Delta etops 777-200ER

[PaulThomas]

Can anyone share what rule time they operate under?

Thanks

 

[Cookie Monster]

207 min

 

[Hair-on-Fire]

Golden Rule

 

[RJAA]

Huh? Why use 207? What for? 180 is more than plenty over the Atlantic, anything beyond toward India is within 60 minutes of adequate airport.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

atl-jnb might be a reason...

atl-syd is in the works I hear which def would require it

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Yes, we are looking at SYD. It is official being worked on now. Late 09 or early 10 is what they are aiming for.

 

[iaflyer]

Pacific

The 207 minutes is for the Pacific flights we do with it - ATL to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.

I'm not sure it's actually needed depending on the days routing, but that is why there is the 207. (trivia: it is 180 minutes plus 15%, Boeing got it all figured out so it covers most of the Pacific).

 

[Herkdrv]

Yes, we are looking at SYD. It is official being worked on now. Late 09 or early 10 is what they are aiming for.

How long would ATL-SYD be?

 

[RJAA]

The 207 minutes is for the Pacific flights we do with it - ATL to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.

I'm not sure it's actually needed depending on the days routing, but that is why there is the 207. (trivia: it is 180 minutes plus 15%, Boeing got it all figured out so it covers most of the Pacific).

It's rare when you need 207 min over the NOPAC. At least at my operation. It's gonna take some serious weather stink over the Siberia and Alaska, particularly during hard winter months. ATD-SYD maybe an exception. Polar is also 180 min.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of 17:30- 18:00. About the same time for ATL-BOM. Any more and they will have to use three crews

 

[Herkdrv]

I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of 17:30- 18:00. About the same time for ATL-BOM. Any more and they will have to use three crews

Would this make it the longest non-stop route? If not does anybody know who holds the record?

 

[OCP]

I think delta does with their mombi (sp?) route

 

[another cfii]

I think CAL's EWR->HKG is pretty long as well. Or I think BA has a few long ones as well.

 

[PaulThomas]

Thanks everyone

 

[Sedona16]

Longest Flights by Hours in the Air

Would this make it the longest non-stop route? If not does anybody know who holds the record?

Currently the longest flight by all US Flag Carriers is Mumbai to JFK by Delta Airlines with a 777-200LR at 16 hours.

The longest flight for any airline in the world is currently Newark to Singapore by Singapore Airlines with an Airbus A340-500 at 18 hours 40 minutes.

I expect longer flights to emerge in the coming 12 months.

 

[flatspin7]

Currently the longest flight by all US Flag Carriers is Mumbai to JFK by Delta Airlines with a 777-200LR at 16 hours.

The longest flight for any airline in the world is currently Newark to Singapore by Singapore Airlines with an Airbus A340-500 at 18 hours 40 minutes.

I expect longer flights to emerge in the coming 12 months.

UM CAL does Mumbai from EWR... wouldnt that be like 8 mile longer!!!


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[GogglesPisano]

Apparently when DAL asked Boeing for aux tanks on the LR's (the longest-range commercial airliner in the world) Boeing's response was, "If you need aux tanks on this thing you're going the wrong way."

Big plans in the works.

 

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GogglesPisano,

Big plans? Care to speculate?

 

[General Lee]

GogglesPisano,

Big plans? Care to speculate?

Just speculation of course......SYD, SIN, HKG from ATL on 777LRS. 744s to JNB, TLV, Sao Paulo.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

ATL-BOM and vice versa starts in november. That is 17+55 on the return leg... I believe that will be the longest that any US carrier does.

ATL-SYD... bring a sleeping bag and a few cases of coke and doritos!