Originally Posted by PilotFrog (Post 1389029)

I had a question about the just announced Milan-JFK route being given to Emirates. I thought I saw somewhere that it is a Alitalia route authorization being given to Emirates. How does it look that a SkyTeam member and JV partner is giving routes to our competitor and competitor of the JV airlines. Not only that with Alitalia giving up this route, will it still count against the JV ratios. Now that Alitalia isn't flying it, will that be a decrease in their portion of the ratio?

Originally Posted by georgetg (Post 1389056)

Emirates is not using Delta or Alitalia route authority, their Milan-JFK flight also isn't part of Skyteam or the Transatlantic JV.

Emirates is using fifth-freedom routes that are part of the US-EU Open Skies agreement. The only approval EK received was a temporary approval from the Italian authorities...

Basically Emirates is flying NYC - Milan - Dubai and can sell each leg individually...

Cheers
George

Originally Posted by whaledriver1 (Post 1388744)

Now its time for DAL management to place LAX on the radar!

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1388831)

I see the problem. Needs more top rudder, on the bottom side.

Is this the new MD88 avionics, that are supposed to replace the current version, which replaced the previous version on American's jets which replaced the DC-9's? If so, how did you ever find enough control authority to invert the thing ... oh nevermind, the rudder. Another couple of complete cockpit upgrades and we'll probably have the bugs ironed out so you have navigational accuracy better than 3 miles and 2,500 feet. Autoland will probably still take you off in the weeds if a beer truck drives within half a zip code of the localizer antenna.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1389176)

Amen brother. Looks like we're starting to slowly. Too bad we squandered all that Western presence back in the day.

Originally Posted by cni187 (Post 1388713)

Hey Buzz and the rest of the LA guys, you might enjoy this...

Originally Posted by moonship (Post 1389241)

LAX-CMH has been happening for awhile, I think its only 3 times a week. Are you guys adding daily?

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1389192)

I dont know, I was told by MX guys that the movie was shot using the 73N screens. Not sure what a 737 screen looks like, is it fuzzy like the 88s?

http://www.ministrygear.com/picture/...leryImage=true

Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1388533)

Ethiad or Qatar? Or both?

Do these routes have to be aprooved by the US as well?

Time to drill baby drill, cut off their ImEx welfare and pull the 5th fleet and make those fake royals defend themselves while cutting off their multi trillion dollar wealth transfer and they won't be able to play Howard Hughes like this anymore.