Originally Posted by
SoCalGuy
Just a wild-arse guess.....
I 'think' the reference/confusion made above was referring to some of the s-UA B777's that don't have "bunks" (dedicated crew rest), thus making them sub 12 hour birds.
Again, just a guess.....ETOPs.....Dedicated Crew Rest.
Huh. Not a 777 driver so not sure. I was on a 777 last night in one of the new seats and the pilots rest seat was next to me in 1st class. I don't know if they can/do block off 2 seats for over 12 though. From what I hear, the 777 bunk (unlike the 747 bunk) is not terribly restful. I can't imagine the 3 seats in coach are restful either!!! THAT has to go in this next contract!!
The new seats are quite nice. My only issue is I didn't get any sleep because there were so many movies to watch and they kept feeding me! Not bad problems to have!