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Post by timmyboy on Jul 24, 2012 14:48:06 GMT -8
Well Karl, There is one thing I can guarantee if you are flying United, you will be delayed. ;D Everytime I have flown with them over the years there have been delays. Enjoy. Me and my g/f are gonna be flying United next month which will be a first for us. Never flown on a commuter jet CRJ and 757 before so that should interesting and I hope to get some photos too!
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 24, 2012 17:07:56 GMT -8
Well a few people I know have had no problems with United. We are flying out of Victoria so I dont think there would be too many delays. Maybe out of SFO but we have early flights so hopefully no delays and we can be in Anaheim as scheduled!
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jul 25, 2012 8:44:33 GMT -8
United isn't much different than any of the other US legacy airlines. It has as much to do what airports you are flying to and from as much as the airline. The only delay you might have is at the arrival end on your first leg as Victoria doesn't have pre-clearance for US Customs.
Pre-9/11 I loved flying CRJ's because they often flew with the cockpit door open, and the nose down attitude of the CRJ approach meant you could lean in the aisle and watch the landing. The original seats on Air Canada sucked and the windows are a bit low so you got a neck ache looking out. But AC also had "Sky checked" bags where you could take your bags to the aircraft and put them on a dolley and they would load them on the aircraft. It meant on arrival you could get your bag at the plane as well and not have to wait at a baggage claim. The newer Jazz aircraft and some of the AC CRJ's that have been transfered to Jazz have much better seats.
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 25, 2012 10:19:00 GMT -8
United isn't much different than any of the other US legacy airlines. It has as much to do what airports you are flying to and from as much as the airline. The only delay you might have is at the arrival end on your first leg as Victoria doesn't have pre-clearance for US Customs. I agree with your assessment, but I haven't flown United in several years, so I can't speak to how they are today. The last time I flew them was SEA-ORD round-trip on 757 aircraft. The service and experience was pretty mediocre - not great but not bad, either. The original seats on Air Canada sucked and the windows are a bit low so you got a neck ache looking out Same thing with Comair's CRJ-200's (Delta Connection). We flew on those from Cincinnati (CVG) to Richmond (RIC) last Christmas, and the low windows is one of the things I immediately noticed. The longer CRJ-700 does not seem to have that issue, at least not the Horizon (QX) ones I flew to and from Santa Barbara several years ago.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 25, 2012 16:54:34 GMT -8
Well we are flying with airmiles so United had cheaper fees for the days we wanted to go other wise we would of had of gone all over the country on Westjet just to get to LA with more expensive fees. So United was a better choice!
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 13, 2012 19:31:36 GMT -8
Alaska Country at Sea-Tac Airport, July 31, 2012. It's not too hard to tell which airline rules the roost at this airport. The Alaska Airlines 737-400 Combi we took from Juneau to Petersburg, as seen in Petersburg - 31-Jul-2012. I had never flown on a Combi before. The aft section is the seating cabin, and the forward section is cargo. I guess that configuration works pretty well for remote cities in Alaska where there aren't necessarily a lot of passengers but there's a lot of cargo given that airplanes are one of the few ways goods get to town. Alaska Airlines 737-400 about to take off from Sitka, 08-Aug-2012
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 18, 2012 19:10:14 GMT -8
I recently flew United this past week. Me and my girlfriend went down to Disneyland and seeing we were flying with airmiles we had limited choices. United had less expensive fees at the time we booked so we booked with them. We flew from Victoria BC to San Francisco on United Express which was the CRJ-200. When I first boarded the plane I thought wow this thing is small my head almost touched the ceiling and shoulders pretty much touch the overhead bins. The windows are small the seats are small the isle is small but it is a small plane so I guess that makes sense. It wasent too long of a flight 1hr 43mins. From there we had a 3.5 hour layover in San Francisco before our 12:45pm flight to Los Angeles on Airbus 320. I always think it is odd when I take a big plane on like a 1 hour flight and a smaller plane on a longer flight, lol! The day we flew down my impression of United was good.
Coming back yesterday was a whole different story. Our shuttle had us at the airport at around noon. Our flight was suppose to leave at 3:04pm from LAX to SFO. We looked on the electronic board and it said our flight wad delayed. Status "awaiting aircraft" ok I thought they should have enough planes, lol! Revised departure was 3:40pm so we went and had lunch. Of course there was a gate change from the orginal. No annoucement what so ever. We found our new gate. We waited, and waited, more people came. Revised departure beacame 3:48pm then again 4:15pm we dident depart LAX for SFO until around 5:00pm. The people at the gate gave no annoucement what so ever. I heard people talking saying United is the worst for on time departures are like 15% it is rediculas. Finally got on the plane there was mix up with a few people and their seats like the had booked seats for more than 1 person. So they had to figure that out. Finally took off and that was fine until about 20mins out of SFO some baby started crying like crazy and wouldent stop. I felt bad for everyone around them as this kid was just going crazy and at this point I just wanted to get off this flight. It was a a 757-200. A nice plane but dident get to enjoy it cause of all the commotion. Anyways arrived in SFO around 6:05pm in plenty of time for our 7:45pm departure to Victoria. Some people had connections between 5-6pm in SFO which of course they missed some were even going to Hawaii. Had dinner at Subway at the airport got back to our gate around 7:05pm. We waited waited and waited and the listed boarding time had come and gone. Departure time came and went and no announcement what so ever. Finally around 8pm they said they were waiting for crew to arrive from another flight to swap planes. I thought that was odd there was no crew but I guess if they were coming from another flight that is understandable. But you think the people at the gate would let you know what is going on ahead of time before waiting until after departure time has come and gone. Flight back from SFO dident get off the ground till 8:45pm an hour behind but I thought it was nice the captain stopped and let everyone know in the gate area what was going on as he was going to the plane more than I can say for the gate agent. Arrived in Victoria 10:15pm after a long day of delays.
My over all impression of United is they are okay. They arent great. CRJ is too small and cramped and was a bit older the planes we were on. They only served beverages on our flights and the one from LAX to SFO half the people dident get one cause the flight was so short. The flight attendants I dont think were as friendly or happy. The gate agents are useless. Could hardly hear the PA annoucements on the CRJ. I liked the A320 and 757 though. SFO is crazy planes lined up waiting for a gate, take off, ect.. I hate connecting from Canada to the US and you have to pick up your bags then drop them off again, what is the point of that? Then go through US security. Already did it in Victoria might as well do it again in SFO. Much better airlines out there. Oh well it was interesting.
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Post by timmyboy on Aug 20, 2012 19:12:27 GMT -8
Hey Karl, a little late reply but ery similar sort of day as was my trip to and from NJ. We came back into Seatac and up to Chilliwack at about 2am by the time it was all said and done. We were still sitting at the gate in Chicago when we were supposed to retrieving our bags in Seattle.
Oh well they were cheap tickets for us too and I learned a valuable experience, pay a little more and likely get a lot more. LOL ;D
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 21, 2012 11:33:24 GMT -8
My over all impression of United is they are okay. They arent great. CRJ is too small and cramped and was a bit older the planes we were on. They only served beverages on our flights and the one from LAX to SFO half the people dident get one cause the flight was so short. The flight attendants I dont think were as friendly or happy. The gate agents are useless. Could hardly hear the PA annoucements on the CRJ. I liked the A320 and 757 though. SFO is crazy planes lined up waiting for a gate, take off, ect.. I hate connecting from Canada to the US and you have to pick up your bags then drop them off again, what is the point of that? Then go through US security. Already did it in Victoria might as well do it again in SFO. Much better airlines out there. Oh well it was interesting. Thanks for sharing your impressions of United. I haven't flown with them in several years, and certainly not since the merger with Continental. The last time I flew with United was a more straightforward setup - SEA-ORD & back on 757's. There were no issues with either of those flights and service was OK - not stellar - but not horrible, either. Continental had built up a pretty good reputation in recent years. I wonder how the merger has impacted that? I'm guessing it hasn't helped. You're right about there being much better airlines out there, especially on the West Coast where you were traveling. If you hadn't been hemmed in by who you could use your air miles with, I would have suggested Alaska Airlines, connecting in Seattle. You could have flown QX from YYJ to SEA on a Q400 aircraft, then connect to an AS 737 for the flight down to LA. We'll be heading down there this week to visit a great Aunt and my cousins in Ojai. We're trying Virgin America this time around. Usually I go with Alaska, and typically into Burbank, but their fares have been pretty high this summer, and Virgin offered a better deal. Granted, I have to deal with LAX now, but the cost savings will make it worth the effort. Besides, I've been wanting to try VX for some time now, and this trip provides a good oppourtunity. I've heard good things about VX, so we shall see. What I really want to do sometime is fly VX to San Francisco and check out the brand new Terminal 2 at SFO, built specifically for Virgin America, although AA also uses it, too.
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Post by FNS on Aug 21, 2012 12:06:33 GMT -8
Remember, when you come to the USA from smaller Canadian airports not having US Customs pre-entry, like CYYJ et al, you'll go through US Customs at KSEA or other US airports prior to connecting to other flights here.
It's different at CYVR and other equipped major Canadian airports as you do go through US Customs prior to boarding US-bound flights there.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 21, 2012 17:21:20 GMT -8
I knew about the customs but dident think you had to go through security again seeing we already did in Victoria. I have flown Alaska Airlines before and they are pretty good I would fly with them again. I thought the logo on the United planes was familiar. I thought it was the continental logo but dident know they had merged. Interesting.
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Post by FNS on Aug 21, 2012 18:24:20 GMT -8
I knew about the customs but dident think you had to go through security again seeing we already did in Victoria. I have flown Alaska Airlines before and they are pretty good I would fly with them again. I thought the logo on the United planes was familiar. I thought it was the continental logo but dident know they had merged. Interesting. Yes, UNITED and CONTINENTAL have merged together. That took place recently. The combined airline uses Continental's livery and tail with the UNITED name on the sides. The name Continental was dropped. Remember Continental's old song? "CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, WE WILL MOVE OUR TAILS FOR YOU!" George Gobel used part of that song once as a zinger to an aviation question on Hollywood Squares, hosted by Peter Marshall. Can't remember the question or if an "X" (a fellow) or an "O" (a lady) got the square. This show was based on a game of "Tic-Tac-Toe". Nine celebrities were on the setup. A contestant chose a star. A question was asked. A zinger was said by the star to get us laughing before the answer would be said. The contestant "agrees" or "disagrees" with the answer and Peter would give the correct answer. Rounds had a "Secret Square" and a contestant who got it would win a prize. There was just so much laughter in this show and it lasted for a good number of years. And, who can't forget Paul Lynde? He held the center square for many years. Now, back to the "Friendly Skies" in this thread.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 22, 2012 6:35:42 GMT -8
Everyone has merged and changed lately south of the border with the exception of American who is in bankruptcy protection, so is a strong merger candidate. Northwest and Delta merged. US Airways and America West merged, and now United and Continental. Southwest bought AirTran. Overseas while some of the branding has been maintained as separate airlines for now, a bunch of carriers have joined operations or bought each other out. So you have Lufthansa Italia flying in Italy. Iberia from Spain is owned by British Airways. Aer Lingus is in play for a merger/buyout. Etihad from Abu Dhabi is on the hunt to not only codeshare but buy pieces of European carriers as their way around the backlash that neighbour Emirates is getting. Air Canada will be following the lead of Australia and some Asian nations, by owning a minority of a new low cost carrier that will be flying to vacation and on price sensitive routes. They will transfer some of the 767's and A320's to this new related airline. Who the majority owner will be is rumoured but not yet announced. Eva Air and Hainan now fly to Toronto, Qatar is now flying to Montreal. Ethiopian Airlines has just started to Toronto. Vancouver is likely to get additional Chinese services plus this new Low Cost Carrier. And of course Emirates wants additional frequencies so it can take over more of the world , the aviation industry is going through both a huge growth and at the same time moves to counter and keep alive troubled legacy carriers. Big changes. Maybe BC Ferries should take a piece of WSF and AMHS and do connecting ferries and codeshare .
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 2, 2012 17:45:45 GMT -8
Some airline and airport photos from my most recent trip to Southern California: Icelandair 757 parked remotely at Sea Tac. That would be a fun getaway sometime The Virgin America A319 at Sea Tac that took us to LAX View out my window on the VX plane looking at Concourse A at Sea Tac Flying over downtown Los Angeles on our approach to the airport. We did a nice turn right over central LA A couple of Virgin America Airbus planes at LAX LAX has some good plane spotting oppourtunities. And, for the first time, I got to see a "Whale Jet" (Airbus A380) in person. This is Air France's A380 parked at the Tom Bradley International Terminal Korean Air's A380 taxiing out to the runway A nice aerial view of Seattle Tacoma International Airport on our return flight. We overflew the airport, then looped around downtown Seattle for the final approach to Runway 16R (the 3rd Runway). A close-up zoom of the terminals. A British Airways Boeing 747-400 can be seen on Runway 16L taking off for its daily overnight flight to LHR.
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Post by FNS on Sept 2, 2012 23:57:15 GMT -8
Some airline and airport photos from my most recent trip to Southern California: A close-up zoom of the terminals. A British Airways Boeing 747-400 can be seen on Runway 16L taking off for its daily overnight flight to LHR. The late Dave Niehaus sometimes remarked how beautiful the BAW 744's were when they flew over Safeco Field during afternoon Mariners games. That's when the winds would come from the south. I often see one fly over me when I walk to my bus stop in the UW campus. When the wind comes from the north, they often thunder over my house on their way out over KPAE and then their planned routes. A318, A319, A320, and A321 planes are very notorious as they have a distinctive whine from their engines as they fly over on their approaches to airports. An awful whine, to say the least. I sometimes tell people not to blame Boeing for this sound by these Airbus planes. CRJ planes have a whine when they fly over on their approaches. But, not as bad as the above mentioned Airbus planes. Some heavy planes have a low sounding whine when these fly over on their approaches. Boeing planes sound better. The B757 planes are very quiet on their approaches. You almost miss seeing these single aisle planes as they fly over you.
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 30, 2012 21:46:57 GMT -8
Some nice airline photos by Kahloke! I was in Montreal last year during a stopover on our way to Paris. Air France flys an A380 to Montreal, and I got to look at it nose to nose! It is quite a big plane!
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 17, 2013 13:51:38 GMT -8
For the first time in 40 years, American Airlines has updated their livery. The previous livery is one of the longest, if not the longest, running liveries out there. American has truly stayed the course with their logo, until now. Personally, I like the titles and logo on the fusalage. I can't say I really like the tail design - too garish. Here's a link to a photo of the new livery on Airliners.net: www.airliners.net/photo/American-Airlines/Boeing-737-823/2214582/M/
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Post by Mike C on Jan 17, 2013 14:06:59 GMT -8
I did like their original livery, although I think it was time for a change. I am with Kahloke on this, I like everything except the tail, which is a bit much.
I was chatting with P W-A-M about it this morning, and he brought up an important point: where are they getting the money to do this?
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jan 17, 2013 14:25:08 GMT -8
For the first time in 40 years, American Airlines has updated their livery. The previous livery is one of the longest, if not the longest, running liveries out there. American has truly stayed the course with their logo, until now. Personally, I like the titles and logo on the fusalage. I can't say I really like the tail design - too garish. Here's a link to a photo of the new livery on Airliners.net: www.airliners.net/photo/American-Airlines/Boeing-737-823/2214582/M/I totally agree. The logo and wordmark are fresh and will work well in airports and other branding. The positive it isn't just a rehash of something existing like Air France recently did with their aircraft. However it just goes too far. I am not fond of the tail at all. It might look better in person, but to me it is too busy.
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Post by compdude787 on Feb 13, 2013 8:09:21 GMT -8
For the first time in 40 years, American Airlines has updated their livery. The previous livery is one of the longest, if not the longest, running liveries out there. American has truly stayed the course with their logo, until now. Personally, I like the titles and logo on the fusalage. I can't say I really like the tail design - too garish. Here's a link to a photo of the new livery on Airliners.net: www.airliners.net/photo/American-Airlines/Boeing-737-823/2214582/M/I totally agree. The logo and wordmark are fresh and will work well in airports and other branding. The positive it isn't just a rehash of something existing like Air France recently did with their aircraft. However it just goes too far. I am not fond of the tail at all. It might look better in person, but to me it is too busy. What? I like the new AA livery. It's awesome!!!
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 14, 2013 6:39:09 GMT -8
Well, it's official: American Airlines and US Airways are merging to create the world's largest airline. The merged airline will retain the American name. I'm wondering if the new American livery will also be retained or if they will create something new. Doug Parker, US Airways CEO, will be the CEO of the combined company, so it's hard to say if he will embrace AMR's new logo or if he will want something different. I'm also curious about fleet development. American's fleet is mostly Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft (ie. MD-80's), whereas US Airways uses mostly Airbus metal. For several years, there will be a combined Boeing/Airbus fleet, but with Doug Parker at the helm, someone who has favoured Airbus over Boeing while chief at US Airways, will he continue to favour Airbus for future acquisitions, or will Boeing get some business, too? AMR, before this merger, was clearly pro-Boeing. Oh, the times, they are interesting, aren't they? Now, we are down to 3 legacy carriers: American, Delta, and United. Only a few years ago, there were 6: American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, US Airways. abcnews.go.com/Travel/us-airways-american-airlines-merger-means-travelers/story?id=18411484
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 14, 2013 13:20:31 GMT -8
The airline industry is cut-throat, and there was Pan-Am down there in the States. With Alaska and Southwest Airlines at each other too. In Canada, we've had WardAir (Charter airline which was a pioneer, they even and a good fare for taking you and your motorcycle on the same flight to Europe and back - I almost did that). Pacific Western, long standing Canadian Pacific Airlines which was based out of Vancouver, WestJet is relatively new and is expanding into additional destinations (mostly for the Caribbean from T.O.) The international routing from CYVR to Korea Taiwan and the PRC (China) is competitive, South China Airlines and China Airlines are new arrivals. Domestic markets are competitive, WestJet is expanding its local destinations ahead of Air Canada's launch of a new Jazz based local service. The mainline air routes to Europe are also competitive out of YVR. Since Washington State is little compared to BC I wonder if there is much of a flight activity between Seattle and Spokane or the Tri-Cities? Many Vancouver People go to BLI (Bellingham) for flights, while others go to KSEA for flights not avilable out of YVR or for better fares. YVR is heavily used but they ding ya on non-B.C. flights with an Airport Improvement Fee Westjet is completely B-737. They love 'em and have many of the current editions. Air Canada has Airbus A330, A320, A319 Boeing 777, 767 and Embraer 190, 175. For YVR, Alaska, American (Dallas/Forr Worth) Delta and United and US Airways provide flights to/from the States. Anyone use VATSIM for their Flight SImulator? I use VATSIM resources to get off North America aeronuatical resources to track friend's flights. Alaska and Southwest are doing quite well as stand-alone airlines. I do not see either of them being bought up or merged in with a legacy anytime soon. Alaska code shares with both American and Delta, and that seems to work well for them. There has been lots of talk about Alaska possibly merging with American or some other airline, but I really don't see it happening. Alaska is a strong airline and not really "ripe for the taking". I almost always use Alaska for any west coast flying because they have a robust city network, usually good fares, and a good product. Although, I will admit I tried Virgin America last summer when flying down to LA, and I really liked them. I would use them again in a minute the next time I need to go to LAX or SFO. As for your question about flight activity between Seattle and Spokane, and Seattle & Tri-Cities, I think Alaska (Horizon) pretty much has that market sewn up. I'm not sure how their yields are these days, but I think Seattle-Spokane has always been a popular route. And, you are right about Bellingham. It's becoming quite popular with folks from Canada and Northwestern Washington. It even draws people from North Sound communites like Everett and points north. If you live in Everett and want to fly to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines, getting to Bellingham might be easier than dealing with all of the Lynnwood to Seattle traffic mess, especially if you have a morning flight. As for international flights, I agree with you that YVR offers more international flights and more destinations than SEA, but SEA's international presence is growing. ANA started flying to Seattle over a year ago, adding to the Asian service Seattle already sees with Asiana, EVA, Hainan, and Korean Air, plus Delta and United. If you want to go to Europe, British Airways, Delta, and Lufthansa all offer non-stop flights to the Continent, and now you can fly Icelandair to Scandinavia with a stop in Iceland, or maybe you would like to go to Iceland itself. Emirates started direct Dubai to Seattle flights last year, so Seattle is definitely up and coming in the international market. I just wish Port of Seattle would update South Satellite, the International Terminal at Sea-Tac. It's kind of a dump and needs some major upgrades.
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Post by compdude787 on Feb 14, 2013 15:16:57 GMT -8
Well, it's official: American Airlines and US Airways are merging to create the world's largest airline. The merged airline will retain the American name. As much as I really didn't want this merger to happen, I knew it was coming. This new airline will be a mega-airline, with 900 planes in its fleet! 900? That's a lot of planes; it'll make AA have the biggest fleet; right now UA and DL each have around 700 planes, and we all thought that was a lot! I'm wondering if the new American livery will also be retained or if they will create something new. Doug Parker, US Airways CEO, will be the CEO of the combined company, so it's hard to say if he will embrace AMR's new logo or if he will want something different. I'm pretty sure they'll keep the new AA livery. At least I hope so. I do like the US Airways livery, but I think they should keep using that new AA livery. If I was AA, I wouldn't have created an all-new logo and livery only to get rid of it in this merger. I hope they don't do the same thing that UA and CO did in their merger when they dumped the famous UA tulip and adopted CO's not-so-famous logo and livery with the words "UNITED" instead of "Continental." Like the tulip was to United, the eagle is famous as being American Airlines' logo. And it's also on the seal of our country and it's our national bird. The eagle has a connection to America, so it's only fitting that American Airlines has it on its logo. Let's keep it that way. I'm also curious about fleet development. American's fleet is mostly Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft (ie. MD-80's), whereas US Airways uses mostly Airbus metal. For several years, there will be a combined Boeing/Airbus fleet, but with Doug Parker at the helm, someone who has favoured Airbus over Boeing while chief at US Airways, will he continue to favour Airbus for future acquisitions, or will Boeing get some business, too? AMR, before this merger, was clearly pro-Boeing. Since Doug Parker will be CEO of the merged airline, I think that we might see less new American-built Boeing aircraft. But I hope that won't happen, you never know. This is one of those mergers where the two airlines that are merging have incompatible fleets. This is just like the DL-NW merger in terms of fleet incompatibility. I think incompatible fleets aren't always the best because you have different aircraft types of the same size. That makes maintenance and pilot training more expensive. Considering that AA has been in bad financial shape for the past few years, the added financial burden of a complicated fleet could hurt their profitability even more. In general, I just don't like all the consolidation going on in this industry. With all these mergers, there will be less airlines and less competition. Competition is good for the free market; it keeps prices low and results in more innovation.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 22, 2013 18:32:54 GMT -8
The new livery was done with the full understanding that there was a good chance of a merger happening. I would imagine it was also run by US Airways as part of the disclosure, if not with full participation.
I have no doubt some of the smaller airlines like Alaska will look for ways of exploiting the situation and may even start co-operating more, enter into new codeshares, and perhaps some of their own mergers. There are rumours as well of some shakeups in the regional feeder aircraft companies. Virgin America will try to continue to try to get a foothold. Domestic pricing will mostly still be shaken up by some of the Low Cost Carriers such as Southwest and perhaps the merger will give Virgin America a boost. The only way that the American carriers can compete with the overseas onslaught coming from carriers like Emirates, is to be as lean and efficient as possible. So in terms of international services, a merged and stronger airline market will actually help it compete.
American has ordered both 737Max and A320Neo aircraft prior to the merger because their need for aircraft outstripped the ability of each company to squeeze in the total number of orders quick enough with all their other orders. As part of the merger American has stated the new carrier will keep the existing orders.
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 3, 2013 4:59:40 GMT -8
Looks like the Sea-Tac re-alignment is happening very soon. Here's the map I clipped out of the article showing where the airlines will be ending up: It looks like US Airways is staying on Concourse A for the time being, but I would not be surprised to see US moving over to Concourse D in the near future, and take over some of the common-use gates the Port has planned for D. The AA-US merger is still very new, so it may take awhile to consolidate and merge operations. Here's the article from the Port website: www.portseattle.org/Business/Construction-Projects/Airport-Projects/Pages/Airline-Realignment.aspx
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