Re: United Airlines Fleet - 2023

Is a 763 capable of flying Denver to Western Europe? Or is that to far beyond her range? I understand how old the 767s are and that they are due for retirement in the coming years, but by reading these posts it seems that UA would have had good use for some more 767s. She is such a perfect size for...

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

Erginbilgic said in an interview on Wednesday that orders continued to flow despite recent criticisms. "There is one deal, which is very important and big," he said. "We've made the deal. It is not announced yet." Ah what a tease. Also what is the definition of "big" i...

Re: Denver Aviation - 2023

Some information on the roof here: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/news/denver-airport-roof-critical-issues-report/ Thank you. Jetmatt is right -- it sounds like they never have had a real plan, leaving this for the future to figure out. The relevant quote comes right at the end of the article...

Re: Denver Aviation - 2023

What is the story on the tent roof in terms of lifespan and will there be a time in which this needs to be replaced. I too would like to know that. I was in Denver during the period of DIA's planning, construction, and opening, and I've always wondered what the mountain canopy's longevity would be....

Re: Fire at IAH (Terminal C South) 2/5/23.

I was watching the early morning news on Ch. 13 that day, and the initial reports were that it was a clothes dryer that had caught fire -- but later reports did not mention this. The dryers are provided so that rampers can dry rain-soaked clothing if they desire, and there is at least one in the bre...

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

United has reactivated 3 757-300s and 1 767-300, the reason is for social distancing. N57857, N57855, N75854, and N646UA have all been place back into regular service. Confirming what you said: Yesterday afternoon, 17 May, I saw 753 N57857 at IAH gate E9 waiting for a scheduled MIA departure at 190...

Re: U.S. Air Rebranding to U.S. Airways

For a time some of the HP 733 fleet had in seat screens, which contained games and connecting flight info (no movies). This was during the 90’s when this was a rather novel concept. Thank you for mentioning this ! It made me recall a trip I took on HP in Spring 1995 SFO-PHX-DEN, paid for with CO On...

Re: DEN- How much can it grow?

I was living in Denver from the early '80s through the mid-'90s -- during the conception and execution of DIA. I won't delve into the political fights, airline battles, and cost overruns that ensued. However, I always thought that there should have been multiple train platforms in the underground st...

Re: United Fleet Repaint Thread

Regarding N36272, the Star Wars bird: Yesterday (Saturday) afternoon around 1600, I saw her in person for the first time, at IAH gate C3. She was preparing to fly to SFO as UA1700. The photos you might have seen don't do justice to the sublime beauty and detail of the paint-job executed by the good ...

Re: OAG Changes 10/6/2019:AS Cuts SFO-BNA/KOA/RDU,SJC-JFK/KOA/SNA,Adds SFO-PHX;DL In SEATPA;NK In SJU-EWR/BOS;DY EWR>JFK

" UA IAD-PHL MAY 0>3[0] JUN 0>4[0] JUL 0>4[0.0]" Kirby's toying with Parker's emotions. :bigthumbsup: Good enough answer for me as to why the route is coming back. Curious about this route's resumption, I just conducted a flight search at United.com for Friday 15 May PHL-IAD and IAD-PHL. ...

Re: Jewels and Durians: With Qantas to Singapore and Malaysia

Thank you for the extraordinary depth and detail of this report !

I enjoyed it very much --

Formidable !

Re: United Fleet Repaint Thread

#4876 is indeed at IAH in new colors, unfortunately unable to get a pic. I spotted this A319 tonight (8/22) around 20:15, just after her landing from AMA ferry flight UA2719 -- the first A319 to sport UA's new livery. She was taxiing west in the darkness past Terminal D and the old C-North -- with ...

Re: St. Louis Aviation Thread - 2019

Another restaurant is either going to be new or redone in C. I for one would love it if Lambert had a Steak 'n Shake (or a White Castle ). When I visit family in St. Louis, Steak 'n Shake is always a place I go to! Sadly, airport dining these days is going toward expensive I-pad order places -- see...

Re: United Fleet/Network Thread - 2019

DEN-LHR is now year around UA was able to secure a year around slot it was announced earlier this summer. There have been questions about where that slot came from ... and I may have come across the answer -- While reading the Australian Aviation Thread - September 2019 I came across a link to a Fo...

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

United should launch flights from Newark and Chicago O Hare to Cairo, Egypt as the situation in Egypt has stabilized and tourists are coming back to Egypt in large numbers. It should also provide competition for EgyptAir's flights from Cairo to New York JFK. BA's CAI flights are still canceled and ...

Re: British Airways under fire for offering a new “afternoon tea” that doesn’t come with any tea

Not to stray from the main topic -- and I agree that BA are silly to call something "afternoon tea" which is not, actually.... Do BA serve proper Afternoon Tea in their premium cabins on shorthaul? I expect they would do so on longhaul flights.... In the 1990s - early 2000s, I frequently f...

Re: United Airlines "Evolution" to Globe Livery released

N37267 was at my local airport last saturday night and it looked splendid! It is a nice refresh of the livery. I only say too bad there are no 727's on the UA fleet anymore. It would've looked smashing with this livery. I considered myself very lucky on Saturday evening to see N37267 in person and ...

Re: United Fleet/Network Thread - 2019

Why not take those 6 and put them back to their original purpose? Back in the 80's and 90's, airlines thought it made sense to have widebodies in the US. Slap some domestic F seats up front and toss those back on DEN-ORD, etc. like the old DC-10's. In the 80's airlines were small, so made the most ...

Re: How much did aviation really change after 9/11?

Lockers in U.S. airports. One thing I miss particularly is the ability to store things in a convenient locker airside. Prior to 9/11, if I had a long layover, I'd frequently store my carry-on bag and jacket in an airport locker, and thus be unencumbered during my stay. I also had many day-trips to ...

Re: Will AA leave JFK?

Ask UA about leaving JFK. UA's Scott Kirby has stated that they'd like to return to JFK. While it's unlikely that AA would leave JFK, could their reductions there provide an "in" for UA? It appears that AA continues to use its JFK slots -- but might they put some on the market, or be forc...

Re: UA announces IAD-TLV

IAD-TLV does seem a logical choice for UA. There was a time, some years ago before the merger, when CO considered a third daily EWR-TLV on its 77Es -- but that didn't happen, as the planes were needed elsewhere. Today, EWR-TLV is 2x daily with a 77E and a 77W, while SFO-TLV has a 77W. That third eas...

Re: Alaska Airlines (allegedly?) deplanes allergic 15 year old UM instead of an emotional support cat

What happened to the day when you just boarded your flight, got from point a to point b? No one got sick. Now you can’t even have peanuts on the flight. what happened to the day when the only animals in the cabin where served to you on a tray? This girl had a declared allergy (to the carrier) and a...

Re: Qantas VH-OGI QF520 SYD-BNE | Photos and Video

Thanks for this trip report, even if the events took place almost eight years ago. Really, a very pleasant trip back in time. Your pictures and careful reporting made me feel vicariously as if I had been there! I've flown SYD-BNE before, but never on the 767. Once on a BAe 146, once on a 737. My las...

Re: Southwest Airlines going Peanut Free!

...and yet.. overweight, out-of-shape, obese ( "but it's a disease"..) lazy, advertising sheep Americans continue to chose PopTarts, chips and soda... but yes, it's up to WN to keep people healthy with 10 peanuts. Please.. Yes, it is! A top-calibre airline like WN should offer healthy sna...

Re: Southwest Airlines going Peanut Free!

Please forgive me; I could not help but post this image: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jcwy8OMoD4g/VM4_Phs1sAI/AAAAAAAABR8/78GG9Mm1pnA/s1600/skiforpeanuts505.jpg Who cannot adore Captain Peanut ? This seriously pisses me off. Gosh, how did people survive 50 years ago? Such a bunch of pansies these days....

Re: United's New B767-300ER Polaris Business Class, GRU-IAD

Tesla, Thanks for this comprehensive report on the UA 767 Polaris seat / experience. I really appreciated all of the photos and details you provided. It is the first such report I've come across, and now I'm eager to try out the Polaris cabin myself. Given my flight patterns, I'll probably be on a P...

Re: United Fleet Upgrade Status - 2018

There are 2 737-800/900 one has very shiny chrome around the opening of the engine cowl like it was just polished and burnished, the other is dead flat grey. Generally, it just means that one has been polished recently and the other hasn't. I'm pretty sure it's a different nose cowl/nacelle for imp...

Re: Spirit Airlines Repaint Progress

Like the old days of Hughes Airwest, good to see a flying banana again. You can spot Spirit aircraft way out there. YES -- so reminiscent of the flying banana! And -- "HOME OF THE BARE FARE" painted on the engines, "HOWDY" on the cabin-facing sides of the upswept winglets! Tacky...

Re: DOT launches Cuba route case - reallocate F9 & NK frequencies

It's a poor choice precisely because of the smaller plane. There's an implicit restriction on total capacity due to the total of 20 available daily frequencies to HAV, and allowing a carrier to use MUCH smaller equipment than everyone else service HAV from the U.S. ends up restricting the supply of...

Re: Goodbye to Meridiana and their MD-80s, Olbia to Gatwick, October 2017

Thank you for this very strong and detailed report with great pictures -- marvelous !

I'm a big fan of the DC9 - MD80 etc., having flown on them with CO, TW, and SK .....

Too bad that you were not able to exit from the rear airstairs at the end !

Re: Delta Employee Uses Vulgarities Towards Customer @ PDX

I'm commenting because I've worked in Ramp and Baggage Service Office (BSO) areas. It appears that the bag travelled on the original DL itinerary as tagged -- HNL-LAX-PDX -- even though the pax had been re-routed on HA. DL did not re-tag the customer's bag to match his new routing, so it just went o...

Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock

Sorry; I must disagree. The "doctors" who take $20.00 over the internet and provide emotional support animal documentation - without ever examining or even meeting their "patient" - should be prosecuted, charged under State and Federal laws, and their licenses should be taken. M...

Re: United denies boarding to an Emotional Support Peacock