US Airways opens Buenos Aires office

[USA320Pilot]

US Airways opens Buenos Aires office

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways opened a Buenos Aires office and plans within a month to start code sharing with United, which will carry passengers on its flights from Ezeiza International Airport to Washington to connect with US Airways service to the rest of the country. Cormoran International now represents US Airways in Argentina.

 

[USA320Pilot]

Why does US Airways need to open its own Buenos Aires office if it is only going to code share with UA? US Airways did not open any Asian offices when it began code sharing with UA in the Pacific.

Best regards,

Chip

 

[sdavis29]

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On 6/10/2003 1:41:27 AM Chip Munn wrote:

US Airways opens Buenos Aires office

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways opened a Buenos Aires office and plans within a month to start code sharing with United, which will carry passengers on its flights from Ezeiza International Airport to Washington to connect with US Airways service to the rest of the country. Cormoran International now represents US Airways in Argentina.


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correct me if am wrong, but a UA flt would have to go to iad.....what type of connections could US possibly offer unless pax are going to change airports...

 

[ITRADE]

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On 6/10/2003 10:37:58 AM NAPAUS wrote:

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On 6/10/2003 1:41:27 AM Chip Munn wrote:

US Airways opens Buenos Aires office

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways opened a Buenos Aires office and plans within a month to start code sharing with United, which will carry passengers on its flights from Ezeiza International Airport to Washington to connect with US Airways service to the rest of the country. Cormoran International now represents US Airways in Argentina.


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Yes, yet another failed attempt by our illustrious marketing dept to increase traffic... Now why would anyone do the "connection dance" when they can fly on AA or CO non stop from MIA, JFK or EWR...we continue to not have a clue as to what do with this mess of an airline..Maybe will be lucky and Jetblue will buy us...one can only hope!!!

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Well, maybe because if you''re not living in MIA or NYC, getting there may require a connection.

AA loyalists living in PIT will have to fly PIT-ORD-MIA to get to the MIA-EZE flight.

AA loyalists living in BUF will also have to fly PIT-ORD-MIA to get to the MIA-EZE flight.

So, if you''re a US loyalist and want to stay on US, you can simply fly PIT-IAD-EZE. If you''re in BUF, you fly BUF-PIT-IAD-EZE or BUF-PHL-MIA-EZE.

 

[ITRADE]

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On 6/10/2003 9:24:57 AM sdavis29 wrote:

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On 6/10/2003 1:41:27 AM Chip Munn wrote:

US Airways opens Buenos Aires office

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways opened a Buenos Aires office and plans within a month to start code sharing with United, which will carry passengers on its flights from Ezeiza International Airport to Washington to connect with US Airways service to the rest of the country. Cormoran International now represents US Airways in Argentina.


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correct me if am wrong, but a UA flt would have to go to iad.....what type of connections could US possibly offer unless pax are going to change airports...




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UA also flies to MIA. So, you''re going to be connecting through the US hubs or for the limited MIA Express flights.

 

[sdavis29]

UA also flies to MIA. So, you''re going to be connecting through the US hubs or for the limited MIA Express flights.

that may be so, but the article speaks of washington......there is no mention a connecting in mia.......

 

[NAPAUS]

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On 6/10/2003 1:41:27 AM Chip Munn wrote:

US Airways opens Buenos Aires office

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways opened a Buenos Aires office and plans within a month to start code sharing with United, which will carry passengers on its flights from Ezeiza International Airport to Washington to connect with US Airways service to the rest of the country. Cormoran International now represents US Airways in Argentina.


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Yes, yet another failed attempt by our illustrious marketing dept to increase traffic... Now why would anyone do the "connection dance" when they can fly on AA or CO non stop from MIA, JFK or EWR...we continue to not have a clue as to what do with this mess of an airline..Maybe will be lucky and Jetblue will buy us...one can only hope!!!

 

[Cosmo]

Also, even if you fly both segments on UA for ease of connections (like BUF-IAD-EZE), you can still get US frequent flyer miles for the whole trip, which is important to some folks.

 

[Bear96]

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On 6/10/2003 1:44:32 AM Chip Munn wrote:

Why does US Airways need to open its own Buenos Aires office if it is only going to code share with UA? US Airways did not open any Asian offices when it began code sharing with UA in the Pacific.

Best regards,

Chip

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Well-- obviously-- this is irrefutable proof that U will be taking over UA''s South America routes next week, the DEN and ORD hubs next month, and then the Asian and Heathrow routes by Jan. 1, 2004. Duh-- what ELSE could it mean?!?!

 

[trvlr64]

Why does US Airways need to open its own Buenos Aires office if it is only going to code share with UA? US Airways did not open any Asian offices when it began code sharing with UA in the Pacific.

Best regards,

Chip
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So that Dave can stand on a balcony, spread his arms wide and sing...Don''t cry for me Argentina !!!

 

[USA320Pilot]

Today it came to my attention US Airways' Flight Department recently tasked its Flight Publications office to begin writing a Theater of Operations - South America (TOSA) publication for pilot Jeppesen in-flight manuals. The TOSA enroute charts, approach plates, and flight procedures are required for pilots to operate in a specific region.

Best regards,

Chip

 

[4lowed]

Chip,

Will the MAA pilots be the ones using the SA Theater of Ops. when they start flying the 170''s up from San Jose de Campos?

4lowed

 

[USA320Pilot]

4lowed:

4lowed asked: "Will the MAA pilots be the ones using the SA Theater of Ops. when they start flying the 170's up from San Jose de Campos?"

Chip answers: No, MidAtlantic will operate as a separate division and will have its own Ops Specs, thus it will likely not have FAA authorization to conduct such operations. Furthermore, the EMB-170 manufacturer listed maximum range is 2,100 nm's.

Best regards,

Chip

 

[DCAflyer]

So it looks like we are picking up South America after all. Could it be that with all the troubles Varig is having now and their potential merger/acquisition that the STAR folks are concerned about a STAR South American presence. I recall reading a while back that the U BOD was looking into dumping flights to South America, but I haven''t seen anything on that in a while.

If we pick up this additional flying, won''t we need more widebodies?

DCAflyer

 

[ITRADE]

What''s the delivery schedule on the A330-200s?

Its 4400 miles to EZE. Isn''t that out of the range of the A-330-300?