Edward Russell

European airlines are ready and willing to take travelers' $$

There's no polar routings needed for Project Sunrise, at least to New York.

When I've spoken to them in the past they have said London routings would follow a similar routing as PER-LHR.

They don't need Russian airspace for project sunrise

PROJECT SUNRISE!

The numbers are in for Lufthansa's new, years-late, complicated but also very comfortable new Allegris first and business class.

Group CEO Carsten Spohr said Friday the airline is generating 12% higher yields with Allegris compared to its old business class.

Yuppp, any way you slice it, it's far

Nope, IAD/JFK-LHR-DEL-HKG-LAX-IAD/JFK (the route switched from JFK to IAD at some point in the late 1990s)

What United is seeing is the return of the old "Southern Cross Route" — traffic flying from Australia/NZ to Europe via the US.

Air New Zealand served London and Frankfurt via LAX for decades, here on this 1990 map.

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Manhy Australians/Kiwis fly via Gulf hubs to Europe.

Those hubs are now closed and they have to find a different way to Europe. Some, per my friends there, are simply avoiding the Gulf for future trips in the event of further disruptions.

United CEO Scott Kirby says higher airfare could be ahead after fuel price spike United CEO Scott Kirby said demand remains high but that fuel prices will hit first-quarter results.

United is seeing more Australia/NZ-Europe bookings since the the US attack on Iran closed Gulf hubs.

“Each day this week, we have booked over 1,000 people from Australia and New Zealand to Europe. Last year, we booked less than one a day,” CEO Scott Kirby said.

via @lesliejosephs.bsky.social

With Washington Post Local diminished, other news sites step up their D.C. coverage The 51st, City Cast, and The Baltimore Banner are among the outlets to announce expansions of Washington, D.C. metro area coverage since the Post layoffs.

Good post from @speppered.bsky.social caught me up on what three local news operations--the 51st, City Cast and the Banner--are doing to fill the enormous hole in D.C. coverage opened up by the Washington Post's abdication. Sports continues to look like the least-filled gap.

Route map #throwback

Most Emirates flights are grounded since the US-led attack on Iran on Feb. 28. That is a massive hit to global aviation as the airline in 2025 flew 3% of ALL global airline capacity, per Cirium data. Here's Emirates map in 2016 with Dubai at the center of the world.

#AvGeek

Etihad resumed a limited schedule from Abu Dhabi on Friday, March 6.

Below is their planned schedule for Sunday.

Hard disagree.

As Ward 5 CM, yes, he established the G9 that was good for the few years it ran.

He did not extend the MBT, he did not push protected bike lanes in the ward, he voted FOR funding parking at Union Market rather than a new entrance to the NoMa Metro.

It feels so weird to see a widebody in the GOL livery.

Ok, these are from Abra’s order for 7 A330-900s, the remaining 2 will go to Avianca.

The layout? “More than 290 seats, including a Business Class cabin.”

All-737 operator GOL is adding five A330-900s to its fleet. Deliveries are expected to begin this year.

“Caltrain’s electrification offers a glimpse of how rail systems can improve service, attract riders, and cut emissions without building new lines.”

via @grist.org

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Absolutely. And a lot more density spread further out from the city center along said lines.

A lot of change at the top of Delta this spring, the biggest is legend President Glen Hauenstein retiring.

Now COO John Laughter is also retiring; his replacement and other appointments are all internal promotions so likely a continuation of Delta's strategy.

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Hmmm

No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict

"More than 20,000 flights to or from the Middle East have been canceled since Saturday. Stranded travelers say they’ve had to improvise expensive, often complex plans to get home ... Many said they received no help rebooking flights or paying for hotels."

It reads like the capital costs aren't worth the range versus just buying/leasing a widebody?

Why Republicans Are Jumping Into DC’s Speed-Camera Debate The unpopular but effective cams could be banned.

"Motorists who hate speed-camera tickets do have one other highly effective recourse, of course: Slow down."

@washingtonian.com

Phoenix Sky Harbor, Terminal 4 (opened 1990), by DWL Architects. #airportarchitecture

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When will D.C.’s cherry blossoms peak? Here’s what the Park Service says. The National Park Service declares peak bloom when 70 percent of the blossoms around the Tidal Basin, the reservoir on the National Mall, have opened.

Peak 🌸 bloom in DC is March 29 to April 1! #washingtondc

NJ Gov. Sherrill wins praise for killing plan to expand roadways headed to Holland Tunnel Critics said the plan backed by former Gov. Phil Murphy would worsen traffic and exacerbate pollution.

Go NJ Gov. Sherrill 👏👏

Now make NJ Transit great (again)

Azul Centers Fleet Plan On E2s, Steps Away From A321XLRs | Aviation Week Network Brazil’s Azul is reshaping its fleet and network strategy following its exit from Chapter 11.

Another airline, this time Brazil's Azul, drops plans for the A321XLR in favor of more E2s plus widebodies for long-haul routes.

“I still think it’s a phenomenal aircraft, but what’s going to be the cost of the aircraft?” CEO John Rodgerson said.

Thanks!

One of Philly’s finest stations, and yes this is on the Northeast Corridor.