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JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 15763 times:

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for photographs of four Continental 777s at LGW. I have seen three but never four.

On many occasions this must of happened, but never seen any photographs.

Appreciate anyone who can help me.

Thank you,

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rscaife1682 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 319 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 14962 times:

The best I can find in the database is 3 good luck.

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JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 14690 times:

Quoting rscaife1682 (Reply 1):

Thank you for those.

Perhaps I was wrong, maybe they only had three on a daily basis instead of four.

CODC10 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2167 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 14673 times:

CO18 used to operate as daylight eastbound with RON and would typically leave LGW as CO19 before the second inbound IAH (CO4) would arrive. IAH was usually double-daily 777, but EWR only saw 2x 777 service for brief intervals. 18/19 to LGW more frequently ran with DC-10s and later 767s, as I recall.

JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 14471 times:

Quoting CODC10 (Reply 3):

I see, thank you for the information. So that's why we don't see four. But usually flights arrive early and say CO4 from IAH was early arriving and CO19 to EWR was running late, there must of been four on the ground at some point, when IAH and EWR were both 2 x 777 daily? Do you know what time CO4 from IAH used to arrive at LGW and CO19 to EWR departed LGW? There must of been quite a bit of spacing between the two flight arrival/departure times?

skipness1E From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2007, 2372 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 12549 times:

There may HAVE been four on the deck at once but remember the inbound is often going onto the same gate as the outbound so if I remember was often held remote until the other one cleared.
From 2005 I can see CO35 departing at 0930 with CO4 due at 0955 so no crossover.

JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 12171 times:

Quoting skipness1E (Reply 5):

I see, thank you. That's a 25 minute slot, there's a lesser chance of a crossover but not out of the question. Is that a big enough window for the departing one to clear without keeping the arriving one holding for too long?

I wondered if anyone had ever photographed 4 at once on the deck atall or any at remote stands? Where any CO 777s ever towed to remote stands to make space for other aircraft?

[Edited 2012-11-26 14:49:30]

papertec From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 13 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 5495 times:

...and why is this important, may I ask? What's the magic behind 4 at once?

ddbonf From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3444 times:

Quoting CODC10 (Reply 3):

I know when CO was operating DC10s occasionally the the FCO-EWR or LIN-EWR diverted into LGW if it had a mechanical fault. That would have given maybe 4 x DC10s I don't know if this ever happened with the B777s

AA777223 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1112 posts, RR: 7
Reply 9, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2786 times:

They were still branded as CO? I thought all the CO 777s had been repainted to UA.

Sic 'em bears

RyanairGuru From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 2496 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2736 times:

Quoting AA777223 (Reply 9):

In 2005?

I know this is going to be no use to you, but I've definitely seen one but have no idea where. It was most likely in something like Airliner World 10 years ago!

During the early 2000s (I want to say 00-01) it was possible. After 9/11 the second EWR went 764, and then they tinkered with the timings, after that there probably wasn't any time they were there together.

spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2725 times:

Quoting AA777223 (Reply 9):

We are talking about back when CO actually served LGW
This was pre-2005-6(?)

skipness1E From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2007, 2372 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2684 times:

Quoting spiritair97 (Reply 11):
This was pre-2005-6(?)

They were at LGW until late 2008.

spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1
Reply 13, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2674 times:

Quoting skipness1E (Reply 12):

Thanks! I didn't know they were there so recently.

JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (5 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2291 times:

In 2002 and 2003, Continental had 4 daily 777 services: 2 x Houston and 2 x Newark. Even though four where not scheduled to be on the ground at LGW all at once, on many occasions this had to have been the case. I took a look though many archive pages on http://lhr-lgw.co.uk/ and CO4 from Houston had landed for some time before CO35 to Houston had left Gatwick, so there must of been 4 on the ground at this point. Sometimes CO4 arrived early and CO35 left late and the other two inbound from IAH and EWR where already on the ground so there had to be 4 on the ground at once: 4 parked at gates or maybe 2 at the gates and 2 taxiing or 1 taxiing and the other 3 at gates? I'm just thinking someone must have a photograph of four.

skipness1E From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2007, 2372 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (5 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2148 times:

When did the viewing area close? That's the only place to have taken such a photo

JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (5 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1846 times:

Quoting skipness1E (Reply 15):

I think it closed in 2004.

Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (5 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1546 times:

Quoting JosephJarvis (Reply 16):

I loved "Skyview"...

I got some of my best Gatwick pictures there!

JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (5 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1498 times:

Quoting Vasu (Reply 17):

I loved it too, was such a great place. Really disappointed its not there any more.

Have you got any photos of CO 777s from there?

JosephJarvis From UK - England, joined Apr 2011, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (5 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 848 times:

Quoting papertec (Reply 7):

No specific reason really. Just interested to see four at once. I've seen three many times but thought there must be a photo showing four.

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