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10-09-2025 | 11:40 AM

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Hedley

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Originally Posted by JTwift

the way it folds, because it’s taller, because the plane is 400 feet longer than it should be

Don’t think that will be an issue. Kind of like saying that the gear doors on other aircraft having to properly sequence to extend or retract the door is a problem.

10-09-2025 | 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueScholar

It's an encouraging sign, but the proof that Boeing has their act together isn't in the number of planes developed or finally certifying the Max 7, 10, and 77X which are years behind schedule because of Boeing's incompetent engineering process. The real proof is a few years later when the ramped up deliveries don't have doors don't fall off in flight, or fuselages aren't accepted with hundreds of accidentally drilled rivet holes, or planes don't crash because of hidden design features.

Correct. When a new delivery doesn't fly one flight then spend 2-3 weeks AOG. I'm 100% in Boeing's camp but I'm not going to make excuses for them either. It's isn't safety 3rd, do it right consistently please.

10-09-2025 | 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by VacancyBid

The EWR-ICN route (when in starts in ELEVEN months) is going to take a decent number of airframes/pilots.

I know right Great News! Go Korea 🇰🇷 위즈코리아.

I’m assuming that’ll be 787. Do we know that it will be flown by EWR crews?

In addition to, the way the news release it written it suggests there will be a third EWR-TLV, is that also confirmed?

10-09-2025 | 12:22 PM

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FlyPanAm

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Originally Posted by 11atsomto

789 daily EWR-ICN

3rd EWR-TLV will be 4 times weekly 789

10-09-2025 | 07:54 PM

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Any idea what the ICN block time will be? Should be a productive trip.

10-09-2025 | 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumble

Any idea what the ICN block time will be? Should be a productive trip.

i asked chat gpt and her guess was 30 hours. Seemed plausible but i made no effort to verify

can’t see why they would use someone other than EWR regularly

10-10-2025 | 11:45 AM

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Mitchell Gant

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Any idea what the ICN block time will be? Should be a productive trip.

Korean Air and Asiana do JFK-ICN blocks between 15-16 hours

10-10-2025 | 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by VacancyBid

no the fact that it has to lengthen and shorten as well as extend and retract

Yeah, I had no idea - looks like a lot of parts to fail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4IGl4OizM4

10-10-2025 | 01:19 PM

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Korean Air and Asiana do JFK-ICN blocks between 15-16 hours

Given the demos of North Jersey (Bergen County in particular) I’m kind of suprised it’s taken until now to launch direct service to Korea from EWR. I wonder how This Air Premia or Premia Air 에어프레미아, seems to do on the EWR-ICN city pairing ?

They however only have Pemium Economy and Economy (2-3-2) and (3-3-3) respectively, whereas we will have to sell Business seats not just families visiting home.