United Airlines to replace B747-400's with B777-200's to Australia from 1/4/14

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Grahame Hutchison

Nigel, from what I can find, United began services to Sydney during the first quarter of 1986, with various models of the B747.

The United Airlines UA811 B747 cargo door failure was on Friday, February 24, 1989 (9 fatalities, 38 injured).

UA bought the Pan Am Pacific ops in April 85, first actual UA service was June 2 1986 ex Sydney. I remember when they flew the first 744 into Sydney as a commercial service, I was working in the tower that morning. They were the launch customer for the variant.

[James S.]

Originally Posted by MarkR

They were the launch customer for the variant.

Incorrect, Northwest was.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by James S.

Incorrect, Northwest was.

I stand corrected, they were certainly the first operator into Aus with one, which is perhaps what I was confused with.

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

United Airlines changes to Sydney from 26/10/14....

Los Angeles – Sydney eff 26OCT14 Operational schedule changes from SYD (eff 28OCT14), service moves from 1500hrs to 1100hrs, which sees early arrival in LAX

UA839 LAX2230 – 0840+2SYD 777 D
UA840 SYD1130 – 0620LAX 777 D

San Francisco – Sydney eff 26OCT14 Operational schedule changes from SYD (eff 28OCT14), service moves from 1600hrs to 1400hrs, which sees mid-morning arrival in SFO

UA863 SFO2230 – 0835+2SYD 777 D
UA870 SYD1430 – 0915SFO 777 D

Info from: http://airlineroute.net/2014/06/14/ua-w14update1/

[Jason Le]

UA863 and UA2070 arriving tomorrow morning from SFO.

Anyone know why there is an additional service?

[Stefan Perkas]

Originally Posted by Jason Le

UA863 and UA2070 arriving tomorrow morning from SFO.

Anyone know why there is an additional service?

Appears as though 'UA870' has been cancelled for today.

[Andrew Coggan]

Today marked the end of United's SYD-MEL-SYD tag on service with 787-9 N38950 to operate the inaugural UA98 LAX-MEL direct arriving tomorrow morning.

[NathanJ]

Great to see one last mega triple launch this morning!

[Todd Steele]

Damn!!! I say this because I live under the flight path over the melbourne-sydney leg, love seeing the Uniteds over the years fly over my house, from battleship grey through to the CO livery today, I wanted to catch it oh well, here is to spotting the MEL-LAX flight at its crushing altitude, I manage to catch QFs service so UA shouldn't be any different.

[Stefan Perkas]

Originally Posted by Andrew Coggan

Today marked the end of United's SYD-MEL-SYD tag on service with 787-9 N38950 to operate the inaugural UA98 LAX-MEL direct arriving tomorrow morning.

The 1st B787-8 is scheduled for Wednesday when N28912 is scheduled to operate UA98/99.