Status of United's 787 Fleet
Jan 16, 2013, 7:55 pm
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FAA grounds UA 787!
Jeffrey -
Please get the UNITED 777 back on LAX-NRT.
And keep all your cramped 787s in Houston.
Please get the UNITED 777 back on LAX-NRT.
And keep all your cramped 787s in Houston.
Jan 16, 2013, 7:55 pm
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wont happen unless the FAA tells them to do that, its too co$tly and will mean less of a bonu$
what is your rerouting?
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Jan 16, 2013, 8:01 pm
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I take it you were on flight 1426, that plane Inbounded from NRT today and it was delayed out of NRT to check Electrical things, but it seems it was given the Go ahead to depart. Now it seems from you it ran into problems at LAX or just maybe they wanted the mechanics here in the US to give it a once over
Either way it does seem to me at least , that top mgmt decided to keep them in the air until told Not To, rather then use common sense and Ground them as they should have
Either way it does seem to me at least , that top mgmt decided to keep them in the air until told Not To, rather then use common sense and Ground them as they should have
Jan 16, 2013, 8:03 pm
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I was looking forward to UA 1489 IAH-LAX on the weekend so hoping for an appropriate substitute with BF.
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Jan 16, 2013, 8:04 pm
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Just as a point of order with some of my comments as well as others on this particular thread. Why hasn't united posted anything about the 787 grounding on their website yet?
Jan 16, 2013, 8:05 pm
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After from what I know. But it was the same plane that ran into problems earlier on Tues @ NRT , yet once again they decided (top mgmt) since none of them were on it let it Depart
Jan 16, 2013, 8:10 pm
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Reality is: It tends to be bad for business if you willingly operate airplanes that you know to be unsafe. Say what we will about them, it's unlikely that UA management would do that.
Yep.
Jan 16, 2013, 8:11 pm
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If it was a problem with just 1 plane or even a series of problems with numerous planes but that were over a few months I could hear Mgmts reasoning. But it was with several planes & day after day, thats another issue completely or in the least why didnt they CX the 1460 tonight LAX-IAH after it ran into more problems after doing so earlier in the day @ NRT?
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Jan 16, 2013, 8:18 pm
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umm actually it is right on ANA's front page under the notice at the top right quadrant.
Jan 16, 2013, 8:20 pm
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I changed my 26 JAN NRT-LAX flight yesterday to instead route through SEA not because i was afraid to fly the 787 but because i was afraid the flight would get cancelled (either a single bird mechanical issue or something like this). And of course, not at all because there was upgrade potential via SEA and not on the 787...
This is a great plane that will be great for the industry. Eventually.
This is a great plane that will be great for the industry. Eventually.
Jan 16, 2013, 8:21 pm
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The 2155 hrs departure of LOT's Flight 4 ORD-WAW on it's 787 is now cancelled. LOT had invited news media to cover it's first 787 flight, and now the media is broadcasting the cancellation.
Jan 16, 2013, 8:22 pm
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Personally, all I can say is that I would feel a lot better about UA had they grounded the 787 fleet before the FAA forced them to do so.
Jan 16, 2013, 8:26 pm
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Anybody remember about Southwest and the 737's being opened in mid flight like soda cans. And they still kept flying for at least a couple of days if not longer as other 737's opened up mid flight before they grounded some of their fleet.
Don't fool your self safety of an aircraft is a close second or third or even fourth to the amount of money to fix, cancel, or rebook. Money will always trump everything. Just look what they have done so far to our old beloved UNITED
Don't fool your self safety of an aircraft is a close second or third or even fourth to the amount of money to fix, cancel, or rebook. Money will always trump everything. Just look what they have done so far to our old beloved UNITED
Jan 16, 2013, 8:29 pm
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European safety agency to ground 787 in line with FAA
Europe has joined in now....
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...90G05A20130117
European safety regulators will follow the United States in ordering the grounding of Boeing 787 Dreamliners amid battery safety concerns, a spokesman said early on Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...90G05A20130117
European safety regulators will follow the United States in ordering the grounding of Boeing 787 Dreamliners amid battery safety concerns, a spokesman said early on Thursday.