Jeff Smith Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, Ron Ron Ron said: The large American carriers also have mixed fleets of B737 & A320 family aircraft. American, Delta and United have a couple of hundred of each of both those manufacturers aircraft. . Largely due to amalgamation. Delta was all Boeing in the late 90s and early 2000s, and then merged with Northwest. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 8 hours ago, Jeff Smith said: Largely due to amalgamation. Delta was all Boeing in the late 90s and early 2000s, and then merged with Northwest. Not so Jeff. The 2008 merger did indeed bring with it a large number of Airbus aircraft (A319, A320 & A330) but since 2013, Delta have ordered well over 270 A321’s, as well as 145 of the smaller A220. They’ve also massively increased the number of Airbus aircraft in their long haul fleet, in the last decade; more than doubling the number of A330’s they inherited from NWA and adding another sizeable fleet of 34x A350’s. . . 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, Ron Ron Ron said: Not so Jeff. The 2008 merger did indeed bring with it a large number of Airbus aircraft (A319, A320 & A330) but since 2013, Delta have ordered well over 270 A321’s, as well as 145 of the smaller A220. They’ve also massively increased the number of Airbus aircraft in their long haul fleet, in the last decade; more than doubling the number of A330’s they inherited from NWA and adding another sizeable fleet of 34x A350’s. . . Precisely, the merger changed Delta's views about Airbus. I was a tech rep at Delta's Tech Ops in Atlanta over that period when they were taking delivery of B767-400s and B777s but the chapter 11 and merger altered their thinking, possibly due to boardroom changes..... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13 Hmmm, the last plane that I flew in was an MD-80 from Chicago to Portland July 2001. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 9 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: Hmmm, the last plane that I flew in was an MD-80 from Chicago to Portland July 2001. On non-transcontinental, domestic jet flights, American was almost exclusively MD-80 variants during the 1990s. The acquisitions of TWA (2001) and particularly U-scare (sorry) US-Air (2013), changed that dramatically with lots of 737s. With their St. Louis connections, TWA actually had a lot of MD-80 variants at the time of the merger. (McDonnell Douglas being big in St. Louis). The ex-TWA equipment was mostly much older and in far worse condition than the American equipment. Even if it had a paint job you could still tell with the way the interior was configured. When I lived in Chicago in the mid-1990s I extensively flew on American, less on United. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 22 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: Hmmm, the last plane that I flew in was an MD-80 from Chicago to Portland July 2001. Back in December I flew on a brand new Alaska 737 MAX 9. Happily none of the doors fell off. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13 (edited) BTW, that MD-80 flight was on either United or Delta; it was a fly-and-ride partnership with Amtrak. I flew out to Portland from FTL via Chicago and rode Amtrak's Empire Builder back to Chicago, then on to DC on the Capitol Limited, and home to FTL on the Silver Star. Edited July 13 by J. S. Bach To edit the post 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) RAF Navy Merlin Puma Merlin has popped in to Barton for a top up, also get Chinooks on a regular basis. The blades don't stop spinning, it's a hot refuel. Edited July 19 by woodenhead Merlin Puma Merlin. I used to know this stuff 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted July 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16 2 hours ago, woodenhead said: RAF Merlin has popped in to Barton for a top up, also get Chinooks on a regular basis. The blades don't stop spinning, it's a hot refuel. Stay there, and in a couple of hours you should see the superstructure of 'Arklow Fern' passing in the background. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 11 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Stay there, and in a couple of hours you should see the superstructure of 'Arklow Fern' passing in the background. Just in time for rush hour haha. They'll be pleased at both the lifting bridge and the swing at Barton. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted July 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16 4 hours ago, woodenhead said: Just in time for rush hour haha. They'll be pleased at both the lifting bridge and the swing at Barton. Well this time it was the 'tank' (swing aqueduct) that broke down and delayed the ship for an hour. Photos to follow, but I'll put them in the ships thread since I don't think a 5000-tonne coaster would fly very well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Breighton Aerodrome this pm. steve 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 4 minutes ago, steve1 said: Breighton Aerodrome this pm. steve Odd, I thought that the U-99 was sunk somewhere in the Atlantic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 30 minutes ago, steve1 said: Breighton Aerodrome this pm. steve Zlin looks fun but probably a pig in a crosswind 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 EAT German A300 on the ramp . Not a common type these days 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 9 hours ago, steve1 said: Breighton Aerodrome this pm. steve Steve, could you tell us the types please? Nice car behind 'EVS, by the way. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 7 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Steve, could you tell us the types please? Nice car behind 'EVS, by the way. G-ADRR Aeronca C-3 Collegian U-99 Bucker Jungmeister G-EJGO Zlinn 226T G-AEVS Aeronca 100 The car is a BMC Mk 1 Formula Junior and there’s a better pic in the Old Cars thread. steve 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 More gen here. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see all of them. https://www.realaero.com/company.html steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Sightseeing flight operations in Juneau AK today. Presumed to be DH Turbo Otters or something similar - no doubt someone will correct me. These were about half hour flights. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy7 Posted July 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19 On 16/07/2024 at 12:38, woodenhead said: RAF Merlin has popped in to Barton for a top up, also get Chinooks on a regular basis. The blades don't stop spinning, it's a hot refuel. Not an RAF Merlin. They were given away a number of years ago now! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, Andy7 said: Not an RAF Merlin. They were given away a number of years ago now! Time flies and I don't know the current fleet then. A Puma it must be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19 Can anyone help with identifying the aircraft type in the second photo on this post please? Guesses so far include Herald, F27, Varsity, HS748/Andover. Suggestions posted on the original topic would be best, I think. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted July 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, woodenhead said: Time flies and I don't know the current fleet then. A Puma it must be! It is a Merlin, but is most likely a Royal Navy example. Best Scott. Edited July 19 by scottystitch 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I think it is now known as the Joint Aviation Command (until very recently the Joint Helicopter Command) - specifically to avoid single service ownership! Best wishes Eric 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted July 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19 Good point, although I don't think the Navy's anti-submarine nor anti-surface warfare machines are included within that, nor the training helicopters; just the commando helicopters from the senior service? Best Scott. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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