Hi everyone,
I just completed a round trip to London from Boston (via Washington Dulles on the outbound trip) and found the exact opposite of what I expected. The current state of turmoil with US airlines had me a bit nervous as to what calamities would affect my trip, especially with UAL’s recent record. What I found was extremely friendly and helpful ticketing, ground/airport staff,flight crews,decent food,clean aircraft, and most important ON TIME FLIGHTS(except for a 40 minute weather delay out of Heathrow-fog)and my bag arrived with me also!!! I hope this is going to be the trend now in the US. United impressed me on this trip! Anyone care to comment on their recent experiences.
thanks
Gene Delaney
gene_delaney@yahoo.com
By: Hand87_5 - 4th February 2004 at 09:01
This trend to outsource many tasks from the companies is not specific to the aviation.
Companies are now led by accountants. They are paid to save money (in order to get bigger bonuses themself).
They are successful and since the side effects don’t fit in the spread sheets, they consider that they have done a good job.
This is even more dramatic in safety relted businesses such as aviation 😡
By: Bmused55 - 4th February 2004 at 07:39
Dear god!
I hope they shot the mechanic(s) responsible!
That looks like the NG of an Airbus 320 series. Am I right?
By: Wrenchbender - 4th February 2004 at 04:43
Rotated in flight. It is pretty weak up there. A captain I was with one day put on the brakes before the push back tractor stoped pushing and it really jerked the nose gear hard. It sure felt like it was going to come out of the gear trunion.
By: greekdude1 - 4th February 2004 at 04:27
How did that thing even get off the ground with the tired perpendicular to the fuselage like that? That is nuts! That strut has to be pretty strong not to buckle under those circumstances.
By: Whiskey Delta - 4th February 2004 at 03:39
Corrective Action: Ops Check Good.
By: Wrenchbender - 4th February 2004 at 03:34
Pleasse look at the gear in relation to the aircraft
By: Wrenchbender - 4th February 2004 at 03:33
picture 2
By: Wrenchbender - 4th February 2004 at 03:32
Here they are. this is not B.S. United sent the work out to a third part chop shop for maintenance. United is very good at covering up problems. Havn’t heard about this have you.
By: Wrenchbender - 4th February 2004 at 03:16
Give me another 24. Just a little more time. I swear this is not B.S.
By: andrewm - 4th February 2004 at 02:13
Wrench, 12 hrs r up 😀 :p
By: greekdude1 - 3rd February 2004 at 16:22
Well, in theory, you could have chosen the one of the three IAD flights that was operated by a 777, right? Unless you just left it up to a travel agent, or something. I always make sure I get the A/C I want.
By: Bmused55 - 3rd February 2004 at 15:16
Originally posted by theplane
seriously, u gotta be joking……..
dammit….i want a 777 for my trip…..just ONE LEG….the return can be on the el-crapo 744…but no, im booked on the 744 BOTH ways………anyone know the chances of them changing this? (as they do in some flights)
dude!, I’d kill to get on a 744!
By: theplane - 2nd February 2004 at 21:33
seriously, u gotta be joking……..
dammit….i want a 777 for my trip…..just ONE LEG….the return can be on the el-crapo 744…but no, im booked on the 744 BOTH ways………anyone know the chances of them changing this? (as they do in some flights)
By: Bmused55 - 2nd February 2004 at 13:47
Re: United Airlines
Originally posted by Wrenchbender
I’m working on getting the pictures. Give me about 12 hrs.
I gotta see these.
Wating with bated breath
By: Wrenchbender - 2nd February 2004 at 13:42
United Airlines
I’m working on getting the pictures. Give me about 12 hrs.
By: Old Git - 2nd February 2004 at 13:10
Re: United Airlines
Originally posted by Wrenchbender
For Example. They have been farming work out o third party chop shops and a one shop put the nose gear in wrong. It worked for a few trips correctly. On final in to ORD they deployed the gear and the nose tires were 90 degrees to the runway. the plane landed blew both tires, ground the rims down to the axles. I could tell you about engines failing out of overhaul. I will try and post some of the pictures.
Keeeriiiist – I don’t fancy the sound of that at all. Are you serious!?
By: Wrenchbender - 2nd February 2004 at 12:21
United Airlines
For Example. They have been farming work out o third party chop shops and a one shop put the nose gear in wrong. It worked for a few trips correctly. On final in to ORD they deployed the gear and the nose tires were 90 degrees to the runway. the plane landed blew both tires, ground the rims down to the axles. I could tell you about engines failing out of overhaul. I will try and post some of the pictures.
By: Whiskey Delta - 2nd February 2004 at 02:10
By your name Wrechbender I’m assuming you’re a mechanic. What type of work do you do at United?
By: Wrenchbender - 2nd February 2004 at 01:53
United Airlines
United with out yoU- N -I = Ted. I hate United and hope the burn in failed airline hell for all they done to us employees. You r probably just a passenger and really don’t know or understand how unsafe the airline has become.
By: greekdude1 - 31st January 2004 at 19:20
Originally posted by Whiskey Delta
United recently announced that they are shutting down their Miami base. There will surely be more of the same in the next year. I’ll believe UAL will get out of bankrupcy when I see it.
This was a no-brainer. UA really didn’t have a huge presence in MIA to begin with. They are cancelling their 2 MIA-South America flights. Other than that, they really only serve MIA from their hub cities. Both Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo will continue to be served from IAD and ORD.
On a lighter note, they announced 3 new non-stop flights. ORD-KIX, ORD-EZE, and IAD-ZRH. The latter marks the return of UA to Zurich. They ceased service there sometime in the mid-90’s.
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