Hawaiian Adding A321 Neos? Didn't See That One Coming...

[HA25]

With the 717 flying so many legs per day will that be affected by the upcoming rest/duty rules? Great company over there. Keep it up.

It could. In my case I have a deal where Im working 8 days in a row, but after my 6th day of early morning "am" trips I flip over to "pm" trips for the last two pairings with literally 24 hours off. I don't know how your acclimating timezone thing will view that. After all there is 24 hours off, but adjusting from waking up at 230-3am to staring your day at 4pm and working until 1200am with in 24 hours goes to the core of the new rules.

 

[fly4surf]

I thought it would be more of a calendar day thing too with 36 hours off in 7 days?
Instead of 24?

So what you are doing would no longer be possible?

 

[HA25]

I thought it would be more of a calendar day thing too with 36 hours off in 7 days?
Instead of 24?

So what you are doing would no longer be possible?

I guess. I honestly don't know.

 

[727gm]

My condolences to Hawaiian pilots having to eventually fly...er, operate the A-321....Very sad that Boeing didn't create a 727- or 757-like airframe that was fast in cruise, slow in approach speeds, had actual cargo and cockpit space(and gear doors).

 

[HA25]

My condolences to Hawaiian pilots having to eventually fly...er, operate the A-321....Very sad that Boeing didn't create a 727- or 757-like airframe that was fast in cruise, slow in approach speeds, had actual cargo and cockpit space(and gear doors).

you got time in the Airbus?

 

[SMcC]

you got time in the Airbus?

...LOL, they never do

 

[Dan Roman]

It never fails to amaze me the pilots critical of the AirBus that have never flown it. Once someone flies it they tend to love it. There's always some that don't, but like most hyper critical people, they are going to find fault with anything. That said, I loved the 727, one of my all time favorites, buy no amount of upgrading any of the Boeings mentioned would equal the AirBus for creature comfort. I think you would have a pretty hard time finding anyone at HA that would agree with 727gm. Maybe because he has never flown an AirBus and doesn't work at HA.

 

[HA25]

It never fails to amaze me the pilots critical of the AirBus that have never flown it. Once someone flies it they tend to love it. There's always some that don't, but like most hyper critical people, they are going to find fault with anything. That said, I loved the 727, one of my all time favorites, buy no amount of upgrading any of the Boeings mentioned would equal the AirBus for creature comfort. I think you would have a pretty hard time finding anyone at HA that would agree with 727gm. Maybe because he has never flown an AirBus and doesn't work at HA.

what he said!


Flown Douglas, Boeing and Airbus (as well as other brands).... they're all good, and they all work 90% the same..

But I'll say this about the narrow body Busses.... they're as comfortable up fron as the MD11 was or any wide body I've sat in... some might not like the FBW or joystick, but you gotta love the space, quiet and comfort.