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Ogre727 From Spain, joined Feb 2005, 695 posts, RR: 2
Posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2363 times:

I haven't posted anything for years. Last time I posted a question and don't remember what the answers were, so here we go again:

When I was 5, I flew with my family MIA-SFO. My mother and father claim it was on a 747. I have been looking on the internet to confirm this, but I have not found a web site to do it.

Is there anyway to find this out? If it helps, it was August 1981.

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STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52
Reply 1, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2332 times:

It would have been an L-1011 or A300, prior to their bankruptcy Eastern flew mostly A300s during the 1980s between MIA and SFO, the years after their bankruptcy (1989-1991) they flew a 757-200 on the MIA-SFO route.

Eastern did operate 747s leased from Pan Am for a brief period, however this was during the early 1970s and were used to meet their capacity demands while waiting for their L-1011s to be delievered. They did not operate with Eastern anytime during the 1980s.

Eastern Air lines flt # 701, EWR-MCO Boeing 757

Ogre727 From Spain, joined Feb 2005, 695 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2318 times:

Yeah, I imagine it was probably a L-1011, but is there any way to look it up?

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OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2263 times:

I flew on a return leg SFO-MIA back around that same time, and it was an A300...

Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6477 posts, RR: 8
Reply 4, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2166 times:

I'll check, but offhand I'm guessing EA never flew a TriStar nonstop SFO-MIA. Maybe SFO-LAX-MIA, tho.

An SFO-LAX-MIA PA 747 isn't out of the question.

Ogre727 From Spain, joined Feb 2005, 695 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2125 times:

I can assure you it was non-stop flight, this because my parents chose it this way (we are 5 children), but don't know which airplane it was. I also know it was Eastern, because it was the only time we flew on them. Just out of curiosity, how are you going to check? (thanks by the way)

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Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6477 posts, RR: 8
Reply 6, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2084 times:

I'll see what EA timetables I have. And I have a few 1981 OAGs-- probably not August, tho.

N702ML From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2063 times:

Here ya go...a few years earlier...but yes....December 1979 shows EA L1011 service nonstop from MIA-SFO and SFO-MIA:

http://www.departedflights.com/SFO79p3.html

http://www.departedflights.com/MIA79p4.html

And again in 1983:

http://www.departedflights.com/SFOp3.html

http://www.departedflights.com/MIAp4.html

[Edited 2007-04-30 19:29:31]

Incitatus From Brazil, joined Feb 2005, 3789 posts, RR: 14
Reply 8, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1937 times:

It was Eastern flight EA501, in 1981 flown with an Airbus A300 leaving MIA at about 5 pm and getting to SFO at about 8 pm. If any of you can recall how you were seated inside the airplane, the A300 seats 2-4-2 while a 747 would be 3-4-3. An Eastern L1011 would be either 2-5-2 or 3-3-3.

Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6477 posts, RR: 8
Reply 9, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1782 times:

Yup, the 7/81 and 9/81 timetables show the EA SFO-MIA nonstop as an A300.

474218 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 6340 posts, RR: 9
Reply 10, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1678 times:

Quoting Incitatus (Reply 8):
3. An Eastern L1011 would be either 2-5-2 or 3-3-3.

No L-1011 was ever equipped with 3-3-3 seating.

B52murph From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 234 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1619 times:

Quoting 474218 (Reply 10):
Quoting Incitatus (Reply 8):
3. An Eastern L1011 would be either 2-5-2 or 3-3-3.

No L-1011 was ever equipped with 3-3-3 seating.

Only partially correct. No EA TriStar was ever equipped with 3-3-3 (AFAIK). BA had a 3-3-3 config on their TriStars around 1990. I have my 1990 BA system Timetable in front of me to confirm this....

Ogre727 From Spain, joined Feb 2005, 695 posts, RR: 2
Reply 12, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1587 times:

I remember that I was seating with my twin brother, my mother and a stranger. This means we were in the middle seats, but it does not clarify the question whether it was a 747 or an a300. It seems, though, that Eastern did not fly the 747 that year, so it must have been the a300. Thanks.

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Incitatus From Brazil, joined Feb 2005, 3789 posts, RR: 14
Reply 13, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1517 times:

Quoting B52murph (Reply 11):
Only partially correct. No EA TriStar was ever equipped with 3-3-3 (AFAIK). BA had a 3-3-3 config on their TriStars around 1990. I have my 1990 BA system Timetable in front of me to confirm this....

Some BA L1011 had a 3-4-3 configuration and I flew on one of them CDG-LHR.

CALPilot From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 995 posts, RR: 14
Reply 14, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1413 times:

Quoting Ogre727 (Reply 12):
a 747

EA had no 747s in '81

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21679 posts, RR: 23
Reply 15, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1398 times:

Quoting Incitatus (Reply 13):
Some BA L1011 had a 3-4-3 configuration and I flew on one of them CDG-LHR.

Correct. I believe all BA L1011-1s used within Europe had charter-type 10-abreast seating in Y class. Their L1011-500s used rather briefly on longhaul routes were 9-abreast.

B52murph From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 234 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (6 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1341 times:

Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 15):
Quoting Incitatus (Reply 13):
Some BA L1011 had a 3-4-3 configuration and I flew on one of them CDG-LHR.

Correct. I believe all BA L1011-1s used within Europe had charter-type 10-abreast seating in Y class. Their L1011-500s used rather briefly on longhaul routes were 9-abreast.

Indeed. The 3-3-3 was in Club Europe (C-class) rows 1-24 while rows 25-41 were 3-4-3 Economy (listed as M class).

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