March 1, 20179 yr I thought some might appreciate this. http://travelskills.com/2017/02/23/united-flies-boeing-747-sfo-lax/ Andrew Jones
March 1, 20179 yr You thought right :) Funny enough that I just landed at SFO ... coming from Narita. Just like the 747 they sent a week ago. Tempting ... cu Roman
March 1, 20179 yr It happens sometimes. My old airline sometimes put a 744 on a short domestic run to help alleviate holiday rushes. Also, if they were getting low on fuel after a long flight over the Pacific, they would do a "technical stop" at an airport, quickly refuel and carry on to the destination (1 hour away). Sometimes winds are not always totally predictable. In the old days (probably when fuel was cheaper), we used to do 1 hour flights as part of routine schedules. John H Watson (retired 744/767 Avionics engineer)
March 2, 20179 yr I happened to stumble upon this UAL 937 flight when it was airborne. I've flown it several times now lol. There are also several LAX to SFO flights I see routine. China Airlines 5107, Asiana 286, Nippon Cargo 109, Atlas Air 9528 to name a few. I've been collecting some short routes lately. Cargolux 775 (LAX to SEA), China Airlines 5171 (LAX to SEA), Cargolux 775 (DFW to IAH), EVA Air 697 (DFW to SFO). - Chris Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX | Intel Core i9 13900KF | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB | 64GB DDR5 SDRAM | Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling | 1TB & 2TB Samsung Gen 4 SSD | 1000 Watt Gold PSU | Windows 11 Pro | Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke | Thrustmaster TCA Captain X Airbus | Asus ROG 38" 4k IPS Monitor (PG38UQ) Asus Maximus VII Hero motherboard | Intel i7 4790k CPU | MSI GTX 970 4 GB video card | Corsair DDR3 2133 32GB SDRAM | Corsair H50 water cooler | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD (2) | EVGA 1000 watt PSU - Retired
March 2, 20179 yr 10 hours ago, Orlaam said: China Airlines 5107, Asiana 286, Nippon Cargo 109, Atlas Air 9528 to name a few. I've been collecting some short routes lately. Cargolux 775 (LAX to SEA), China Airlines 5171 (LAX to SEA), Cargolux 775 (DFW to IAH), EVA Air 697 (DFW to SFO). I was quite surprised to see such a lot of 747 activity up and down the west coast. But looking at the sheer size of these cities/areas it's not surprising. Cargo doesn't need high frequencies and sending a big freighter rather than many smaller ones may be cheaper and reduces airport congestion. cu Roman
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