When Pandas fly ...
 

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Bao Bao (the Giant Panda at the National Zoo) will fly back to China on Tuesday on A FedEx 777.

Are the kilt wearers already in "crew rest"?

National Zoo panda Bao Bao is moving to China - CNNPolitics.com

When pandas fly: Bao Bao is headed to China via FedEx's Panda Express

Panda Express?

Grow uo






Grow up Mayday Mark.

I hear in China, the Panda Express has chunks of real Panda.:D

60% of the time it works every time :p

Wrong direction. Management pilots only do deliveries from China, not to China. No publicity on returning Pandas. Expect Bao Bao to fly through the Memphis hub, like most freight doing a "hub turn" and head to Alaska with a whistle stop in Anchorage. The crews will all be reserves. No one will even take notice of Bao Bao riding on a belt in the hub, heading to the Anchorage flight. :eek::D

According to the CNN Politics article, "Bao Bao will fly nonstop from Dulles, Virginia, to Chengdu, China, in a large crate aboard the custom-decaled 'FedEx Panda Express' 777F aircraft. She will be accompanied by a keeper and a veterinarian."


That means it will be a charter, which means it was put in open time, immediately frozen, and at the perfect time was unfrozen and picked up by ... well, we all know the rest. :rolleyes:






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The Wolfpack!

Wait, no....not enough intl deadheads for them.

trip 2222 on 20feb

And 2223 and 2224.

Flt 9751, 16:20 block, Part 91

23:00 layover before they start, then 20:30 layover before they continue to KIX (again, Part 91, and the RFOs riding as PAX), and then D/H home.





(Wanna see something confusing, look at Seat and Role for everyone on 2222. CAP (seat) is RF2 (role), F/O is RFO2, RF2 is PIC, and RF2 is RFO1. ???? :confused: They're going to be so fatigued and confused when they land in Chengdu, they won't even notice the language barrier. :eek: )







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As I recall, the Kilt Flight was MEM-ANC, twelve hours off, ANC-Chengdu, twelve hours off, then Chengdu to Scotland. And only three of the pilots were legal to fly.....

Pandastrike!
 

What's this about flying pandas?! A NOTAM should be published immediately! One of those babies could take out both windshields and smash right through the cockpit! :eek:

And the Scotland stop was the reason for the kilts.

Maybe these guys will pose in Osaka with mawashis. :eek:






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I love the movie Kung Fu Panda. Awesome.

Cant find the pairings or leg anywhere now.

Still there.


Here: Flight Leg Display: Flight 9751 21FEB17






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[QUOTE=TonyC;2304963]Still there.


Here: Flight Leg Display: Flight 9751 21FEB17

little less easy to look at when half the crew calendar blocks:rolleyes:

They can hide their calendars, but they can't hide the trips.






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Thanks......

FaceBook Live Panda (leaving the National Zoo) coverage.

DC's Panda cub Bao Bao set to leave today for China - Story | WTTG


:D

Just saw a interview with the crew of the Panda Express on the local DC channel with the Fleet Captain. He said this was his second time transporting Pandas. Do the the Fleet Captains get to pick their trips (like most airlines) or do they have to go out for bid? Just curious

Bye - Bye - Bao - Bao
 

Local DC news tonight ...

Special Delivery: National Zoo's Panda Cub Leaves Zoo, Heads to China | NBC4 Washington

NBC national news ...

America Says Bye Bye to Bao Bao - NBC News