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Old 03-05-2020, 06:50 PM   #2340
Acey
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist View Post
WestJet still has a lot to learn with respect to 787 processes because it is so new to their fleet and such a big change. Utilizing bridge power is one thing, having available portable ground power units to supplement bridge power when necessary. Even something as simple as hooking up and turn on the ground power is a "specialized" task that maintenance does instead of ground crews.
Yeah it's an interesting thing. It's funny to see a WestJet 787 push off one of our new gates after burning ~1,000 kg with their APU, and an Air Canada 787 comes a bit later and they immediately hook up to bridge power, complete their turn and leave with their airplane seemingly unharmed. Funny how that works. Guess it's a drop in the bucket when their annual burn systemwide is ~1.2 billion litres.
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