UnitedTristar From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1240 posts, RR: 4 Posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2415 times:
With the most recent schedule change the last domestic operated 747's are gone from the ORD-LAX/SFO routes. I know that UA just started their second 747 flight from LAX-SYD that could be where it is. I know that the IAD-LHR flight and IAD/SFO-FRA flight's are both 744's, but that's nothing new. I know for a fact none have returned to the desert.
So any guesses where they have gone?
More military flying?
Asian routes?
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UnitedTristar From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1240 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2317 times:
That one was there for a while too...I wish ORD PEK would get them...they usually leave for the winter to go to Denver for ski season but they are gone for the summer too....sucks! Going to miss them!
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ATWZW170 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 904 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2287 times:
There was nothing better than sitting in the upper deck of a 747-400....Now I'm going to have to fly somewhere far in order to enjoy the service...oh well...just an excuse for me to run off to London!
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Drerx7 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4906 posts, RR: 9 Reply 4, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2270 times:
I'm sure they will pop up on domestic runs from time to time as subs and positioning flights--I'm also sure they will return to domestic services.
Baw716 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1995 posts, RR: 31 Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2020 times:
Don't worry, they've just changed the aircraft maintenance rotation schedule. If they are pushing more 777s through SFO right now, they are probably working on more 777s than 747s. I also believe that a good number of UAs 747s are sitting in the desert, so that may also explain why you are not seeing too many domestic 747 repositioning flights between IAD/ORD-SFO.
As others have said, eventually, they will have to go back on the domestic rotation when the loads on certain international flights require the use of the 747s. I don't think UA is pulling any additional equipment out of the desert these days.
Hope that answers your question.
baw716
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Baw716 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1995 posts, RR: 31 Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1574 times:
UAL777Contrail,
Yes, I have noticed quite a number of the Europe flights have been upgauged to 747s. Is UA running separate DoD missions with the whales?
Just curious.
David L. Lamb, fmr Area Mgr Alitalia SFO 1998-2002, fmr Regional Analyst SFO-UAL 1992-1998
Ilsapproach From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 410 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1555 times:
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