Invitation to Celebrating United 30 Years in China Event - Anyone else receive one?
Oct 27, 2016, 4:57 pm
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Invitation to Celebrating United 30 Years in China Event - Anyone else receive one?
Today I received an invite for a 30 years of United in China event at the Chicago Field Museum to go see the Terracotta warriors. Anyone else get invited to any events like this?
Anyone know if they have food and booze and stuff? thanks
Anyone know if they have food and booze and stuff? thanks
Oct 27, 2016, 6:44 pm
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Flew to Beijing on a United 747SP (the stubby one) in 1988!
Not sure where we departed from, anybody on here remembers?
So that was 28 yrs ago, wow how time flies...just came back on a 747-400 from Beijing to SFO
Oct 27, 2016, 7:04 pm
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From a quick google search:
April 23, 1985 - UA inked deal to to Buy PA's Pacific system for $750M
Feb. 7, 1986 - UA offically took over PA's Pacific OPs
May 28, 1983 - Start of service to HKG (ORD-SEA?-HKG)
April 23, 1985 - UA inked deal to to Buy PA's Pacific system for $750M
Feb. 7, 1986 - UA offically took over PA's Pacific OPs
May 28, 1983 - Start of service to HKG (ORD-SEA?-HKG)
Oct 27, 2016, 8:55 pm
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Time flies
Yes, 30 years is about right.
I remember those 747-100 ex-Pan AM aircraft in and out of SHA and PEK (both airports only had one small terminals at the time).
The 747SP was the same aircraft that flew JFK-NRT configured with bigger F and C cabins. The SP was almost exclusively on NRT-PEK.
I seem to remember UA initially did NRT-PEK-SHA in the same aircraft (one flight serving two cities, but cannot carry local traffic between PEK and SHA). That service was brief and took place around late 80s.
I remember those 747-100 ex-Pan AM aircraft in and out of SHA and PEK (both airports only had one small terminals at the time).
The 747SP was the same aircraft that flew JFK-NRT configured with bigger F and C cabins. The SP was almost exclusively on NRT-PEK.
I seem to remember UA initially did NRT-PEK-SHA in the same aircraft (one flight serving two cities, but cannot carry local traffic between PEK and SHA). That service was brief and took place around late 80s.
Oct 28, 2016, 7:37 am
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Yes, 30 years is about right.
I remember those 747-100 ex-Pan AM aircraft in and out of SHA and PEK (both airports only had one small terminals at the time).
The 747SP was the same aircraft that flew JFK-NRT configured with bigger F and C cabins. The SP was almost exclusively on NRT-PEK.
I seem to remember UA initially did NRT-PEK-SHA in the same aircraft (one flight serving two cities, but cannot carry local traffic between PEK and SHA). That service was brief and took place around late 80s.
I remember those 747-100 ex-Pan AM aircraft in and out of SHA and PEK (both airports only had one small terminals at the time).
The 747SP was the same aircraft that flew JFK-NRT configured with bigger F and C cabins. The SP was almost exclusively on NRT-PEK.
I seem to remember UA initially did NRT-PEK-SHA in the same aircraft (one flight serving two cities, but cannot carry local traffic between PEK and SHA). That service was brief and took place around late 80s.
Oct 28, 2016, 7:51 am
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Thanks for that. I guess I was confusing it with the nonstop services, because I remember when UA made a big deal about that. I forgot that the NRT hub used to actually be a hub!
Oct 28, 2016, 11:10 am
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I got this too, but on Monday. I'd imagine they have food/drink. The Polaris event at the Willis Tower and this were the first two invites I've gotten, perhaps because I'm about to hit MM?
Oct 28, 2016, 12:04 pm
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As of the June 5, 1987 timetable, UA was operating an L-1011 (from Pan Am) a couple of days each week from NRT to both PEK and PVG.
Oct 28, 2016, 12:42 pm
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Oct 28, 2016, 5:51 pm
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I seemed to recall that the first PanAm flight in 1981 back to PEK was operated with an L-1011 from NRT, and that they were able to get into PEK just before the nightly curfew.
Here is a link from the New York Times, from when CAAC started service to SFO on Jan 7, 1981 http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/08/us...s-resumes.html
Here is a link from the New York Times, from when CAAC started service to SFO on Jan 7, 1981 http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/08/us...s-resumes.html
Oct 29, 2016, 1:33 am
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33 years in HK, 30 years in the mainland and Taiwan.