I would love to holiday here…..

America West technically is not a low-cost operator. I consider a low-cost operator to be one where you’re never going to pay more than a fixed amount, for any fare. Obviously if you get a ticket far enough in advance, you’re going to pay considerably less. For instance, on Southwest, no fare is ever more than $199 one way; even if you walk up the day of departure. Plus there’s no Saturday night stay requirement and you can purchase one way tickets and not pay an arm and a leg. America West is just like the other majors in their ticketing policies, they just happen to be less expensive in most of their markets. You pay for what you get. Their fleet consists of A319/320, 737-200/300, 757-200’s, plus their express affiliate which operates CRJ’s and Dash 8’s, I believe. It caters very well to their route structure with them flying cross country from PHX and LAS to JFK and BOS, as well as down south to several Mexico destinations. I don’t think a fleet entirely of 737’s, per se, would be ideal for serving all these different markets, when a 757 is clearly preferable on 5 hour segments.

P.S. I’m headed to St. Maartens in August. I’m going to be planted on Maho beach for an entire week catching some rays, babes in bikinis, and plenty of jet fumes. I can’t wait!!

I can’t see a KLM 744…

THE KLM 747-400 picture is photoshop.

Pembo, the island is called St. Maarten and is a part of the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean.

I have just come back from Las Vegas and if you want a good view of the action at mccarran airport book room 594 at the San Remo hotel awesome views of the main runway and a stones throw from the janet terminal.Not really being in to civy stuff im not sure if anything is exotic but saw lots of Southern ,Continental,Delta,American,United movements as well as Canadian charters,America West seemed to be busy but have so many diff types for a low cost op ie a319.b737,b757 , i would have thought that they would concentrate on one kind.Also saw Mexicana and Aviancsa planes from down south.Las vegas is busy almost all the time but the weekends so much more due to the weekend gamblers . Guranteed movements from dawn to dusk.

Shame on any national carrier flying an aircraft in that state (as per Pembo’s pic) ..Come on Air France clean up your act!!!

Or this one, what a view!!!

And if you thought that one was low… ?

Extremely dirty but great pic though.

Another dirty Air France aircraft!

Great photo – that’s what I would call a holiday with a view!:p

Its an aviation and women in bikinis lovers paradise……St. Mararten.