Jet Stream of late

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I found this on another forum and thought it might be interesting. A seperate post on this topic was by a CJ3 driver that I thought very interesting.
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The jetstream has been unusually strong this past week. This has caused problems for westbound flights, particularly those operated by jetBlue. Apparently their Airbuses dont have the range to make it across the country in these kinds of conditions. I guess it's good they aren't listing RJ flights. I've heard there are some that have to stop almost every day.

Sunday, February 19th:

jetBlue 165 New York Kennedy to Portland (diverted to Minneapolis)
jetBlue 219 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Minneapolis)
jetBlue 107 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Minneapolis)
jetBlue 173 New York Kennedy to San Jose (diverted to Minneapolis)
jetBlue 083 New York Kennedy to Seattle (diverted to Minneapolis)
jetBlue 477 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Minneapolis)
jetBlue 171 New York Kennedy to Sacramento (diverted to Minneapolis)
Song 2071 New York Kennedy to Los Angeles (diverted to Kansas City)
Song 2022 New York Kennedy to San Francisco (diverted to Minneapolis)

Friday, February 17th:

Delta 793 Cincinnati to Salt Lake City (diverted to Kansas City)
Delta 381 Cincinnati to Phoenix (diverted to Little Rock)
Delta 627 Atlanta to Tucson (diverted to El Paso)
Delta 499 Atlanta to Phoenix (diverted to Dallas/Ft. Worth)
Delta 1102 Atlanta to Denver (diverted to Kansas City)
Southwest 343 Philadelphia to Oakland (diverted to Chicago Midway)

Thursday, February 16th:

Delta 381 Cincinnati to Phoenix (diverted to Oklahoma City)
Delta 1091 Cincinnati to Phoenix (diverted to Oklahoma City)
Delta 499 Atlanta to Phoenix (diverted to Dallas/Ft. Worth)
Delta 627 Atlanta to Tucson (diverted to El Paso)
jetBlue 351 New York Kennedy to Burbank (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 93 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 205 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 169 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 355 New York Kennedy to Burbank (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 489 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 306 Washington Dulles to Long Beach (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 359 New York Kennedy to Burbank (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 95 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Las Vegas)
jetBlue 181 New York Kennedy to San Diego (diverted to Phoenix)
jetBlue 221 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Phoenix)
jetBlue 219 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Phoenix)
jetBlue 481 Boston to Long Beach (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 475 Boston to Oakland (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 101 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 209 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 471 Boston to San Jose (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 215 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 357 New York Kennedy to Burbank (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 91 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 173 New York Kennedy to San Jose (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 107 New York Kennedy to Oakland (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 477 Boston to Oakland (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 185 New York Kennedy to San Diego (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 171 New York Kennedy to Sacramento (diverted to Salt Lake City)
jetBlue 217 New York Kennedy to Long Beach (diverted to Denver)
jetBlue 321 Washington Dulles to Oakland (diverted to Denver)
jetBlue 89 New York Kennedy to Ontario (diverted to Denver)
jetBlue 483 New York Kennedy to Las Vegas (diverted to Denver)
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On the other hand, I recently flew a Citation CJ3 non-stop from SMO (Santa Monica, CA) to ORF (Norfolk, VA). And landed with more than minimum reserves, AND didn't have full tanks when we departed.

Other Citation pilots out there will understand how significant that is.
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Would you have made it the other way - ORF to SMO? Just curious what the legs are in the CJ3; lately I can barely make Greenville to Corpus on one bag of gas in the C-12.

 

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Would you have made it the other way - ORF to SMO? Just curious what the legs are in the CJ3; lately I can barely make Greenville to Corpus on one bag of gas in the C-12.

No way.

 

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This is ridiculous! Jetstream Schmetstream!! Heavens to mergatroid they put enough fuel on to make it to their destination. Yeah that extra 5000 lbs. on a plane that weighs nearly 200,000 would break the bank.

Even my airline lets you put extra fuel on at captains discretion without blinking an eye. As a matter of fact, 3000 in addition to the release fuel is the norm. Whats up with JB? Maybe their passengers will say enough is enough. They buy a non-stop ticket and then end up wasting an hour stopping off and getting fuel? That TV only goes so far!