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Re: AC Launches seasonal YVR-BKK (Nonstop) and YYZ-BOM (via LHR)

Cannot see long term success with BOM via LHR but I hope I am wrong. I just don't see the feed being there from the Star partners and BA will defend this route big time.

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UAL777UK

Re: My first trip as an airline pilot - IOE Trip #1

Fantastic report, really enjoyed it from the pilots view. Onwards and upwards with your career.

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Re: Six arrests after brawl on board KLM flight

Shameful scenes. You cannot ban alcohol because of a few idiots but I do think that better policing needs to be introduced, whether that be at security, at the gate or onboard. Over the limit...sorry your not flying. I would be the first to admit that that some of these people just hurl abuse but so...

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Re: United Looking at Adding Doors to Polaris Seats

What is all the hype with doors. Just don't get it. More than happy without.

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Re: 40 Years of the Mighty 757

A fantastic aircraft, one that I hope stays around a lot longer. Wonderful memories when they first were introduced with the Super Shuttle with BA and Air Europe. And boy, what a take off.

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Re: AUH Suspends flights

Ballistic missiles…FFS, what in the hell is going on, and where did the Houthi rebels get hold of these…? Amazon. Next day delivery with Prime! All joking aside it would seem that the Rebels have stepped it up in the last week. This could potentially have a big affect on airlines moving around and ...

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Re: Emirates does some of the best adversiting

I hope she got paid a shed load to do that. I would have passed out........at the thought!!

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Re: why did AA convert their 747s to freighters

blacksoviet wrote:
ContinentalEWR wrote:
cschleic wrote:

Where could you fly a UA 747SP to from LHR?

To SFO. If memory serves me correct they might have served Seattle with it as well but stand to be corrected there.

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Re: SQ reinstates SIN-EWR flights; set to operate SIN-New York 3x daily

Jeez, that's a lot of daily seats no?

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UAL777UK

Re: Flying to New York (JFK/LGA) & Washington DC (DCA/IAD)

Great Report. Many thanks.

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UAL777UK

Re: United New International Routes October 28, 8:00 a.m. ET

2 x DEN - LHR. Wow!! They always used to struggle with a daily! No, they didn't? Yes they did. They operated with a 777 back in something like 2008-2010 (stand to be corrected on exact dates) but it was not dropped because it was a stellar performer! possibly the 777 was too much aircraft back then?

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Re: United New International Routes October 28, 8:00 a.m. ET

2 x DEN - LHR. Wow!! They always used to struggle with a daily!

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Re: United Fleet, Network, and Discussion Thread - Q3 2021

https://twitter.com/JTTsteve/status/1433551053258059798

UAL777UK

Re: American suspends Sydney

Sydney’s cap was cut to 1,505 per week, so presumably that 21 would be cut to 10. The airlines were warned not to raise the fare too high in response to the cuts. So they just expect the airlines to bleed even more money? Yes, that is a bit ridiculous, isn’t it! Guessing sooner or later UA and DL w...

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Re: OAG Changes 1/19/2021:AA CLT-AEX/LFT,DFWDAB;AS Out SBP-PDX/SAN,SANSBA;DL ATL-ANC/JAC/BZN/RNO;MSP-FAI/JAC;UA Cuts HOB

dfdubflyer wrote:
Wow BA really slashing capacity. Lockdown and a testing requirement on both sides will do that I guess.

Yep. Desperate times ahead. Saw a BA Y class ticket on BA.Com out of JFK on the 31st Jan for £71!! Bonkers.

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UAL777UK

Re: UA Plans to Return to JFK in 2021

JFK-SFO/LAX are the most anticipated route before UA officially made the announcement. Apart from that, I expect to see JFK-LHR to be the 3rd UA route out of JFK in future, before we see the route from JFK to other domestic UA hubs. Anything could happen and I believe there is a room for UA. Don't ...

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Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

You may be on to something here, I don't exactly remember when but I vaguely remember at some point between 2002-2010 for most of the winter season UA operated intra-Europe routes from LHR to sever airports you mentioned. At the time UA gave some b.s. excuse about moving mail but now that you menti...

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Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

The below story shows that UA and NZ have traded LHR slots with UA dropping 11pm arvl, adding 1050am arrival UA dropping 11:05pm dept, adding 320pm departure. These would seem to be superior times, but does it mean the AM eastbound from IAD or EWR would be cancelled? https://www.stuff.co.nz/busines...

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Re: Updated: BA fleet parking, will retire 747 fleet

Really sad to hear about the 747 but no great surprise. Unfortunately this beauty will be hard to spot in the next year or so, let alone get on one to travel.

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Re: Manston Airport to re-open

by738 wrote:
outwith cargo I cant see anyone being interested in this for passenger ops, it never worked in the best of times.

I agree. Great to see it open again but i cannot see beyond cargo flights here. I hope i am wrong.

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Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

Just reading some of the comments here about onboard social distancing. If you really think having a middle seat free between you on a flight makes it oh so much safer, then i really don't understand where you have been for the last few month, but it clearly wasn't listening to any of the science. B...

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Re: LH Group fleet groundings, Germanwings closure

From the BBC German airline Lufthansa has said it will cut 22,000 jobs as it struggles to deal with the slump in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier predicted a slow recovery in demand and expected to have about 100 fewer aircraft after the crisis. Lufthansa said half the job ...

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Re: Happy birthday to 777 (United Airlines)

Had the privilege to fly N777UA, many time over the years. Love the 777 as my name here suggests and long may they continue to grace our skies.

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Re: 777 - 25 years in commercial service

On May 15, 1995, a United Airlines Boeing 777-222A, N777UA, flew the first commercial service for the type, with a flight between London Heathrow and Washington Dulles. One of Boeing's best sellers and finest designs, still going strong. 0619228 Not only have I flown N777UA, I was fortunate to fly ...

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Re: Virgin Australia to enter voluntary administration

Really sad news to wake up to this but why am I not surprised. The company has been bleeding money for years and these unprecedented times are picking off companies of this ilk (ala Flybe over here) who have not been making money for years as a result of poor management. I really hope they can rise ...

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Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020

My return flight from Rome on BA was the 28th March was rescheduled to earlier in the day yesterday and by yesterday evening they cancelled the whole lot. This is going to a whole lot worse for everyone before it gets better. Be safe all.

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Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020

I’m a little surprised that some airlines are still flying into Italy at all, in particular Rome. The infection rate problem is near Milan, not Rome. That maybe, but the FCO in the UK are now advising that if you go anywhere in Italy you basically have to self quarantine on your return. Why would a...

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Re: Flybe News and Discussion Thread Update: Flybe ceases flying, enters administration

Gutted for the staff at Flybe. Never flew them but always heard that the staff were amazing. Personally, I think Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Air and Cyrus Capital have a lot of questions to answer. Wonder what this means about the all new fabulous Virgin Connect.... Cannot agree more on both accounts....

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Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020

Flybe [...] has warned the government that it could collapse within days after a slump in bookings triggered by the coronavirus. https://news.sky.com/story/regional-airline-flybe-in-last-ditch-talks-to-avert-collapse-11949393 Not good. They were on life support as it was. This really could be the e...

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Re: CLT big announcement Tuesday March 3

In response to AAs move at SEA I think DL are going to go big guns and opening CLT to LHR/AMS/CDG!

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Re: Delta Announces SEA-LHR For 2021

Delta will eventually overtake Alaska in Seattle much like Delta has done to AA at JFK. Using what gates, exactly? Maybe Delta will make a deal with United? United has all but abandoned Seattle compared to the market share it used to have. Perhaps Delta can get some of United’s gates? I cannot see ...

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UAL777UK

Re: Delta Announces SEA-LHR For 2021

Way too much capacity surely on that route. Something has to give and with the feed at both ends for AA/BA, I suspect it will be DL/VS that blinks first.

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Re: AS to join oneworld

Pragmatically, it's an easier ULH route than LAX-BLR being ~1000 sm shorter at 8,078 sm. There's also this certain software company at both ends of that route... Microsoft’s India HQ is Hyderabad, but the do have people in Bangalore too. My understanding is Amazon does have their largest India foot...

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Re: British Airways interested in flying US Domestic Routes

This will happen the same time EasyJet start flying A380s on domestic routes in the UK. In other words, never!

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Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

Lots of press about UA cancelling two dozen China flights from US hubs for one week. For example: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-28/united-air-to-reduce-china-flights-after-u-s-warns-on-virus Somewhere in the many articles I've read it mentioned that a handful of UA Chinese flights...

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Re: A DL 772, Flying LAX-PVG, Makes Emergency Landing And Dumps Fuel On School

At the end of the day an emergency is an emergency. If the aircraft lost one engine fair enough they wanted to get back on terra firma ASAP although I am sure that they could have dumped over the ocean. Either way i am sure these kids from that school are going to be wearing some nice gear in the ne...

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Re: Nordwind A321 Rough Landing in Antayla

https://nordwindairlines.ru/ru/news/68

they blame it on wind shear

UAL777UK

Re: AA sues DL over the use of the term “Flagship”

All I am going to say on the subject is this. When in aviation terms I am told its their Flagship service, I think of AA. DL knows they are treading on toes here surely!

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UAL777UK

Re: Oscar Munoz stepping down

The guy has done a great job since coming onboard UA and has turned the ship around. Keep up the good work Kirby.

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UAL777UK

Re: Branson Changes Mind on Selling VS stake to AFKL

So much nonsense in this thread. Between the FlyBe acquisition and the approval of the trilateral joint venture between DL/AFKL/VS, the stake is simply now worth more than it was previously. VS probably wanted more money, and AFKL, dealing with their own financial matters at present, wasn't willing...

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Re: Flybe to become Virgin Connect in 2020

NQY is a PSO route. I doubt it's "gone" until there is a press release saying so. They're probably renegotiating the contract or some such. I really hope it stays. Cornwall need to fight to keep the flight going into LHR or at the least LGW. Why on earth they would go to SEN is lost on me.

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Re: United Fleet/Network Thread - 2019

ocaviation wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4w0fCdhuW4/?igshid=wb3n4s8t02w4

Here’s a shot someone got of 676.

Looks great, glad they lost the wavy gold line. Now bring on a 787 and 77W

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UA and its UK Advertising

Hi All I am a resident in Reading, a large town (some would unofficially call it a city) 40 miles west of London. We have many blue chip companies based here. In the last week I have noticed pretty much every bus stop and bill board in the station rolling many UA adverts. One assumes that UA is curr...

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Re: Air New Zealand dropping LHR launch NYC

I wonder who will take over NZ slots at LHR Arr 1050 daily Dep 1520 daily These are quite attractive timings for trans-atlantic and arab carriers. I would like to think UA gets it and does some kind of deal with NZ. Maybe offering job opportunities for the NZ staff in LHR as part of a deal? As you ...

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Re: Delta buying 20% of LATAM

Wow......never saw this coming!! Surely AA must have known this was going on with DL?. I mean, was the relationship with AA or OW poor to the point they did not pony up to AA and ask them to match or beat the deal or we are off. And leaving OW, I assume there are penalties attached to this? Again, j...

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Re: United Fleet/Network Thread - 2019

So do we have any idea as of yet when we will see a wide body on the "new" livery?

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Re: Which London Airport Should JetBlue Pick to Launch Service

Surely the most obvious airport for B6 has got to be SEN. Rail link to London, no congestion, small town feel terminal, just what you want after your transatlantic flight. Select group of onward destinations available through an ever growing number of carriers. Everything a new entrant in the trans...

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Re: Delta pilots file objection to expanded JVs

Finally, JV's directly hurt pilots and flight attendants with less and less destinations served with Delta metal. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that all JV's are is the shuffling of flights to foreign carriers that have cheaper costs. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if in 10 years the o...

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Re: UA’s New Tourist Centric Int’l Routes

CO used to fly to BRS. I wonder if UA would ever go back there? I flew it a couple of times into EWR and it was always packed although I accept bums on seats does not translate to good yields. The south west has one hell of a trek up to LHR/LGW to get across the pond with a direct flight. Just a tho...

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Re: ANA reveals new 4 class cabin product

Looks great but you really need to question why you would go in F as opposed to J. J looks fantastic.

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