MEL From Canada, joined Oct 1999, 1082 posts, RR: 13 Posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 6405 times:
Today, Boeing brought an Emirates 777-300/ER demo aircraft to show AIR CANADA at Montreal. The aircraft will later be registered A6-EBD. It arrived at 16:45 on RWY 24R. Not sure when it is scheduled to depart YUL. It is currently parked between the Air Canada hangars. Photos are available here:
BHXDTW From Eritrea, joined Feb 2005, 1086 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 6326 times:
WOW !!
Ok.. that I did not know.. you leave your desk for a few weeks and look what happens !!.. AC orders 777's !! what next ?? Ive spent the last hour just catching up !
Ktachiya From Japan, joined Sep 2004, 1732 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 6095 times:
Quoting BHXDTW (Reply 1): awesome, are AC thinking of any fleet changes
With that information provided for the AC orders, they are getting the first 777-300ER as soon as next year and are scheduled to use it on its NRT-YVR run.
Mark_D. From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 1447 posts, RR: 6 Reply 11, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 5023 times:
B742-- You can see A6-EBD behind the CRJ-705 on this pic!
Thanks, was wondering what the heck that was when I first saw that early this morning!
(Also thanks for MEL for this thread and to Youri for the great pics of this imposing special visitor to YUL. Would've been cool to see out there, in today's sunny spring weather)
It'll be interesting to see what AC comes up with as an opening paint scheme for the plane (and yeah 3-3-3 economy seating would sure be nice but I wouldn't bet that's what those guys are actually going to put in)
Lehpron From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 7028 posts, RR: 22 Reply 12, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 4980 times:
Demo huh, was it empty with only fuel?
Speaking of which, how much range would a plane with no payload have? 50% more?
[Edit: Wait I just answered my own question, apparently it can double its range.]
[Edited 2005-05-13 10:31:10]
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FLYYUL From Italy, joined Jun 2000, 4935 posts, RR: 53 Reply 17, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4438 times:
"YUL, no...YYZ yes, Etihad and Emirates are battling for the YYZ contract, so chances are YYZ will get Emirates and Etihad will be YUL bound Summer '06"
What are your sources?
EK has listed YYZ and YUL as potential destinations, per various reports in the local communities.
RicardoFG From Spain, joined Feb 2005, 677 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4415 times:
the station manager who was originally hired for yyz has relocated to montreal and the job fair that took place here (yyz) hired no one. Etihad had been all set for yyz but was told that Emirates would be starting service here...Servisair and Handlex are currently negotiating with EK for YYZ.
Crank From Canada, joined May 2001, 1556 posts, RR: 3 Reply 20, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 4228 times:
Quoting Mark_D. (Reply 11):
(Also thanks for MEL for this thread and to Youri for the great pics of this imposing special visitor to YUL. Would've been cool to see out there, in today's sunny spring weather)
You can look for higher res pics on airliners in a few days (exterior, cabin and flight deck)
Dgehfx From Canada, joined May 2001, 132 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 4087 times:
As CXYYZ has already remarked, I hope AC is not considering a 3-4-3 seating arrangement in the Economy cabin on their 777's as EK has done. Most airlines have either 2-5-2 or 3-3-3 seating (Best!). I flew recently from BKK to HKG on TG and would have stood the whole way had I not had an empty seat beside me in the bank of 4 seats. I moved to the next row forward because the seating was claustrophobia inducing with a passenger on either side of me at my assigned seat. Horrible!
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I hope they stick with the more conventional 3-3-3 for those long haul routes.
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