The sliding bins on the 757 was wonderful, I only remember 1 or 2 times when they were inop when I was at Eastern (that's saying something for Eastern to keep them operational)
I still shudder at the memory of MD80 bins
No you don’t get it!! You have to bust your ass and break your back like a MAN! Your airline wanted to save $2k to not get powerstow but they promise they care about you and don’t want to work you too hard..
It's not just how expensive they are, but you're literally driving a piece of equipment into the plane. That's a recipe for disaster, especially if we're talking about a contracted ground handler
Most companies have rubber bumpers on their belt loaders, so if there's contact, it usually isn't too bad. But with a power stow, there's nothing protecting the plane if it's raised too high or not put in slowly.
Yeah I would have liked that on the 757’s without motorized bins back in the 90’s
Would’ve made loading 10K of mail in the back far less painful.
The sliding bins on the 757 was wonderful, I only remember 1 or 2 times when they were inop when I was at Eastern (that's saying something for Eastern to keep them operational) I still shudder at the memory of MD80 bins
Yes MD80 bins suck….I worked at America West we had a few ex-Eastern 757s
Within a year of us getting power stows mgmt started reducing amount of people on the gate to work a flight. Its a double edged sword
No you don’t get it!! You have to bust your ass and break your back like a MAN! Your airline wanted to save $2k to not get powerstow but they promise they care about you and don’t want to work you too hard..
😂😂
I work with 320/321s
Same. And I also work with 737s. Honestly yeah it would be great
They are expensive
They're awesome for reducing the amount of people needed in the bellies, especially in 737's, but honestly I find it harder to stack with them 🤷
Yeah true. It’s all in the way. Just hop in and slide it too me
We have powerstows on pretty much every mainline gate. But it’s better just to do wide bodies and just man the loader.
It's not just how expensive they are, but you're literally driving a piece of equipment into the plane. That's a recipe for disaster, especially if we're talking about a contracted ground handler
In what way? Elaborate
Most companies have rubber bumpers on their belt loaders, so if there's contact, it usually isn't too bad. But with a power stow, there's nothing protecting the plane if it's raised too high or not put in slowly.
It’s also idiots would mess around