BWIA330 From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 919 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6701 times:
Hey,
I saw on justplanes.com and on Air Caraibes website that they are starting service with an Airbus A330-200 from Martinique and Guadalupe to Paris with an Airbus A330-200. Now I noticed that the picture of the A330 that they have, the aircraft has GE engines. Is this aircraft being leased from Air France as they are Air Caraibes partner for flights?
The Air Caraibes livery looks awesome on the A330 by the way.
BWIA330 From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 919 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 6408 times:
Does anyone have any info at all on this Air Caraibes A330. It sure does look good from the edited picture that I am seeing. Hope to see some nice pics of it on airliners soon.
Unique From Switzerland, joined Mar 2003, 1703 posts, RR: 40 Reply 4, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 6282 times:
HB-IQB is presently in the hangar for pre-delivery modifications, painted in basic Air Caraibe colours (no logo or titles yet). From what you can see through the racks, it looks beautiful!
Flying Belgian From Belgium, joined Jun 2001, 2360 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 6263 times:
Unique:
If I understand well the situation, LX got rid of its MD11 to acquire A343 they didn't need and now they get rid of rather new A332 ???
What's the strategy behind this ?? Will they now get rid of their A320's to buy 737NG ??
Unique From Switzerland, joined Mar 2003, 1703 posts, RR: 40 Reply 7, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 6256 times:
Flying Belgian, I'm not involved in LX hence don't shoot the messenger...! It has been decided to bring down the numbers of long haul aircraft - A330's belong to this category. IQB as well as IQD are planned to go to Air Caraibe, a third one is being sold as well.
No way though for B737's - LX is an airbus operator (plus some regional stuff taken over from Crossair).
9V-SVE From Singapore, joined Nov 2001, 2066 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 6242 times:
If I understand well the situation, LX got rid of its MD11 to acquire A343 they didn't need and now they get rid of rather new A332 ???
What's the strategy behind this ?? Will they now get rid of their A320's to buy 737NG ??
They have surplus A332s, perhaps? The A332s I think are rather lowly utilized now, only flying to BOS, JFK, ORD, YUL, KHI via DXB, and the occasional LHR run. Quite few for 13 (now 12) strong fleet.
BWIA330 From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 919 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 6113 times:
Thaks for the info guys. So the New Air Caraibes A330 is an ex Swiss bird, so that means another PW airline. I thought they were coming from Air France because they have GE and Air Caraibes is partners with Air France.
Flying Belgian From Belgium, joined Jun 2001, 2360 posts, RR: 10 Reply 11, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 6068 times:
@ Unique:
I'm not shooting at you, but I was rather puzzled at LX's strategy.
I still don't understand why they acquired those A343 as the MD11 could fly for long still. Look at Finnair !!!
The 737NG was just a joke
Unique From Switzerland, joined Mar 2003, 1703 posts, RR: 40 Reply 12, posted (9 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 6006 times:
Flying Belgian, Airbus pilots can also fly A340's but not MD-11's. That's probably one of the best reasons to phase out the MD-11's and replace by A340's. And probably LX gets good money for the MD-11's since they're well looked after. If they wait much longer, the market for MD-11's is probably dead.
IwantaBBJ From Ireland, joined Jun 2002, 770 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (9 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 5718 times:
Well, no luck with this bird this weekend... It seems as if it was only outside on friday....
Question: A friend of mine has a friend who knows somebody who has heard of somebody who was told by someone that this a/c would be flown to DUS next Tuesday... Can anyone confirm this?
Chepos From Puerto Rico, joined Dec 2000, 5968 posts, RR: 12 Reply 16, posted (9 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 5663 times:
From what Ive seen on Just Justplanes.com- and now the link provided above the plane will look amazing, nice to see a cololrful aircraft out there.
Chepos
Jacques60 From France, joined Jul 2003, 120 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (9 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 5615 times:
Regardless the beauty (relatively) of this new bird, this is a sad reminder of the old days when Air Outre Mer got started ! Initially exactly the same route, same enthusiasm against AF and the so called "service public" ! Everybody just forgot to notice how much public money was injected into such venture ! Can only wish them well, and hope they have a better future than AOM, Air Lib and Aéris !!
Caribb From Canada, joined Nov 1999, 1627 posts, RR: 9 Reply 18, posted (9 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 5548 times:
I've never seen or heard of them coming to YUL. Is there any chance they might start North American scheduled flights at some time in the future? BTW I really like the idea of the Traveller's Palm on the tail.. very appropriate.
Corsairf/a From France, joined Oct 2000, 373 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (9 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 5488 times:
Hi FlyingBelgian,
At Corsair for the time being everything is ok, new plane will join the fleet and Air Caraibes is not a threat for us as there are not enough seat available from Paris to the French west Indies.
Corsairf/a From France, joined Oct 2000, 373 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5144 times:
Fisrt flight is on December 12 to FDF (Fort de France). There will be 3 flights a week to FDF and 4 to PTP then in Feb a secand A330-200 will join the fleet then FDF and PTP will be 7/7 withe some flights doing CAY (Cayenne French Guyana)/FDF/ORY.
In fact the real name is Air Caraibes Atlantique in case that the longhaul flights don't work, the caribean flights will continue.
Corsair will lease for the winter season a A330-200 with pilots from Air Louxor until April 04, and a A330-300 from LTU with an all LTU crew.
And the A330-300 from Skyservice is still in the fleet until sep 04.
25 Airmale: Livery reminds me of the Bounty Choclate wrapper, nice though.
26 Unique: The 2nd A330 is HB-IQD, presently in the hangar at ZRH, being prepared for Air Caraïbes. It will take a couple of weeks though until it's finished...
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that this a/c would be flown to DUS next Tuesday... Can anyone confirm this? 
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