My flight was delayed 12 hours to SLC and I had checked bags and a connecting flight, which was missed and I had to wait until the following day for that flight. I happened to check the baggage office and I'm glad I did because they had no intention of getting my bags on any connecting flight. My ba...
Jump to postOn DLs A220s, in 4A you can feel it reverberate in your chest and it's to the point it hurts your ears. However, it is a great plane once in the air, but taxiing is actually to the point of annoyance. Agreed. I have only flown one A220, a 300 on B6. It isn't a cool sound, like a Mad Dog or a 757, i...
Jump to postMax Q wrote:You have a book ?
If you board a special plane/special livery, line up on the runway...and return to the gate for a mechanical problem, and eventually fly a different plane?
In your book, does it count?
Will the 764 fleet become more focused on domestic routes as the A339s and A350s take over international routes? My understanding is that the 764 was originally ordered to do a lot of domestic flying anyway, to replace the L1011. No, the goal will be to keep the 764 on international routes for as l...
Jump to postWill the 764 fleet become more focused on domestic routes as the A339s and A350s take over international routes? My understanding is that the 764 was originally ordered to do a lot of domestic flying anyway, to replace the L1011.
Jump to postBased out of Boston for transcon routes means little to no 757s in the near future. Not looking forward to that! Agreed. It's my main airport and I'm always giddy to fly one from Boston. United has one flight a day on the 757 to SFO and Icelandair often uses the 767, maybe a 757 depending on the se...
Jump to postI don't know if this was a domestic config but I flew N78001 in 2021 SFO to EWR and it had IFE screens. Great flight, very quiet plane.
Jump to postShortest mainline: EWR to BDL on a UA 737-700 - 141 miles. The pilots told us the total time in the air before we departed and I timed it. They were right on target to the minute.
Longest regional: BDL to MSP on a CRJ-900 (Endeavor/Delta Connection) - 1050 miles
It has to do with the very short flights and turn arounds, one of the 1st tier reads indicated, some were as short at 8 min flight, then a 10 -12 minute turn, outside of HNL many of the airports are small 12 gate affairs so very short taxi times. So it is climb/cruise for 5 min, descent & land ...
Jump to postI've often seen the comments on here that the 717s at Hawaiian Airlines serve an important role and that other aircraft may struggle with the quick turns as hoppers. I've seen some brief discussion on the engines - the newer engines (NEO/MAX) require longer warm up or cool down times. I don't really...
Jump to postFirst flight in 8 months thanks to COVID. BDL-ATL-MCO. 717 and 767-400. It had been many years since I was on a 717 and I had never been on a 764. And I had moved away from BDL, but I wanted to fly out of it again. All those factors together made it a total blast and I had the biggest smile as we ro...
Jump to postFrom my experience, landing on that runway at Boston tends to be firm with hard braking and I'm assuming it might be due to it being one of the shorter runways at Boston.
Jump to postDeltaMD90 wrote:Delta pilot bases:
I have a question for anyone familiar with BDL. I'm flying a STL-BNA-BDL-BNA-STL day trip in Feb with a 2.5 hour wait in BDL before the return. It is my plan to eat lunch at BDL before returning to STL and there is a food court on the airport's website but I can't really see if it's before or after...
Jump to postFor Delta's pilot base in Boston, does anyone know what types (75/767, A320 series, etc.) are part of that pilot group?
Apologies if this is easily found somewhere public.
Newark727 wrote:Whenever I see the airline code "FR," my brain always says Frontier (F9) instead of Ryanair.
When you were younger and aviation hadn't consumed your life yet, what were some of your misconceptions about the planes, staff, operations, etc? For example, when I was very young, I think I believed that the flap track fairings on commercial planes were launchable missiles... We all have to start ...
Jump to postHawaii flights question: SFO to KOA is currently an even mix of 737s and 753s. Eventually it switches to all 737s. SFO to LIH is all 737s now. On Feb 11 UA1111 switches to a 752. Do you think these changes are actually real and going to occur? Planning a trip and I love the 757s but hate the 737s. ...
Jump to postHawaii flights question: SFO to KOA is currently an even mix of 737s and 753s. Eventually it switches to all 737s. SFO to LIH is all 737s now. On Feb 11 UA1111 switches to a 752. Do you think these changes are actually real and going to occur? Planning a trip and I love the 757s but hate the 737s. T...
Jump to postI have a small credit with AA from a reservation I cancelled. It will be expiring in early March. I don't really trust AA with important travel, so I rarely fly with them. I'd like to get some suggestions on using this. I love flying but it seems silly just to fly somewhere for no reason other than ...
Jump to postOne time I was nervous that the slats and flaps weren't out until immediately before we lined up on the runway. I thought about saying something but I'm no pilot. Is it normal to put them out right before the roll? I wonder if they got the configuration warning as they pushed the throttles ? Or alt...
Jump to postOne time I was nervous that the slats and flaps weren't out until immediately before we lined up on the runway. I thought about saying something but I'm no pilot. Is it normal to put them out right before the roll?
Jump to post767-200 passenger. Eastern Airlines had been operating some flights from JFK and Boston to South & Central America. Not sure how often they actually use the 762 at this time.
Jump to postAre you sure flight time was 3.5 hrs? I flew on B6 from Boston to ATL this fall on the A223 and it was less than 3. It was my first time on an A220. I was looking forward to the cool sounds, but inside the cabin it literally felt like our plane was falling apart and it was excessively loud. I've hea...
Jump to postDon't they risk a pax lawsuit at some point? If you knowingly schedule it as a non-stop and it isn't you could have an issue. I remember TWA had this issue with TLV-JFK when it's late stage 747's had to make fuel stops and passengers sued because it was so frequent. I think Air Transat and maybe Al...
Jump to postI've been on both, and the 752 and 763 for comparison. 1x Delta 753 ATL to SLC 1x UA 753 DEN to EWR 2x Delta 764 round trip between ATL and MCO I went out of my way to fly them. I was totally giddy for all four flights because I just don't have the opportunity to fly their frequented routes very oft...
Jump to postDoes this help? https://www.aircraftrecognitionguide.co ... raft-types
Jump to postWhen UA begins their BOS-LHR service with the 763, will they do something similar to what AA is doing with the daily 777 MIA run? Where will the 767 come from in that case?
Jump to postI was just there this week, never noticed. I arrived, went to the next gate, got a coffee and boarded the next plane to my destination. You can’t see the outside from the concourses anyway, especially at ATL. It’s a pretty efficient people mover and that’s all that matters. Transiting next week, to...
Jump to postThe 767-400 is an interesting model. Only 48 frames were built for Continental and Delta with the split at 21 and 28, but I can't remember who got which sets of frames. The landing gear was unique and spares were an issue when changing out a set to be overhauled. Actually, only 37 frames were built...
Jump to postDoes anyone know the airline or aircraft involved?
Jump to postGamers- Swiss001, 1DLflyer, TheFlightChannel, Allec Joshua Ibay, Mini Air Crash Investigation, Airforceproud95 (only thing I dislike about AFP95 is that he swears a bit too much.) Model airport demonstrators- Geminijets13, Aviation18, Redriveraviation Spotters- Lepp aviation, Matt Cochran (Have bee...
Jump to postWho still flies mail on commercial flights? Like, in bulk? You use to commonly see rampers loading containers of mail on passenger flights when they were loading luggage. But not anymore. At least I haven’t seen it in many years. . In 2020 I saw my Delta A321 getting stuffed with USPS (not sure wha...
Jump to postIt's my favorite plane, of the types I've flown. Love watching the massive engine bounce around on the wing in some turbulence. Can't decide if I like the 200 or 300 more.
American, 200
Pre-merger United, 200
Post-merger United, 200 and 300
Delta, 200 and 300
Air Canada 763ER
American 763ER
Delta 763ER
Delta 764ER
tjerome wrote:BOS only allows props to take off from 4L, so you were on 4R.
The A333 is only on certain days I think, it is otherwise a 739. And yeah, it was very noticeable.
Jump to postTrip report has been posted. The gate agent said over and over again that this was the first time a Delta A350 had been at Boston.
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On August 21, I was supposed to fly DL1014 to SLC and continue on DL3727 to JAC for a backpacking trip in the Wind River Range. I was very excited about the flight because I had never been on an A330 before. Unfortunately, at 4:14 am (already at the airport) we learned that our A333 (N803NW) had a m...
Jump to postRegarding the jet bridge, I find it odd too. On the ground, A350 was already painted on the concrete, and that's what they pulled up to. They originally tried to use L2 but it wouldn't work so they used L1. It was the first time I walked up hill to the plane from the airport. They had about eight pe...
Jump to postOn 8/21 I got to fly the first Delta A350 out of Boston. This was DL1014 (to SLC) and it was originally supposed to be an A333 but there was a mechanical issue that could not be resolved. Our flight was delayed about 12 hours. The A359 flew in empty from Detroit, N506DN. It took the staff in Boston...
Jump to postOn 8/21 I got to fly the first Delta A350 out of Boston. This was DL1014 (to SLC) and it was originally supposed to be an A333 but there was a mechanical issue that could not be resolved. Our flight was delayed about 12 hours. The A359 flew in empty from Detroit, N506DN. It took the staff in Boston ...
Jump to postI got to fly on N825MH earlier this year, which I believe was the first 764. What's the interesting history you're referring to?
Jump to postIs there assigned seating? If it's not single class seating who gets the better seats? Do they still do the same safety briefing or show the same video? There's usually no security check, right? Does Delta give out Biscoff cookies still? Can any Delta pilot of FA attempt to work one of these flight...
Jump to post777Mech wrote:5652 has inducted into ATL MX to be the IFC prototype for the 757 fleet.
Same with me. As a late-born millennial who hadn't gotten to fly as prevalent as many (I was too young and/or broke), there are a few types of old planes I have yet to fly on and I'm still trying desperately to catch up, now that I can afford to. I know I've totally missed my chance with the tri-je...
Jump to postThis is a very open ended, vague question, but I'd like to know more about the passenger experience on chartered aircraft, like Delta's 752's subfleet, Atlas and Swift Air. Is there assigned seating? Do they still do the same safety briefing or show the same video? There's usually no security check,...
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