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Old Sep 12, 2010, 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by danville 1K
I just looked again, UA Cargo now shows the aircraft as B777. Not sure if that means the domestic or international version. But ua.com is allowing me to check in with the 747 seat map. I thought when there was an aircraft swap OLCI generally wasn't available at the 24 hour mark.
I'm on UA76 tonight from HNL connecting to UA664 tomorrow (9/13) morning. .bomb won't let me do OLCI for either flight right now.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by gatelouse
Interesting trend on unitedcargo.com for these N194UA SFO-ORD-SFO flights. If the B747 gets subbed with another equipment type for SFO-ORD one day, then you see the same equipment type returning the next day for ORD-SFO. This holds true for the B777, 77Q, and 74C that are showing up over the next couple of days.

It appears that these particular turns could be SFO-ORD-???-ORD-SFO.
They'll rotate aircraft to another loop at ORD. For example, a 744 from SFO to ORD won't come back: it'll turn into the ORD 744 pool that covers 881 and 895

Another frame will rotate out -- maybe the next day, even -- back to SFO for mtce. You can see this by following individual frames' ACARS reports.

Now, when N194UA is locked into its regular SFO-ORD-SFO turn, that process doesn't apply. then, the rotation takes place at the NRT or HKG end.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 3:29 pm
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Still Unavailable for OLCI
Tried checking in again, but it's still unavailable for check in. This has happened several times before on the 6am from SFO-ORD and every time the Gate Agents are scrambling in the AM to figure out the seating. I hope I get an upgrade if we get a new 747 configuration.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by JohnnySF
Tried checking in again, but it's still unavailable for check in. This has happened several times before on the 6am from SFO-ORD and every time the Gate Agents are scrambling in the AM to figure out the seating. I hope I get an upgrade if we get a new 747 configuration.
It has flopped around all over the place in the last 24 hours, but now United Cargo is once again showing it as a 77Q. That combined with the inability to check in since about 7 a.m. this morning gives me the feeling it isn't going to be one of the refitted '47s.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 4:28 pm
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Originally Posted by danville 1K
It has flopped around all over the place in the last 24 hours, but now United Cargo is once again showing it as a 77Q. That combined with the inability to check in since about 7 a.m. this morning gives me the feeling it isn't going to be one of the refitted '47s.
I checked UA Cargo, but which configuration is 77Q? If it goes that route, I guess we'll lose a lot of seats from at 747. See what happens in the morning.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 4:32 pm
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Originally Posted by JohnnySF
I checked UA Cargo, but which configuration is 77Q? If it goes that route, I guess we'll lose a lot of seats from at 747. See what happens in the morning.
Its the new 777 configuration with lay flat seats. More economy seats and fewer F and C seats.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 8:20 pm
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Originally Posted by iceman77_7
Not sure that's true. Tomorrow shows a 777 both ways (664/973). Tuesday shows 47C both ways.
You're right--I just checked today and noted the same. Either they recently decided to make same-day turns of these planes, or I made an "off by one" mistake somewhere along the way.

Using UACargo's lingo: Sunday, B777. Monday, 77Q. Tuesday, 47C. Wednesday and on, our beloved B747...but like others have posted above, subject to change.

I'm on 973 next week so I'll be watching like a hawk. Hopefully either a UDU or VDB if things go my way...
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 10:52 pm
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LAX-NRT How can I find out which 747?
I'm sorry if this was discussed on a previous thread. Could not find it. I'm traveling LAX-NRT on UA 891 (747) on Sept 14th. The suitedreams web page says that there is one 747 aircraft that does not have the flat beds that they use in summer and winter on some routes including this one. How do I find out whether my aircraft would be with the new cabin or old?

http://suitedreams.united.com/

Thanks in advance.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 10:55 pm
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 10:55 pm
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The one old style 747 is used almost exclusively for domestic routes only.
All international 747 flights are presently scheduled to use new config 747 (47C if looking at www.unitedcargo.com)
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 10:56 pm
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According to Flight aware.com (Which isn't the most reliable source around) N194UA Last unconfigured one is working SFO-PVG today, so you should be safe unless something really really odd happens. With that being said IF UA was smart they'd reconfigure it over the winter.
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Old Sep 12, 2010, 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by peace_meal
I'm sorry if this was discussed on a previous thread. Could not find it. I'm traveling LAX-NRT on UA 891 (747) on Sept 14th. The suitedreams web page says that there is one 747 aircraft that does not have the flat beds that they use in summer and winter on some routes including this one. How do I find out whether my aircraft would be with the new cabin or old?

http://suitedreams.united.com/

Thanks in advance.
I'll be on the same flight on the 15th and I will be in the upper deck in a rear facing, lie flat seat.
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Old Sep 13, 2010, 12:21 pm
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Odd, checking unitedcargo it shows my thus sfo-icn flight as 747 not 47C
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Old Sep 13, 2010, 12:38 pm
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Originally Posted by jason8612
Odd, checking unitedcargo it shows my thus sfo-icn flight as 747 not 47C
Shows up at 47C when I just checked it for 9/16.
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Old Sep 13, 2010, 2:23 pm
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Originally Posted by iceman77_7
Shows up at 47C when I just checked it for 9/16.
Aparently I cant type things in correctly today
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