DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 4093 times:
Should have been the -LR. It comes in from SYD at 720a and leaves for Haneda at 655p. They remote park it during the day as those gates are needed throughout the day.
WestWing From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2112 posts, RR: 8 Reply 2, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 4088 times:
I saw a UA 777 there once. That aircraft was being loaded with cargo before it was towed to a regular passenger gate.
[Edit: I did not see DeltAirlines response before my post so I did not realize this was a daily occurrence for the DL 77L, which is why I thought this a/c might have been waiting for some cargo. The UA aircraft I saw was a one-time event.]
[Edited 2011-09-26 20:19:34]
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hypercott From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 108 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 4010 times:
Hhm. Why are they not taking it for spin during the day? Wouldn't a LAX-ATL or LAX-MSP rotation work? They used to do LAX-ATL on the LR a while back. Why are they not doing it anymore?
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 4, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 3954 times:
Quoting hypercott (Reply 3): Hhm. Why are they not taking it for spin during the day? Wouldn't a LAX-ATL or LAX-MSP rotation work? They used to do LAX-ATL on the LR a while back. Why are they not doing it anymore?
They do still fly LAX-ATL a few times a week with it.
Between crew rest requirements, costs, maintenance, etc., it makes more sense for Delta to let that plane rest for a bit instead of adding extra flying in.
OLBA From Lebanon, joined Jun 2011, 63 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 3893 times:
Quoting DeltAirlines (Reply 1):
Should have been the -LR. It comes in from SYD at 720a and leaves for Haneda at 655p. They remote park it during the day as those gates are needed throughout the day.
alitalia744 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4657 posts, RR: 45 Reply 6, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 3741 times:
Drove by yesterday and saw the same thing. Seems the SYD and HND birds were already at gates, which made for a total of 3 777 a/c on the ground at LAX yesterday.
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 3688 times:
Quoting alitalia744 (Reply 6): Drove by yesterday and saw the same thing. Seems the SYD and HND birds were already at gates, which made for a total of 3 777 a/c on the ground at LAX yesterday.
Interesting to have that much there at once.
BTW, can't seem to keep track of you anymore my friend.
goldenstate From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 525 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3180 times:
Quoting hypercott (Reply 3): Hhm. Why are they not taking it for spin during the day? Wouldn't a LAX-ATL or LAX-MSP rotation work? They used to do LAX-ATL on the LR a while back. Why are they not doing it anymore?
Domestic legs on the 777 exist in order to support operational needs by repositioning aircraft between gateway cities.
Quoting DeltAirlines (Reply 4): Between crew rest requirements, costs, maintenance, etc., it makes more sense for Delta to let that plane rest for a bit instead of adding extra flying in.
There's no way to consistently recover incremental operating expense in domestic markets, which is why DL 777s sit all day at LAX and ATL. Lengthy ground sits at a hub between international arrival/departure banks is hardly a unique practice. AA 777s sit for long stretches at DFW and MIA, as do UA 777s and 744s at SFO.
UAL747 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2880 times:
Quoting goldenstate (Reply 8): . AA 777s sit for long stretches at DFW and MIA, as do UA 777s and 744s at SFO.
You should see EZE and SCL during the day at the remote parking stands. It looks like you are back in the good ole US of A, there are so many US based widebodies just sunbathing.
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