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RE: Trans-Atlantic From PHL

Good call on Swissair I forgot about them. We heard the hammerhead would open in march or april. Airtran is going to move back in june, that's for sure. June 7th is a good date though it's my senority date.

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RE: Airline Joke

Ah see I didn't go ballistic as you say. I made two comments. None of them as offensive as what you just said. Hamfisted is a term that means clumsy and oafish. Like telling a joke that's worn out like it was brand new. I can take a UA joke. I liked it when a customer asked to be put in Economy plus...

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RE: Rochester, NY (ROC)!

Rolex01 your probably right w/ all the crazy things inventory management does ROC-ORD in a 757 is by no means out of the question.

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RE: Airline Captain Question

I ahve a friend who is a captain for NWAirlink, He stayed a captain with the Saab until his senority was high enough to switch over to CRJ as a Captain. So at Airlink and most US airlines moving is totally based on senority. However I'm sure pilots will correct me if I'm wrong.

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RE: Rochester, NY (ROC)!

Small market DCA-ROC guy, small aircraft. Unless Kodak, and IBM and Scherring-Plough, and the other companies up there start sending out DROVES of salesmen all of a sudden small cities will get small aircraft. All of the large airplanes you mentioned where pre-deregulation. Economics determine the a...

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RE: Trans-Atlantic From PHL

Apple Vacations runs charters to Cancun year round. They even had their own livery for a while. I think w/ US Caribbean operation someone could step in to run to MEX and Cancun. Air Jamacia Is still operating from PHL but I don't know the freq. Air Aruba went belly up. I find it odd that BWI has Aer...

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RE: Trans-Atlantic From PHL

I don't think UA will go int'l out of PHL. Those flts depend on connections, and its not a UA hub. We don't send too many inbounds to LH for the STAR Allience Code-share. I was working for UA 3 years ago I dont ever recall a thru flt from LHR? As for the gauge management has been begging WHQ for 757...

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RE: Trans-Atlantic From PHL

Read the post again I said LOAD FACTORS. I personally am seeing more people in PHL from Princeton, Middletown, W New York, and NYC. Secondly I said nothing about UA or AA going Intl from PHL. I was refering to Forgien flagged carriers. Third, the PHL are is the 5th largest metro area in the country....

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RE: Trans-Atlantic From PHL

EWR has taken a big hit since 9-11. UA's loads in PHL rose to 70% in OCT and NOV. Loads from EWR and JFK show those places where ghost towns.

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RE: Airline Joke

I've heard that joke and seen it on this site for every airline you can think of, how about an original joke. Don't know any? I guess that's why your called Hamfist

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Trans-Atlantic From PHL

With the opening of the new Intl terminal in PHL what kind of service will come to PHL? Heard any rumors? Currently US, BA have daily flights w/ LH and AF cutting back to every other day. For such a large city,and a large Metro area, PHL seems ignored by Intl' carriers.

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RE: What Exactly Happened On A United 747 In 1991?

BTW 777 cargo doors have small windows so the ramp rats can make sure the doors are sealed and locked correctly. I was told by a mechanic that this feature was a direct result of that 747 incident.

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RE: Would Someone Please Lend Me $12725

Ba used to run a deal nonrev airline employees could go one way on Concorde $800.00. I always wanted to fly to LHR on UA and come back t JFK on Concorde. I wanted to see the sun rise in the west.

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RE: The Future Of The Airline Industry

Thank you B744F for supplying the numbers that proved what I knew in my gut. The original post wanted to know if corporations would turn away from the big carriers to bizjets. The answer is simply no way. The cost of bizjet travel may lower in the future but never to the point where it will be econo...

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RE: NWA And UAL @ PHL

I don't have much as to the size of airtrans counter. I think that will remain the same. They are expanding the bagroom in back of the counter to put in a bag carosel for them. the bagroom isn't very big and UA has most of it I'd like to see how they are going to manae it. Airtran is going to have t...

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RE: The Future Of The Airline Industry

I will be concerend w/ the low-fare carriers when they start to offer Long range intl flights. When jet blue can connect me from ROC-NRT, for a fraction of UA or AA fare, I'll go looking for a job with them. WN and Jetblue have their niche, and the big carriers will adapt. But customers have a way o...

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RE: NWA And UAL @ PHL

UA will have rj's back in PHL to IAD if we can help it. ACA was stretched preety thin in the wake of 9-11 as UA pulled from ABE and BUF. Dh had to come up w/ service on the RJ to ORD from those places. I don't know what is going on under terminal D. But is a carosel goes in you can bet Airtran will ...

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RE: The Future Of The Airline Industry

While I agree w/ most of your post DCA-ROC guy, your assesment that UA will possibly be gone is so stupid I won't comment any further on it. The majors will always be around because they are the only ones that can offer service from DSM to BKK for example. The idea is that the more passengers one ha...

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RE: NWA And UAL @ PHL

Look for a carosel under the D terminal. Usairways85 you know where there is a open space under D just past the CO gates and before the new hammerhead? If a carosel is put there Airtran must be planning a hub. How else could you sort the bags for the cxns? Currently they are pouring concrete there s...

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RE: What Do You See As The Future Of The 747?

I understand that the A380's wingbox must be made w/ compostites because of its size and weight. The normal metal wingbox would be too heavy. After the A300 incident has cast a shadow over compostites is anyone concerned about this new use, in the MOST important part of the airplane structurally? I ...

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RE: Do Pilots Sugar Coat Emergency Annoucements?

I was once on a flight from PHL to ORD. It was a 727 and I was about 12. WE circled ORD for 35 or 40 minutes w/ no explaination. then finally the captain came on to say they couln't tell if the gear had locked. It was a night flt so a fly by of the tower couldn't help. He never sugar coated it. He t...

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RE: US Airways Vs. Boeing?

Look who was the CEO Wolf loves Airbus, he bought them for UA then went to US and bought them. I've heard some USAir folks wonder if Wolf has stock in Arbus.

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RE: United's "Im Blue" Coach Interior, Know Anything?

Bicoastal, we call that part Economy Minus

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RE: NWA And UAL @ PHL

WEll the terminal is supposed to be done in March or April. I'm not sure when. The ceiling is almost finished all the jetways are up except for the repostioned D9 and D12, the current gates are in the way and still in operation. As for the Gates Airtran is returning to D. I heard in June when the le...

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RE: UA & IAM 141M Reach Tentative Agreement

ALPA has told UA that they WILL sit down and agree to concessions on two conditions: 1)ALL contracts have to be signed. IAM 141M AND IAM 141 (Ramp CS and Res.) 2)NO open ended concessions. When UA is back on track the pay comes back to contract levels. I hope this clears up the BS that the pilots wo...

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RE: Why UA Bought A320s?

AS to anyone's questions about A 319 or 320 having transcon range, come and try to get on one PHL SFO or PHL LAX in the winter. They are CONSTANTLY weight restricted. This is never a problem east-bound with the wind but westbound the plane is a joke. sometime WR to 8 and 70 out of a 8 and 112 capaci...

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RE: Why UA Bought A320s?

Ok here's the story so far as its been passed around in the company. Before any alliances UA wanted to create a European hub assuming they could get open skies in EU. Also they where looking for and longer range version of teh 737. What eventually became the 737-800. Boeing figured that UA was a loc...

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RE: NWA And UAL @ PHL

NWA is still at terminal E UA is at terminal D has been for about 20 years. Terminal D is going though a major expansion, at least for PHL, w/ 6 or 7 new gates in an almost completed hammerhead at the end of the pier. With all the work they've been doing to the D terminal they must have switched the...

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RE: UA & IAM 141M Reach Tentative Agreement

Where oh where are all the frantic posts "UAL going out of buisness". WOW all the people who knew everything there was to know about the rejected contract, and how a strike vote was going to bankrupt UA, are out in force I see. Where are all those frantic passengers who had a flt on the 20th, tell m...

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RE: UA On The News

Sorry Peterba69 your right I misread the number

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RE: Coolest Airline Slogan

"Fly the Friendly Skies" The classic slogan none are better. However, this one comes close: "Fly the Flag" <br><center><a href="/open.file?id=211535" target="_blank"><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva">Click for large version<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/5/3/5/211535.jpg" AL...

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RE: Best Humorous Aviation Quote......

What's the difference between God and a pilot?

God doesn't think he's a pilot.

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RE: Are UA Mechanics Insane? (rejecting 37% Pay Raise)

The IAM came into work yesterday, in an attempt to calm everyones fears. Here are a few things I got answered: 1.There are roughly 6 provisions of the PEB contract that the membership didn't like. Not one of them was the percentage of the increase, the media has made that the issue because it's all ...

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RE: UA On The News

They definatly used file footage UA hasn't had a DC-10 since spring 2000 and all 727's and 737-200 where retired Oct 31 2001.

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RE: Number Of A.net Members......WOW!

Dibs on the pilot rest bunks you all have to sit while i lay down and sleep )

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RE: UAL Mechanics Reject Contract, Authorize Strike

Hey enough with the hysteria go to the IAM 141M website there is nothing about this. And tomorrow when the contract is approved by the slimest of margins You will all look like a bunch of paniced idiots. Even if the Company files for Chapter 11 that just gives the company more power because ALL the ...

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RE: DH Sucks

I bet they do love the FIM's thats why we write them. It would be easier to do an electronic FIM or print the tkt and rule it over, but then it gets charged to UA. The only way we can get rid of this problem is to hit them where it hurts the most, the wallet. My pen is out ready for another great AC...

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DH Sucks

Atlantic Coast Airlines stinks. ACA has failed to operate a single flight ontime out of PHL in 5 days. They consistantly oversell the flts, by as much as 10. (the aircraft only holds 29). And if the airplane isn't horribly late coming in, it breaks. For example 2 days in a row, last week the Door of...

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RE: Careless Comment By United Pilot In Media

An airline as anyother business is a purchaser of work. In the airline golden age working for an airline had alot of prestige. It was a hard job to get, and it paid well. Airlines trained people right back then. Right now airlines are trying to deliver Lord and Taylor service paying McDonald's wages...

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RE: Careless Comment By United Pilot In Media

I love when people say that Union people think that money falls from the sky, as DCA-ROCguy stated. And My fomula for increases was in relation to a give back. The responce was to the topic about not having open ended give backs. This is why piots and mechanics don't want open ended give backs. beca...

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RE: Mama Competes With Baby. Mama-Air Unveiled Here!

Isn't that the paint job on the Austin Powers Jumbo Jet Baby.
Seriosly that is the tackiest plane I've ever seen. I thought WN was bad.

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RE: A380 & Sonic Cruiser

The question I have always had about the A380 is:
When one breaks down, and it will, how is an airline going to rebook 500-800 passengers? How can the airport handle that kind of traffic? Noone can seem to answer these questions.

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RE: Careless Comment By United Pilot In Media

Jack Crieghton is starting to make this airlinr turn the corner. But he will not be able to get started until the contracts are settled. Hopefull in the next 2-3 weeks. We will get the increases that we deserve then we can finally get back to work. I blame management only for stalling as long as the...

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RE: Premium Economy, Why Not The Whole Plane?

What you don't like UA's Economy Minus

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RE: I Guess The Pilots Didnt Learn Anything From 9/11

Pilot1113 "The reason why the FAMs didn't do anything, is probably becuase the program DOESN'T EXIST! If it does exist there's probably no more than the 45 agents that existed in the program before September 11th. I would be very weary about what the FAA is claiming to be doing. " That is the MOST i...

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RE: Careless Comment By United Pilot In Media

BTW Murf, Nice math there but I have to calculate my Gross for a WEEK so I can get particial Unemployment Comp. Because I was cut from FT to PT. 1 WEEK GROSS not NET GROSS is $295.00 FOR A WEEK. So go do your math again and get the $125 a DAY from the $900,000 we're paying Goodriddence, I mean Goodw...

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RE: Famous People On Board?

I have checked-in: Delroy Lindo (actor) Darius Rucker (lead Singer Hootie and the Blowfish) George Takeai (Sulu) Gates Mcfadden (Dr. Crusher) They were on the same Flt. Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap & The Simpsons) Reese Whitherspoon and Ryan Phillipe (actors) The Stanley Cup (trophy) <img src="/d...

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RE: Careless Comment By United Pilot In Media

I LUV 767 I think you and I are on the same page here, but are going about it differently. Most of the people I'v talked to Pilots Mechanics CS and FA's will agree to some sort of concessions. But the IAM 141M (nechanics) and IAM 141 are not going to give back when they have not increased our wages ...

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RE: ABCNEWS.com Is Reporting Attempted Hijacking

I wish I was the FO on that flt. I wouldn't have used the flat side of the ax. Our friend would be going home to Uraguay in a box instead of flying back to MIA for a trial.

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RE: US Airways Breaking Up It Self

UA had said tehy could part w/ anything in the US deal but the Int'l flts from PHL that was a deal breaker. They wanted CLT for the domestic southern territory and PHL for an In't gateway. I know I talked w/ some of the people involved PHL would have been the tHird biggest Hub for UA after ORD and D...

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