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Does Anyone Other Than United Have "Channel 9?"

ALbyDAL From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 22 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2369 times:

Are there or have there been any airlines besides United that offer ATC feed in the cabin? I seem to remember being on an AA flight in the early 90's (757 I think) and hearing ATC on one of the IFE channels. I could be mistaken since it's been a while.

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Boston92 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 3390 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2334 times:

According to United, it is Unique to them, so my answer would be no.

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Sflaflight From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 1182 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 2073 times:

I don't think anyone, but I love it.... I have XM and Sirius radio at home, so who cares about that... Gimme my Channel 9.... Just on my last flight, there was a battle for the AA MIA-ORD flight to overtake our UA flight (Bad wx in MIA caused delay). ATC didn't let him... he was pissed... said he would write this up... our pilot said ATC was doing a great job. We led the way and landed first. My own Telenovela on board a flight.... excellente!

FutureFO From New Caledonia, joined Oct 2001, 3095 posts, RR: 24
Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2056 times:

UA is the only carrier to offer inflight communication from the Flight Deck to the ground. This is actually one of their selling points believe it or not.

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DAYflyer From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3807 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2056 times:

I think AA or soemone used to have it...maybe it was the original Braniff????
But I dont think anyone else has it anymore. I love it and hope they keep it.

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D950 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 493 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2039 times:

AA at one time used to show the cockpit on the screens until the Chicago DC10 incident, then after a number of lawsuits, they stopped it.

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Haggis79 From Germany, joined Jun 2006, 1096 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2014 times:

If Channel 9 is a selling point for United, why don't other carriers adopt that feature? I would love Delta having it... Smile

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DTWAGENT From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1283 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2011 times:

To my knowledge only UA has this.

EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1991 times:

Quoting Haggis79 (Reply 6):
If Channel 9 is a selling point for United, why don't other carriers adopt that feature?

Because it's not a selling point. Maybe 1-2% of the traveling public really care about it and the cost to add it or upgrade to it is not there. I had the chance to fly on jetBlue last week and altough the IFE was nice to have it is FAR from my selling point on who I choose to fly with.

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Lucky727 From Canada, joined Sep 2003, 600 posts, RR: 2
Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago) and read 1928 times:

How long have UA had Channel 9? Did they have it pre 9/11?

L727

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FutureFO From New Caledonia, joined Oct 2001, 3095 posts, RR: 24
Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago) and read 1920 times:

They have had it for at least 20 years if not more. Going to LAX in 1986, we had it on the 757 we flew from IAD.

Also it is not the main selling point for United, but it does help a little.

Sean

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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1842 times:

Quoting Lucky727 (Reply 9):
How long have UA had Channel 9? Did they have it pre 9/11?

Quoting FutureFO (Reply 10):
They have had it for at least 20 years if not more

More for sure... I remember flying on a DC-8 from BDL to ORD back in 1978 that had it.

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3201 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1838 times:

Quoting Lucky727 (Reply 9):
How long have UA had Channel 9? Did they have it pre 9/11?

The earliest I encountered it was 1974 (on my first-ever United flight).

Hiflyer From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 2118 posts, RR: 4
Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1818 times:

Channel 9 has been around for a long time at UA...70's for sure. I'm not sure the culture at other carriers ALPA groups would allow it....you know if you apply to fly for UA you have channel 9 (at the Captains Discretion). In regards to 'not a selling point'.....more than a few are dialed in during flight...have heard verbal reactions thru the cabin on many flights to something humerous on 9...such as the new DL pilot giving the welcome aboard speech on what he thought was the PA on his aircraft...instead it went out to everyone above 30,000 feet above Kansas that day... Smile

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