023. It primarily consists of additional service on some bread-and-butter long-haul routes, as well as seven resumptions of key flights, such as Charlotte to Paris and Seattle to London. While the focus of American’s summer expansion is seemingly on long-haul service, the airline did make a notable adjustment to one of its longest domestic routes. Specifically, the airline announced that it would deploy the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on flights between Dallas-Fort Worth and Anchorage, Alaska. “For those looking to take in the majestic beauty of the last frontier, American will be upgauging its daily service between DFW and Anchorage (ANC) to a Boeing 787, connecting more customers with the great outdoors,” American’s announcement reads. However, just one week later, the carrier is already rethinking its plan. American removed all wide-body service on the Dallas-Fort Worth and Anchorage route in the schedule it published Dec. 16, as first seen in Cirium timetables. In the future, American exclusively plans to deploy the Airbus A321neo on the 3,043-mile route to Anchorage. ZACH GRIFF/THE POINTS GUY© The Points Guy While the A321neo is one of American’s newest single-aisle planes, its onboard experience is not nearly as comfortable as that of the Dreamliner. American’s Dreamliners feature lie-flat business-class pods, premium economy recliners and large economy cabins that feature entertainment screens and power outlets. The A321neo, on the other hand, doesn’t offer any built-in entertainment options for the roughly seven-hour flight. Instead, travelers will need to stream content on their own devices by connecting to the onboard server. Of course, it’s pretty rare for airlines to make such a dramatic change in equipment just one week after issuing a press release with a major announcement. “We continue to evaluate our summer 2023 schedule and how we deploy our widebody aircraft so you may see small changes like DFW-ANC as we move in to the new year,” an American Airlines spokesperson shared when asked about the flip-flop. Unfortunately, American’s statement isn’t especially illuminating, so it’s possible that other factors are at play here. Perhaps the most obvious is that American realized it would prefer to deploy a twin-aisle plane on another long-haul route. While an A321neo can fly to Alaska, it can’t operate on long-haul missions like a Dreamliner can. It remains to be seen if American boosts an existing long-haul route or launches a new one, but the opportunity cost of flying a Dreamliner to Alaska might not have been worth it for the carrier. It’s also possible that American was hoping to secure a contract for carrying cargo on the Anchorage route. The Dreamliner has a much larger cargo capacity than the A321neo, so perhaps the airline was hoping to fill the belly of the plane with fresh fish and other items to and from Alaska. Perhaps the airline’s contract didn’t materialize, or American realized it didn’t need the additional cargo capacity of the Dreamliner. There are plenty of other reasons that could explain the airline’s flip-flop. Another reason could be that American continues to face delivery delays on Dreamliner aircraft. Boeing stopped delivering 787s in October 2020 when quality issues were discovered in new aircraft rolling off the production line. Deliveries finally restarted in August, roughly two years later. During this time, American delayed new flights and reduced service on existing ones due to the lack of aircraft. Whatever the actual reason, you won’t be able to enjoy a lie-flat bed, premium economy recliner or seat-back entertainment if you’re traveling with American this summer from Dallas to Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest2 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Just goes to show, if you buy cheap, you may not be happy. Discount airlines topped air travel complaints in Canada, says transport agency 01:07 Alghabra: Feds committed to avoiding travel chaos 30:29 Alghabra on travel concerns ahead of the holidays Olivia Bowden CTVNews.ca Writer, Producer Follow | Contact Published Dec. 22, 2022 10:02 a.m. MST Share facebook twitter reddit More share options After a year when many would-be travellers experienced airports clogged by hours-long lineups for security, only to have their flights delayed and cancelled, or their luggage lost, travelling by plane was an experience in frustration for many in 2022. The reality of that frustration can be seen in new data released by the Canadian Transportation Agency on Monday. The agency, which is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator of transportation, released a new dashboard on the number of complaints airlines received between April and September of 2022. The complaint data is drawn from information submitted by passengers to the CTA. When it comes to Canadian carriers, the results indicate that the CTA received more complaints about discount airlines. Between April and Sept. 2022, the CTA received 13.7 complaints per 100 flights for Flair Airlines, and 12.6 complaints per 100 flights for Swoop Inc. As well, Sunwing Airlines received 8.6 complains per 100 flights, while WestJet received 4.9,and Air Canada received 3.6 per 100 flights. Air Transat had the lowest complaint rate at 2.2 complaints per 100 flights. The CTA also provided data on complaints applying to foreign-operated airlines. The highest number of complaints applied to Qatar Airways, which received 24.1 complaints per 100 flights Following Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines received 14.7 complaints per 100 flights, Air India received 13.7, Royal Air Maroc received 13.3, Etihad Airways received 12.9 and TAP Air Portugal received 11.9.With Flair receiving 13.7 complaints, it ties Air India for the third-most complaints made toward an airline. The complaint data will be updated by the CTA on a quarterly basis, it states in the news release. "I won't deny that there were very frustrating moments and episodes that was frustrating for passengers, that was frustrating for airlines, that was frustrating for our government, and there were a lot of lessons learned," he told reporters in Ottawa. Poor staffing levels, inflation, and revenue loss also contributed to the delays, he said. Alghabra spoke after he convened a summit with the air travel industry on Nov. 24 to discuss travel issues ahead of the winter holiday season. He said the federal government is working on strengthening the passenger bill of rights and engaging in discussions around modernizing the security screening process. But the minister warned in a phone call with The Canadian Press at the end of November that any changes would not be in place in time for the winter travel season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 What pisses me off most is when the airports completely fail (hello YVR) and the airlines take the hit in the press! These "not-for-profit" airport authorities have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest2 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, Maverick said: What pisses me off most is when the airports completely fail (hello YVR) and the airlines take the hit in the press! These "not-for-profit" airport authorities have to go. Quite agree, they may be non profit but: $1,000,000 Vancouver Airport Authority is a dedicated community partner and in 2018 donated more than $1,000,000 to local organizations. We are committed to creating an airport that British Columbia can be proud of: a premier global gateway, local economic generator and community contributor. Share YVR Increases Airport Improvement Fee to Meet Future Growth Propeller Project Donation Posts - Toronto Pearson Airport https://www.torontopearson.com › stories › propeller-pr... Jan 27, 2020 — Feeling charitable? Donate your change, no matter the currency, to any of our eight new Propeller Project donation posts. Pearson comes together to support local charity fighting ... https://www.torontopearson.com › stories › pearson-co... Together with Kenaiden Construction, employees donated approximately $3000 worth of sanitary products to Help A Girl Out. Greater Toronto Airports Authority pledges $150,000 to Black ... https://foundationmag.ca › greater-toronto-airports-auth... TORONTO, ON–The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced it's committing $150,000 to six Black and Indigenous-led groups that are supporting ... www.yvr.ca/en/media/news-releases/2019/yvr-increases-airport-improvement-fe… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 As non profits they should have open books. Anybody should be able to sign into their computer and audit anything they want. I believe any questioning of their spending is strictly forbidden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 1:49 PM, Tango Foxtrot said: As non profits they should have open books. Anybody should be able to sign into their computer and audit anything they want. I believe any questioning of their spending is strictly forbidden. Like the climate change agenda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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