Portland International Airport (PDX) News - Page 48

urbanlife · #**941** Posted **Jan 26, 2023, 5:16 PM**

Looks like PDX will be keeping its title as best airport for the next generation.

MarkDaMan · #**942** Posted **Jan 26, 2023, 6:52 PM**

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Looks like PDX will be keeping its title as best airport for the next generation.

I think we should get PoP Director Curtis Robinhold to run for mayor. He gets things done!

subterranean · #**943** Posted **Jan 26, 2023, 7:31 PM**

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I think we should get PoP Director Curtis Robinhold to run for mayor. He gets things done!

Portland Mayor: where careers go to die.

Very excited about the airport updates.

2oh1 · #**944** Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 9:26 AM**

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I think we should get PoP Director Curtis Robinhold to run for mayor. He gets things done!

That's an interesting thought! In order to avoid derailing this thread, I started a new one for it, here.

maccoinnich · #**945** Posted **Jan 31, 2023, 6:44 PM**

It looks like the Delta flight to Tokyo will resume on March 25th, however the start date for the new Delta flight to Seoul has been pushed out to October 28th.

babs · #**946** Posted **Feb 1, 2023, 4:22 AM**

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It looks like the Delta flight to Tokyo will resume on March 25th, however the start date for the new Delta flight to Seoul has been pushed out to October 28th.

Delta has petitioned DOT to delay the launch. Right now if they don't launch by March 25th, they would lose the route.

uncommon.name · #**947** Posted **Feb 1, 2023, 6:45 PM**

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Delta has petitioned DOT to delay the launch. Right now if they don't launch by March 25th, they would lose the route.

More info? Why would they lose the route?

maccoinnich · #**948** Posted **Feb 1, 2023, 11:03 PM**

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More info? Why would they lose the route?

My understanding is that there's only a limited number of landing slots for US airlines at Haneda, and it's a "use it or lose it" situation.

babs · #**949** Posted **Feb 2, 2023, 2:17 AM**

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More info? Why would they lose the route?

Yes, they need to fly it by March 25th or they will lose the right.they we're granted to the flight unless and extension is granted.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2020-0035-0018

uncommon.name · #**950** Posted **Feb 2, 2023, 9:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by babs

Yes, they need to fly it by March 25th or they will lose the right.they we're granted to the flight unless and extension is granted.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2020-0035-0018

I hadn't heard that. Thank you! Man it would suck to lose this route before it ever gets off the ground. A direct route to Seoul would likely be pretty popular considering how many Korean-Americans we have in this region and direct corporate relations with Korea.

uncommon.name · #**951** Posted **Feb 3, 2023, 5:43 PM**

I'm just going to post this because I nerd out about these sort of things, but I just noticed that the British Airways PDX-LHR route is now using the Boeing 787-10 dreamliner, instead of the 787-8 that they had been using. Hopefully this is a sign that the route is getting the demand to expand to more routes of International flights soon.

The 787-10 is 38ft longer and can hold 81 more passengers (323 total) than the 787-8.

Derek · #**952** Posted **Feb 3, 2023, 5:52 PM**

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I'm just going to post this because I nerd out about these sort of things, but I just noticed that the British Airways PDX-LHR route is now using the Boeing 787-10 dreamliner, instead of the 787-8 that they had been using. Hopefully this is a sign that the route is getting the demand to expand to more routes of International flights soon.

The 787-10 is 38ft longer and can hold 81 more passengers (323 total) than the 787-8.

It’s scheduled to go to a 777 this summer.

maccoinnich · #**953** Posted **Feb 3, 2023, 5:53 PM**

They were using the 787-10 in December as well, with the new Club World Suites (not yet fitted to the 787-8 planes).

uncommon.name · #**954** Posted **Feb 3, 2023, 6:21 PM**

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It’s scheduled to go to a 777 this summer.

Speaking of which...

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British Airways to Increase Portland-London Nonstop Service

Just a year after launching its first nonstop route from Portland International Airport to London Heathrow, British Airways is set to increase flights between PDX and LHR to daily service beginning in June.

British Airways began the service in 2022 with five flights per week on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. This summer, the airline will operate one flight per day using a larger Boeing 777-200ER aircraft—the first of its kind at PDX, according to Kama Simonds, the airport’s public information officer. Daily flights will cease at the end of October.

Continue reading at PDX Monthly...

Derek · #**955** Posted **Feb 3, 2023, 6:50 PM**

I flew on the 787-8 from PDX to LHR on BA shortly after launch and I was truly not impressed with the plane. It must’ve been an older 787 and it was showing its age. It wasn’t a bad flight by any means, but I guess I was expecting a bit more out of the Dreamliner. I’m sure the newer ones are just fine though. I’ll be flying PDX to LHR on BA again this October and I’m hoping to catch a ride on the 777 this time around.

maccoinnich · #**956** Posted **Feb 13, 2023, 7:59 PM**

The Portland Building Enclosure Council had an absolutely fascinating lunch and learn last week about the design of the curtainwall at the TCORE project. The video has now been posted. It gets very technical, but I suspect the first part, where they discuss the more general aspects of the project, might be interesting even to people not in the AEC industries.

tworivers · #**957** Posted **Feb 13, 2023, 11:39 PM**

"Portland Building Enclosure Council"

Wow, that's a new one for me.

curt-pdx · #**958** Posted **Feb 14, 2023, 5:46 AM**

Thank you Iain! This IS absolutely fascinating, even for someone who designs fake places for characters who don't exist. Spoilers unless you don't have enough time to watch the hour. Some harvests of my fave bits.

PROCESS:

2023_02_feb_tcore_aia_curtainwall_presentation_a by ce, on Flickr

a more developed PLAN VIEW:

2023_02_feb_tcore_aia_curtainwall_presentation_b by ce, on Flickr

a MAQUETTE:

2023_02_feb_tcore_aia_curtainwall_presentation_c by ce, on Flickr

a fullscale MOCKUP:

2023_02_feb_tcore_aia_curtainwall_presentation_d by ce, on Flickr

Not to mention that the whole thing hangs off the roof and moves 2' in every direction in an earthquake! Crazy cool.

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

The Portland Building Enclosure Council had an absolutely fascinating lunch and learn last week about the design of the curtainwall at the TCORE project. The video has now been posted. It gets very technical, but I suspect the first part, where they discuss the more general aspects of the project, might be interesting even to people not in the AEC industries.

downtownpdx · #**959** Posted **Feb 14, 2023, 7:08 PM**

Thanks for sharing! You really get a feel for how much larger this terminal will be.

downtownpdx · #**960** Posted **Feb 20, 2023, 4:54 PM**

Here is a post from airliners.net regarding the PDX terminal - a few interesting details i hadn't seen before re: the arrivals flow and bag claim area. It's getting a minor, but much needed refresh with 2 new escalators on the far north and south ends, with skylights up to the main terminal. The poster said they can't share images for copyright reasons, I don't know if they are the same as what was recently posted here.

Screen Shot 2023-02-20 at 8.18.24 AM by Ryan Miller, on Flickr

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopi...7ae4cbf4b93e0784692e4971463c69&start=100