Just wondering , will it be possible to do all the 7's with any airline out there ? BA was a chance before they got rid of the 757, any more

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United Airlines perhaps?

UA is the only one I can think of, and only because of the merger... DL might eventually get there as well.

When/if Delta takes the 787, you can add 717 to the list, as well.

Quoting pqdtw (Reply 3): When/if Delta takes the 787, you can add 717 to the list, as well.

A 727 is more to my liking , but alas I know I wont happen

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The 757 is still technically still in hybrid BA colours/ownership with openskies?

I checked the 787 orderbook as that is the bottleneck on this moment. Eventually Air China might have them all if they still have 757s and 767s by the time they'll receive their first 787.

Had the 787 been on-time we probably could have had a few airlines on the list, the one that springs to mind for me is CA. Unfortunately they seem to have retired the 767 this year.

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ET without the 747 or you can send cargo and do the 747 as well with ET  

With United you can also add the 707 and 727...

United flies them all including the new 787.

Now, how about flying all those aircraft in succession. I mean starting with 737 and going in order up to 787. I was thinking about doing this back in 2009 before UA retired their 737s. I was trying to work a 5 leg(737 to 777) domestic itinerary but never came to. Now, since the merger we have the 737 back in the mix, as well as the 787. There will just be a few intl segments though. I'll start working on one.....

Quoting EMBQA (Reply 9): With United you can also add the 707 and 727...

I think OP is asking about airlines that will have operated all these at the same time.

Otherwise, there are a number of airlines that have, or will have, operated all or nearly all the Boeing 7*7 types from 707 to 787, excluding the 717: in addition to AA, also UA and ET, and arguably BA (727 with Comair) and QF (727 with Australian Airlines). If you include the 717 the only ones I can think of are AA (717 with TWA) and QF (717 with Impulse/Jetstar/QantasLink, 727 with Australian Airlines).

Quoting jfk777 (Reply 10): United flies them all including the new 787.

Possible? Already done as you noted by UAL.

Quoting mal787 (Thread starter): BA was a chance before they got rid of the 757, any more

Quoting baexecutive (Reply 5): The 757 is still technically still in hybrid BA colours/ownership with openskies

If it looks like BA and says it's "From British Airways":

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Quoting EMBQA (Reply 9): With United you can also add the 707

UA never flew the 707. They went with the DC-8. UA did fly the Boeing 720 though.

LY has all the 7s with exception of the 787, but an order/leasing for some Dreamliners is not out of the question, and there has been speculation of LY receiving a loan to fund this.

However, LY is also close to phasing out the 757s, so whether or not we will see them all together is probably doubtful.

Quoting bohica (Reply 15): UA never flew the 707.

the 720 is actually a subtype of the 707, just a different number for marketing reasons.
Added to that, Continental's past can now be seen as part of United's past and they had 707s as well.

Quoting Mike909 (Reply 16): LY is also close to phasing out the 757s,

LY already had their last 757 phased out, so even if they get 787s next year it's too late to see them together in one fleet.

As others have mentioned, UA has already achieved this. I believe that DL will also achieve this when its 787s are delivered, as I don't see them getting rid of all of their 757s before that happens.

Quoting jporterfi (Reply 18): I believe that DL will also achieve this when its 787s are delivered, as I don't see them getting rid of all of their 757s before that happens.

  

A few 757s will almost certainly still be plying TATL and LatAm routes when the 787s come online.

Quoting VV701 (Reply 14): If it looks like BA and says it's "From British Airways":

mmmm, yes, but then no.
That bird has never been in the ownership of BA as far as I can tell.
It's "BA" by livery only. Even then, it's the Openskies livery.

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DL will have the most Boeing models operated at one time when they get their 787s and 717s as mentioned above

717,737,747,757,767,777,787 with 7 types. UA current champ with 6.

Quoting EMBQA (Reply 9): With United you can also add the 707 and 727

Actually, no. United never flew the 707 - they were a DC8 operator. They did buy and operate 720's, however.

Quoting Fuzzman777 (Reply 11): Now, how about flying all those aircraft in succession. I mean starting with 737 and going in order up to 787. I was thinking about doing this back in 2009 before UA retired their 737s. I was trying to work a 5 leg(737 to 777) domestic itinerary but never came to. Now, since the merger we have the 737 back in the mix, as well as the 787. There will just be a few intl segments though. I'll start working on one.....

I don't think UA currently has any domestic 744s as part of the regular schedule, so the toughest part would be connecting from narrowbody (737) to widebody (747) and back to narrowbody (757) without duplicating or going out of order.

It should be a bit easier task on DL since they have 757s based at NRT, though obviously with them you're just looking at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. As a random example:

MSP --(737)--> DTW --(747)--> NRT --(757)--> GUM --(767)--> NRT --(777)--> MSP

Quoting MEA-707 (Reply 17): Quoting bohica (Reply 15): UA never flew the 707. the 720 is actually a subtype of the 707, just a different number for marketing reasons.

However the FAA has a separate type certificate data sheet for the 720.

Quoting VV701 (Reply 14):

Off topic, but before the door it has the EU flag, and next to it is the USA flag why? I thought the airplane only needed the country (or zone) it is registered to.

Quoting boeing773ER (Reply 25): Quoting VV701 (Reply 14): Off topic, but before the door it has the EU flag, and next to it is the USA flag why? I thought the airplane only needed the country (or zone) it is registered to.

Probably just to promote it's only transatlantic destination, and the US and EU flags nicely link the airline's name to the US-EU Open Skies agreement.

Quoting steex (Reply 23):

The 737 through 787 can be done in order on UA right now in the schedule.

GUM - HKG - SFO - ORD - LHR - IAH - LAX.

While UA is a huge 7X7 airline, they have over the years flown many non-Boeing ac, this question makes me ask who has been most loyal to Boeing over the years? Either never or "close to never" operated DC-10's or MD-11's or L1011's or any Airbus?

Quoting VC10er (Reply 28): While UA is a huge 7X7 airline, they have over the years flown many non-Boeing ac, this question makes me ask who has been most loyal to Boeing over the years? Either never or "close to never" operated DC-10's or MD-11's or L1011's or any Airbus?

Southwest and Ryanair come to mind.

Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 27): The 737 through 787 can be done in order on UA right now in the schedule. GUM - HKG - SFO - ORD - LHR - IAH - LAX.

Fair enough. I guess I was picturing trying to do it as a round-trip to and from the same place, which would be more difficult to pull off on UA.

DL will have (had) 717,727,737,747,757,767,777,787 I don't know about the 707

Quoting pqdtw (Reply 3): When/if Delta takes the 787, you can add 717 to the list, as well.

Quoting klkla (Reply 21): 717,737,747,757,767,777,787 with 7 types. UA current champ with 6.

DL is apparently going to cancel and re-order their 787s with the -9 model once the prototypes are certified, according to a lot of inside rumors. So indeed DL will have these a/c under their belt.

Quoting olddominion727 (Reply 31): DL will have (had) 717,727,737,747,757,767,777,787 I don't know about the 707

No 707s. DL operated 42 DC-8s.

Quoting PHX787 (Reply 32): DL is apparently going to cancel and re-order their 787s with the -9 model once the prototypes are certified, according to a lot of inside rumors. So indeed DL will have these a/c under their belt.

I think it would make more sense for them to just convert the existing order, since it's already on the books and delivery deferred...

Quoting Antoniemey (Reply 34): I think it would make more sense for them to just convert the existing order, since it's already on the books and delivery deferred...

Well could they convert the delivery date too?

Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 24):

But is that because of need or rather out of customer demand? As i understand it, originally, it was supposed to be called the 707-020 until United requested the name changed for whatever reason.


I would still consider them the same as Boeing never produced a 720 prototype. It was certified using the 707's certificate and the 367 as a test bed for the few new things to it.

Quoting PHX787 (Reply 35): Well could they convert the delivery date too?

Very likely. Delta has a lot of clout at Boeing. The question is do they need new widebodies anytime soon? Probably not. I would guess that 787's in any form will not be coming to DL until at least 2017.

Quoting steex (Reply 30): Fair enough. I guess I was picturing trying to do it as a round-trip to and from the same place, which would be more difficult to pull off on UA.

Soon when UA starts LAX-NRT on the 787 it will be possible NRT 737 HKG 747 SFO 757 ORD 767 LHR 777 LAX 787 NRT

Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 38): Soon when UA starts LAX-NRT on the 787 it will be possible NRT 737 HKG 747 SFO 757 ORD 767 LHR 777 LAX 787 NRT

Makes sense. I was also figuring it could be accomplished on a USA-LHR-USA trip since they've got SFO-LHR on the 747 and LHR-EWR on the 757

Quoting BOACCunard (Reply 12): QF

QF never operated 757s though, and doesn't have any 777s.

Quoting steex (Reply 39): Makes sense. I was also figuring it could be accomplished on a USA-LHR-USA trip since they've got SFO-LHR on the 747 and LHR-EWR on the 757

It might be possible to do IAH 737 SFO 747 LHR 757 EWR 767 AMS 787 IAH up until the end of March when the 787 is taken off IAH-AMS, although some of those will probably involve some long connections.

EDIT: Whoops, forgot about the 777. Disregard.

How about this:

DEN 737 SFO 747 LHR 757 EWR 767 IAH 777 NRT 787 DEN



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Quoting qf002 (Reply 40): QF never operated 757s though, and doesn't have any 777s.

Of course you're correct... Not sure what I was thinking there.  

Ethiopian airlines have all but the 747. 

Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 27): The 737 through 787 can be done in order on UA right now in the schedule. GUM - HKG - SFO - ORD - LHR - IAH - LAX.

Sounds like it would be the trip report of the century!  I want to do this routing!!! It's on my bucket list!

Quoting garpd (Reply 20): That bird has never been in the ownership of BA as far as I can tell.

And?

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