United Boeing 777-200ER (N57016) in Business Class between Newark and Amsterdam
Some meta-data:
Flight: United Airlines UA 20
Departure from: Newark Liberty International Airport, EWR, Terminal C, New Jersey
Take off from: Runway 4R, length 3,048 m / 10,000 ft
Arrival into: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, AMS, G-Gates, Netherlands
Landing on: Runway 18R, Polderbaan, length 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
Distance: 3,657 miles / 5,885 km
Duration: 5 hours and 52 minutes
Travel Class: BusinessFirst (now called International Polaris Business)
International Crew: based at Houston
Passenger load: approx. 80%
Seat: 4A
Pitch: 78 inches
Width: 23 inches
Plane: Boeing 777-200ER
Registration: N57016
Tail No: 3016
Delivered to Continental Airlines: May 2000
Engines: 2 x General Electric GE90-92B
Take-Off Thrust: 91,999 lbf each
Diversion: United Flight UA 20 Houston - Amsterdam was diverted to Newark due to an unruly passenger;
this video describes the Newark - Amsterdam segment
Neat United Business Cabin (it's now called Polaris):
Rainy evening in Newark Terminal C:
Taxiing towards Newark Runway 4R:
Climbing out of Newark:
Setting course towards Amsterdam for this very short flight of 5 hours and 52 minutes:
Sunrise over the Atlantic (the sun is reflecting on the General Electric GE90-92B engine):
Jetstream pushed us to a groundspeed of 1177 kph:
Breakfast (some spicy omellete - the FAs have been started preparing the meals 2 hours into the flight - it was always noisy in the galley):
Descenting into a storm over the Netherlands:
Approaching Polderbaan Runway 18R:
Last look at the United Polaris Business cabin:
United Boeing 777-200ER at Amsterdam Schiphol:
Enjoy!