I completed my multi-part United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner inaugural trip report last week, so be sure to check it out in case you missed it. Here’s a time-lapse video of how ship 3904 (registration N20904) came to be: Related posts: United 787 Dremaliner Inaugural: Introduction United 787 Inaugural Takeoff Video Video Tour Inside United’s…
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Top 10 Viewed Vintage Airline Seat Maps
Instead of posting a new Vintage Airline Seat Map this week, I decided to take a look at my site’s analytics and post the top 10 viewed seat maps since I began blogging in 2010. Obviously the earlier maps have had more opportunity for greater pageviews, but the top 10 didn’t come as a surprise…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1209 IAH to LAX
Boarding for my third and final leg on inaugural day was a more civilized affair. While there were many passengers standing around gate C14, no one was crowding the lanes. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD United Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration United…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1510 ORD to IAH
When I returned to gate C20 after a brief visit to the United Club, the gate room was as packed for the departure as it was for the arrival. A line of 25 to 35 people had already jammed the boarding lanes and after a brief delay, boarding began for flight 1510 bound for Houston.…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: American Airlines Boeing 727-200 From 1977
I previously posted American’s 727-100 from 1977 and here now is the stretched -200 series for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps. American offered 16 seats in first class and 111 in coach on this pre-deregulation 727-200. Seat pitch in first was probably around 38-inches and economy likely had a very generous 36-inch pitch.…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration
After a flight that went by far too quickly, we were on final approach for runway 10 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD United Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1510 ORD to IAH…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD
One week ago yesterday, I flew on United’s inaugural Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight from Houston to Chicago. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD United Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1510 ORD to IAH United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: United Airlines Boeing 777-200
It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that Boeing 777s have been flying for more than 17 years. It still seems like a brand new airplane to me. And since I’m in an inaugural mood this week from my 787 ride, here’s United’s initial layout of their 777-200s for this installment…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities
Inaugural day had arrived with my alarm going off at 3:30 a.m. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD United Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1510 ORD to IAH United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1209 IAH to LAX I…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction
I was planning on writing up a single post covering the United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner inaugural on November 4, 2012. But with the volume of pics and video I’d like to share, I’ve decided to use a more traditional trip report method by breaking the posts up. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural:…