PDX widebodies
Mar 10, 2008 | 12:04 pm
#1
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PDX widebodies
What's the daily tally, and will the airport expect any additional heavies on regularly scheduled routes in the near future?
From what I've checked, it's the daily A330's (NRT/AMS) on NW, and the A330/340 on LH, and maybe others?
And there are apparently LH 346's that make rare, but not regular appearances.
Any 777/747's on scheduled flights coming into the PDX?
I remember the days when UA ran once-weekly 747 service to Tokyo, but that was 25 years ago or so.
From what I've checked, it's the daily A330's (NRT/AMS) on NW, and the A330/340 on LH, and maybe others?
And there are apparently LH 346's that make rare, but not regular appearances.
Any 777/747's on scheduled flights coming into the PDX?
I remember the days when UA ran once-weekly 747 service to Tokyo, but that was 25 years ago or so.
Mar 10, 2008 | 2:02 pm
#3
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There is close to 0 chance of PDX getting 777/747 flights in the next decade, much less any of the newer planes (A380 or 787). The glory days for airplane watching at PDX ended when DL shut down it's trans-Pacific hub and later their 767 maintenance base. DL used to run 12 widebodies per hour through PDX at peak times. Things have changed a bit since then, and while PDX is a fine airport, the airlines prefer SEA for international service. An interesting commentary on how the airline industry (and politics) really works.
Mar 10, 2008 | 9:06 pm
#4
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Do AS 737's count as widebody's? 
As far as I know NW 332, HA 767, LH ?. Just drive the slog to SEA and see a variety of widebody's.
number_6, I don't understand your comment about how SEA is favored. Airlines find the best route for them, with the most profit potential. SEA has a bigger chachment than PDX, therefore we get more and bigger planes. PDX serves all of Oregon (EUG/MFR/RDM for people that don't care about price) and WA south of Centralia. SEA serves Centralia north to the Canadian border because driving BLI-SEA and flying SEA-USA is cheaper than BLI-USA or BLI-YVR-USA usually. SEA also has Microsoft and formerly Boeing, some big reasons why SEA has more service than PDX. Sorry you feel that PDX is cheated widebody flights because of SEA, we feel the same about international flights from YVR, CX 3X daily YVR-HKG, 0X SEA-HKG.
Not that PDX and OR are bad, however, SEA is bigger. Get over your SEA inferiority complex, imagine how EUG feels compared to you.
As far as I know NW 332, HA 767, LH ?. Just drive the slog to SEA and see a variety of widebody's.
number_6, I don't understand your comment about how SEA is favored. Airlines find the best route for them, with the most profit potential. SEA has a bigger chachment than PDX, therefore we get more and bigger planes. PDX serves all of Oregon (EUG/MFR/RDM for people that don't care about price) and WA south of Centralia. SEA serves Centralia north to the Canadian border because driving BLI-SEA and flying SEA-USA is cheaper than BLI-USA or BLI-YVR-USA usually. SEA also has Microsoft and formerly Boeing, some big reasons why SEA has more service than PDX. Sorry you feel that PDX is cheated widebody flights because of SEA, we feel the same about international flights from YVR, CX 3X daily YVR-HKG, 0X SEA-HKG.
Not that PDX and OR are bad, however, SEA is bigger. Get over your SEA inferiority complex, imagine how EUG feels compared to you.