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  • April 1, 2004 at 7:59 am in reply to: Delays, Cancelations and wot not #710250
    greekdude1
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    I just remembered another goofy occassion. I was flying SQ from AMS-SIN on a 777. Captain comes on the PA after boarding was complete saying something along the lines of the flight being heavy and they needed use of a runway that apparantly was closed. He then said the 2 options were 1) requesting the air traffic to allow them to use the runway or 2) unload some cargo to lighten the load up a bit. Two hours later, we take off and were not told which of the 2 options came to pass.

    April 1, 2004 at 7:15 am in reply to: PTVs #710287
    greekdude1
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    LH don’t even have PTV’s in their long haul fleet in economy!

    April 1, 2004 at 7:13 am in reply to: Qantas to buy more 738's #710292
    greekdude1
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    Originally posted by steve rowell
    The 400’s are being fitted out to 800 standard as we speak,

    What does this process entail?

    April 1, 2004 at 7:07 am in reply to: Yay! Ba Say The Will Order An A380!!!! #710297
    greekdude1
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    Originally posted by KabirT
    But do BA need A380s?? I mean they wont buy just because AF, LH etc. did.

    Sure they do, being based in a slot crowded airport like LHR. Slots could be better utilized using a couple a A380’s on high yield routes such as LHR-JFK, LHR-SYD, LHR-SIN, LHR-HKG, etc. Besides, BA couldn’t let all the other bigboys operate that behemoth without them doing so!

    March 31, 2004 at 10:46 pm in reply to: Your Last and next flights please….. #710539
    greekdude1
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    Originally posted by wannabe pilot
    Wow, all those flights Greekdude! Do you have to commute or travel with work or summin? Or are you just generally a keen traveller?!

    I do not travel for work as I am a Mathematics Instructor. I guess I am a keen traveller, as you describe it. Let’s just say that I rack up the frequent flyer mileage.

    March 31, 2004 at 10:33 pm in reply to: Your Last and next flights please….. #710546
    greekdude1
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    Recent flights:
    January
    Southwest ??? ONT-LAS 737-300
    Southwest ??? LAS-ONT 737-700

    February
    UX6102 ONT-LAX Emb-120
    UA0935 LAX-HNL 767-300
    UA0054 HNL-LAX 777-200
    UX6098 LAX-ONT Emb-120

    March
    UX6104 ONT-LAX Emb-120
    UA0306 LAX-LAS A320
    UA0271 LAS-LAX A320
    UX6514 LAX-ONT CRJ200

    Upcoming flights:
    April
    TED1438 ONT-DEN A320
    US2060 DEN-CLT A320
    US2404 CLT-FLL 737-400
    UA0289 MIA-LAX 757-200
    UX6100 LAX-ONT Emb-120

    May
    UX???? ONT-LAX Emb-120
    TED???? LAX-LAS A320
    TED???? LAS-LAX A320
    UX???? LAX-ONT Emb-120

    June
    Euro 2004 Trip
    ONT-LAX UX???? Emb-120
    LAX-FRA LH???? 747-400
    FRA-OPO LH???? A321
    OPO-FRA LH???? A321
    FRA-LAX LH???? 747-400
    LAX-ONT UX???? Emb-120

    July
    Olympic Games Trip
    ONT-DEN TED???? A320
    DEN-EWR UA???? 757 C Class
    EWR-AMS SQ0023 747-400 C Class
    AMS-FRA LH???? 737
    FRA-ATH LH???? A300-600R

    August
    ATH-FRA LH???? A300-600R
    FRA-AMS LH???? 737
    AMS-IAD UA???? 777-200 C Class
    IAD-DEN UA???? 777-200 C Class
    DEN-ONT TED???? A320

    March 31, 2004 at 10:00 pm in reply to: Yay! Ba Say The Will Order An A380!!!! #710756
    greekdude1
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    Wasn’t there a post recently where a BA exec was quoted as saying that they would not take delivery of the A380 or the 7E7?

    March 31, 2004 at 9:58 pm in reply to: Adding pictures to one post. #710758
    greekdude1
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    You can’t do that unless they are posted on another website. Apparantly, with the forum upgrade, you will be able to do multiple attachments from your harddrive, as well.

    March 31, 2004 at 9:51 pm in reply to: PTVs #710761
    greekdude1
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    Originally posted by SHAMROCK321
    Without doubt Lufthansa have the best PTVs in economy class.:D

    I sense a little sarcasm here.

    March 31, 2004 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Delays, Cancelations and wot not #711587
    greekdude1
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    One time I was flying Air Canada out of YUL, and the flight was delayed about an hour due to ‘catering problems.’

    One time I was flying America West into LAS, and the plane ‘arrived’ just fine, but then we had to wait about an hour at the gate because the jetway wasn’t working properly, and they couldn’t find an airstair to unload us that way.

    March 31, 2004 at 6:23 pm in reply to: PTVs #711591
    greekdude1
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    SQ has a great PTV system in their fleet. I don’t know about economy, but when I flew their business class 2 years ago, these were some of the features: 10 inch screen, on demand video channels, and video games. I’m not sure of the specifics in terms of how many channels or how many games, but these were in the ‘old’ business clas, the Ultimo seats. Now the Spacebed should be fleet wide and I would imagine these to be slightly better. I will be flying SQ from EWR to AMS this July in business class, so I’ll be able to give an update on how the Spacebed is at that time.

    March 31, 2004 at 5:30 pm in reply to: Let's now have an aviation chat! #711638
    greekdude1
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    Originally posted by Bhoy
    I still say Concorde would be impractical for freighter use… because of the position of the wings, you couldn’t install a side door, so any cargo carried in the cabin (as opposed to the luggage compartment) would have to be loaded through the pax doors, one item at a time, and by hand. You’d surely lose any time gained in flight by having to load the aircraft this way. Plus the Additional cost of fuel, and I really think the whole FedEx idea wasn’t thought through and was totally stillborn.

    I couldn’t have said it better myself.

    March 31, 2004 at 4:49 pm in reply to: To everybody. #711665
    greekdude1
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    Nobody moans at you Skylinerworld, we’re just trying to help you out. You should shut up and listen once in a while rather than firing back.

    March 31, 2004 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Pic of the day March 31 #711667
    greekdude1
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    Originally posted by Hand87_5
    Isn’t NWA the airline operating the oldest fleet in the US?

    Yes, if you consider all the majors. Probably by a longshot. They still have DC-9’s, DC-10’s, and 747 classics. They even still operate a few 727’s as sports charters.

    March 30, 2004 at 6:02 pm in reply to: High flyers #714041
    greekdude1
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    Re: Re: High flyers

    Originally posted by Bmused55
    And for that matter, what airliner currently carrying pax is now the fastest? Does the 747 retake this title? Or the 777? or perhaps the A340.

    The 744 is faster than the 777 and A340.

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