Aug 17, 2013, 10:44 am
Last edit by: Bitterroot
Updates to Wiki as of 20 January 2014
Planned changes in aircraft by date and route:
SFO -- SYD: first 772 departs SFO 27 March; turns to 840 at SYD on 29 March
LAX -- SYD: first 772 departs LAX 29 March; turn off 840-29th.
NRT -- ORD: First 744 departs NRT 27 March (aircraft turn at ORD to PVG and FRA in succession the day following arrival from NRT)
ORD -- NRT: First 744 departs ORD 31 March
ORD -- PVG: First 744 departs ORD 28 March
PVG -- ORD: First 744 departs PVG 29 March
ORD -- FRA: First 744 departs ORD 29 March
FRA -- ORD: First 744 departs FRA 30 March
NRT -- SFO: 852 to operate with 772 27 March through 31 March inclusive (772 coming out of rotation)
Or, you can just go look at the good work here (note that info posted above differs from AIRLINEROUTE info dated 4 January 2014 and before):
http://airlineroute.net/2013/08/17/ua-s14update1/
Or, straight to the source if you want to do your own research:
http://www.oag.com/Global
Planned changes in aircraft by date and route:
SFO -- SYD: first 772 departs SFO 27 March; turns to 840 at SYD on 29 March
LAX -- SYD: first 772 departs LAX 29 March; turn off 840-29th.
NRT -- ORD: First 744 departs NRT 27 March (aircraft turn at ORD to PVG and FRA in succession the day following arrival from NRT)
ORD -- NRT: First 744 departs ORD 31 March
ORD -- PVG: First 744 departs ORD 28 March
PVG -- ORD: First 744 departs PVG 29 March
ORD -- FRA: First 744 departs ORD 29 March
FRA -- ORD: First 744 departs FRA 30 March
NRT -- SFO: 852 to operate with 772 27 March through 31 March inclusive (772 coming out of rotation)
Or, you can just go look at the good work here (note that info posted above differs from AIRLINEROUTE info dated 4 January 2014 and before):
http://airlineroute.net/2013/08/17/ua-s14update1/
Or, straight to the source if you want to do your own research:
http://www.oag.com/Global
[Confirmed] SYD going UA 3 Cabin 777 in 2014 [and other 747 route changes]
Apr 20, 2014, 6:28 pm
#496
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If it ends up that way, it's a further incentive to simply fly paid Singapore or Air NZ flights on their point programs.
Apr 20, 2014, 6:41 pm
#497
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The aisles are all push down. Windows and middle cuddle seats I don't recall.
Apr 20, 2014, 10:28 pm
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Are you talking lie flat seats or something else? I flew biz first time this year in 777 on this route last week. Beds are harder and narrower and not full 180, lie flat compared to old 747 configuration. Personal space seems tighter as well. Comparatively, the old United 747 flat bed seats were shorter, more cramped than anything I had flown previously on Air NZ or Singapore or Emirates. It doesn't seem an upgrade in biz class, more a step back.
It's the same seat as the 744. Same cushion, true lie-flat. There is less personal space though. Considerably less space if you're comparing to the UD.
Apr 20, 2014, 10:44 pm
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LAX-HNL-AKL
LAX-HNL-NAN-SYD
The good old days?
Apr 21, 2014, 2:09 am
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How awesome. Maybe it changed to SFO later, but it shows first time in 1982
LAX-HNL-AKL
LAX-HNL-NAN-SYD
LAX-HNL-AKL
LAX-HNL-NAN-SYD
Apr 21, 2014, 2:56 am
#501
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Houston
San Francisco
Honolulu
Auckland
Sydney
Melbourne
It was meant to be Honolulu - Sydney non stop, but wasn't.
Apr 21, 2014, 7:40 am
#502
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Good times, and I remember in Auckland they would walk through the cabin spraying some decontaminating(?) aerosol. They still doing that in NZ? I haven't been there in ages...
Apr 21, 2014, 8:08 am
#503
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ducing such a route. Never mind that the aircraft was not available for a while after the planned start of service. Instead, UA launched DEN-NRT service with the 787.
Apr 21, 2014, 6:17 pm
#504
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Apr 21, 2014, 6:41 pm
#505
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Apr 21, 2014, 7:23 pm
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You may have just had a bad seat. While these seats have their issues (particularly the eight across issue), they're generally quite comfortable and match up well with other J seats just in terms of seat comfort. I did have one recently on a 744 where the cushion was completely shot.
If it didn't go completely flat, it was broken.
If it didn't go completely flat, it was broken.
Sep 9, 2014, 6:39 pm
#507
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747s coming back to ORD
Booking a mid Nov flight PEK-ORD and the planes were 747s.
Is this a mistake or are the 747s no longer limited to SFO?
Is this a mistake or are the 747s no longer limited to SFO?
Sep 9, 2014, 6:41 pm
#508
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Haven't they been back in ORD for a while ?
Sep 9, 2014, 6:45 pm
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ORD-FRA is going back to the 777. Its interesting already how much the 747 sits on the ground here at ORD over night, now, it will do so even more with APAC only 747 flights.
Sep 9, 2014, 6:48 pm
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There are a few routes out of ORD with the 747. I believe what you are thinking is that SFO is sort of the 747 "hub" doing lots of flights to Asia and I believe it's also the maintenance base for the 747s.