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Favre From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 595 posts, RR: 10
Posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2566 times:

This week 3 NWA DC-10's will fly to PVG for NBA preseason game.

1) NBA league officals--ewr-anc-pvg

2) Houston Rockets----iah-anc-pvg

3) Sacramento Kings---smf-anc-pvg

BAE 146 ARJ CV-580 YS-11 SH360 DASH8 SAAB340 EMB 120-135-145-175 DC9/10/30/40/50 MD80/90 DC10 717 727 737 747 757 767 77

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Aa777jr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2469 times:

Yao is going home!!!

Supa7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2436 times:

Cool mission.

Hopefully the players won't be stuck in coach seats...

Aviationwiz From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 953 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2415 times:

I thought the coach NWA DC-10 seats were pretty nice, but maybe that's just me.

Proudly from the Home of the Red Tail.

NW7E7 From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 532 posts, RR: 5
Reply 4, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2389 times:

Hey Favre! What is the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons using to get to LIT on Oct. 16? I suspect NW???

NW7E7

CALMSP From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3662 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 2370 times:

I thought the Heat have their own 727?

okay, I'm waiting for the rich to spread the wealth around to me. Please mail your checks to my house.

N1120a From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79
Reply 6, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2294 times:

Um, aviationwiz, are you 7 feet tall? Are you 6'6"? Those NBA guys cannot deal with coach.
As far as the heat go, their 727 would not be able to fly to PVG, unless it stopped in Siberia and a few other places. It would take way too long. Why would the kings have to fly to ANC? Can't a DC-10-30 make SMF-PVG?

Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss

PSU.DTW.SCE From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 6910 posts, RR: 29
Reply 7, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 2236 times:

The Pistons have their own aircraft, a DC-9 refered to as Roundball-One.

Talk about the expense of flying in 3 DC-10's just for one game, wow.

A340Spotter From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1974 posts, RR: 25
Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2204 times:

Favre,

What chances do we have at IAH to be blessed by the new colored DC-10?

Jeffrey

"Irregardless, it's a Cat III airplane, we don't need an alternate!"

Ramerinianair From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1486 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2199 times:

Is NW taking a few old retired DC-10s out for the flight and configuring them differently or will they suspend a route for a few days when the reconfig the a/c for the nba players and fly them over and then config the a/c back.
SR

W N = my Worst Nightmare!!!!!

Dalfannyc From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 88 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2156 times:

My brothers (who work for the NBA) are taking their own flight to China, but flying PVG-EWR on the way back with the charter flight. I guess they're stopping in ANC. I'll definitely be spotting at EWR to hope to see a DC 10 in new colors when I pick them up.

Filejw From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 352 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2155 times:

ANC is a fuel and crew change stop for these flts......

Nosedive From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2132 times:

As far as the heat go, their 727 would not be able to fly to PVG, unless it stopped in Siberia and a few other places

But I bet it can fly to LIT just fine....(see reply 4)

E7plnr From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 99 posts, RR: 5
Reply 13, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2094 times:

Currently the schedule is as follows:

1237 will depart EWR
1240 will depart IAH
1243 will depart SMF

They will all be in there normal configuration!

e7plnr

Flyguyclt From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 537 posts, RR: 9
Reply 14, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2051 times:

Guys:

It is the standard DC10 configuration 26C 247Y. The airplane will only be half full so each player will get at least 2 seats together. The service offerd is set by the NBA and is the standard World Business Class Service plus NBA upgrades.

Safe Flying Smile

Florida Express, Braniff II and ......

Supa7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2005 times:

In many ways, this may be the last hurrah for the DC-10 in NWA fleet. With the recent A332 deliveries, no doubt NWA has several extra DC-10 just sitting around. Why not fly them to Shanghai???

It is sort of intriguing that if you tell NWA "I want to take 500 people to Shanghai on special flights," front some $$ and NWA will make it happen.

Ramerinianair From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1486 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1912 times:

Does anybody at NW have any clue as to the configuration that these flights will use?
I don't think that they will make a forward of center sit in a coach seat!
SR

W N = my Worst Nightmare!!!!!

Redtailmsp From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 204 posts, RR: 2
Reply 17, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1751 times:

The three aircraft are all in standard configuration - 24 business and 247 coach seats. They will fly PVG-PEK after the exhibition games in Shanghai and then return to the USA - incidentally, the aircraft slated to fly back to SMF is planned to operate nonstop PEK-SMF and is then supposed to fly on to desert storage at Marana - this is aircraft 1237, which was the aircraft in the NWA/KLM colors a few years ago.

Supa7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 18, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1648 times:

Last hurrah indeed. Sad

My parents just rode in a NW DC-10 over the weekend from AMS -- said it was packed, the food was good, and the pressure equalization was brutal.

UPS707 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 356 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1468 times:

Does anyone know what day they are coming home? I'll have to check Flytecomm for the time and try to get out to SMF and get a shot of that one while I can.

Jr From United States of America, joined May 1999, 961 posts, RR: 7
Reply 20, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1360 times:

What dates are the flights, and will they be coming back home on the same route (reverse)?

I've flown on 9V-SPK.

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