Originally Posted by bernardd

Texas isn't much of a place to vacation, but it isn't only about oil either, for example there's a big high-tech industry in Austin, North Dallas and pieces of Houston. Amongst the names you'll probably recognize are Dell, AMD, IBM, Intel, HP Compaq, Freescale (formerly Motorola Semiconductors), Alcatel and a load of others.

Now I come to think of it, I wonder why BA flies a 747 to Phoenix 5 or 6 days a week, rather than a 767 or 777 every day?

Originally Posted by Jumbodriver

Due to the length of Duty PHX needs flight crew bunks. BA management when they bought the first batch of 777s decided it would only do E coast and Mid East and never do long range so wouldnt need bunks, so they expensively got Boeing to take the standard fit bunks out (for a CSDs office, much more important). The Rolls Royce engined aircraft had them fitted but theres only 16 actually 15 of which only 10 have first class. 3 are on the SYD run on any one day so theres not much flex. 6 744s a week provides the same capacity ish as 7 777s.