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Could the roadway be lowered even slightly and an artificial hill/incline be built over the road?

They dont really do the hub thing. More point to point stuff - hence infrequent service

Yes. But that was just the icing on the cake. By the way, it was a Newark flight to somewhere in South Carolina. Weekend service that allowed a PA boardmember to commute to his weekend digs

Is there no political will to do this? This sound like something very feasible and affordable

Was there not once an idea to run commuter rail along N&S tracks out to Lakewood, Rocky River and Bay Village? Ive been away too long but I seem to recall that

Yes. The MD88 was my old office

No, im with another line...

Smisek at Continental was negative on Cleveland well before the merger. Remember that previous management was going to increase flights by 30 per cent. Also, during the Cambell administration, Continental re upped its leases for a long period

But was Boston truly high yield? They used ER145 on that route. To be honest, im not sure what AA strategy is. Some of their adds to LGA from various cities is to protect slots i think.

United may have pulled out by the mid eighties, but Continental replaced them. Remember, that first drawdown was the result of a major market reallignment due to deregulation. Airlines were throwing darts at the map lol. We even had a, DFW hub

The AG Agreement wasnt meaningless. There were actual targets that had to be met in the event that United wanted to start winding up. However, its all in the accounting, isnt it? United, simply by reducing flights, decreases the economies of scale while fixed costs remain pretty much the same. Profitability starts to shrink

I remembet the Ohio AG stated that the hub was profitable in 2009. I think its in the Agreement.

The first pull-out was due to the end of deregulation. Before then, UAL did not have route authority from Chicago to Atlanta an Florida. They did from Cleveland thanks to the merger with Capital Airlines. They fed alot of traffic from the midwest and also Pennsylvania to fly west and south. Once regulation ended, the reason for flying that DC-8 from Grand Rapids to Cleveland ended

No other carrier is going to step in the market in a meaningful way because UAL owns the market and would retaliate. Thats why they never did anything with Concourse D. By making debt service payments and routine maintenence, they effectively mothballed a source of gate space. Plus there is a loyal Star Alliance cadre of passengers from which to draw

Alot of the "old" buildings are rebuilt to look like the old buildings after the war. They really arent that old. This is especially true in the Federal Republic

I beleive seasonal summer service for a while

About a 20 years ago, Lufhansa Cargo approached the City about establishing a cargo hub at Hopkins. Lufthansa was told there was no room

The best bet for CLE and international is on a Star Alliance carrier - United, Lufthansa....CLE is home to a large Star loyalty base and would do fine especially if UA had a bit more feed into Hopkins. A four day a week B767-300ER to Frankfurt or Munich would work fine with proper incentives and commitments from local business

10am.local time .....my German relations dont wait for lunch lol.

There is.....its not anything tangible but there is in the way SW is allowing this to play out. You would think that with the amount of news being circulated, they would at least say they are staying in NE Ohio. I dont really doubt that they are but you are right about it beiing "off"

No, i think fuel was very competitive actually. However, the type was never really used to its potential. It was engineered for 900 pax and designed for 800 and actuall outfitted for less than 500. The interior noise was negligable. Ive been a passenger on Lufthansa from FRA TO SIN in biz class and thourougly enjoyed the ride

But those A380s are about to become beer cans. Airbus has cancelled the programme and Air France will return 5 back to the Lessor. Lufty has ordered A359 and B777 to replace. It looks like no A380s in the sky by late 2030 or so

Actually, is it engine size or placement. I think the are related but i think its placement more than anything. More thrust farther forward could cause pitch up scenarios

I dont have any type rating on any of the 737's so i cant really speak to that. Also, i personally dont know anybody who is rated for the MAX. Could be it was a step too far but there were a few operators who seemed to fly it just fine such as Iceland. By the way, there was an AA E175 that declared an emergency out of ATL the other night with a runaway trim. Problem solved and landed back in ATL without incident but could have ended much differently

And the only NASA facility in the Northern US.