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Old Feb 21, 2017, 2:36 pm
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Current 77W Routes:
SFO/HKG (UA 862/869) Started 25MAR17
EWR/TLV (UA 90/91) Started 5MAY17
SFO/NRT (UA 837/838) Started 14JUN17
SFO/TPE (UA 871/872) Started 1AUG17
SFO/FRA (UA 58/59) Started 5OCT17
EWR/NRT (UA 79/78) Started 28OCT17
SFO/AKL (UA 916/917) Resumes seasonal service 27OCT18 - 29MAR19 (non-seasonal 3x weekly service operated by 772)
SFO/LHR (UA 901/949) Started 23APR18, ends 26OCT18, resumes 30MAR19
SFO/TLV (UA 954/955) Started 23MAY18
EWR/BOM (UA 48/49) Started 27OCT18
EWR/HKG (UA 179/180) Started 30MAR19

Current Non-77W routes
772 Retrofit:
EWR/BRU (UA 999/998) Started 30MAR19
EWR/CDG (UA 57/56) Started 30MAR19
IAD/BRU (UA 950/951) Started 30MAR19
IAD/CDG (UA 915/914) Starts 29APR19
IAD/TLV (UA 72/73) Starts 22MAY19, 3x weekly
SFO/PEK (UA 888/889) Started 30MAR19
SFO/FRA (UA 926/927) Started 30MAR19
SFO/CDG (UA 990/984) Starts 29APR19
SFO/ICN (UA 805/806) Started 1APR19, 4x weekly
SFO/AKL (UA 916/917) Started off-season service 30MAR19, 3x weekly

Past routes:
EWR/FRA (UA 960/961) 24MAR18 - 31JUL18 (now operated by 78J)
SFO/EWR (various), currently operated by 752, 78J, 77G
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 3:00 pm
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Since I purchase coach (often very expensive tickets) I will be avoiding them at all cost. I'm guessing upgrades will be hard.
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 3:10 pm
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Originally Posted by bldr1k
Since I purchase coach (often very expensive tickets) I will be avoiding them at all cost. I'm guessing upgrades will be hard.
Why? Given there are going to be the same number of J seats as there are GF + BF seats on the 772s, I would assume the probabilities of upgrades will likely be the same.
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 3:11 pm
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Originally Posted by bldr1k
Since I purchase coach (often very expensive tickets) I will be avoiding them at all cost. I'm guessing upgrades will be hard.
Easier than with the competition given the dense nature of the Polaris seat. (This is a good thing for everyone, including the company.)
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 4:04 pm
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Why? Given there are going to be the same number of J seats as there are GF + BF seats on the 772s, I would assume the probabilities of upgrades will likely be the same.
Odds may actually be higher, since the GF seats on 772 and 744 are not available for upgrades from Y. 77W will have 60 BF vs. 40 on the 772 and 52 on the 744.

Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Other aircraft are better suited for those relatively short routes.
SFO-HKG is approximately 400 miles farther than SFO-AKL. Nor would I call any 14 hour flight "relatively short."
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 8:17 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Other aircraft are better suited for those relatively short routes.
SFO-HKG makes sense on 77W, this way, UA can rotate aircraft at HKG (and perform any maintenance). SFO-HKG-EWR-HKG-SFO, similar to how they rotate aircrafts at NRT.
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 8:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Odds may actually be higher, since the GF seats on 772 and 744 are not available for upgrades from Y. 77W will have 60 BF vs. 40 on the 772 and 52 on the 744.
Not to get too far off-topic, but .bomb was actually offering me a paid upgrade from Y to GF today on EWR-LHR. Undoubtedly another random tech issue
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Old Aug 27, 2016, 11:03 pm
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I would agree that the 77W will likely to end up with PEK/HKG/NRT as most likely destinations out of EWR/SFO.

PEK/HKG/NRT are three of the most flown destinations for the 77W, and there should be enough spare parts and maintenance crew based at those three cities serving all the airlines fly the 77W/GE engines.

SIN is another 77W base, but I doubt UA will use the 77W on HKG-SIN.

I can see 77W rotation out of SFO/EWR to NRT/HKG/PEK and possibly FRA/LHR/PVG pending on frequencies and demands.

Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Not to get too far off-topic, but .bomb was actually offering me a paid upgrade from Y to GF today on EWR-LHR. Undoubtedly another random tech issue
technical issues or not, IIRC, UA does not offer GF between EWR and LHR.
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 7:17 am
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Originally Posted by UA_Flyer
technical issues or not, IIRC, UA does not offer GF between EWR and LHR.
My (current) bird shows up as being a 3-class 763...
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 7:34 am
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
My (current) bird shows up as being a 3-class 763...
There has been one three-class plane from EWR to LHR throughout the year.
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 9:22 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Odds may actually be higher, since the GF seats on 772 and 744 are not available for upgrades from Y. 77W will have 60 BF vs. 40 on the 772 and 52 on the 744.
The 772s that fly EWR-BOM and EWR-DEL have 50 BF at present.
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 10:31 am
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Originally Posted by iluv2fly
There has been one three-class plane from EWR to LHR throughout the year.
I've been on it in GF!
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 12:57 pm
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Afternoon,
I tried searching, but couldn't find when the new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered. Are they all being delivered at the beginning of 2017, or will it be staggered (like 1 a month)?

Thanks.
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 1:06 pm
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My guess is EWR-HKG/PVG/PEK/DEL/BOM/TLV as very likely along with SFO-HKG/PEK.
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 2:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Longboater
My guess is EWR-HKG/PVG/PEK/DEL/BOM/TLV as very likely along with SFO-HKG/PEK.
Do folks think it is likely that routes will consistently have 77Ws fly them, or that 772s may sub in every now and then? Just wondering...if it takes 3 birds to fully service a route on a daily basis (I think?), then there would only be 5 locations that could get non-stop 77W coverage. If I had to guess, EWR-HKG and (probably this one, since there will be 3 based in SFO) SFO-HKG will get it non-stop. I would venture to guess EWR-NRT is likely as well, and perhaps the other ULR destinations from EWR will see a mix of 77W and 772s.

It does make me wonder when 772 retrofitting will begin in earnest...
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Old Aug 28, 2016, 3:30 pm
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Not to get too far off-topic, but .bomb was actually offering me a paid upgrade from Y to GF today on EWR-LHR. Undoubtedly another random tech issue
Off topic as well but because I am curious....what was your coach fare class and what the offer?
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