Who needs pillows and blankets on a flight? Not me, they are just an annoyance, as there is no place to put them. Neither do I need champagne during the flight. Certainly I do not want to pay for those. I hope all the other airlines follow. Of course, it is nice to have all personal amenities when s...
Jump to postIn US, fasten seatbelt light is set on during half of the flight, but no one cares if you go to toilet except while landing.
In Europe, it is set only during takeoff, landing and turbulence, and is controlled very strictly.
I don't understand why people are obsessing about Wizz Air labor practices. It starts with Wizz Air, but if they get their way, it will eventually spread to the rest of society (not to mention the rest of aviation). Scandinavian welfare was built on a strong middle class, not impoverished and overw...
Jump to postI'm not certain the Italian taxpayer can afford in a Covid19 world to support Alitalia. The thought that the subsidies to Alitalia could buy six competitors is sobering. Lightsaber In my opinion the Covid19 experience has shown how important it is to have a national airline. You cannot let the O'Le...
Jump to postBig difference is that Belgium is right in between the 4 largest hubs in Europe, and Brussels already has a lowcost airport at CRL. BRU had the opportunity to become a major European hub but that ship sailed with the demise of Sabena. There's really zero logic in what you are saying. Mere geography...
Jump to postIf he really does it to proof a political point, the brand will be badly burned and the politicians will have no desire to rescue it. Condor is a closely connected branding, nearly as old and has a generally positive image. If you start with Condor or a new Lufthansa, won´t make much difference the...
Jump to postHas there ever been a city of the class of Copenhagen or Stockholm without any hub? You know that all successful business ideas have been done first once. Might also know that last century it was essentially forbidden to start a hub in a foreign country and this century it has been made impossible ...
Jump to postWho says another airline cannot start a new hub. In the best case there may be LH hub in Arlanda, IB hub in Oslo and KL hub in Copenhagen, competing with AY hub in Helsinki. Or maybe DY flies up again. Um what? Whenever has a legacy carrier ever set up a hub outside of it's own country and made a s...
Jump to postIf SK (or Alitalia, Finnair, Lufthansa, ...) goes really bankrupt and ceases operations, the void will be filled almost overnight and all commercially viable routes will be flown by some carrier. Even subsidized routes will find some operator to run them. Some jobs will be lost and others created. ...
Jump to postHow important is the airline to Scandinavia? I recently read that they rarely offer regional/local flights, so I wonder if it's best to sell the airline to let the airline collapse, replacing it with the regional airlines such as Widroe? It's not as if Scandinavians can't speak English. As importan...
Jump to postHow important is the airline to Scandinavia? I recently read that they rarely offer regional/local flights, so I wonder if it's best to sell the airline to let the airline collapse, replacing it with the regional airlines such as Widroe? It's not as if Scandinavians can't speak English. As importan...
Jump to postHow important is the airline to Scandinavia? I recently read that they rarely offer regional/local flights, so I wonder if it's best to sell the airline to let the airline collapse, replacing it with the regional airlines such as Widroe? It's not as if Scandinavians can't speak English. As importan...
Jump to postSecond: Turboprops above 90 PAX lose the benefit in comparison to jets and turboprop engines for above 100 PAX planes do not work any more. This is just physic, please just believe it, it will be pages after pages to explain it in detail (and this I will not do). So, if Embraer will construct a new...
Jump to posthttps://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/English/Newsroom/agreement-on-lufthansa-s-stabilization-package/s/1d7a23a2-8f62-42d4-93df-7ab8e2ae3b66 Needs more approval but I guess that’ll happen this time around. Not sure what the commotion is about looking at other airlines receiving support too. Thinking ...
Jump to posthttps://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/English/Newsroom/agreement-on-lufthansa-s-stabilization-package/s/1d7a23a2-8f62-42d4-93df-7ab8e2ae3b66 Needs more approval but I guess that’ll happen this time around. Not sure what the commotion is about looking at other airlines receiving support too. Thinking ...
Jump to postThere are all kinds of ways for IAG to move funds between their different airlines if they really want to - very difficult to argue in court against things like management charges, licencing fees, the way head office expenses gets charged out, etc... All those are already under scrutiny. Internal t...
Jump to postIf one looks at domestic aviation history there has always been competition in Sweden. IF both BRA and Norwegian seize operations there is likely to be another coming in. There is hardware and skilled staff available. The only thing that would be needed is investors... I agree, there will be no fli...
Jump to postIs there (or really, will there remain) any suitable Q400/ATR72 operator to outsource the thin and short routes?
Jump to postDoes anyone know what was the offer that IAG made for Norwegian a year ago? Do you think an offer like that could be accepted if ever happened again from IAG or any other third entity? (obviously now it's worth way less money!) Today's market value of Norwegian is 135 M€ (Bloomberg.com), so IAG, al...
Jump to postLet us suppose that the Norwegian Govt for whatever reason declines to provide enough monetary support to keep Norwegian Air alive, and the airline goes bust. Clearly SAS will then have a monopoly in conjunction with Wideroe, and one would expect fares to rise. Would one expect an entrepreneur to s...
Jump to postTrump mulling 30 day travel ban to Washington state and California https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-considers-travel-restrictions-to-california-and-washington-in-attempt-to-stop-coronavirus-spread-204627351.html Too late to stop the spread. It is still possible to slow the spreading into least affe...
Jump to postGive me 2-5-2 as a single traveler everyday of the week. As a window seat person, that meant only one person to climb over to get to the aisle for those times I was stuck in coach. Me too. Also when travelling with spouse/friend or family. It is quite rare to travel with a group of 3. Every single ...
Jump to postPerhaps the Corona virus will be the thing that finally kills off Alitalia, where all else has failed. No, it will give the Italian government a reason to inject more money into AZ. It may be even legal in extreme circumstances so Alitalia will stay. And who knows which countries will be affected n...
Jump to postThat is not a fair assumption as the main costs (for the UK HS2) stem from compensation and bad supervision. I know it does not count as HSR but still there are 200km/h+ possible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel 160km of tunnel with 115km of track build for $10B. For half the cos...
Jump to postWhen the electric train departs, the additional marginal energy is taken from fossil fuels. Nuclear and wind energy is always used first. Train companies may directly or indirectly support building ecolocigally sustainable energy sources. That 100 % renewable/fossil free is quite white wash anyway....
Jump to postApproximately 30 % of the electricity in the UK. Although people will still complain about the noise and visual impact of new railways, of wind turbines, of solar panels, of high voltage lines ... There's no way to please everybody. In some places, planners have realised that it's cheaper and faste...
Jump to postI flew them twice at the end of last summer, and really liked my experience. They're a neat little airline, and Riga is a great airport to connect through. I do, however, question the wisdom of replacing a 70 seat turboprop with a 145 seat jet. I figured that, at minimum, they'd order A220-100s... ...
Jump to postTo educate me, for example, and demonstrate your superior knowledge and understanding. I have no interest in demonstrating a supposed superior knowledge and understanding. Really? I want to find the truth, you want to spread the Truth. Yimby, you started this mess off by claiming Europe needed to p...
Jump to postComparable scenarios is the best way to make fair comparison here, given that we have no access to the experiments. What else to do here? Insult each others? You haven’t presented any comparable scenarios and in previous discussions when we have tried this you don’t understand modern air combat to ...
Jump to postThey seem to plan to increase their fleet significantly. What new destinations they might open? Where can they get more market share? Connecting secondary Nordic cities to Central Europe? Any expansion possible towards Russia? I agree that getting rid of turboprops may not be the best idea, but at l...
Jump to postYour point is completely irrelevant. You may add your route factor or consider that 500 km to include all zig zags or take whatever other number you want or present a more complicated scenario. It is just to have some benchmark to compare fairly. YIMBY, presenting scenarios is a waste of time. As y...
Jump to postIt's very simple. If the airline provides a seat that reclines a passenger has every right to recline it. That goes for the person seating infront of me, the person sitting behind me and for my own choice as well. Take it up with the airline - not the passenger. They are well within their rights. N...
Jump to postYIMBY this is again why I see no point engaging with you on this. You don’t have enough knowledge of how fighters fly and fight to make this worth anyone’s time. For example, when comparing the F-22 and the F-15E combat ranges both platforms had a routing factor added to their ranges to allow for n...
Jump to post- How much time does it take, from point zero, to reach air target 500 km apart at 15 km altitude, in a typical interceptor configuration? - How much time does it take to hit a ground target 300 km apart, in a typical ground attack configuration? No point to the scenarios, too many factors influenc...
Jump to postI agree the uncertainty is extreme and trying to list the changes is probably pointless, I doubt any of us would reach consensus. What we can say is that a military is likely focused on planning for the worst case scenario. The worst case may be hostility between USA and Europe, or breakup of Europ...
Jump to postAs for Gripen E supercruising, it cannot today supercruise but an increased thrust engine may allow the Gripen E to supercruise. Problem is most of that thrust increase will likely come primarily in the afterburn region with a smaller portion in the dry thrust envelope. That doesn't bode well for t...
Jump to postAnyone, including Saab, thinking the Gripen will be competitive past 2040 is not accurately assessing the operational climate a Finnish aircraft will be expected to operate in. The Gripen may win in Finland but I doubt it, the aircraft doesn’t represent value for money for what Finland will require...
Jump to postA Finnish news article on the F-35 bid from a press conference help with the head of F-35 maintenance. Looks like LM are offering 64 aircraft as per the request and are also offering some form of local assembly including both airframe and engine. LM emphasized the size of F-35 production and the ti...
Jump to postIn Europe we have a lot of foreign companies (even outside the EU) selling products and services to very low prices, or trying to get marked share by selling below costs. It's a pure business decision and financial risk of the respective corporation. It's called competition and free marked. . Dumpi...
Jump to postAnyone, including Saab, thinking the Gripen will be competitive past 2040 is not accurately assessing the operational climate a Finnish aircraft will be expected to operate in. The Gripen may win in Finland but I doubt it, the aircraft doesn’t represent value for money for what Finland will require...
Jump to postI hope regulators won't allow a new Saab 340 or Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia. In the case of unsuccessful landing-gear deployment, there is practically a garantheed casualty. The propeller blades will hit the ground, break and scrapmell ends up inside the cabin and very likely a passenger. For this rea...
Jump to postAY increases HEL—LHR from 6 to 7 daily flights. The timetable: AY1347 HEL 1715-1820 LHR AY1348 LHR 2030-0120+1 HEL SeanM1997 Great to see Finnair expanding in the UK once again! I asseme the recent outsourcing of BCN service made these additions to LHR and CDG possible. The slots are leased from Et...
Jump to postCrossing fingers for a more formal tie-up with Star Alliance... probably wishful thinking. I would rather see them tying up with SkyTeam or OneWorld, as Star Alliance is already quite saturated in those regions. That might give LOT a push to enter more on the German markets, today quite dominated b...
Jump to postAirports are growing and expanding so that last year's status may not be valid, but I will second MUC. New HEL is also almost great, though still something left to do. I did like BCN and MAD.
Not so good include ARN, CDG, and LHR (partially) but the very worst airports I have been are in Russia.
The only new western turboprop in the last 25 years is the TP600 on the A400m... And it's heavier, double the PW150s weight. What is the right/optimal size of an airliner built on two TP600, or its (future) civilian derivative (realistically minimal modifications)? 110? 150? 220? (with typical Euro...
Jump to postGotta love these replies based on nothing but opinions but delivered as facts. As an example, I entered on Google Maps Jonkoping, a city in the middle of Southern Sweden, as a starting point for a journey on land to Paris. Total travel time 22 hours. three different trasnports, two trains, one bus....
Jump to post1. If it ever moves ahead, would this project include new hybrid-electric technology ? Depends how hybrid, but battery driven engines will not appear in commercial aviation in any near future. When diesel locomotives, long distance lorries and buses and car ferries are replaced by hybrid-electric t...
Jump to postI do wonder, how Finnair can survive on it`s own ? 1. Finland is far from everywhere in Europe. The population has to fly to get anywhere. 2. They managed to build up a niche of providing long haul connections to Asia. 3. Didn't they make a loss for the past few years? How is Finland " far &qu...
Jump to post3-4 weekly with CRJ. When did they end OUL? I think they have tried ARN-OUL at least three times over the last 10-15 years and it never lasted long. Not profitable/enough passengers. They only flew 3 or 4 weekly when both Norwegian and Finnair up to 12 daily, so they couldn't compete. EDIT: Oh, you...
Jump to postBettson has opened a bet on the Finnish choice. The given rates are: Lockheed Martin F-35 1.60 Boeing FA-18 Super Hornet 3.50 Saab Gripen 3.75 Eurofighter Typhoon 10.00 Dassault Rafale 12.00 I am unsurprised to see the American fighters in the top and surprised to see Gripen the third so much ahead ...
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