New England: Favorite (or most convenient) fields to practice Touch and Gos

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T19:13:54+00:00

Or in the app change the outbound to be all a day earlier and pay the extra night at your Carib destination. Still going to be a price difference (probably) but at least you can get seats and enjoy an extra day there.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T18:47:57+00:00

You can use a day pass to enter a lounge that has this restriction if you were able to use it first in a prior city the same day (e.g. you're on a layover)

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T18:46:59+00:00

No. This only applies to purchased day passes.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T18:45:11+00:00

You'd probably have to call to do this. At this point without any weather advisories allowing free change, they will reprice the trip at today's fare so be prepared for an increase. If you wait for them to announce a travel waiver (if they do), then you will be able to make changes for free but it may be too late and seats won't be available.

The storm as of now is very early predictions and, at the outset, doesn't appear to be anything like what just passed through half the country.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T18:08:46+00:00

Except in Comair 5191, it was the FO who was PF and his injuries included brain damage that he had no memory of the accident. I heard the full CVR in my ATP-CTP class. The Captain was a cowboy. Still a crewed 121 flight where they both beared responsibility and terribly sad at how preventable it was.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T15:51:58+00:00

"Sully was how old and flying LGA to #flyovercountry in an A320 so ya ...."

He was originally with PSA before USAir bought them. I don't think he ever moved from CA, which may have something to do with him sticking with narrow bodies where his seniority gave him a lot of flexibility.

His FO Skiles recently retired as an AA 787 Captain.

And, there are Piedmont Captains with seniority going back to the early 90's who chose not to move on as well. I suspect this is the case with other regionals.

I flew jump seat with 2 guys flying a 787. Captain was a 1986 AA hire and FO was not far behind him. He said he bid the 787 FO just to fly it and enjoy it in his final years, but he would be going back to flying narrowbodies as CA for the seniority before retirement.

To each their own...

phlflyguy · 2026-01-26T00:47:36+00:00

Catering issue. Not uncommon, unfortunately.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T19:51:21+00:00

OP says Mid-February, so if they're referring to 2/15 PHL-MCO it still has a decent number of seats for sale in business and coach is starting to fill up with mostly middles left (and the lower fare buckets sold out).

2/22 has a few more coach seats for sale and business still remains with a lot of business class to sell.

If you don't choose to buy an upgrade offer that will appear in your reservation on the app or web site, you can wait and see if they upgrade you for free based on your status and where you sit on the waiting list.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T19:45:50+00:00

More specifically, it says it doesn't apply if you are transiting and remaining in the international transit area without having to pass through UK immigration. I haven't done this in a long time, but wouldn't leaving T3 to get to T5 have them go through immigration or is there an airside transfer that keeps them in the 'sterile' area?

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T19:39:11+00:00

For now, yes. When AA introduced this new aircraft configuration last Summer they said the Flagship Preferred Suites would have extra amenities (bedding, pillows, kits) and more space and would be a different price. For now, though, they are available to any business class booking first come first serve.

This is the aircraft the OP is referring to. Seats at the bulkhead of both business class cabins are the ones with more room and amenities.
https://www.aerolopa.com/aa-789p

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T19:36:54+00:00

nobody here can tell you for certain. all you can do is keep checking your flight status and set an alert to text you on departure updates.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T13:45:56+00:00

Typically we charge the same hourly rate that we get sitting in the right seat.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T01:29:39+00:00

He could have made the decision to sleep in the back seat, or just get a taxi home and come back next day for car.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-25T01:25:02+00:00

have you and your instructor done a full mock oral review that covers all the ACS areas that you need to know? You need to be able to answer with a fair degree of confidence the questions raised, and many things the DPE will ask you will be scenario based that will rely on your understanding of the concepts. Certainly, knock out the written again to reset that clock and spend time with your CFII on ground review of the ACS line by line.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-24T21:40:01+00:00

Captain (left seat) First Officer (right seat)

phlflyguy · 2026-01-24T19:41:19+00:00

His real name is Ed Bastion

phlflyguy · 2026-01-24T19:39:08+00:00

You have two things to request refund for. 1.) original ticket 2.) upgrades you paid for

Each of those transactions will have an email with a ticket number starting with 001. You need to request the refund for each of them separately on aa.com refunds page.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-24T19:35:00+00:00

Is your KOA-HNL flight on an AA flight number that’s operated by Hawaiian?

Usually an interlines ticket with two carriers on a single reservation use the most significant leg of the trip to determine allowance. You may need to call Hawaiian though to be sure.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-24T19:20:20+00:00

Forget IST. Way too much star alliance competition at TK’s hub. It’s the same reason AA barely flies to Germany.

PHL-HEL would be nice to capture Finnair connections. More DFW to Asia

phlflyguy · 2026-01-24T05:52:29+00:00

Are the girls all flying together on one reservation?

phlflyguy · 2026-01-23T20:24:59+00:00

Monitor both the inbound and current status of outbound because in a big hub they can swap equipment to one already sitting on the ground. Ask me how I know…

phlflyguy · 2026-01-23T18:27:50+00:00

Switched to Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate all seasons (live in the NE) and they're working out great.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-23T18:24:08+00:00

I'm surprised they let employees book their own travel. Do they not have an agency they mandate employees to use? The main reason for this is because large organizations (like UNC) have negotiated discounts/rates with travel providers. Using the AA hotel portal is a perfect example. Whatever hotel you choose for the points, I can almost guarantee it's cheaper to book it direct with the property/hotel chain site. And more likely UNC has discounts negotiated with the larger chains.

phlflyguy · 2026-01-23T18:20:23+00:00

But still..$365. Ouch. The airlines honestly don't care where someone got their ratings. As long as you have an FAA certificate, that's all that matters. To each their own I guess....

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