Gg190 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 160 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 12312 times:
One of my civil aviation books contains a picture of an Airbus 340-200 in the old (Orange & Gold) Continental livery. Did Continental ever operate an A340?
The image could be computer generated, or a model set against a background. If it this begs the question, if Continental did not operate the A340 did theyever plan to?
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 5, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 12184 times:
Pretty much explains it. Fleet commonality being the main factor, wouldn't make much sense for them to be 737, 757, 767, and then A340. And now with all the MD's gone, they are completely Boeing.
DfwRevolution From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 12098 times:
Quoting Gg190 (Reply 2): Was it because of the launch of the 777?
No, they went bankrupt and the A340 order was cancelled during the reorganization. After they emerged from bankruptcy, the leadership that came to power was pro-Boeing/GE and selected the 772ER for the flagship.
Over the next decade, they have been pro-activy trimming fleet types... eliminating the 747, DC-10, MD-80, A300, and others.
RockyRacoon From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 938 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 11990 times:
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 9, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 11969 times:
Quoting Aa777jr (Reply 7): What happened to the above A340 with CO livery? Did Airbus sell it to another carrier?
Yeah, that is from the Modified Airliners Database. Sorry for fooling you.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 11, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 11932 times:
Quoting Aa777jr (Reply 10): The spelling of the livery on the side of the plane does look sketchy, can anyone confirm this pic as being a fake?
Well, it says "modified" right above the picture...
Now it is, but when the aircraft was originally ordered, CO was still operating the A300, which was a piece of junk. I think that 1. the experience CO had with that sad aircraft and 2. the fact that a Boeing man took over the reins of the company in '94, was the end, for a long time, of any Airbus product being in the CO fleet.
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 14, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 11839 times:
Blame Francisco Lorenzo for the A300s, as he plundered most of them from Eastern, and from what I have heard, EAL's a/c were pretty well trashed, the L-1011 and A300 being among the worst.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 15, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 11775 times:
Quoting B742 (Reply 4): Although CO previously operated the A300!
That they got from Eastern
Quoting Newark777 (Reply 5): Fleet commonality being the main factor, wouldn't make much sense for them to be 737, 757, 767, and then A340.
Actually, they did not have 767s at the time, only DC-10s and 747s for long haul. Also, commonality would not have been an issue as the 777 does not have commonality with other Boeing aircraft
Quoting Aa777jr (Reply 10): The spelling of the livery on the side of the plane does look sketchy, can anyone confirm this pic as being a fake?
Modified Airliner Photos is a database where people who are good with Photo Shop take airliners and put them in alternate liveries to answer "what if" questions. The best of them goes by the A.net user name Mikephotos and actually had his own site for a while
Quoting Falcon84 (Reply 13): CO was still operating the A300, which was a piece of junk. I
It wasn't the plane's fault or Eastern's early use of them that was really the problem. The main issue with the A300 was that when it would have a tech issue, CO did not have parts at the station to fix them. They were so bad at allocating parts for the bird that some airports that saw it all the time had few if any parts for the aircraft and ones that saw it maybe once a year had loads. That meant the plane could not go anywhere. Since the only other A300 operators at the time were PanAm II (who went away rather fast) and AA (who usually had their A300s in different parts of the country, though they did fly into LAX for a while, and their's were A300-600s and not B4s like CO's), CO screwed themselves with the plane.
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I got news for you, you are sheepish.
I think that Mr. Berthune was smart in not taking delivery on those A340's. It's great that CO is supporting and showing its support for America in buying Boeing products.
DeltaWings From Switzerland, joined Aug 2004, 1289 posts, RR: 19 Reply 17, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11589 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 15): though they did fly into LAX for a while, and their's were A300-600s and not B4s like CO's), CO screwed themselves with the plane.
Wait a minute- the A300-600 is actually the A300B4-600(R), so youre statement doesnt make sense there , unless you mean CO had the A300B4-100/200?
~DeltaWings
Homer: Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 18, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11562 times:
Quoting Airlinerfreak (Reply 16): It's great that CO is supporting and showing its support for America in buying Boeing products.
You sound like Libturdslayer there.
Quoting Airlinerfreak (Reply 16): I think that Mr. Berthune was smart in not taking delivery on those A340's.
Gordon Bethune (no r) was an executive at Boeing, so there is no doubt where his preferences lie
Quoting DeltaWings (Reply 17): Wait a minute- the A300-600 is actually the A300B4-600(R), so youre statement doesnt make sense there , unless you mean CO had the A300B4-100/200?
Yeah, yeah, that is what I meant. Given that the colloquial thing to say is A300-600 or AB6 and A300B4 or AB4, I assumed everyone would get that. They usually do.
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Dutchjet From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 7864 posts, RR: 58 Reply 19, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11525 times:
Quoting DeltaWings (Reply 17):
Wait a minute- the A300-600 is actually the A300B4-600(R), so youre statement doesnt make sense there , unless you mean CO had the A300B4-100/200?
~DeltaWings
CO did have the A300B4-100/200, all ex Eastern, all early build models.
CO actually ordered a mix of A333s and A343s for their route system back then, A333 with the Atlantic in mind and the A343 with the Pacific in mind - as discussed, none of these aircraft were ever delivered as the orders were cancelled in the bankruptcy proceeding. When CO got back on track and began expanding on longhaul routes, they went on their used DC10-30 buying spree (the DC10-30s were cheap and plentiful at the time) and, as stated above, under Gordon's direction, settled on an all Boeing fleet. CO has just about totally refreshed its fleet since the Texas Air days, only the 737-3T0s remain from that era.
Around the time that CO signed up for the A330/340 program, NW also signed up for the A330/340 and that order was delayed, modified, revised and extended about a million times and was finally converted into an order for the A319 plus the A330s that NW is now finally accepting delivery of. TW also ordered 10 A333 with RR engines as an L1011 replacement....that order was also delayed and revised numerous times and was converted into TW's commitment for the A318 but time ran out for TW and the A318s were never delivered.
KC135R From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 699 posts, RR: 5 Reply 20, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11520 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 15): Also, commonality would not have been an issue as the 777 does not have commonality with other Boeing aircraft
Except it does have a common type rating to the 764, which - of course - CO also operates.
Or does it? This website implies it does, in the Aircraft data section - but I can't (as yet) verify that to be true. I know it looks the same, intentionally, and I know the 764 is still the same type rating as previous 767's and 757's - is that all there is too it?
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 21, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11484 times:
Quoting KC135R (Reply 20): Except it does have a common type rating to the 764, which - of course - CO also operates.
No it does not. The 777 and 767 are on different type certificates. They have similar cockpit readouts, but that does not mean they have common type ratings. If that were true, 737NGs would have the same type rating as the 777. CO flies their 757s and 767s (both -200ER and -400ER) as a common fleet because they actually do have a common type rating and can be flown by the same pilots.
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Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6802 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11483 times:
Quoting Airlinerfreak (Reply 16): It's great that CO is supporting and showing its support for America in buying Boeing products.
Well then I don´t want to hear you complain if Iberia or another European carrier choose Airbus instead of Boeing.
I think an airline should order the aircraft which suits its needs the best and is the best bargain.
Besides there are also a large number of American build parts in an Airbus (i.g.Avionics, engines etc...) as well as there are a lot of European parts in a Boeing.
Quoting Newark777 (Reply 5): Not sure I would like the look, either.
I think it looks awesome.
It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
KC135R From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 699 posts, RR: 5 Reply 23, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11435 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 21): No it does not. The 777 and 767 are on different type certificates. They have similar cockpit readouts, but that does not mean they have common type ratings. If that were true, 737NGs would have the same type rating as the 777. CO flies their 757s and 767s (both -200ER and -400ER) as a common fleet because they actually do have a common type rating and can be flown by the same pilots.
Yeah, I see that now and had edited my post before you replied. The description on this website is worded funny and I misread it. Sorry!
Inside, the 767-400ER features a 777 style advanced flightdeck with six colour multifunction displays, which can present information in the same format as earlier 767s, allowing a common type certificate, or as for the 777 and Next Generation 737s.
It shares commonality with older 767/757's but not the 737NG or 777 - but information can be presented the same I guess. At first glance, because it starts off saying "features 777 style..." I thought that is what they meant.
You know, if it did share commonality, is there any chance the 764 would have fared better? Or was the 764 too little too late no matter what?
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 24, posted (8 years 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11426 times:
25 N1120A: Well there is a difference between style and substance, you really only get both on the 747
26 Avek00: ..Problem is, the A340 cancellation came BEFORE the Great Leader Gordon Bethune arrived at the Most Wonderful Continental Airlines.[Edited 2005-05-08
27 Gg190: Was the BAe 146 ever operated by Continental (or Continental express)? I have a drawing in a book (Different one to the one containing the 340!) of a
28 Rj111: I think we have the same book Gg190, i forget the name but basically it has all the major airliners with a drawing and a picture. It start with the A3
29 Gg190: It's entitled "The Modern Civil Aircraft Guide" each aircraft has a double page spread, with a top view drawing, side view drawing and head-on drawing
30 Mdundon: Are you implying (or admitting) that some orders for Arbii are politicized? The politicization of Airbus orders was brought up in the last years of t
32 Falcon84: They got SOME of theirs from EA. They operated their own before getting the EA birds.
33 N1120A: Actually, didn't they take EA's birds first then take on the rest of EA's order later?
34 NWADC9: Sounds like GKirk Continental and Northwest both ordered the A340, then Continental cancelled their order, and Northwest converted their order to A31
35 Monteycarlos: Essentially thats it. Continental had/have an understanding with Boeing to buy aircraft from them. Honestly, its not a bad strategy and I'll explain
36 Bob7273757: All this talk!! I want to tell you. Most if not all of the pilot group was so thankful that Airbus DID NOT!! come onto our property! Pretty shitty pla
37 Ha763: People also forget that CO also cancelled orders for the 767-300 while in bankruptcy. In fact, the some of the aircraft were built and were placed wit
38 Airways6max: Continental did order the A340 at one point but cancelled their order when they hit financial troubles in the early 1990s. Since then, they have opera
40 Columba: I don´t know about that. I was refering to the post that I was quoting above were he said an American airline should only buy American build aircraf
41 PADSpot: I really have the same opinion you have on this topic, but is is also clear that whenever a company makes an investment over a few billion € (or $)
42 Columba: Well I know that an aviation deal always involves politics but I can´t stand the hypocrisy of some people here whining that Iberia or Lufthansa (who
43 PADSpot: You seem to be very sensitive on this topic. But before we set off an useless debate about exaggerated patriotism that certainly doesn't belong into t
44 Tsnamm: Eastern was a launch customer for the A-300...however they inherited a number of A-300's that were supposed to go to Iran Air, and these did not have
45 Mdundon: If you are referring to me, I don't know what would provoke such a foolish comment about my profile. I looked at yours and it doesn't inspire any con
46 Dtwclipper: Eastern was not a launch customer for Airbus. To stir interest within the United States, Airbus leaders selected an American engine, built by General
47 Columba: He was not referring to you, he meant the post I quoted above reply 16 by airlinerfreak -who is a boy of age 13-15. But actually I looked your profil
48 PADSpot: No. I was not referring to you.[Edited 2005-05-09 16:02:21]
49 Mdundon: OK my German friends--I'll put away my white hot keyboard... Thanks for the quick correction and I retract my statement about Jan's teutonic arroganc
50 PADSpot: No hard feelings! The thread and the quotations were a little confusing. I could have been more precise, sorry. In my last months. I am currently writ
51 Tom in NO: Back to the original topic, I picked up a small Schabak model of a CO A-340 at an IAH gift shop a few years back. Might be worth something in about 80
52 Columba: Its okay, I didn´t write that in response for that certain user but to all lot of other people here on a.net as well. Sometimes some posts here on a
53 LOT767-300ER: LMAO, are you still in Kindergarden?
55 Tsnamm: EA got to test them for nothing...and also got a steep discount on the ones they purchased...EA was operating the L1011 up and down the East coast la
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