Are west crews working east metal ?

[etops1]

I just walked by the SAN flight in PHL. And noticed it was flt 155 . The aircraft was a 321 tail number 174 with GE engines . Isn't that an east plane with a west flight number ?

 

[etops1]

I just walked by the SAN flight in PHL. And noticed it was flt 155 . The aircraft was a 321 tail number 174 with GE engines . Isn't that an east plane with a west flight number ?

Ok , never mind . They had th wrong info up at the gate . The plane is going to Fll as flt 1557 . Sorry . Mods , you can take this one down ..

 

[700UW]

Contractually thats not permitted yet.

And the east planes have CFM engines, its a joint venture between SNECMA and GE.

 

[traderjake]

East has some IAE engines.

West has no CFMs.

 

[ebwgs]

West has no CFMs.

That's too bad. A good pair of CFMs can get a girl's rent and car note paid.

 

[etops1]

That's too bad. A good pair of CFMs can get a girl's rent and car note paid.

LOL!

 

[wasone]

I just walked by the SAN flight in PHL. And noticed it was flt 155 . The aircraft was a 321 tail number 174 with GE engines . Isn't that an east plane with a west flight number ?

Man,compairing Flt#'s to tail#'s to engine types to who's flyings the aircraft, NOW that's really scarey! Do you also sleep with a weapon under your pillow on overnites? Makes me want to run right down and fly USAIRWAYS.

 

[Art at ISP]

If I am not mistaken, the only IAE engines on East metal are those delivered post merger, beginning around 2007 I believe. I did believe, however, that the majority of aircraft deliveries since the merger were put in service on the West side, am I wrong?

 

[wings396]

If I am not mistaken, the only IAE engines on East metal are those delivered post merger, beginning around 2007 I believe. I did believe, however, that the majority of aircraft deliveries since the merger were put in service on the West side, am I wrong?

No, there have been many deliveries to the east fleet. The 321's were the most recent additions, and the east vs west A/C have different engines. I believe that the west 321's are #500 series, and the east are 100 series A/C #'s. The west deliveries may have been stepped up a bit with the complete retirement of their 737's.

 

[BoeingBoy]

No, there have been many deliveries to the east fleet.

All but 2 of the post-merger A321 deliveries have 5XX tail numbers...

Jim

 

[strangiatotheme]

All but 2 of the post-merger A321 deliveries have 5XX tail numbers...

Jim

There are 5 post-merger A321s in the 1XX series. Ships 193-197.

1XX are CFM, 5XX are IAE; they don't correlate to East/West. I think there are 7 5XX A321s that are assigned East, which are ships 536-540, 543, and 554.

 

[robbedagain]

what about the A-320/319 are there any of them coming online soon? I thought US was retiring the 737 300 from the East but we stil have some around and have had them visit my station over the last several weeks reg sched flights

 

[BoeingBoy]

I thought US was retiring the 737 300 from the East but we stil have some around and have had them visit my station over the last several weeks reg sched flights

They're being phased out but as of the end of last year there were still 7 left - 2 of which will go away in the 3rd quarter and the last 5 in the 4th.

Jim

 

[BoeingBoy]

There are 5 post-merger A321s in the 1XX series. Ships 193-197.

My mistake - I missed the one's that were mixed in with the pre-merger deliveries by MSN.

Jim

 

[nycbusdriver]

My mistake -

OH NO! Say it isn't so! 😱