764 fleet returning to EWR
Aug 11, 2017, 2:19 pm
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764 fleet returning to EWR
"United Airlines will shift its fleet of Boeing 767-400ER aircraft to its Newark Liberty International airport hub from October, to address continuing issues with its flight attendant groups."
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...issues-440216/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...issues-440216/
Aug 11, 2017, 2:32 pm
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Still can't get their labor right. Pathetic on both sides.
Aug 11, 2017, 2:38 pm
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Happy to hear they're doing well by their work force (which ultimately benefits them as a company and its culture as well as us as flyers) -- but sad that they can't do this until October of next year because of software... how long has this been in the works? Crazy.
Aug 11, 2017, 2:43 pm
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EWR lost a bunch of lines for September, putting some pretty senior flight attendants back on reserve, and there has been a bit of an uproar. At the same time, with the 787 coming to IAD, there really isn't a need for the 764 there, which has similar capacity.
Unacceptable that it's taking so long to get the workgroups on a combined scheduling platform, but that's par for the course.
Unacceptable that it's taking so long to get the workgroups on a combined scheduling platform, but that's par for the course.
Aug 11, 2017, 3:41 pm
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Aug 11, 2017, 3:45 pm
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Looks like EWR-FRA, a 772 route for a long time, is going to 764 later this year.
Aug 11, 2017, 3:47 pm
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Moving some 764s to EWR probably also frees some slack in the 777 schedule to accommodate Polaris mods without a major step down in capacity if a 763 is swapped onto a key route like EWRFRA as noted.
Aug 11, 2017, 4:23 pm
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What's pathetic is they can't come up with the automation for a common crew management system until October 2018. I understand these things are likely not "off the shelf" products but come on, they've known they would need a common crew platform since they merged over 5 years ago.
Aug 11, 2017, 4:41 pm
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So can I fly to Switzerland ex-IAD in a 3-class 767 again? Sounds good to me.
Aug 11, 2017, 4:46 pm
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Aug 11, 2017, 5:16 pm
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(I'm not in the industry either, but have picked up the jargon over the years).
Aug 11, 2017, 5:22 pm
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What's pathetic is they can't come up with the automation for a common crew management system until October 2018. I understand these things are likely not "off the shelf" products but come on, they've known they would need a common crew platform since they merged over 5 years ago.
Aug 11, 2017, 5:32 pm
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What's pathetic is they can't come up with the automation for a common crew management system until October 2018. I understand these things are likely not "off the shelf" products but come on, they've known they would need a common crew platform since they merged over 5 years ago.
Am I oversimplifying this?
