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Apr 4, 2018, 9:39 am

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Originally Posted by EWR764

CO flew 764s to the Islands; any 762 service would have been an equipment sub. A point of confusion was when CO introduced a high-density configuration with the 764 (20J instead of 35J) and coded it '767' in the various timetables.

I was on an IAH-HNL-GUM and continued on to MNL, and that was one miserable ride in coach

Overnight and Biz on 747 to CEB to visit a friend, then back four days later. Oh the things we used to do for miles and status

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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH

CO used a 764 IAH-OGG. Had the pleasure of riding it many times. Plane was used to open IAH-EZE after deep sixing the Maui route.

Thanks to you both for the clarification, must have been a sub when I flew. With all the flying within four days the only part of the flights back I remember is the misery of full planes and CO's tight pitch in coach

Apr 4, 2018, 1:03 pm

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I don't think the 772A has the range for EWR/IAD-Hawaii westbound. The published range for this aircraft is 5,240nm (EWR-HNL is 4,313nm), but that figure is for 305 passengers (77G/H can carry up to 364), and does not factor in headwinds and reserve fuel requirements.

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Originally Posted by cv11nyc

Flown them both, 772A eats 764’s lunch. If anything the 764 is a bit of a runway hog on takeoff. 772A could easily fly East Coast to HNL so performance is not the reason it hasn’t been operated.

Apr 4, 2018, 4:36 pm

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Originally Posted by EWR764

A DC-10(-10) would have no trouble at all getting out of DCA for a ferry (no pax/bags) to IAD, and indeed it did not. LGA has only slightly longer runways at 7000', with similarly unforgiving conditions at either end, and long hosted revenue DC-10/L1011 service to ORD, ATL, MIA and elsewhere within the perimeter.

Indeed, the DC-10's launch customer, AA, required that the aircraft be designed to operate in and out of LGA!

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