PIT - AMS Non-stop???
Dec 16, 2007 | 7:26 pm
#46
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My thoughts exactly. PLUS, NW has already closed WC in PHL....and DL Crown Room has moved to a different terminal. The closure of WC in PHL alone should be a hint enough that there is no long term intent to develop routes out of PHL.
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Dec 16, 2007 | 7:30 pm
#47
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The DL Crown Room happens to be in the international terminal though...
Dec 28, 2007 | 10:50 am
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STL wants in on the action too: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/bus...A?OpenDocument
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But Northwest Airlines is a possibility.
Northwest partners with Dutch giant KLM and by spring will fly to Amsterdam from 16 U.S. cities, including mid-sized markets like Portland and Hartford, Conn. Its executives said recently they plan further trans-Atlantic expansion.
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With Boeing, Anheuser-Busch, and Monsanto, among others, one could argue "demand" for TATL service. STL-AMS is about 3,800 nm, which is doable (I think).
Another pipe dream worth sharing, but not worth its own thread (sorry to hijack the PIT thread).
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But Northwest Airlines is a possibility.
Northwest partners with Dutch giant KLM and by spring will fly to Amsterdam from 16 U.S. cities, including mid-sized markets like Portland and Hartford, Conn. Its executives said recently they plan further trans-Atlantic expansion.
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With Boeing, Anheuser-Busch, and Monsanto, among others, one could argue "demand" for TATL service. STL-AMS is about 3,800 nm, which is doable (I think).
Another pipe dream worth sharing, but not worth its own thread (sorry to hijack the PIT thread).
Dec 28, 2007 | 1:19 pm
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NW says STL-AMS is 4371 miles. My guess is that this is beyond the range of the 757. DTW-FRA is 4160 miles, but they only run a 757 on this route during the summer months (in addition to the year round A330) when the headwinds are generally lighter.
Dec 28, 2007 | 1:24 pm
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The modified 752 is the logical starter aircraft for mid-sized markets, yet the range limitations may curtail operations like STL-AMS.
Dec 28, 2007 | 2:25 pm
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What is the official range for the 752-TATL? And is that nautical miles or statute miles?
Dec 29, 2007 | 10:21 am
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