UNCONFIRMED Flight Schedules of United's New Cabin 777 Aircraft
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Dec 22, 2010, 9:44 pm
#587
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) it appears that the only 777 runs out of SFO as of Dec 22nd are LHR, KIX, PEK. The LHR-SFO flight arrives at 4:25PM. SFO-LHR leaves at 7PM but we need to remember a couple of things,
1. UA has a MX Base at SFO so it will gives some time to iron out the kinks on the new aircraft.
2. There are no other Europe 777 Departures during the Winter (Yes I know their is a late FRA during the Summer.)
So instead of turning the 777 back to LHR having the plane sit at SFO Mechanical as a backup. Now if SFO wasn't a major mechanical base that would be a different story.
So then comes morning you can't use it to PEK since it requires two aircraft since it RON's at PEK. So the only logical choice is to use it to KIX instead of letting it sit 27+ Hours you only have it sit around 16 or 17 Hours. Also remember UA 852/853 (NRT) doesn't operate this winter so it is KIX or PEK and from an aircraft usage standpoint KIX wins.
From posts here it looks like the circuit usually is again this is from posts here at FT. I have no inside info or anything...
SFO-KIX-SFO-LHR-IAD-DXB-IAD-LHR-LAX-LHR-SFO
I hope this explains my thinking better.
Last edited by CubsFanJohn; Dec 22, 2010 at 9:46 pm Reason: Whoops forgot LAX-LHR
Dec 24, 2010, 8:01 pm
#588
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Location: ICN
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New 777 Configuration PEK-SFO 12/24/10
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I received the GREATEST present from United today. I boarded my flight to SFO this morning and walked onto one of UA's reconfigured 777s. I was in Exit Row 33A and and chatting with the flight attendant across from me. I learned she had never before seen the new configuration and stated that she does the PEK-SFO run all the time. She believes the plane was in Beijing because of the weather problems in Europe.
The service was fantastic and it was nice not to have the slide raft interfere with stretching my legs out like it does on the 2-5-2 configured 777s. The video on demand was a nice feature as well. It definitely made the ride across the Pacific much better than usual.
I hope to see more of these planes in the future.
I received the GREATEST present from United today. I boarded my flight to SFO this morning and walked onto one of UA's reconfigured 777s. I was in Exit Row 33A and and chatting with the flight attendant across from me. I learned she had never before seen the new configuration and stated that she does the PEK-SFO run all the time. She believes the plane was in Beijing because of the weather problems in Europe.
The service was fantastic and it was nice not to have the slide raft interfere with stretching my legs out like it does on the 2-5-2 configured 777s. The video on demand was a nice feature as well. It definitely made the ride across the Pacific much better than usual.
I hope to see more of these planes in the future.
Dec 24, 2010, 9:17 pm
#589
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Lucy you! Interestingly, the UA888 flight on the 26th is again the new config, as per the seat map. The 27th flight is old config, though.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I received the GREATEST present from United today. I boarded my flight to SFO this morning and walked onto one of UA's reconfigured 777s. I was in Exit Row 33A and and chatting with the flight attendant across from me. I learned she had never before seen the new configuration and stated that she does the PEK-SFO run all the time. She believes the plane was in Beijing because of the weather problems in Europe.
The service was fantastic and it was nice not to have the slide raft interfere with stretching my legs out like it does on the 2-5-2 configured 777s. The video on demand was a nice feature as well. It definitely made the ride across the Pacific much better than usual.
I hope to see more of these planes in the future.
I received the GREATEST present from United today. I boarded my flight to SFO this morning and walked onto one of UA's reconfigured 777s. I was in Exit Row 33A and and chatting with the flight attendant across from me. I learned she had never before seen the new configuration and stated that she does the PEK-SFO run all the time. She believes the plane was in Beijing because of the weather problems in Europe.
The service was fantastic and it was nice not to have the slide raft interfere with stretching my legs out like it does on the 2-5-2 configured 777s. The video on demand was a nice feature as well. It definitely made the ride across the Pacific much better than usual.
I hope to see more of these planes in the future.
Dec 25, 2010, 11:02 am
#590
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I noticed the SFO-KIX route used to be shown here as one of the flights with the new a/c.
http://www.suitedreams.united.com/
However, they pulled that flight (885)
I am scheduled for January 14. Presently, the seat map still shows the new config.
I hope it stays the same.
I certainly wonder why they removed that flight from the permanent list
http://www.suitedreams.united.com/
However, they pulled that flight (885)
I am scheduled for January 14. Presently, the seat map still shows the new config.
I hope it stays the same.
I certainly wonder why they removed that flight from the permanent list
Dec 26, 2010, 5:16 pm
#591
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United 924 to LHR tonight just went 77Q
Do you think Jan 1 might also be new config?
United Cargo says not...but it also said 777 up until recently for tonight.
Do you think Jan 1 might also be new config?
United Cargo says not...but it also said 777 up until recently for tonight.
Dec 26, 2010, 5:19 pm
#592
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Do you feel lucky? There has been all kinds of issues with weather the last two weeks; so UA has been improvising on crew and aircraft reposition to get and keep things in place. If it's saying "no", I wouldn't count on anything special.
Dec 30, 2010, 4:14 am
#593
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Actually i was wrong - the pattern over the past two weeks is pretty clear:-
SFO-LHR-SFO, LAX-LHR-LAX, IAD-DXB-IAD and SFO-KIX-SFO seem to be completely predictable (effectively everyday).
IAD-LHR at 6pm and LHR-IAD at 4.20pm are also equally predictable.
Other possibilities in the past two weeks have been FRA (once) and NRT (once from LAX, once from SEA and once from ICN) and ICN (once from SFO).
SFO-LHR-SFO, LAX-LHR-LAX, IAD-DXB-IAD and SFO-KIX-SFO seem to be completely predictable (effectively everyday).
IAD-LHR at 6pm and LHR-IAD at 4.20pm are also equally predictable.
Other possibilities in the past two weeks have been FRA (once) and NRT (once from LAX, once from SEA and once from ICN) and ICN (once from SFO).
At the moment only one of these shows as the new configuration with the other remaining as the old (according to united.com). Do you think they are likely to have the new config covering both?
I only ask as I'm flying F in early May and I'm on the early LHR to SFO flight that shows as the old config
.Nick
Dec 30, 2010, 11:57 am
#594
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I think only 931 LHR/SFO in the PM is new configuration at this point.
Jan 3, 2011, 8:02 pm
#595
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
I received the GREATEST present from United today. I boarded my flight to SFO this morning and walked onto one of UA's reconfigured 777s. I was in Exit Row 33A and and chatting with the flight attendant across from me. I learned she had never before seen the new configuration and stated that she does the PEK-SFO run all the time. She believes the plane was in Beijing because of the weather problems in Europe.
The service was fantastic and it was nice not to have the slide raft interfere with stretching my legs out like it does on the 2-5-2 configured 777s. The video on demand was a nice feature as well. It definitely made the ride across the Pacific much better than usual.
I hope to see more of these planes in the future.
I received the GREATEST present from United today. I boarded my flight to SFO this morning and walked onto one of UA's reconfigured 777s. I was in Exit Row 33A and and chatting with the flight attendant across from me. I learned she had never before seen the new configuration and stated that she does the PEK-SFO run all the time. She believes the plane was in Beijing because of the weather problems in Europe.
The service was fantastic and it was nice not to have the slide raft interfere with stretching my legs out like it does on the 2-5-2 configured 777s. The video on demand was a nice feature as well. It definitely made the ride across the Pacific much better than usual.
I hope to see more of these planes in the future.
and as such was quite happy for that short flight. Then SEA-NRT-PEK on UA875/897 going back home was of course on the old 777 config, which reminded me why I liked NW better with their A330s, but then again now DL operates their even-worse-than-UA-economy 763s that remind me of UA's 747 Y cabin...So all in all, here's hoping that I'll see more of these new config 777s in the future
Mar 23, 2011, 10:42 am
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