Technology Comparison
 

I was just wondering if some similar capability exists at CAL on these items.

UAL ACARS.
Other then the typical stuff that everyone has these are some of the items that the UAL boxes can do.
-Request and print entire release (Works great for reviewing your next flights paperwork on current leg.)
-Request and print graphical depiction of an airports radar. More of a gee zee thing than a practical application.

UAL Electronic Maintenance Records
-No paper write ups
-Write ups done by entering up to a 8 digit code via acars. (This triggers the notification to MX, voids current MX release, and sets up auto notifications to next flight that an open log book item exists.)
-MX release (aka airworthiness sign off) can be reprinted at any time.
Even though its an electronic system the last 20 items or 14 days worth of write ups are included in the release document.

Yes, the technology exists, and no, we don't fully use it. For flight plans, on the 777, we could receive a flight plan enroute to address track/routing changes. Normally, we didn't receive it that way. On the 737, I've never seen it. Radar...no.

We still use logbooks, although we send maintenance messages via ACARS. So we actively use archaic means of business despite the fact all the means to step into the 21st century are at our disposal and operational. A nice little aside is that unsigned pages in logbooks are a hot item, regardless of whether the gripe is signed off in the master maintenance computer.

In the technology "I'll show you mine..." vein, I heard you guys don't do LNAV approaches and still use dive and drive NPAs.

Rumor or Truth.....
UAL's B756 Fleet is "GPS-less"??

The electronic log books are great for not having to deal with the “signature” missing petty stuff.

UAL does constant rate descents for NPA.

Never flew the 756 fleet but I do believe you are correct that they do not have gps.

No Rnav approaches, that I'm aware of. LNAV and constant descent path on NPAs

GPS on only the 2-class 767

Satcom on all 767s

neither on 757s

BTW...assuming the combination of all 75/76s that's 219 planes in the fleet, and 219 pages of differences in the FM

Here's the 57/67 fleet breakdown:

757s: None have GPS or SATCOM. Some ETOPS and PS jets have winglets (PS= Premium Service three class config with WiFi, used on LAX and SFO to JFK markets). Only a few have the second jump seat installed. Some of the non-ETOPS birds are non-overwater equipped and must stay within 50nm of land. MTOG is 240k for all UAL 57s, and they fly domestic, Caribbean, and Hawaii.

767s: all -300s, none have winglets, all have SATCOM. We know them as 56k and 60k jets based on the rated thrust. 56k are two class cattle cars for the Hawaii market and hub-hub flying, and are the only GPS equipped jets in the 57/67 fleet. 60k have a new and improved three class config for the ORD and IAD to Europe and South America markets.

The entire fleet is P&W powered, and a recent upgrade made all the FMCs Pegasus, which is a big improvement over the several different FMC types we used to have.

There you have it. Now let's hear about the CAL jets.

Snake

Nice hearing the straight scoop.

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

AV8RRob,

You forgot to mention we fly the 75's where everyone else flies 777 and 74's.:rolleyes: