Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4052 times:
Boeing planes only in this explanation:
757's lack range and capacity from most cities.
777's have the range but have too many seats.
767 has the range from most cities if not all in the US and the seats are usually filled or very few empty.
Ha763 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 3492 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4042 times:
Less than 10 years ago HNL mainland flights used to be dominated by DC-10's and as they were retired from airline fleets, they replaced those flights with 767's and 757's. The 767 and 757 are also more efficient and allowed airlines to serve the neighbor islands and more mainland destinations.
DodgeCharger From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 210 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4022 times:
In the old days you could hop a ride to HNL from DAL in a Fat Albert 747. But that was the old days.
Jhooper From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 6195 posts, RR: 13 Reply 5, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4030 times:
Flyingbronco05,
I believe the 757 does actually fly to HNL w/ at least one airline. (753?)
One explanation why we see the 767 rather than the 777 going to HNL is that airlines generally configure the 777 with premium seating for international ops. Since HNL is a tourist destination and doesn't generate much profit, there's little point in offering premium seating. By the way, I don't know about other airlines, but the 767-400 at Delta has more seats than their 777s (due to business class seats).
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HAL From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2465 posts, RR: 53 Reply 6, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4031 times:
As we were told when Hawaiian bought our new 763's, that plane has the lowest seat/mile cost of any widebody plane out there. When you're flying to a low yield leisure destination like Hawaii, every penny counts. That's why you use the most efficient plane for the trip.
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Jhooper From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 6195 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4034 times:
If that's the case (it's entirely plausible), HAL , then why isn't the 763 operated on all routes that it has the range to serve? For example, why operate the 777 on destinations such as ATL-LGW when the 763 is cheaper?
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Artsyman From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4741 posts, RR: 43 Reply 8, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4002 times:
For example, why operate the 777 on destinations such as ATL-LGW when the 763 is cheaper?
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It is only cheaper if it matches with your demand, but if it doesn't meet your demand, then it isnt cheaper. Delta obviously feels that they can fill the 777 to LGW, and they also get good cargo revenue from the 777 that they do NOT get from the 763.
Basically what the original poster was saying is that if you calculate, the fuel needed, and the per seat costs of the 763, it is cheaper to run than the 777 and they are correct. This however is only relevent in those circumstances
Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3998 times:
I believe the 757 does actually fly to HNL w/ at least one airline. (753?)
I meant that airlines that operate the 57, 67, and 77 GENERALLY use the 67 to hawaii for reasons stated above. I know that 57's go in and out of HNL. (ata)
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 89 Reply 10, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3948 times:
Both American and United operate 757s to HNL as well.
The argument on the 767 for everything is that if you can fill one 777, that's cheaper per seat mile than two 763s with the same number of passengers.
Its always cyclical... more frequencies with smaller planes is better for customers, but fewer frequencies with larger planes is better on the bottom line. When things are good, we do a. When things are bad, we do b.
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 11, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 3910 times:
Mirrodie - BA doesnt fly to HNL...
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CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2229 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 3877 times:
UA 757s go to Hawaii (OGG) I believe.
Aloha 737s go mainland to Hawaii also.
HAL From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2465 posts, RR: 53 Reply 13, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 3887 times:
Let me clear up a few items;
The 763 has the lowest seat/mile cost. Period. However if you are able to fill a 777, then even though each seat costs more to fly, overall you get more profit because even though there is less profit per seat, you have more seats therefore more total profit per flight. And flying one 777 costs less than two 763's.
An airline can purchase the 763 for lowest seat/mile cost, but if you're only flying 100 passengers in a 250 passenger plane, you lose money. However if you put those 100 people in a 737NG, you make a profit despite each seat costing the airline a little more than a 763 seat would. That's why Aloha flies the 737-700 to smaller markets, and makes money on it.
As said above, it's all about what you can fill, and what you can pay for.
Also, North American Airlines flies 757's into HNL (and OGG) for a number of charter vacation companies.
HAL
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Aloha73g From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2301 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 3830 times:
American, United and ATA fly scheduled 757 flights to Hawaii.
American 757-200s fly LAX-LIH/KOA/OGG and SJC-HNL/OGG and seasonal downgrades from 763 for flights from SFO/LAX-HNL
United 757-200s fly LAX/SFO-LIH/OGG/KOA and seasonal downgrades from 763 for flights from SFO/LAX-HNL
ATA 757-300s fly LAX/SFO-HNL/OGG & 757-200s fly PHX-HNL/OGG
Other airlines and the aircraft they operate on Hawaii flights:
Aloha: 737-700
American: 767-300
Continental: 767-400, 777-200
Delta: 767-400 (and a -300ER until Sep 1 for ATL flights)
Hawaiian: 767-300
Northwest: DC-10, 747-200/400
United:767-300, 777-200 and an occasional 747-400
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Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7419 posts, RR: 65 Reply 15, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 3727 times:
Greg, I know! Sorry to confuse you, I mean a BA partner, get it?
THanks for the info. Mirrodie
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Cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7702 posts, RR: 55 Reply 16, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 3665 times:
"The 763 has the lowest seat/mile cost. Period." This is nonsense. There is no way it can compete with the 777 on a fourteen hour flight (say, Continental's EWR-HKG service), a 767 would probably be able to carry 100 passengers and no cargo to be able to make the trip. So no way does it have the lowest seat/mile cost, "period". Would Koreanair make any money flying a 763ER on the Seoul-Zurich route, on which they currently fly the A330? Having to stop for fuel (and not carry LD3s to augment pax revenue) en route where the 777 and A330 can go nonstop does not the lowest seat/mile cost make. The 767 may be the most efficient in certain missions (ie medium haul leisure flights) but that's it.
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HAL From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2465 posts, RR: 53 Reply 17, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3618 times:
1) Figure the range of the 767-300
2) Figure the cost of running any plane for that distance
3) Divide that cost by the number of seats in the plane
4) The lowest number comes out for the (ta-da!!) 767-300.
Of course the 777 would be better for a fourteen hour flight, because the 767-300 can't do that nonstop!!!
If you have to stop to fill up with fuel, of course it costs more. That's why you find only 747's flying from the US to Australia. It costs less that way than stopping a 767 in Hawaii for gas.
But for any flight under about 6000 miles, for each seat, the 767-300 is cheapest.
HAL
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Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 89 Reply 18, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3572 times:
For each seat with a certain load is my guess.
If I have 300 passengers to transport, its clearly more efficient and cost-aware to operate 1 777 on the route with all 300 vs. 2 767s with 150 each.
Ha763 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 3492 posts, RR: 6 Reply 19, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3575 times:
A good example of the 767's economics is the amount of destinations served in the trans-Atlantic market by the 767. Without the 767, many current European destinations would not be served non-stop to the US. In fact, the 767 still flies the most flights across the Atlantic.
However, lowest seat/mile does not equate to lowest operating costs. Lowest seat mile usually changes by operator anyway, as more seats you can stuff into the a/c, the lower seat/mile costs would be. Yet it could still be cheaper flying a 757 to the same destination, depending on the load factor.
HAL From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2465 posts, RR: 53 Reply 21, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3516 times:
Yet it could still be cheaper flying a 757 to the same destination, depending on the load factor.
One more time, let me explain that seat/mile cost has nothing to do with load factor. It is "X" number of seats going "Y" miles costing "Z" dollars. It has nothing to do with how many fannys occupy those seats. If you only have one passenger to fly, the seat/mile cost stays the same (approximately) as if you had 250. The difference in revenue is the difference between a profit and a loss. It's up the the airline managers to put the appropriate plane on each route, depending on the expected load.
HAL
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AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 23, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 3507 times:
Mirrodie-Go for the DC10, there aren't too many of those left.. I took an L1011 to HNL/OGG, so nice!
Tbear815 From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 704 posts, RR: 5 Reply 24, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3491 times:
At one time, UA flew 3 747's SFO/HNL daily. It was their prestige service in those days, so P/L wasn't so important. That was then, this is now. Economics is a reality we have to live with if the airlines want to survive. Ah, de-regulation; "wonderful" way to go!
25 Mirrodie: I will see if I can take a DC-10. would be nice. last time I was in a dc-10, it was a nonstopper from JFK-HNL on a Continental DC-10 about 16 years ag
26 Jhooper: Ok; here's my movie. You asked for it! http://airside.paradise.net.nz/video/deltal1011honoluluto.wmv
27 Buckfifty: A-ha! Is that a working scanner I see on your lap, Mr. Hooper? (Tsk tsk.)
28 LMP737: How things can change is a short amount of time. In 2000 I flew into HNL for vacation on the north shore. At HNL most of the planes were DC-10's, L-10
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