UALbrat From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2252 times:
Well, of course not. However, anyone watching the news last night on the local ABC affiliate, KGO-TV San Francisco, could have thought so. During a story on the impact United's next round of cuts may have on the Bay Area, they not only showed file footage of a vintage 727 in the old livery:
Anybody else see this? It was really one of the lamest reports I've seen on a major network station's newscast. In addition to dragging out the old footage -- why didn't they show a DC-8, they used to be quite common at SFO -- they also had some commentary from Ron Wilson, who was unidentified. Wilson was forced out of his job at SFO spokesman months ago!
Really quite something as the report also included some sound bites from the current SFO duty manager and the usual silly remarks from UAL passengers waiting in line at check-in. For heaven's sake, they were AT the airport, all you have to do at SFO to get great shots of dozens of current UAL airliners is just stick the damned camera out any window!
Doug_Or From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3163 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2242 times:
they do it becuase 95%+ of the veiwing audience neither know nor cares. last night they were talking about cuts here at Indy, and they showed a 75 in the old scheme. Now having comments from a person no longer with the company... thats just shoddy reporting.
AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 2, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2206 times:
Jmc1975 From Israel, joined Sep 2000, 3162 posts, RR: 17 Reply 3, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2163 times:
A couple months ago here in Phoenix, a local news station had a story on America West. They ran old footage of an America West Dash-8 in old livery, which dates back to the late 80's.
CactusA319 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2918 posts, RR: 29 Reply 4, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2148 times:
The local TV stations here in Chicago do the same thing, although they don't show UA planes in old colors. They do however show footage of 727's, 732's and DC-10's which are long gone.
Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 40 Reply 5, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2145 times:
The local NBC affiliate here in New Orleans ran a story about the airport a couple of weeks ago, and trotted out footage of a DL 737-200 landing here, a sight we haven't seen in quite a few years.
It's known as "File Footage", and Doug_Or is quite correct: 95% of the population either can't tell the difference or doesn't care. The only ones that do are the ones like us who live and breathe this stuff.
Tom in NO (at MSY)
"The criminal ineptitude makes you furious"-Bruce Springsteen, after seeing firsthand the damage from Hurricane Katrina
BlatantEcho From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1870 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2136 times:
when did Ron Wilson get the axe? He had been their quite a while iirc.
Same thing happened up here when UA announced cut of mainline to EUG. File footage of 727s came out......wheeee
BlatantEcho From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1870 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2130 times:
while I'm at it, what happened to the official SFO website?
UALbrat From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2122 times:
BlatantEcho, it was back in the summer that SFO made the bonehead move of canning Mr. Wilson --
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7162 posts, RR: 8 Reply 9, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2096 times:
When I was there last month,I saw a 727 that was painted 'San Fransisco Airport' on it. I imagine its used for fire fighting/law enforcement.
'Empathy was yesterday...Today, you're wasting my Mother-F'ing time' - Heat.
Modesto2 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2634 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1931 times:
I've seen the ex-NBC affiliate in the Bay Area, KRON, show footage of DC-10s. It's outdated, but quite frankly, I entertain the idea of old video...the only chance to see a UA DC-10!
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