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NBA Champion Spurs Fly On B727  
User currently offlineRomeoKC10FE From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 216 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2276 times:

Nice to see the world champs flying back home on the ole three-holer, I miss flying on her!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/photo;_y...ur_sa_arriva_6_07_28_pm&prov=getty

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User currently offlineRomeoKC10FE From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 216 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2265 times:

Using the rear stairs.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/photo;_y...ur_sa_arriva_6_07_06_pm&prov=getty

User currently offlineLTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51
Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2227 times:

Somehow fitting, since the airline's name is Champion Air.

Fly with us, and feel like a champion  Wink

User currently offlineKELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2192 times:

Quoting LTU932 (Reply 2):
Somehow fitting, since the airline's name is Champion Air.

Fly with us, and feel like a champion Wink

Champion had the NCAA Men's Division I contract this year to fly all the teams that lost in the NCAA tournament home as well...  Wink


Celebrating the birth of KELPkidJR on August 5, 2009 :-)
User currently offlineAirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2127 times:

Didn't Champion have dedicated planes for the NBA, like Northwest use to have before they retired the 727?

User currently onlineGatorman96 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 704 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2061 times:

What did the Cavs use to fly to San Antonio?


Cha brro
User currently offlineSTLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8994 posts, RR: 27
Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2013 times:

Quoting AirCop (Reply 4):
Didn't Champion have dedicated planes for the NBA, like Northwest use to have before they retired the 727?

I wonder that, too. I remember the Bulls flying back to Chicago when they were MGM Grand Air.


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User currently offlineN1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79
Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2009 times:

Quoting Gatorman96 (Reply 5):
What did the Cavs use to fly to San Antonio?

Well, they flew around on this Pace aircraft last year.


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User currently onlineGatorman96 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 704 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1971 times:

Quoting N1120A (Reply 7):
Well, they flew around on this Pace aircraft last year.

Thanks...It's nice to see these classics still in use...This plane is 35 yrs. old!


Cha brro
User currently offlineN231YE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1961 times:

I saw this aircraft (N674MG) leave CLE today, around 1:30PM EDT. I thought about "giving it the bird" in its own glory, but I wouldn't want to do that to the poor 727, just the occupants inside   

Quoting Gatorman96 (Reply 5):
What did the Cavs use to fly to San Antonio?



Quoting N1120A (Reply 7):
Well, they flew around on this Pace aircraft last year.

The Cleveland Cavaliers used to use that aircraft. Ironically, the Cavaliers are now using Champion Air as well.

Edit to include addition of info

[Edited 2007-06-16 03:11:41]

User currently offlineHighliner2 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 692 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1801 times:

Classy team on a very classy plane.


Go Cubs!
User currently offlineF9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4745 posts, RR: 29
Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1700 times:

Is that 727 fitted in exec style, or is it standard seating? I would really wonder if they kept the old MGM interior on that bird. MGM had a heck of a layout when they had that bird.


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User currently offlineRomeoKC10FE From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 216 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1552 times:

Quoting AirCop (Reply 4):
Didn't Champion have dedicated planes for the NBA, like Northwest use to have before they retired the 727?

I believe they did, I know Miami Air had a dedicated B727 for the Miami Heat NBA team.

User currently offlineAirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1541 times:

Checking the visiting PHX website from January its looks like besides the Spurs, the other teams that used Champion were the Lakers, Clippers, Memphis, Warriors?, Pacers and Hawks.

User currently offlineSkibum9 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1229 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (6 years 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1524 times:

Quoting AirCop (Reply 4):
Didn't Champion have dedicated planes for the NBA, like Northwest use to have before they retired the 727?

Champion actually bought the 727s that NW used for the NBA charters. They aren't solely for the use for the NBA. They only have something like 54 seats in them.


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User currently offlineFlyMIA From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 6328 posts, RR: 6
Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1482 times:

Yea the Miami Heat used to have their own 727-200 but now they fly around in their 737-300.

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User currently offlineCbphoto From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1512 posts, RR: 6
Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1339 times:

As of a few years ago, Champion Air did have a few aircraft in NBA configuration. We weren't even allowed in it, because supposedly the seats and interior were owned by the NBA, and wanted it private!! But in short, I am going to guess this bird was in a NBA configuration!


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