IcLCY From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 256 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 11831 times:
I'm sure RBA will follow their typical fleet plan. Old shit on long haul routes & new cabins on short haul routes. Flying with RBA is a game of enie menie minie mow. Never makes sense to anyone other than the kings cousin who plays pin the tail on the donkey with the fleet & route.
If they could be bothered, the could be a great airline, but with the current attitude(not including F/A) this kind of metal is & will be totally wasted on them.
CV580Freak From Bahrain, joined Jul 2005, 1033 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 11675 times:
Quoting IcLCY (Reply 6): If they could be bothered, the could be a great airline
I first flew RBA many moons ago ex LHR and was very impressed, my last flight a few months ago ex DXB was a nightmare and I was stunned how far down they had gone (reminds me of GF). Totally lost the plot
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C010T3 From Brazil, joined Jul 2006, 3513 posts, RR: 21 Reply 8, posted (6 years 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 11430 times:
Quoting Brettbrett21 (Reply 3): Did Varig not even bother to change the Reg?
Why does it still have a UAL reg on it?
There is no such thing as a company's registration number. If AA leased that bird, they could still fly it under that registration. That reg was assigned to that aircraft, when it was first delivered and when it was returned to the lessor, it got it back. Brazilian airlines are only allowed to fly Brazilian registered aircrafts, so even if Varig wanted to keep the old US reg, it couldn't. If you had read the remarks, you would know that here in Brazil it used to be known as PP-VRE.
LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11201 posts, RR: 61 Reply 9, posted (6 years 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 11379 times:
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Quoting Brettbrett21 (Reply 3): Did Varig not even bother to change the Reg?
Varig fail to pay the lease and probably has been notified about the end of the lease agreement and as the plane belongs to Bristol Associates, they just take the plane back (it's the one grounded at JFK)
Any news or updates on PP-VRI and PP-VRJ (also PW but not-ER versions) ?
Felipe
New York + Rio de Janeiro = One of the best combinations !
Easyas321 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (6 years 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 11306 times:
so does this mean that flights form OZ to say UK will now be 1 stop rather than 2 now with 767's ?
If so, this will help improve their yields dramatically.
Will the 777's fly BNE/AKL route? Hope so, but they need to rearrange their schd BNE/AKL. I think at present 1 depart BNE at 0415 & other 2 are red eyes departing at around 2200 which must arrive AKL at friendly 0300 !! Yuk !!!
ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 5020 posts, RR: 12 Reply 14, posted (6 years 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 10098 times:
Quoting Kaitak744 (Reply 2): It seems they will use these to do nonstop LHR and FRA.
FRA is being dropped at the end of October.
PER will recieve them quite early, and as far as I'm aware LHR will still be via DXB. I think they plan to keep 4 763's which have been upgraded with new interiors. They are also going to increase OZ flights or have atleast been allowed to.
Easyas321 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (6 years 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 9585 times:
Quoting ZK-NBT (Reply 14): PER will recieve them quite early, and as far as I'm aware LHR will still be via DXB. I think they plan to keep 4 763's which have been upgraded with new interiors. They are also going to increase OZ flights or have atleast been allowed to.
The ER's could yes but I guess they do quite well via DXB. Also 2 of the 4 772's are non ER's so it will mean they can fly any 772 pretty much anywhere in the network.
LHRBlueSkies From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2007, 493 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (6 years 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 7533 times:
BI 777's - at last! Long time coming, long overdue, even though the 763 is a great plane.
The loads ex-LHR to DXB are variable, so it would make sense that out of the 7 weekly departures, maybe they could/should make 4 direct to BWN, and 3 via DXB
Either way, they need to be a bit more (read lot's!) proactive and aggressive with expansion, as they are getting killed by EK/Qr/etc...they really aren't a bad airline, but as variable as all the other players. They need to pump LHR to get double-daily, and use the 777's to their best capability. Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth!
flying is the safest form of transport - until humans get involved!
LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11201 posts, RR: 61 Reply 22, posted (6 years 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 7361 times:
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Quoting Psimpson (Reply 20): Looking under CH-Aviation it looks like RBA will be getting a total of 4 B777s, 2 B777-200ER ex Reg N207UA for the first one with PP-VRF to follow.
Also 2 B777-200 ex Reg PP-VRI and N770UA with all 4 being B777s being ex Varig's and United before that.
If they really take PP-VRF will be very good for them ! Those 2 772ER with PW engines were in good conditions so i believe they will be good additions for Royal Brunei.
Felipe
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Selwoode From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 39 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (6 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 6068 times:
If they use the 772ER to LHR I think that will potentially imporove their Australian L/F particularly ex BNE. The stop in Dubai would put alot of people off using them
Airlinefreak1 From United Arab Emirates, joined Jul 2000, 259 posts, RR: 1 Reply 25, posted (6 years 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4954 times:
Excellent news !!
any news on when it will enter service ? and what route will it operate on ? does the cabin have BI's new Flat seats in J?
i heard the cabin features J/+Y/Y . can any one confirm ?
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