A340Crew From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 261 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2537 times:
I was just leaving Bos-Logan Airport and saw their was a US 767 parked at north cargo getting hooked up to a tug....any one know why this was in boston? Thanks...
Ren41 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1524 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2503 times:
US759 which was diverted from ATH. It just took off to PHL a few minutes ago (around 4:15PM). Not sure of the reason for the diversion, but I'm guessing it was a fuel stop.
Silentbob From Vatican City, joined Aug 2006, 1634 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2467 times:
Decent sized cell passed by Philly not too long ago and there's a little more coming in from the west. They probably didn't have enough fuel to hold or avoid the weather.
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 3, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2462 times:
DALCA From Netherlands, joined Aug 2006, 455 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2454 times:
How often does this happen to US Airways. I have read a couple of reports here that it needs an extra stop to take on fuel quite often.
Does this still make the flight economical sound?
With the extra landing/take off, the layover and passangers missing missing their conecting flights is must cost US a lot of extra cash.
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A340Crew From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 261 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2363 times:
This same flight diverted to Boston for fuel about two weeks or so ago
Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2878 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2240 times:
Its not a huge surprise, if is was a fuel stop!
It has regularly being commented on here that US 762's are quite elderly and were some of the first ER versions flying and do not have the range of the latter 762ER's...
ATH-PHL is quite a long route for these aircrafts and seems they are very much stretched to the limits. It is scheduled as being 11hr15min flight, which is quite impressive!
Jcarv From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 287 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2189 times:
USA759 makes a fuel stop frequently in BOS lately. Must be a stretch from ATH for their 762s due to the heat, headwinds, pax loads, etc.
A340Crew From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 261 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2028 times:
Why dont they schedule PHL-ATH on an A330, that would have more range to avoid a fuel stop like this, plus it has a better IFE system (the ptv's) for this long flight...I can't imagine being on one of US's 767's for 11 hours with the 80's style projector screens they have.
SeaBosDca From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 4277 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1916 times:
Quoting A340Crew (Reply 8): Why dont they schedule PHL-ATH on an A330, that would have more range to avoid a fuel stop like this
I'm sure they will schedule it with an A332 when those arrive.
The A333 is too big and doesn't have much more range than US's low-weight 762ERs. (BTW, the relevant issue with those planes is not their age per se -- some of them are not *that* old -- but their low MTOW. A high-MTOW 762ER could fly ATH-PHL in bad conditions without breaking a sweat.)
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Max550 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1111 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1910 times:
I don't think it was a fuel stop. If it was going to PHL it was probably diverted. At MDT we had 2 US A320's and a UA A320 that all diverted on their way to PHL.
Lasflyer From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 14 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1658 times:
One of those A320's diverted to MDT held flight attendants for my PHL-LAS flight. The crew was coming in from Charlotte when diverted. We were delayed two hours waiting for them.
TUNisia From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1834 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1596 times:
Quoting A340Crew (Reply 8): Why dont they schedule PHL-ATH on an A330, that would have more range to avoid a fuel stop like this, plus it has a better IFE system (the ptv's) for this long flight...I can't imagine being on one of US's 767's for 11 hours with the 80's style projector screens they have.
Plus... US doesn't even have the "moving map." Heck, Tower Air had the "moving map" in their 747s back in the mid-late 90s.
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