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Southwest Set to Operate First Hawaii Test Flight on Tuesday
The budget carrier has confirmed it will operate its first test flight to Hawaii on Tuesday, the next step it must take in order to get certified to fly over the ocean to the islands. An airline flying twinjets, like Southwest does, needs to go through an Extended Range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration to launch flights over oceans. The certification, ETOPS for short, is essentially a multi-step process in which… (www.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
If they are cheaper than the other airlines to HNL, I'll fly them. I'm to the point where forget the service, just get me there in one piece and with a smile for the right price.
SWA8725 she's on her way
Look SW chaps, there are a bunch of AirBus 380s laying around eager to fly, and the lease or selling prices are phenomenal; use them instead of sandwiching pax your old fashioned way in good ole 737s. (LIMAO).
I remember taking a few UAL 747 flights from SFO to HNL back in the late 90s. That was the best way to travel...lots of space and arriving at a beautiful island in a beautiful aircraft.
They could put something like 800 seats in 380! Don't forget the reverse bulkhead seats too. People would pay extra to sit straight up and facing the rear, for 4 hours.
One Concorde could serve the West Coast daily.
Make it there in 2 hours instead of 5 1/2. I'm in!
And what happens if the Concorde. Oh never mind someone may dislike my comment lol.