LH459 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 886 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 5 months 4 days ago) and read 4434 times:
I just noticed that NW1 is showing as a 747 instead of a 744 starting January 9th. I thought the classics were gone for good on this sector! Anybody know what's going on? Where is the 744 going instead?
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Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7336 posts, RR: 52 Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 4422 times:
NW brought some 747-200's back into service after we parked some 400's. We weren't as successful in renegotiating leases with the 747's as were were with the narrowbodies. So we brought a few of the generic whales back into service.
Luv767s From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 265 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 4284 times:
The schedule shows that it's a 747 and not a 744 even in the summer months. I've been thinking about going to Asia this summer, but not if I have to do LAX-NRT on a 747 with the old WBC.
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AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4151 times:
I am not an expert on NWA schedules but couldn't a 747 mean that the flight could be either a 742 or a 744 depending on the loads of the flight? I know that Iberia puts down A340 instead of A343 or A346 when the aircraft has not yet been assigned.
Pilottim747 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1607 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4118 times:
Quoting Jetjack74 (Reply 1): NW brought some 747-200's back into service after we parked some 400's. We weren't as successful in renegotiating leases with the 747's as were were with the narrowbodies. So we brought a few of the generic whales back into service.
Three B744s were sent to MZJ but two of them have since come back. Unless there are some B744s being stored somewhere else.
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Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7336 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4104 times:
Quoting Pilottim747 (Reply 6): Three B744s were sent to MZJ but two of them have since come back. Unless there are some B744s being stored somewhere else.
Can't be sure, but i'm just going by what an ANC-based captain on my crew the other day said.
Kahala777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4070 times:
Quoting Nlink (Reply 3): Rumor has it becoming a 330-200 when the next 2 are delivered early next year
That is funny a lot of NWA people were saying that they needed to cut JFK so that the 747-400 could be used for Los Angeles... Or was the just another NWA hogwash story?
Quoting Luv767s (Reply 4): The schedule shows that it's a 747 and not a 744 even in the summer months.
Hmm... 742 from Los Angeles, again... Wow, that has mean Northwest Airlnes M.O. over the past few years. 747-200, 747-400, 747-200, 747-400, ? We will have to wait and see. It has been said as above that people at NWA were stating that the 747-400 was pulled from JFK to be used in Los Angeles.
AsianFA From Malaysia, joined Jul 2004, 76 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3774 times:
I found the NW 747classics to be really comfy in WBC and spacious especially on the maindeck when i flew them from BKK to NRT a few years ago.I also flew them back from NRT to SIN in Y..but since there were only a handful of paxs...i was able to get a whole row of 4 seats to myself so was quite good.Cant say much for the service though.I actually found the american male purser so much more friendlier than the asian female FA that was serving in the WBC cabin.She had the longest face..almost dragging on the floor.Likewise for the return..the female american purser was friendly n smiling..but the asian crews were terrible.1 even told off a pax for asking for a singaporean newspaper saying that 'we are not SQ'.
NLINK From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 313 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3733 times:
There is 1 747-400 in storage, 1 in a heavy check. We have heard that when the next 330-200 arrive early next year the 2 747-400 will be pulled put back in service along with the 2 330-200 and that will be it for the 4 747-200 in service.
Crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2863 times:
It is interesting how all feel different. Aside from the IFE, I too prefer the older -200 over the Pacific. Anyone over 6 ft. is quite uncomfortable in the newer cocoon seating which I find to be very confining and sacrifices lateral space. Give me the old "Barkalounger" anyday over those cocoons! Aside from that, there is not much left flying today that looks as good as those JT9D's out over the Pacific....
NWAskyteam From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 75 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 5 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2759 times:
The -400 was pulled from JFK because it wasn't profitable. Its use on the LAX routing was a result of that, not the cause of that. JFK-NRT will return with the arrival of the 787.
PEK18R36L From China, joined Dec 2005, 107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2756 times:
Quoting NLINK (Reply 11): side from the IFE, I too prefer the older -200 over the Pacific. Anyone over 6 ft. is quite uncomfortable in the newer cocoon seating which I find to be very confining and sacrifices lateral space. Give me the old "Barkalounger" anyday over those cocoons!
I'm 6'7", and I absolutely have to agree.
As to the IFE, on those rare occasions when I find myself tossed onto CA, MU, UA or NW across the Pacific (rather than, say, NH, JL, CX or the like), I've found the best way to make the flight better is to order a special meal in advance, bring a very thick paperback, an iPod with a battery-extender, and a pair of noise-canceling headphones. Makes the long-hauls seem a bit shorter...
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Kahala777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (7 years 5 months 1 day ago) and read 2508 times:
So in other words is it true that the 747-400 was pulled from JFK to operate LAX-NRT, if so where is the LAX 747-400 going to? Wont NWA have the oldest equipment on the LAX-Asia market if they roll out a 747-200 on LAX-NRT again?
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22060 posts, RR: 51 Reply 17, posted (7 years 5 months 23 hours ago) and read 2484 times:
Quoting Kahala777 (Reply 16): So in other words is it true that the 747-400 was pulled from JFK to operate LAX-NRT, if so where is the LAX 747-400 going to?
That was the plan, however NWA ended up parking 3 B744s as part of its Ch11 filing. While a couple have returned, they are still short B744 aircraft due heavy checks that are in progress.
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United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Reply 18, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2315 times:
Looks like it did go back to a -200. You'd think with the discontinuing of JFK and the GUM incident they'd have enough 744's . Or maybe they're in MZJ awaiting more favorable terms
Airline Northwest
Flight Number 1
Departure City (Airport) Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Departure Time 01/09/2006 11:30 AM
Arrival City (Airport) Tokyo, Japan (RJAA)
Arrival Time 01/10/2006 03:08 PM
Remaining Flight Time 03:19
Aircraft Type Boeing 747-200
Current Altitude 37,000 feet
Current Groundspeed 552 mph
Flight Status In Flight
Well,if nothing else,it's good for spotters to get a shot of one before they're gone from pax service.
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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 19, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2296 times:
Quoting Jetjack74 (Reply 1): So we brought a few of the generic whales back into service.
Do you mean Geriatric?
Quoting Nlink (Reply 3): Rumor has it becoming a 330-200 when the next 2 are delivered early next year.
Well, that would just be stupid. They would raise their CASM, decrease profit potential and lose major capacity on a high traffic route
Quoting LH459 (Reply 2): Thanks for the info...I'm gonna have some unhappy business class clients because of this, but so it goes.
Some may prefer it, particularly if put on the upper deck
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