Questions about 787s at UAL/CAL
06-07-2011, 07:40 AM
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"CAL mgt has been on record saying the 747 is too large for our route structure and they cannot consistently fill the airplane"
06-07-2011, 07:44 AM
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I guess that's why the Japanese fly 747s in domestic service.
06-07-2011, 08:30 AM
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I think the whole 400 argument is a canard. The plane simply does stuff that the 777 cannot do. With UCAL's significant footprint in the Pacific, and with our current load factor I don't believe the argument that we can't fill it.
06-07-2011, 08:34 AM
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Not quite. Today there is no official plan to park 767's. So today the 787 is looked at as a growth aircraft. When they decide to start parking 767s in the future or any other fleet type then abracadabra all 787s are replacement.
06-07-2011, 08:43 AM
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They will find a way to kill it... guaranteed.
06-07-2011, 09:50 AM
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There you have it. How much etops fuel does a 777 land with in SYD after having flown from LAX? How much revenue is bumped due to the etops fuel requirements?
06-07-2011, 10:10 AM
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UAL Guys can plan on being fenced out of the 787 until the SLI agreement allows them to fly the CAL ordered 787s. History of other integrations indicate it may be a very long time before UAL pilots get to fly CAL 787s.
Don't forget UAL has 787s (and Airbuses) ordered in the future and that may change the color of the integration a little, but probably not a lot.
Don't forget UAL has 787s (and Airbuses) ordered in the future and that may change the color of the integration a little, but probably not a lot.
so dont press that fence idea very hard...
06-07-2011, 10:26 AM
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If you are talking the 777LR it is much better then the 747 at very long ranges. The 747 is actually better at mid range flights where they can fill all the seats and carry cargo. At extreme ranges it can't do that but the 777 LR can do it easily.
06-07-2011, 12:00 PM
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The 777LR can fill the tanks and fill the seats and cargo and go point to point most anywhere in the world. Truly amazing machine.
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