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12-20-2014, 03:14 PM

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John Carr

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Originally Posted by intrepidcv11

Scabliner= a 787 in United paint job quite often captained by a L-CAL '83-85 hire (see 'scab')

Exactly, because "ScabCab" was already taken with the 777, just as far as the nomenclature goes.

"it's a game changer........."

12-20-2014, 06:39 PM

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"it's a game changer........."

Or do you mean the "name changer"?

There's gotta be a reason it's called the scab wagon, any idea what the percentage of scabs vs. real pilots flying it is?

12-20-2014, 07:26 PM

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Or do you mean the "name changer"?

There's gotta be a reason it's called the scab wagon, any idea what the percentage of scabs vs. real pilots flying it is?

It's probably fair to say 4 out of 5 given 787 captains are probably CAL scabs. A few in the rt seat as well.

12-21-2014, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Pelican

Couple questions:

What seating configuration do you guys have on the -8?

What kind of range does it really have fully loaded?

Can you feel a difference with humidity & pressure? Or is that just a marketing tool?

Any nuances with it?

Thanks

As a follow up the 800 seats 36/183 the 900 48/204. Range can't say specifics, but LA-MEL hasn't been a problem. Thus far airplane has actually beaten fuel estimates for the most part. Will burn about 10K/hour total in cruise. 900 actually has better range then 800. As for the humidity/pressure thing, I don't know it def feels somewhat better. As long as thing gets away from the gate it is a great place to work. That said MX is getting better.

12-21-2014, 09:45 AM

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As soon as the fence falls you will see all the hypocrites bidding it as quickly as possible. They will flock to it for schedules and pay. The nickname will no longer be a thing and all will be well while they enjoy the fruits.

This will be just like the hypocrites that griped about premium pay, and SRM by the L-CAL before the SLI. Now you would be hard pressed to not find someone that is on the SRM list.

12-21-2014, 10:32 AM

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From what evidence is available, it looks like being a scab couldn't have worked out much better.......Very sad

12-21-2014, 11:08 AM

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Appreciate the info. 219 Seats isn't much is it?

12-21-2014, 12:44 PM

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Appreciate the info. 219 Seats isn't much is it?

We have taken delivery of all of the -8 models we will get. The remaining are -9 and -10. The -8 is equal to a 767-300 with a lot more range. Perfect fit for west coast to secondary asian markets.