VA to start Hawaii...

[Q400 Gear Bitch]

The sharklets add another 2000 lbs to the takeoff weight capability and decrease the burn on the current 320's and the NEO is supposed to run on a unicorn hair/ jet A blend to further decrease fuel consumption.

.....and there goes another keyboard. Freaking hilarious!

 

[nimtz]

HNL is definetly an under served city with long suffering passengers paying outrageous fares.

 

[ttuite]

HNL is definetly an under served city with long suffering passengers paying outrageous fares.

Really? I think that the prices justify the costs that the airlines have invested into the routes and certifications with a healthy profit. Sounds like good business to me. Something the airlines don't do very often.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Good grief, now they're called "guests?"

 

[Tomct]

Of all that has been talked about on this thread and you pick out "Guest?" :laugh:

Wow!!

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Of all that has been talked about on this thread and you pick out "Guest?" :laugh:

Wow!!

I would like to know where to get unicorn hair!

 

[CRJ puppy]

I would like to know where to get unicorn hair!

I got a bag from the unicorn ranch down the street. It's owned by two lesbians who are trying to sell it to buy a Starbucks.

 

[Dizel8]

Yes, but not 180 minute ETOPS yet. I don't think Airbus wants to help the 320 get to 180 minutes either. They would rather up sell to the 330.

No reason to absorb the certification costs alone, just get a plane that can do it already.

It's been 180 mins for awhile.

http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/p...ily-approved-for-180-minute-etops-by-the-faa/

 

[Ralph Cramden]

It's been 180 mins for awhile.

http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/p...ily-approved-for-180-minute-etops-by-the-faa/

Thank you for the research. I was told the cargo bin certification was cost prohibitive. Maybe as a retrofit, but it appears it can be ordered from the factory that way. Maybe some of our new winglet birds will get the 180 minute blessing from the factory.