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03-13-2017, 12:48 AM

#41

Grumble

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Originally Posted by Dave Fitzgerald

Yes, if you look at wide bodies. 14 777-300's for the entire 747 fleet. And no, there is really no way you can increase the utilization of a new plane that much to match the larger 747 fleet.

Given the number of 747's I always see parked on the east side of SFO, 14 seems to be plenty.

03-13-2017, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by catIIIc

The 747 only does seven flights a day, so only 14 total are used in a weekly schedule, the others are used as spares and one is dedicated to charters, 14 777's plus the 5-6 787's we got this year will be able to cover the 747 going away.

True story

03-13-2017, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Otters

Ah, I was amused at the insults thrown until you flamed yourself on so called facts. I started as well on the airbus from its inception. But you would be the tool for suggesting we were the launch customer in the USA. NORTHWEST/DAL(now) had us beat by about a mere 4 years or so. You were "so" close though......

As long as we're being sticklers for history, don't forget PanAm A320 orders that predated NWA.

03-13-2017, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by awax

As long as we're being sticklers for history, don't forget PanAm A320 orders that predated NWA.

Leisure Airlines, a charter Airline out of North Carolina I think , flew the first A320 in the United States..... few months before NWA sometime early 88

03-13-2017, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by awax

As long as we're being sticklers for history, don't forget PanAm A320 orders that predated NWA.

Pan am only flew 310/300s that DL inherited and flew for couple years in 91

Pan am never flew 320s

03-13-2017, 02:49 PM

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Has the 777 taken some of this NB block? LAX777 is domestic only category now apparently, at least for April anyway.

03-15-2017, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by webecheck

Has the 777 taken some of this NB block? LAX777 is domestic only category now apparently, at least for April anyway.

LAX777 flew its last LAX-LHR about a week ago - it's now 787. I don't think that's going to work because there were a lot of F passengers on that route. I'm not sure those passengers are going to be happy with C on that flight. F, C and cargo were making that route profitable (plenty of open seats in Y). The 787 doesn't have F and hauls less cargo.

As for LAX777 lines for April, the only destinations are HNL, DEN, SFO, and ORD. And the DEN flights are to/from HNL. I was expecting to see some transcons (LAX-EWR, LAX-IAD).

So no, LAX777 isn't taking a bunch of domestic NB flying in April.

03-15-2017, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by awax

As long as we're being sticklers for history, don't forget PanAm A320 orders that predated NWA.

Pan Am never ordered or operated 320's.

03-15-2017, 07:31 AM

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Pan Am ordered, but never operated A320s.

Here's an old article from the NYT about the original NWA order that mentions the previous Pan Am order:

AIRBUS GETS BIG ORDER BY NWA - NYTimes.com