777/787 ewr
01-04-2023, 11:12 AM
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777/787 ewr
What does reserve look like on these two airplanes? Do you get converted to short call a lot?
Are they mostly 3 days 4 days etc?
Looking to make a move from SWA after 6 years and trying to figure out some things.
Thanks.
Are they mostly 3 days 4 days etc?
Looking to make a move from SWA after 6 years and trying to figure out some things.
Thanks.
01-04-2023, 01:16 PM
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01-04-2023, 01:20 PM
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Honestly, there's too much in flux now to make an intelligent decision. The inability to use Russian airspace has had a tremendous negative impact for the base. India (Delhi/Mumbai) flying, which was a staple and expanding (Bangalore?) went away. Even if China opens up, Hong Kong will be undoable without going polar and Beijing and Shanghai will each take about an hour longer than normal. Right now, over a quarter of the base is on reserve and close to half of the reserve days are converted to short calls. trip lengths have gone from almost exclusively 2-4 days recently to a lot of five and six day trips being added in. it's possible those longer trips, which seem to include a lot of flying for other bases, might be reduced if/when Russian airspace overflight comes back.
01-04-2023, 01:30 PM
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Honestly, there's too much in flux now to make an intelligent decision. The inability to use Russian airspace has had a tremendous negative impact for the base. India (Delhi/Mumbai) flying, which was a staple and expanding (Bangalore?) went away. Even if China opens up, Hong Kong will be undoable without going polar and Beijing and Shanghai will each take about an hour longer than normal. Right now, over a quarter of the base is on reserve and close to half of the reserve days are converted to short calls. trip lengths have gone from almost exclusively 2-4 days recently to a lot of five and six day trips being added in. it's possible those longer trips, which seem to include a lot of flying for other bases, might be reduced if/when Russian airspace overflight comes back.
Out of east coast cities, you are correct.
01-04-2023, 01:56 PM
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The question was flying out of EWR. SFO-HKG should be no trouble at all. The problem with making predictions about flying out of any particular base on a WB is the destinations and equipment are subject to external factors. It won't settle out until China destinations and Russian airspace are available. Of course, then something else will mess up our Feng Shui.
01-04-2023, 05:44 PM
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3565085[/url]] So it ended up not really being a six-month to line holder?
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