For a few reasons it almost certainly isn’t. Plane didn’t come in from ZZ, the phones haven’t switched planes in the past.
Also, Departure scan already happened.
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Also, Departure scan already happened.
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UPS doesn’t scan future departures. That scan means they have actually left not just been loaded. The tracking we see for flights may not even Show our actual flight. It could have been China to louisville and just a stopover in AK.
Already left Alaska. I am in Louisiana. I think next stop is Louisville.
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do you think we can track charter flights? What do u think about this link?
Live Worldwide Jet Charter Flight Status - FlightAware
Worldwide Jet Charter Flight Status (with flight tracker and live maps) -- view all flights or track any Worldwide Jet Charter flight
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My theory is something got mis-scanned. I’ll be curious if we see additional scans in Alaska. If we do, I think CAO1007 was correct.
The arrival scan time doesn’t add up with any of the arrivals in ANC from ZZ or ICN. The departure scan is only close to an Asiana flight going to Chicago.
The arrival scan time doesn’t add up with any of the arrivals in ANC from ZZ or ICN. The departure scan is only close to an Asiana flight going to Chicago.
My last experience with the phones staying an extra day in Louisville they had a massive drunken bash. With a 2-day layover, I'm sure the party will be epic. Hope your phone makes it out of there intact.
Charters show up like any other flight. That link is for a specific charter company. You can see all ANC deptartures here. https://flightaware.com/live/airport/PANC/departuresdo you think we can track charter flights? What do u think about this link?
Live Worldwide Jet Charter Flight Status - FlightAware
Worldwide Jet Charter Flight Status (with flight tracker and live maps) -- view all flights or track any Worldwide Jet Charter flight
As I said stop relying on those. Not all charter flights show on flight trackers. Those are only ones with filled flight plans.
I’m an aviation nerd. I know that. FlightAware shows all flights such as this CargoLux with no flight plan. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CLX4331
If it was a mis scan for the arrival then there wouldn’t also be a departure scan after. It would have to actually have been there to get both.
A 747 can’t even park and refuel in under 30 minutes.
Just a thought, people have said these are chartered flights. Does Apple own carrier planes for these big deliveries for launch season, that are purposely not able to be tracked? We see our scans but no one actually seems to have a location on the specific plane.
Apple doesn’t own them no. They are other cargo companies.
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They can fully switch cargo in 20 so yes it is possible.
I like the theory, but no. Any plane of this size can be tracked using a system called ADS-B it’s how the FAA tracks planes and so can any other person with the right equipment, which is how FlightAware gets its data.
They don’t have to actually be anywhere. It’s tens of thousands of phones traveling in a massive bloc. Ground crews expecting the flight could easily tag in and tag out the shipment before its arrival. Anything large enough and commercial enough to have the phones will show up on FR24. It’s almost certainly the AC Cargo flight.
How many 747s have you refueled to know that? It’s not a full refuel just enough to get to KY.
Even if they did switch planes, there’s still no other flight that lines up.
Just because the flight isn’t on there does mean it doesn’t exist. We had random ones show up in KY last year know one woulda thought they would have been on.
Thinking @FreeStyLeMaSTeR is on to the correct flight. 26 minutes from arrival to departure is just too fast. Probably got the departure scan when it onloaded onto this UPS flight, even though it doesn’t take off until 23:23 AKDT.
Im surprised Apple has yet to officially say our orders have "shipped" on the status page when it obviously has at this point and from I gather even cleared customs.
In simulation, plenty of times. The SOP for turning around a 747 with new crew is 60 minutes.