US AIRWAYS LOOKING FOR AIRBUS 340's

[Travelpro72]

Very true and important indeed.

 

[USstew23]

Well I know that "real" airlines with "real" international operations have such things. With that being said I'm sure flight attendants will wind up with a passenger seat to snooze in on their way to China.

Oh like HELL we will!!! Just like the rotating RSV issue, the union better be right on their @$$ about having crew bunks and a workable along with comfortable airplane on such a long flight.

 

[Travelpro72]

They'll give us those old plastic folding lounge chairs to stretch out in the galley. Remember the ones that the top and bottom would bend? (click,click,click,click,click). Whatever happens you can't help but think that it will be cheap and will suck.
Oh wait....they could use those loungers as the new envoy sleeper. Yeah THERE YA GO! ! ! ! Don't need 40 envoy seats? Hell just fold a few of these up and ya got more room for coach. AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA.

 

[EMBFA]

Airplanes can be delivered with an almost endless number of cabin and cargo configurations. For example, some airlines have lower deck galleys on the A330, or crew rest areas. Air Canada has one behind the flight deck.

From an east standpoint we've seen what we do with used airplanes and new airplanes. The 757s from ATA got bulkhead coverings and discarded A330 Envoy seats- cheap, thrown together. The new E190s were ordered factory model, no IFE, minus optional closets and galleys. Cheap, thrown together, no thought to space for the required service.

The A340s will be used, and this team is only big on putting in as many coach seats as possible and maybe putting cheap blue pleather on them, then a goofy swoosh on the outside. They are not into major cabin reconfigurations, especially if they are expensive. Whatever the previous owner has is likely what US will get, good or bad.

 

[robbedagain]

wonder if a ww2 aircraft from the desert would best fit their price range such as a 4 engine prop driven ww2 era aircraft 😉

 

[back2CLT]

There is a seat layout for their proposed configuation of the 340-300 on page 56 of this document.

I don't know if anyone can tell where the crew quarters are, but as for as pax seating, it's pretty obvious they plan of 42 Envoy and 227 Coach.

http://www.usairways.com/common/resources/...service/app.pdf

 

[bigbusboy]

The A340-600 has a galley below with restrooms as well. We'd NEVER see one of those here though. What about the crew rest? I'd HOPE they would put the crew rest down below in one of those containers.

One can only dream....Actually the galley is behind the restrooms, along with the crewrest. All lavs for coach are downstairs on LH at least.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0591...3&tbl=CABIN

 

[bigbusboy]

And here's the staircase to heaven.... :blink:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0540...7&tbl=CABIN

 

[NoMoreKoolAid]

I'll bet this one is in Tempe's price range...

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1293...mp;tbl=ACCIDENT

Yeah Right!

 

[YVINTERN]

And here's the staircase to heaven.... :blink:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0540...7&tbl=CABIN

More like the descent into Navy Hell...oh wait...new uniform colors never mind...

 

[HighFlyerMiami]

The following goes a little deeper than the article. http://runwaygirl.blogspot.com/

US Airways Says No Thanks to ex-Maxjet Airways Boeing 767s But Looks to Acquire Some A340s

 

[EMBFA]

Runway Girl is good stuff. 🙂

 

[RowUnderDCA]

Runway Girl is good stuff. 🙂

reminds me of Light Years

 

[BoeingBoy]

Wonder if Boeing Boy flew it to Doug's house?

Now Bob - you know that I don't want anything to do with flying Airbuses......

Jim

 

[700UW]

What happened to the A340