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Axey Apr 6, 2006 9:23 pm


Originally Posted by UAL_Rulez
Is there a point to this thread?

Yes. It contains absolutely no inside jokes or references to other FTers.

wimpypipsqueak Apr 6, 2006 10:28 pm


Originally Posted by Axey
Yes. It contains absolutely no inside jokes or references to other FTers.

:eek:

mahasamatman Apr 6, 2006 10:36 pm


Originally Posted by Axey
Yes. It contains absolutely no inside jokes or references to other FTers.

Except posts 3 and 13 - they're both inside jokes.

gomike Apr 6, 2006 11:14 pm

Who knows, maybe Ted will buy some 777's and put hundreds of seats in them. Ted nonstop from ORD - Hawaii !!!

yogi Apr 6, 2006 11:56 pm


Originally Posted by UnitedSkies
Or, how about Ted with one passenger - how far will that A320 go?


You could go farther with an A319, but then you would have to rotate who got F, and it depends on which version of fuel takes are on the UA A319/A320's.

hmmm. Let's see TED charter, 100 people (no middles of course!) circling the pacific cruise ship style one hop per morning. SFO-HNL-PPT-AKL-SYD-MEL-ASP-PER-SIN-HKG-NRT-ANC-SFO. I think NRT-ANC would be the hard one, you would need an average tail wind of 20 MPH to get that under 2900 miles, and then question of where you would divert to if ANC was fogged in.


Anyone know what the off season (winter in north america) charter price is for a UA A320, and what the duty maximum for FAs and flight crew is during a two week period?

WindFlyer Apr 9, 2006 11:16 pm


Originally Posted by milepig
ORD-SFO - 1,640 miles
SFO-HNL - 2,084 miles
HNL-PPT - 2,373 miles
PPT-AKL - 2,211 miles
AKL-SYD - 1,169 miles

Not only technically possible, but—sort of—logical too: HNL and PPT are 'leisure' markets :D

cur Apr 9, 2006 11:56 pm

Does ted have ETOPS?

JC5280 Apr 10, 2006 12:12 am


Originally Posted by cur
Does ted have ETOPS?


None of UA's Airbus fleet is ETOPS qualified. However, some TED planes (and regular Airbii) are "overwater" qualified, meaning they have safety equipment such as liferafts (and buoyant BOB meals :D ) on board.

wimpypipsqueak Apr 10, 2006 12:35 am


Originally Posted by JC5280
(and buoyant BOB meals :D ).

Ah...now I know why they are BOB meals.....they BOB in the water. :D

carl92103 Apr 10, 2006 1:07 am

Ted wants to be a big bird. He wants his own all coach 747. They WILL serve full cans of soda every 8 hours ^

Meals, blankets and pillows availble for a fee. Ted TV FREE for the entire flight

The upper deck would be all E+ seating with beverage service every 5 hours.

:p

milepig Apr 10, 2006 6:57 pm


Originally Posted by carl92103
Ted wants to be a big bird. He wants his own all coach 747. They WILL serve full cans of soda every 8 hours ^

Meals, blankets and pillows availble for a fee. Ted TV FREE for the entire flight

The upper deck would be all E+ seating with beverage service every 5 hours.

:p

How many loos were there be on this all-TED 747. A full can of soda every 8 hours could be a problem.

simong Apr 10, 2006 7:37 pm

If Ted made it to HNL he could make a new LCC friend

CApreppie Apr 10, 2006 10:24 pm

Would I still be denied a full can of soda?

777-DCA Apr 10, 2006 11:28 pm

Ted must have really big wings and big engines now.

I would take Ted to SYD. :D

777-DCA Apr 10, 2006 11:29 pm


Originally Posted by CApreppie
Would I still be denied a full can of soda?

Yes. Ted need to lose pounds to fly over big water.


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