AS starts Bellingham-Honolulu

[Green Banana]

It utilizes the airplane overnight. So I'm pretty sure it is an addition. They will have to make the BLI-LAS flights daily and retime the BLI-LAS flight from the evening to the morning southbound, but it should work just fine with the fleet we have.

What about the pilots we have? I am sure there will be no shortage of VSA overnights in Honolulu. They might as well take the WHorizon name.

 

[SKC]

Has Allegiant even announced the service yet? When do they get the first 757? and how long to start ETOPS flights? Alaska will have some time to themselves on that route before Allegiant gets going.

I was at a particular Wichita-based supplemental when when we went through the 757 ETOPS program. My memory could be off, but I want to say that even with the accelerated program, the time from beginning to certification was around six months (maybe longer). We had to complete some crazy amount of hours of simulated ETOPS on our routes between SFO and PVR/CUN/CZM. Once we finished the simulated portion, then came the proving runs which were actually in CEPAC airspace, then finally revenue.

Of course, that was just the time frame that I remember from an operations stand point. I have no idea how long paperwork and rewriting of manuals had taken prior to that.

 

[AKMD80GUY]

Will that be non stop BLI-HNL with a OAK stop for fuel? I don't think you are going to get a full -800 with fuel to HNL off an 6,700' runway in the winter with the wind. LIH is 6,500' but you have the wind at your back most of the time.

 

[SKC]

Will that be non stop BLI-HNL with a OAK stop for fuel? I don't think you are going to get a full -800 with fuel to HNL off an 6,700' runway in the winter with the wind. LIH is 6,500' but you have the wind at your back most of the time.

Especially with all of the ETOPs fuel penalties.

 

[Green Banana]

Will that be non stop BLI-HNL with a OAK stop for fuel? I don't think you are going to get a full -800 with fuel to HNL off an 6,700' runway in the winter with the wind. LIH is 6,500' but you have the wind at your back most of the time.

You are scaring me.

1) Winter is better than summer for takeoff performance.
2) Wind at your back is not a good thing in an airplane

 

[QCappy]

2) Wind at your back is not a good thing in an airplane

I think he meant enroute. :0

 

[Green Banana]

I think he meant enroute. :0

OK, I'll buy that one...

 

[gutshotdraw]

You are scaring me.

1) Winter is better than summer for takeoff performance.
2) Wind at your back is not a good thing in an airplane

He's referring to fuel burn en route (because winter headwinds tend to be stronger) meaning more fuel required at takeoff meaning more runway required. Departing the Islands back to the mainland is usually downwind meaning less fuel required meaning less runway required and Lihue is a tad short.

And you're scaring ME.

 

[Mr Wu]

BLI is adding 1000' when they resurface the runway next month.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

BLI is adding 1000' when they resurface the runway next month.

I had heard the same thing, but couldn't find the information anywhere. Do you have a link?