Stealth777 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 360 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 5530 times:
UA 172 is routed SEA-SFO-BOS, and the SFO-BOS segment is currently in flight. So where did you see it approach 22L? on United's site shows it as 752 (still in flight)
However just checked in on flightaware and they do indeed show it as a 772. That's a major upgrade from a 752 to a 772 when they could have upgraded to a 763.
Stealth777 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 360 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 5490 times:
just checked flightaware.com and looks like this same T7 is doing the return leg UA179. BOS-SFO.
RandyWaldron From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 324 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 5465 times:
Quoting Stealth777 (Reply 1): UA 172 is routed SEA-SFO-BOS, and the SFO-BOS segment is currently in flight. So where did you see it approach 22L? on United's site shows it as 752 (still in flight)
So where did I see it: Well, first of all I saw it in the air, as it flew past my house.
Now I wonder why I hate posting on this website. All I asked was a simple question and you totally attacked me.
Again, can anyone answer the question: Is it an equipment sub or will it be a permanent change?
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 4, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 5457 times:
Quoting RandyWaldron (Reply 3): Again, can anyone answer the question: Is it an equipment sub or will it be a permanent change?
Looks like an equipment sub, because the schedules are still showing a 757.
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Stealth777 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 360 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 5445 times:
Randy,
i wasn't attacking you buddy. just from what I saw (on ua's site it showed it still in air) So just take it easy, not attacking you just wanted to know where you saw it. It does have the routing sea-sfo-bos.
RandyWaldron From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 324 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 5421 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 4): Looks like an equipment sub, because the schedules are still showing a 757.
727Stretch From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 65 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5256 times:
Quoting Stealth777 (Reply 1): I am also curious to know why the upgrade.
172 inbound/179 outbound was an upgrade of equipment to 777-200 (12F/49C/197Y) due to cancellation of UA853 BOS-SFO earlier in the day. With 100% load factors today and through next Tuesday due to April school break, there was a need for additional pax protection.
RDUDDJI From Lesotho, joined Jun 2004, 1318 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5207 times:
This is similar to what we did this past Sunday with a 777 from IAD to MCO. It actually flew IAD-MCO-ORD to provide some additional lift and relief for the crowded (overbooked) Florida travel market this time of year.
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Flyguy1 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 1691 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5165 times:
TUNisia From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1834 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 5013 times:
I saw this arrival as well. Thought it was a diversion at first.
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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 13, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 4843 times:
Quoting 727Stretch (Reply 8): 172 inbound/179 outbound was an upgrade of equipment to 777-200 (12F/49C/197Y) due to cancellation of UA853 BOS-SFO earlier in the day. With 100% load factors today and through next Tuesday due to April school break, there was a need for additional pax protection.
So they sent a 3 class plane there? Must have been some pretty happy elites and F class flyers
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Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22241 posts, RR: 51 Reply 14, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 4771 times:
There are a bunch of equipment upgrades for the busy holiday week.
UAPremierGuy From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 206 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 4748 times:
Quoting RDUDDJI (Reply 9): This is similar to what we did this past Sunday with a 777 from IAD to MCO. It actually flew IAD-MCO-ORD to provide some additional lift and relief for the crowded (overbooked) Florida travel market this time of year.
Now that it what I call an equipment upgrade! How excited I would have been to go from a Ted A320 to a 777 Mainline! Makes me hope they don't downgrade my 777 Flight 903 IAD-DEN later today...better not, seeing as how I'm already checked into it...didn't get my bloody upgrade confirmed though. GRR!
Thegooddoctor From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 523 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 4120 times:
Quoting RandyWaldron (Reply 3): So where did I see it: Well, first of all I saw it in the air, as it flew past my house.
Now I wonder why I hate posting on this website. All I asked was a simple question and you totally attacked me.
Again, can anyone answer the question: Is it an equipment sub or will it be a permanent change?
Whoa, buddy, ease up, he didn't insult your momma...
I think it's sort of interesting to see how people respond to webboards - not just this one either. I understand how easy it is to take someone's response personally only to realize later it wasn't intended as I took it. Webboards seem to be the biggest problem for those who 1) wouldn't have the balls to say what they would on a webboard and 2) for those who are naturally prone to be confrontational - who carry that even further with the freedom of anonymity online.
With that said, I have learned quite a bit since the time at which I first started engaging these sorts of conversations. I appreciate the examples of some of the more moderate regular A.netters - people who respond well to the rediculousness of less classy individual post-ers and can even engage in controversy without being intentionally inflammatory.
B752OS From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 1322 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 4039 times:
I would love to see that bird coming into Logan.
A couple of months ago, they had a 767-300 as a sub for a 757-200 on the SFO-BOS leg. It had been some time since BOS had seen a widebody from UA.
4949 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 11 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3926 times:
I was on a flight from SFO - LAX 3 weeks ago and we were supposed to be on a 737. I showed up to the gate and a T7 was sitting there..awesome
Took us only 40 minutes to get down there...but had to wait for a gate to open up for 20 minutes so really didn't matter.
FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7048 posts, RR: 92 Reply 19, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3762 times:
ChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3819 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3711 times:
Quoting FXramper (Reply 20): Must be nice having all those big birds laying around an airport to use for subs! Wish AA had the metal to sub T7 on transcons
Aren't UA and AA close to each other in terms of 777s deployed & in service? Boston sees a couple 777s from London each day, and if I recall correctly they even had like a Saturday-only 777 in from the Caribbean for a time.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22241 posts, RR: 51 Reply 21, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3407 times:
There are a bunch more upgrades scattered around the system, not all for widebodies.
Some A319/320 will get 757s etc..
[Edited 2006-04-13 19:50:12]
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FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7048 posts, RR: 92 Reply 22, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3248 times:
Quoting ChrisNH (Reply 20): Aren't UA and AA close to each other in terms of 777s deployed & in service?
AA-46
UA-52
UA also has 30 747 for long hauls. They are in a better posistion to use widebodies for sub a/c.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 23, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3040 times:
UA also has 30 747 for long hauls. They are in a better posistion to use widebodies for sub a/c.
Another difference between the two is that AA's are all configured for 3-class international operation. UA has both 2-class domestic and 3-class international 777s. AA has the advantage of more 767s
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RobTrent From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 260 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3002 times:
Quoting Thegooddoctor (Reply 16): I think it's sort of interesting to see how people respond to webboards - not just this one either. I understand how easy it is to take someone's response personally only to realize later it wasn't intended as I took it.
Well Said !
Also good to see the T7's Flyng in and out for spotters.
Regards
R
T7 - You know it makes sense !
25 B752OS: AA does 2 daily flights, BOS-LHR-BOS MTWRFSu. On saturdays, they do only 1 daily LHR flight and put the other 772 on a non-stop flight down to SDQ. I
26 ChrisNH: I'm pretty surprised that AA goes down to 1 circuit Boston-London on Saturdays. I would think that Saturday is a pretty strong day for travel between
27 Gritzngravee: UA doesn't fly any transatlantic flights out of BOS?
28 727Stretch: Both daily BOS-LAX have been 752s as long as I can remember (at least since the 762s went away). A third daily BOS-LAX goes into effect May 4th with
29 B752OS: They used to fly BOS-LHR, but that was stopped post 9/11. A while back during the UA and US merger talk, according to their website they were going t
30 ChrisNH: Sort of on-topic, but mostly off-topic: Does anyone know what the latest is on that new nonstop service between Boston and China? I think it's Mandara
31 AviatorTJ: Any chance at seeing these upgrades continue before the next weekend comes? I'd jump at the chance to get on another 744. The sad thing is, a lot of
32 B752OS: It is Hainan Airlines. They are looking to add flights to BOS, BRU, ZRH and a couple of other places using 763s. I am not sure if the flights are goi
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