Nov 22, 2012, 4:10 am
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-- a place to just relax and have some fun. Stop in and see what's happening! 
-- a place to just relax and have some fun. Stop in and see what's happening! 
The Alaska Airlines Bored Room
Sep 12, 2008, 9:27 am
#241
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Dude. You. Have. No. Idea. What. You're. Missing.
BA F makes AS F look like coach. No, nevermind that. It makes it look like coach on an RJ. A US RJ.
Seriously, AS F is worse than World Traveller Plus. I walked through the World Traveller Plus cabin on boarding, thinking that it was Club World (business), and remarking to myself that it looked nice compared to AS F. Only later did I happen to stroll through the real Club World cabin (which has real flat beds!) did I realize (er, realise--I've got to remember where I am!) that I had been looking at WT+. Wow.
Pictures to be posted on Flickr, Facebook, and maybe linked here hopefully sooner rather than later. (Camera import got screwy, though, so I may have lost some of the pictures...
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BA F makes AS F look like coach. No, nevermind that. It makes it look like coach on an RJ. A US RJ.
Seriously, AS F is worse than World Traveller Plus. I walked through the World Traveller Plus cabin on boarding, thinking that it was Club World (business), and remarking to myself that it looked nice compared to AS F. Only later did I happen to stroll through the real Club World cabin (which has real flat beds!) did I realize (er, realise--I've got to remember where I am!) that I had been looking at WT+. Wow.
Pictures to be posted on Flickr, Facebook, and maybe linked here hopefully sooner rather than later. (Camera import got screwy, though, so I may have lost some of the pictures...
)You are comparing apples & oranges. DL Biz Elite long haul is far superior to their domestic F. I've flown both very recently as you know. BA long haul is a very nice experience though.
AS F is still superior to both DL F flight that I took.
Sep 12, 2008, 10:07 am
#242
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Sep 12, 2008, 10:21 am
#243
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Vancouver (Not BC), WA (Not DC)...I'm in a PDX flight path.
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I hope you're having a good time, technology aside!
Sep 12, 2008, 4:00 pm
#244
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Arrived in LHR and had some distant relatives pick us up and host us that evening and the following morning. The four of us (us and them) visited Harrod's, after which we (after they left for an afternoon commitment) visited the British Museum. Flight out was at 9:30, so we took the tube to Heathrow at around 6:45 and spent an hour in the Concorde Room (mmm...Bob was right about the food!).
Did lose some of the pics from the museum, but I do have the [relatively] good ones of the Rosetta Stone left.
Just woke up in SIN...off to a couple of days of sightseeing here and then we're off to BKK!
(I promise not to turn this thread into my personal trip report thread for the next two months!
)
Sep 13, 2008, 8:25 am
#245
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Seriously, AS F is worse than World Traveller Plus. I walked through the World Traveller Plus cabin on boarding, thinking that it was Club World (business), and remarking to myself that it looked nice compared to AS F. Only later did I happen to stroll through the real Club World cabin (which has real flat beds!) did I realize (er, realise--I've got to remember where I am!) that I had been looking at WT+. Wow.
Pictures to be posted on Flickr, Facebook, and maybe linked here hopefully sooner rather than later. (Camera import got screwy, though, so I may have lost some of the pictures...)
Pictures to be posted on Flickr, Facebook, and maybe linked here hopefully sooner rather than later. (Camera import got screwy, though, so I may have lost some of the pictures...
) I did get the photos off before... but I couldn't take a picture of the Boeing Dreamlifter this morning when taking the Diamond Shuttle to ANC...
I am headed there today... so will be able to look for cows... the University does have a reproduction research facility for cows, I think that is the extent of cows in the region...
Sep 13, 2008, 7:51 pm
#246
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SEA_Tigger mentioned something (when I excitedly texted him that it was in ANC!) to me about a strike of sorts (my assumption is that it's the union of the people building the Dreamliner) and that the Dreamlifters would likely be out of operation for a bit until that's settled. Sounds like that's what's happening.
When I went over to take photos of it, I noticed that it said on the nose gear flaps that it was operated by Evergreen. Anyone know why that's there? I thought Boeing had their own pilots and operated it themselves. Bob W thought it might be because Evergreen might have clearance into some countries that Boeing wouldn't (like China or something).
Sep 14, 2008, 9:33 pm
#247
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It's still there? I took pics of it on Monday. Those survived the photo-import mess. Will post them for you sometime.
SEA_Tigger mentioned something (when I excitedly texted him that it was in ANC!) to me about a strike of sorts (my assumption is that it's the union of the people building the Dreamliner) and that the Dreamlifters would likely be out of operation for a bit until that's settled. Sounds like that's what's happening.
When I went over to take photos of it, I noticed that it said on the nose gear flaps that it was operated by Evergreen. Anyone know why that's there? I thought Boeing had their own pilots and operated it themselves. Bob W thought it might be because Evergreen might have clearance into some countries that Boeing wouldn't (like China or something).
SEA_Tigger mentioned something (when I excitedly texted him that it was in ANC!) to me about a strike of sorts (my assumption is that it's the union of the people building the Dreamliner) and that the Dreamlifters would likely be out of operation for a bit until that's settled. Sounds like that's what's happening.
When I went over to take photos of it, I noticed that it said on the nose gear flaps that it was operated by Evergreen. Anyone know why that's there? I thought Boeing had their own pilots and operated it themselves. Bob W thought it might be because Evergreen might have clearance into some countries that Boeing wouldn't (like China or something).
Sep 15, 2008, 10:45 am
#248
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Sep 15, 2008, 3:40 pm
#249
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
The LCF conversion was partially designed by Boeing's Moscow bureau and Boeing Rocketdyne with the swing tail designed in partnership with Gamesa Aeronautica of Spain.[1] Modification is being carried out in Taiwan by Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation,[4] a joint venture of Evergreen Group's EVA Air and General Electric.
Sep 16, 2008, 2:42 am
#251
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Sep 16, 2008, 6:32 pm
#253
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I noticed the dreamlifter here the other week then it was gone then it was back again. Im wondering if there is some kind of heavy maintenance going on to the 2 AWACS beside it and the dreamlifter keeps bringing in parts but if thats the case why wouldnt they do it on the AFB
Sep 16, 2008, 7:44 pm
#254
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I noticed the dreamlifter here the other week then it was gone then it was back again. Im wondering if there is some kind of heavy maintenance going on to the 2 AWACS beside it and the dreamlifter keeps bringing in parts but if thats the case why wouldnt they do it on the AFB
Sep 16, 2008, 7:56 pm
#255
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