[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @analyticflying Analytic Flying Analytic Flying posts on X about great ocean road, bombardier, melbourne, asia the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and 1116 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1703745464431153152/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXX +429% - X Month XXXXXX +35% - X Months XXXXXXX +7.70% - X Year XXXXXXX +273% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1703745464431153152/posts_active)  - X Months XXX -XX% - X Year XXX +248% ### Followers: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1703745464431153152/followers)  - X Week XXXXX +1% - X Month XXXXX +6% - X Months XXXXX +30% - X Year XXXXX +200% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1703745464431153152/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::1703745464431153152/influence) --- **Social category influence** [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [countries](/list/countries) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [finance](/list/finance) [stocks](/list/stocks) **Social topic influence** [great ocean road](/topic/great-ocean-road), [bombardier](/topic/bombardier) #97, [melbourne](/topic/melbourne), [asia](/topic/asia), [cook islands](/topic/cook-islands), [sri lanka](/topic/sri-lanka), [new zealand](/topic/new-zealand), [flew](/topic/flew), [shanghai](/topic/shanghai), [sustainability](/topic/sustainability) **Top assets mentioned** [Boeing Co (BA)](/topic/$ba) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1703745464431153152/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "This week Qantas flew a non-stop Perth to LA charter. Would a scheduled flight be viable Not on B787-9 Eastbound was 16:41 westbound will 1h longer. Its a little longer than Dallas to Melbourne which already suffers big payload penalties. A350 would like a word though" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1978966979034628237) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-16T23:31Z 1849 followers, 11.3K engagements "What's the furthest you could rawdog your way on a Jetstar A320 in one direction Until Jetstar Asia closed a few months back you could fly 16369km - all on Jetstar's A320s - from Rarotonga Cook Islands to Colombo Sri Lanka Thankfully this isn't possible anymore 🤣" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979842331085082669) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-19T09:29Z 1849 followers, 2320 engagements "Great Ocean Road went for a photo shoot at the Great Ocean Road this afternoon And yes the aircraft in question (Qantas A321 VH-OGA) is named Great Ocean Road" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1963869788368724440) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-09-05T07:40Z 1835 followers, 1607 engagements "We didn't crack the nod with other social media "influencers" for the inaugural Qantas A321 XLR flight so we'll just use this awesome footage of VH-OGA doing a flypast of the the Great Ocean Road instead Isn't she a ripper" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1971038158109409516) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-09-25T02:24Z 1848 followers, 4248 engagements "@FilipeAlv787 @gotravelyourway Not sure why people are surprised by it. Air New Zealand flew Auckland-BA as recently as 2020 and Aerolneas Argentinas a few years earlier. And the Shanghai leg is an existing one. So joining them up isnt that novel. That said seems like a bit of a vanity route" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1973136060214575524) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-09-30T21:21Z 1842 followers, XXX engagements "@TerenceMcCart14 The more I see it the better that Silveroo livery looks on the A330" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1975686272502149329) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-07T22:14Z 1835 followers, XXX engagements "Not something you see very often but an A380 doing Sydney-Perth QF308 charter routing Dallas-Sydney-Perth" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1975737961028444358) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-08T01:40Z 1835 followers, 16.9K engagements "@central01000011 @Nirgal451 Is that a light heavy load or a heavy light load" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1978970064247271483) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-16T23:43Z 1844 followers, XX engagements "Indias airlines require higher margins than developed markets in order to generate comparable return on assets since their unit revenues are lower. No different to how LCCs need higher margins than FSCs. This is a structural requirement given capital intensity of the sector & needed to ensure sustainability. How they do that is important but squeezing pay isnt sustainable either. Its a global market and crew have opportunities elsewhere" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979017824451571874) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-17T02:53Z 1846 followers, XXX engagements "I didn't say anything about Indian LCCs rather utilising the general FSC/LCC return on assets challenge to highlight why all Indian carriers need higher margins than their developed market peers. Here's a like-for-like example using Qantas & their subsidiary Jetstar: When the group acquires a new aircraft they need to generate sufficient return on the asset. Let's assume it costs A$100 million & needs to earn XX% per year that's A$10 million in operating profit on both Qantas or Jetstar. 🟠Jetstar is a LCC & their unit revenue reflects that A$ XXXX per ASK 🔴Qantas is a FSC & their unit" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979102097711992855) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-17T08:28Z 1847 followers, XX engagements "@Keg767 @YeetToOrbit It's funny that Airbus call the A321 an XLR but the A350 a ULR since they both use the same design innovation of the RCT" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979118336936952152) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-17T09:32Z 1846 followers, XX engagements "Rawdogging your way from Ulaanbaatar to Glasgow on a United XXX is by far the dumbest yet most glorious thing you could do Some #avgeek is gonna do it right" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979314851412611275) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-17T22:33Z 1849 followers, 80.8K engagements "@TheBlackWallaby Whispering into his microphone: That flight attendant is out to get me She looked at me weirdly when I was recording her bringing me a drink" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979356074529763653) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T01:17Z 1844 followers, XXX engagements "Wouldn't even be foreign investment as Indian government would have to pay to make it happen Still don't get the fascination with wanting FAL: if a country is interested in tech transfer and development then invest in developing a comparative advantage in a key area in component manufacturing. Commercial aircraft FAL is like buying Lego putting it together and bragging about the finished product that cost you more than everyone else. Yet you still didn't learn how to design or manufacture the Lego 🤣" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979387209431290152) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T03:21Z 1846 followers, XXX engagements "@ShivamVahia Or rotate through Athens like: BOM-ATH-DEL-ATH-BOM" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979405422990889385) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T04:33Z 1848 followers, XXX engagements "Seems like your argument amounts to copying the US & China because of ego US doesn't care & they didn't force Airbus to set up the Alabama FAL up. Airbus set it up as a workaround during Airbus-Boeing WTO dispute & they managed to extort significant local subsidies & funding from Alabama for it. It anything it pissed off the US It also had nothing to do with Bombardier who went bankrupt before Airbus had anything to do with them. China pay Airbus a phenomenal amount for it & provide huge subsidies. Also costs of the aircraft are much higher" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979428738774503610) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T06:06Z 1845 followers, XXX engagements "80% of people haven't been on an airplane so it seems pretty unlikely the average person has been to X of these place. X is likely above average I've been to XX but thought the list was very average when I saw Vegas on it 🤣" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979436038000120005) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T06:35Z 1849 followers, 2866 engagements "You're making things up 🤣 Bombardier was bankrupt having required multiple massive bailouts by Quebec and Canadian governments in 2015 and 2016. Airbus coming in saved them from shutting down entirely which was the likely outcome Alabama FAL was simply a workaround for Delta order (just like it was for the WTO dispute) but as indicated the US were pissed. Oddly it was Boeing that persued dumping charge in the hope they'd get the order from Delta for B737-700. They didn't expect Airbus to offer Canada the workaround & maintain the order. They also instantly realised that they'd pushed" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979441509658431792) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T06:56Z 1846 followers, XX engagements "@EamonMonaghanP1 Not sure it's been done for a little bit since the Newark-Glasgow leg is only switching to the B737 next year and Narita-Ulaanbaatar just started this year. To be fair don't think United would even price this as a single ticket" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979475246496559128) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T09:10Z 1849 followers, 1402 engagements "It's fascinating that you don't respond to the points I make rather wilfully misinterpret redundant points. They're production swaps: pricing is irrelevent. Example: You buy a car in India assembled in Thailand. I buy exact same car in Australia assembled in South Africa. We pay different prices. But the manufacturer sends you the one originally destined for me from South Africa and vice verse because the timing works better for the delivery from the factory. The point I'm making was responding to your original question: "And if Chinese FAL Airbus are more expensive why are they supplying" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979479266317500884) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T09:26Z 1846 followers, XX engagements "I'm not opposed to it. I already said I'm not yet you're continuing to say that I am. At best it suggests you're arguing in bad faith or at worst deceptive. I actually think there's a good reason to do it but it has nothing to do with tech transfer local supply chains economics etc. It's purely political I'm just trying to understand why people think it's so important Your only good reason is other places do it That's also okay but then at least acknowledge that it's about ego China didn't work hard for it they put all the money in and gave Airbus XX% in return. They invested billions and" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979483908027945237) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T09:45Z 1846 followers, XX engagements "You're chasing your own tail and grifting hard. Purposefully misrepresenting what I'm saying. It's really nasty and unhelpful and not very helpful I've not once downplayed it. I'm trying to understand people's obsession with it. My first comment which you rushed into like a drunk toddler was that the FAL is the lowest value added part of the chain. It has very little tech transfer. It raises cost without significant benefit. It's doesn't generate great ROI compared to investing that in R&D developing tech and human capacity etc. Conversations I've had with industry indicated that Embraer were" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979489988883726585) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T10:09Z 1846 followers, XX engagements "Guam is a US Territory. UA base several B737s at GUM for Island Hopper routes & flights to Philippines (MNL) & Japan (NRT KIX NGO). Theyre also used on 5th freedoms routes from NRT to UBN CEB KHH ROR in addition to GUM SPN connecting to UAs flights from EWR DEN IAH LAX SFO. These routes arent flown by NH so UA have limited connectivity to them through their joint venture & the marginal cost is low since these aircraft are otherwise underutilised" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979667390909882686) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-18T21:54Z 1849 followers, XXX engagements "@louis20016 How many did David Boon hit from Sydney to London" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979763117308649812) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-19T04:14Z 1849 followers, XXX engagements "Have to disagree. Its not about stage length: Southwests average stage length is exactly the same as Ryanair (783 miles in 2025). Big X are relatively similar if you strip out widebodies. Somewhat of a mischaracterization of the European LCC business model. Unlike their US counterparts theyve managed to sustain much lower unit revenue because theyve managed to sustain lower unit costs. Theyve done it long enough to stimulate demand and grow the market. Youre correct that US LCCs havent been able to do this (I dont disagree with your assessment as to why either). However what youre missing is" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979864557029044567) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-19T10:57Z 1849 followers, XXX engagements "@KaptainPetrovs IT'S THE SAME SEAT" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1980036083531547098) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-19T22:19Z 1849 followers, XX engagements "@Lachlan_Mc I've flown TAAG a few. Albeit on the B777-200s and before the new airport in Luanda but I'll rather fly Jetstar from Rarotonga to Colombo 🤣" [X Link](https://x.com/analyticflying/status/1979874147762401511) [@analyticflying](/creator/x/analyticflying) 2025-10-19T11:35Z 1849 followers, XX engagements
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Analytic Flying posts on X about great ocean road, bombardier, melbourne, asia the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and 1116 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXX +429%
- X Month XXXXXX +35%
- X Months XXXXXXX +7.70%
- X Year XXXXXXX +273%
Mentions: XX #
- X Months XXX -XX%
- X Year XXX +248%
Followers: XXXXX #
- X Week XXXXX +1%
- X Month XXXXX +6%
- X Months XXXXX +30%
- X Year XXXXX +200%
CreatorRank: XXXXXXX #
Social Influence #
Social category influence travel destinations countries luxury brands finance stocks
Social topic influence great ocean road, bombardier #97, melbourne, asia, cook islands, sri lanka, new zealand, flew, shanghai, sustainability
Top assets mentioned Boeing Co (BA)
Top Social Posts #
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"This week Qantas flew a non-stop Perth to LA charter. Would a scheduled flight be viable Not on B787-9 Eastbound was 16:41 westbound will 1h longer. Its a little longer than Dallas to Melbourne which already suffers big payload penalties. A350 would like a word though"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-16T23:31Z 1849 followers, 11.3K engagements
"What's the furthest you could rawdog your way on a Jetstar A320 in one direction Until Jetstar Asia closed a few months back you could fly 16369km - all on Jetstar's A320s - from Rarotonga Cook Islands to Colombo Sri Lanka Thankfully this isn't possible anymore 🤣"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-19T09:29Z 1849 followers, 2320 engagements
"Great Ocean Road went for a photo shoot at the Great Ocean Road this afternoon And yes the aircraft in question (Qantas A321 VH-OGA) is named Great Ocean Road"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-09-05T07:40Z 1835 followers, 1607 engagements
"We didn't crack the nod with other social media "influencers" for the inaugural Qantas A321 XLR flight so we'll just use this awesome footage of VH-OGA doing a flypast of the the Great Ocean Road instead Isn't she a ripper"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-09-25T02:24Z 1848 followers, 4248 engagements
"@FilipeAlv787 @gotravelyourway Not sure why people are surprised by it. Air New Zealand flew Auckland-BA as recently as 2020 and Aerolneas Argentinas a few years earlier. And the Shanghai leg is an existing one. So joining them up isnt that novel. That said seems like a bit of a vanity route"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-09-30T21:21Z 1842 followers, XXX engagements
"@TerenceMcCart14 The more I see it the better that Silveroo livery looks on the A330"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-07T22:14Z 1835 followers, XXX engagements
"Not something you see very often but an A380 doing Sydney-Perth QF308 charter routing Dallas-Sydney-Perth"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-08T01:40Z 1835 followers, 16.9K engagements
"@central01000011 @Nirgal451 Is that a light heavy load or a heavy light load"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-16T23:43Z 1844 followers, XX engagements
"Indias airlines require higher margins than developed markets in order to generate comparable return on assets since their unit revenues are lower. No different to how LCCs need higher margins than FSCs. This is a structural requirement given capital intensity of the sector & needed to ensure sustainability. How they do that is important but squeezing pay isnt sustainable either. Its a global market and crew have opportunities elsewhere"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-17T02:53Z 1846 followers, XXX engagements
"I didn't say anything about Indian LCCs rather utilising the general FSC/LCC return on assets challenge to highlight why all Indian carriers need higher margins than their developed market peers. Here's a like-for-like example using Qantas & their subsidiary Jetstar: When the group acquires a new aircraft they need to generate sufficient return on the asset. Let's assume it costs A$100 million & needs to earn XX% per year that's A$10 million in operating profit on both Qantas or Jetstar. 🟠Jetstar is a LCC & their unit revenue reflects that A$ XXXX per ASK 🔴Qantas is a FSC & their unit"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-17T08:28Z 1847 followers, XX engagements
"@Keg767 @YeetToOrbit It's funny that Airbus call the A321 an XLR but the A350 a ULR since they both use the same design innovation of the RCT"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-17T09:32Z 1846 followers, XX engagements
"Rawdogging your way from Ulaanbaatar to Glasgow on a United XXX is by far the dumbest yet most glorious thing you could do Some #avgeek is gonna do it right"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-17T22:33Z 1849 followers, 80.8K engagements
"@TheBlackWallaby Whispering into his microphone: That flight attendant is out to get me She looked at me weirdly when I was recording her bringing me a drink"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T01:17Z 1844 followers, XXX engagements
"Wouldn't even be foreign investment as Indian government would have to pay to make it happen Still don't get the fascination with wanting FAL: if a country is interested in tech transfer and development then invest in developing a comparative advantage in a key area in component manufacturing. Commercial aircraft FAL is like buying Lego putting it together and bragging about the finished product that cost you more than everyone else. Yet you still didn't learn how to design or manufacture the Lego 🤣"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T03:21Z 1846 followers, XXX engagements
"@ShivamVahia Or rotate through Athens like: BOM-ATH-DEL-ATH-BOM"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T04:33Z 1848 followers, XXX engagements
"Seems like your argument amounts to copying the US & China because of ego US doesn't care & they didn't force Airbus to set up the Alabama FAL up. Airbus set it up as a workaround during Airbus-Boeing WTO dispute & they managed to extort significant local subsidies & funding from Alabama for it. It anything it pissed off the US It also had nothing to do with Bombardier who went bankrupt before Airbus had anything to do with them. China pay Airbus a phenomenal amount for it & provide huge subsidies. Also costs of the aircraft are much higher"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T06:06Z 1845 followers, XXX engagements
"80% of people haven't been on an airplane so it seems pretty unlikely the average person has been to X of these place. X is likely above average I've been to XX but thought the list was very average when I saw Vegas on it 🤣"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T06:35Z 1849 followers, 2866 engagements
"You're making things up 🤣 Bombardier was bankrupt having required multiple massive bailouts by Quebec and Canadian governments in 2015 and 2016. Airbus coming in saved them from shutting down entirely which was the likely outcome Alabama FAL was simply a workaround for Delta order (just like it was for the WTO dispute) but as indicated the US were pissed. Oddly it was Boeing that persued dumping charge in the hope they'd get the order from Delta for B737-700. They didn't expect Airbus to offer Canada the workaround & maintain the order. They also instantly realised that they'd pushed"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T06:56Z 1846 followers, XX engagements
"@EamonMonaghanP1 Not sure it's been done for a little bit since the Newark-Glasgow leg is only switching to the B737 next year and Narita-Ulaanbaatar just started this year. To be fair don't think United would even price this as a single ticket"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T09:10Z 1849 followers, 1402 engagements
"It's fascinating that you don't respond to the points I make rather wilfully misinterpret redundant points. They're production swaps: pricing is irrelevent. Example: You buy a car in India assembled in Thailand. I buy exact same car in Australia assembled in South Africa. We pay different prices. But the manufacturer sends you the one originally destined for me from South Africa and vice verse because the timing works better for the delivery from the factory. The point I'm making was responding to your original question: "And if Chinese FAL Airbus are more expensive why are they supplying"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T09:26Z 1846 followers, XX engagements
"I'm not opposed to it. I already said I'm not yet you're continuing to say that I am. At best it suggests you're arguing in bad faith or at worst deceptive. I actually think there's a good reason to do it but it has nothing to do with tech transfer local supply chains economics etc. It's purely political I'm just trying to understand why people think it's so important Your only good reason is other places do it That's also okay but then at least acknowledge that it's about ego China didn't work hard for it they put all the money in and gave Airbus XX% in return. They invested billions and"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T09:45Z 1846 followers, XX engagements
"You're chasing your own tail and grifting hard. Purposefully misrepresenting what I'm saying. It's really nasty and unhelpful and not very helpful I've not once downplayed it. I'm trying to understand people's obsession with it. My first comment which you rushed into like a drunk toddler was that the FAL is the lowest value added part of the chain. It has very little tech transfer. It raises cost without significant benefit. It's doesn't generate great ROI compared to investing that in R&D developing tech and human capacity etc. Conversations I've had with industry indicated that Embraer were"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T10:09Z 1846 followers, XX engagements
"Guam is a US Territory. UA base several B737s at GUM for Island Hopper routes & flights to Philippines (MNL) & Japan (NRT KIX NGO). Theyre also used on 5th freedoms routes from NRT to UBN CEB KHH ROR in addition to GUM SPN connecting to UAs flights from EWR DEN IAH LAX SFO. These routes arent flown by NH so UA have limited connectivity to them through their joint venture & the marginal cost is low since these aircraft are otherwise underutilised"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-18T21:54Z 1849 followers, XXX engagements
"@louis20016 How many did David Boon hit from Sydney to London"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-19T04:14Z 1849 followers, XXX engagements
"Have to disagree. Its not about stage length: Southwests average stage length is exactly the same as Ryanair (783 miles in 2025). Big X are relatively similar if you strip out widebodies. Somewhat of a mischaracterization of the European LCC business model. Unlike their US counterparts theyve managed to sustain much lower unit revenue because theyve managed to sustain lower unit costs. Theyve done it long enough to stimulate demand and grow the market. Youre correct that US LCCs havent been able to do this (I dont disagree with your assessment as to why either). However what youre missing is"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-19T10:57Z 1849 followers, XXX engagements
"@KaptainPetrovs IT'S THE SAME SEAT"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-19T22:19Z 1849 followers, XX engagements
"@Lachlan_Mc I've flown TAAG a few. Albeit on the B777-200s and before the new airport in Luanda but I'll rather fly Jetstar from Rarotonga to Colombo 🤣"
X Link @analyticflying 2025-10-19T11:35Z 1849 followers, XX engagements