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Even the A320, in Air Canada's brief "Tango" configuration (160 odd
cattle class) could barely do Vancouver<->Toronto in a full pax w/
luggage load.
Matthew
On 30-Aug-04, at 1:50 PM, Antoin Daltun wrote:
> According to my Boeing sources at the time, one of the reasons United
> bought
> the A320 was that it could go coast-to-coast for UA, while the B737-300
> could not. This also drove Boeing to develop the B737NG, but too late
> for
> UA. Continental had one or two transcontinental routes on B737-300
> (EWR-SEA?), but they were relatively short routes and I think they were
> seasonal or non-stop in one direction only and were routes where the
> loads
> might not be great.
>
> Antoin Daltun
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx>
> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 30 August 2004 15:21
> Subject: Re: CP's 737 cross-country jaunts (1st post was rejected for
> being
> too long!)
>
>
>> According to Boeing, the 732 actually has range to do all but the
>> longest
>> Transcon hauls in the US. It is just a matter of economy, as they
>> really
> don't
>> hold many passengers and are very slow, so it was not till the 737NGs
>> and
>> A320's that they really could do that kind of op and make good money.
> Also, times
>> have changed and 747s are no longer expected on LAX-NYC flights
>>
>> In a message dated 8/30/2004 8:03:31 AM Central Daylight Time,
>> mmontano@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>> I have a vague recollection of a group of about 40 of us were going
>> YVR-YOW. Half of us went on an Air Canada A320 and the rest on a
>> CP737-200. We departed within 30 minutes of each and arrived within
>> moments of each other, implying no stops. But this was 1998, long
>> after
>> their Attache service was wrapped up I believe.
>>
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Even the A320, in Air Canada's brief "Tango" configuration (160 odd
cattle class) could barely do Vancouver<<->Toronto in a full pax w/
luggage load.
Matthew
<bold> </bold>
On 30-Aug-04, at 1:50 PM, Antoin Daltun wrote:
<excerpt>According to my Boeing sources at the time, one of the
reasons United bought
the A320 was that it could go coast-to-coast for UA, while the B737-300
could not. This also drove Boeing to develop the B737NG, but too late
for
UA. Continental had one or two transcontinental routes on B737-300
(EWR-SEA?), but they were relatively short routes and I think they were
seasonal or non-stop in one direction only and were routes where the
loads
might not be great.
Antoin Daltun
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <<DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx>
To: <<AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 30 August 2004 15:21
Subject: Re: CP's 737 cross-country jaunts (1st post was rejected for
being
too long!)
<excerpt>According to Boeing, the 732 actually has range to do all but
the longest
Transcon hauls in the US. It is just a matter of economy, as they
really
</excerpt>don't
<excerpt>hold many passengers and are very slow, so it was not till
the 737NGs and
A320's that they really could do that kind of op and make good money.
</excerpt>Also, times
<excerpt>have changed and 747s are no longer expected on LAX-NYC
flights
In a message dated 8/30/2004 8:03:31 AM Central Daylight Time,
mmontano@xxxxxxxxx writes:
I have a vague recollection of a group of about 40 of us were going
YVR-YOW. Half of us went on an Air Canada A320 and the rest on a
CP737-200. We departed within 30 minutes of each and arrived within
moments of each other, implying no stops. But this was 1998, long after
their Attache service was wrapped up I believe.
</excerpt></excerpt>
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