Originally Posted by jetlink (Post 1799494)

-900ER vs -900 difference:
Increased MTOW to from 174K to 188K
Engine rated at 28,400lbs vs 27,300lbs
Increased range (hence ER Extended Range) from 2,700NM to 3,200NM
Longer and stronger wingspan by about 4.5 feet to accommodate for new MTOW
Cruse Speed M0.791 vs M0.785
Improved leading and trailing edge flap systems

Originally Posted by Packrat (Post 1799603)

Most likely the approach climb limit weight.

REMF: Rear Echelon Mother F'er - a term coined during the Vietnam War for the "Saigon soldiers."

Originally Posted by Lerxst (Post 1799554)

I brought that airplane into mco late last night and the APU crapped out, history with that particular ship. Mco mx said they didn't have the parts avail to fix it.

Originally Posted by Grumble (Post 1799532)

That's exactly what it is. Can't dispatch if landing weight is above single engine, ice penalty applied wave off ability weight limit if known freezing precip... Or something to that effect. Not sure if it applies to other Boeings (I've only flown the guppy, it has no tail anti ice), but Ive seen as much as 10k lbs.

811 would be a brand new 900ER.

In the event they filled it, you iced up, lost an engine, and had to wave off.... You woulda been screwed! Otherwise it's a great airplane 99% of the time. Just takes forever to load/unload. Had 188 SOB one the other day.

Originally Posted by ReserveDog (Post 1799664)

I had a very interesting discussion with a retired Boeing engineer on a flight a while back. Apparently, something very similar to what happened at UAL also happened to Boeing. When Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas, the McD management largely took over Boeing. According to him, the 787 debacle is largely due to their gross mismanagement. Sound familiar?

Originally Posted by Lambourne (Post 1799704)

Gross mismanagement like this? United Airlines posts record Q3 profit

Originally Posted by ReserveDog (Post 1799784)

Do you work the same place I do? Yeah, we're making money in spite of ourselves, oil prices are primarily why, but we are lagging every other major in almost every metric. Most importantly, our customers hate us and are deserting in droves.