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#692
#693
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: guppy CA
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I used to fly to those places quite a bit on fifi. Long ago. It seems that the company has decided to make the guppy the overwater equipped airframe of that guage, not fifi. I don't think that will change anytime soon.
#695
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Joined APC: Oct 2012
Posts: 174
When DAL bought 321’s they negotiated the cost of turning on RNP approaches for the fleet. We trained it for over two years waiting for the money end of it to be approved.
HUD’s. I seriously doubt it. There is zero advantage to a HUD with an airplane that has CATIIIB certification. a nice toy on takeoff, maybe, or during a single engine approach, but a waist of money. I flew airplanes with. HUD but it had EVS built in which was really the perfect compliment on an airplane that was Cat I Certified but alllowed you to get down to Cat II mins(no auto land airplane)
#696
I agree with the hud seeming to be a waste . Don’t see what we get out of it . The fmgc thing and RNP , just a messenger of the rumor . What you said could be true , makes sense .
Then again most of the stuff on the interweb is true isn’t it 🙄🔪
Then again most of the stuff on the interweb is true isn’t it 🙄🔪
#697
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 189
9 more 787’s
United fleet update
As the airline continues to execute on its comprehensive fleet plan which includes its widebody replacement strategy, United today announced an order to purchase an additional nine 787-9 aircraft. The company expects to begin taking delivery of the additional aircraft in 2020. The aircraft will be used to replace older widebody aircraft currently in service. By the end of this year United will have 40 Dreamliner aircraft in its fleet and 24 on order. United will continue to evaluate opportunities to purchase used aircraft.
As the airline continues to execute on its comprehensive fleet plan which includes its widebody replacement strategy, United today announced an order to purchase an additional nine 787-9 aircraft. The company expects to begin taking delivery of the additional aircraft in 2020. The aircraft will be used to replace older widebody aircraft currently in service. By the end of this year United will have 40 Dreamliner aircraft in its fleet and 24 on order. United will continue to evaluate opportunities to purchase used aircraft.
#698
United fleet update
As the airline continues to execute on its comprehensive fleet plan which includes its widebody replacement strategy, United today announced an order to purchase an additional nine 787-9 aircraft. The company expects to begin taking delivery of the additional aircraft in 2020. The aircraft will be used to replace older widebody aircraft currently in service. By the end of this year United will have 40 Dreamliner aircraft in its fleet and 24 on order. United will continue to evaluate opportunities to purchase used aircraft.
As the airline continues to execute on its comprehensive fleet plan which includes its widebody replacement strategy, United today announced an order to purchase an additional nine 787-9 aircraft. The company expects to begin taking delivery of the additional aircraft in 2020. The aircraft will be used to replace older widebody aircraft currently in service. By the end of this year United will have 40 Dreamliner aircraft in its fleet and 24 on order. United will continue to evaluate opportunities to purchase used aircraft.
#699
I had a glance at Boeing's order site today and noticed a total of 129 737MAX aircraft still on order (after six deliveries so far). Last I remember, we had 161 total MAXes on order. So, BA seems to think we have 26 less MAX aircraft on order than what we've publicly stated. Anyone know why there is a discrepancy?
#700
Today's announcement is not reflected on Boeing's website yet (still showing 4 787-9s total on order for the year). Perhaps the 26 missing aircraft equals today's 9 787s. Will be interesting if the number of MAX aircraft on order magically decreases again soon without an announcement. One can hope, eh?
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