Nashville International Airport PHOTOS (BNA), Airlines and Flights General discussion

[Mr_Bond]

On 8/14/2023 at 8:16 AM, go_outside said:

NewsChannel5 covered last week's BNA airspace expansion. See the full article here.

"Pugliese said the city's annual July 4th celebration is a great example of why the larger airspace was needed.  'There could be twenty aircraft flying that exact location and half of the aircraft aren’t required to communicate with the air traffic controllers,' he said, 'they’re just outside of their airspace, so this expansion is going to... require everyone to be communicating. And provide more safety for everyone involved.'"

This map kinda reminds me of one of the early Nashville SC logos.

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
American Airlines Boeing 777-200(ER) arrived from Providence, RI. 
New England Patriots. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this early this morning. 
Hawaiian Airlines Airbus a330-200 departure at 3:03am to Honolulu. 
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors lost by Vanderbilt Commodores. 35-28 Final. 
Goodbye to Hawaiian Airline. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
Delta Airlines Airbus a350-900 is back again.  
That’s 3rd time. 

Flew from Seoul to ATL diverted to BNA due bad weather in Atlanta  

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by Sean blackdog

[Nathan_in_DC]

On 8/23/2023 at 1:54 PM, Sean blackdog said:

Today this afternoon.

Sad new. 
 

Hate to see any airline serving BNA to fold, but I can't say I'm surprised by this. There has been a flurry of Part 135 "Charter by the seat" operators lately, mainly flying to and from under-served tourist markets. I can't imagine there's enough demand for a direct flight between Lincoln, NE and Nashville to maintain service, especially when there aren't connecting flights or codeshare agreements. Frankly, there was always something shady about them anyway. Who in their right mind would invest in such a business model? And what airline ceases operations only 3 months after it opens? Either way, this business model seems unable to compete with LCCs and the legacy air lines.

The two remaining Part 135 operators at BNA, JSX and Contour, are slightly different stories. Contour operates under federal subsidies for the EAS program, and JSX appears to be positioning itself as a premium service. No idea how financially sound JSX is, but Contour is unlikely to be going away any time soon.

[Sean blackdog]

FAA Proposes To Ban JSX Because They Offer Passengers A Popular, Quality Product
 

https://viewfromthewing.com/faa-proposes-to-ban-jsx-because-they-offer-passengers-a-popular-quality-product/

 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
British Airways Boeing 787-8 landed. 
 

BNA waiting for replace from Boeing 787-8 or 9 to Boeing 787-10. 

Edited September 4, 2023 by Sean blackdog

[Binbin98]

23 hours ago, Sean blackdog said:

Today this evening. 
British Airways Boeing 787-8 landed. 
 

BNA waiting for replace from Boeing 787-8 or 9 to Boeing 787-10. 

And I’m waiting for another international airline to fly to BNA other than British airways 

[markhollin]

The Tennessean with a feature on increased flight delays in/out of BNA (up to 28.5%), which echos trends around the world. Average delay is 53 minutes--a 3 minute increase over 2019. 

Post-pandemic jet and pilot shortages continue to put pressure on thinned-out airline fleets. Nationally, air carriers average on-time flights dropped from 79% in 2019 to 69% in 2022, according to the Department of Transportation.

"The U.S. is operating less aircraft now but moving pretty much the same passenger numbers as 2019 – especially on busy holidays," FlightTracker spokesperson Kathleen Bangs said. "Airlines are accomplishing this by using larger aircraft as many smaller regional airplanes are parked due to the pilot shortage felt most critically at the smaller carriers."

More here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2023/09/05/nashville-international-airport-sees-rise-in-airline-flight-delays/70726661007/

[Pdt2f]

On 8/29/2023 at 7:22 AM, Nathan_in_DC said:

Hate to see any airline serving BNA to fold, but I can't say I'm surprised by this. There has been a flurry of Part 135 "Charter by the seat" operators lately, mainly flying to and from under-served tourist markets. I can't imagine there's enough demand for a direct flight between Lincoln, NE and Nashville to maintain service, especially when there aren't connecting flights or codeshare agreements. Frankly, there was always something shady about them anyway. Who in their right mind would invest in such a business model? And what airline ceases operations only 3 months after it opens? Either way, this business model seems unable to compete with LCCs and the legacy air lines.

The two remaining Part 135 operators at BNA, JSX and Contour, are slightly different stories. Contour operates under federal subsidies for the EAS program, and JSX appears to be positioning itself as a premium service. No idea how financially sound JSX is, but Contour is unlikely to be going away any time soon.

I’m convinced that airlines like this one are some sort of money laundering operation or something. It’s so obvious they’re going to fail from the beginning, but someone has to be making money from it. 

[NashRugger]

Our peer city airport of RDU picks up ANOTHER international carrier and nonstop, Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) starting in June.

Hopefully a surprise is dropped on the 27th with the opening of the new int'l gates.

WRAL announcement

https://www.wral.com/story/rdu-announces-non-stop-flight-to-germany-with-new-airline/21044866/

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
Qatar Government landed from JFK. 
Airbus a330-200. 

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by Sean blackdog

[WebberThomas4]

That’s interesting….anyone know why?

[BnaBreaker]

16 minutes ago, WebberThomas4 said:

That’s interesting….anyone know why?

Are they coming to kidnap Hany Mukhtar after NSC rejected their transfer offer??  

[WebberThomas4]

50 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Are they coming to kidnap Hany Mukhtar after NSC rejected their transfer offer??  

That or something to do with LIV and the Korn Ferry tournament that’s in town. 

[Nathan_in_DC]

11 hours ago, WebberThomas4 said:

That or something to do with LIV and the Korn Ferry tournament that’s in town. 

I still can't take a consulting firm with the name Korn Ferry seriously. I just have to assume they're heavily involved in waterborne transport of 1990s metal bands.

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from…..
https://onemileatatime.com/news/new-pacific-airlines-routes/ 

As of November 17, 2023, New Pacific Airlines will fly 2x weekly between Ontario (ONT) and Nashville (BNA), with the following schedule on Mondays and Fridays:

7H701 Ontario to Nashville departing 10:00AM arriving 3:50PM
7H702 Nashville to Ontario departing 5:10PM arriving 7:30PM

The 1,751-mile flight is blocked at 3hr50min eastbound and 4hr20min westbound.

[Nothingspectacular]

On 9/15/2023 at 7:15 AM, Nathan_in_DC said:

I still can't take a consulting firm with the name Korn Ferry seriously. I just have to assume they're heavily involved in waterborne transport of 1990s metal bands.

Korn Ferry is one of most respected and successful executive search and consulting firms in the world. 

[Sean blackdog]

On 9/14/2023 at 5:51 PM, Sean blackdog said:

Today this evening. 
Qatar Government landed from JFK. 
Airbus a330-200. 

 

Updated……. This is Prime Minister of the State of Qatar. 

[NashRugger]

On 9/16/2023 at 8:01 PM, Nothingspectacular said:

Korn Ferry is one of most respected and successful executive search and consulting firms in the world. 

That's neat and all, but the name just sounds hilarious. 

[BnaBreaker]

21 minutes ago, NashRugger said:

That's neat and all, but the name just sounds hilarious. 

Agreed... kind of like Hoar Construction!

[markhollin]

New Pacific Airlines, a new Alaska boutique carrier, will offer twice-a-week flights between Nashville and Ontario, California starting Nov. 17th. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/tourism/alaska-airline-to-connect-nashville-california-s-inland-empire/article_ef351132-5705-11ee-8c8e-139bd13610f0.html

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from Facebook BNA. 
 

*testing, testing* Last night, we conducted fit tests for the T-Gates in our new International Arrivals Facility (IAF) and our Satellite Concourse. This testing ensures gates are fully functional and ready for live operations!  

[tragenvol]

I have zero context other than there being some really heavy hitters in the room, but at GOVCON23 (the Governor's economic and community development conference) I walked by someone hidden away on the phone and overheard this tidbit:  "Air France wants how much (more) money?"  That's what I heard, pretty sure it wasn't only what I thought I heard, but again...the only context was the conference's subject matter and who was in attendance.

[Sean blackdog]

Update from other airport. 
Not BNA. 

Condor Airlines flight from Frankfurt to San Antonio, TX start next year on May 2024. 
Airbus a330-900neo. 

BNA do something.