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Cruz Clearance 11-14-2024 06:58 PM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3852397)
You can always avoid Russian airspace. The problem is when your competitors are overflying Russia. You can't compete on price or time.


Air India has diverted to Krasno and Magadan both in the past year or so
High net worth US citizens CEO, Politicians might be under orders
to avoid soviet airpsce completely lest they are "detained" under some trumped up charges

Sad as we have been planning on expanding west coast to India market (Bangalore)since before Covid

Cruz Clearance 11-14-2024 07:05 PM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3852314)
I would double check your accuracy on this statement. The great circle route does put you into Russian airspace and the Northern pacific winds often push the optimum route even further north and deeper into Russia.

Tweek the route on GC mapper to SFO-NRT-BKK and it is 70 nm longer and avoids Russia
I did a bunch of SFO-SIN we usually did not go that far North

iahflyr 11-15-2024 05:47 AM


Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot (Post 3852415)
IAH-SYD, which we currently fly, is 13,834 km.

Doesn’t United block a lot of seats on IAH-SYD?

TurquoiseLine 11-15-2024 07:11 AM


Originally Posted by iahflyr (Post 3852594)
Doesn’t United block a lot of seats on IAH-SYD?

Yes, tens of seats

Grumble 11-15-2024 07:54 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3852314)
I would double check your accuracy on this statement. The great circle route does put you into Russian airspace and the Northern pacific winds often push the optimum route even further north and deeper into Russia.

UAL does SFO-SIN twice a day, comes no where near Russian airspace. SGN and BKK are just a few degrees to the right coming out of SFO. There may be days were a shift north and west for winds might be a little advantageous for BKK, but still completely doable for the 789, which is what the hold up has been, BA deliveries.

ReadOnly7 11-15-2024 10:38 AM


Originally Posted by dmeg13021 (Post 3852255)
Bangkok? Oriental setting.

But the city don't know what the city is getting...

….everything but Yul Brenner…

ClappedOut145 11-16-2024 02:11 PM

Well for a new rumor…WTH is happening in 171 that has the outgoing CA rep so fired up? Probably to do with the anti-vax lawsuit.

Aquaticus 11-17-2024 04:20 PM


Originally Posted by ClappedOut145 (Post 3852952)
Well for a new rumor…WTH is happening in 171 that has the outgoing CA rep so fired up? Probably to do with the anti-vax lawsuit.

These people are a problem looking for a place to happen. The vax thing … whatever it’s debatable but these people have long track records of pure nonsense hanging on them. The lawyers are buying their 4th house off of Alpa dues dollars and are more than happy to drag out the chaos.

libertyrisk 11-17-2024 06:58 PM


Originally Posted by Aquaticus (Post 3853144)
These people are a problem looking for a place to happen. The vax thing … whatever it’s debatable but these people have long track records of pure nonsense hanging on them. The lawyers are buying their 4th house off of Alpa dues dollars and are more than happy to drag out the chaos.

you know something about this that us other UA ALPA members don't know?

or are you just generalizing 171 pilots?

JFS 3 11-17-2024 09:49 PM


Originally Posted by Aquaticus (Post 3853144)
These people are a problem looking for a place to happen. The vax thing … whatever it’s debatable but these people have long track records of pure nonsense hanging on them. The lawyers are buying their 4th house off of Alpa dues dollars and are more than happy to drag out the chaos.

They passed a local council resolution that no pilot could be compelled to fly the 777-300 that had the pride koala decal, and would be pay protected accordingly. If the flying public knew that these whackadoodles were ferrying them around, the share price would plummet.

Ironically, I suspect most of these snowflakes are simultaneously complaining on Telegram or Truth Social about safe spaces.


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