Tony Lu From China, joined Sep 2000, 534 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3506 times:
Is there any website/resource that can estimate/tell you the registration of an aircraft on a future flight? I am flying PHL-MSY on a US a319 in december. Would be nice to know if it was a special paint scheme (eagles, PSA, piedmont, etc.). Thanks!
US AIRWAYS From United States of America, joined May 1999, 432 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3491 times:
I can check fairly far in advance, although there are always swaps. If I checked a month out from now very rarely would it ever follow that exact schedule.
NorthstarBoy From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1713 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3491 times:
I'm not sure about that far in advance, but in the airline CRS's i work with, Usair supplies the ship numbers usually a day in advance, if you PM or email me with your travel date and flight number, i'll look it up the day before and let you know, assuming of course someone with better info doesn't beat me to the punch
I could have elite status if I wanted it, but flying the same airline all the time is boring.
US AIRWAYS From United States of America, joined May 1999, 432 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3327 times:
I can see sorting by aircraft # up to 40 days out, so I can check the schedule to see if any of our special liveries will be blocked to fly your flights in a couple weeks.
Tony Lu From China, joined Sep 2000, 534 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3293 times:
Quoting US AIRWAYS (Reply 4): I can see sorting by aircraft # up to 40 days out, so I can check the schedule to see if any of our special liveries will be blocked to fly your flights in a couple weeks.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 3266 times:
Predicting an aircraft assignment a month in advance is alot like predicting the weather a month in advance--the longer out you, go the less accuracy you'll get, and the closer-in to travel date you are, the more accurate you'll be.
At my airline, routings are done 1-3 days in advance and are always, of course, subject to change, often at the very last minute.
Boston92 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 3390 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3217 times:
Quoting Tony Lu (Thread starter): Would be nice to know if it was a special paint scheme
Don't you like the element of surprise?!!!!
"Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?"
Scaledesigns From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3212 times:
Good luck figuring out the reg a month before.It wont happen.
A day before is your best bet.Pending any MTX swaps
24-48 hours before your flight is all you can hope for.
US AIRWAYS From United States of America, joined May 1999, 432 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3125 times:
Exactly. We set the schedule over a month in advance but rarely ever does an aircraft follow that exact schedule.
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