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catIIIc 09-03-2008 09:52 AM


Originally Posted by skippy (Post 454904)
theres a trip tomorrow thats a 737 ORD-SFO blocked at 4:57. i mean is this a joke?

lets take the most inefficient plane and put it on the longest route- brilliant-- someone must know oil was going to 108. UFB

sort of like CAL putting our wingleted 300's,500's on IAH-DFW, IAH-MFE and flying a non wingleted one to BOS, PHL, etc.

satchip 09-03-2008 03:33 PM


Originally Posted by catIIIc (Post 454920)
sort of like CAL putting our wingleted 300's,500's on IAH-DFW, IAH-MFE and flying a non wingleted one to BOS, PHL, etc.

Before they shut it down i commuted home from JFK on a small 737-500 to IAH and then to AUS in a gigantic 737-900. Never understood that.

catIIIc 09-03-2008 05:47 PM

That is mostly because of loads we fly 900ER's and 757's to AUS, SAT, and MSY, it still makes no sense. Rember when DAL had 777's doing ATL-MCO.

iaflyer 09-03-2008 07:19 PM


Originally Posted by catIIIc (Post 455259)
Rememmber when DAL had 777's doing ATL-MCO.

Yeah, we had to protect Florida. We did that well didn't we. :-) Finally we got some smart network planners (thanks CAL!) we don't fly them to MCO anymore.

Mach 84 09-03-2008 07:38 PM

"""Rember when DAL had 777's doing ATL-MCO.""""

I had heard the reason for that was it made for a good route for checking out new Captains and getting used to the 777s before putting them on longer routes.

robthree 09-04-2008 06:26 AM


Originally Posted by satchip (Post 455166)
Before they shut it down i commuted home from JFK on a small 737-500 to IAH and then to AUS in a gigantic 737-900. Never understood that.

Belly freight. Gazillions of pounds of mail IAH-SAT and IAH-AUS. Only bags and not too many pax out of JFK. Non-revving was always a breeze.


Management isn't always dumb. But its usually a safe bet.:p


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