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Re: Diversions - general discussion
December 28, 2010
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guy44137 wrote:

Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. wrote:The fifth one never came here, it wound up in Montreal.  As for E18...I'm not sure, but I think that's referring to the pad where the two planes are parked now but I'm sure they'll be moved to an actual gate for boarding.  It's a nice day for pictures though!

Weren't there 4 777's and 1 757 (a 757 is technically a "heavy," no?) in total? Hope you get some more nice shots today.

Back a few months ago the heavy designator was used for aircraft having greater than 255,000 lbs. max takeoff weight, the 752 was just under that and the 753 was over that mark making the 753 a heavy.  Now the new magic number is 300,000 lbs. to be a heavy so the 753 isn't a heavy anymore. 

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all4golf wrote: Now the new magic number is 300,000 lbs. to be a heavy so the 753 isn't a heavy anymore. 

Who comes up with this stuff?

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The FAA is conforming more with ICAO now as everywhere else uses 300,000.  The FAA came up with 255,000 because Boeing didn't want the 757 to become a heavy as it was just less than 255,000 for the max takeoff weight, I believe.  Still didn't really matter as it's used with heavies in wake turbulence.

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Since CLE is a Continental hub, how many of these stranded passengers were able to continue on their journey?  I imagine the only folks on the 777's back to EWR were those for whom that was their final destination!  Where there any passengers on the planes when they left or were the aircraft just being repositioned back to EWR?  Did they consolidate passengers that weren't booked out of CLE?  How did this all work?

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