changing time of flights,route structures where regionals are moved to different places,and changing the fare structure are neither new nor innovative ideas..the airlines have done that for years..as a matter of fact,several years back American had a big disagreement with the pilots union over transferring a number of flights and routes to the regional affiliates under the american eagle name..a lot of cities and towns were not happy either as they wanted to keep the larger jets..it was eventually worked out,but the regionals did take over some routes anyway..they will find,as always, people have to fly some places, so even if ticket prices are higher,they will pay for a ticket..most passengers prefer a flight at "bank times", rather than 5 am or 10 pm,and the airlines have also dealt with those changes in the past....

(Written on 2019年 01月 17日)(Permalink)

possibly the writer should have said WN has Hawaii service in a "holding pattern" because of the government shutdown,and there would be no discussion on this short article..many have known for a while that WN was planning its expansion to Hawaii pending approval, and this just happens to be in the time frame that the FAA is not fully functioning...

(Written on 2019年 01月 17日)(Permalink)

the 727 was once considered the "workhorse of aviation"..i remember it well as American had quite a few..time marches on however,and aircraft technology and fuel efficiency has changed..

(Written on 2019年 01月 16日)(Permalink)

the comments here are extremely political and indicative of the times..thats ok to a point, but this flightaware site is not meant to be the Washington post,or the new York times or cnn or fox or any other media outlet in that vein..

(Written on 2019年 01月 11日)(Permalink)

as a point of interest,the air traffic controllers union has filed a lawsuit against the government for having people work to keep the skies and airports open with no pay no pay...i agree that this is not a site for political rants,but the representative from the atc union stated a fact,that not just the government employees,but the airports and airlines will suffer if these men and women decide they cannot continue to "volunteer" for free...

(Written on 2019年 01月 11日)(Permalink)

well said..this site is not supposed to be for airing of some "political issues",but in this case,the point you are making is "spot on",and I respect you for voicing it..does anyone remember an old cartoon character from years ago whose main comedy lined was "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"...?well, that appears to be what is expected of government workers..in all honesty,would anyone here literally work for free ?

(Written on 2019年 01月 07日)(Permalink)

has American airlines maintenance gone "downhill" that much? we all understand there are little and big things that can go wrong,but making sure a mechanical issue is fixed before sending the aircraft back out is not a minor thing..

(Written on 2019年 01月 07日)(Permalink)

you will find definitons of the word tarmac show not only a material used for paving,but also a material used for runways and adjoining areas..when you work around an airport the term tarmac is used frequently to describe the taxiway area and sometimes the parking areas for aircraft..it is merely a descriptive word..

(Written on 2019年 01月 04日)(Permalink)

oh how sad..sympathy to his very large family of southwest airlines employees and to his own family..he had a reputation for being a really great,people oriented person,and he would go to different stations and interact with employees and customers in a lot of ways,,he was not one to sit in the office behind a desk.that is for sure..rip mr Kelleher..

(Written on 2019年 01月 04日)(Permalink)

most airports require periodic inspections of the jetbridges,the tarmacs and the areas surrounding boarding areas..it is possible they were not "up"om the inspection process..it would be scary though to suddenly drop or fall!.

(Written on 2019年 01月 03日)(Permalink)