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RE: Continental A 787 Customer?

I take it they took a butt-load of options with the 10 firm to hold production slots? Either way, good to see a US airline ordering the bird.

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Continental A 787 Customer?

In Boeing's press release announcing the China order and 787 designation, they listed Continental as an announced 787 customer. Has Continental announced a 787 order, or are they still waiting until their finances improve?

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Ode To The DC-9 Family

I realize this is very old news, but this happened while I was in Hawaii and haven't had a chance to post until now, so bear with me. You were born of a proud heritage that started when Donald Douglas designed the DC-1, and carried your name proudly through the skies. You were a small, 90-seat jet a...

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RE: NW 757 Replacement

NW will keep the '57s around for quite some time, as will <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>, and many, many other operators of the type. Patches, I do not think it will take Boeing that long to develop the 737 replacement, t...

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RE: Boeing's Next New Airliner After The 787?

As the 787 nears service entry, Boeing will dive into the 747Adv. and 737 replacement (797) simultaneously. After that, it will be either the sonic cruiser, HSCT, or B may look into a 777NG. They also may take another look at another 100-seat aircraft like the 717, which is unfortunately going out o...

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RE: Boeing Officially Renaming 7E7 To 787 Yet?

Concentrio,

Step away from the calculator!

All,

B will rename the plane in its own time. Relax.

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RE: A380 Economy Seating 2-2-3-2?

I don't see the point of a 3-3-3 config. The airline would get the same seat/mile costs as 2-5-2 with onely one passenger per row getting the prisoner seat, and thus better passenger comfort and greater passenger satisfaction.

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US Airways Flight Attendants Ready For Strike

I certainly appreciate that US f/a are feeling a real financial pinch with the givebacks they have been forced to swallow since 9/11. However, I believe that if they strike they will utterly destroy US Airways within weeks or months of the strike, the same as Eastern Airlines was destroyed by striki...

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RE: A380 Economy Seating 2-2-3-2?

The A380 will have 3-5-3 seating on the main deck, just like the proposed <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-12 and NLA. There is no way the airlines (and, yes, I am talking the large network airlines like <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>, <acronym title="Air France">AF</acron...

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RE: The Future Of Supersonic Flight

The future of SSTs you say? Enter SpaceShip One. It is only the first step towards a new breed of SST that travel above the atmosphere to reduce costs. They will have a boost phase where most if not all their fuel is burnt, coast above the atmosphere, reenter and land. New York to Tokyo in 30 minute...

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RE: A380 With Two Engines And Belly Fairing And Apu...

Holy Crap!!!

Its just so.............................BIG!!!!

and............................UGLY!!!!

just like a........................COW!!!!

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RE: Why Board Through Door 1L

Once when I flew into <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> on a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> 757 we unloaded through the left rear directly into the mobile lounge, then anothertime when ariving into <acronym title="San F...

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RE: UAL... When Will They Fail?

I personnally believe <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> will survive in one form or another, they are currently suffering economic factors beyond their control right now. First, oil prices are sky-high and do not look to be returning to decent levels for some time yet. Second, ther...

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RE: RUMOR..Skywest To Buy Larger Jets?

I still am very skeptical about any of the regionals getting anything larger than a CR9 because of scope clauses. Here is what I think would happen at some airlines if it were to happen: <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>: Pilots quit, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acro...

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US-USSR Traffic During The Cold War

How much traffic was there between the US and USSR during the cold war? Was it comparable to other major routes (US-UK) or was it hampered by geopolitics?

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RE: All Out Funny Thread

I will never forget the time I was on a <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym>-<acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - Idaho">BOI</acronym> <acrony...

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RE: RUMOR..Skywest To Buy Larger Jets?

I very highly doubt <acronym title="Skywest Airlines (USA)">OO</acronym> will purchase 737s or A320s. They have a huge regional operation, and unless airlines like <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> are starting to outsource their 100-150 seat operations, it would lead to <acronym t...

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RE: Youngest NWA DC-9 Out There

NW did operate MD80s they acquired with the <acronym title="Atlantic Airways (Denmark)">RC</acronym> merger, and the MD80s lasted into the late '90s, <acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - Idaho">BOI</acronym> was served with MD80s at least to 1998, before they switched the rout...

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RE: Possible 7E7 Order Announcement

I would say an order from Asia or Mid-East, but I would really love to see a <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> order. Much to my consternation, however, the <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> 7E7 order has as much chance as the <acronym title="Northwest Airli...

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RE: DL Meal Service

Flairport, The <acronym title="Kahului (OGG / PHOG), USA - Hawaii">OGG</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> ...

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RE: DL Meal Service

Thanks, I am on DL292, so I guess I will be wanting breakfast when we arrive in <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>. Do they make passengers get off or is there the option of staying on board? I might still want to sleep, even though the idea of ...

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RE: DL Meal Service

Thanks for the info. About what time does the flight land at LAX and how much time will I have to get something to eat in the terminal?

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DL Meal Service

I just got my itenerary for my trip to Hawaii in January. Comming back, I will be on an ungodly 11-hour flight from Maui to <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>, and the only meal service is buy-on-board. I t...

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RE: NW Meal Service

About a year ago I had the opportunity to sample <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym>'s F cuisine, and for airline food it was pretty good. Unfortunately, this <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym>-<acronym title="Minneapolis...

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RE: NW Meal Service

I knew about the buy-on-board TGI Friday's meals, I tried one and was very unimpressed. That was this summer on a <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym>-<acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - I...

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RE: NW Meal Service

Sounds healthy, I usually get something at the airport anyways because I am a person who cannot sit in one place for very long when I am at an airport (unless I find a good spotting place, of course). Thanks.

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RE: 727 Banned At LAX?

Jacobin777, I definately agree with you, especially since <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> started out as Mines Field in the late 1920s. In a few more years, <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Co...

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NW Meal Service

I just purchased my tickets for Christmas break and am booked on NW164 <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym>-<acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> and it sa...

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RE: What Was BOI Like In 1970s-1980s

Blackhwak,

My profile says NE because that is where I spend all my time as a college student. My parents live in Caldwell, so I fly through BOI quite often and consider it my home base.

Rob

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RE: What Happened To Cascade?

Too bad the QX merger never went through, although QX would probably either still be completely independant or no longer flying if it did. Thanks for the info!

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What Happened To Cascade?

Out of curiosity sparked by Blackhawk's <acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - Idaho">BOI</acronym> in the '70s and '80s post, whatever happened to Cascade? They used to serve the pacific northwest in the role <acronym title="Horizon Air (USA)">QX</acronym> fills now, but I have...

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RE: I-Air Says Bankruptcy Possible

Too bad for Indy, but good for the industry. On one hand I want Indy to survive so we can have a lot of airlines to choose from and not just 6 legacies and 6 LCC. Lets get back to the time when the airlines were plentiful and profitable. OTOH, the airlines cannot be profitable if there is overcapaci...

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RE: What Was BOI Like In 1970s-1980s

I didn't realize Republic continued to serve <acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - Idaho">BOI</acronym> after Airwest was purchased. Also, does anyone know when <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> suspended their service to <acronym title="Boise Air Termina...

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RE: What Was BOI Like In 1970s-1980s

Well, it was the old terminal and Concourse B was just a stub of a concourse. I don't know about the '70s, except that Houghs Airwest did serve <acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - Idaho">BOI</acronym> at one time, and hence have the name Airworst in my family. In the '80s, th...

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RE: About This A350 Thing...

Actually Airbus has been consistent for marketing purposes with the <acronym title="Aegean Aviation (Greece)">A3</acronym>__ designations. However, the A350 is very strongly rumored to be the Airbus answer to the 7E7, and Airbus has done nothing but promote these rumors. The rumors also state that t...

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RE: Airbus And Boeing, 2004 Orders So Far

Boeing's website has the YTD order tally at 197. Also, I believe Boeing has been in talks with several unannounced airlines about the 7E7, so they may still get some more large orders confirmed before year end for that type.

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RE: Why Is Boeing Losing So Many Orders?

Boeing has 197 orders YTD, 113 of which are 737 orders, so the orders are comming in, if a bit slower these days. Boeing also has a new hot seller (7E7, 52 firm orders, at least 10 more pending), and is trying to rejuvinate its product line with the latest 777 derivatives and the 7E7. Once the US ai...

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RE: Why Airlines Are Doing So Poorly

Welcome to a.net! While you do have a very good point about making an airline's product unique, I must disagree with you about it being one of the chief causes of the legacies doing so poorly right now. I see the chief cause as overcapacity from both the legacies and LCCs. Once the upcomming shakeou...

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A350 Pics---where might i find them?

A330 fuselage and tail, bigger, 7E7 style wing, a dash of 7E7ish technology, and BAM! you have your A350.

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RE: NW To Expand 7 Markets In Midwest?

I think <acronym title="Omaha - Eppley Airfield (OMA / KOMA), USA - Nebraska">OMA</acronym> would be a good move for <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> because, if they started <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>/<acronym ti...

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RE: NWA DC-9 RUMOR

A318 - probably not

E190/195 - very possible, but

717 holdout and proud of it!!!

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RE: CO BOI-IAH

Glad to hear it is doing well. Hopefully it won't go the way of the American Eagle flight to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> we had for a while, although <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> was on the verge of bankruptcy ...

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CO BOI-IAH

How is <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>'s <acronym title="Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), USA - Idaho">BOI</acronym>-<acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> route working out? Each time I consider <acronym title="C...

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First US Legacy 7E7 Customer

My money is on either NW or CO, with an AA order not far behind.

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RE: Air Canada New Colours Here!

Hmmm...trading one eurotrash scheme for another...real creative, exciting, and stimulating.

They would have done better to go back to their previous scheme.

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RE: Funny Pilot Anouncements

Feb. 2000, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 777 <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym>-<acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), U...

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RE: Forgeard: A350 To Start, Bleedless Engines

This is one big cat-fight just ahead, and it will be interesting to watch! The adaptability of older airframes to newer engines is certainly a big issue, but is feasable. Boeing redesigned the 737 in the early '80s so they could switch from JT8Ds to CFM-56 engines. If Airbus needs to get more ground...

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RE: Airbus Gives Dates Concerning The A380!

Bigger - yes, by quite a bit. More modern - if that means more technologically advanced, then yes. Better - my guess is probably not, but then I am only a Boeing fan. This is only a snap judgement anyways, lets make the final judgement on "better" for after the A380 is certified. Wish I could be the...

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RE: CO Seeking Merger With UA. Wall St. Journal

I believe a CO/UA merger would cause some anti-trust problems along with all the other problems caused operationally by mergers. Would be interesting to see, though.

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RE: Turkmenistan Orders ( 2 ) More 717's

Well, I guess my cynicism has led me to a false conclusion. I certainly hope for more orders soon, though (*cough* Northwest *cough*).

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