March 17, 20214 yr lga airtrain moves forward: Transportation LaGuardia AirTrain project moves forward following federal review more: https://qns.com/2021/03/laguardia-airtrain-project-moves-forward-following-federal-review/#.YFDUN7jv5aA.twitter
March 17, 20214 yr 37 minutes ago, mrnyc said: lga airtrain moves forward: Transportation LaGuardia AirTrain project moves forward following federal review Isn't LGA undergoing a massive rebuilding right now? It seems the addition of any airtrain to the city should have been built as part of the major reconstruction underway.
March 22, 20214 yr Air travel rebounding. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-air-travelers-top-1-5-million-for-first-time-since-march-2020-idUSKBN2BE1L3
April 2, 20214 yr Friendlier skies. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/united-airlines-to-hire-about-300-pilots-amid-confidence-of-travel-rebound-01617316447?mod=home-page
April 9, 20214 yr Airlines ground 737 Max planes. https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/04/09/airlines-ground-max-planes-after-boeing-reports-possible-electric-issue/
April 9, 20214 yr Two new airlines. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/two-new-airlines-take-flight-as-u-s-reopens-for-travelling-01617917453?cx_testId=22&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=1&mod=home-page-cx#cxrecs_s
May 17, 20214 yr Well this will go over well with the Karens who had issues with masks.... U.S. Airlines May Start Weighing Passengers At The Gate by Gary Leff on May 13, 2021 U.S. airlines may need to start weighing passengers in order to comply with FAA rules. For safety reasons, carriers need to calculate an aircraft’s weight and balance, and it has to be within allowable limits for the plane. However the assumptions they’ve been using for passengers are outdated. Americans are getting fatter, and the federal government wants airlines to find out how much fatter their passengers have gotten, at least for smaller aircraft. https://viewfromthewing.com/u-s-airlines-may-start-weighing-passengers-at-the-gate/
May 17, 20214 yr Well, there are some rather hefty folks out there. I was on a flight a while back where the gentlemen across the aisle from me needed an extender for his seat belt due to his excessive girth.
June 3, 20214 yr Very exciting news out of United Airlines and upstart Boom Supersonic today! I never got to check the Concorde off my bucketlist. I certainly won't miss an opportunity on this beauty!
June 21, 20213 yr If you're flying American this summer, keep your eyes on your flight to make sure it still exists!
June 21, 20213 yr Sometimes I wonder who's in charge and why "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 22, 20213 yr ARPA allocations were announced today. These grants originate from the American Rescue Plan passed in March and are meant to ease the financial burden on airports during COVID. Cincinnati - $42 mil Cleveland Hopkins - $36.7 mil Columbus - $31.3 mil Akron-Canton - $5.2 mil Dayton - $8.7 mil Rickenbacker - $4 mil https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aoc.web.management/viz/ARPA_Allocations2021/ARPA2021
July 22, 20213 yr a new taxiway opens at lga eliminating the notorious plane traffic logjams: https://thepointsguy.com/news/lga-new-taxiway/amp/
July 23, 20213 yr This KCLE based frequent flyer was debating about switching from United to Delta. But between United's new plane purchases and this news maybe I'll stick around and see how it goes. United Airlines Bets Big On Its Boeing 767 And 777 Fleets United Airlines has held its widebody fleet sacred throughout the crisis. The carrier bucked trends by keeping its fleet intact and prepared to bring those planes out in a robust manner as the crisis subsided and passengers came back. Then, in February, the airline took a hit when a Boeing 777 suffered an engine incident over Denver, which later led to the temporary grounding of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s. To compensate, the airline brought back more 767s, and now, it continues to bet big on both fleets. https://simpleflying.com/united-bets-big-767-777
July 23, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, Cleburger said: This KCLE based frequent flyer was debating about switching from United to Delta. But between United's new plane purchases and this news maybe I'll stick around and see how it goes. United Airlines Bets Big On Its Boeing 767 And 777 Fleets United Airlines has held its widebody fleet sacred throughout the crisis. The carrier bucked trends by keeping its fleet intact and prepared to bring those planes out in a robust manner as the crisis subsided and passengers came back. Then, in February, the airline took a hit when a Boeing 777 suffered an engine incident over Denver, which later led to the temporary grounding of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s. To compensate, the airline brought back more 767s, and now, it continues to bet big on both fleets. https://simpleflying.com/united-bets-big-767-777 I flew home on what seemed to be a new Delta Airbus A320 last night and it was very nice. It had extra deep baggage bins - like the wide body style. You turned your bag on the side so many more people could get carry-ons in. I fly Delta at least five times as much as I fly United, yet somehow I still seem to have more total problems on United. Plus flying through Detroit is WAY better than flying through OHare or Newark. Also Delta clubs are nice. The food upgrade a few years ago really made the entire experience much better. You can get a full meal there anytime and the food is good. Anyway, I’m not trying to sell Delta, I’m just giving you some additional data points. United’s partner airlines are better if you do much international travel. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
July 23, 20213 yr 12 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: I flew home on what seemed to be a new Delta Airbus A320 last night and it was very nice. It had extra deep baggage bins - like the wide body style. You turned your bag on the side so many more people could get carry-ons in. I fly Delta at least five times as much as I fly United, yet somehow I still seem to have more total problems on United. Plus flying through Detroit is WAY better than flying through OHare or Newark. Also Delta clubs are nice. The food upgrade a few years ago really made the entire experience much better. You can get a full meal there anytime and the food is good. Anyway, I’m not trying to sell Delta, I’m just giving you some additional data points. United’s partner airlines are better if you do much international travel. I agree with this. The Delta experience--from facilities to staff you'll interface with---is much better on Delta compared to United. If I have to connect to get somewhere out of CLE, I'll take DL. If the destination is a non-stop to a UA city (like Houston), I'll take UA, but anywhere else, I'll take DL.
July 23, 20213 yr Delta retired the MD-80s at the start of the pandemic. As a frequent business traveler myself, I prefer Delta as well. But United has made some good improvements to their product over the past 2 years. Their on-time reliability is a bit shaky sometimes, although a good portion of that has to do with their hub locations and their vulnerability to weather delays. Both Delta and United are miles ahead of American though. The few times a year I'm forced to fly American, I almost always have a bad experience.
July 23, 20213 yr I am partial to Delta being based out of CVG. Have they taken the hub away? Yep, but pricing is a lot better and i can still get to a number of locations across the country on one nonstop with Delta. United is my second choice, if i have to fly American I consider driving to my destination instead... United is turning the corner and realizing they need to focus on being a great legacy carrier and not an ULCC like Parker is making American.
August 15, 20213 yr the new hamad airport in doha, qatar is now the best airport in the world. it overtakes longtime changi airport in singapore. it looks sleek, has major modern artworks and best of all its completely silent at all times — thats right, no constant airport gate announcements — except call to prayer: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hamad-international-airport-qatar/index.html
August 19, 20213 yr the crenshaw line and lax people mover are well under way in south los angeles. you could not miss the big flyovers for the airtrain/people mover that are u/c across the middle of lax airport. los angeles sure is on quite an impressive roll for building new rail transit these days! more: https://www.metro.net/projects/crenshaw_corridor/
August 20, 20213 yr here is something i found about the lax people mover that is now u/c. it should open in 2024. more: https://www.gatewayla.org/project-lax-automated-people-mover-apm
August 27, 20213 yr hows about a little good nytransit news before the bad? good news is despite what mta sez they are pushing to fast track congestion pricing. bad news is ... ugh ... the pa sez despite cuomo’s resignation the lga airtrain plan as is is a lock: https://qns.com/2021/08/laguardia-airtrain-will-not-be-derailed-by-cuomos-resignation-port-authority/
September 7, 20213 yr transit advocates urge gov. houchul to scrap cuomo lga airtrain plan: https://nypost.com/2021/09/07/hochul...-by-advocates/
October 1, 20213 yr mayor deblasio joins chorus to review lga airtrain: De Blasio joins calls to review Cuomo’s LaGuardia AirTrain By Nolan Hicks and David Meyer September 30, 2021 3:23pm Updated Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday joined growing calls to re-evaluate disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $2.1 billion pet project “AirTrain” between LaGuardia Airport and eastern Queens. Speaking at his daily City Hall press briefing, Hizzoner said the controversial “wrong-way” monorail has “some virtues,” but needed to be reassessed now that the notorious bully ex-governor is out of the picture. “We were dealing with an aberrant situation — a governor who would not work with anyone, who created fear, who rushed through projects whether good or bad,” the mayor said. “Now we get a chance to look at this thing in the clear light of day, where, actually, there’s a much more mature, humane environment where we can look at this and decide on the merits, ‘Does it make sense?'” The proposed AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport was one of Cuomo’s top priorities. “Let’s do that assessment now,” he said. “Let’s reassess it and figure out — if there’s a better way, let’s go in that direction; if there’s not, go with the original plan. But it’s no longer an imperial building project, it can be looked at objectively.” more: https://nypost.com/2021/09/30/de-blasio-joins-calls-to-review-cuomos-laguardia-airtrain/
October 5, 20213 yr yay! ny gov houchul cancels cuomo’s wrong way airtrain to lga — tells them to find an alternative: https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/hochul-pulls-plug-on-cuomos-2-1b-laguardia-airtrain/
October 8, 20213 yr nice! Delta is months away from debuting its new $3.9 billion terminal at New York's LaGuardia Airport with 37 gates and its largest lounge ever Thomas Pallini Oct 5, 2021 -Delta Air Lines is two years ahead of schedule on its new terminal construction at New York's LaGuardia Airport. -A new arrivals and departures hall, the largest-ever Delta Sky Club, and the second of four concourses concourse will open in spring 2022. -The 1.3 million-square-foot terminal will feature 37 gates when complete in 2024. Delta Air Lines has been constructing a replacement for its existing Terminals D and C at LaGuardia. While not yet passenger-ready, the airline is estimating that work is 80% complete with the opening of the arrivals and departures hall and the second of four concourses slated for spring 2022. Despite the space constraints for which LaGuardia is infamous, Delta will come away with a single terminal that's more than double the size of its existing two buildings. Terminal C will cover 1.3 million square feet compared to the combined 650,000 square feet of Terminals C and D. more: https://www.businessinsider.com/tour-of-deltas-new-39-billion-terminal-at-laguardia-airport-under-construction-2021-10
October 8, 20213 yr more on ny gov hochul vs. the port authority over the lga airtrain: October 07, 2021 Commuter/Regional, Light Rail, News, Passenger, Rapid Transit, Regulatory Hochul Walks LaGuardia AirTrain Tightrope Written by David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor After only six weeks in office, New York state’s new chief executive, Gov. Kathy Hochul, is experiencing a test of her skills to walk the political tightrope; an essential task for any politician, especially in this part of the country. The issue is the proposed LaGuardia AirTrain, a rail link that would connect with the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the 7-line (Flushing Line) of the subway system and serve as a shuttle taking riders to LaGuardia Airport. The project was well on its way to final approval, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having given it a green signal earlier this year. But disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo had backed the project, and now that he is gone, it could be a whole new ball game. Elected officials and community groups in Queens, near the airport and the AirTrain’s proposed route, still oppose the project as strongly as Cuomo had supported it. Under Hockul, they hope to drive the final nails into its coffin, and some of them have asked a court to reverse the FAA’s approval. On Oct. 4, the New York Post ran a story headlined “Hochul pulls plug on Cuomo’s $2.1B ‘wrong-way’ AirTrain,” which reported: “Gov. Kathy Hochul has told the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to find an alternative to disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $2.1 billion ‘AirTrain’ pet project between LaGuardia Airport and eastern Queens.” Hochul’s statement, which appears on the state website: “New Yorkers deserve world-class transportation to world-class airports. I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport.” She concluded: “We must ensure that our transportation projects are bold, visionary, and serve the needs of New Yorkers. I remain committed to working expeditiously to rebuild our infrastructure for the 21st century and to create jobs—not just at LaGuardia, but at all of our airports and transit hubs across New York.” Whether or not Hochul’s statement marks a full-fledged about-face on the project remains to be seen, but it could have the effect of stopping it dead in its tracks and substituting a project that is more conventional and less expensive. According to the Post report, Hochul’s further statement appeared to disavow the project: “I don’t feel obligated to accept what I have inherited,” she added later Oct. 4 at a press conference in Brooklyn. “There were alternatives on the table that even the FAA said that people were saying people were not looking at as close as they should.” more: https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/hochul-walks-laguardia-airtraintightrope/ The proposed elevated fixed-guideway APM (automated people mover) system would link LaGuardia Airport in New York with the MTA New York City Transit 7 Line subway and the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Port Washington Branch at Mets-Willets Point in Queens.
October 8, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, mrnyc said: more on ny gov hochul vs. the port authority over the lga airtrain: Why couldn't the MTA have continued the N train down Ditmars to the airport? I'm assuming this shorter route was considered and discarded. NIMBYs in Astoria? (Personal interest: my son used to live on Ditmars.) Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
October 8, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, Dougal said: Why couldn't the MTA have continued the N train down Ditmars to the airport? I'm assuming this shorter route was considered and discarded. NIMBYs in Astoria? (Personal interest: my son used to live on Ditmars.) yes, back in the day, but advocates are pushing to revive that idea. even if that happens i think it will have to be an airtrain though, because i don't think the pa will let go of that due to security, control and turf. in that case maybe the subway gets extended another stop north? i dk, we will see.
October 13, 20213 yr very good news for today — the pa finally comes around, indefinitely pauses cuomo’s airtrain and will review for a better option: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-airtrain-laguardia-hochul-cuomo-port-authority-20211012-ruzyiwtr7nhkvhtltu544rnjkq-story.html
November 7, 20213 yr here’s the local nyc airports haul from biden’s infrastructure plan — per the post: Airports: nearly $1 billion JFK — $294,682,575. LGA — $ 150,008,970. Long Island MacArthur — $21,595,630. i dk what its for exactly or why stewart airport wasnt included.
November 11, 20213 yr One of the few issues that probably unite the right and left is how miserable flying is, and some human-animals such as the latest miscreant make unpleasant situations horrific. https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-punches-her-son-steals-002852646.html Woman punches her son and steals passenger’s cookies on flight from Texas, FAA says How on earth haven't we imposed permanent bans on these lunatics? Sure there are legal limits to criminal culpability and fines (frankly, we can lock them up and throw away the key for all I care), but certainly airlines have the discretion for permanent or multi-year bans. What's the hold up?
November 11, 20213 yr 13 minutes ago, TBideon said: One of the few issues that probably unite the right and left is how miserable flying is, and some human-animals such as the latest miscreant make unpleasant situations horrific. https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-punches-her-son-steals-002852646.html Woman punches her son and steals passenger’s cookies on flight from Texas, FAA says How on earth haven't we imposed permanent bans on these lunatics? Sure there are legal limits to criminal culpability and fines (frankly, we can lock them up and throw away the key for all I care), but certainly airlines have the discretion for permanent or multi-year bans. What's the hold up? I heard CVG's aviation blog guy talking on the radio the other day - apparently individual airlines often do ban people over incidents like this one, but they don't share that information with other airlines. There's no shared version of a "no fly list" for people who cause disturbances.
November 11, 20213 yr I remember when flying was a pleasant experience. Now, we have to fly with the WalMart crowd.
November 11, 20213 yr 23 minutes ago, LibertyBlvd said: I remember when flying was a pleasant experience. Now, we have to fly with the WalMart crowd. You sure it's the WalMart crowd causing the disturbances? Seems to me some of these self-entitled passengers are pretty well dressed. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 11, 20213 yr 36 minutes ago, Ram23 said: I heard CVG's aviation blog guy talking on the radio the other day - apparently individual airlines often do ban people over incidents like this one, but they don't share that information with other airlines. There's no shared version of a "no fly list" for people who cause disturbances. I wonder why there isn't. There aren't that many airlines when you think about it; certainly it wouldn't be that difficult to collaborate and ban these animals.
November 11, 20213 yr 35 minutes ago, KJP said: You sure it's the WalMart crowd causing the disturbances? Seems to me some of these self-entitled passengers are pretty well dressed. Ha. It is my experience that nobody is well dressed on airplanes any longer. Especially Americans. I really love being squeeze next to a guy wearing a tank top who constantly raises his arm to adjust his airflow with his pit two inches from my head.
November 11, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: You sure it's the WalMart crowd causing the disturbances? Seems to me some of these self-entitled passengers are pretty well dressed. No, I was not inferring that they are causing the disturbances. Just that the quality of airline passengers, at least here in the US, has dropped a few notches over the years. I know there have always been self-entitled passengers, and that will never chamge.
November 11, 20213 yr 14 minutes ago, KJP said: Then why post it in response to comments about disturbances aboard airplanes? Or did you post it to remind us that you are somehow better than a WalMart customer? BTW, how are you better than a WalMart customer? How can you tell you are better just by looking at them? And wouldn't you also have to be a WalMart customer to be able to see them and size them up? Chill. @LibertyBlvdcould/should have foregone the "Walmart customer" insult, but is it really worth derailing this thread to continue harping on it? I think not.
November 21, 20213 yr where to eat at jfk as travel picks up: https://ny.eater.com/2015/5/20/8628195/best-restaurants-dining-jfk-airport-guide
December 13, 20213 yr Pittsburgh-to-London nonstops restarting. https://www.cleveland.com/business/2021/12/british-airways-to-restart-pittsburgh-to-london-flight-in-june.html
December 13, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, LibertyBlvd said: Pittsburgh-to-London nonstops restarting. https://www.cleveland.com/business/2021/12/british-airways-to-restart-pittsburgh-to-london-flight-in-june.html That is nice, Delta pushed CDG out of Cincinnati from March to August now. Missing all of summer travel season. That's a head scratcher.
December 13, 20213 yr 31 minutes ago, LibertyBlvd said: And in Cleveland we are still waiting. If GE Aviation and P&G werent based in Cincinnati, I doubt the Paris flight would still existing at CVG.
January 18, 20223 yr This story is completely bewildering. How did we get to the 11th hour, with billions spent on implementation, and two industries and their aligned Federal agencies at odds with each other? Along with our crumbling roads, bridges and education system, I count this as another step to second-world status.
January 19, 20223 yr Forty other countries have figured this out but America can't. Sounds like our record on everything from health care to high speed rail. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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