The trouble with the A380 lately
Aug 14, 2024, 4:15 am
#781
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In shock news G-XLEI operated BA193 to Dallas yesterday. Left ontime & landed early.
Then it flew back as BA192, left ontime and landed 35-mins early!
This is unprecedented I believe ;-)
Don't know if G-XLEA got delayed after operating BA192 on the 13th, but a child peed on a crew seat on the flight over to Dallas, so maintenance may have to replace the cushion...?
Then it flew back as BA192, left ontime and landed 35-mins early!
This is unprecedented I believe ;-)
Don't know if G-XLEA got delayed after operating BA192 on the 13th, but a child peed on a crew seat on the flight over to Dallas, so maintenance may have to replace the cushion...?
Aug 14, 2024, 4:23 am
#782
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I was delayed on an AA domestic flight earlier this year because they needed to change a bulb...again, hard to tell exactly over the tannoy, but it seemed to be the bulb that illuminates the landing gear...on a daytime flight 
They sent us back to departurures while they searched the airport for one.
No sooner had I sat down for a pint, did I get a notification saying they'd rebooked me for the following day, (a catastrophe for my schedule) but I managed to rebook myself onto the evening flight (AA's app is of course WAAAAY better than BA's, and I made it to work some 7 hours late, but 5 mins before the critical P45 cut-off....all for a bulb.
(Apologies for going OT)
They sent us back to departurures while they searched the airport for one.No sooner had I sat down for a pint, did I get a notification saying they'd rebooked me for the following day, (a catastrophe for my schedule) but I managed to rebook myself onto the evening flight (AA's app is of course WAAAAY better than BA's, and I made it to work some 7 hours late, but 5 mins before the critical P45 cut-off....all for a bulb.
(Apologies for going OT)
What hadn't been noticed until nearly boarding time is that the defect had been deferred as long as it could be. It would have been illegal for us to have used that 747.
So this is very plausible.
It delayed us quite a few hours as they had to move all the catering over and then source a number of short haul security teams to check the replacement aircraft as there were no long haul security teams still on duty.
Aug 14, 2024, 7:46 am
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Pilot37
Aug 14, 2024, 7:50 am
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No, unfortunately the downfall of the current length of the aircraft and the huge wing box in the middle of it is that with so much passenger luggage to store, it has very little space left over for freight vs other widebodies. That is one of the reasons why BA use to schedule 1 x A380 and 1 x B77W to HKG (for example) as the B77W took the majority of the cargo. I believe a B77W can take 14 LD7's vs 13 for the A380, but when you factor in the passenger count with BA, 256 vs 469 - you can see the majority of those LD7 containers are full with passenger luggage on the A380!
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Aug 14, 2024, 8:29 am
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77W and A350 are the cargo kings in the fleet.
Aug 14, 2024, 8:35 am
#788
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By LD container:
77W: 44 (14 pallets)
A380: 38 (11 pallets)
By Weight:
77W: 25 Tons
A380: 12.5 Tons
Note: these are for passenger versions, below floor cargo carrying, NOT freighter conversions.
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1455815
Thanks
Last edited by mnhusker; Aug 14, 2024 at 3:41 pm
Aug 14, 2024, 9:27 am
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Aug 14, 2024, 9:33 am
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Aug 16, 2024, 3:37 am
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With G-XLEC, XLEE and XLEF all tech (XLEF is stuck in MIA), it wasn't a good night for the fleet!
SIN and BOS have suffered the cancellations to try and service the rest of the destinations today.
G-XLEA - In JNB coming back tonight
G-XLEB - On its way back from DFW and due to service IAD later
G-XLEC - Still tech
G-XLED - On its way back from LAX and due to head back to LAX later
G-XLEE - Tech in SFO
G-XLEF - Tech in MIA
G-XLEG - On its way to SFO
G-XLEH - Due to service MIA this morning
G-XLEI - On its was back from IAD and due to service DFW later today
G-XLEJ - In MNL
G-XLEK - In SIN and due back tomorrow morning
G-XLEL - Due to service JNB tonight
Pilot37
Aug 16, 2024, 5:54 am
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Looks like it taxied out to the runway at SFO yesterday evening and then taxied back to the terminal.
With G-XLEC, XLEE and XLEF all tech (XLEF is stuck in MIA), it wasn't a good night for the fleet!
SIN and BOS have suffered the cancellations to try and service the rest of the destinations today.
G-XLEA - In JNB coming back tonight
G-XLEB - On its way back from DFW and due to service IAD later
G-XLEC - Still tech
G-XLED - On its way back from LAX and due to head back to LAX later
G-XLEE - Tech in SFO
G-XLEF - Tech in MIA
G-XLEG - On its way to SFO
G-XLEH - Due to service MIA this morning
G-XLEI - On its was back from IAD and due to service DFW later today
G-XLEJ - In MNL
G-XLEK - In SIN and due back tomorrow morning
G-XLEL - Due to service JNB tonight
Pilot37
With G-XLEC, XLEE and XLEF all tech (XLEF is stuck in MIA), it wasn't a good night for the fleet!
SIN and BOS have suffered the cancellations to try and service the rest of the destinations today.
G-XLEA - In JNB coming back tonight
G-XLEB - On its way back from DFW and due to service IAD later
G-XLEC - Still tech
G-XLED - On its way back from LAX and due to head back to LAX later
G-XLEE - Tech in SFO
G-XLEF - Tech in MIA
G-XLEG - On its way to SFO
G-XLEH - Due to service MIA this morning
G-XLEI - On its was back from IAD and due to service DFW later today
G-XLEJ - In MNL
G-XLEK - In SIN and due back tomorrow morning
G-XLEL - Due to service JNB tonight
Pilot37
Aug 16, 2024, 7:21 am
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Ive seen posts on another group that people on this connecting in SIN to SYD have been rerouted on a BA flight to YVR departing 20 mins earlier changing to Air Canada Signature Class (they had a business class ticket ) which arrives in SYD at 7.30am instead of 5.10am. Not a bad rerouting no UK261 as it stands but $120 pp fees paid for Canadian ETA which BA will be on the hook for. An impromptu RTW ticket.