Jumpseater Rumors
09-03-2018 | 04:00 PM
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Jumpseater Rumors
From a jumpseat non-pilot employee, dont shoot the messenger...
767 ETOPS highest priority by spring. Expect North Pacific and North Atlantic certifications. ANC-CTS. EWR-STD EWR-CDG. Possible Guam hub for the pacific!!
Then...
777 ETOPS expansion (Russian overland airspace) for more northern routings.
Miami to be a hub for South America. Eyeing Lima, Bogota, Viracopos/Campinas, and Santiago. (777 flying)
Company questioning direct routing business model versus hub and spoke. Searching for city pairs to do direct flights. 777 LAX-CDG and VCP-CDG.
All of this is due to modeling and integrating the TNT system.
Company is trying to acquire more 777s from companies already flying them (not a secret). But company is also offering to purchase other companies’ 777 options.
Interesting times.
767 ETOPS highest priority by spring. Expect North Pacific and North Atlantic certifications. ANC-CTS. EWR-STD EWR-CDG. Possible Guam hub for the pacific!!
Then...
777 ETOPS expansion (Russian overland airspace) for more northern routings.
Miami to be a hub for South America. Eyeing Lima, Bogota, Viracopos/Campinas, and Santiago. (777 flying)
Company questioning direct routing business model versus hub and spoke. Searching for city pairs to do direct flights. 777 LAX-CDG and VCP-CDG.
All of this is due to modeling and integrating the TNT system.
Company is trying to acquire more 777s from companies already flying them (not a secret). But company is also offering to purchase other companies’ 777 options.
Interesting times.
09-04-2018 | 12:25 PM
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Unless the source was the same, this jives with what I was told as well. Interesting. I still don't think we will see a bid until Feb/Mar timeframe but this is certainly sounding like some growth opportunities for the airline.
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09-05-2018 | 03:38 PM
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I don’t see it. The wingspan is much larger than an MD11 and almost as big as the B777. Every ramp would have to be reconfigured and redesigned. It could be a MD replacement due to similar payloads. However I think the 767 firm orders and ramp space issue means this rumor is just a rumor. My two cents.
09-05-2018 | 07:14 PM
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