UAL's B720's on hot summer days couldn't make CLE-LAX non-stop. They stopped at LAS and refueled. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antoin Daltun" <adaltun@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:44 PM Subject: Re: Northeast service from MIA to LAX (was Re: Sports Charters (was Whose 727?)) > The Northeast operation was with relatively early B727-100s as I remember. > The B727-200 Advanced with increasing engine thrusts could have longer > range - provided the runways were long enough. > Some Scandinavian operators used them to the Canaries, while others > maintained that the climb performance was so poor at very high weights that > they got caught at low flight levels when they reached congested areas and > that the Boeing 720B was a better aircraft for fuel burn and for keeping > above most of the traffic. > > Antoin Daltun >