Transaero applies to US DOT for Moscow-JFK flights

[MayerFM]

Hello, Russian airline Transaero has applied before the US DOT for a permit to fly between Moscow and Miami, and Moscow and New York, as well as for charter flights between the Russian Federation and the United States.

According to Transaero's application, it intends to offer twice-weekly scheduled service between Moscow Domodemevo (DME) and JFK starting in December 2010 (once-weekly flights to Miami would start a bit earlier, in October 2010). Flights to JFK would operate in B747-400 in the following service pattern:

Summer 2010: Wednesday, Saturday
Winter 2010-2011: Tuesday only
Summer 2011: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
Winter 2011-2012: Wednesday, Sunday

Flights to MIA would operate in B767-300 aircraft.

Full details here:

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/ ... 6480ad686e (http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ad686e)

Best regards.

[PhilDernerJr]

This would be WILD.

[lijk604]

This would be WILD.

I completely agree. :borat: Bring 'em in, we need some new variety.

[eric8669]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4387579543_da5c587887_o.jpg
shot it in Singapore in 08

[MayerFM]

Transaero obtained all the necessary permits from the DOT, and according to airlineroute.net it has now announced its schedule:

Transaero returns to US with Miami/New York W10 launch

Transaero from 30OCT10 will return to the US market with the launch of weekly Boeing 777 Moscow Domodedovo – Miami service and 4 weekly Moscow Domodedovo – New York JFK on board 747-400.

Schedules below:

Moscow Domodedovo – Miami
UN999 DME1040 – 1450MIA 777 6
UN888 MIA1620 – 1110+1DME 777 6

Moscow Domodedovo – New York JFK
UN1111 DME1045 – 1315JFK 744 36
UN3333 DME1800 – 1930JFK 744 57

UN2222 JFK1400 – 0650+1DME 744 36
UN4444 JFK2115 – 1405+1DME 744 57
Four flights per week are more than the twice-weekly service originally noted in the application. Flights are scheduled in B747-400 as expected. Arrival/departure times look fine for spotters, specially on Wednesdays, Saturdays!

Best regards.

[USAF Pilot 07]

Wonder what this is going to do to that weird startup airline that bought that 747 out of the desert claiming to be the only one offering such service...

[Matt Molnar]

Wonder what this is going to do to that weird startup airline that bought that 747 out of the desert claiming to be the only one offering such service...
Well, Baltia's main route is meant to be JFK-St. Petersburg, which currently no one flies. Later they announced Moscow 1x weekly, which is insane because they will have 4x or daily competition from two or three other airlines (Aeroflot, Delta, Transaero).