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THE WORLD’S BUSIEST airport isn’t in the world’s biggest city. It’s in Atlanta, a great southern city that by dint of accident and capitalism sits, metaphorically speaking, at the center of the map. (www.wired.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
A fleet of 5000 aircraft? Ummm, no.
Lets get the facts straight. Delta has about 800 aircraft vs 960 for American. Delta is the number two airline for passengers carried - the last time they were #1 was 2012. American has been number 1 every year since 2013. American has 6500 daily departures vs 5400 for Delta.
I would assume they mean 5,000 "flights" not 5000 "aicraft."
Correct, Delta averages about 5200 flights a day including connection flights operated by carriers like SkyWest and Compass.
Delta has 221 transocieanic aircraft including those on order, 796 Domestic aircraft including those on order, and 471 commuter aircraft flying the Delta Livery. Total flying is 1287, 1488 including those A/C on order. There are additional a/c being stored in Mojave and Tucson that I believe are not included in these counts.
My Son was flying out of Atlanta to Korea on July 5/16 on KE36 and he called me and said the Capt. of the airplane said they were on hold at the tarmac as the runways were closed . He called me and i went to the ATC website to hear what was going on and it was a bad weather storm had rolled in and i was able to tell him what was going on and it would be a while before they were going to take off and it was 3&1/2 hours . Also on Flight Aware i was able to see how plains were stacked up above the airport ( Thanks Flight Aware )
But i just want to say the the men & women the were controlling the flights that day were very professional and (Come/Cool & Collective) i as a person who don't know any thing of how airplanes get from A To B want to commend them for a job well done. Now when i fly i will have a more understanding what is going on behind the scene.
My question to you aviation folks is the ATC said they were waiting for reports from the Scout before they would be able to give a time for resuming the flights What is the Scout
But i just want to say the the men & women the were controlling the flights that day were very professional and (Come/Cool & Collective) i as a person who don't know any thing of how airplanes get from A To B want to commend them for a job well done. Now when i fly i will have a more understanding what is going on behind the scene.
My question to you aviation folks is the ATC said they were waiting for reports from the Scout before they would be able to give a time for resuming the flights What is the Scout
Hi Norman, The "scout" is usually referred to as a "path finder". When severe weather is in the area but it is possible to depart flights, ATC will often ask crews if they would like to be a "path finder" circumnavigating the thunderstorm cells and report back of their rides' conditions (i.e. turbulence, rain, icing, etc...).
(on a more jovial note, your son was actually holding on the "ramp" or "apron" as airports technically do have have "tarmacs"..;)). The hard surfaces of the airports are referred to as ramp, apron (the more accepted global reference), taxiway, runway, and hardstand".)
(on a more jovial note, your son was actually holding on the "ramp" or "apron" as airports technically do have have "tarmacs"..;)). The hard surfaces of the airports are referred to as ramp, apron (the more accepted global reference), taxiway, runway, and hardstand".)
Thanks Walter now i know when i hear it again. I have always had a interest of how we can have so many plains in the air and it is a safe way to travel . I make the trip to the Philippines each year and last time i got to set next to a Korean airline pilot coming off vacation who flew the Air Bus 380 and was first officer had over 1,800 hours I learned last month he is back in training to be a Captain for Korean Air a nice guy
I sure hope he won't be Captain with just over 1800 hours...
I must say i made a mistake i think it was 3,800 hours