BA 747's Used On Seattle Route To LHR
Jun 14, 2017, 5:17 am
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Jun 14, 2017, 5:18 am
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Another way to check what has been used in the past (gives a good idea what to expect) is to go the www.basource.com and use the Route Tracker
Jun 14, 2017, 9:49 am
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Jun 14, 2017, 9:50 am
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Jun 17, 2017, 12:37 am
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I think you need to check that. Plural does not require apostrophises even when it is of a number. 747s not 747's. Not sure what you think 747's would be an abbreviation of?
Jun 17, 2017, 1:48 am
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Jun 17, 2017, 1:50 am
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Separately from grammar irritations, I am flying in F to SEA later this year. Is there a marked difference in the cabin depending on configuration - mainly IFE?
Jun 17, 2017, 1:55 am
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In First, it's just the IFE, though due to the larger screens in First it's less noticeable. If you're on the Moving Map, everything is reasonably large, even if it looks like the writing is in Minecraft font, you can see the pixels. Whereas the Panasonic system (a) has a different and interactive Moving Map programme and (b) looks much sharper and clearer. The seating and everything else is the same. Oh, minor detail, but one of the reasons which CW and First is better on the Super J is that the CSD/CSM is more detached from service duties and therefore can be more hands-on on the customer service side.
Jun 17, 2017, 2:12 am
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Somewhere, Boeing has a huge manual as to how to deal with the branding. From things like how to use Stratotype (e.g.: Pretty much only in the logo and with the BCAG product model numbers), what colors to use in publications and so forth. I wouldn't be surprised that it explicitly describes how the plural of the BCAG aircraft models should be written as well. But I can't ever remember seeing the plural of 747 written as "747's" in any publication that I've read.
Jun 17, 2017, 3:06 am
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In First, it's just the IFE, though due to the larger screens in First it's less noticeable. If you're on the Moving Map, everything is reasonably large, even if it looks like the writing is in Minecraft font, you can see the pixels. Whereas the Panasonic system (a) has a different and interactive Moving Map programme and (b) looks much sharper and clearer. The seating and everything else is the same. Oh, minor detail, but one of the reasons which CW and First is better on the Super J is that the CSD/CSM is more detached from service duties and therefore can be more hands-on on the customer service side.
Just checked and my flight is showing J as 12 - 22 on main deck so believe at the moment I should get the better Panasonic IFE and a possibly more hands on CSM!