EWR Pilot base for Boeing 787-10 (under consideration)
May 8, 2018, 3:23 pm
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That's awesome detail, thank you very much! I guess my point is that if they're going to setup EWR as a line maintenance shop for 787's, there should be at least some rotation of Dreamliners thru EWR so they can do the A/B checks on a routine schedule through there, instead of ferrying them in/out. That's all. Completely enlightened self-interest... I'd love to see Dreamliners on a routine basis here. Always jealous when I see a bunch of them at Terminal B .. El Al, BA, Air India, etc... just none with the home team's globe-and-swoop on it. :-(
Thanks again for the great details - great to know EWR is more than just a passenger hub; lots of local jobs in that maintenance base I'm sure too!
Thanks again for the great details - great to know EWR is more than just a passenger hub; lots of local jobs in that maintenance base I'm sure too!
May 8, 2018, 7:59 pm
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For sure... you might also be interested to know that UA can do 787 line maintenance in-house at DEN, EWR, EZE, HNL, IAD, IAH, KIX, LAX, LHR, MCO, MIA, NRT, ORD, SEA, SFO and SYD. So it's not just places that have regular 787 service, nor is line maintenance in just one location. UA also does contract work for other carriers.
I realy wish United would do an open house at EWR the way they do at SFO. I‘d love a tour of the maintenance facility and the “under the wing” side of ops. That’d be really, really fun!
Aug 3, 2018, 12:15 pm
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Aug 3, 2018, 9:09 pm
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EWR787 will open for bid in September, more information from the company on routes will follow but consensus is Europe and South America. Training a sufficient number of pilots to staff flying out of the base will take a few months, so I would expect the domicile to be up and running by early 2019.