The Second Annual Star Alliance Mega DO -- The official planning thread

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Feb 3, 2010 | 10:38 pm

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I hope this dont sell out, I would hate to miss out on this! Sounds like great fun!

Feb 4, 2010 | 1:15 am

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Originally Posted by SEA777GUY

I hope this dont sell out, I would hate to miss out on this! Sounds like great fun!

I'm sure this will sell out - but hopefully not before we've gotten tickets

Feb 4, 2010 | 6:03 am

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Originally Posted by SEA777GUY

I hope this dont sell out, I would hate to miss out on this! Sounds like great fun!

We want them to sell out, after we get tickets of course

Feb 4, 2010 | 6:50 am

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Originally Posted by vulle

I'm sure this will sell out - but hopefully not before we've gotten tickets

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Originally Posted by wr_schwab

We want them to sell out, after we get tickets of course

Sitting in the back of a packed 747 for 3 days?

Great!!!

Feb 4, 2010 | 7:07 am

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Sitting in the back of a packed 747 for 3 days?

Great!!!

In the back?? When have you ever been in the back??

I can assure you it won't be a LH 747

Feb 4, 2010 | 7:13 am

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In the back?? When have you ever been in the back??

I can assure you it won't be a LH 747

Does an LH 747 have more than 25 rows not including the upper deck? Confused

Feb 4, 2010 | 7:56 am

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In the back?? When have you ever been in the back??

More recently and often than you'd think - or I'd like to remember.

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I can assure you it won't be a LH 747

So which *A carrier has 747 in active service?
UA, CA, NZ, NH, OZ, TG, SA, SG...
Let the speculation begin!

We can't charter a LH747 and leave it in the Arizona desert then?

Feb 4, 2010 | 8:10 am

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We can't charter a LH747 and leave it in the Arizona desert then?

If it was an LH 747, the DO would have to have a height, or maximum leg length, restriction for attendees wanting to fly Y!

Feb 4, 2010 | 8:36 am

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We can't charter a LH747 and leave it in the Arizona desert then?

Now that would be a worthy FT goal - take the last flight ever on a 747. What a way to give a grand old lady a grand old send off!

Feb 4, 2010 | 8:56 am

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Now that would be a worthy FT goal - take the last flight ever on a 747. What a way to give a grand old lady a grand old send off!

Since SQ is retiring their 747 fleet this year...

Feb 4, 2010 | 9:43 am

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Since SQ is retiring their 747 fleet this year...

They will be turned into cargo planes and unlikely just parked in the desert. SQ and LH are usually smart, we have to bet on UA or somebody to retire their airfleet with us!

Also, LH (which we told it is not) would probably take the seats out and reuse them, so no seats left on the way to desert (if they have to send them to desert and don't find a buyer at all but even the A300s are going to Pakistan & alike)

Feb 4, 2010 | 9:49 am

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Also, LH (which we told it is not) would probably take the seats out and reuse them ...

No seats = more space for beverages.

Feb 4, 2010 | 10:00 am

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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner

More recently and often than you'd think - or I'd like to remember.

So which *A carrier has 747 in active service?
UA, CA, NZ, NH, OZ, TG, SA, SG...
Let the speculation begin!

We can't charter a LH747 and leave it in the Arizona desert then?

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Now that would be a worthy FT goal - take the last flight ever on a 747. What a way to give a grand old lady a grand old send off!

It's not just a worthy goal, it would be a public service. LH Y is terrible on the 747, and it would mean one aircraft less that unsuspecting passengers could have to suffer on.

My guess is it would likely be United - they seem to have more 747s than they know what to do with, given all the military charters they run and the fact that they still had to park some birds in the desert anyway.

Feb 4, 2010 | 10:20 am

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It's not just a worthy goal, it would be a public service. LH Y is terrible on the 747, and it would mean one aircraft less that unsuspecting passengers could have to suffer on.

LH has 30 of the birds at the last count. We'll need 29 more Mega Dos to park them all in the desert.

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UA 747 and UA cabin crew? Can we please have our Mods in lederhosen and aloha shirt back!

Feb 4, 2010 | 4:52 pm

#345

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Nice catch! I had no idea LH had facilities in PHX. I still think a side trip to TUS to visit The Boneyard is in the works.

The Boneyard (AMARG) would be interesting, but there is already a public tour. I'd prefer something like Pinal Airpark that is not normally accessible to oursiders.