Crapy 727's? The 727 is one of the best aircraft around. It looks sexy on the outside, has great flight characteristics, and, with only 48 seats, is quite comfortable. And best of all, it doesn't look like the present crop of aircraft - all boring, look the same, twinjets. Besides, it was also one of the first model aircraft I ever built long time ago :) > Tell me that they are not going to use their CRAPY 727"s. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: articles-email@ms1.lga2.nytimes.com > [mailto:articles-email@ms1.lga2.nytimes.com] On Behalf Of > psa188@juno.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 9:16 AM > To: skyone@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Sky-1] NYTimes.com Article: A New Choice for Flying Coast to > Coast > > > This article from NYTimes.com > has been sent to you by psa188@juno.com. > > > I wonder what that "DB" really stands for? > > > > psa188@juno.com > > > A New Choice for Flying Coast to Coast > > September 24, 2002 > By JANE L. LEVERE > > > > > > > A New England air charter company plans to enter the New > York-to- Los Angeles market later this year with charter flights on > specially configured airliners. > > The company, DB Air Ltd. of North Hampton, N.H., will offer > one round-trip flight five days a week between Burbank > Airport near Los Angeles and Kennedy International Airport, starting > Dec. 1. Fares will be the same as business-class service on scheduled > transcontinental flights. > > DB Air's plans follow the introduction in June by Lufthansa > of scheduled all-business-class service on a leased 48-seat 737-700 > aircraft, between Düsseldorf and Newark. A spokeswoman for Lufthansa, > Jennifer Urbaniak, said the service, which is offered every day but > Tuesday, was profitable. > > Although the New York-Los Angeles market is one of the country's > busiest, industry experts are divided about DB Air's prospects. While > many travel agents say DB Air can successfully fill a niche, Wall Street > analysts are more skeptical. The analysts point to the failure of the > Regent Air Corporation and MGM Grand Air, which ran luxury flights in > the 1980's and 1990's, and to the failure of Legend Airlines, which > briefly offered service from Dallas Love Field in 2000. > > Samuel C. Buttrick, airline analyst for UBS Warburg, said, "High-end > transcon service has been tried by MGM Grand and Regent Air, and it > didn't even approach success." > > The chief operating officer, Gregory Raiff, said DB Air, > which provides charter flights for rock groups and sports teams, will > offer one round-trip flight daily except Tuesdays and Saturdays. The > flights will be operated by Miami Air International, which operates DB > Air's flights for sports teams. > > Two specially configured 727-200's - with 48 first-class sleeper seats > with DVD players; two staterooms; a bar; a conference table; data ports > and fax machine - will be used. > > Mr. Raiff said DB Air planned a fare comparable to the > current business-class fare of scheduled airlines; the > one-way business-class fare from Kennedy airport to Los > Angeles International is about $1,800. > > DB Air will not sell tickets to the public. Rather, > travelers will have to buy them from a group of travel > agencies that have agreed to act as distributors. The > agencies include Valerie Wilson Travel, Protravel International, Linden > Travel Bureau and Tzell Travel Group, all in New York, and Altour > International, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/24/business/24CHAR.html?ex=1033873383&ei= > 1&en=9e30c1cdeb258adb > > > > HOW TO ADVERTISE > --------------------------------- > For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters > or other creative advertising opportunities with The > New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@nytimes.com or > visit our online media > kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo > > For general information about NYTimes.com, write to > help@nytimes.com. > > Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Plan to Sell a Home? > http://us.click.yahoo.com/J2SnNA/y.lEAA/ySSFAA/DmVolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > SkyOne--The Airline News Channel > To Post message: Skyone@yahoogroups.com > To Subscribe: Skyone-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > To Unsubscribe: Skyone-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: Skyone-owner@yahoogroups.com > Skyone URL: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Skyone > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/