DL 84 ATL - CDG equipment change 3/28
Dec 9, 2014, 2:12 pm
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DL 84 ATL - CDG equipment change 3/28
Am I the only one that finds it odd Delta is putting the 777-200LR on the ATL-CDG route starting 3/28? That is an awfully long haul plane to fly this route. It has been years since they even had an 777-200ER on the route....but an LR? 
Dec 9, 2014, 2:14 pm
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Supply and Demand? It's hardly an inefficient airplane so if they have one lying around, they can surely fill it.
Dec 9, 2014, 2:19 pm
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It just does not follow the DL strategy to NOT under-fly a plane based on range. DL has often flown the A330-300 to cdg from atl, which has roughly the same passenger count, but range more matched to the route.
Dec 9, 2014, 2:25 pm
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AF has always run 772 and 773 on this route and from a capacity standpoint, I fly this route about 5 times a year and they're often filled (at least all the flights I've taken).
Yes you're losing "opportunity range" with an LR, but they also do not fly them fully loaded with fuel, just fully loaded with butts.
Yes you're losing "opportunity range" with an LR, but they also do not fly them fully loaded with fuel, just fully loaded with butts.
Dec 9, 2014, 2:26 pm
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Richard Anderson quote from a recent article: "Aircraft that underfly their range are uneconomical,” Aviation Week quotes Anderson as saying. “You cannot make a 777 consistently profitable flying only East Coast to Europe. That would be routes 1,000 or 2,000 naut. mi. shorter than what it was designed for.”
Dec 9, 2014, 2:26 pm
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Otherwise, it's probably a case of an otherwise un-used 777 or one that can be effectively be scheduled in a rotation with the ATL-CDG segment.
Dec 9, 2014, 2:28 pm
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AF has always run 772 and 773 on this route and from a capacity standpoint, I fly this route about 5 times a year and they're oftened filled (at least all the flights I've taken).
Yes you're losing "opportunity range" with an LR, but they also do not fly them fully loaded with fuel, just fully loaded with butts.
Yes you're losing "opportunity range" with an LR, but they also do not fly them fully loaded with fuel, just fully loaded with butts.
Dec 9, 2014, 2:58 pm
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Dec 9, 2014, 3:14 pm
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I guess the ratio of BE to coach seats would be approximately the same for the two aircraft (now that DL has removed the last two rows of BE), but IIRC the 777 can carry more cargo.
Otherwise, it's probably a case of an otherwise un-used 777 or one that can be effectively be scheduled in a rotation with the ATL-CDG segment.
Otherwise, it's probably a case of an otherwise un-used 777 or one that can be effectively be scheduled in a rotation with the ATL-CDG segment.
Dec 9, 2014, 3:16 pm
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Capacity discipline. It can be more profitable to use a smaller plane that does better than break even.
Dec 9, 2014, 3:48 pm
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A few years ago in the summer they were flying 777 between ATL and FRA (don't remember which model)
Could they be taking some planes out of service to install satellite WiFi before the summer crunch?
Could they be taking some planes out of service to install satellite WiFi before the summer crunch?