GRALISTAIR
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Covid has forced mass retirement of fleets at Delta. One I am very happy about is the CRJ200s are being retired by 2024 latest.
Covid has forced mass retirement of fleets at Delta. One I am very happy about is the CRJ200s are being retired by 2024 latest.
MAN would be easier I think and for selfish reasons I hope is first.Still waiting for UK pre-clearance into US domestic terminals, a la Dublin and Shannon. Do we think LHR or MAN is going to eventually receive it?
MAN would be easier I think and for selfish reasons I hope is first.
Last time I flew to the US in 2019 I was waiting for around 2 hours at immigration at LAX after ariving on a Norwegian flight from Gatwick.
LAX is a standard two hour nightmare for CBP wait-times. See also, Newark and SFO. I'd love pre-clearance from UK airports but not really counting on it happening.
Best CBP experience would have to be Austin. Last went through there in February and it took all of five minutes from jetway to kerbside...quite amazing.
I thought LAX was bad, but Newark was its equal.
SFO I've had very mixed experiences of, varying from under ten minutes to clear immigration to taking 90 minutes! (In the former case, I think I then had a half hour wait for baggage!) SFO very much varies with the number of inbound flights having to clear immigration all at once.LAX is a standard two hour nightmare for CBP wait-times. See also, Newark and SFO. I'd love pre-clearance from UK airports but not really counting on it happening.
Airlines have piled more pressure on the UK government to open up transatlantic air corridors after the first confirmed “Covid-free flight” arrived at Heathrow and the launch of a pre-departure testing trial by British Airways.
A United Airlines flight from Newark arrived at London Heathrow on Tuesday morning having tested all of the passengers onboard to certify them free from coronavirus before departure.
About 40 passengers were cleared to travel, but one was refused after testing positive. The US carrier plans to operate 11 more Newark-Heathrow flights over the coming weeks, where every traveller agrees to be tested and cleared before takeoff.
The 737 MAX is one aircraft type I'll go out of my way to avoid flying on for some years to come, (once the world starts moving again of course).Talking of 737s, the Americans have today approved the MAX to fly again, although not yet with passengers - the revised crew training still has to be agreed.
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...lantic-corridors-as-covid-free-flight-arrives
Good news I suppose, though it's painfully slow stuff. There's been talk of UK - US air corridors for months with no discernible progress.
Strange to see a 737 on the EWR-LHR run though not really surprising considering the very light loading.
No they'll have just used a 737 for a generic image of a United plane. Newark to Heathrow is on a Dreamliner United retired its last proper plane on my birthday three years ago.
The 737 MAX is one aircraft type I'll go out of my way to avoid flying on for some years to come, (once the world starts moving again of course).
I won't avoid it, but I certainly have misgivings as it's a flawed design which has presumably been fixed by bodging yet another bit on.