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No way are they going to be making BOS-LHR in six hours on a A321. They will likely be restricted from flying the optimum center oceanic tracks, with usually the shortest total mileage, the most favorable tailwinds, and highest groundspeeds. They'll be hard pressed to achieve a respectable crossing altitude above FL350, before the oceanic entry point, where true airspeeds are higher and fuel burn is lower. And everybody else will be passing them by at Mach .82 or better, while JetBlue plods through the turbulence and weather trying to maintain M.79. They're going to need to offer all those freebies to disguise the other parts of the operation that don't compare to other trans-atlantic airlines. Good riddance!
I know they occasionally had problems with the 757 coming back and hitting strong headwinds. No one likes a stop-over in Goose Bay if they can help it!
I agree as the A321 has proven to be quite the pig when it comes to fuel consumption and power/weight ratio...unless they weight restrict it. Also I’m thinking not LHR but maybe GTW as the slots aren’t cheap or easy to come by at LHR. Yes 757s are not making it back in the winter months with the higher headwinds..stop off in Kef perhaps as that’s what we had to do..and add 4 or so hours to the ETA for that pit stop!
Curious about a 757 not making it back in the winter w/o a stop. I used to commute to MANa United 757 from IAD on a US 752. Took that awful 752 trip maybe 30 times in 3 years and never had a stopover (or even a connection). UA does not have that route right now. Departed MAN around 1100 GMT and arrived at IAD around 1400. Never had any stops. What gives? There were also MAN->EWR and I *think* MAN->ORD though the MAN->ORD might have been an ancient 762/3.
Pig? What equivalent aircraft does Boeing have since the 757? The 900 next gen is horrible. You have to burn fuel before you can climb and maintain cruise altitude.
The max versions are still nothing more than, and excuse the term, pimped up original frames. Boeing needs to start thinking outside the 50 year old box.
The max versions are still nothing more than, and excuse the term, pimped up original frames. Boeing needs to start thinking outside the 50 year old box.
Not KEf... Gander. Been there done that.. and missed my connections. 757 ? no thanks.
I also hope the competition may drive down business class fares on that route. $5K is ridiculous to pay for a 6 hour flight.