I worked at Airborne Express at DFW during the late 1990's UPS strike and for sure the AFC/ABX teamsters would not cross any UPS picket line. We told all overseas offices and agents to make sure no cargo was sent on 5X MAWBs or else we could not retrieve it.
Jump to postNW 17/18 was HKG-NRT-JFK. I assume it was not thru plane service but their timetables advertised it as such.
Jump to postDoes AA operate 777-200 or 777-200ER? According to AA, it is a 777-200 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=TZ74lOCX&id=86D5E9440CC43ABEBC8113797184271BB9CAAEA4&thid=OIP.TZ74lOCX3yZIIncjSggu9QHaHa&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fupload.travelawaits.com%2fta%2fuploads%2f2022%2...
Jump to postIf you board a UA "B767-300ER", the boilerplate above the L1 door will say model "B767-322".
Jump to postFrom the FAA Boeing 767 TCDS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET A1NM
A1NM
Revision 40
BOEING
767-200 Series
767-300 Series
767-300F Series
767-400ER Series
767-2C Series
June 13, 2023
There are no -200ER and -300ER. Those are marketing by Boeing. The 767-200, 767-300, 767-300F and 767-400ER are official according to the FAA Type Certificate.
Jump to postIAD was a CO hub before a UA hub. Presidential operated their BAe 146s under the "Continental Express" banner. Then CO dropped IAD in favor of concentrating on EWR and UA came in. I remember seeing XV BAe 146s in both CO and UA colors at DAB when I was at Riddle.
Jump to postAnybody have an idea of ballpark current market rates for full B747 charters from PVG to LAX?
Jump to postSame with the B777 - there is no B777-200ER, just a 777-200, -200LR, -300, -300ER and F. If you look at the plates inside the door of a -200 "ER", it says "777-2XX (Boeing Airline Code)"
Jump to postTW also helped ALIA and Gulf Air. I think Air India too...
Jump to postAccording to my October 1992 SR timetable, SR 166 and SR 168 to NRT are both nonstop flights in both directions.
Jump to postIt's funny (or sad), that PRC is not consistent even in their own ruling when it benefits them. For example, PRC forced ALL airlines to show HK, Macao and Taiwan as "subsidiaries" of China on their websites. But, during this COVID-19 pandemic, PRC reported "0" new infection cases...
Jump to postTechnically, there were no DC-10ERs, just MTOW bumps. FAA Type Cert only lists the basic DC-10 variants,
Jump to postand still no one answers the question if N779XW has a red beacon on top...
Jump to postY'all can be so anal-retentive at times...I meant the beacon lights (or in my day - the ROTATING beacon lights) - you know, the RED ones on the top and bottom of the fuselage (that is the correct term still, right)? Looks like everyone else is stumped since no one can answer, but just make comments ...
Jump to postStill no confirmation from anyone about the top anti-collision light. Does it have one? Not have one? In-op?
Jump to post"How can CX survive this? And why should employees take up the offer? Maybe better to find a new job... Aren't Hong Kong work regulations like ultra-liberal? Like they can't sack you anytime for no reason? So they are not probably "asking" those employees, but telling them they will n...
Jump to postI think more of this has to do with the current US-China trade war. Yes, the protests aren't helping but even before the protests kicked it up a notch, business people were seeing less need to come to Hong Kong and China due to lack of business opportunities due to the trade war.
Jump to postI know this sounds anal-retentive, but when did the legal incorporated name of "Continental Air Lines, Inc." become "Continental Airlines, Inc."? I have a 1979 CO timetable which is branded "Continental Airlines" but lists the company HQ as "Continental Air Lines, ...
Jump to postI, too, believe this has more to do with the trade war than with the protests. Yes, tourism is down, but HK is a businessman's town and the trade war has taken it's toll on both cargo and pax. I just came back from two weeks in the U.S. visiting freight forwarders and all are pessimistic about the U...
Jump to post"As far as I am concerned, isn't Hong Kong a Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China (don't dispute this with me, go to UN), with 2 scripts and 3 languages on active use and of equal legal rights? They literally use "difficulties of translation" to fool a business ...
Jump to postAnyone remember their beef stew? Best economy airline food in the air!
Jump to postPA participated in the CRAF program for some extra $$$ and a number of their B747s were converted for CRAF use with SCDs added. Why didn't PA ever use them as Combi's after they shut down their dedicated Cargo division? Wouldn't these have brought in some extra revenue especially in the leaner winte...
Jump to postMAS had 1 x B747-300 Combi (9M-MHK) along with the -200Bs and -400s. MHK was converted to a freighter and flew on with Dragonair when they operated a B747 freighter fleet. The KUL-DXB-EWR service shifted to KUL-ARN-EWR (or v.v.). US West Coast services were through NRT/KIX/HKG at various times (AFAI...
Jump to postNot to nitpick further, but to the FAA there is no such thing as a 777-200ER - it's a Boeing marketing term. Per the FAA type cert, all 777-200s are -200s. Even the serial number plate on the individual aircraft state "777-222" or "777-224" as applicable for UA or CO built birds.
Jump to postDL used to fly DFW-FRA. Believe with the -500 first then the MD-11. I remember when I lived in DFW back in '97-'00 the flight was just ending.
Jump to postI lived in Central FL during this time. It was after the PA LatAm acquisition and I guess UA didn't want to compete head to head with AA in MIA. There was talk of having all MIA to South America route authorities moved to MCO from MIA. UA had one finger in Terminal B and was using part of another fo...
Jump to postFirst, there is no such thing as a 747-800. However, I vaguely recall that something was done on the 747-8 to address the noise issues with the 747-400 Flight Deck. Let me see if I can find out. technically it is a B747-800/-800F according to the 747 type certificate and the FAA. Do any N number se...
Jump to postI took the original A350 EWR-SIN flight back in the day and I can say that I think the issue was that since this was an ULH route, less taxi and holding time coupled with late night departure time meant that the flight didn't waste time waiting to depart. IIRC, the departure was 12:55am and we got o...
Jump to postBesides the SN DC-10s that operated as a combi, did any other DC-10CFs operate as combi or was it the same as with the MD-11CF?
Jump to postI'm referring to the CF with the SCD in the front. As I mentioned in my first post, not the AZ MD-11C with the door in the rear.
Jump to postI know McDonnell Douglas built the MD-11C for AZ as a combi with pallet positions in the rear and pax up front. My question is did the MD-11CF ever operate as a combi a la DC-10-30CF (Sabena for example) or did it only operate as a true C onvertible F reighter going back and forth as all freighter o...
Jump to postTP used to have a ticket/sales office in Macao. I saw it no less than 6-7 years ago...interesting to see as it had just closed.
Jump to postCould UA have switched the route authorities it got from PA to MCO instead of MIA to try and grow MCO? Or was it felt that once they had access to MIA that was where they needed to be? I believe that is what the plan was...I remember when I lived in Central Florida at the time of the MIA/MCO hubs t...
Jump to postIt's the same as if you ask local Hong Kongers if given a choice would they have rather wanted to remain British instead of revert "back" to China in 1997. The overwhelming answer is "YES". Ask any Hong Konger who travels overseas where they are from and they say "Hong Kong&...
Jump to postIf it was night you were seeing the left wing nav light. They don’t flash...or rotate. Yep, that’s what you were looking at. Seriously dude, I think I know what I saw after being a spotter for 25+ years. It was a "steady on" lower anti-collision light. Thanks for everyone else's non-patro...
Jump to postOk, Scoot B787-8 (9V-OJC) just flew over my house at night. I noticed the lower red beacon was steady and not flashing. This is not the first time I have seen this on a B787 (NH and RJ aircraft also come to mind). Is this an option for the pilots or some malfunction?
Jump to posthttps://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/HSTJH HS-TJH has not flown for 5 weeks. Is this the third Thai 77E to be wfu and scrapped? -TJH ia a 772A not 77E. Michael Technically according to their onboard boilerplates and FAA type certificates, they are all -200s. The -200 "(ER)" moniker is j...
Jump to postI've boarded widebodies via stairs in the following airports in Asia in the last 5 years (excluding Kai Tak):
Kai Tak (CX 743)
HKG (KA A330 / CX A330 / CX A340)
BKK (EK A380 / ET B767 / KQ B767 / TG 744 / TG A346)
DOH (ALL QR up to/including A350)
PVG (CX A340)
BOM (9W A330)
BLR (9W A330)
I was fortunate enough to fly this piece of aviation history four times:
2009-08-05 - CX 0364 - HKG-PVG
2011-08-08 - CX 0364 - HKG-PVG
2013-07-25 - CX 0729 - HKG-KUL
2015-03-02 - CX 0720 - KUL-HKG
I will miss her passing over my apartment flying in and out of her HKG home.
EA did powerbacks with 757s too. I was on one at ATL for an ATL-EWR flight. Was "interesting"...
Jump to postI was lucky enough to fly on CO (-100 & -200), DL, PA, EA, NW, UA, Cruzeiro (-100) and PI B727s. The B727 & B747 are the two most beautiful aircraft out there...
Jump to postNo PEN! Between ME and Chinese tourists, they are ruining idyllic Asian cities. Places like Pattaya, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu and Saipan are already ruined by the influx of tourists! Stop it!
Jump to postJust curious, anyone know what happened to SA 287 (HKG-JNB) on Aug 20. Flight departed HKG and flew all the way to west coast of Malaysia only to return back to HKG!
Jump to postUnlike the US where employees can't manage money (as an American I can say that) and are paid weekly or bi-weekly, most of the world is paid monthly the week after the previous month end. This is a non-story. Again, a four day delay can impact people's lives but is not earth shattering. If this was ...
Jump to postHe mentions Premium Economy re-evaluation on the last slide. Any take-aways from that?
Jump to postMH72/73 is a KUL-HKG flagship route and was flown by 744, MD-11 and 777 over the years. After the arrival of the A380, it was flown for a couple of months (I took it about 4-5 times) - huge bathroom in biz. Was switched back to 777 and then to A330 when the 777 left the fleet. Was downgraded to a 73...
Jump to postI'm happy we get them here at HKG. I never tire of watching a MD-11 fly over my apartment coming or going...
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