Dca 787
08-17-2017, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by torbai
Anyone have any sense of how large this base will be? How many pilots?
I bet neither the 787 fleet Mgr, the marketing director, nor the grand Poobah himself, could answer that question with clarity.
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08-17-2017, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by C11DCA
4 routes for now/2018
Approximately 20 Captains and 70 F/O's.
Approximately 20 Captains and 70 F/O's.
I'll will bet that as the -10s come on line they will be used out of IAD for Europe flying because they don't have the range of the -9 or -8.
The west coast will keep the 14+ hour legs.
08-17-2017, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Regularguy
I'll will bet that as the -10s come on line they will be used out of IAD for Europe flying because they don't have the range of the -9 or -8.
The west coast will keep the 14+ hour legs.
The west coast will keep the 14+ hour legs.
08-20-2017, 07:27 PM
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The 10 will do Western Europe from SFO, but might have some trouble going much farther east, and even Western Europe might have some problems in the Winter with strong westerly winds. Same as the 763. It is a 12-13 hour airplane.
A couple times I did ORD-Germany in the 763 with 200+ knot westerly winds. 8 hours outbound, 12 hours back. It was about the limit of the 763 to make it back.
The 10 will do it most of the time.
A couple times I did ORD-Germany in the 763 with 200+ knot westerly winds. 8 hours outbound, 12 hours back. It was about the limit of the 763 to make it back.
The 10 will do it most of the time.
08-22-2017, 10:21 AM
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While some of the 787-10 (we have 14 left on order after various conversions) may make their living in IAD, I doubt they will be replacements for the 767-300 despite its similar range (Boeing gives it at~6400nm). It will be a huge capacity increase as it's 18 feet longer then a 787-9, so more likely a 777 replacement with somewhere around 280-290 seats.
So it depends if the company feels they can fill those extra seats out of IAD, and if they have a need for those 777's elsewhere in the system.
Of course the plan today won't be the plan tomorrow.
So it depends if the company feels they can fill those extra seats out of IAD, and if they have a need for those 777's elsewhere in the system.
Of course the plan today won't be the plan tomorrow.
08-22-2017, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by C11DCA
While some of the 787-10 (we have 14 left on order after various conversions) may make their living in IAD, I doubt they will be replacements for the 767-300 despite its similar range (Boeing gives it at~6400nm). It will be a huge capacity increase as it's 18 feet longer then a 787-9, so more likely a 777 replacement with somewhere around 280-290 seats.
So it depends if the company feels they can fill those extra seats out of IAD, and if they have a need for those 777's elsewhere in the system.
Of course the plan today won't be the plan tomorrow.
So it depends if the company feels they can fill those extra seats out of IAD, and if they have a need for those 777's elsewhere in the system.
Of course the plan today won't be the plan tomorrow.
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