SQuared From Canada, joined May 2005, 384 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2162 times:
It's related to demand. YVR and YYZ have flights to Asia. Those long routes are where the A340s are best utilized. YUL has no flights to Asia, so why use an A340 out of YUL?, Especially when AC has a shortage of lift for long-haul international flights...
Ktachiya From Japan, joined Sep 2004, 1729 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2072 times:
Quoting SQuared (Reply 2): YVR and YYZ have flights to Asia. Those long routes are where the A340s are best utilized.
Yes but routes like NRT are both done from YYZ/YVR on a B767-300ER, so is this just a capacity issue? Last summer, AC flew a A333 over the Pacific to NRT on one day and it was on an airline magazine's "rare birds," section.
I have been reading for a long time about the shortage of AC long-haul fleets but is it impossible to lease anything? Or, can't they get the long-haul fleet like the B767-300ER from its YYZ-YVR flights and divert that to a new international destination?
Trex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3970 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1713 times:
Quoting Slarty (Reply 4): There are no T7 but plenty of 340-X (with Jet-A up from a year ago).
except for these SA A343s Jet took there are no A340s available, there are still a few stored 777s
Ourboeing From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 474 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1700 times:
Quoting Trex8 (Reply 5): except for these SA A343s Jet took there are no A340s available, there are still a few stored 777s
Where are these 777s? Last I heard was that there were several airlines trying to find these hotcakes..
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