What is the longest flight on a narrow body plane?
Jan 28, 2012, 10:03 pm
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Jan 29, 2012, 5:59 am
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EC (OpenSkies) flies 752s between Paris and the US, though these are in a 2-2 config so it's actually quite nice.
I like 757s from the outside though, very pretty planes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tr...edelstaedt.jpg http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace...ng-757-200.jpg
I like 757s from the outside though, very pretty planes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tr...edelstaedt.jpg http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace...ng-757-200.jpg
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Jan 29, 2012, 4:44 pm
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Not quite up to the PrivatAir flight lengths, but NH does NRT-BOM in a 737. 11h to BOM, 8h back. I thought these were business class, but there are some coach tickets for sale on these flights.
Jan 29, 2012, 11:07 pm
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PrivatAir dba Lufthansa does FRA-PNQ on a 738, which is 8h15m non-stop going and 10h25m on the return + 30 minutes ground time at OTP for re-fuel.
It used to be all J, now has J + Y. My family loves this flight, as we have relatives in PNQ and prefer not to have to drive from BOM. Only AI from DXB and LH from FRA serve the airport internationally.
Edit: whoops, my ctrl+f failed me, already posted.
It used to be all J, now has J + Y. My family loves this flight, as we have relatives in PNQ and prefer not to have to drive from BOM. Only AI from DXB and LH from FRA serve the airport internationally.
Edit: whoops, my ctrl+f failed me, already posted.
Jan 30, 2012, 12:10 am
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PrivatAir dba Lufthansa does FRA-PNQ on a 738, which is 8h15m non-stop going and 10h25m on the return + 30 minutes ground time at OTP for re-fuel.
It used to be all J, now has J + Y. My family loves this flight, as we have relatives in PNQ and prefer not to have to drive from BOM. Only AI from DXB and LH from FRA serve the airport internationally.
Edit: whoops, my ctrl+f failed me, already posted.
It used to be all J, now has J + Y. My family loves this flight, as we have relatives in PNQ and prefer not to have to drive from BOM. Only AI from DXB and LH from FRA serve the airport internationally.
Edit: whoops, my ctrl+f failed me, already posted.
The 787-8 dreamliner has an extremel long range but the 777 + 787 are wider than what you would consider narrowbody jets.
The 757 is likely the longest range of the narrowbodies. The A318 a narrow body also has flown transatlantic from NY to London.
Generally 757s hit Western Europe, but they have been known to have headwind issues at times forcing them to make a stopover, same with the A318.
The Bombardier CSeries is a new narrow body due out which can do the transatlantic routes without refueling due to headwind issues so they will have more range. But NYC to Western Europe is all you will get out of narrow bodies. Obviously in other locations around the globe you would see the same comparative range between 2 other airports.
Jan 30, 2012, 12:27 am
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The Bombardier CSeries is a new narrow body due out which can do the transatlantic routes without refueling due to headwind issues so they will have more range. But NYC to Western Europe is all you will get out of narrow bodies. Obviously in other locations around the globe you would see the same comparative range between 2 other airports.
Jan 30, 2012, 1:02 am
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Have done Newark <-> Belfast lots of times on a 757, both in economy and business. It's about 7.5 hours westbound, and 7 hours eastbound. It's no different from any other medium-haul flight. The amount of space you have is normal, and moving up and down the aisle is normal too. You'll be fine.
Jan 30, 2012, 1:09 am
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Likely not.
Between Boeing 707-320, Douglas DC-8-72, Vickers VC-10 and Ilyushin Il-62, which one do you think has the longest range? I expect that some if not all of them have longer range than 757-200.
So have A319LR.
Generally 757s hit Western Europe, but they have been known to have headwind issues at times forcing them to make a stopover, same with the A318.
The Bombardier CSeries is a new narrow body due out which can do the transatlantic routes without refueling due to headwind issues so they will have more range. But NYC to Western Europe is all you will get out of narrow bodies. Obviously in other locations around the globe you would see the same comparative range between 2 other airports.
CRJ has the same cabin cross section as Bombardier Global Express.
How does the Bombardier CSeries cabin width compare against de Havilland Comet cabin?
Between Boeing 707-320, Douglas DC-8-72, Vickers VC-10 and Ilyushin Il-62, which one do you think has the longest range? I expect that some if not all of them have longer range than 757-200.
Generally 757s hit Western Europe, but they have been known to have headwind issues at times forcing them to make a stopover, same with the A318.
The Bombardier CSeries is a new narrow body due out which can do the transatlantic routes without refueling due to headwind issues so they will have more range. But NYC to Western Europe is all you will get out of narrow bodies. Obviously in other locations around the globe you would see the same comparative range between 2 other airports.
I sure hope they're better designed than the CRJ's....imagine taking one of those trans-Atlantic
How does the Bombardier CSeries cabin width compare against de Havilland Comet cabin?
Jan 30, 2012, 5:44 am
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Probably not counting, but i did KEF-EWR in 2010. But got diverted to JFK. After landing we were denied deboarding.
So total time in plane was:
3 hours delay after boarding in KEF
6 hours flight time
11 hours wait on ground at JFK
Equals 20 hours on a very cramped 757
Not a great start to the holiday...
So total time in plane was:
3 hours delay after boarding in KEF
6 hours flight time
11 hours wait on ground at JFK
Equals 20 hours on a very cramped 757
Not a great start to the holiday...
Jan 30, 2012, 10:35 am
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Actually, it requires a stopover westbound, due to winds + short takeoff runway at LCY. While there, pax do US pre-arrival customs & immigration at SNN so that the flight can land at a domestic gate at JFK.
Jan 30, 2012, 1:01 pm
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I've done PHL<--->DUB on a US 757. As others have noted, the experience is no more painful than a standard transcon.
The perception of increased discomfort on a narrowbody is largely an optical illusion, as you likely have the same amount of personal space in coach on a 757 as you would on a widebody. The narrower cabin simply creates the perception of less space.
The perception of increased discomfort on a narrowbody is largely an optical illusion, as you likely have the same amount of personal space in coach on a 757 as you would on a widebody. The narrower cabin simply creates the perception of less space.
Jan 30, 2012, 2:30 pm
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I've done PHL<--->DUB on a US 757. As others have noted, the experience is no more painful than a standard transcon.
The perception of increased discomfort on a narrowbody is largely an optical illusion, as you likely have the same amount of personal space in coach on a 757 as you would on a widebody. The narrower cabin simply creates the perception of less space.
The perception of increased discomfort on a narrowbody is largely an optical illusion, as you likely have the same amount of personal space in coach on a 757 as you would on a widebody. The narrower cabin simply creates the perception of less space.