UNITED - Piano flotta 2016

[East End Ave]

Purtroppo mi riferisco ad una simulazione di prenotazione che sto facendo per Maggio prossimo, e danno la versione con la J in 2-4-2 con rear/forward facing seat proprio come la definisci tu... non è che sia proprio il massimo sedere in mezzo per un J...

Rientra il 3 cabine in quel periodo, quindi si, con la config 2-4-2. In realta' non si e' mai letteralmente "in mezzo" , giacche' non hai mai piu' di un posto dal corridoio. Certo, chiaramente la 2-2-2 offre la possibilita' di avere un corridoio nel blocco centrale che ti consente autonomia di movimento e relax garantito dal fstto che nessuno debba passare... Durante il 2016 le due versioni si alternano piu' volte.

 

[millenove77]

Rientra il 3 cabine in quel periodo, quindi si, con la config 2-4-2. In realta' non si e' mai letteralmente "in mezzo" , giacche' non hai mai piu' di un posto dal corridoio. Certo, chiaramente la 2-2-2 offre la possibilita' di avere un corridoio nel blocco centrale che ti consente autonomia di movimento e relax garantito dal fstto che nessuno debba passare... Durante il 2016 le due versioni si alternano piu' volte.

Si, ma volando in solitario sul 2-2-2, e scegliendo i posti centrali, non avresti lo stress di dover fare alzare qualcuno e/o di alzarti per far passare qualcuno...

 

[East End Ave]

Si, ma volando in solitario sul 2-2-2, e scegliendo i posti centrali, non avresti lo stress di dover fare alzare qualcuno e/o di alzarti per far passare qualcuno...

cio' che ho scritto!

 

[I-DAVE]

Molto bella la F domestic, minimalista ma comunque elegante. Una cosa che non mi piace di UA è la livrea, totalmente anonima e lontana milioni di anni luce da quella grigio/blu di tanti anni fa che era davvero bella.

Quotissimo!



Anche la Tulip a me non dispiaceva affatto:

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/09/05/delta-767-review/

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea....nes-first-class-a321-new-york-to-los-angeles/

DL offre le calze a righe nell'amenity? Instant love.

EEA, una domanda: c'è una ragione particolare per cui la classe più alta sul domestico (trascont escluso)viene classificata come F invece che come J?

Gestione Revenue Management, ovvero il prodotto "business" ufficialmente e' come se non esistesse sul pure domestic, dove il prodotto e' inteso a priori come F. Legato all'intercont invece riprende i buckets propri della J, per UA dunque J-C-D-Z-P, tutte le classi tariffarie UA e AJV.

Me l'ero sempre chiesto anche io, grazie per la spiegazione

DaV

 

[Dancrane]

... Virgin America invece ha poltrone di C molto belle ma old style.

Queste per l'esattezza (le vecchie poltrone di J che aveva anche AZ, personalmente le ho trovate molto comode)

 

[Farfallina]

Queste per l'esattezza (le vecchie poltrone di J che aveva anche AZ, personalmente le ho trovate molto comode)

Concordo, molto comode, per voli diurni sono ottime, per voli notturni un full flat è senz'altro migliore, anche se va detto che VX è ottima.

 

[East End Ave]

Dando un'occhiata agli schedule previsti per una giornata feriale (11JAN), NYC-LAX/SFO, si evince nel segmento majors una netta supremazia UA in termini di voli/posti offerti:

UA - 12 EWR LAX + 13 EWR SFO (all B757)
DL - 8 JFK LAX + 8 JFK SFO (mix B757/767)
AA - 11 JFK LAX + 6 JFK SFO (all A320)

Il mercato NYC-LAX/SFO e' ipercompetitivo e naturalmente occorre considerare oltre a questi anche i servizi delle varie Virgin, Jetblue etc.

 

[AZ209]

Bloomberg ha rivelato da memo interna ai piloti che UA e' in procinto di acquistare fino a 40 A319/320 usati.
I rumours dicono che molti degli aerei potrebbero venire da U2.

United Is Near a Deal to Acquire Used Airbus Jetliners

• Carrier looks to add 30 to 40 narrow-bodies, people say
• Consultant sees ‘a cheap way of bringing in peak capacity’

United Continental Holdings Inc. wants to acquire as many as 40 used Airbus SE jets, seeking a thrifty way to bolster short-distance service as the airline struggles to get costs under control.

The carrier is looking at A319 and A320 single-aisle aircraft, the Chicago chapter of the United pilots union said in an Oct. 10 memo to its members. A deal for 30 to 40 of the jets is “imminent,” according to the memo. The ultimate agreement could be for fewer.

Planes operated by U.K. budget carrier EasyJet Plc are a possible source of the aircraft, people familiar with the matter said. Most of the planes would be A319s, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the information is confidential. EasyJet, which declined to comment, has its own plans to take over leases on A320s from Air Berlin Plc, which is being liquidated.

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The search for used planes underscores United’s efforts to reduce expenses as it seeks to regain investor confidence in its turnaround plan. Shareholders punished the Chicago-based carrier earlier this month after an earnings call in which management failed to establish how it would contend with rising costs and improve profit margins to the level of industry leader Delta Air Lines Inc.

United executives are pursuing “a plane they already have in their fleet,” said George Ferguson, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “They can add them cheaply and there is no additional cost for spare parts or to train pilots and mechanics.”
It isn’t clear how United would configure the used planes or where they would fly. The carrier’s existing A319s seat 128 passengers and its A320s carry 150. They are used primarily on domestic routes.

The current market value for 30 decade-old A319s is about $480 million, while 30 A320s of the same vintage is roughly $690 million, according to consulting firm Avitas. Either would be a substantial discount to the total list price of $2.7 billion to $3 billion, even after taking customary discounts into account. The pilots memo didn’t mention whether the planes would be purchased or leased. Delivery could be over several years.

Discounter Playbook

United Chief Financial Officer Andrew Levy, a former operating chief at discount airline Allegiant, has been a zealous advocate for tapping the used-jet market, saying over the summer that the practice would be “an important part of our fleet strategy.” United has acquired used planes before, agreeing to add second-hand aircraft from China in late 2015.
The planes could give United a relatively inexpensive way to increase service in the busy summer period or other peak times while keeping capital expenses under control, said aviation consultant Bob Mann.
“Andrew Levy is a former Allegiant Air guy, and Allegiant lives on used airplanes,” Mann said. “It’s a rational thought process. It hasn’t been used that much by the major carriers.”
United declined to comment on specific plane-acquisition plans. “We have made clear that we are going to explore the used market to acquire additional aircraft as part of our overall fleet strategy,” the company said by email.

Peak Periods

United probably sees the aircraft as a way to provide additional seats during busy periods, such as the summer and holidays, Mann said. During most of the year the planes would be in light duty, flying about four hours a day or getting used as spares. They would be pressed into service for as much as 12 hours a day during periods of high demand.
“It’s a cheap way of bringing in peak capacity,” Mann said.
U.S. airlines, the world’s most profitable, have been among the largest consumers of used narrow-body jets made economical as low fuel prices damp the need for cost-savings from more-efficient new aircraft.
This is a “great market for jet sellers” as demand remains strong for used single-aisle planes despite a recent spate of airline failures, said Gary Liebowitz, an analyst at Wells Fargo & Co. “With interest rates low and financing widely available, midlife narrow-body values appear to have increased lately,” Liebowitz said in an Oct. 30 report.
United has pinched pennies on its fleet in other ways, as well. In September, the carrier delayed the first deliveries of new twin-aisle Airbus A350 jets until 2022 instead of 2018. Last November, it deferred delivery on 61 Boeing Co. 737 and upgraded the order to a more fuel-efficient version of the workhorse narrow-body jet. The company said it expected to save $1.6 billion in capital expenses from the move.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-said-near-a-deal-to-acquire-used-airbus-jets

 

[East End Ave]

Latest news on the 737 MAX deployment!

MAXimum Comfort, MAXimum Efficiency

This summer, we’re adding a new aircraft type, the Boeing 737 MAX 9, to our domestic schedules. We plan to begin operating the aircraft on June 7 between Houston (IAH) and Anchorage, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, San Diego and Austin. Beginning June 29, we plan to add MAX 9 flights between Houston and Los Angeles, and service between Los Angeles and Honolulu. See the full schedule below.

The Boeing 737 MAX 9 features 179 seats including 20 United First seats, 48 United Economy Plus seats with 34 inches of pitch, and 111 United Economy seats, all with in-seat power outlets. The new, extra-spacious United First seat features contoured, two-tone leather, a six-way adjustable headrest, a padded articulating seat cushion and plenty of storage spaces for personal items. The seat also features a new tray table design with a flip-up mobile device holder that fits more than 200 devices. A granite-topped extendable cocktail table in the center console keeps the tray table free for eating and working.

As announced today, we expect to put our first Boeing 737 MAX 9 into service on June 7 out of IAH. The new aircraft will operate on routes between IAH and five U.S. cities. Later that month, we plan to introduce additional MAX 9 service on routes out of LAX, including LAX-HNL (Honolulu).
The 737 MAX 9 features the patented Boeing Sky Interior, with larger overhead bins, LED lighting and sculpted sidewalls, among other enhancements designed to add to our customers’ overall comfort. The MAX 9 also offers longer, more fuel-efficient range and a quieter ride than the current 737-900 model.
“The addition of the MAX 9 furthers our efforts to become a more efficient and productive airline,” said EVP and CFO Andrew Levy. “It has better fuel efficiency, lower maintenance costs and does all of this while maximizing customer comfort.”
This year, we will take delivery of 10 new MAX 9 aircraft, putting them into scheduled service as they arrive after post-delivery modifications by our Tech Ops team.

Seats on the MAX 9 are now available for purchase on the following routes:
• IAH to ANC (Anchorage, Alaska) beginning June 7
• IAH to AUS (Austin, Texas) beginning June 7
• IAH to FLL (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) beginning June 7
• IAH to MCO (Orlando, Florida) beginning June 7
• IAH to SAN (San Diego) beginning June 7
• IAH to LAX beginning June 29
• IAH to SMF (Sacramento, California) beginning June 29
• IAH to TPA (Tampa, Florida) beginning June 29
• LAX to HNL beginning June 29
• LAX to IAH beginning June 29

 

[East End Ave]

Employees take delivery of newest 787-9

More than 130 employees boarded a brand-new Boeing 787-9 Wednesday morning in Seattle, taking delivery of the latest addition to our fleet.

With the addition of this latest 787-9, we now have 35 787-8s and 787-9s in service. United will take delivery of two more 787-9’s this month. We anticipate delivery of the next variant of the fleet type -- the 787-10 -- this fall.

...e rumors danno il 787-10 schedulato spring19 per...

 

[EI-DSV]

Employees take delivery of newest 787-9

More than 130 employees boarded a brand-new Boeing 787-9 Wednesday morning in Seattle, taking delivery of the latest addition to our fleet.

With the addition of this latest 787-9, we now have 35 787-8s and 787-9s in service. United will take delivery of two more 787-9’s this month. We anticipate delivery of the next variant of the fleet type -- the 787-10 -- this fall.

...e rumors danno il 787-10 schedulato spring19 per...

Dicceloooo

 

[East End Ave]

Dicceloooo

arriva, arriva...