The Ups and Downs of Airlines and Air Travel

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

13 minutes ago, Lucky said:

I remember the old airport in Denver, Stapleton, I think. It was close to the city so we were upset when the new "state of the art" airport opened way out in the boondocks

The former Stapleton airport is now a master-planned hosting development known as Central Park.

Central Park, Denver - Wikipedia

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[Max]

13 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

The former Stapleton airport is now a master-planned hosting development known as Central Park.

Central Park, Denver - Wikipedia

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DEN (and AUS) should have been kept for civil aviation to separate it from commercial. But that will not generate as much revenue as a new mixed use development.

Edited July 1 by Max

[+ Lucky]

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[mike carey]

Posted on Flight Radar 24 on the 13th, two QF63 flights en route from Sydney to Joburg. Apparently QF63D is a delayed flight. With four engines, the A380 flies a truer great circle than a the two-engined B787 that operated previously, so flies further south. Apparently iceberg sightings are not unusual!

The island to the north of the second flight label is not Heard Island, but Kerguelen which is part of the Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises. 

[+ azdr0710]

 

a rare landing on runway 29 at Newark (EWR)......the runway is only 6700 feet long. so pilots need to make use of every foot

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7011242,-74.1563933,197m/data=!3m1!1e3?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

Edited July 18 by azdr0710

[BSR]

Wow, did my eyes pop when I saw the size difference between a Boeing 737 and an Airbus A380.  The A380 looks like some radioactive mutation!

 

[+ FrankR]

“More than two decades after its first flight, the Airbus A380 is starting to break down in public view. With spare parts running dry and maintenance costs soaring, airlines are quietly scrapping their own superjumbos to keep the rest airborne.

Since 2020, Europe’s aviation regulator has issued 95 airworthiness directives for the A380, nearly double the number for Boeing’s 747s. And the deeper airlines dig into post-COVID operations, the more they’re discovering just how expensive this plane is to keep alive. A single D-check can cost over $25 million.

Unlike Emirates, most carriers only operate a handful of A380s. That means if one goes out of service, the entire fleet feels it. And with many original suppliers no longer producing parts, airlines are now resorting to cannibalizing stored or retired A380s just to find components.

Even Lufthansa and Qatar Airways, who previously announced A380 retirements, have dragged them back into service out of sheer necessity. They need capacity, and the newer long-range jets haven’t arrived fast enough to replace them.

Airbus built a masterpiece, but one that is now eating itself. The A380 may still turn heads on landing, but behind the scenes, it’s becoming a logistical nightmare.”

[Thomas_Belgium]

Anyone tried this or something like it?:

https://travexbag.com/

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

On 4/25/2024 at 12:43 PM, Vegas_Millennial said:

On 4/25/2024 at 12:23 PM, edinbrooklyn said:

I don’t get the appeal of the doors. The first time I saw them I thought “prison pods,” worse actually . . . 

I didn't mind the suite doors, I just won't go out of my way to choose an airline that has them.

I flew JetBlue "Mint" round-trip twice from LAS to JFK in the "throne seats".  On my first round-trip experience last year, I was able to close the door to my suite during embarkation.  That was especially nice as the Economy class passengers filed by and I could tune them out and relax.  But this year, the suite doors were locked in the open position during embarkation so I could not do that.  There was very little benefit to keeping the doors closed in flight.

[BSR]

1 hour ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

I flew JetBlue "Mint" round-trip twice from LAS to JFK in the "throne seats".  On my first round-trip experience last year, I was able to close the door to my suite during embarkation.  That was especially nice as the Economy class passengers filed by and I could tune them out and relax.  But this year, the suite doors were locked in the open position during embarkation so I could not do that.  There was very little benefit to keeping the doors closed in flight.

Does JetBlue call them “throne seats”?  It sounds like your assigned seat was the airplane toilet.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

1 hour ago, BSR said:

Does JetBlue call them “throne seats”?  It sounds like your assigned seat was the airplane toilet.

JetBlue's older Mint product staggered rows with a 2-2 then 1-1 seat configuration.  Travel reviews online refer to the 1-1 seats as "thrones", although JetBlue does not. 

 

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[+ tassojunior]

On 5/9/2025 at 8:32 PM, MikeThomas said:

Well, British and Iberia are both owned by the same holding company

well, Aer Lingus is the 3rd branch of IAG and their site rivals Iberia for how bad it is. But it's in English so that helps a bit. I flew Iberia biz class to Madrid in June and I'm returning on it after Christmas. They and Aer Lingus have the new smaller 321XLR's and the cabin, the tech and the food were amaing on Iberia. 40K biz awards if you can find it.

Also, fwiw, a word of caution flying back from Dublin. They have US Immigration in Dublin airport which you would think is great not dealing with it in US. Except there are an incredible number of SSSS boarding passes given out (special intensive inspection and questioning). 

[+ jimbosf]

12 hours ago, tassojunior said:

They have US Immigration in Dublin airport which you would think is great not dealing with it in US. Except there are an incredible number of SSSS boarding passes given out (special intensive inspection and questioning). 

I have been to Ireland a number of times over the years and found this to be the case more often than not.  As you said, one would think that would make the process easier, but they are extremely difficult to deal with in Dublin as well as extremely rude.  Been that way as long as I can remember.  Must be a prerequisite for immigration officers placed in Dublin to be difficult.