United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17 Posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1704 times:
As it was known by everyone of you, TWA has retired ALL its 747 classics at around 1998. They were replaced by B 767-400 as well as the A 330 I suppose.
As you guys know, TWA is recently trying to epand its network. Can anyone suggest whether they will get the B 747-400 or not?
I personally believe they might coz they need it for some busy routes.
TWAneedsNOhelp From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1667 times:
Ok, United lets get a few things straight.
TWA finnished retirement of its 741s around mid 1997. TWA does not own nor have any 767-400s on order. TWA has changed its A330 order to A318 aircraft.
TWA most likely will not order the 744 anytime soon seeing that most of its high volume transAtlantic routes have been cut due to poor profitability because of the Karabu ticketting scheme. These include, MXP, MAD, BCN, FCO, LIS, ATH, LHR, and FRA (from JFK).
If TWA does order a new long range widebody it will be something smaller, possibly that 767-400 or a 777-200.
SKYTEAM From France, joined Nov 2009, 0 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1602 times:
Well, My opinion is different than that TWAGuyThatNEEDSHelp, I think TWA should get 747-400's for some of the longer Int'l Flights, and possibly High-Density Domestic flights.
Tupolev154B2 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1332 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1599 times:
VirginA340 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 15 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1594 times:
I think that TWA would be better suited for a 767-400 on the JFK-CDG and JFK-the middle east routes but the rest of the long distance like say DCA-LAX can be well suited by a 757. Mabe TWA can get back into LHR if the talks between the US and the UK go smoothly I can imagine 767-400s flying LAX-LHR, STL-LHR and JFK-LHR.
TWAneedsNOhelp From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1596 times:
Oh your just a riot Dan.
Perhaps, you could enlighten us on which longer "Int'l Flights, and possibly High-Density Domestic flights" TW operates that warrants this aircraft. Also, you idiot, the 747's use as a domestic airliner is severly being diminished. Airlines realize now that instead of flying from A to B to C, they can fly smaller planes A to C, hence the proliferation nice types like 753, 763, 764, 772, A335, etc...
SKYTEAM From France, joined Nov 2009, 0 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1585 times:
RussNEEDsAlotOfHelp, Ok you no good Fucking prep, Longer Int'l Flights are like from STL-TKO, or STL-HKG. Also, Just because not many airlines use the 747 on domestic flights doesent mean you cant do it.
I dont give a shit if you make fun of my name. If I was on the same football field with you, You wouldnt have a prayer
SegmentKing From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1564 times:
747 on domestic routes diminishing?? I think not.
United Airlines has been increasing it's domestic 747 use.. I even took one from O'Hare to Denver and O'Hare - San francisco (Flt 139 or whatever it is has been a consistent 744 departure.. normally leaves around the 915 - 955A time area)
Chicago - San Fran 2 744s and 747 models
Chicago - Denver 1 744
Denver - San Fran 1 744
Chicago - Los Angeles 1 744
Chicago - Dulles 1 744
Honolulu - San Francisco 2 747
Los Angeles - Denver 747
Northwest occasionally plops a 747 into LAX from MSP as well
ContinentalEWR From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 3762 posts, RR: 15 Reply 10, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1531 times:
Whoa! What a mess here. First of all, as TWANeedsNOhelp states, all of TWA's
747 classics were retired by February
of 1998. The last one was retired in
Feb 1998 after operating TLV-JFK.
TWA does not operate the 767-400 nor does it
operate the A330. It does not have these jets
on order either. The only widebody jets TWA
flies are the 767-200 and the 767-300ER. So
far, it has no orders for widebodies.
TWA could never fill a 747-400. It does not
have the route structure and scale of ops to
do this. This would be the quickest way to a
financial ruin.
TWA will continue to build its fleet around the
narrowbody MD80/717 and A318 family of jets
and the 757 for higher density routes as well
as its growing transcon network. The 767-300
is an excellent plane for TWA. Perhaps in the
future it might consider the 767-400 for its
extra capacity, but nothing beyond that.
Scaredflyer21 From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 355 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1487 times:
I highly doubt they ever will! It's not unlikely that they will get 764's or330's!
Nwa747-400 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1337 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (12 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1484 times:
Northwest also occasionly throws a 747 on MSP-SFO-MSP route too
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