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Tarpie Feb 19, 2011 2:53 pm
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JFKSFOLAX_friend Feb 19, 2011 3:05 pm
Originally Posted by BigPoppaCO (Post 15894676)
lie-flat BF seats.
You were able to secure a BusinessFirst seat?

mduell Feb 19, 2011 3:52 pm
Originally Posted by channa (Post 15894123)
Remember, too, that CO uses a very optimistic operating philosophy, and as a result, there's not much slack or padding in CO's system. So, if there's a longer-than-normal flight time, CO is less likely to be able to absorb it.
The difference amounts to 10 minutes eastbound and 10-20 minutes westbound. Note CO uses slower B73x equipment on many of their flights, while UA is all B752, which makes CO even more optimistic.

From the current schedules:
Code:
carrier | origin | destination | max |  avg  | min
---------+--------+-------------+-----+-------+-----
 CO      | LAX    | EWR        | 320 | 312.5 | 299
 UA      | LAX    | JFK        | 330 | 320.7 | 318
 CO      | SFO    | EWR        | 332 | 322.4 | 310
 UA      | SFO    | EWR        | 333 | 333.0 | 333
 UA      | SFO    | JFK        | 345 | 333.0 | 319

 carrier | origin | destination | max |  avg  | min
---------+--------+-------------+-----+-------+-----
 CO      | EWR    | LAX        | 380 | 363.3 | 349
 UA      | JFK    | LAX        | 387 | 382.1 | 374
 CO      | EWR    | SFO        | 385 | 378.1 | 369
 UA      | EWR    | SFO        | 388 | 388.0 | 388
 UA      | JFK    | SFO        | 408 | 400.2 | 394

canard Feb 19, 2011 4:13 pm
I've noticed a lot of CO's 737-900 westbound transcons have been diverting to Denver this week. Maybe this type isn't well suited for transcon flying? (The 737-800s haven't been diverting).

jlemon Feb 19, 2011 4:55 pm
Originally Posted by canard (Post 15896009)
I've noticed a lot of CO's 737-900 westbound transcons have been diverting to Denver this week. Maybe this type isn't well suited for transcon flying? (The 737-800s haven't been diverting).
Hmmm......I think CO has two (2) versions of the 739: the standard model and "ER" version which denotes the extended range model......

Can anyone confirm?

mduell Feb 19, 2011 4:58 pm
Yes, C:rolleyes: has both ER and non-ER -900s.

jlemon Feb 19, 2011 5:01 pm
Originally Posted by mduell (Post 15896180)
Yes, C:rolleyes: has both ER and non-ER -900s.
Oh come on......C:rolleyes:??

They're not that bad, are they?

BigPoppaCO Feb 19, 2011 5:21 pm
Originally Posted by JFKSFOLAX_friend (Post 15895753)
You were able to secure a BusinessFirst seat?
Yup. Outbound didn't clear but I had 7ABC to myself on the 757. With the winds flight time was 5.5. The return cleared at time of booking. After a handful of BF trips the past few months I can safely say I prefer the 757 to the 777

mduell Feb 19, 2011 8:31 pm
Originally Posted by jlemon (Post 15896185)
Oh come on......C:rolleyes:??

They're not that bad, are they?
The 9:rolleyes::rolleyes: non-ER or C:rolleyes:? A latter is topic for the box, at best.

channa Feb 20, 2011 1:06 am
Originally Posted by mduell (Post 15895934)
The difference amounts to 10 minutes eastbound and 10-20 minutes westbound. Note CO uses slower B73x equipment on many of their flights, while UA is all B752, which makes CO even more optimistic.
Good stuff.

Wow...I hadn't COnsidered the slower CO equipment. That really COmpounds their :rolleyes:ptimism.

RobOnLI Feb 20, 2011 1:21 am
Thanks to fantastic tailwinds in winter I've had a 5.5 hour EWR-AMS flight. Yes, 5.5 all-in (take off to touch down).

That same winter there were reports of 3.5 hour SEA-EWR flights. When I flew SEA-EWR it took 4 hours. Still fast :)

Just last week I had a 6hr15min take off to touch down JFK-SEA flight (on DL, though).

-RM

atiger29 Feb 20, 2011 10:15 am
DCA crosswinds
 
Landing at DCA on a RJ was quite a ride yesterday (02/19.) Not sure which runway it was but we flew along the potomac and then had to do a short bank to line up the runway. The wind was so strong that we could barely finish the bank so we had to wave off. I don't think we were much higher than 100-200 ft from the ground.

We came back around and it was like deja-vu but the pilot was able to get one wheel down and then the other and then it was done. But it was a pretty rough ride. I was watching other planes land from the PC and it was the same thing for almost all of the other planes. Apparently, Jetblue cancelled some of their flights that day from DCA.

UAfan Feb 20, 2011 10:26 am
Originally Posted by atiger29 (Post 15899076)
Landing at DCA on a RJ was quite a ride yesterday (02/19.)...
The winds here in DC yesterday were unreal! :eek: My friend and I were talking about what impact this would have on flights. I said probably little... but I hadn't thought about the RJs bouncing around in the breeze! ;) Thanks for a real 'riders' perspective, atiger29!

IndyDavid Feb 20, 2011 11:15 am
It's a global phenomenon. Thai's ultra-longhaul LAX-BKK flight has taken 18 hours in the air recently. It was 15 hours in August.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA795/history

David

doobierw Feb 20, 2011 12:40 pm
Originally Posted by mduell (Post 15895934)
Note CO uses slower B73x equipment on many of their flights, while UA is all B752, which makes CO even more optimistic
I'm afraid you know not what you speak.


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