ITS TRUE !

[Travelpro72]

That's an easy one Mr. DJ--everyone knows that TP72 ROCKS!

Why thank you Mr. US1.... your very kind. Hope to see you flying us again soon. oh yeah....BOTBBD.

 

[AstroLounge]

Hey DJ....IS THAT THE SONG I HEAR blasting about Mt. Washington??

 

[Crzipilot]

here's a quick new rumor. The 3 757's are coming, and supposedly 2 more. The East side training dept. is scrambling to find training time for the 5 a/c. In addition there may be an additional 5 coming, all ETOPS. The 767 one or a few may move to Hawaii service, the new europe cities and a new bank of carribean departures from CLT. Just training center gossip....

 

[Travelpro72]

The "About US" rumor Q&A stated that the company is looking at various a/c from other places besides the ATA 757's so it could very well be. As to where they use them in the future remains to be seen. Good news because we really need them.

 

[USstew23]

The "About US" rumor Q&A stated that the company is looking at various a/c from other places besides the ATA 757's so it could very well be. As to where they use them in the future remains to be seen. Good news because we really need them.

I wonder where they would come from? Or if they mean 757 along with other a/c types?

 

[Travelpro72]

Per Andrew Nocella the VP of Schedule Planning & Analysis he says, "The truth is we're not only looking at ATA's aircraft, but we're looking at a variety of ways to expand our European flying". It's anybody's guess.

 

[700UW]

MHV 767

 

[Snafu]

MHV 767

Nice picture.........maybe US Airways can trade some of those "little" airplanes sitting next to the "big" ones. 4 or 5 little ones for 1 big one??? 😀

 

[Fixed Wing]

The "About US" rumor Q&A stated that the company is looking at various a/c from other places besides the ATA 757's so it could very well be. As to where they use them in the future remains to be seen. Good news because we really need them.

Read carefully...Nocella says we are looking at various ways to expand our European service. If the ATA 757s come on line this frees up some current 767s. It doesn't mean more aircraft purchases.

 

[TheWatcher]

Read carefully...Nocella says we are looking at various ways to expand our European service. If the ATA 757s come on line this frees up some current 767s. It doesn't mean more aircraft purchases.

Good observation.

 

[SpinDoc]

The "About US" rumor Q&A stated that the company is looking at various a/c from other places besides the ATA 757's so it could very well be. As to where they use them in the future remains to be seen. Good news because we really need them.

Okay. If the new US is in the market to purchase some used 757-200's, why not go a step further and buy some used 767-300's that DL has dumped, or will most likely dump in their current BK case? 76-3's are excellent over the pond aircraft, and they can carry A LOT of cargo, which is where most of the Transatlantic money is made. I have a friend who is an A&P mechanic at DL, and he told me once that DL makes more money on the cargo than they do on the butts in the seats on T/A flights.

Exploiting these types of things is important, and US has been lagging behind for years. Maybe it's time for Doug to open the check book and make some investments in the future of US by purchasing some long haul aircraft the can make money with less than a 50% load factor over the Atlantic.

 

[USstew23]

I think DL is getting rid of their 762's, not sure which ones are ER. I do not think (I could be wrong) that they are getting rid of the 763's, they probably need them with all of this expansion. Anyway IF we were to get 767's they would have to be the ER version and the last time I heard anything about that, ATA was on the lookout for 763ER but none to be found at a decent price. But we all know how this business is RUMOR this RUMOR that.

 

[AstroLounge]

The A321 or as the mechanics refer to it "The Flying Pig" really isn't suited for longhaul transcon service let alone oceanic travel. The US 321s are NOT even EOW equipped let alone ETOPS.

 

[BoeingBoy]

Bob,

The question really is "Can a particular airplane cover the distance AND be economically viable?"

Technically, almost any airplane is capable of making it to Europe. After all, even 2 & 4 seat piston planes are ferried back & forth regularily. The 321's were obviously delivered from the factory in France.

So the second part of that question is what really matters. I haven't kept up with them, but aren't there a couple of carriers flying 737NG's & A319/320's across the pond? Of course, they do it by only having seating for 50 or so and charging 1st class fares.

So for the type of operation we have - mixed seating and a range of fares - anything less than the 757 is pretty much out of the running. Even the 757 could only be used for "near" European service. Reaching much deeper into Europe than Ireland/UK, especially from CLT, would require something with longer legs (CLT-LGW is 4000 miles).

Jim

 

[700UW]

IT's NOT TRUE, YET!

US Airways expanding its fleet

An occasional feature on US Airways as it integrates with America West.

Time to Expand
After years of cutbacks, US Airways now says it's looking to expand its fleet and hopes to add a few planes to allow new flights to Europe.

In a newsletter sent to employees over the weekend, the airline confirmed it is trying to acquire three Boeing 757s from ATA Airlines. That acquisition could allow it to add three new European cities to the 13 currently served. The 757s would not fly to Europe, but would free up other aircraft for trans-Atlantic service.

"We're not only looking at ATA's aircraft, but we're looking at a variety of ways to expand our Europe flying," said Andrew Nocella, the airline's senior vice president of scheduling and planning, in the newsletter.

Spokesman Philip Gee said the airline could find out this week if it gets the three planes. Service to new European cities would be from the airline's Philadelphia hub, not Charlotte, he said.

After last fall's merger with America West, US Airways now operates 373 mainline aircraft -- fewer than US Airways did before the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

Charlotte Observer