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[EI-MAW]

a proposito di flotta, di cui si parla nell'intervista: ho visto a FCO questo 767-3 UA con le winglets e mi chiedevo perche' solo pochi pari-modello hanno queste appendici aerodinamiche e per quale motivo non siano estese anche ai 767-4; ingegneri? View attachment 4993

Perché i 764 hanno le stesse raked wirgtip dei 777 che hanno un'efficienza tale per cui le winglet non servono. Qualcuno corregga se sbaglio.

 

[East End Ave]

non so se dei tripli, certamente l'estremita' dell'ala 764 prende un'angolazione diversa rispetto a quella lineare dell'ala stessa, piega verso l'interno. In ogni caso oltre UA e AA non credo di aver visto altri 763 con winglets? Eppure si parla di un -12/15% di fuel!

 

[TW 843]

non credo di aver visto altri 763 con winglets?

Delta, Austrian, Condor, Neos, Hawaian, Tuifly, Air Canada, ANA, Ethiopian, Aeromexico...

 

[UM78]

Delta, Austrian, Condor, Neos, Hawaian, Tuifly, Air Canada, ANA, Ethiopian, Aeromexico...

Peraltro condor le ha installate, se ricordo bene, proprio su un ex 767 AZ

 

[East End Ave]

Delta, Austrian, Condor, Neos, Hawaian, Tuifly, Air Canada, ANA, Ethiopian, Aeromexico...

beh...in effetti ho detto di non averle viste io! Grazie TW
cmnq non sono molto comuni, la stessa UA ha parte della flotta 763 con winglets e parte senza, forse l'incidenza fuel-efficency non e' cosi' marcata per questo modello come invece lo e' sul 737.
A giorni lo prendo per Washington...vedremo!

 

[EI-MAW]

Peraltro condor le ha installate, se ricordo bene, proprio su un ex 767 AZ

Su tutti e 3 gli ex AZ che ha preso.

 

[UM78]

Su tutti e 3 gli ex AZ che ha preso.

Merci

 

[East End Ave]

News di oggi su E175 deployment, ottimo sostituto degli ERJ45/50

Quote: We (United) will launch service with our new Embraer 175 aircraft on flights between IAH and MSY (New Orleans) beginning June 15 and between IAH and AUS (Austin) beginning June 16. We also will launch ORD-MSP (Minneapolis) service starting June 5, ORD-ATL (Atlanta) service beginning June 15 and ORD-LGA (New York-LaGuardia) beginning June 23.
The 76-seat E175 regional jet is the newest addition to our United Express fleet. The plane offers more personal space for customers, with wider seats and aisles than other regional aircraft. Each United First seat features a power outlet. The aircraft’s large overhead bins can accommodate standard carry-on bags, resulting in more convenience for customers.
United Express carrier Mesa Airlines will operate the flights between IAH and ATL, AUS and MSY. United Express carrier SkyWest Airlines will operate the flights between ORD and ATL, LGA and MSP.

 

[East End Ave]

Wow...un Febbraio durissimo per Operations!

CHICAGO /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (UAL) today reported February 2014 operational results.
UAL's February 2014 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) decreased 0.3 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 0.9 percent versus February 2013. UAL's February 2014 consolidated load factor increased 0.5 points compared to February 2013.
The company's operations were significantly impacted by winter storms in February, and in total UAL cancelled more than 11,000 flights during the month. Weather-driven cancellations reduced year-over-year capacity by approximately 3 percentage points.
Source: United

 

[East End Ave]

La trovo una cosa intelligente, ottima comunicazione B2C, brava United!

Fun on the ground: United Plane Chat
Posted Mar 14, 2014 at 5:00 PM

On Wednesday, March 4, we sat down with some #flyerfriendly flight attendants to answer customer questions via our March #unitedplanechat. Our Twitter followers had lots of great questions to ask and our special guests had a great time answering them.

Our special guests

Helen Hancock, who has been a flight attendant since 1987. She flies mostly international routes and has worked as an Instructor at our training center. She volunteers for a number of United’s outreach programs.
Jose Madrigal, who has been a flight attendant for almost 19 years and is currently based in Chicago (ORD). Jose has been an international Qualified Purser since 1999.

We answered 53 questions in the hour we were live and they ranged from asking which are the flight attendants’ favorite aircraft (Helen likes the 787 and Jose is partial to the A319 or 777), to their favorite airport restaurant (Helen likes Spirit Horse in Denver).

Customers wanted to know all about what the job entails, what they love about it and what it’s like to travel for a living. One person asked advice on how to keep their skin looking fresh when flying long haul. Helen’s emphatic answer was “hydrate, hydrate, hydrate”. And when the subject of avoiding jet lag came up, “I try to stay on the country’s time where my feet are on the ground” was a favorite answer.

There were lots of lighthearted topics but people also wanted to know if flight attendants are required to have safety drills. (They are. United has 8 training facilities and they need to re-qualify annually.) And some of our followers had questions about specific aircraft and their layouts.

One of the best things we learned though, was an insider tip for getting a whole can of soda on a flight…ask!
Join us next time, we all had a great time interacting with our Twitter followers and can’t wait until next month for another hour of #UnitedPlaneChat.
Keep an eye on our Twitter page for the date and time of our next Tweetchat. We'll also keep you posted on our Facebook page and here on the Hub.

 

[kenyaprince]

In merito alle lounges, United Club, stiamo procedendo proprio in questo periodo alla ristrutturazione di molte di esse, con innovazioni importanti che le rendono accoglienti e luminose

Ecco qualche immagine della nuova lounge UA al T2 di LHR :

Club Lounge


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[kenyaprince]

First Global Lounge :

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[East End Ave]

Lo IAD-FCO-IAD intanto e' upgauged a 777 (F-J-Y) per parte di maggio e prima week di giugno, poi intervallo con 767-300 e di nuovo dai primi di luglio a meta' agosto col 777....trend bookings estremamente positivo...

 

[BAlorMXP]

Sbaglio o questa tratta, d'estate, vede un upgrade al 772ER da qualche stagione? Forse solo la scorsa è rimasto invariato con un B763ER AYA

 

[East End Ave]

Sbaglio o questa tratta, d'estate, vede un upgrade al 772ER da qualche stagione? Forse solo la scorsa è rimasto invariato con un B763ER AYA

In realta' e' la tratta che ha visto spesso questi swaps, anche in altre stagioni, fino a stabilizzarsi con il 763 - 2 cabins. In estate, complici heavy checks e rotazioni su altri mercati, tornano i giri aeromobile...

 

[kenyaprince]

United Airlines (Chicago) today (09 june) launches new nonstop service linking the airline’s San Francisco hub with Chengdu, China, the fourth-largest Chinese city, becoming the first carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to mainland China beyond Beijing and Shanghai and the first U.S. carrier to serve Chengdu.
United will use the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to operate the three-times-weekly service. Chengdu is the ninth destination United serves in the Asia/Pacific region nonstop from San Francisco, from which United offers more nonstop trans-Pacific flights from the United States than any other carrier.
Flight UA 9 will depart San Francisco International Airport at 1:25 p.m. (1325) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 6:40 p.m. (1840) the following day (all times local). For the return, flight UA 8 will depart at 9:50 a.m. (0950) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and arrive at San Francisco International Airport at 8:40 a.m. (0840) the same day. Flying times will be approximately 14 hours, 15 minutes westbound and 13 hours, 50 minutes eastbound. This new nonstop flight will shave nearly four hours off the typical travel time between the two cities.
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China, is the country’s fourth largest city, with a population of approximately 14 million in the urban area. In recent years, Chengdu has been one of the country’s fastest-developing cities economically, and more than half of the Fortune 500 companies have a presence in the city. Sichuan is famous as the natural habitat of the giant panda and home to one of China’s most popular cuisines.
United is the largest carrier at San Francisco International Airport, offering nearly 300 daily flights to more than 90 destinations in the U.S. and around the world, more service than any other airline from the Bay Area. From its San Francisco hub, United also offers more nonstop trans-Pacific service to and from the United States than any other carrier hub. United currently operates more than 30 daily nonstop flights from San Francisco to 21 international destinations and will add nonstop service from San Francisco to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in October, pending government approval.
United started nonstop service to mainland China in 1986 and today serves Beijing with nonstop flights from Chicago (O’Hare), Newark, San Francisco and Washington (Dulles); Shanghai with nonstop flights from Chicago (O’Hare), Los Angeles, Newark and San Francisco; and Hong Kong with nonstop flights from Chicago (O’Hare), Newark, San Francisco, Guam, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City.
The airline recently announced it will add new twice-weekly service between Guam and Shanghai beginning October 28, 2014.

 

[East End Ave]

posto qui per attinenza sullo sviluppo del prodotto, fonte UA:

Thirsty? Goose Island beverages coming on board flights
We’ve teamed up with Goose Island Beer Company to offer customers Goose Island’s 312 Urban Wheat Ale craft beer on flights worldwide and at United Club lounges in the continental U.S. beginning July 1.

che dire, a me la Goose Island piace da morire!