XL 747-400's?(TCD)

757s were regular to Florida with full loads, with some outbound stops at Bangor. Could in theory be a 757.

Can I assume you are an experienced XL 757 driver then? 3 of XL’s 757 are low take off weight examples and they are all non ETOPS so really very little chance of doing it direct. We even have trouble getting 233 pax to SSH sometimes. I think you’ll find it was the norm to stop in Bangor rather than the exception and they had far less pax than ours do. You could expect a payload of approx 15 tonnes which equates to about 160 pax. My case rests!

Found this…

* 2 Boeing 747-400 to be delivered from ANA, Q4 2006, to operate for Travel City Direct.

I can almost guarantee you it won’t be a 757. I probably could do it non stop but with only 3 pax and SG.84 fuel.

757s were regular to Florida with full loads, with some outbound stops at Bangor. Could in theory be a 757.

Dont know how useful this is but current internationally configured All Nippon 744s have PTVs in economy

Thanks!Fingers crossed eh! 😀 😉

I can almost guarantee you it won’t be a 757. I probably could do it non stop but with only 3 pax and SG.84 fuel.

I have a flight LGW-SFB Next March with TCD and was expecting 743 and maybe the new 400`s, but flight confirmation paperwork arrived last week stated 757!

Dont know how useful this is but current internationally configured All Nippon 744s have PTVs in economy

Me again 😮

Sorry to be a pain! 😮 But do any of you guys know if the new 400’s will have seat back TV’s in economy?? 😎

Thanks! 😀

Steve

Thank you! 😎 🙂

Just have to keep my fingers crossed for next April 😉

Not This Year, As im travelling with them in August, i asked them when they are getting them, they said not untill next year.

Quote From The E-Mail I Received

Our new B747-400 from ANA will not go into operation until next year

So Theres Your Answer!, I Would Of Preferred Going On There 747-400’s But Ow well

Jon

Yeah ive seen a B743 nocking aorund MAN with Travel City Direct.com down the side and XL.com on the tail, will this operate in addition to the existing TCDB744 or instead of?

Excel are definatly ramping their ops in MAN up we have no end of trainer trolly dollies going past our office here!

But are they actually going into passenger service this year ? I thought I read that they’d be doing TCD work next year ?

No, from All Nippon I think.

🙂
Phil

Arent they the ones coming from SQ?

They’re due this year sometime, towards Q4 I believe.