Originally Posted by
HkCaGu
It has to, mechanical aside. Every night 3 flights arrive from the US: (1) EWR, a sCO 772, (2) SFO, a sUA 744, and (3) ORD, a sUA 772. HKG-SIN is operated by HKG sUA FAs. Using EWR plane for HKG-SIN is out of the question. Even if you have the sUA FAs operate the 744 instead of 772 may be feasible, but you may not be able to find rested pilots due to different type.
Ah, fair enough--sorry, hadn't thought that through given the equipment changes. Used to be 2x 744 and briefly 2x 737 that were available so it was possible/common for there to be a switcheroo in HKG.
And just to keep us on topic, only 13 minutes late yesterday!