Aviation Appreciation Station v2

[puffnstuff]

Trump wants the Concorde to be brought back

https://bsky.app/profile/onestpress..../3mdf5rpw3ek2h

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

MD-11s are just Temu L-1011s anyways.

Hell yeah, the L-1011 has always been one of my favourites going back to being a kid. Still 1 type kicking around in the US too.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Trump wants the Concorde to be brought back

https://bsky.app/profile/onestpress..../3mdf5rpw3ek2h

He knows the Europeans made that, right?

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Hell yeah, the L-1011 has always been one of my favourites going back to being a kid. Still 1 type kicking around in the US too.

I was lucky enough to take one to Hawaii as a kid, and it stands out as the best flying experience of my life. That thing was so bloody cool.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

I was lucky enough to take one to Hawaii as a kid, and it stands out as the best flying experience of my life. That thing was so bloody cool.

Jealous. Never been on a trijet, and that would be my #1 pick

[Acey]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Trump wants the Concorde to be brought back

https://bsky.app/profile/onestpress..../3mdf5rpw3ek2h

American and United have both signed agreements to purchase the American-made supersonic Boom Overture, ETA end of the decade.

I assume somebody on Trump's team told him this after the presser.

[Fuzz]

That timeline sounds optimistic, judging by what they have vs where they need to be.

[puffnstuff]

And can carry 60 to 80 passengers. For comparison the Concorde was between 90 and a max of 128 but mostly configured for about 100.

[Bigtime]

Boom doesn't even have an engine, and they are pivoting to the powerplant now being used for data centres. The plane isn't happening.

Bring back the Tu-144.

[Suave]

Calgary Airports has announced a new non-stop route between Calgary and Abu Dhabi, set to launch this November.
The route, set to be operated by Etihad Airways, will be the only direct flight from Western Canada to the United Arab Emirates.

Big News, now do we get the A380? Update: Guess not

The route will be operated by Etihad’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

[Bigtime]

Whaaaaaaaat. Crazy news.

https://www.etihad.com/en-ca/news/fr...st-and-calgary

[surferguy]

I wasn’t sure how to feel about this until I saw Bigtimes reaction.

Neat

[btimbit]

Had a feeling that would happen when the government allowed more slots from the UAE.

[Acey]

They can fly through Russia while WestJet cannot; flying through Russia is the only way this route is feasible on the 787.

That's not to say WestJet would have launched DXB if Russian airspace wasn't closed to them.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Whaaaaaaaat. Crazy news.

https://www.etihad.com/en-ca/news/fr...st-and-calgary

Etihad website lists A380 when searching for a ticket.

[Bigtime]

Zero chance they are utilizing the A380 on the route.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Zero chance they are utilizing the A380 on the route.

This is your area of expertise so yeah I would go with your view. Was just pointing out what they have listed on their website. Is it just # of people that they wouldn't be able to fill A380 up?

[Fuzz]

Etihad will use a two-cabin Boeing 787-9 for the route, including 28 business class seats and 262 economy class seats. The new flight is already bookable, directly through etihad.com, or via your preferred online travel agency.

https://onemileatatime.com/news/etih...lgary-flights/

[Bigtime]

Expertise? Lol no, just a casual nerd for this stuff since I was a kid.

But yeah, the A380 is just too much capacity for our market. Or you'd operate it once a week, but then you don't have as much flexibility for your potential customers versus a smaller aircraft and more flights per week.

[Fuzz]

I'm sure the runways can handle it, does YYC have any A380 accessible gates?