Technology Comparison
08-15-2010 | 04:35 PM
#11
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No discussion of technology at UAL would be complete without mentioning UNIMATIC the companies 50+ year old core computer system. Ive seen the CAL flight planning products in NRT and IMO are light years ahead of of UAs new Flywize product.
Also worth mentioning are the legions of IT outsourcing liaisons at HQ in Chicago. UAs IT department doesn't produce much, if anything. Its core job is to write the spec and QA code that's outsourced to India (tiger team). UA IT has built it's own empire by becoming a revenue source for the company, however by some twisted accounting scheme, the revenue source is other corporate divisions (ie flight ops). On the upside, the line for hamburgers in the HQ cafeteria is alway short.
Also worth mentioning are the legions of IT outsourcing liaisons at HQ in Chicago. UAs IT department doesn't produce much, if anything. Its core job is to write the spec and QA code that's outsourced to India (tiger team). UA IT has built it's own empire by becoming a revenue source for the company, however by some twisted accounting scheme, the revenue source is other corporate divisions (ie flight ops). On the upside, the line for hamburgers in the HQ cafeteria is alway short.
08-15-2010 | 05:24 PM
#12
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From: Boeing's Plastic Jet Button Pusher - 787
Well for starters, we call them 75's and 76's not the other way around. But here is a few notes
757-200's - all RR powered, with 180 min ETOPS, SATCOM, being configured for lie flat seats (like 20 done so far), GPS, most with EFB's and all with 2 jumpseats. Used on domestic, south america, europe and carribean
757-300's - a mixture of ETOPS and non-ETOPS birds, configured the same as above except no lie-flat first class. Used domestically
767-200 - the rocket ship of the fleet, all 767's have GPS, SATCOM, ETOPS, regular first class seats. Used on Europe and South America
767-400 - same as above but flown to Europe and Hawaii
We fly monitored approaches, RNP, and constant rate (VNAV) descents on all Non precision approaches
757-200's - all RR powered, with 180 min ETOPS, SATCOM, being configured for lie flat seats (like 20 done so far), GPS, most with EFB's and all with 2 jumpseats. Used on domestic, south america, europe and carribean
757-300's - a mixture of ETOPS and non-ETOPS birds, configured the same as above except no lie-flat first class. Used domestically
767-200 - the rocket ship of the fleet, all 767's have GPS, SATCOM, ETOPS, regular first class seats. Used on Europe and South America
767-400 - same as above but flown to Europe and Hawaii
We fly monitored approaches, RNP, and constant rate (VNAV) descents on all Non precision approaches
Configurations on all 757's are the same fleet wide.
200: 16/159
300: 24/192
Configurations on the 767's are:
200: 25/149
400: 20/236...some coded "H" are 35/200
Heard 'talk' that the UAL WB Fleet has several different configs & various configs are flown region specific.....any truth???
08-15-2010 | 06:08 PM
#13
Widebody
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From: 777 CAP
see this page
Check out this page:
United Airlines: Best Seats - SeatGuru
2-Class planes are usually domestic/Hawaii
3-Class occasionally domestic between hubs
International long-haul PAC/ATL/SA is always 3-class
Exception is 3 class 757 Premium Service only flies JFK-SFO/LAX
12 lie-flat /26 first class/ 72 economy plus
Very popular among rich and famous
Anybody ever jumpseat on America West 757 with 35 seats forward of door 2. Yikes!
My question is what are the Designated Pilot Rest Seats/Bunks on 8+ hour flights at CAL?
United Airlines: Best Seats - SeatGuru
2-Class planes are usually domestic/Hawaii
3-Class occasionally domestic between hubs
International long-haul PAC/ATL/SA is always 3-class
Exception is 3 class 757 Premium Service only flies JFK-SFO/LAX
12 lie-flat /26 first class/ 72 economy plus
Very popular among rich and famous
Anybody ever jumpseat on America West 757 with 35 seats forward of door 2. Yikes!
My question is what are the Designated Pilot Rest Seats/Bunks on 8+ hour flights at CAL?
08-16-2010 | 10:41 AM
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From: 737 CAPT
757: 200 - 16DEF; 300 - 22DEF (coach seats)
767: 200 - 18DEF; 400 - either 15DEF or 28DEF (coach seats)
777: Crew rest bunks
So let the comments begin on this one! You can't say anything to us at CAL about the 756 rest seats that we don't already know or say ourselves.
08-16-2010 | 11:01 AM
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From: 18%er but I’ll enforce UPA23 to the last period.
Or major markets such as DCA, BOS, and RDU getting their EWR Colganoscopies. That's ok. I don't think there are a lot of pharmacuetical companines traveling between EWR and RDU, gov't travel between EWR and DCA or any business travel between EWR and BOS.
08-16-2010 | 03:31 PM
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737: 1B or 1E (forward most aisle seat in first class). I put this in there because we do some IRO turns on the 737.
757: 200 - 16DEF; 300 - 22DEF (coach seats)
767: 200 - 18DEF; 400 - either 15DEF or 28DEF (coach seats)
777: Crew rest bunks
So let the comments begin on this one! You can't say anything to us at CAL about the 756 rest seats that we don't already know or say ourselves.
757: 200 - 16DEF; 300 - 22DEF (coach seats)
767: 200 - 18DEF; 400 - either 15DEF or 28DEF (coach seats)
777: Crew rest bunks
So let the comments begin on this one! You can't say anything to us at CAL about the 756 rest seats that we don't already know or say ourselves.
08-16-2010 | 06:03 PM
#18
Widebody
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From: 777 CAP
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737: 1B or 1E (forward most aisle seat in first class). I put this in there because we do some IRO turns on the 737.
757: 200 - 16DEF; 300 - 22DEF (coach seats)
767: 200 - 18DEF; 400 - either 15DEF or 28DEF (coach seats)
777: Crew rest bunks
So let the comments begin on this one! You can't say anything to us at CAL about the 756 rest seats that we don't already know or say ourselves.
757: 200 - 16DEF; 300 - 22DEF (coach seats)
767: 200 - 18DEF; 400 - either 15DEF or 28DEF (coach seats)
777: Crew rest bunks
So let the comments begin on this one! You can't say anything to us at CAL about the 756 rest seats that we don't already know or say ourselves.
In case you were wondering:
747: 2 bunks in own room in cockpit
777: Bunks in some models and Lie flat seat in 1st w/blackout curtain
767: Lie flat seat seat in first class w/blackout curtain
757/airbus have no 8hr flights but would require a first class seat if so.
I believe these are contractual, so you can imagine some consternation on the part of management when we merge our contracts, and that it will not include any concessions. I would love to see our openers on the JCBA and the company's private reaction to it.
08-16-2010 | 07:37 PM
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From: 787 Captain
Lets put it this way... your management is in for a rude awakening
In case you were wondering:
747: 2 bunks in own room in cockpit
777: Bunks in some models and Lie flat seat in 1st w/blackout curtain
767: Lie flat seat seat in first class w/blackout curtain
757/airbus have no 8hr flights but would require a first class seat if so.
I believe these are contractual, so you can imagine some consternation on the part of management when we merge our contracts, and that it will not include any concessions. I would love to see our openers on the JCBA and the company's private reaction to it.
In case you were wondering:
747: 2 bunks in own room in cockpit
777: Bunks in some models and Lie flat seat in 1st w/blackout curtain
767: Lie flat seat seat in first class w/blackout curtain
757/airbus have no 8hr flights but would require a first class seat if so.
I believe these are contractual, so you can imagine some consternation on the part of management when we merge our contracts, and that it will not include any concessions. I would love to see our openers on the JCBA and the company's private reaction to it.
I will vote against any agreement that takes away our current crew rest provisions. I hope we all do the same! Heck, do a google search for the IFPTE upgrade to all of our international jets. The first class suite is our rest seat. You'll like it
08-16-2010 | 08:41 PM
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From: B-777 left
I think the 777s with bunks still block a business class seat for each augmentee.
I will vote against any agreement that takes away our current crew rest provisions. I hope we all do the same! Heck, do a google search for the IFPTE upgrade to all of our international jets. The first class suite is our rest seat. You'll like it
I will vote against any agreement that takes away our current crew rest provisions. I hope we all do the same! Heck, do a google search for the IFPTE upgrade to all of our international jets. The first class suite is our rest seat. You'll like it
Also on the Hawaii flying out of ord on the 777 they use a 2 class 777 with a first class seat for break but not the lay down model.
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