First A330 NEO
01-24-2019, 11:42 AM
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Stop posting facts that don't fit the "we're losing all our flying" narrative!!
01-24-2019, 02:09 PM
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Just talked to a friend in the 7ER training dept...
He says they’re in the process of pulling the Condos out of the 767s that are operating the long haul Asia routes out of SEA. They are able to put on more cargo/$. But then it doesn’t have the proper rest configuration, so the Planes will be moving to 3 man routes.
The 330s moving more into/out of SEA will facilitate this....or so I’ve heard.
He says they’re in the process of pulling the Condos out of the 767s that are operating the long haul Asia routes out of SEA. They are able to put on more cargo/$. But then it doesn’t have the proper rest configuration, so the Planes will be moving to 3 man routes.
The 330s moving more into/out of SEA will facilitate this....or so I’ve heard.
01-31-2019, 05:27 AM
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The 787 is beating the pants off the 330 neo because its a newer more modern design than a warmed over A330. It’s 3 variants are more capable and versatile than the neo which is something most carriers seem to prefer. AA and UA are both big 787 operators and neither would benefit from the EX-IM bank.
01-31-2019, 05:38 AM
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Good thing we dropped the 787. It probably could have saved SEA-HKG before CX jumped on it and we may have been able to launch SEA-SIN ahead of SQ. I doubt either route can profitably support multiple daily flights from 2 different carriers.
01-31-2019, 06:06 AM
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Planned 787 production this year is 14 per month. Planned A330-900 production is 25 for the year and that may see a reduction.
01-31-2019, 07:00 AM
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I don't care what we fly as long as I am paid and the company is making more money than the competition.
I don't know much about running an airline or determining which airplane is better, but what I do know is pilots are bad airline managers. The few who have done it were terrible. My wife works in the OCC and it is surprising how little pilots know about how the rest of an airline functions.
Just remember that lots of people spend thousands of hours determining which aircraft is correct to buy. They have more facts than we can find on Wikipedia. And just because the 787 is right for one airline doesn't mean it is right for us. From what I know of United and American, it makes me feel better knowing we aren't doing the same thing as they are.
I don't know much about running an airline or determining which airplane is better, but what I do know is pilots are bad airline managers. The few who have done it were terrible. My wife works in the OCC and it is surprising how little pilots know about how the rest of an airline functions.
Just remember that lots of people spend thousands of hours determining which aircraft is correct to buy. They have more facts than we can find on Wikipedia. And just because the 787 is right for one airline doesn't mean it is right for us. From what I know of United and American, it makes me feel better knowing we aren't doing the same thing as they are.
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