OOer From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 1395 posts, RR: 2 Posted (5 years 3 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5604 times:
I left ATL this morning at about 9:30am and noticed the AM 777 at the TOC in Atlanta...I take it DL performs the maintenenace on them??? Also, how many 777s does AM have???
XAAPB From Mexico, joined Jan 2005, 374 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5540 times:
Hi,
I read on another forum that the 777 was on a C Check being done by Delta, probably AM personal is not yet certified to perform that kind of maintenance, I really don't know.
AM has 4 777:
N745AM Deliver new from Boeing
Great Pics! I'm torn between which livery I like more. I thought that the new one had won me over, but the old one looks stunning in the second picture.
AR385 From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 4833 posts, RR: 28 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 5400 times:
Quoting ShannoninAMA (Reply 2): Great Pics! I'm torn between which livery I like more. I thought that the new one had won me over, but the old one looks stunning in the second picture.
The new one is a disgrace, although necessary for the composite based 787. But by dispensing with the bare metal, AM is dishing out 35 years of a stunning livery tradition. Shame really. I wished they had kept the livery and only painted the 787's in a grayish scheme, a la American with the A-300's.
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 5259 times:
Quoting AR385 (Reply 4): The new one is a disgrace, although necessary for the composite based 787. But by dispensing with the bare metal, AM is dishing out 35 years of a stunning livery tradition
Personaly, I don't think the new one is that bad, but yes the old one is much, much better....
Ghost77 From Mexico, joined Mar 2000, 5126 posts, RR: 53 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 5072 times:
Not yet, not long ago N745AM was ferried CDG-ORY and we all thought it was going thru paint but it was only a C check, most probably when it gets its D check it will go into the paint shop.
g77
Ricardo Morales - flyAPM - ¡No es que maneje rapido, solo estoy volando lento!
MIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 4992 times:
Quoting AR385 (Reply 4): The new one is a disgrace, although necessary for the composite based 787
It is a disgrace lol AM could have simply used the fake-metal paint NW uses. Even AA's A300 used to look just fine in gray. I think the 787 would've looked 10 times better like this than in that new "scheme"
Call me a geek but man, that AM 777 in the metallic looks gorgeous. I think I'm in love
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7170 posts, RR: 45 Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 4898 times:
Does anybody have news on the interior retrofitting of the two ex-RG birds? If I am not mistaken, AM had some problems with the interior configuration of ex-PP-VRA and decided to stick with the old RG seats (in business class at least, not sure about economy).
On a related subject, can anyone confirm that AM is getting more 767s and all of the 767s will have their interiors reconfigured so that the pitch, the IFE, the seats, etcetera are the same as in the 777s?
One more question. I am flying MEX-GRU with AM on Thursday, May 8 (AM 0014, 23:30 local time departure) and it is shown as a 777-200ER. I remember the Thursday flights were often done with 767s. Can anybody with some inside info confirm if I am going to be lucky to fly the 777?
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 4625 times:
Quoting EXAAUADL (Reply 12): Im surprised they need C-Cheks already? How many hours do they need to do that.
Aircraft go through the 'A' Check every 350 to 650 hours which is about once a month and the largest maintenance exercise 'C' Check gets scheduled every 15 to 18 months which involves a thorough inspection of the aircraft structure with system tests. The general overhaul of aircraft (D-Check) is done once in five to ten years depending upon the age and flight history.
Only on oil so far and only for the next 7 years if the mess at PEMEX is not sorted out soon and definitely not on gasoline and I don't know if in Jet-A. I wouldn't think so.
I thought AM had good maintenance. Why did they contract it out ?
Ghost77 From Mexico, joined Mar 2000, 5126 posts, RR: 53 Reply 19, posted (5 years 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3517 times:
Quoting AR385 (Reply 17): I thought AM had good maintenance. Why did they contract it out ?
Thank Gasca Neri and Conesa. They slashed so many MX staff since October 2003. AM no longer has in-house paint. Perhaps for the small B767-777 fleet is money wiser to outsource their mx with AF or DL.
g77
Ricardo Morales - flyAPM - ¡No es que maneje rapido, solo estoy volando lento!
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 20, posted (5 years 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3353 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 11): One more question. I am flying MEX-GRU with AM on Thursday, May 8 (AM 0014, 23:30 local time departure) and it is shown as a 777-200ER. I remember the Thursday flights were often done with 767s. Can anybody with some inside info confirm if I am going to be lucky to fly the 777?
eduardo: I wish you a good trip and please let us know whether Thursdays are operated with B777.
Catdaddy63 From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 267 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (5 years 2 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3261 times:
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 7): Maybe they can fly her to Tulsa where they can polish her up a bit so she still looks "brand new" !
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 23, posted (5 years 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2982 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 11): Does anybody have news on the interior retrofitting of the two ex-RG birds? If I am not mistaken, AM had some problems with the interior configuration of ex-PP-VRA and decided to stick with the old RG seats (in business class at least, not sure about economy).
Could anyone anwer the question above? Eddie could perhaps enlighten us? Anyone knowsn whether N774AM ex RG
and N776AM ex RG are refitted with new seats in Y and J?
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 24, posted (5 years 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2833 times:
Quoting Hardiwv (Reply 23): Anyone knows whether N774AM ex RG
and N776AM ex RG are refitted with new seats in Y and J?
Apparently one of the above received the new seats while the other one will only get new seats towards the end of 2008. Could anyone confirm?
Could anyone also inform me whether there is a specific B777 allocation so that ex-RG only operate GRU while the new B777 operate CDG?
Thanks,
25 EddieDude: If I am not mistaken, I was on N774AM (ex-PP-VRA) on my MEX-GRU flight (AM 0014) of Thursday, May 8, 2008 (23:30 p.m. local time departure). The Clase
26 Captaink: I am with AMs bare metal scheme. The 777 looks great in it, and I find the 73Gs absolutely stunning in the baremetal scheme, simply regal. So what's t
27 Hardiwv: Eddie; thanks for the info. Do you have AM website for the new business product? AM Director for Brazil informed that only one AM ex-RG B777 was refi
28 Fyano773: I have seen either N774AM (VRA) & N776AM (VRB) arriving from CDG several times, likewise N745AM and N746AM arriving from GRU early in the morning, so
29 Hardiwv: Thank you very much for this important clarification. Do you happen to know when is AM taking delivery one the next plane? Rgs,
30 Fyano773: I'm not an insider, but what I have read from several sources is the next plane will be joining AM's fleet by June or July; it is a 763 coming from LA
31 FalconBird: My question is, why do these birds have American registration?
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