A380 to SFO & IAH
 

Can't wait for the 380 to take all the ULRs. Awful flying.

it is awful and I love to help a brother out any time

Help yourself superman.

Well, after the 330 phase out, the A350 cancellation and no other planes coming other than 777s and 380s, all the night turnarounds, subcontinent flights, plus war zones will be served by the 777. I would rather keep the "awful" ULR trips. :{

EK 500 excepted! :E

Silly question, but why are there two more Y class to Houston compared to SFO.

Read the press release if you don't understand what I'm talking about.

New aircraft have different configuration
 

As I understand it, Only the latest delivered (or soon-to-be delivered) A380's with the higher weights and PIP can make it on the long IAH flight, and these aircraft are configured slightly differently than the older ones due to relocation of some IFE equipment they can fit an additional seat-pair somewhere in the back. The older ones with the fewer seats have the range for other markets, such as SFO, but not quite for IAH.

As an aside, judging my personal experiences traveling on the Dugong to L.A. it seems to be carrying full loads on that route with no load restrictions, so I suppose they want the new planes for the Houston flight whereby they don't have to fly around with empty seats.

I've heard that a second LAX is on the cards. 215 stays on the 380.

Thanks for that, aeropix.:ok:

SS.

The allocation of children seems to be better these days; maybe I have been lucky? Anyhow, most sleep when they're tired, bunks or no bunks. No one's a robot.

But it's not so much the rest problem SS. I like the 6 days off between these flights meaning 3 flights a month and about 20 rest/free days from work. You could almost commute..............especially in European summer time..............

Okay .., I'll bite. This latest move has tipped the scales for me. I knew it was coming but now it's reality.

US ULR is hands down my favorite flying

I don't care about A v B. (Before the usual suspects jump in :) & yes I understand my post EK marketability thoughts from the Boeing guys.

So question, roughly how junior has this gone for LHS B to A and is it still happening and available?

Prepared for incoming :0

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It was over subscribed last time. No fleet change at the moment. But rumour has it will start again.

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The extra seats in Y come from shuffling the crew seating a bit, and squeezing in 2 extra seats in the gaps at 67/80 HJ/BC where there used to be none due to the door bustle (hope there's a discount on those! :uhoh:)

The 777 fleet is so big the more senior pilots should be able to avoid if they bid correctly( some of them are not bad). The new Capt's and newhires will see alot.The 380 might do DEL and BOM and not all of them either.777 no US ULR, no morning EU and almost all India, the fleet to be on.

I recall an article in which Clark said his goal was to eventually fly double daily A380s to every North American destination (Canada not likely with their limited access). Again, this was a long term goal....

A380 on all US and Austrulasian flights,
 

The game plan has always been to operate the A380 on all ULR flights, which includes the Americas and Austrulasian destinations. Reason is that the aircraft was designed for medium to long haul flights with ultimate passenger comfort and satisfying demand with a greater capacity. Also airports need to provide or be adaptable to facilities like direct F and C class boarding gates, straight from the EK lounge to the upper deck. This can only be achieved where ternimals are a commercial concern and not bogged down by beaurocratic politics.

The 380 taking over 777 routes is hardly a surprise, and I am sure there are many more to come.

The operational future of the 777 in EK will be to replace 330/340 routes, new destination launch and development, maintain non-380 suitable routes, cargo and additional frequencies to existing routes.

Both fleets have their own contributing roles to the business and offer various lifestyle options for Pilots. With a young family, I am looking forward to picking up more of the intra-gulf turns from the 330/340. Fliion no need to jump ship yet, its only a matter of time before we start operating new launch and expansion routes to the US.

On that note... anyone else suspecting a possible announcement on the existing 300ER options at Farnborough?

Question to A380 pilots: Can the A380 fly nonstop to IAH full load?

Out of DXB 40C day 30L - about 60+ tons payload.

Out of IAH 38C day 33R - about 55+/- tons payload.

Using LAX fuel figures.