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User currently offlineChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3819 posts, RR: 2
Posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 927 times:

This was a 777-200 that flew King Khalid Int'l to Boston last night...then after three+ hours on the ground, flew right back the other way.

What was this all about? Was it some 'proving run' for Saudi? To collect data on performance on the run?

Or was it to drop off/pick up some high-minded Sheik going to Harvard or MIT?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/S...3/history/20130206/0500Z/KBOS/OERK

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User currently offlineUA787DEN From United States of America, joined Dec 2012, 291 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 873 times:

Quoting ChrisNH (Thread starter):
Or was it to drop off/pick up some high-minded Sheik going to Harvard or MIT?

That's my guess. Or Boston University.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-e...lines-sv-747-landed-today-bos.html

User currently offlineChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3819 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 855 times:

They most certainly had two crews, one to bring it west and another to send it back east.

User currently offlineUA787DEN From United States of America, joined Dec 2012, 291 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 821 times:

Quoting ChrisNH (Reply 2):
They most certainly had two crews, one to bring it west and another to send it back east.

Probably indeed.

In fact, it flew JED-BOS-RUH, not RUH-BOS-RUH.

What registration is this bird?

User currently offlinerutankrd From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 2039 posts, RR: 5
Reply 4, posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 744 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting UA787DEN (Reply 3):
What registration is this bird?

Almost certainly the Charter frame HZ-AKF.
This is in airline fit but used extensively for charters.

[Edited 2013-02-06 08:10:38]

User currently offlineicelandair75w From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 144 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 507 times:

Picking up some Prince. Left after a few hours ground time awaiting the passengers' arrival, and then departed after de-icing. Same aircraft and operation was done a few months back.
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