I don't expect to see much, if any new 757 flying to continental Europe. With AA and DL, plus SAS in CPH, that's a lot of capacity for a relatively small market. I am not at all convinced that UA is going in there next summer. If anything, the 2nd EWR-NAP might be cut in favor of a single flight at ...
Jump to postMy bet is EWR - MAN/CPH as new adds. IAD might get KEF and possibly ARN. It I don’t see much more. EWR - PRG would probably be on a 763 as UA doesn’t like to send the 757s deep into Europe anymore. They almost lose their landing rights at CDG for flying a 752 on that route and they would have to al...
Jump to postCALTECH wrote:Final Approval pending, 7 bays, with 2 of the bays able to handle a 777X. It keeps getting bigger...
Patrick Quayle has been telling pilots that S24 expansion will be milder than the last few years because of aircraft availability. There will be adds but perhaps just a few. I doubt UA will schedule the incoming 787s for the summer to avoid a situation like this season where routes (EWR-HNL for one)...
Jump to postdebonair wrote:khenleydia wrote:but a 767 is rather rare for Skavsta
Nope, SweFly even based B767 at NYO in the past...
Hopefully CALTECH can confirm, but I just heard at TK (flight training center) today that the 767 down in IAH is going to get repaired. Confirmed. UA needs the lift, and it's a repair Boeing has a lot of experience with. Even though the airplane is not worth a great deal in its own right, it can't ...
Jump to postGreat call out! Interestingly enough -- this branding is already being used on the digital signage at O'Hare. Visible outside the terminal and in the boarding areas. So sleek and nice. I agree, it looks nice. The coffee cup I had in Y the other day had red and blue stripes all over it - I believe t...
Jump to postWith a larger mainline fleet, UA needs more places to do line maintenance. PDX is also convenient to do induction work on new deliveries from Boeing.
Jump to postThe long discussed Portland hangar is finally coming to fruition. https://x.com/brian_crooks_ua/status/1694405384738623705?s=46&t=A7Ia1ipDYXmGWm__YTQO1A Lots of new hangars for United in the last few years... TPA, IAH, LAX, GIG and now PDX. UA was in the mix for the former BD hangar at LHR, won...
Jump to postThe LHR adjustments are now clearer, with the following adjustments between late October 2023 and late March 2024: EWR-LHR, going from 48 to 41 weekly flights from October 29th and down to 34 weekly between December and March. All flights will run on the 767-300ER. IAD-LHR going down to 2 x daily, ...
Jump to postUA will be reducing LHR schedules this Fall/Winter, with EWR the most affected (going from 7 daily to 5 then back to 6 then back to 5 for a time), with cuts also planned for IAD and ORD to LHR. All through end of March 2024. UA has said LHR isn't as strong as it was pre-pandemic and has committed p...
Jump to postIt certainly does a good job of dumping on the ATC system... makes me wonder if A4A, ALPA or some other airline advocacy group is behind it?
Jump to postIt's likely EK or QR would have to fly one-stop to DEN, due to the altitude - right? UA ruled out DEN-AKL for this reason, and DEN-DXB/DOH are further. If so, I wonder where the stop would most likely be? IIRC AMS is DEN's biggest unserved European market, but the Dutch are clamping down on AMS. EK...
Jump to postLAX #2 was a slot trade with AC (https://www.acl-uk.org/wp-content/uploa ... -to-UA.jpg).
DEN #2 probably was as well, but from a reshuffle among EWR/SFO frequencies. The original DEN-LHR is a lease from LH.
UA will be reducing LHR schedules this Fall/Winter, with EWR the most affected (going from 7 daily to 5 then back to 6 then back to 5 for a time), with cuts also planned for IAD and ORD to LHR. All through end of March 2024. UA has said LHR isn't as strong as it was pre-pandemic and has committed p...
Jump to postUA had 3-4 lines of widebody flying in mods for most of this summer, plus a few 787s are due by next year. BOS-LHR is gone for next year. There will likely be a bit of TATL expansion for S24.
Jump to postNot to derail the discussion on transit/DEN access, but the long-awaited United Club in A Concourse (mezzanine between A23/24 and A25/26) is currently on "soft opening" to the public as of this morning. No official announcement as of yet, nor is it updated on the UA channels, but I underst...
Jump to postLots of existing employee transfers from Northeast stations to some of the insourced stations in the South, e.g. ATL, MIA, RDU. UA having a hard time with staffing at hubs as it is, so the timeline is slipping a bit to get past the summer rush. Glad to see more stations getting mainline jobs, which ...
Jump to postHearing rumors that it is more likely than not that this will be a w/o... but no decisions have been made yet.
Jump to postIt probably functions like a charter where a group (alumni association, travel agency, etc.) buys a block of seats, but unlike a private charter UA can sell the rest of the seats to the general public.
Jump to postAny reasons why the sidewalls weren’t included? Read it again. ;) Doh! I meant to ask why they didn’t install it with the BSI sidewalls. Across a large fleet (~150 frames with 73G/738/739 non-BSI) there was probably a material cost savings associated with re-laminating an existing sidewall panel ve...
Jump to postWasn't United pretty far along in preparing to announce some major JFK terminal project around 9/11? Then, of course, all capital spending was put off and years of malaise ensued...
Jump to postI am told the FO was NOT on OE, and it was not a LCP in the left seat, a regular line CA.
Jump to postOuch. Any chance of us seeing the photos? Looks like it was UA702 EWR-IAH this past Saturday: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n641ua https://i.redd.it/emze7236mbfb1.png Photo credit: Reddit Day-um, that looks really bad. Likely done, but with 126K hours and 30+ years of service, the end...
Jump to post6441 is wrinkled from where the “T” in the “United” is painted near FWD cargo door fuselage all the way around to the other “T” and there was enough force that panels came off upon impact. There was even a small hole at the top of the letting in light into the cabin. Under NTSB investigation, taped...
Jump to postDid something happen to 6441? Link shows an ANA flight and can't find any news about a UA 763 buckling its fuselage. Saw pictures. Hard landing, fuselage is buckled pretty nicely. Old bird and probably beyond economical repair. Was the captain one of those 20-something year olds that was basically ...
Jump to post# 6441 will more than likely fleet exit. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120620-0 https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/3/5/7125531.jpg?v=v4bdd9497186 Did something happen to 6441? Link shows an ANA flight and can't find any news about a UA 763 buckling its fuselage....
Jump to postIt is a little strange... the only international flights that connect nicely with the IAD-HND arrivals (which operate essentially as wingtip flights) are SGN, PEK, PVG, GMP and a SQ flight to SIN. Of course, those cities could be driving material connecting traffic, so between that and domestic flow...
Jump to postThis is a classic example of mis-use of airplanes imho. Alternatively, a low MTOW/OEW version of the 330 is the next best option, since its OEW is + or - ~100,000 lb vs a 777. Which variant of the 777 though? The basic 777-200A is very close to the A330-300 from a DOW standpoint (8500-10000kg diffe...
Jump to postHere are the Q4 2022 PDEW's out of the WAS market (DCA/IAD/BWI) to the top contiguous U.S. markets that don't currently have UA nonstop service out of IAD (Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Aviation/Consumer-Airfare-Report-Table-6-Contiguous-State-C/yj5y-b2ir/explore): WAS-GSP - 163 I'd gladl...
Jump to postThis is a classic example of mis-use of airplanes imho. Because of the effect on airplane development by the likes of Emirates (and others), and the willingness of the manufacturers to sell the airlines way more airplane than they need, this is what happens. A 777 from the USA to CUN is probably op...
Jump to postIn light of the recent EWR events and the company's comments, here's what I think the "EWR problem" sums up to: ⋅ Airspace and airfield: The airfield (meaning the taxiway and runway layout) and N90's airspace will remain limiting factors with no foreseeable changes in the near ...
Jump to postCriticalPoint wrote:The concourses need a paint job on the outside……B looks horrific.
This is a classic example of mis-use of airplanes imho. Because of the effect on airplane development by the likes of Emirates (and others), and the willingness of the manufacturers to sell the airlines way more airplane than they need, this is what happens. A 777 from the USA to CUN is probably op...
Jump to postThis has as much as anything else to do with leverage in negotiations for the pilot contract, which has fortunately reached an agreement in principle. The AIP addresses some of the perceived deficiencies of the current contract and includes some provisions intended specifically to encourage pilots t...
Jump to postThis has as much as anything else to do with leverage in negotiations for the pilot contract, which has fortunately reached an agreement in principle. The AIP addresses some of the perceived deficiencies of the current contract and includes some provisions intended specifically to encourage pilots t...
Jump to postNot sure though, but I've heard from somewhere that they've flown SFO-MNL previously until the late 90s which they've pulled out due to the financial crisis until they resumed services through the merger with CO. At different times, from the Pan Am acquisition, United had passenger flights from MNL...
Jump to postA new milestone is about to be made as United at 911 airplanes in active service will soon pass Delta with 916 airplanes in active service. Congrats to United as they leave Delta in the dust. I'm not sure where you're getting those stats. Planespotters shows UA 857 active, 57 parked, 914 total (+41...
Jump to postwell, technically speaking, UA does have their own staff there, its just that they are paid less than "mainline" employees. they aren't UA staff though. they don't hold UA badges, aren't on UA's payroll, and aren't on UA's seniority list. United has contracted the provider (it's either DG...
Jump to postSo it’s pretty much a universal type rating. Yes. The type rating itself is valid for every 737 ever made from the MAX back to the 737-100. Are you sure about this? I seem to recall WN having issues with FAA on pilots being able to operate the 733/NG/MAX concurrently. It's the same type rating, but...
Jump to postschernov wrote:Hopefully UA fixes their house roof and does not stiff them on life time flights.
New seat will debut on A321neo. According to the PR, they are debuting this month on the 738 being retrofitted in Miami. But yeah, my question too would be when the switch will happen on MAX deliveries, since if I am correct, the MAX 8s are still getting delivered with USB-A in first, compared to U...
Jump to postSo you are saying that having most of your EU flights all leave between 5:30pm and 7:30pm (which is also a main domestic departure time) isn’t part of the issue at all? UA hasn’t built any slack in their system at EWR. They want the wide bodies back in EWR early so they can send them out for a dome...
Jump to postSo you are saying that having most of your EU flights all leave between 5:30pm and 7:30pm (which is also a main domestic departure time) isn’t part of the issue at all? UA hasn’t built any slack in their system at EWR. They want the wide bodies back in EWR early so they can send them out for a dome...
Jump to postUnited has hubs in top cities however United faces stiff competition at each and everyone of their hubs. I don't think either AA or DL would trade most of their hubs for UA's hubs. One thing both AA and DL have at some of their inferior hubs is they have much more control over their pricing power. ...
Jump to postFor 2024 TATL summer, we usually see announcements in late Q3 / early Q4. UA won't have new widebody a/c deliveries until June/July 2024 from the batch of 100 787's. They will pick up a few a/c that won't be in retrofit (3 or 4) and a few transcons picked up by the 321's freeing up a few a/c. How m...
Jump to postAnother issue is that it often takes longer than before for CBP to release aircraft from sweeps after inbound arrivals, and it's not just widebodies. Sometimes, for operational reasons, an inbound international aircraft (even a 737) gets scheduled to a domestic departure after a shorter turn. If tha...
Jump to postQuick question: UA was using a remediation slot, do they get to keep it or they have to give it back? I believe it was strictly for BOS-LHR, so they can’t redeploy it to another hub unfortunately. On the BOS thread, someone said that it did not need to be direct, so it could be used on BOS-EWR-LHR ...
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