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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by 3Cforme
Tomorrow's scheduled durations, LAX-LHR, by operating carrier:

NZ 10:40
BA 10:25 and 10:15
VA 10:45
AA 10:30
DL 11:06
IIRC, NZ, UA and AA all do 777s with a typical cruise speed of 560 mph (according to wikipedia)
BA does 380 with a cruise of 587 mph
DL does 767 with a cruise of 530 mph

I don't know which variant A340 VS uses but both have a higher cruise than 767

Flying 5456 miles at cruising speed (simplifying things) you'd expect a 777 to do it 30 minutes or so faster.

That's not to say that Delta might pad more than others, but I think the plane does have some impact on the times...
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