Status of UA's 777 Conversion to new International First, Business and Economy Seats
May 13, 10, 6:27 pm
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Pay full Y or B, or buy C, then you don't have to worry about the co-pay 
May 13, 10, 6:30 pm
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Originally Posted by gfowler-ord-1k
As an FYI, Seats are TSO'd and can be delivered at any time under the TSO approval process. There is currently no TSO approval process for IFE equipment. Therefore, it needs to have a PMA letter from the FAA prior to shipping for aircraft 2 and on.
May 13, 10, 6:41 pm
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http://www.suitedreams.united.com/ shows the routes with upgraded cabins. The LAX-LHR direct is not on the list. Could try going thru ORD or IAD and catching one of the upgraded cabins from there to LHR. On the LAX-ORD or LAX-IAD might have a chance with a UDU for part of the flight.
May 13, 10, 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by abcx
Do we know which of the three SFO-LHR flights the new 777 will be put on?
May 13, 10, 6:59 pm
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Originally Posted by ucla99
http://www.suitedreams.united.com/ shows the routes with upgraded cabins.
May 13, 10, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Once it's out of the paint shop, that is...
May 13, 10, 8:47 pm
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Originally Posted by SFOTurtle
When did a third SFO-LHR get added? There haven't been three flights a day from SFO-LHR since about 2002.
May 13, 10, 9:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Daze
And will this ship have Continental paint with United lettering? Or might it be the last repaint in the United "tulip" scheme?
May 14, 10, 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by roberto99
It looks like it will take up to 2 years for the 777's to be completely refurbed.
May 16, 10, 9:02 pm
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Originally Posted by ORDnHKG
With 45 more to go, how fast do you expect to do ?
May 16, 10, 9:08 pm
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Originally Posted by TataTata07
Wait, UA did 8 777, thats ahead of schedule
May 17, 10, 4:19 pm
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Originally Posted by jhayes_1780
CW says it will get the *A livery
N782UA on the same day starts it's IPTE retrofit, also in SFO.
May 17, 10, 5:04 pm
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Originally Posted by worldtrav
It ferries from Korea to SFO on May 19 in the blue/white tulip livery.
Obviously TPTB and/or the bean counters have run the numbers and found it to be more cost effective, but it nevertheless seems strange that it's cheaper to fly a jet half-way (ok, exaggerating here) around the world to get a new paint job than to do it "locally".
May 17, 10, 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by notquiteaff
How much does it cost to ferry a 777 from Korea to SFO?
Obviously TPTB and/or the bean counters have run the numbers and found it to be more cost effective, but it nevertheless seems strange that it's cheaper to fly a jet half-way (ok, exaggerating here) around the world to get a new paint job than to do it "locally".
Obviously TPTB and/or the bean counters have run the numbers and found it to be more cost effective, but it nevertheless seems strange that it's cheaper to fly a jet half-way (ok, exaggerating here) around the world to get a new paint job than to do it "locally".
May 17, 10, 6:08 pm
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Originally Posted by UnitedEF
Probably the same economics as importing a majority of our products from China vs. mfg here in the US. Nothing strange about it at all.
After all, I am not shipping my car to China for a new paint job, the local Maaco will do just fine (probably delivering the same crappy job we've seen on some UA jets recently).
